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Bob Ballentine

@raballentine.bsky.social

Retired. Amateur classical pianist. Liberal. Mystery Science Theater 3000. ADHD. No damned Trump! No damned MAGA! No damned Elon! No damned Republicans!! Please, no DMs. And FUCK ICE!!

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Pentagon spent $93 billion during month-long β€˜use-it-or-lose-it’ spending spree The Pentagon spent $6.9 million on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab in September alone, just weeks before millions lost their SNAP benefits.

www.the-express.com/news/us-news...

10.03.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump couldn’t figure out his own zipper.

10.03.2026 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If she had any integrity, she’d refuse the appointment because of her lack of qualifications. But all she cares about is her self-importance.

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Putin isn’t his pal; he’s his employer and blackmailer.

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The Epstein Files Coverup With Representative Maxwell Frost
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson The Epstein Files Coverup With Representative Maxwell Frost

Rep Frost’s account of viewing the Epstein files is JAW DROPPING
Please keep calling your congressman people about this.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social is doing such important work here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=10eO...

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Don’t we have all the evidence we need?

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Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, is chosen to replace his father A secretive figure within the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei was not seen publicly in the days after an Israeli airstrike targeting the supreme leader’s offices killed his 86-year-old father atΒ th...

It is reported that Iran selected Mojtaba Khamenei in part because Trump said in an interview that he was "unacceptable" to Trump.

So Trump has ensured the person running Iran is *more* theocratic and hates the US for killing his wife and father. Well done, Donald!
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

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Cornel West voters, too.

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Americans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric Reinhart The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy

www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

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Gang of white trash Amon Goeths

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At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, when asked if success had changed him: β€œYou know those pistachios that don’t have the little crack in them to get you started? I don’t bother with those anymore."

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russians killed 7 people in #Kharkiv but it's not middle east so I guess nobody cares...

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07.03.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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GOP House Nominee Has Bragged About His Copy of Mein Kampfβ€”and More Meet Brandon Hererra, Republicans’ new nominee for Congress.

newrepublic.com/post/207484/...

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And I shudder to think to what uses Trump would have put Thing.

06.03.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump did nothing when Putin placed a bounty on dead US soldiers,

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SHARE!!

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Congress Kills Bill Exposing Congressional Sexual Misconduct | 77 WABC (Washington, DC) - The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to reject a resolution that would have required the public release of reports related to sexual harassment and miscond

What a surprise . . . .

wabcradio.com/2026/03/04/c...

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You are fucking useless. Just resign.

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It was imminent in the same way that the Rapture has been imminent since 1830.

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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Graphic of Alex Holladay. It features a picture of Alex with a blue shirt and blazer the text, "Democratic Win: Alex Holladay wins Arkansas House District 70, flipping seat blue."

Graphic of Alex Holladay. It features a picture of Alex with a blue shirt and blazer the text, "Democratic Win: Alex Holladay wins Arkansas House District 70, flipping seat blue."

HUGE: Alex Holladay has won the special election for Arkansas House District 70, flipping this seat blue!

Congratulations, Rep.-elect Holladay!

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