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B.A. (Geography), M.S. (Strategic Intelligence), Academic Minor (Cartography). Baseball fan, hockey fan. Retired, 8-handicap golfer. ⛳️
Countries visited 🇨🇦 🇵🇪 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇬🇧
States 27-50
Occasional non-speaking extra in Hollywood movies 🎬.
Countries visited 🇨🇦 🇵🇪 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇬🇧
States 27-50
Occasional non-speaking extra in Hollywood movies 🎬.
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“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” FDR
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No matter what political talking points Donald Trump decides to use tomorrow, he isn’t fooling anyone.
The American people are seeing prices go up — and it's a result of Donald Trump’s economic policies.
His gaslighting isn’t going to get him anywhere.
The American people are seeing prices go up — and it's a result of Donald Trump’s economic policies.
His gaslighting isn’t going to get him anywhere.
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
No matter what political talking points Donald Trump decides to use tomorrow, he isn’t fooling anyone.
The American people are seeing prices go up — and it's a result of Donald Trump’s economic policies.
His gaslighting isn’t going to get him anywhere.
The American people are seeing prices go up — and it's a result of Donald Trump’s economic policies.
His gaslighting isn’t going to get him anywhere.
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Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix, and Kushner's involvement only strengthens that case
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix, and Kushner's involvement only strengthens that case
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix, and Kushner's involvement only strengthens that case
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix, and Kushner's involvement only strengthens that case
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FOX’S BRIT HUME: “No doubt the tariffs are a factor in this, Bret. There’s no getting around that. It’s not a bridge loan. This is a subsidy. A $12 billion government program to bail out farmers hurt by his other program, the tariffs.”
They love “SoCiALiSm” when it’s convenient
They love “SoCiALiSm” when it’s convenient
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
FOX’S BRIT HUME: “No doubt the tariffs are a factor in this, Bret. There’s no getting around that. It’s not a bridge loan. This is a subsidy. A $12 billion government program to bail out farmers hurt by his other program, the tariffs.”
They love “SoCiALiSm” when it’s convenient
They love “SoCiALiSm” when it’s convenient
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December 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Your Money Could Soon Be Tied Up in This $300 Billion Crypto Market www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What Are Stablecoins? (Gift Article)
You can use stablecoins, which are pegged to the dollar, to buy things online or send money abroad with minimal fees — and they are subject to very little legal oversight.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Your Money Could Soon Be Tied Up in This $300 Billion Crypto Market www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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President Donald Trump’s personal travel routine has generated an estimated $70.8M in taxpayer costs this year, and projections based on federal audit data show the total could exceed $300M if the pattern continues.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
President Donald Trump’s personal travel routine has generated an estimated $70.8M in taxpayer costs this year, and projections based on federal audit data show the total could exceed $300M if the pattern continues.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-gol...
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New US nationsl security strategy powerfully advances national interests…of Russia. It puts the US squarely in the camp of the Kremlin-led ethno-nationalist (racist, anti-democratic) movement that includes Hungary, Modi’s India, Netanyahu, etc. it is runs contrary to a century of US foreign policy.
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New US nationsl security strategy powerfully advances national interests…of Russia. It puts the US squarely in the camp of the Kremlin-led ethno-nationalist (racist, anti-democratic) movement that includes Hungary, Modi’s India, Netanyahu, etc. it is runs contrary to a century of US foreign policy.
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Even a decade ago I'd have far sooner predicted that the US would succumb to authoritarian rule than that it would become a state where vaccines were unavailable.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
A Kennedy adviser said he wants to preserve the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The health secretary's anti-vaccine allies prefer it collapse.
www.politico.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Even a decade ago I'd have far sooner predicted that the US would succumb to authoritarian rule than that it would become a state where vaccines were unavailable.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
But if we don't throw RFK Jr. out on his ass, we're headed there fast.
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Credit to @ellenwapo.bsky.social and the @washingtonpost.com for this important reporting on the lawlessness of Pete Hegseth www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Credit to @ellenwapo.bsky.social and the @washingtonpost.com for this important reporting on the lawlessness of Pete Hegseth www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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While costs are rising for every single American—on everything from groceries to utilities—Trump has used the presidency to get $1.8 BILLION richer (and counting). Talk about corruption.
