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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · 5d

It's appropriate that the Queen's birthday is on No King's Day 😁

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · 9d

But the only reason it appears 50-50 is because of the 2-party stranglehold. More than half of registered voters across the nation are 3rd party or unaffiliated. Start listening to those voices, break the 2-party hold, and just about every race WILL be competitive.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · 9d

That fear is meaningless until they grow spines.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · 11d

I'm constantly reminded of that old query lately....

If "pro" is the opposite of "con", what's the opposite of "progress"?

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · 17d

I would rather my tax dollars pay for every undocumented person's medical services than Trump's golf outings, the disgustingly gaudy gold plated crap he put in the WH, retrofitting a plane that will later be gifted to him, bailing out Argentina & Israel, or paying Lying Leavitt's salary.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · 21d

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Aug 12

If he's that paranoid then he shouldn't be in government. He should be at home holed up in a bunker.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jul 29

A few months ago I flew for the first time in several years. Got to security, showed by ID & pass. TSA told me "stand there, look here" and before I even realized it was a camera he'd taken the picture. Glad to know I can opt out in the future, but they aren't warning people at all.

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Havoc @havoc147.bsky.social · Jul 7

So Ghislaine Maxwell is serving 20 years for trafficking girls to nobody?!?!

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jul 5

I honestly hate this holiday. Always have. This isn't due to politics. Just the abject asshattery of my neighbors.

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 28

Worth pointing out that Republicans had no opposition to nationwide injunctions being issued by district courts against Obama or Biden actions.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 24

Honestly, I bet Uvalde was heavily on their minds when passing the bill. They don't want kids scared out of their minds & getting gunned down to have the ability to communicate. Because they don't want the public seeing/hearing it for fear of stricter gun laws.

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 24

The delay is simple. He's thumbing his nose at Congress because he believes he is above the law. And every single time he's allowed to break the rules without consequence, the more it emboldened him.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 24

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Steve Nelson @beachdabber.bsky.social · Jun 24

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 24

This really has Nichael Scott vibes. Except Michael was entertaining.

a man sitting at a desk with a box of boise paper in front of him

ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a box of boise paper in front of him

media.tenor.com

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 22

Of course they are. They're very busy writing strongly worded letters and social media posts.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 20

I doubt the decision to deny ICE entry had anything to do with a political or moral stance. ICE's presence would hurt business & risk confrontation.

Dodgers didn't want to hurt their bottom line.

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 19

James, you have absolutely nothing to contribute to any discussion involving common sense. Crawl your MAGAt ass back into the rotting cheeto corpse.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 12

Republicans never seek solutions. They want the problems to continue so they have something to campaign on.

Though, honestly, same can be said for most Democrats. Especially the "old guard."

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 9

And sadly, it just goes to show how authoritarian we have always been.

The event was sparked by a kid throwing mud. A soldier responded by using the butt of his rifle to break the kid's face. Onlookers were outraged so the soldiers called for back, then started shooting.

Same spin we see today.

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'm sure the cops will spin it that she "wasn't following commands", "advanced on police lines", and that they mistook her microphone for a gun.

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Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · Jun 3

"To quote this very well-researched book, in 1999 George Bush signed an EO..."

Um, lady, George Bush wasn't in office in 1999. He didn't take office until Jan 2001. So that book you're quoting isn't even moderately researched.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · May 28

No, I didn't know that. But #GaelicStorm taught me that donkeys drink whiskey.

Phil aka Captain Ireland @philbert2025.bsky.social · May 23

Meant Feinstein, not Boxer...it's been a long week lol.

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