Tom Shafer
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Cat-dad, former IT professional, actor, photographer. Enjoying retirement.
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As I have been doing on all my new social accounts, my first post is dedicated to our fur-family. Say hello to littermates: Charlie, Claire and Toby.
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Will Bunch
18 minutes ago
U.S. leaders were told: "declare victory and go home" in Vietnam as early as 1966, but fought for 7 more years and thousands of pointless deaths The Trump regime has lost an even more senseless war in Iran in just 2 weeks. The time for leaving is now My new column
www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...
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It took U.S. years to lose a war in Vietnam. Trump lost one in days. | Will Bunch
It's increasingly clear that Trump's war of choice in Iran has failed spectacularly. America learned nothing from past war failures.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran-war-us-losing-trump-20260312.html
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Randi Mayem Singer
about 2 hours ago
I have bras older than this piece of Edolf shit.
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Sen. Cory Booker
about 21 hours ago
Senate Republicans just blocked funding for TSA, Coastguard, and FEMA because they refuse to reign in this out of control agency.
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@muellershewrote.com
I can imagine Donald inviting an attack just so Santa Barbara can be oil-spoiled once again.
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about 22 hours ago
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Alt National Park Service
1 day ago
The DNC is suing the Trump administration for refusing to answer a simple question, “are you planning to put armed agents or military at polling places?” They submitted 11 FOIA requests and have gotten zero answers.
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DNC sues Trump administration for any plans to deploy federal agents at polling sites
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging that several agencies failed to adequately respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests…
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5776623-dnc-sues-trump-election-plans/amp/
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The Purple Pimpernel
1 day ago
This is wonderful:
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cabi...
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The worst cabinet in American history
And it's not even close.
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cabinet-worst-ever
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Ron Filipkowski
2 days ago
It was a lie, not an opinion. A blatant and obvious lie. Something he knew was a lie. And not just another one of the hundreds of lies he tells every day - a lie about the killing of at least 175 people, mostly girls who were attending school.
bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Will Bunch
2 days ago
Here's an excerpt -- read the whole newsletter and tell me what you think!
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Will Bunch
2 days ago
Buried bodies near a NM ranch? New evidence that Epstein may have been murdered? The bolstering of Trump's teen-sex accuser? The Epstein Files have gone wild, and there's one thing we can say for sure Federal authorities are tied to a massive coverup My new column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Trump’s Epstein scandal somehow got worse | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, is black rain over Tehran a sign of the Apocalypse?
https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/epstein-doj-investigations-deaths-ranch-jail-trump-accuser-20260310.html
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Aaron Rupar
2 days ago
Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"
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Noah Shachtman
2 days ago
Whoa. This is big. "The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now."
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now
The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high f...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-navy-tells-shipping-industry-hormuz-escorts-not-possible-now-2026-03-10/
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Secular Talk
2 days ago
They were carpet bombing as Trump was saying this shit btw
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Aaron Rupar
2 days ago
Coons: "Right now, the clearest winner from this war in Iran is Russia. It's stunning that President Trump is on the phone with Vladimir Putin and spending more time consulting with him than he is with Congress and the American people."
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Adam Schwarz
3 days ago
Trump says US Navy sank Iran's warship off the coast of Sri Lanka because "it's more fun" to sink ships than capture them.
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist)
3 days ago
goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024
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Marc Elias
3 days ago
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) and several Democratic officials and voting rights organizations have denounced the FBI’s decision to subpoena records related to the 2020 presidential election in Arizona’s Maricopa County.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘Lies that undermine our democracy’: Arizona governor slams FBI election probe
“Arizonans are tired of election conspiracies."
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/katie-hobbs-fbi-maricopa-county-2020-election-subpoena/
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Keith Olbermann
3 days ago
TRUMP IS CRASHING THE WORLD OIL ECONOMY and essentially paying Iran's ally Russia to tell Iran where our troops are. He let Russia sell MORE oil and spend the $ to on locating where more American war assets are FOR Iran GET THE NEW COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE
tinyurl.com/4vdy2snk
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TRUMP IS BASICALLY PAYING RUSSIA TO TELL IRAN WHERE OUR TROOPS ARE - 3.9.26 - Countdown with Keith Olbermann
SEASON 4 EPISODE 67: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump is in essence paying to provide Iran with the location of our forces in the Middle East. Our ships, jets, tro...
https://tinyurl.com/4vdy2snk
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Daily Kos
3 days ago
First Putin killed American elections. Now he’s helping kill Americans. Read more here:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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@bellagerencser.bsky.social
Hiya, Bella! I parted ways with my gallbladder in 2021. They did not go through my navel, but I had complications that required five laparoscopic incisions and five hours in the OR. Wishing you a whole lot less stress in your procedure.
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Thank you, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for sharing this important story.
youtu.be/tU8S13xYJNM
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USAID: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
https://youtu.be/tU8S13xYJNM
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Bill Amend
4 days ago
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Ron Filipkowski
4 days ago
Trump on January 22, 2020 when the CDC confirmed the first US covid case: “We have it totally under control. It's one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It's going to be just fine.”
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Will Bunch
4 days ago
They had names. They had beautiful faces. And they had the same dreams as your kids - crushed when American "precision" bombs slammed into their Minab elementary school, killing 175 Don't blame AI for this. Blame the sick humans who see war as a game My new column
www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...
