@retiredmatthak.bsky.social
Retired, politically independent, usually don't say much but will when I feel it's needed! My comments are my opinions, you can have your own! Oh and more gray than my avatar!
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During the shutdown, the Senate approved adding $32B to Trump's already record breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
During the shutdown, the Senate approved adding $32B to Trump's already record breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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For those curious, the CDC says that in 2024, there were 29,449 deaths linked to cocaine, up from 4,681 in 2011, an increase "primarily attributed" to cocaine being laced with opioids like fentanyl. So... not "hundreds of millions."
Source: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Source: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
For those curious, the CDC says that in 2024, there were 29,449 deaths linked to cocaine, up from 4,681 in 2011, an increase "primarily attributed" to cocaine being laced with opioids like fentanyl. So... not "hundreds of millions."
Source: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Source: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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And a true banana republic!
This story sums up Trump: No need for evidence. No need for laws or treaties. No need for discussions. If Trump decides (based upon whatever random information or maybe just heartburn) that someone is in the wrong, he believes he has the right to kill them.
The US is now a rogue nation.
The US is now a rogue nation.
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
And a true banana republic!
Aw, little Marco has such a soothing voice, he put Felon-President Trump to 😴 sleep!
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Aw, little Marco has such a soothing voice, he put Felon-President Trump to 😴 sleep!
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🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
Remember, the man was picked by the Felon-President to do this job!
trump is a mass murderer and Hegseth is a mass murderer. Don't get it twisted
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Remember, the man was picked by the Felon-President to do this job!
@markhertling.bsky.social as always thank you for your continued service to this country by having to explain what the current Administration is doing and why it's a criminal event!
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@markhertling.bsky.social as always thank you for your continued service to this country by having to explain what the current Administration is doing and why it's a criminal event!
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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The Trump administration is starving Americans.
In Georgia, a food bank is running out of food while demand has surged by over 40%.
Yes, Georgia is a red state, but before we go the FAFO route, remember Trump’s margin of victory in Georgia was 2.2%. So a lot of folks didn’t vote for this.
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In Georgia, a food bank is running out of food while demand has surged by over 40%.
Yes, Georgia is a red state, but before we go the FAFO route, remember Trump’s margin of victory in Georgia was 2.2%. So a lot of folks didn’t vote for this.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Trump administration is starving Americans.
In Georgia, a food bank is running out of food while demand has surged by over 40%.
Yes, Georgia is a red state, but before we go the FAFO route, remember Trump’s margin of victory in Georgia was 2.2%. So a lot of folks didn’t vote for this.
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In Georgia, a food bank is running out of food while demand has surged by over 40%.
Yes, Georgia is a red state, but before we go the FAFO route, remember Trump’s margin of victory in Georgia was 2.2%. So a lot of folks didn’t vote for this.
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I also want to see Jack Smith's file against Felon-President Trump!
Keep talking about Jeffrey Epstein.
Leak the files!
Leak the files!
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I also want to see Jack Smith's file against Felon-President Trump!
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All the people complicit with Trump and his criminality are going to learn that he'll throw them under the bus to stay alive. We warned them but they didn't care.
All the way up, all the way down.
This is the path you've chosen.
It'll never happen but I wish for accountability.
All the way up, all the way down.
This is the path you've chosen.
It'll never happen but I wish for accountability.
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
All the people complicit with Trump and his criminality are going to learn that he'll throw them under the bus to stay alive. We warned them but they didn't care.
All the way up, all the way down.
This is the path you've chosen.
It'll never happen but I wish for accountability.
All the way up, all the way down.
This is the path you've chosen.
It'll never happen but I wish for accountability.
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Trumps Economy is in trouble.
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Trumps Economy is in trouble.
This is a great reason to impeach Hegseth!
Mark Kelly says Pete Hegseth's reported double tap strike on a boat "seems to" be a war crime, and adds, "if what has been reported is accurate, I've got serious concerns about anybody in that chain of command stepping over a line that they should never step over. We are not Russia. We are not Iraq"
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is a great reason to impeach Hegseth!
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As former Bush OLC leader Jack Goldsmith writes, the DOD manual prohibits killing shipwrecked enemies. If reporting is correct, killing helpless men clinging to boats was a war crime.
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
As former Bush OLC leader Jack Goldsmith writes, the DOD manual prohibits killing shipwrecked enemies. If reporting is correct, killing helpless men clinging to boats was a war crime.
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
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LGBT US Hotline: (888) 843-4564
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988 US helpline
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November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Here is help:
The Trevor Project US LGBTQ: (866) 488-7386
US Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255
LGBT US Hotline: (888) 843-4564
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
US Runaway Safeline: (800-786-2929)
US Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233
988 US helpline
PLEASE REPOST, THANKS!!!
The Trevor Project US LGBTQ: (866) 488-7386
US Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255
LGBT US Hotline: (888) 843-4564
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
US Runaway Safeline: (800-786-2929)
US Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233
988 US helpline
PLEASE REPOST, THANKS!!!
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Funny what power will do to the morals
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Funny what power will do to the morals
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The kids won’t get this
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The kids won’t get this
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Are they ready to save it not privately—
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Are they ready to save it not privately—
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