fred

fred

@fdtate.bsky.social

A below average Joe interested in news/politics, sports, music and whatnot. Life's too short to spend it arguing with randos on the Internet.

1,280 Followers 740 Following 2,591 Posts Joined Nov 2023
17 hours ago
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Simple information about what the SAVE Act would actually do to American voters. Tens of millions would lose their right to vote unless they spend lots of $$$ and jump through bureaucratic hoops before November.

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15 hours ago
@DarriogMelanie on X: A top Trump official has been walking around with an electronic device gifted to him by senior foreign intelligence officials.
Mar 14, 2026

Where are all of the “but, her emails,” Republicans on this one?

Officials are normally presented with ceremonial swords or paintings or whatever. But these guys are so fucking stupid that foreign intelligence agencies can literally give them an "Honorary Electronic Communications Device for a Very Special Boi" and they fall for it every time.

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15 hours ago

Trump's DOJ isn't hiding the "Epstein Files." They didn't care enough about Epstein to keep him alive, much less hide his files.

Trump's DOJ is hiding the *Trump Files*. They are covering up Trump files, including videos and pictures of Donald Trump raping underage girls. This is not about Epstein.

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1 day ago
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U.S. Hotel Industry Starting To Worry About The World Cup U.S. hoteliers were promised a World Cup boost, but lagging bookings less than three months ahead of the tournament are giving the industry the yips.

U.S. hoteliers were promised a World Cup boost, but lagging bookings less than three months ahead of the tournament are giving the industry the yips.

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16 hours ago

All this was a choice. I can’t get over how all of this was a choice. A plurality of American voters saw corruption, bigotry, pandemic, economic crisis, coup attempt, and criminal conviction, then opted for more.

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17 hours ago
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“.. The president said several countries have committed to helping secure the strait, but declined to name any of them.”

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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17 hours ago
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Even the conservative Wall Street Journal understands the havoc wealth inequality is wreaking on our economy and society.

It’s far past time to unrig the system. https://www.wsj.com/finance/billionaires-low-taxes-are-becoming-a-problem-for-the-economy-27a560ca

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20 hours ago
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😕🤷🏼

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21 hours ago
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Exclusive: ‘Rescuers were flying blind’: Inside the crucial $200,000 contract Kristi Noem’s team let lapse | CNN Politics As deadly tornadoes tore through the Midwest and Plains last weekend, state and local search-and-rescue crews rushed to the devastated areas to look for survivors. It wasn’t until the teams deployed t...

"As of earlier this week, the tornado mapping contract still had not been renewed..."

www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...

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19 hours ago

A week after FIU college republicans were exposed for celebrating Himmler's concept of a "Nazi heaven," UF college republicans are disbanded for doing Hitler salutes.

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20 hours ago

Never fund DHS again. Abolish it completely.

If someone wants to moan about "but but we have to ____" yeah fine we can discuss a new department, but *this* department has to go.

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18 hours ago

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

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1 day ago
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Sen. Hoeven on high gas prices: "In weeks, not months, those prices will be coming down"

(Bookmark this one)

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20 hours ago
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I can understand why the Doge Bags wanted these videos removed. I listened to two of them, and both tech bros came across as breathtakingly stupid. It's scary that they had access to so much sensitive data. Elon lied. They weren't sent to do accounting; they were sent to do hacking.

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22 hours ago
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Lawmakers and faith leaders demand Southfield building owners cancel lease used by ICE Elected officials who represent Southfield on the state and federal level joined faith leaders and community members to demand that REDICO, the building management of One Towne Square in Southfield, w...

"Protesters march towards the One Towne Square building in Southfield, Michigan to demand that REDICO, the building’s management, cancel its lease with ICE..."

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/lawm...

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20 hours ago
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The Cruelty is the Point The Deaths of Daphy Michel and Nurul Amin Shah Alam

They’ve found another immigrant tragically dead on the street after being released from ICE custody.

My latest piece for Substack:

substack.com/@katiephang/...

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21 hours ago
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There is absolutely no bottom.

@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...

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21 hours ago
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Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media.

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20 hours ago
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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.

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18 hours ago
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Modest Mouse - Look How Far... (Official Visualizer) YouTube video by Modest Mouse

#BestSongHeardToday
#NewMusic

Modest Mouse - Look How Far...

youtu.be/SRr_3hk69Wc?...

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18 hours ago
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"Just Breathe" - Live At Austin City Limits - Pearl Jam YouTube video by Pearl Jam

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic
A song that makes you appreciate life

Pearl Jam - Just Breathe

youtu.be/Eo-UKCxCglg?...

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18 hours ago
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Joy Oladokun - look up (Lyric Video) YouTube video by Joy Oladokun

#DavidsMonthOfMusic O

Joy Oladokun - look up

youtu.be/vLK8sSHDbYs?...

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18 hours ago
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Russ Ballard - Winning YouTube video by Dyynamo

#52WeeksOfFavourites
Songs about luck, chance, winning, losing

Russ Ballard - Winning

The Santana cover was a big hit

I'm winning
And I don't intend on losing again

youtu.be/iQQtLWKjkZE?...

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18 hours ago
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay (Official Music Video) YouTube video by OMDVEVO

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
Artist defining songs

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay

youtu.be/d5XJ2GiR6Bo?...

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1 day ago

Every now and then, it's worth reminding yourself that every single crisis of Trump 2.0 -- the economic downturn, the chaos in our cities, the rising health crisis, the foreign wars -- has been a direct result of their own actions.

If they'd done nothing at all, they'd be coasting comfortably.

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21 hours ago
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This moment from Feb 2025 may go down as one of the most prescient exchanges in modern diplomatic history. Zelenskyy warned Trump that while the United States may feel protected by an ocean today, a time could come when America would need help in war. Trump scolded him instead.

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23 hours ago

I cannot adequately explain how fucked up the World Cup situation is wihen the president of a host nation *threatens the safety* of one of the participants (Iran).
The USA should be removed as a host nation and if it's not, the games shoud be boycotted and ANYONE WITH A MORAL CENTER should see that.

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1 day ago
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An Iranian strike targeted a CitiBank office in Dubai in retaliation for the Israel-led U.S. attack on an Iranian bank.

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1 day ago
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One week ago. 🤡

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