LPDOak, CA
@lpdoak.bsky.social
🐸🏳️🌈 Twitter-ex-pat, art, music, travel (sigh) politics...such as they currently are. 🐸
🐸Oh and that thing called the Constitution. Gird yer loins ya'll. This is gonna be a bumpy fight. 🏳️🌈 (NO DMs.)🐸
🐸Oh and that thing called the Constitution. Gird yer loins ya'll. This is gonna be a bumpy fight. 🏳️🌈 (NO DMs.)🐸
You get a regime change, and you get a regime change, we ALL get a regime change!
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January 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
You get a regime change, and you get a regime change, we ALL get a regime change!
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So what’s going to happen with the (illegal) boat strikes? Will they continue or will they stop now that Maduro is gone? Will Trump now pretend that drug smuggling by water has ended?
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
So what’s going to happen with the (illegal) boat strikes? Will they continue or will they stop now that Maduro is gone? Will Trump now pretend that drug smuggling by water has ended?
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"weak men create hard times" meme confirmed once again. a bunch of coddled stupid dickheads who take wretched material excess entirely for granted ruining everything for no reason
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"weak men create hard times" meme confirmed once again. a bunch of coddled stupid dickheads who take wretched material excess entirely for granted ruining everything for no reason
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Insane
Will "non-interventionist" MAGA go along? Yup.
A new WaPo poll finds only 40% overall approve of the Maduro capture and only 37% say this was appropriate without Congress.
But 80% of Trump voters support the capture and 78% are fine with not going to Congress. 6/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
A new WaPo poll finds only 40% overall approve of the Maduro capture and only 37% say this was appropriate without Congress.
But 80% of Trump voters support the capture and 78% are fine with not going to Congress. 6/
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Insane
It wouldn't even make a dent in their obscene wealth, and yet these parasites scream and howl.
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Bay Area billionaires flee to Texas, Florida amid new tax proposal
About 200 billionaires residing in California could face a 5% one-time tax.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
It wouldn't even make a dent in their obscene wealth, and yet these parasites scream and howl.
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
In November, Trump had declared no more wars of choice.
Now, they're the "conquest" party. And the millionaire misinformation sociopaths at Fox just read the scripts.
Now, they're the "conquest" party. And the millionaire misinformation sociopaths at Fox just read the scripts.
January 6, 2026 at 12:08 PM
In November, Trump had declared no more wars of choice.
Now, they're the "conquest" party. And the millionaire misinformation sociopaths at Fox just read the scripts.
Now, they're the "conquest" party. And the millionaire misinformation sociopaths at Fox just read the scripts.
Some great news today.
The $10 million purchase is one of the largest of its kind in U.S. history.
10,000 acres along the Klamath River purchased by Indigenous land trust
The $10 million purchase is one of the largest of its kind in U.S. history.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Some great news today.
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The faces of greedy warmonger imperialism.
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The faces of greedy warmonger imperialism.
He really wants to make it happen. It never will.
Isn't he polling in the dreaded 30s vicinity approval now?
Isn't he polling in the dreaded 30s vicinity approval now?
Park passes with protest stickers face scrutiny.
A sticker covering Trump's face could now void your national park pass
Park passes with protest stickers face scrutiny.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
He really wants to make it happen. It never will.
Isn't he polling in the dreaded 30s vicinity approval now?
Isn't he polling in the dreaded 30s vicinity approval now?
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Donald Trump is doing colonialism the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Donald Trump is doing colonialism the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
Which is what's making this entire escapade INFURIATING!
They're weaponizing their majority
They're weaponizing their majority
By the way folks, THAT is the key person who decides what happens to any impeachment motion.
He is chair of the house judiciary committee, and without his approval no motion for impeachment, whether privileged or via discharge petition, will receive a hearing on the house floor.
He is chair of the house judiciary committee, and without his approval no motion for impeachment, whether privileged or via discharge petition, will receive a hearing on the house floor.
HUNT: Do you support putting American boots on the ground in Venezuela for a long period of time?
JIM JORDAN: That's a question for later. I think most Americans trust the president to do what's in the best interests of the American people
JIM JORDAN: That's a question for later. I think most Americans trust the president to do what's in the best interests of the American people
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Which is what's making this entire escapade INFURIATING!
They're weaponizing their majority
They're weaponizing their majority
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We banned overdraft fees. Trump brought them back.
