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Semi-Retired and WOKE, and proud of it! Graduated HS in ‘71, drew a “361” (of 365) in the draft lottery so too late to be drafted for Vietnam. I am concerned about climate change and equality along with responsible and legit government.

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Trump Finds Jaw-Dropping Way to Disrespect His Own War Dead The president sported his own merch while participating in the dignified transfer of six U.S. service members.

President Donald Trump made a bold accessory choice while attending the dignified transfer of six U.S. service members killed in his war with Iran.

08.03.2026 03:19 — 👍 128    🔁 41    💬 25    📌 5
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Tim Steller's column: Tucson's Congress members owe us war debate For Star subscribers: The outbreak of war in Iran brings to a head a problem surging in Trump's second term — Congress members like Tucson's Juan Ciscomani handing their power

Column: In the Tucson area, only one of our members of the U.S. House is demanding a say over going to war in Iran. It's not my representative, Juan Ciscomani, who has repeatedly handed his power to the president rather than fully represent his consituents.

tucson.com/news/local/s...

04.03.2026 14:34 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 1

A tooth extraction and antibiotics would likely have saved this man. DHS letting him die is malign neglect, tantamount to murder.

04.03.2026 22:34 — 👍 19    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa” Leading Republicans don’t seem to care about the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran.

Matt Schlapp has attempted to justify the killing of more than 100 young girls at an elementary school in southern Iran, by claiming they were saved from religious extremism. trib.al/mpzZynt

06.03.2026 00:51 — 👍 403    🔁 236    💬 128    📌 94
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A budget is a moral document.

06.03.2026 03:47 — 👍 7578    🔁 3020    💬 208    📌 111
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We are here now.

04.03.2026 22:09 — 👍 16    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

“Somebody said”….
A phrase used to open about half the BS that comes out of his fat mouth.

05.03.2026 12:08 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Don wants “the straight” so he can control the flow of 20% of the oil

04.03.2026 02:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

While the McDonald’s CEO gets roasted for his awkward burger taste test...

McDonald’s is among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

And McDonald's CEO recently raked in $18.2M — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

That should leave a bad taste in your mouth.

04.03.2026 00:04 — 👍 12352    🔁 3714    💬 402    📌 138

Alert: don’t interface with Anthropic

04.03.2026 02:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This Tech Company Turned Into a Resistance Icon Overnight. The Reality Is Much Darker. The A.I. firm behind Claude is far from an ethical company.

Anthropic's defiance of the Pentagon's A.I. orders was undeniably brave, a welcome contrast with Big Tech's general approach to the Trump admin. but the resistance folks shooting Claude to the top of the app charts need to understand that Anthropic is not very principled, and is not your friend:

03.03.2026 22:36 — 👍 373    🔁 122    💬 11    📌 28

Somehow, in despite 10 years of increasingly deranged behavior from Trump and co, they find creative new ways to surprise me with their depravity.

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03.03.2026 19:06 — 👍 15    🔁 15    💬 4    📌 3
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03.03.2026 14:00 — 👍 114    🔁 46    💬 3    📌 1
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Trumpers are getting desperate. Just recd this via text because as you all can tell, I’m a true maga Trump loving patriot. Lol 😂 #fkmaga

04.03.2026 00:23 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 0

The war in Iran is a blatant cover-up to hide the Trump-Epstein Files. Congress where the hell are you? Stop the cover-up! Release the Trump-Epstein Files. Trump is a malignant narcissist that belongs in prison.

28.02.2026 17:50 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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I think this was it

19.02.2026 15:21 — 👍 15    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0
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Right - just show the receipts and get a rebate… Should be THAT easy.

04.03.2026 01:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Today the FELON president was presented with a plan to prevent your votes from being considered. He declares an emergency. I want the full Congress to declare national emergency. NOT THE FELON! If your Representatives declare an emergency it might be one. The GOP can’t win an election honestly.

26.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

They did and the answers were mostly small nuclear, so these fools were planning little nuclear plants all over… what could go wrong ?

04.03.2026 01:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Love this:

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Lets recall. Osama bin laden managed to hide in some mountains. He used that retreat to plan attacks on an enemy. His countrymen were under attack. Do you remember the result? Tower two came crashing down, people jumping to their deaths. War is not a macho male game.

28.02.2026 21:09 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

So you pretend to dance to “YMCA”. So you think violent actions by others is entertaining. So Daddy made sure you did not have to learn how to care for an M1 rifle. So now you have been elected, given the keys to your own military for parades. JUST START A WAR! You have a WAR DEPARTMENT!

28.02.2026 22:08 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Check the dates on Mafia Don’s complaints of other Presidents…

04.03.2026 01:28 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

I'm sorry, if you're going to make a big show about how you've got a Department of WAR helmed by a Secretary of WAR and staffed by WARfighters, it's totally inane to then claim that your massive bombing of a foreign country constitutes something other than a war.

03.03.2026 15:37 — 👍 12272    🔁 2654    💬 269    📌 110
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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

The Epstein cover-up is starting to crack, but Pam Bondi is still stonewalling. This is the biggest scandal in modern history, and it's being buried.

Congress: Do your job. Demand the full release NOW.

Who's with us? Tell your reps:

02.03.2026 19:31 — 👍 10767    🔁 3422    💬 471    📌 138

I can’t let this great post go without notice. So exceedingly TRUE to form.
Can’t let our country be taken over by Proud Boys…seriously.

03.03.2026 16:37 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1