Odysseus
@therealodysseus.bsky.social
Retired former Intelligence and Information Technology professional. Democrat and proud veteran. PNW.
There’s a kite blowing out of control on the breeze…
There’s a kite blowing out of control on the breeze…
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WASH POST: “A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities… Larry Bushart filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against a sheriff, an investigator and Perry County…” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
December 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
WASH POST: “A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities… Larry Bushart filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against a sheriff, an investigator and Perry County…” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Some really stomach churning stuff in here. And to think the Republican health care "plan" is to give these guys a massive government subsidy.
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Some really stomach churning stuff in here. And to think the Republican health care "plan" is to give these guys a massive government subsidy.
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I'm old enough to remember when the networks refused to carry an incredibly important speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia by President Biden about creeping fascism in the U.S. because it was "too political".
Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄
Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I'm old enough to remember when the networks refused to carry an incredibly important speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia by President Biden about creeping fascism in the U.S. because it was "too political".
Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄
Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄
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I voted against excessive military spending in the NDAA. The bloated Pentagon budget is full of waste and abuse. It doesn’t need an injection of close to one TRILLION in taxpayer dollars.
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I voted against excessive military spending in the NDAA. The bloated Pentagon budget is full of waste and abuse. It doesn’t need an injection of close to one TRILLION in taxpayer dollars.
Business as usual under a Republican administration… break it even more.
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
VA to launch largest reorganization of health care system in 30 years
The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash the number of networks that support VA medical centers and realign policy offices to promote consistency.
www.militarytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Business as usual under a Republican administration… break it even more.
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
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As congressional hearings go on in public today and can be watched live online by everyone, Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors despite his written request to appear in public because Republicans don’t want the American people (again) to hear him destroy their lies.
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
As congressional hearings go on in public today and can be watched live online by everyone, Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors despite his written request to appear in public because Republicans don’t want the American people (again) to hear him destroy their lies.
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Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.
The Republican propaganda that Trump “inherited” a bad economy from Biden and is making it better is the exact opposite of true. The numbers don’t lie and people know what they are experiencing.
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.
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MAGA: I voted for a $400 million ballroom, war for oil w/Venezuela, remodeling public golf courses in DC, jets to Qatar, AI chips to China, Trump calling himself the first Jewish president, pardons for drug traffickers & politicians, Epstein files coverup, & failed indictments!
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
MAGA: I voted for a $400 million ballroom, war for oil w/Venezuela, remodeling public golf courses in DC, jets to Qatar, AI chips to China, Trump calling himself the first Jewish president, pardons for drug traffickers & politicians, Epstein files coverup, & failed indictments!
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It's all chest-thumping and zero answers.
If Trump believes these strikes are somehow justifiable, he needs to make his case to Congress and ask for authorization. That's not what's happening.
If Trump believes these strikes are somehow justifiable, he needs to make his case to Congress and ask for authorization. That's not what's happening.
December 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It's all chest-thumping and zero answers.
If Trump believes these strikes are somehow justifiable, he needs to make his case to Congress and ask for authorization. That's not what's happening.
If Trump believes these strikes are somehow justifiable, he needs to make his case to Congress and ask for authorization. That's not what's happening.
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The briefing with Hegseth and Rubio only reaffirmed what we already knew: the Trump Administration is in clear violation of domestic and international law—and our own Constitution.
December 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The briefing with Hegseth and Rubio only reaffirmed what we already knew: the Trump Administration is in clear violation of domestic and international law—and our own Constitution.
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Republicans are going to do it to us again. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Bessent: "These 2008, 2009, 2010 financial rules were too tight. They hamstrung the American financial system. It was time for a change ... we have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket ... the regulated system is too constrained."
December 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Republicans are going to do it to us again. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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We need to release ALL the Epstein Files—including Treasury files about Epstein’s financial activities. The American people agree!
I’ll keep fighting for full transparency and justice.
I’ll keep fighting for full transparency and justice.
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We need to release ALL the Epstein Files—including Treasury files about Epstein’s financial activities. The American people agree!
I’ll keep fighting for full transparency and justice.
I’ll keep fighting for full transparency and justice.
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I guess despite all the polls saying non-cultists aren’t buying it, Trump and Republicans are just going to continue to blame Biden for everything that happens on their watch.
What’s the alternative, accept responsibility for something for the first time ever?
Not happening.
What’s the alternative, accept responsibility for something for the first time ever?
Not happening.
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I guess despite all the polls saying non-cultists aren’t buying it, Trump and Republicans are just going to continue to blame Biden for everything that happens on their watch.
What’s the alternative, accept responsibility for something for the first time ever?
Not happening.
What’s the alternative, accept responsibility for something for the first time ever?
Not happening.
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'Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Real. He and His Supporters Have It.'
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-dera...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-dera...
December 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
'Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Real. He and His Supporters Have It.'
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-dera...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-dera...
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Minneapolis ✊💚 Way to stand strong against ICE!
December 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Minneapolis ✊💚 Way to stand strong against ICE!
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For years we have said the Republican goal was to privatize the VA, and Project 2025 underscored that. Now, the VA is about to transfer a trillion dollars worth of VA care to the for-profit sector, and ask that it only adhere to private health care industry standards of care.
December 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
For years we have said the Republican goal was to privatize the VA, and Project 2025 underscored that. Now, the VA is about to transfer a trillion dollars worth of VA care to the for-profit sector, and ask that it only adhere to private health care industry standards of care.
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Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
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Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
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SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “We have to pray not only with our lips but with our actions… Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade, without doing all we can to stop it, is broken and in need of moral repair.”
December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “We have to pray not only with our lips but with our actions… Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade, without doing all we can to stop it, is broken and in need of moral repair.”
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If you are a Republican and do not denounce the evil of Donald Trump gloating and making the murder of Rob & Michele Reiner all about himself, you are NOT a Christian. Please stop pretending. You're not fooling the rest of us.
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If you are a Republican and do not denounce the evil of Donald Trump gloating and making the murder of Rob & Michele Reiner all about himself, you are NOT a Christian. Please stop pretending. You're not fooling the rest of us.
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I know I've been beating this drum for over seven years now, but Donald Trump is a very and truly sick man who should be in a mental or penal institution and certainly not the White House.
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I know I've been beating this drum for over seven years now, but Donald Trump is a very and truly sick man who should be in a mental or penal institution and certainly not the White House.