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G.W. Revengér
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Veteran, former secret agent of international development, student of international relations and history, wanderer, and author. Ponder the winding and raveling of our world, or help construct new realities in sci-fi and fantasy.
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When we finally travel to the stars, what's the one thing we can't do without? Oxygen, water, fuel, building materials, precious or rare metals... all available out there somewhere.

Read to find out!

#WritingCommunity
#Booksky #SciFi
#Writing
"Treasure Ship" - Pirates, Space Marines, and the most valuable substance in the known galaxy...
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Folks don't realize how much bureaucracy is self-defense.

Half the laws Congress passes are excruciatingly detailed to benefit special interests; the other half are cartoonishly incomprehensible. They all get challenged in court.

Civil servants develop regulations to manage lawmakers' dysfunction.
Trump scapegoated gov't employees, and people went along with it.

Precisely 536 people are responsible for the national debt each year: 1 President, 100 Senators, 435 Representatives.

Bureaucracy? Blame Congress and byzantine laws.

Policies you don't like? Blame political appointees.

#TheSwamp
The year Trump broke the federal government
How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation’s sprawling bureaucracy.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Trump scapegoated gov't employees, and people went along with it.

Precisely 536 people are responsible for the national debt each year: 1 President, 100 Senators, 435 Representatives.

Bureaucracy? Blame Congress and byzantine laws.

Policies you don't like? Blame political appointees.

#TheSwamp
The year Trump broke the federal government
How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation’s sprawling bureaucracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
While everyone is distracted with the Epstein files:

DOJ undermines the rule of law.

OMB shifts spending power to Executive instead of Congress.

DOD removes leaders with integrity and replaces them with lapdogs.

#Tyranny is here.

The #MAGADeepState is entrenched.

We're losing our #Democracy.
Judge Blasts ICE for “Evasive and Demonstrably False” Lies Under Oath
Judges around the country have begun to show a simmering fury at the conduct of federal agents.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
And people think government employees are the "Swamp" wasting our tax dollars...

That's like blaming your waiter because Corporate set the prices of a Bloomin Onion too high...
December 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#Trump is a rapist and lying draft-dodger, who only inspires greed and hatred.

He has banned books, suppressed artistic freedom, and peddles ignorance as free speech.

He betrayed our allies and made us vulnerable to the same enemies #Kennedy opposed - an authoritarian Russia undermining democracy.
#Kennedy was flawed - womanizer, adulterer, bad decisions like Bay of Pigs and getting into Vietnam.

He also saved his PT Boat crew in WWII. Inspired the US to go to the Moon. Created Peace Corps and USAID to pursue U.S. interests while doing good and promoted the arts as expressions of freedom.
Kennedy Center board votes to rename it ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ | CNN Politics
The board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Thursday to rename the facility after both the former president and President Donald Trump.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
#Kennedy was flawed - womanizer, adulterer, bad decisions like Bay of Pigs and getting into Vietnam.

He also saved his PT Boat crew in WWII. Inspired the US to go to the Moon. Created Peace Corps and USAID to pursue U.S. interests while doing good and promoted the arts as expressions of freedom.
Kennedy Center board votes to rename it ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ | CNN Politics
The board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted Thursday to rename the facility after both the former president and President Donald Trump.
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The good thing about the way Trump is so openly profiting from office is that it makes the impeachment so easy after the midterms.

And they can pursue a RICO case for everyone who profited from the criminal conspiracy. They'll get his sons, Fox News, most of MAGA's propaganda machine, maybe Elon...
How a Trump Media deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest
Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Enough blaming federal employees...

At any given moment, exactly 536 people are directly responsible for the national debt - 1 President, 100 Senators, 435 Representatives.

Blame lobbyists and special interests, too. That's the real Swamp - lobbyists, their money, and the people they influence.
Federal employees in the hot seat as GOP senator pushes transparency proposal: 'Historic opportunity'
Sen. Joni Ernst introduced her Where’s WALDO Act aimed at compelling the government to build a public directory listing every federal worker’s name, salary, duties and more.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fox News to got something right! An example of the real "Swamp" - not gov't employees, but lobbyists and the people in Congress they control.

Trump and MAGA went after the wrong people.

"This is a textbook case of the swamp prevailing at the expense of our warfighters and government efficiency."
Trump-backed military right to repair plan stripped from Congress' final defense bill
Congress dropped a bipartisan provision from Pentagon spending legislation that would have given the military right to repair equipment, drawing criticism from senators.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Idiots gave $ the right to vote and free speech, and now they justify giving $ more rights.

"You can give huge money to the outside group, but you can't... to the party, so the parties are very much weakened..."

The problem was giving $ rights in the first place, dumbass.

#OverturnCitizensUnited
Clarence Thomas presses Dem operative Marc Elias in high-stakes Supreme Court clash
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas questioned lawyer Marc Elias about campaign finance law limits on coordinated political spending between parties and candidates.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump ended this war. There's a document with his actual signature. Not the autopen his flunkies use to sign pardons once the blockchain updates with payment.

So what are these M23 guys doing conquering another city?

Maybe they manipulated the "peace process" to rearm and regroup...?

#EasyMark
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
My signed copy of Wyrd Sisters is a prized possession.

