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- Air Force retiree living a good life with my wife and teenager in Colorado Springs - Love the view of Pikes Peak, going on cruises, reading/watching Wheel of Time, British murder mysteries, ctr left politics, and truth - Girl Scout cookie dad, need some?

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Apr 29

Trump campaigned on fighting for the working class, and exit polls found that he won 56% of the blue-collar vote.

One hundred days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.

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Trump Promised to Fight for Workers — Instead, He’s Undermined Them

100 days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.

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Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · May 1

I am truly amazed they are dumb enough to nominate Waltz for a Senate confirmed position. This guarantees public hearings of Signalgate.

Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · May 1

They supported a man who said over and over that he planned on burning it all down, and they didn't believe him. They supported someone they were sure was lying to the public.

Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · May 1

Those generals didn't care enough before the election to speak out. Why would they now?

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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · Mar 25

“DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars… Not billion. Half a trillion, $500 billion… In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.” @joshtpm.bsky.social

Talking Points Memo: IRS Predicts DOGE [and Elon Musk] Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA

By Josh Marshall, March 23 2025

The Washington Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the DOGE-driven disruptions to the IRS since the inauguration are on track to have reduced tax receipts by more than $500 billion by April 15th. This, to be clear, is not a final tally. It’s not April 15th yet. It’s a projection based on historical data, the number of people who’ve filed, paid owed amounts of tax, etc.

It’s worth taking a moment to put this number into some context in case half a trillion dollars doesn’t do it for you. Non-defense discretionary spending is the cost to fund the U.S. government once you take out mandatory spending (mostly Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) and the cost of the U.S. military.

For 2023 that number was $917 billion. So that’s most of the stuff we think of as the government, apart from those payment programs and the military. In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.

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Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · May 1

Can't be any more dangerous than the average Texan on that route.

Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · May 1

I see you bought the single serving size. 😃

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · May 1

The lesson of trump's first 100 days: If you don't fight like hell, you're not gonna have a country anymore.

What the First 100 Days Taught Us About Resisting Trump

For starters, it’s better to push back than to appease.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · May 1

Trump's first 100 days:

-Start a costly trade war.
-Fire thousands of food safety, medical, and weather experts.
-Let the world's richest man effectively cut Social Security.
-Bill taxpayers $26M for golf trips.
-Shred the Constitution.

So much winning. youtu.be/yxtrhzW1ZTs?...

100 Days of Chaos and Greed

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · May 1

Today we have three crises. They were created on purpose. And the people in power do not want to fix them—they want to use the crises to fundamentally alter the American system.

The (Man-Made) Perfect Storm

Three crises are unfolding simultaneously. And they have all been created intentionally.

www.thebulwark.com

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Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · May 1

Good read

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · May 1

It’s a good show. And a very long show.

NEGATIVE Growth! Trump Hides From HIS OWN ECONOMY | The Next Level

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · Apr 27

Yale, and many of the other Ivies, have a lot to answer for with this administration.

Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · Apr 27

If there was something simple, like a shot, that could prevent this.

Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · Apr 27

Cosplay is welcome at WOTCon or JordanCon but not so much at the Pentagon.

Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · Apr 27

“The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually doing them.”

By Ashley Parker

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet

The president’s appointees often appear to be acting out a made-for-television version of their jobs rather than actually doing them.

www.theatlantic.com

Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · Apr 27

Saying "WTF?" is not the beginnings of negotiations.

Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · Apr 27

Support Ukraine. Screw Russia

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Apr 27

Since some in govt and the GOP seem to have forgotten how a war works, here’s a reminder.

For a defending nation to win, they just have to….. wait for it…. Keep on defending.

Ukraine is winner and Russia is destroying its youth

Basic math

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Apr 27

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Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · Apr 27

Harvard and many of the other Ivies have a lot to answer for as so many of the people violating the constitution in this administration or cheering them on from Congress or business were educated in their schools. Something is clearly amiss in their educational approach.

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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · Apr 15

“Trump spoke of asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to find legal ways to abduct Americans and leave them in foreign concentration camps. But by ‘legal’ what is meant are ways of escaping law, not applying it.”
Timothy Snyder

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Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · Apr 27

If you are in the Chicago area, go attend

Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · Apr 27

We’re coming to Chicago! Only a few tickets left. Get them before they’re gone.

Bulwark Live Events

Wednesday, May 28: Bulwark Live in Chicago

www.thebulwark.com

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Winter Is Coming @wicnet.bsky.social · Apr 27

From the Dragon Reborn on down, here's how all the channelers stack up against each other on Amazon's The Wheel of Time TV show.

The most powerful channelers in The Wheel of Time season 3, ranked

In The Wheel of Time, certain characters can channel the One Power, the energy that powers the universe. The true nature of the One Power is mysterious, but cha

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Wheel of Time Fanatic and anti-Trumper @wotfanatic.bsky.social · Apr 27

Gavin can shelve his presidential ambitions right now. He doesn't get the idea that we need to fight on every front. If you can't do more than one thing at a time, you are not presidential material.

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · Apr 26

The political instincts of those who said the Abrego Garcia situation was a “distraction” aren’t great. And that also goes for the Trump-lovers who were mocking Dems for pressing the issue.

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