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AI error or not, Iran school bombing is a permanent stain on America’s soul | Will Bunch
A debate on AI in warfare obscures the truth about an Iran school bombing. U.S. humans are to blame for this war crime.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran-girls-school-bombing-ai-20260308.html
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
4 days ago
🔥⚖️📰👇🏾 This is hugely important. This newspaper backs up the credibility of this victim multiple times.
#epstein
#trump
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NPR
4 days ago
In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."
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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief
In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."
https://n.pr/4stp82G
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House Armed Services Democrats
4 days ago
"I have been in a lot of briefings w/govt officials & other experts ... over the last 9 days. It's as if we have learned absolutely nothing. We have to make the right policy choice, pressure the Trump Admin to find an off-ramp & get us out of this war." - HASC Ranking Member
@adamsmith.house.gov
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Holly McCall
4 days ago
RIP, Country Joe McDonald. Time to make popular his "Fixin'-To-Die-Rag" -- an anti-war song -- again. "Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men, Uncle Sam needs your help again. He's got himself in a terrible jam."
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Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/arts/music/country-joe-mcdonald-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RlA.t43F.IJmoEHkEIs-J&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Desi Doyen/Green News Report
4 days ago
“Fossil fuel inequities are a risk to energy security. Mineral inequities are a risk to the energy transition.”
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Assuming we ever have a war crimes tribunal, Lindsey will figure greatly.
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Aaron Rupar
4 days ago
Wow -- as first spotted by @BadFoxGraphics on X, Fox & Friends this morning used *old footage of a previous dignified transfer* to mislead their audience about the fact that Trump wore a baseball cap during the one yesterday
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Jon Cooper
4 days ago
It turns out the U.S. did a “double tap” attack just as emergency responders were arriving at the girls’ elementary school. This is what the Russians do routinely in Ukraine. That’s a war crime under international humanitarian law.
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Julie K. Brown
5 days ago
New: Prison guards discussed cover-up in Epstein's death, inmate tells FBI.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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DOJ docs, FBI interview, raise new questions about Epstein's "suicide"
Notes from an FBI interview indicate that prison guards discussed "cover-up"
https://open.substack.com/pub/jkbjournalist/p/doj-docs-fbi-interview-raise-new?r=i7ael&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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@bobcesca.bsky.social
So the Shield of the Americas Summit was indeed held at Trump's Doral (bedbug) hotel.
www.wlrn.org/americas/202...
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Trump set to host a hemispheric summit in Doral — but only for his hemispheric friends
The guest list for President Trump's Shield of the Americas summit at his resort hotel in Doral includes exclusively leaders aligned with his western hemisphere policies, such as declaring drug cartel...
https://www.wlrn.org/americas/2026-03-06/trump-shield-americas-summit-doral
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Aaron Rupar
5 days ago
this is unspeakable
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Siri, define 'treasonous act'.
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Catherine Rampell
5 days ago
Had to doublecheck the date on this
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@seanferrick.bsky.social
Here's another example where the 10-episode season puts constraints on storytelling.
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Consider if this statement came from a cleric, royal or despot. Instead, it's the POTUS. What the fuck?!
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Scott L Greer
5 days ago
“Trump has a constant stream of courtiers and toadies hitting him up with all sorts of insane or absurd ideas. The difference now is that he seems to be saying yes to all of them at once as long as they’re within those prerogative powers where he can do anything he wants.”
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Ron Filipkowski
5 days ago
Republicans spend an incredible amount of time and energy finding new ways to obstruct justice and accountability.
www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
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Will Stancil
6 days ago
Remember how this guy lobbied hard to get a pardon for a war criminal who slaughtered children? Turns out that’s literally his entire philosophy of armed conflict
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The Tennessee Holler
6 days ago
Oh. “We have agreed” — how nice of them! Surely they’re doing this work pro bono right?
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Marisa Kabas
6 days ago
SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors. My report:
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Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid
Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/body-cam-footage-usip-doge-raid-mpd-lawsuit
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Robert Reich
6 days ago
DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August. He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA. The grift continues.
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Dave Keating
6 days ago
Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August. A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.
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Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv
As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation
https://www.euractiv.com/news/iceland-locks-in-on-date-for-eu-referendum/
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Mueller, She Wrote
6 days ago
Super shocking. Given that Russia helped our enemies during Vietnam, Korea, and both gulf wars, who could have guessed this would happen.
www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...
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Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say | CNN Politics
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue, ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/russia-aiding-iran-targeting
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Dan Diamond
6 days ago
New: Democrats asked a federal court to block Trump's 250-ft arch. Under law, Congress must approve certain monuments in DC. “This is a straightforward issue of who’s in charge,” @SenAngusKing said. They also mocked the "vanity" project. “This is not Pyongyang,” @RepHuffman told me.
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Democrats join legal challenge to Trump’s planned 250-foot arch
“This is a straightforward issue of who’s in charge,” Sen. Angus King of Maine told The Post, citing a law that certain monuments must receive Congress’s approval.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/06/democrats-trump-triumphal-arch/
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@bobcesca.bsky.social
Submitted for your enjoyment.😁
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Rachel Maddow
6 days ago
Last 14 months of Biden's term: +1.74m jobs First 14 months of Trump's term: 150,000 jobs (total! for the whole 14 months!)
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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