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Bob Salinger

@hedfxr.bsky.social

retired psychiatrist. Wisconsin expat living in SoCal. Interested in climate change, social justice, contemplative Christianity. WI Badger fan. Love guitars, love riding bicycles. We are not on the verge of fascism. We are deeply into it, more every day.

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#SendBarronToWar

03.03.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 21100    πŸ” 7120    πŸ’¬ 2007    πŸ“Œ 638

"The Constitution vests the power of declaring War with Congress, therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject, and authorised such a measure." Washington

02.03.2026 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1706    πŸ” 500    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 13

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.

02.03.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 15379    πŸ” 4401    πŸ’¬ 936    πŸ“Œ 247
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Eisenhower

02.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 15423    πŸ” 5752    πŸ’¬ 372    πŸ“Œ 328
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Trump's Nominee wellness influencer Casey Means is not fit to be America's top doctor! Casey Means did not complete her medical residency, and doesn't hold an active medical license. Even Trump's first surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams, says "it is incomprehensible that the Senate is ev...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/tr...

02.03.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Pentagon is hanging the White House out to dry.
www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

02.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12269    πŸ” 4841    πŸ’¬ 676    πŸ“Œ 290
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West valley sushi shop owner released from ICE detention after eight months A federal judge has granted Kelly Yu temporary freedom after she filed a habius corpus petition.

"Her release follows months of advocacy from community members and political leaders of both parties.

Yu has operated her two West Valley restaurants for years, building a reputation for greeting customers with humor and kindness. She has no criminal record."

www.12news.com/article/news...

01.03.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 12736    πŸ” 3629    πŸ’¬ 341    πŸ“Œ 156
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πŸ‘‡πŸ½ 🎯 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ˜•

01.03.2026 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3674    πŸ” 1126    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 44

Obama set a red line in response to a question in a debate

Obama went to Congress - they didn't agree with that red line

So that wasn't walking away that was following the constitution

But Fox said it was a failure and no one else every challenged that with facts

#FactsMatter #ContextMatters

01.03.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4171    πŸ” 908    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 32
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They spent billions on regime change in Venezuela and left the Maduro's head of torture in charge.

They are now spending billions on regime change in Iran, knowing the most likely outcome will be harder line leadership.

We do not have serious people running our country.

01.03.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6720    πŸ” 2122    πŸ’¬ 318    πŸ“Œ 93

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

01.03.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 23014    πŸ” 7796    πŸ’¬ 682    πŸ“Œ 313

So for all you β€œleave NATO” dummies out there, wanna explain how we defend ourselves without them?

Britain, France, Germany, the GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman) are currently knocking down Iranian missiles and drones.

And this is just Iran. Not a peer.

01.03.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5606    πŸ” 1401    πŸ’¬ 175    πŸ“Œ 48
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It’s really crazy how much I’ve been agreeing with Rep. Thomas Massie recently!

01.03.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 19972    πŸ” 5539    πŸ’¬ 873    πŸ“Œ 267

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

01.03.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 21003    πŸ” 7081    πŸ’¬ 423    πŸ“Œ 271
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But they said he was β€œThe peace president.” πŸ₯΄

01.03.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14515    πŸ” 6688    πŸ’¬ 1137    πŸ“Œ 541
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

01.03.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6134    πŸ” 2255    πŸ’¬ 332    πŸ“Œ 111
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Working People Must Recognize the Basis of Class Struggle | Common Dreams ​Polls suggest that working people are becoming more aware that our economic model is failing them. Regrettably, this increasing discontent stops at addressing the symptoms rather than the cause cemen...

Working People Must Recognize the Basis of Class Struggle www.commondreams.org/opinion/work... We need democracy: rule of, by, and for the people. It's called socialism.

01.03.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd love to see a recap of how Lindsay Graham became such an incredible tool. He used to work across the aisle at times.

01.03.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So they have no plan. Got it.

01.03.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8781    πŸ” 2378    πŸ’¬ 896    πŸ“Œ 170
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Kaine on Fox: "The president can act to defend US against imminent attack without congressional approval. But if you're going to initiate war, you need Congress. The president not only did not come to Congress, he acted without even notification to the vast majority of us. This is an illegal war."

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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Well, this should be a record-breaking day nokings.org

28.02.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9179    πŸ” 3184    πŸ’¬ 281    πŸ“Œ 137
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Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."

01.03.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 18783    πŸ” 5586    πŸ’¬ 635    πŸ“Œ 263
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NBC: β€œAre you committing your missiles won’t have the capability to reach πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ?”

Iranian FM: β€œYes.”

NBC: β€œThen why are you bombing our bases?”

Iranian FM: β€œBecause they’re attacking us.”

01.03.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4878    πŸ” 1328    πŸ’¬ 443    πŸ“Œ 169
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Now you know why we are where we are today. Last year, he said we destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities. That was another lie.

01.03.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 10322    πŸ” 3590    πŸ’¬ 515    πŸ“Œ 187
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A PSA from Thomas Massie:

01.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 30289    πŸ” 9028    πŸ’¬ 626    πŸ“Œ 340
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Senator calls for DEA to provide info on "incredibly disturbing" Epstein drug investigation Federal drug enforcement investigators targeted Jeffrey Epstein and 14 others in a yearslong probe first reported by CBS News.

This is a big one. A newly uncovered document has revealed the existence of a mystery Epstein investigation. It was spearheaded by the DEA and involved drug trafficking and money laundering. Epstein was one of 15 targets. The other 14 names are redacted. I've got questions.

27.02.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 17117    πŸ” 7185    πŸ’¬ 562    πŸ“Œ 419

BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly pissed that female Republicans in the House are very close to revealing all the men for whom Congress has paid tax dollars to settle sexual harassment lawsuits because those dirty secrets are some of his best blackmail to keep Congress docile.
-Halfway Cafe

01.03.2026 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1636    πŸ” 441    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 28

Doctors told my mom she was β€œstressed”

She was covered in bruises from intense itching. Had back pain and trouble breathing.

Turns out it was stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

She died at 48.

I’ve spent my whole life fighting for healthcare. Battling misogyny in medicine.

It’s exhausting. And wrong.

01.03.2026 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1656    πŸ” 336    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 5
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This you, Donald?

"Our president will start a war w/Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective. So the only way he figures that he’s going to get re-elected, and as sure as you're sitting there, is to start a war w/Iran." β€” DJT, Nov. 2011
πŸ§ΎπŸ“Ί is.gd/6uPyDz

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