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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 3h

Patrick Henry
"Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it?"

No One Gave a Speech Like Patrick Henry

How he roused a nation to war

www.theatlantic.com

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 3h

Tom Nichols' latest:

"Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and Trump’s threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the commander in chief. But for how long?"

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 3h

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 3h

The only reason that Trump is allowed to personally profit from the White House and break laws is because of Pam Bondi. She is the most corrupt AG we have seen in our lifetimes.

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 3h

Bondi being unprofessional, evasive, untruthful, embarrassing, and annoying.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

SEN. HIRONO: “Did you approve shutting down the bribery investigation into Homan?”

BONDI: “Are you Antifa?” 🤡

(That’s a yes)

Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 3h

"But having been here as long as I have, I hear those responses very often.” — state Sen. Lori Berman of Florida Medicaid chief Brian Meyer’s non-answers to questions about children’s eligibility"

"The Legislature ordered the higher threshold in 2023 but the administration hasn’t complied."

State reveals how many kids lost health coverage after being unable to do so in Senate committee • Florida Phoenix

Florida’s top Medicaid official came before the Legislature Tuesday to update state senators on a pending legal battle with the federal government over expansion of the popular children’s health insur...

floridaphoenix.com

Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 4h

Imagine the outrage if the Internet were replete with a Democratic President's ( or official's) spouse.

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 4h

😁

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 5h

Now in bed together.

UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 7h

⚡️ Russia just hosted the Taliban for its first official meeting since removing the group from its terrorist list.
united24media.com/latest-news/...

Russia Hosts Taliban for First Official Meeting After Removing Group From Terrorist List

Russia held its first official meeting with Taliban officials on October 7, following its recognition of the Afghan government and removal of the group from its list of terrorist organizations, The…

united24media.com

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 7h

Thales Belgium, one of Europe’s main weapons producers, warns its rocket factories are increasingly being overflown by drones, including near its explosive assembly site in Liège.

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 5h

Today would be good.

Johnson: "Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 5h

"The children’s names below appear on a list maintained by health authorities. As of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18. The list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims."

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 5h

President Donald Trump declared Chicago the “worst and most dangerous” city in the world on Tuesday.

Chicago is not even included in the top 10 U.S. cities with the worst violent crime rates.

Trump Hotel Chicago website:

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 5h

#resist

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13h

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 5h

War torn Portland.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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CNN @cnn.com · 7h

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for public television stations suffering from cuts in federal funding. https://cnn.it/4h0nDET

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts | CNN

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for public television stations suffering from cuts in federal funding.

cnn.it

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 5h

For Wednesday:

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 5h

"A study published in The Lancet journal in June said the U.S. funding cuts could result in more than 14 million deaths, including more than 4.5 million children under age 5, by 2030"

"Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: “No children are dying on my watch.”"

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 6h

"In July, they helped deliver food and other supplies to northern Philippine communities affected by typhoons, tropical storms and monsoon rain."

Where will they be sent next? Chicago, I suppose.

Read more at: www.stripes.com/branches/mar...
Source - Stars and Stripes

Marines head home from Australia after 6 months of drills, humanitarian missions

After a six-month deployment across Australia and the Philippines, the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin is headed home.

www.stripes.com

Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 6h

War torn Portland.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 11h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 6h

The brilliant @hcrichardson.bsk.social on unelected employees running things:
"Two people familiar with the administration’s plans told Jacob Bogage of the Washington Post that officials are hoping the memo will give the Republicans more leverage against Democrats in negotiations over the shutdown."

October 7, 2025

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 18h

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 17h

Bondi is a crook.

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Deepwader @deepwader.bsky.social · 18h

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