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Odysseus
@therealodysseus.bsky.social
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Retired former Intelligence and Information Technology professional. Democrat and proud veteran. PNW.

There’s a kite blowing out of control on the breeze…
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Difficult to believe, yet here we are…
Only a white man in America can... - be videotaped with underaged girls while hanging with a child sex trafficker - cheat on his wife with a porn actresses and pay her to keep quiet - publicly fantasize about having sex with his own daughter - openly boast about sexually assaulting random women - be convicted of 34 felonies - have 91 criminal charges, - 26 sexual assault allegations, - 5 bankruptcies, and 2 impeachments - be sued by the Department of Justice for racial discrimination - have a $25 million fraud settlement, a $400 million fraud judgment, and a $96 million sexual assault judgments ...and be considered a good Christian by white evangelicals and elected president of the United States.
December 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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THIS! RIGHT HERE!
"I DON'T SAY THIS LIGHTLY: WHEN WE ESCAPE THIS TRUMP HELL THERE NEEDS TO BE A PRESIDENTIAL CRIMES COMMISSION. IT SHOULD BE MADE UP OF INDEPENDENT PROSECUTORS WHO LOOK AT THOSE WHO ENABLED A CORRUPT PRESIDENT." REP. ERIC SWALWELL D-CA
December 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Word of the day…
WORD OF THE DAY DECEMBER 10, 2025 verb | GRIFT What It Means To grift is to use dishonest tricks to illegally take money or property.
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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This man of integrity did the right thing…
Current Pentagon officials are calling for Hegseth's resignation! Admiral Holsey, Hegseth's Headache Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called Admiral Alvin Holsey on the carpet to address the admiral's refusal to carry out random fishing boat attacks in the Caribbean. Admiral Holsey expressed his concern for civilian casualties. Secretary Hegseth pushed back and reminded the admiral of his sworn duty. Admiral Holsey informed Hegseth that he had no intention of carrying out an illegal order after forty years of service in the U.S. Navy. In response to the admiral's stance, Hegseth threatened to strip Holsey of his command. The meeting became heated and quickly adjourned. Less than fifteen minutes later Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth received Admiral Alvin Holsey's letter of resignation. In recent days, members of Congress have reached out to Admiral Holsey requesting him to testify on events surrounding his resignation. Admiral Holsey has receipts. Admiral Holsey has agreed to testify. S
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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A man of character, integrity, and honesty… an embodiment of true leadership.
Kelly: When Trump was driving the Taj Mahal Casino into bankruptcy, I was being shot at over Iraq.... When Trump was writing birthday greetings to Epstein, I was the first on the scene to recover the bodies of my fellow astronauts... When Trump was peddling conspiracy theories against President Obama, I was sitting next to my wife's hospital bed... I've been through a lot worse in service to my country. The President and Pete Hegseth are not going to silence me.
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Number of people who go bankrupt a year due to medical debt: Germany: 0 France: 0 UK: 0 Japan: 0 Norway: 0 Denmark: 0 Finland: 0 Sweden: 0 Italy: 0 Australia: 0 Canada: 0 Spain: 0 Portugal: 0 Iceland: 0 Netherlands: 0 United States: 530,000
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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I can’t believe we are going to invade Venezuela…

