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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · Jul 3

Poet David Gascoyne
In describing the 1930s just before World War II, he wrote: "Decade of freed flags flagrantly torn down by order of macabre puppet orators; the blind leading the blindfolded into the Devil's den"

Fits for 2015 - 2025 as well...

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 8h

Three Qatari diplomats killed in car crash in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh, two security sources say - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Three Qatari diplomats killed in car crash in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh, two security sources say

Three Qatari diplomats were killed in a car crash in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, two security sources told Reuters on Sunday.

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 9h

Egypt to convene global leaders, including Trump, in Sharm el-Sheikh on Gaza war agreement - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Egypt to convene global leaders, including Trump, in Sharm el-Sheikh on Gaza war agreement

Egypt will host an international summit in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to finalise an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, an Egyptian presidential spokesperson said on Saturday.

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 11h

China issues bounty for Taiwan PsyOps unit for 'separatism' - www.reuters.com/world/china/...

China constantly looking for pretext for an invasion...

China issues bounty for Taiwan PsyOps unit for 'separatism'

Chinese police offered rewards of $1,400 for information about 18 people it said were Taiwanese military psychological operations officers.

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Lisa @mamabear64.bsky.social · 11h

She was awesome. I hope she rests in peace.

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 11h

😢...

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 11h

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Unfortunatley it looks to be true 😔...

Award-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79

ACTRESS Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79, a family spokesperson has confirmed. She is best known for her roles in hit movies including The First Wives Club, Annie Hall, and The Godfather. A s…

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 11h

Hearing Diane Keaton died. Haven't been able to verify yet...

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Zonker Harris @zonkerharris.bsky.social · 13h

Not surprising. The Family that owns Publix also helped finance the 1/6 insurrection & paid for buses to transport assholes from Florida to DC.

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 16h

Former US President Biden undergoing radiation therapy for cancer, spokesperson says - www.reuters.com/world/us/for...

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🖤🖤🖤...

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 16h

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Just switched my pharmacy from Publix to Walgreens, and will no longer shop there either. These corporations keep picking what side they are on & I will keep spending my money accordingly...

Publix allows open carry, but what about Miami-area Winn-Dixie, malls, theaters? - NewsBreak

Florida is now an open-carry state. But not everywhere. Businesses have the final say on whether customers can holster a firearm outside their clothing. So

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 1d

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I won't pretend to understand the intricacies of French parliamentary politics, and I know Macron is fighting to fend off the Far Right there, but some of this is getting kinda comical lol...

France's Macron asks newly resigned Prime Minister Lecornu to try again to form a government

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, to try again to form a government in a bid to end the country’s political ...

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 1d

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Hmmmm, I guess aiding in the detainment & deportation of roofers and gardeners isn't the draw they imagined it would be. They want to serve not be the Gestapo, Dummies...

Florida National Guard Can’t Retain Enough Troops Or Recruit New Ones - NewsBreak

Florida may be one of the fastest-growing states in the U.S., but its National Guard is having challenges keeping up, one military leader said. Compared to

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Abby Normal @abbynormal58.bsky.social · 2d

I had no idea who Rep. Salud Carbajal was until I saw this video. after looking him up, all I can say is…he’s one of us

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Is there any precedence in the history of the United States for having a foreign airbase on American soil?

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 1d

MAGAts are not serious people 🤡🤡🤡...

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CNN @cnn.com · 1d

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an "astonishing rate," scientists have found, raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been underestimated.
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silver996.bsky.social @silver996.bsky.social · 1d

Has Trump declared war on Norway yet? 🤭

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 1d

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This Aint A Drill Podcast @thisaintadrill.bsky.social · 1d

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It can be done America...

Peru’s Congress removes President Boluarte as a crime wave grips the country

Peru’s Congress voted early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a crime wave grips the South American nation.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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