The 20 biggest US banks made over $3 billion last year in overdraft fees.
US overdraft fees jump at big banks amid regulatory, economic shifts
Fourteen of the largest U.S. retail banks posted jumps in the income they generated from overdraft and bounced-check fees during the first nine months of the year, while two big banks reported sharp d...
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
We banned overdraft fees. Trump brought them back.
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Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
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death of a country by a thousand cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
death of a country by a thousand cuts
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Zelenskyy has appointed Canada's Chrystia Freeland as Ukraine's Special Advisor on Economic Development.
This places one of the most experienced Western economic & geopolitical operators directly into Ukraine’s reconstruction and long term development strategy. #cdnpoli 🧵
This places one of the most experienced Western economic & geopolitical operators directly into Ukraine’s reconstruction and long term development strategy. #cdnpoli 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Zelenskyy has appointed Canada's Chrystia Freeland as Ukraine's Special Advisor on Economic Development.
This places one of the most experienced Western economic & geopolitical operators directly into Ukraine’s reconstruction and long term development strategy. #cdnpoli 🧵
This places one of the most experienced Western economic & geopolitical operators directly into Ukraine’s reconstruction and long term development strategy. #cdnpoli 🧵
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Axios has some guy who was a staffer for a blue dog Democrat for six months in 1998 who they call up and pay with a nice dinner out to say whatever it is they want for the narrative so they can quote "staffers" "hill insiders" etc
So if I have this straight, Axios went out and found a couple of centrist congressional Democrats angry that their party is being critical of the takeover of Venezuela, and these members are so tuned in to the pulse of the voters that they would only speak anonymously
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Axios has some guy who was a staffer for a blue dog Democrat for six months in 1998 who they call up and pay with a nice dinner out to say whatever it is they want for the narrative so they can quote "staffers" "hill insiders" etc
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Insurance premiums doubled overnight for millions of Americans on January 1.
Over half of ACA marketplace enrollees say they’d go without insurance if premiums double. I’m one of them. We canceled our policy.
$3,000 a month isn’t health care. It’s a shakedown.
@democrats.senate.gov
Over half of ACA marketplace enrollees say they’d go without insurance if premiums double. I’m one of them. We canceled our policy.
$3,000 a month isn’t health care. It’s a shakedown.
@democrats.senate.gov
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Insurance premiums doubled overnight for millions of Americans on January 1.
Over half of ACA marketplace enrollees say they’d go without insurance if premiums double. I’m one of them. We canceled our policy.
$3,000 a month isn’t health care. It’s a shakedown.
@democrats.senate.gov
Over half of ACA marketplace enrollees say they’d go without insurance if premiums double. I’m one of them. We canceled our policy.
$3,000 a month isn’t health care. It’s a shakedown.
@democrats.senate.gov
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Today is Marge Greene’s last day in Congress.
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Today is Marge Greene’s last day in Congress.
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Trump has pretty much abandoned the lie that regime change in Venezuela was about drug trafficking, but Republicans in Congress still seem committed to the bit regardless.
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Trump has pretty much abandoned the lie that regime change in Venezuela was about drug trafficking, but Republicans in Congress still seem committed to the bit regardless.
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DOJ is offering bounties to hunt down "trans activists."
This is real but no one seems to know about it?
www.them.us/story/pam-bo...
This is real but no one seems to know about it?
www.them.us/story/pam-bo...
Pam Bondi Directs FBI to Offer Cash Bounty for Promoters of “Radical Gender Ideology”
The memo teases out a directive from President Donald Trump.
www.them.us
January 5, 2026 at 2:06 AM
DOJ is offering bounties to hunt down "trans activists."
This is real but no one seems to know about it?
www.them.us/story/pam-bo...
This is real but no one seems to know about it?
www.them.us/story/pam-bo...
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Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
Honestly insane they didn't brief the gang of eight until it was underway
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
Her closeted cult leader would NEVER allow her to leave the administration.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
Tulsi Gabbard Said US ‘Cycle Of Regime Change’ Was Over – Just 2 Months Before Maduro Arrest
Tulsi Gabbard told a crowd in October that the "counterproductive and endless cycle of regime change or nation-building" was over– a little over a month before Trump's military actions in Venezuela.
www.mediaite.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Her closeted cult leader would NEVER allow her to leave the administration.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...