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Russell M

@russelldmason.bsky.social

Just here to learn and be informed from other likeminded folks. Hopefully makes me a better person in this f**ked up world we find ourselves in.

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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

09.09.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 22228    πŸ” 7750    πŸ’¬ 993    πŸ“Œ 443
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This is what happens when justice serves power instead of people.

Banksy’s latest piece shows a judge beating a protester. They rushed to throw up barriers to hide it.

We need this here because it looks a lot like our own Supreme Court vs. the people.

09.09.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 17029    πŸ” 6845    πŸ’¬ 485    πŸ“Œ 324
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves β€” strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security β€” we would likely consider it an act of war.

19.05.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 33572    πŸ” 8646    πŸ’¬ 1179    πŸ“Œ 543
Bernard-Henri LΓ©vy Β©
@BHL

Launch of #TheWillToSee Thanks Amb @Ph_Etienne. Thanks for being there: @alinazary @BayanRahman @JeffreyGoldberg@DavidTafuri @michaelgwaltz @sinam56 Tom Kaplan Emily Hamilton @JMfreespeech & others

9:36 PM β€’ 10/29/21

Bernard-Henri LΓ©vy Β© @BHL Launch of #TheWillToSee Thanks Amb @Ph_Etienne. Thanks for being there: @alinazary @BayanRahman @JeffreyGoldberg@DavidTafuri @michaelgwaltz @sinam56 Tom Kaplan Emily Hamilton @JMfreespeech & others 9:36 PM β€’ 10/29/21

Photo of waltz standing next to Goldberg at event at the French embassy in 2021 

Both are wearing suits, standing amongst a crowd of people as they watch a person with a microphone speak

Photo of waltz standing next to Goldberg at event at the French embassy in 2021 Both are wearing suits, standing amongst a crowd of people as they watch a person with a microphone speak

Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that he’s β€œnever met, don’t know, never communicated with” Jeffrey Goldberg.

Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.

The event Waltz attendedβ€”a Q&A with a French filmmakerβ€”was moderated by Goldberg.

26.03.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 13328    πŸ” 3934    πŸ’¬ 589    πŸ“Œ 338

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: β€œAll malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”

There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

28.02.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 37784    πŸ” 13757    πŸ’¬ 1138    πŸ“Œ 809
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Last year, law enforcement intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the US-Canada border. At the southern border, agents seized 9,600 kilograms.

The idea that Canada is a major source of drugs is a lie, and this admin is hoping you’re stupid enough to believe it.

03.02.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 16780    πŸ” 5072    πŸ’¬ 1379    πŸ“Œ 310

We’re here for you, more than ever.

Please help spread our page far and wide many are desperately seeking reliable updates on public health, especially regarding bird flu, COVID-19, and tuberculosis.

No one can silence us when it comes to sharing crucial health news.

Together, we stay strong!

02.02.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6633    πŸ” 2744    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 99

BREAKING: I’m hearing from several VA employees that they have been locked out of VATAS - thats how employees request leave - like administrative leave to file EEO complaints. It also shows your work schedule and OT. If this has happened to you, please reach out using the contact info in my bio.

02.02.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 23985    πŸ” 8538    πŸ’¬ 333    πŸ“Œ 191
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β€œDEI is not a threat. It’s a gift.”

β€” Alicia Keys

Damn right.

03.02.2025 04:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2358    πŸ” 228    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 6
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Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to β€˜Dig In’ After Removals at Agency James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a β€œbattle of our own.”

Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law

β€œToday, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."

James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office

02.02.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 40419    πŸ” 9989    πŸ’¬ 729    πŸ“Œ 430
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Trump says he is cutting off funding to South Africa over land confiscations Government of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is β€˜treating certain classes of people very badly’, Trump claims as he demands β€˜full investigation’ of situation US President Donald Trump has asserted South Africa is β€œconfiscating” land and…

Trump says he is cutting off funding to South Africa over land confiscations

03.02.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 357    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 57
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02.02.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 61703    πŸ” 15496    πŸ’¬ 1136    πŸ“Œ 552
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

02.02.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 124975    πŸ” 34483    πŸ’¬ 3182    πŸ“Œ 2512

πŸ“ŒQUESTION: How can a private citizen, with zero govt. clearance be walking through the doors of OUR federal departments and the treasury, ransacking the places, stealing information, and NOBODY is stopping him?

πŸ“ŒAnd what the fuck is law enforcement doing right now?

πŸ“ŒTHIS IS A COUP.

02.02.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 15854    πŸ” 5215    πŸ’¬ 718    πŸ“Œ 314
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Mitch McConnell: Tariffs "will drive the cost of everything up. In other words, it will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?"

03.02.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 24565    πŸ” 5362    πŸ’¬ 3532    πŸ“Œ 1020
Map showing each state's biggest export trading partner.

Map showing each state's biggest export trading partner.

Each state's biggest export trading partner.

03.02.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
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This is Rupert Murdoch's Wallstreet Journal…

Headline: β€œThe Dumbest Trade War in History”

02.02.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 16827    πŸ” 4235    πŸ’¬ 587    πŸ“Œ 222
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Perfectly captured.

03.02.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 81875    πŸ” 17224    πŸ’¬ 1442    πŸ“Œ 713
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End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

01.02.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 32993    πŸ” 12189    πŸ’¬ 484    πŸ“Œ 581
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Shameful and murderous

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

01.02.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9993    πŸ” 3265    πŸ’¬ 257    πŸ“Œ 210
OPM Fork in the Road: Advice for federal employees | Civil Service Strong Federal employees have received a mass email offering paid resignation until September 2025, but legal and budgetary concerns raise red flags. Learn why caution is advised before considering this offe...

Hello federal civil servants!!

READ THIS if you’ve received an OPM β€œFork in the Road” email:

www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/opm...

01.02.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6538    πŸ” 2942    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 70
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This!

Bishop Mariann Budde -- for the people -- walks the walk

Artist 🎨 Jerome Stueart, Columbus, #Ohio

31.01.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5984    πŸ” 1177    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 37
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Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday | CNN Politics At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department ...

NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...

31.01.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 23291    πŸ” 11631    πŸ’¬ 2100    πŸ“Œ 1138
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Well said, Pete Buttigieg

30.01.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 52118    πŸ” 12059    πŸ’¬ 940    πŸ“Œ 609
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Trump Guts Key Aviation Safety Committee, Fires Heads Of TSA, Coast Guard The committee will technically continue to exist, but it won't have any members to carry out the work of examining safety issues at airlines and airports.

only appropriate political response here is to demand the white house explain how its actions aren’t responsible www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

30.01.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 26145    πŸ” 7037    πŸ’¬ 803    πŸ“Œ 350

➑️ January 20: FAA director fired
➑️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➑️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➑️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➑️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

30.01.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 58543    πŸ” 26353    πŸ’¬ 1358    πŸ“Œ 2086

Donold is blaming a plane crash that killed 67 people on β€œDEI” with zero evidence.

He is attempting to use racism to deflect from the fact it is HIS fault. He had just removed 100 FAA senior officials.

It’s been 11 days and there are 67 bodies in the Potomac in Washington DC because of him.

30.01.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 55483    πŸ” 16854    πŸ’¬ 2278    πŸ“Œ 939

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