Everything is upside down.
Jim Wright Trump is about to start a war in Venezuela Venezuela is an oil exporter The primary customer for Venezuelan oil is China We are already on the losing end of a trade war with China. An attack on China's oil supply will likely result in a proxy war between the US and China. You might want to give that some thought, especially the economic impact of such a conflict.
November 29, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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"Leftists are rigging elections!" Girl... if we were, you'd have free healthcare, affordable rent, and a solar powered flying car by now.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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SHAME!!!!!!!
From top left: Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin, Jacky Rosen, John Fetterman and Catherine Cortez Masto. From bottom left: Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan and Tim Kaine, with independent Sen. Angus King.
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Unfettered capitalists, especially those who espouse authoritarian and fascist values, don’t care to understand Keynesian economics. It is counterintuitive to their thought process. There are just too many uninformed souls who don’t understand how it works, but would support it if they did…
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It's not about what this country can or can't afford. It's about priorities.
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Something’s on the floor of the chicken coop… doo doo, doo doo…
Cartoon image of Foghorn Leghorn.
October 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Enough of this tail-wagging-the-dog nonsense. Get serious!
Photo of JFK, caption: ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU ASK WHERE ARE THE EPSTEIN FILES
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Bernie Sanders: No Speaker Johnson, you're not going to frighten us. You're not going to silence us. We will continue to stand up for American democracy. The millions of Americans who have been rallying across this country, and the millions more who are planning to protest on October 18th, do not "hate America." They are not "Hamas." Quite the contrary. They love America, our Constitution and those who have fought to maintain American freedom. These protesters are ordinary Americans who are disgusted by your plan to take health care away from 15 million and double premiums for 20 million in order to provide a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1%. They are Americans who oppose Trump rapidly moving our country toward authoritarianism by threatening to arrest his political opponents, intimidating the media, slashing funds for states who voted against him, deploying the military into American cities and illegally firing tens of thousands of federal employees. You may not be familiar with the Constitution of the United States, but the First Amendment and peaceful protest have always been an essential part of what makes us a democracy. Too many Americans have fought and died to defend that democracy. We will not betray them.
October 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Yes, but it will be another good distraction from the EPSTEIN FILES!

EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN!
"A shutdown falls on the president's lack of leadership. I mean problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the president is weak." Donald J. Trump 2013
September 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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RELEASE THE DAMN EPSTEIN FILES!!!!!
Thomas Massie: Tonight, Congress will vote to lower the age to prosecute minors as adults from 16 down to 14 in DC. Let me get this straight: Congress wants to prosecute 14 yr. olds as adults, but they don't want to prosecute adults who sexually abuse 14 year olds? Release the Epstein files.
September 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Men crammed into elevator cars. This photo was taken of miners at the end of their shift during the Gilded Age before they were unionized. Somewhere there were people at the top of the company who felt there was nothing wrong with this picture. This Labor Day remember the blood, sweat, and tears that those before us paid to give the working class the basic rights we enjoy today. h/t John Koehlor
September 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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ANOTHER DISTRACTION, FOR THE EPSTEINTH TIME.
August 31, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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ANOTHER DISTRACTION, FOR THE EPSTEINTH TIME.
August 31, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Alt National Park Service We see all the MAGA comments asking, "what freedoms are you giving up?" If you have to ask, you're not paying attention. The freedoms under attack aren't vague or abstract. They're the very foundation of this country. The right to assemble and protest without being met with force, the freedom of speech and press without fear of being silenced, the guarantee that civilians (not the military) police our communities, the right to privacy without constant surveillance, and the promise of due process under the law. Every time these liberties are handed over for the illusion of safety, we move closer to losing both liberty and safety altogether.
August 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Eddie Foley • If you're using undocumented people's tax records to find them and kidnap them, then it was never about them not paying taxes. If you're showing up at their place of employment, then it was never about them not working. If you're showing up at courthouses, it was never about getting them to do it the right way. If you're kidnapping women and children, it was never about criminals. If you're not giving them due process, it was never about the Constitution. And if you're spending billions of dollars to do it, it was never about the economy. And if you're doing all of this in the name of a 34-time convicted felon, then it was never about following the law.
August 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Shame…
I'M JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS.
July 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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How the hell did we get where we are? The dumbing down of America…
Out of the blue I asked, "Have you ever read Reinhold Niebuhr?" Obama's tone changed. "I love him. He's one of my favorite philosophers." So I asked, What do you take away from him? "I take away," Obama answered in a rush of words, "the compelling idea that there's serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldn't use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away ... the sense we have to make these efforts knowing they are hard, and not swinging from naive idealism to bitter realism." brainstatic I just want to remind everyone that we once had presidents who talked like this and we still can again.
July 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Boat
June 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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NEWS: Latest update from the nonpartisan budget office says the Senate Republican bill now cuts nearly $1 TRILLION from Medicaid.
June 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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I do believe Jesus is weeping…
Wyden NEWS: Latest update from the nonpartisan budget office says the Senate Republican bill now cuts nearly $1 TRILLION from Medicaid.
June 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM