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@skybluebye.bsky.social
I try to begin my days with hope and end them with gratitude; Goodlettsville, TN boy happy in Baltimore; Retired; DD-214; Yellow Dog Democrat; Ike was POTUS when I was born; #Jerry #Emmylou #Bluegrass; https://stuffctwfound.com/
انشاء الله, بكرة, ماعليش
انشاء الله, بكرة, ماعليش
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November 29, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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HEY #JOURNALISTS #REPORTERS @lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social
I like my SecDefs to not lie about their service.
Hegseth claims he served in the 3/187 in 2005.
How could he?
It disbanded in 2004.
Did anyone bother to check?
I like my SecDefs to not lie about their service.
Hegseth claims he served in the 3/187 in 2005.
How could he?
It disbanded in 2004.
Did anyone bother to check?
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
HEY #JOURNALISTS #REPORTERS @lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social
I like my SecDefs to not lie about their service.
Hegseth claims he served in the 3/187 in 2005.
How could he?
It disbanded in 2004.
Did anyone bother to check?
I like my SecDefs to not lie about their service.
Hegseth claims he served in the 3/187 in 2005.
How could he?
It disbanded in 2004.
Did anyone bother to check?
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Trump’s Work Day Begins At Noon, 39% Fewer Appearances Than Before
politizoom.com
Trump's Work Day Begins At Noon, 39% Fewer Appearances Than Before
twp.ai
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Trump’s Work Day Begins At Noon, 39% Fewer Appearances Than Before
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A turkey pardoning turkeys. Tracks.
Trump adds Thanksgiving turkeys Gobble and Waddle to his long pardon list reut.rs/4iwauEb
Trump adds Thanksgiving turkeys Gobble and Waddle to his long pardon list
U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned two giant white-plumed turkeys named Gobble and Waddle on Tuesday, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables and adding to more than 1,600 pardons he has granted this term.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A turkey pardoning turkeys. Tracks.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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How do you say “Keystone Cops” in Portuguese?
“Os policiais trapalhões”. 🇧🇷
“Os policiais trapalhões”. 🇧🇷
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
How do you say “Keystone Cops” in Portuguese?
“Os policiais trapalhões”. 🇧🇷
“Os policiais trapalhões”. 🇧🇷
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Mr. Trump was so eager to indict his enemies, and Attorney General Pam Bondi was so quick to go along, that it all unraveled at the pull of one legal thread.”
@wsj.com @jamescomey.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
@wsj.com @jamescomey.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Mr. Trump was so eager to indict his enemies, and Attorney General Pam Bondi was so quick to go along, that it all unraveled at the pull of one legal thread.”
@wsj.com @jamescomey.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
@wsj.com @jamescomey.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Wait’ll you see insurance premiums.
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Wait’ll you see insurance premiums.
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*US NOV. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 88.7; EST. 93.3
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Then we impeach the piece of shit, JDVance, and all of his helpers.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Then we impeach the piece of shit, JDVance, and all of his helpers.
Rinking Dink
Naval Academy commandant Clark fired after only a few months on the job
Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. Gilbert Clark was fired after less than six months on the job.
www.stripes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Rinking Dink
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Looks like it’s going to be another perfectly normal day from the American right-wing.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Looks like it’s going to be another perfectly normal day from the American right-wing.
Trump's Putin Autopen
Trump's Putin Autopen
It saves time for his ballroom, arch, and golf course renovations
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump's Putin Autopen
"It's gonna be kind of harsh the way I say this… It's kind of like they don't care about us more than they care about their perceived message. Scouting… It probably is not a perfect organization, but … I can't even say how vast their benefits are, especially for military families."
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"It's gonna be kind of harsh the way I say this… It's kind of like they don't care about us more than they care about their perceived message. Scouting… It probably is not a perfect organization, but … I can't even say how vast their benefits are, especially for military families."
"Hargett singled out a children’s book called Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown . . . written by a straight, cisgender man, does not feature any LGBTQ characters . . . is based on a childhood experience of the author in which he tried on his mother’s clothing and makeup."
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or...
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Hargett singled out a children’s book called Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown . . . written by a straight, cisgender man, does not feature any LGBTQ characters . . . is based on a childhood experience of the author in which he tried on his mother’s clothing and makeup."
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Munger laughing, somewhere.
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Munger laughing, somewhere.
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This plaque is posted at West Point. Alcoholic TV talk show chatterbox Pete Hegseth wants to court-martial Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for repeating what is written on it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This plaque is posted at West Point. Alcoholic TV talk show chatterbox Pete Hegseth wants to court-martial Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for repeating what is written on it.
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AI generated pictures of foliage are created using photosynthesis.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
AI generated pictures of foliage are created using photosynthesis.
People should be dumping X.
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
People should be dumping X.
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Collected them like Pokémon
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Collected them like Pokémon
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“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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First there was Rumpelstiltskin.
Then there was President Thinskin.
Then there was President Thinskin.
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
First there was Rumpelstiltskin.
Then there was President Thinskin.
Then there was President Thinskin.
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Hegseth likely may have lied about his service record.
He was a weekend dude that hardly served.
A drunk. A rapist.
Not fit to be SecDef.
Not fit to carry @captmarkkelly.bsky.social’s combat boots or NASA helmet.
He was a weekend dude that hardly served.
A drunk. A rapist.
Not fit to be SecDef.
Not fit to carry @captmarkkelly.bsky.social’s combat boots or NASA helmet.
Senator Mark Kelly (D, AZ), fighter pilot and astronaut, is being investigated by the Pentagon for reminding soldiers that they do not have to follow illegal orders.
Pete Hegseth said that “Kelly’s conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately”.
Pete Hegseth said that “Kelly’s conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately”.
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. t...
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Hegseth likely may have lied about his service record.
He was a weekend dude that hardly served.
A drunk. A rapist.
Not fit to be SecDef.
Not fit to carry @captmarkkelly.bsky.social’s combat boots or NASA helmet.
He was a weekend dude that hardly served.
A drunk. A rapist.
Not fit to be SecDef.
Not fit to carry @captmarkkelly.bsky.social’s combat boots or NASA helmet.