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Michael, the happy retired dude!

@mwgjerde.bsky.social

Tesla fan, but NOT Musk, UCLA alumni, living electrified future from sustainable energy, love history, science-fi and great books! Former reenactor, plays war games now, but loves peace but understands the necessity of strength. Happily married.

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Gosh. Story has gone from 0 to 60 in the UK. Is leading BBC News this morning.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

18.11.2025 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 493    ๐Ÿ” 209    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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Union threatens to seize Cami auto plant if GM removes machinery Mike Van Boekel, chairperson of Unifor Local 88, said they are also prepared to fight the company in court.

Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88.

1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.

Now they're saying, enough!

If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.

1/

13.11.2025 18:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 179    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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โ€œI Lost Everythingโ€: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime Authorities said Tren de Aragua โ€œterroristsโ€ had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the governmentโ€™s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...

"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."

Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:

www.propublica.org/article/chic...

15.11.2025 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15351    ๐Ÿ” 7085    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 524    ๐Ÿ“Œ 309
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seriously, where are you? @cnn.com @msnbc.com

12.10.2025 05:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 131    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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GOP busted using South American riot pics to justify Oregon troops: 'We're bad memers' The Oregon Republican Party is facing backlash after it shared a social media post about a planned military deployment in Portland using a fabricated image composed of photographs from South America.T...

Fascist regime stuck on stupid.

GOP busted using South American riot pics to justify Oregon troops: 'We're bad memers'

www.rawstory.com/trump-oregon...

10.10.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 880    ๐Ÿ” 349    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Biden wasnโ€™t president yet. These folks arenโ€™t too bright

12.10.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5678    ๐Ÿ” 1248    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 387    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56

What a fucking straight faced lier Vance is! Totally asshole level.

12.10.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

12.10.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18590    ๐Ÿ” 3827    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1514    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1061

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

12.10.2025 04:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s the Feds making Portland look like a war zoneโ€” not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. Theyโ€™re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

12.10.2025 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21068    ๐Ÿ” 5780    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 495    ๐Ÿ“Œ 176
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Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

12.10.2025 00:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15856    ๐Ÿ” 3869    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 308    ๐Ÿ“Œ 107
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For all the โ€œRussia participates in the START treaty which is why the bombers weโ€™re in the openโ€ level of cope out there:

No they donโ€™t. They suspended their participation in 2023. They just thought the bombers weโ€™re safe

02.06.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12652    ๐Ÿ” 2543    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 337    ๐Ÿ“Œ 63
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Senator Joni Ernst just wants you to know we're all going to die eventually. Actually, that's a lie: What she really wants you to know...is that she doesn't give a shit.

02.06.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5024    ๐Ÿ” 1279    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 414    ๐Ÿ“Œ 105
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GOP Rep. Issues Wild Non-Apology After Telling Worried Constituents 'Well, We All Are Going To Die' Deplorable.

Absolutely deplorable.

02.06.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1524    ๐Ÿ” 163    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 156    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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How about rounding up the CEOs who are exploiting workers rather than the hardworking laborers producing their profits?

Just an idea...

02.06.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1072    ๐Ÿ” 295    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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The man on the left is defending his nation's capital. The man on the right plotted an attack on his.

02.06.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16431    ๐Ÿ” 3705    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 326    ๐Ÿ“Œ 127
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In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.

02.06.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25063    ๐Ÿ” 5450    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1800    ๐Ÿ“Œ 458

Here we are visiting in Croatia and the waiter just referred to America as tariffstan!

12.04.2025 06:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why not earlier? Such horrible folks already.

08.04.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. Those of us whoโ€™ve seen secret police in action canโ€™t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

โ€œThe United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, Iโ€™ve seen it before.โ€ - @mashagessen.bsky.social

08.04.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9802    ๐Ÿ” 3593    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 306    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160

I hope it crashes and burns as it a Ponzi scheme like no other!!

07.04.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, Trump alone really fixed thisโ€ฆ.

07.04.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Disruption is all they seem to understandโ€”so thatโ€™s exactly what theyโ€™re getting. For 14 hours, @booker.senate.gov has been on the Senate floor, speaking truth within the rules. This cannot be business as usual when our democracyโ€™s on the line. Thank you, senator.

01.04.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41665    ๐Ÿ” 7286    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 809    ๐Ÿ“Œ 291
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๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ

01.04.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Illegal and stupid makes it a perfect posterchilid of the Trump administration!

01.04.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | For Godโ€™s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump (Gift Article) The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.

Senior partners at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, a firm of 115 lawyers, write: "partners at big firms โ€” who often earn millions a year โ€” must be willing to take financial risks when the fate of our nation, the future of our profession & the rule of law itself is at stake. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...

30.03.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9372    ๐Ÿ” 2455    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 175    ๐Ÿ“Œ 91

Calling all lawyersโ€ฆbut only if you want a job because the law matters..,.

30.03.2025 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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