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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 14h

He may still be dividing, Mark.

But today, he brought a ton of people together.

Silver Linings Playbook.

Aloha 🇺🇸🙏🏼🤙🏼

Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 14h

Finally!

Titan Inferno (aka “HellFire”) beaten on Harper’s Ferry.

Aloha 😊🔥🤙🏼👏🏼

#Gaming
#WarofRights

Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 20h

🇺🇸🙏🏼

#NoKingsDayOct18th

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 20h

Today…an important reminder that the
most genuine freedom is the freedom to think - and speak - for ourselves.

Aloha 💙🇺🇸🙏🏼

#NoKingsDayOct18th
#Democracy
#America

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 20h

time.com/7325868/us-p...

U.S. Drops Out of Top 10 in Passport Power. Here’s Why

The U.S. passport is now tied with Malaysia for 12th place following Trump's crackdown on legal and illegal immigration.

time.com

Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 20h

Historically, isolation has never worked for anyone.

It will not work today…especially for America.

Aloha ✈️🤙🏼

#SaturdayThoughts
#History
#Travel
#Passport
#America
#Isolationism

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 22h

Me too Beat.

Aloha 🤙🏼

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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 22h

I am against fascism.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1d

Throngs of protesters gather in an estimated 2,600 "No Kings" demonstrations across the country to object to Trump's presidency. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

Protesters Denouncing Trump Unite Across the Country

www.nytimes.com

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 1d

Even those who move most aggressively cannot roll back tides. Nor can they put genies back in their bottles.

Not everyone wants to make a “deal.”

Aloha 🇺🇸🤙🏼

#FridayThoughts
#History
#America
#Trump

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Laura La @laurala.bsky.social · 3d

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Healthy States of America.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 3d

Find the Joy that is all around You.

Aloha 😊💛🙏🏼

Images: Yuna Kim on the Seine, Summer 2025 (Yuna Kim IG).

#ThursdayThoughts
#YunaKim
#김연아
#QueenYuna

Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 3d

Prejudice easily transforms into Discrimination whenever those filled with prejudice achieve positions of power and influence.

That’s why cultivating a culture of Aloha matters.

Aloha 🩷🤙🏼

#WednesdayThoughts
#Hawaii
#AlohaSpirit

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 3d

‪Good vid, Beat! ‬

‪You even pronounced it right. ‬

‪It’s “Brah,” not “Bruh.” ‬

‪Aloha 😉🇺🇸🤙🏼👏🏼‬

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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 3d

Did Trump use his power to keep power? www.youtube.com/shorts/Y-MQA...

Did Trump Use His Power to Keep Power?

YouTube video by Mr. Beat

www.youtube.com

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 3d

Not yet. 😉

Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 4d

Yuna Kim looking gorgeous in Denim - perfect attire as the seasons change!

Aloha 😊🩷💄🌸👑

#YunaKim
#김연아
#QueenYuna

Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 4d

Good One Joanne!

Aloha 😂🤙🏼👏🏼

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 5d

🙃

Dan Ray @danray05.bsky.social · 5d

Need a sign?

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 4d

My Pleasure! 😊

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 5d

This one’s at the top of my reading list!

Aloha 🇺🇸⚓️📚🤙🏼

#History
#AmericanCivilWar
#Naval

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 5d

Naquin retired from the Navy in 1955 with the rank of Rear Admiral. He died in 1989, and is buried in section 5 of Arlington National Cemetery.

Aloha 🇺🇸⚓️🤙🏼

#History
#America
#Navy
#WorldWarII

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 5d

Naquin would never receive another command again. But he would survive one more sinking (the California, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor), a near-sinking (the New Orleans during the Battle of Tassafaronga), and be involved in the sinking of the Indianapolis.

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 5d

Naquin was one of 33 officers, sailors, and civilians who survived the sinking. After 39 hours trapped beneath the waves, Naquin and his men were rescued in a daring rescue operation led by Lt. Commander Charles “Swede” Momsen (inventor of the “Momsen Lung”).

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Malafunkshun808 @malafunkshun808.bsky.social · 5d

Oliver Francis Naquin (1904-1989).

In 1939, Naquin was a Lieutenant and skipper of the Sargo-class submarine Squalus. Squalus sank during a test dive when its main induction valve failed.

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