sherri 11/07
17x2lizards.bsky.social
sherri 11/07
@17x2lizards.bsky.social
retired RN, sick and tired of bought politicians and Supreme Court Justices (and their weepy, seditious wives)

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He went in July to Scotland, promoting a new golf course at his resort, spending close to $10M on the trip.
Trump took dirt from WH demolition & sent it to a golf course he’s taking over in DC. It’s a fitting act for his presidency: taking something from the taxpayer & putting it toward (his gain)
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Each trip carries a $3.4 million bill in travel & security. Trump spent 1/3 of 2017, his 1st yr as pres, hanging out at his private clubs. This time, Trump has also made 9 trips to his club in Bedminster, NJ, spending $1.1 million on each trip
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November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We’d teach our NATO allies that we’re an unreliable partner, we’d teach Vladimir Putin that brute military force works, and we’d place NATO’s eastern flank at profound, immediate risk. We would have increased the chances of a wider war
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If Trump uses the considerable economic, military & diplomatic power of the US to coerce Ukraine into risking independence, a cease-fire wouldn’t be a diplomatic achievement — it would be a national shame

..it would be worse than that. It would be a strategic disaster
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November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
You're right, the damage and cost is exponential
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Newport’s mayor said fed contractor had been calling local hotels seeking up to 200 hotel rooms for a yr—DHS hasn't responded to city’s requests for info

Fishing & crabbing industries are feeling strain from other fed decisions, including cuts to maritime research & trade war with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
..shoreline is notorious for king tides, sneaker waves and storm surges that can sweep people off beaches or jetties. To reach commercial crab grounds and offshore fishing runs, boaters must cross the Yaquina Bay bar, where the Yaquina River, on Newport’s southern edge, meets the Pacific Ocean
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I believe they outspent more than they saved... they had exorbitant salaries, cost a lot in litigations, increased waste, the savings is not the 'whole equation'
November 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM