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16.02.2026 18:53 β π 165 π 33 π¬ 3 π 0@stephensaltzman.bsky.social
Oregonian; pragmatic progressive; U of Oregon, Portland Thorns, & Portland Timbers fan; advisor to startups & spin outs run by people I like; and volunteer emergency radio communications operator (AE7NW).
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16.02.2026 18:53 β π 165 π 33 π¬ 3 π 0Trump coinβs main reason for being always appeared to be to launder bribes to the Trump family. Looking at this price fall itβs clear that the big money folks no longer think Trump has enough power to be worth bribing. Time for the rats to leave the ship. #TheGreatUnwinding
16.02.2026 18:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence βcontinues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremismβ in the United States.
π www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
21.04.2025 17:25 β π 37494 π 7786 π¬ 3813 π 3110Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen.
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
Portland OR Hands Off Rally
Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff
"First, Musk, Thiel, Vance, and their appendage Trump aim to dismantle the federal government, as we have reported here repeatedly. In failing to acknowledge this, lawmakers give media cover to avoid speaking this difficult truth as well."
america2.news/democrats-do...
The project includes a 95,000-square-foot expansion and nearly 300 unseen art pieces.
20.03.2025 21:00 β π 52 π 11 π¬ 3 π 2"History will remember this dayβ when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
28.02.2025 21:25 β π 127915 π 34299 π¬ 3045 π 1405DOGE staffer Edward βBig Ballsβ Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov - a βformerβ KGB spy.
Thatβs right, one of Elon Muskβs young cyber criminals β related to a former KGB spy, and who seemingly did not have to undergo a background check β now has unprecedented access toβ¦
βWe fired all the guards at the bank so theyβre not roadblocks to anything that happens.β
23.02.2025 15:02 β π 7732 π 1806 π¬ 258 π 76I posted this longer version on X
#Emails2DOGE
cc: HR@OPM.gov
Trump on Gaza: "There's practically no building that's livable in the whole thing, in the whole Gaza strip. I say we go in, we knock 'em all down ... in the meantime, I would own this."
10.02.2025 23:25 β π 629 π 185 π¬ 239 π 78His personal behavior would disqualify him if he were a plausible nominee. But thatβs the thing: he shouldnβt have been in this position in the first place.
24.01.2025 23:22 β π 2581 π 287 π¬ 73 π 8The UK Navy has confronted a Russian spy ship gathering intelligence and mapping the UK's critical underwater infrastructure.
UK Defence Secretary John Healey to Putin: "We see you, we know what you are doing, and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country."
2009 Obama 28Β°F
1977 Carter 28Β°F
1961 Kennedy 22Β°F
Itβs not about the coldβ¦ itβs about the small crowd size.
Trump literally leaving his supporters out in the cold while he and his billionaire buddies stay warm and cozy inside is the most Trumpian thing in the history of Trump.
MAGA will never learn will they?
βThe malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous.β
-Winston S. Churchill
Bravo!! www.politico.com/live-updates...
28.12.2024 01:49 β π 3914 π 811 π¬ 81 π 15This is a trend that is much broader than Philly. Murder rates (and other violent crimes) have declined dramatically for several years nationwide.
One of the major issues in the 2024 election was a "crime wave" that had no connection to reality
realtimecrimeindex.com
βThe lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine.β
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
It's important to remember that when Trump talks about pardoning the January 6th attackers, these were no innocent Boy Scouts. They were violent thugs, hellbent on wrecking our democracy.
As usual, Donald Trump is deluded and wrong.
So when we remove birthright citizenship can we go by the mother? Because:
Don Jr was born in 1977
Ivanka was born in 1981
Eric was born in 1984
Ivana became a US citizen in 1988.
Barron was born in March 2006
Melania became a US citizen in July 2006.
Trumpβs entire family would be deported.
Working on my end-of-year analysis for public health and came across this shocking statistic:
The percent of Ameircans vaccinated for the flu has dropped from 67% in 2019 (pre-COVID) to 38% today.
Influenza has been a leading cause of death in America almost every year since at least 1980.
As a veteran, I can tell you this: They have no f*cking idea of the backlash this would create. If they start taking away the promised benefits of people who are already depressed and pissed off 3/4 of the time...
taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran...
Do you guys ever look at these nominees and just think about the amount of hubris and narcissism it takes for literally any of them to think they are qualified to be a Cabinet Secretary? The lack of self awareness is stunning.
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