National Book Festival on the Mall 15 or so years ago. Most authors had two or three queues of 50 or 100 people. Sir Terry had 20+ queues of people.

He stayed two or three hours after closing and signed every single book.

#GrannyWeatherwax
December 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I remember eating at this Burger King.

That was a wild time. So much potential for good, so many mistakes, a lot of people trying to do the right thing, watching it all get pissed down the drain.

The few Afghans that escaped might have been the only worthwhile legacy. Until Trump came along...
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
One of those wars Trump has ended...

The Trump Administration is playing Tic-Tac-Toe, thinking they're placing the winning X, while their adversaries are playing Multi-Dimensional Chess.

M23 has been *winning the war* while Trump thinks he's bringing everyone to the peace table. Sound familiar?
TRT Afrika - Fighting intensifies in eastern DRC as M23 rebels advance towards key city
Intense fighting rocked eastern DRC on Tuesday as M23 rebel group rapidly advanced towards the strategic city of Uvira on the border with Burundi.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A reminder of where real danger lies.

It's easy to focus on Trump's buffoonery, Simple Pete's war crimes, or Vance cuddling a white nationalist widow.

While we're distracted, corruption at the Supreme Court chips away at our freedoms and the MAGA Deep State digs deeper into the system.

#Tyranny
Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment.
Six months ago, Anthony Aycock wrote a piece for this website called “How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America” in which he detailed a case working …
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December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This Supreme Court is complicit in an attempt to undermine American democracy. The very arbiters of the Constitution are one of its gravest threats.

It's even more important now for the Left and Center-Right, anyone not influenced by the zombie infection of MAGA, to come together for the mid-terms.
Supreme Court hands Trump victory in fight over Texas congressional map
The decision marks the latest development in a battle between Republican and Democratic states that seek partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Is it just me, or do those look like the eyes of the Dark One watching over Donald Trump?

He might not be the Antichrist, but he sure plays a good one on TV.

Same way that he might not be a Russian agent, but he nails the role.

#Trump #Antichrist #Evil #Satan #Impeach #Resist #Nazi #Tyranny
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize was actually pulled out of the bottom of a Cracker Jack box.

The same box was used as a prop in Stranger Things and appeared in the 1980s classic War Games.

Thus, this prize is associated with both Global Thermonuclear War and a major psychic source of evil on Earth.

Fitting.
Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts
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December 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is criminal negligence. It's no different than shouting "Fire!" in a packed theater. False information that causes harm isn't freedom of speech; it's a crime.

The people who were involved in this decision should be debarred and prosecuted. Parents that abide by this idiocy are guilty of abuse.
Panel Votes to Stop Recommending Hepatitis B Shots at Birth for Most Newborns
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December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We're adding perjury and obstruction to what is either a war crime or plain old murder.

Even if the first strike was a legitimate combat action, the second was a war crime.

If the first strike wasn't legitimate, it's all murder under color of authority.

#Impeach

(But maybe after the midterms...)
Live updates: Trump presidency, Venezuela news, Witkoff and Kushner meet with Putin for Ukraine talks | CNN
President Donald Trump said the US will carry out strikes inside Venezuela “soon.” Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, the president also said he and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not know about a sec...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One of the shortest and least deadly Ebola outbreaks is over. The USG helped. What they won't tell you:

The Ebola vaccine and a monoclonal antibody treatment developed for COVID saved lives.

Why? Because vaccines work and the "COVID conspiracy" led to treatment for one of the deadliest diseases.
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa on X: "L’Ambassade des États-Unis et la RDC marquent la fin officielle de la 16e épidémie d’Ebola. Nous sommes aux côtés de ceux qui pleurent des pertes et des survivants, qui nous rappellent la force et la résilience du peuple congolais. Tout au long de cette épreuve, les https://t.co/K78nR4fh06" / X
L’Ambassade des États-Unis et la RDC marquent la fin officielle de la 16e épidémie d’Ebola. Nous sommes aux côtés de ceux qui pleurent des pertes et des survivants, qui nous rappellent la force et la résilience du peuple congolais. Tout au long de cette épreuve, les https://t.co/K78nR4fh06
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December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Historians have long struggled to understand the psychological makeup of the Holocaust’s perpetrators, some of whom were well-educated, prosperous professionals in early middle age, as opposed to fanatical young men. In postwar trials, they claimed that they harbored no antisemitic sentiments.
#MAGA
At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo
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November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The Trump team continues to rack-up crimes suitable for impeachment...

Simple Pete gave an illegal order to kill foreign nationals.

Gestapo Barbie ignored a judge and ordered extraordinary rendition.

I Like Bribes Bondi suborned prosecutorial misconduct.

Just waiting for the midterms to #Impeach
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Falling to vaccinate your children should be prosecuted as neglect or abuse. Full stop.

Government officials who perpetrate lies about vaccines that lead to harm should be impeached, debarred, and prosecuted.

#VaccinesSaveLives
Unbelievable.

Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Bono understands America better than Donald Trump and MAGA.

I say that as someone who really isn't into U2 after The Joshua Tree.
Bono on Donald Trump: “America is the best idea the world ever came up with. But Donald Trump is potentially the worst idea that ever happened to America. He’s trying to hijack the idea of America. Wise people of conscience should not let this man turn your country into a casino”
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM