Picard
@sputnik57.bsky.social
Nerdy computing enthusiast, lover of the left, suspicious of the right. Science FTW.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
Trump is early in his 4 years to have to be pulling this crap already.
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Trump is early in his 4 years to have to be pulling this crap already.
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Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
robertreich.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
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ICYMI: Today, the United States of America, under the direction of a mentally unstable president, attacked Venezuela, a sovereign nation, kidnapped its leader and his wife, and declared they are now running the country.
It’s exactly as insane as it sounds.
It’s exactly as insane as it sounds.
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
ICYMI: Today, the United States of America, under the direction of a mentally unstable president, attacked Venezuela, a sovereign nation, kidnapped its leader and his wife, and declared they are now running the country.
It’s exactly as insane as it sounds.
It’s exactly as insane as it sounds.
So “No more wars” Trump invaded another country and abducted its leader with no congressional oversight. The same country he complained had “stolen” oil rights from American countries. Tell me again how he isn’t a dictator?
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 PM
So “No more wars” Trump invaded another country and abducted its leader with no congressional oversight. The same country he complained had “stolen” oil rights from American countries. Tell me again how he isn’t a dictator?
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Unconstitutional force. Civilians dead. Congress bypassed. Oil interests front and center.
We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.
We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.
January 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Unconstitutional force. Civilians dead. Congress bypassed. Oil interests front and center.
We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.
We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
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We have to impeach him.
January 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM
We have to impeach him.
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
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This Jack Smith deposition makes one thing abundantly clear:
If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison.
And he should be.
If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison.
And he should be.
January 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This Jack Smith deposition makes one thing abundantly clear:
If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison.
And he should be.
If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison.
And he should be.
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Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
December 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
I don’t see why Zelenskyy doesn’t take the easy, obvious answer to ending the war that Trump is offering where they simply give Putin everything he wants and get nothing in return. If Trump has taught us anything, it’s how to give in when things get tough.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday for talks on peace deal
The Ukrainian leader says he will see the US president in Florida and believes
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December 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I don’t see why Zelenskyy doesn’t take the easy, obvious answer to ending the war that Trump is offering where they simply give Putin everything he wants and get nothing in return. If Trump has taught us anything, it’s how to give in when things get tough.
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Nothing says the President of peace and no more wars than deadly air strikes on Christmas Day. It's what Jesus would have wanted.
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US launches 'powerful strikes' against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
The US president accuses the group of killing Christians, as Nigeria’s foreign minister tells the BBC the strikes were a
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December 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Nothing says the President of peace and no more wars than deadly air strikes on Christmas Day. It's what Jesus would have wanted.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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He and his people have decimated our ability to adequately defend this country. One well-placed strike and our country, possibly the whole world, is over in a couple of hours.
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
He and his people have decimated our ability to adequately defend this country. One well-placed strike and our country, possibly the whole world, is over in a couple of hours.
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Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What an absolute moron
December 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What an absolute moron
Imagine the FBI suddenly "finding" 1 million Epstein documents. On Christmas eve. Remember when a single email was enough to launch years of Pizzagate consipracies with zero evidence but Trump is all over the Epstein files and there's nothing to see here.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse
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December 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Imagine the FBI suddenly "finding" 1 million Epstein documents. On Christmas eve. Remember when a single email was enough to launch years of Pizzagate consipracies with zero evidence but Trump is all over the Epstein files and there's nothing to see here.
Remember no new wars. Maybe invasion is different.
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‘To make Greenland a part of the U.S.’: Trump appoints new special envoy
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after U.S. President Donald Trump announced...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Remember no new wars. Maybe invasion is different.
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The richest 10% now receive 53% of global income and own 75% of all wealth. A study of 120 countries shows it becomes politically destabilizing when internet use >50% of the population by increasing information and coordination.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability
This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a co....
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December 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The richest 10% now receive 53% of global income and own 75% of all wealth. A study of 120 countries shows it becomes politically destabilizing when internet use >50% of the population by increasing information and coordination.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...