Don't believe me? Check it out yourself:
Don't believe me? Check it out yourself:
Trump’s Take: Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
www.americanprogress.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
While costs are rising for every single American—on everything from groceries to utilities—Trump has used the presidency to get $1.8 BILLION richer (and counting). Talk about corruption.
Don't believe me? Check it out yourself:
Don't believe me? Check it out yourself:
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A year after @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom’s Salmon Strategy removed four dams on the Klamath River — “salmon have been observed spawning in the Klamath River, including tributaries upstream of Klamath Lake where they have not been seen in more than 100 years.”
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Fucking scamming mother fucker! Sue the fuck out of him!
Gold Trump phones that 590,000 people paid a $100 deposit on still haven't been delivered after told they would be by September. NBC (who bought one) tried to call the company & there's no phone number only an email. They asked if they could get a refund & were told NO!
November 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Fucking scamming mother fucker! Sue the fuck out of him!
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Vaccines save lives. Vaccine-deniers are killers.
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Vaccines save lives. Vaccine-deniers are killers.
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Holy shit. This video gave me chills. If you watch one thing today, please let it be this.
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
What Will You Say?
YouTube video by Women's March
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Holy shit. This video gave me chills. If you watch one thing today, please let it be this.
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
Women’s March is speaking directly to ICE agents, to their humanity & asking them to walk away from Trump’s unconstitutional crackdowns.
Watch. Like. Share. Make it impossible to ignore.
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
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People paid $500 in June for the Trump mobile phone, and the phone is still nowhere to be found. Guess it’s on the same truck as his healthcare plan.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
People paid $500 in June for the Trump mobile phone, and the phone is still nowhere to be found. Guess it’s on the same truck as his healthcare plan.
The entire town in SW Ohio is awash in the soft glow of electric sex.
Everyone is turned on.
It’s indescribably beautiful.
#art
#photography
Everyone is turned on.
It’s indescribably beautiful.
#art
#photography
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The entire town in SW Ohio is awash in the soft glow of electric sex.
Everyone is turned on.
It’s indescribably beautiful.
#art
#photography
Everyone is turned on.
It’s indescribably beautiful.
#art
#photography
More Cuts to OH Planned Parenthhod
Medicaid patients make up about 40% of the recipients of their care, according to Erica Wilson-Domer, president and CEO of the Greater Ohio branch.
Great job Republicans! PP is health care, morons.
@motherjones.com
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/25/s...
Medicaid patients make up about 40% of the recipients of their care, according to Erica Wilson-Domer, president and CEO of the Greater Ohio branch.
Great job Republicans! PP is health care, morons.
@motherjones.com
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/25/s...
Staff cuts finalized at Ohio Planned Parenthood system, includes clinic closure • Ohio Capital Journal
Staff cuts at an Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliate have been finalized, according to the union who represents workers there. Amid the cuts, staff were also notified that a clinic in the system will cl...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
More Cuts to OH Planned Parenthhod
Medicaid patients make up about 40% of the recipients of their care, according to Erica Wilson-Domer, president and CEO of the Greater Ohio branch.
Great job Republicans! PP is health care, morons.
@motherjones.com
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/25/s...
Medicaid patients make up about 40% of the recipients of their care, according to Erica Wilson-Domer, president and CEO of the Greater Ohio branch.
Great job Republicans! PP is health care, morons.
@motherjones.com
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/25/s...
The Real Reason Trump Is Fawning Over Saudi Arabia’s Ruler
Natural gas prices are up, thanks to Mr. Trump’s export deals.
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Natural gas prices are up, thanks to Mr. Trump’s export deals.
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | The Real Reason Trump Is Fawning Over Saudi Arabia’s Ruler
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Real Reason Trump Is Fawning Over Saudi Arabia’s Ruler
Natural gas prices are up, thanks to Mr. Trump’s export deals.
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Natural gas prices are up, thanks to Mr. Trump’s export deals.
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
