Bernie Stuckey @berniestuckey

Today is a real world example of why the US should not have a Secretary of Defense with a known drinking problem

30.01.2025 16:53 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

U.S. demand for coffee stimulates imports from Latin America | Economic Research ServiceLock Coffee is the fifth-largest bulk export commodity by value, accounting for about 7 percent of total global bulk agricultural exports, per Trade Data Monitor. The United States is the world’s second le...

Looks like we get 27% of our coffee from Colombia. www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...

26.01.2025 21:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

It's difficult to overstate just how much professional journalists have been trained to fear defamation lawsuits and how much it has impacted the ability to tell the truth

20.01.2025 23:02 — 👍 6565 🔁 1191 💬 86 📌 104

I pray for the soul of our country.

21.01.2025 03:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

After reading social media today, it appears many Americans have no desire to protect vulnerable individuals from a tyrannical government. And, after seeing Musk’s salute today, I worry about how many Anne Franks we will lose over the next four years. What has become of us?

21.01.2025 03:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I remember being fascinated in school learning about the Underground Railroad and how I could imagine helping slaves clandestinely escape to freedom.

21.01.2025 03:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Today is Day 1 of a new administration. So much hatred already. Fascism is on the horizon. It is also Martin Luther King Jr day today. Honoring his legacy was overshadowed by the inauguration.

21.01.2025 03:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.S. refugee programs, a U.S. official and a leading refugee resettlement advocate said on Monday.

Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.S. refugee programs. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

20.01.2025 22:16 — 👍 687 🔁 582 💬 57 📌 128

Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.

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Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows He said Trump would rob law enforcement and media of their independence.

Exclusive: German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows

www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...

19.01.2025 17:45 — 👍 539 🔁 328 💬 23 📌 37

Trump launches crypto meme coin, ballooning net worth ahead of inauguration A president-elect launching a new business product is a highly unusual move, and it is a major concern for ethics watchdogs.

The corruption of this next administration will be immense. Exhibit A:

www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

19.01.2025 01:42 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Do you always block your squares. I did last year, when I worked on a poncho for a friend. I am working on 2 afghans using grannies, but I hadn’t planned to block them this time around. Thoughts?

10.01.2025 02:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0