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@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€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump coin’s main reason for being always appeared to be to launder bribes to the Trump family. Looking at this price fall it’s 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€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the β€œradical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence β€œcontinues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

πŸ”— www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

16.09.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 10891    πŸ” 6227    πŸ’¬ 346    πŸ“Œ 620
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The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense 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.

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€” πŸ‘ 37494    πŸ” 7786    πŸ’¬ 3813    πŸ“Œ 3110

Serious 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

22.04.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 57377    πŸ” 10784    πŸ’¬ 3076    πŸ“Œ 533
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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.

10.04.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 30736    πŸ” 6575    πŸ’¬ 3080    πŸ“Œ 1351
Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Portland OR Hands Off Rally

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING
#handsoff

05.04.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 80784    πŸ” 15479    πŸ’¬ 1016    πŸ“Œ 798
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It's Time for Democrats to Carve Up the GOP Democrats must have the courage to identify and exploit the weaknesses in the fragile GOP coalition.

"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...

20.03.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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Renovated Portland Art Museum finally has its fall opening date The project includes a 95,000-square-foot expansion and nearly 300 unseen art pieces.

The project includes a 95,000-square-foot expansion and nearly 300 unseen art pieces.

20.03.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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"History will remember this dayβ€” when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

28.02.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 127915    πŸ” 34299    πŸ’¬ 3045    πŸ“Œ 1405
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DOGE staffer Edward β€œBig Balls” Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov - a β€œformer” KGB spy.

That’s right, one of Elon Musk’s 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 to…

22.02.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4839    πŸ” 2764    πŸ’¬ 399    πŸ“Œ 260

β€œWe fired all the guards at the bank so they’re not roadblocks to anything that happens.”

23.02.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7732    πŸ” 1806    πŸ’¬ 258    πŸ“Œ 76
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I posted this longer version on X

#Emails2DOGE
cc: HR@OPM.gov

23.02.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 30014    πŸ” 6787    πŸ’¬ 1083    πŸ“Œ 318
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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€” πŸ‘ 629    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 239    πŸ“Œ 78

His personal behavior would disqualify him if he were a plausible nominee. But that’s the thing: he shouldn’t have been in this position in the first place.

24.01.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2581    πŸ” 287    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 8
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Royal Navy tracking Russian spy vessel in the Channel to keep UK safe The UK will also contribute maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft to bolster a NATO response after damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea

The 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."

22.01.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1118    πŸ” 281    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 17
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2009 Obama 28Β°F
1977 Carter 28Β°F
1961 Kennedy 22Β°F

It’s not about the cold… it’s about the small crowd size.

17.01.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 30990    πŸ” 7077    πŸ’¬ 1436    πŸ“Œ 531

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?

18.01.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 17092    πŸ” 2981    πŸ’¬ 1196    πŸ“Œ 200
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β€œThe malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous.”

-Winston S. Churchill

18.01.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1627    πŸ” 426    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 25
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Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither nominee meets the demands of top intelligence jobs.

Bravo!! www.politico.com/live-updates...

28.12.2024 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3914    πŸ” 811    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 15

This 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

17.12.2024 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1130    πŸ” 318    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 15
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RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.

β€œThe 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.”

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...

13.12.2024 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 818    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 170    πŸ“Œ 57
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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.

10.12.2024 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2702    πŸ” 852    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 42

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.

Trump’s entire family would be deported.

09.12.2024 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 25035    πŸ” 7794    πŸ’¬ 1380    πŸ“Œ 587
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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.

07.12.2024 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 395    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 18
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A push to cut veterans disability benefits is gaining traction, experts warn Many Americans don’t understand how difficult it is for veterans to prove that their health conditions stem from their military service.

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...

04.12.2024 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11436    πŸ” 3901    πŸ’¬ 1165    πŸ“Œ 301

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.

05.12.2024 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7498    πŸ” 1204    πŸ’¬ 527    πŸ“Œ 70

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