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The Wise Old Bat: Reporting truth, debunking misinformation, and defending democracy. News, analysis, and facts to inspire critical thinking and protect our future. πŸ¦‡ https://thewiseoldbat.substack.com/ buymeacoffee.com/scottd317.thewiseoldbat

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RC-135U Combat Sent (specializes in ELINT - radars and such) orbiting over the eastern Black Sea. We wouldn't go there for a while after they fired on a Brit RC (accidentally they say) and the downing of US drones.

Interesting orbit just off the coast of Sochi, where Putin has a dacha.

30.10.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good question.

30.10.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Troops with beards barred from Hegseth event in South Korea: Report U.S. troops with facial hair were barred from attending an upcoming event with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in South Korea this week, according to reports. An email purportedly from the 51st Figh…

He’s a racist puke.

thehill.com/policy/defen...

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Mike Johnson allowing Jeffrey Epstein to keep Arizona’s 7th congressional district without representation for now nearly 8 months.

700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.

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Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form β€˜quick reaction forces’ for β€˜crowd control’ Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest

We have to fight this - 20k troops, 500 in each state.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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New group - another way to resist.

www.defiance.org

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oh just straight up gutter racism!

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HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions β€” not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.

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Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

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This is what #Ukraine is fighting for.

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Same company that makes the Predator drones so yep.

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True but Patriots take years to acquire and this will take on some of their targets at a fraction of the cost.

You don’t want Mach 6 projectiles hitting a house! Maybe some Russians, though.

Anything that helps, I say!

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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:

$100 billion

Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:

$100 billion

One is decried as "welfare." One is not.

Why?

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And everyone who screamed about Hunter is silent.

Endless corruption.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

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NATO forces shoot down mystery drone near US military base in Estonia Two drones were spotted near Camp Reedo, home to the US Army's 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, on October 17.

This is Putin.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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People gonna need food banks and stuff - I didn’t know it existed. I’m not that concerned about gaining followers.

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findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.

Findhelp.org

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SPREAD THIS FAR AND WIDE!

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Capable of Knocking Down Ballistic Missiles: General Atomics Unveils New Air Defense Railgun - Militarnyi Three variants were presented, with energy levels ranging from 3 to 32 megajoules.

This is some good news for the west!

militarnyi.com/en/news/capa...

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The DEA touted a Sinaloa Cartel takedown in New England. An investigation found they arrested shoplifters and addicts. - The Boston Globe A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against suc...

The DEA sold a β€œSinaloa takedown” in New England. Spotlight found mostly addicts, shoplifters, and unhoused peopleβ€”not cartel bosses. Political theater dressed up as public safety.
If they lied about this, what elseβ€”and why?

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/m...

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Good morning!

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Trump just said on his plane that he could β€œrun for Vice President” in 2028. The man really doesn’t know β€” or doesn’t care β€” that the 12th & 22nd Amendments make that impossible. How do you lead a country when you clearly don’t even understand its Constitution? πŸ¦‡

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From the Ground to the Sky β€” Seeing New England in Full Color 4K
YouTube video by ScottD317: The World Through My Eyes From the Ground to the Sky β€” Seeing New England in Full Color 4K

It was a beautiful day - and here's part of it if you'd like to ride down Wachusett Mountain!

youtu.be/eMqTyuzfpQU

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bugs bunny is standing in front of a door with a sad look on his face . ALT: bugs bunny is standing in front of a door with a sad look on his face .

Good morning, friends!

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Remember there is still beauty in the darkness.

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RC-135U Combat Sent (64-14847) over the Barents Sea β€” one of just two in the USAF inventory, conducting elite ELINT work that maps and catalogs foreign radar emitters. Mission profile lines up with a possible response to the recent Burevestnik cruise-missile test. Linguists also listen, log, report.

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Gramps is going into China to demand that they stop hurting American farmers - and yet his 157% tariff (sic) is not going to be an issue for Xi and Chinese workers?

He just doesn't see it.

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