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Tracy @bsky.social

@taiping2

Retired internist. Bookworm. True blue. Meet me in the land of hope and dreams. Let freedom ring.πŸ’™

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Big is right. They are hiding the truth of this war daily and in a thousand ways.

10.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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Joe Rogan: "It just seems so insane based on what he ran on. I mean, this is why a lot of people feel betrayed. He ran on no more wars and these stupid, senseless wars. And then we have one that we can't even really clearly define why we did it."

10.03.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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Great quotes in military history.

@atrupar.com

10.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 6494 πŸ” 1735 πŸ’¬ 602 πŸ“Œ 205

This is what Trump meant by saying the war was "very complete, pretty much."

All that's left is the commitment of ground troops and the global repercussions, so probably just a day or two more, right?

10.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 473 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 3

bsky.app/profile/fact...

10.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

The core revelation here is that Trump has lost the public *on the mass deportations themselves* and not just on ICE's brutal tactics. We have been arguing this for months but media has simply refused to acknowledge it. Now so obvious that it can't be avoided

10.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 737 πŸ” 303 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 7

This war is more a manifestation of a personality disorder than any coherent strategy. You knew that, but @edwardluce.bsky.social frames it well and persuasively in his latest excellent column.

10.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected β€” young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! β€” and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

09.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 30150 πŸ” 5095 πŸ’¬ 1716 πŸ“Œ 468

Trump is a titanic f*ck up, part a million.

bsky.app/profile/jfal...

09.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

This level of incoherence about things that matter would generate a call for removal in every other major institution in the Western world other than the American Presidency.

09.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 356 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4
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Vance: "When people like Kamala Harris send our sons and daughters, our young people, to fight in stupid wars, it is the young generation that carries the burden of that. We're gonna stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world."

09.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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JD Vance (2024): "β€ŠAll of the really terrible world conflicts, they almost always come from incompetent leadership...You can't just think about the immediate consequence. You've gotta ask yourself, 'what is the second order and the third order consequence?'"

10.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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β€œ.. Here's a fun fact: The United States now has fewer manufacturing jobs today (12.573M) than it did in March 2018 (12.576M) when Trump first started his tariff wars:”

- @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.bls.gov/charts/emplo...

09.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 799 πŸ” 306 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 11

Trump is a titanic f*ck up, part a million.

09.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0

New Quinnipiac poll shows Trump continuing to crater:

37-57 overall approval
39-58 on economy
38-57 on handling of Iran

The kicker: 55% say Iran did NOT pose an imminent threat to the US, while only 39% say it did

He's really settling in at that 38% number on many fronts, isn't he

09.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 612 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 17

In an ideal world, the guy who controls the nukes and the village idiot would be two separate people.

09.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 639 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8
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Iran’s Other Leverage: WATER

open.substack.com/pub/thecycle.... Water πŸ’¦ and oil: Iran can devastate the region with strategic strikes on sources of potable water and oil transport routes and infrastructure

09.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Third Gulf War Is Both Illegal And A Terrible Mistake. It Needs To End, Now The new Trump War price shocks are going to do enormous damage to an already weakened US economy.....

Trump's war is illegal and a terrible mistake. And it needs to end as soon as possible.

My latest πŸ‘‡

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-third-...

09.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Third Gulf War Is Both Illegal And A Terrible Mistake. It Needs To End, Now The new Trump War price shocks are going to do enormous damage to an already weakened US economy.....

open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc.... No surprise that the hateful moron who bankrupted his own casino should go on to bankrupt the world. The 78 million who voted for the orange 🍊 king were conned by his vows to avoid war

09.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This sort of thing is always hit with, "LOL he doesn't care he'll never face voters again." In fact, he does care. He has privately said he fears being impeached by a Dem House. And I don't know who I need to tell this to, but presidential approval matters in midterms.

09.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 532 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 4
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We are a very stupid country

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...

09.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 787 πŸ” 240 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 26
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Trump: "Kamala would get us into World War III…All of your sons and daughters will end up getting a draft notice, a thing called the draft. 'Dad, what's this?' 'Oh, congratulations, you've been drafted into the military. You're going to fight a war.'"

08.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 8
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Trump: "I'm not going to start a war, I'm going to stop wars…Under Trump we will have no more wars, no more disruptions, and we will have prosperity and peace for all…I am the candidate of peace, I am peace."

09.03.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4
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Vance: "β€ŠIf you're worried about the world spinning out of control, if you're worried about a military draft, if you're worried about, God forbid, a world war, the best way to prevent it is to vote for Donald Trump."

09.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 18
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Vance: "When people like Kamala Harris send our sons and daughters, our young people, to fight in stupid wars, it is the young generation that carries the burden of that. We're gonna stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world."

09.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 659 πŸ” 343 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 33

Hilary too. Too bad the majority won’t listen to smart women

09.03.2026 04:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's Disastrous New War Spirals Out Of Control Prices shocks from Trump's new war have begun battering an American economy and American consumers already battered by his reckless policies

Trump's disastrous new war has already spun out of control.

The damage it is going to do to the US and global economies is going to be significant.

My latest πŸ‘‡
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-dis...

08.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 469 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6
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In first, CIA acknowledges 1953 coup it backed to overthrow leader of Iran was undemocratic While other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, the acknowledgment by the CIA in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup still rema...

I wonder what percentage of Americans knows that the CIA helped overthrow a democracy in Iran in 1953, installing a brutal dictator who tortured and murdered people. Republicans keep citing the 1979 Islamic Revolution as if that was the start of U.S.-Iran hostilities. Go back 26 years earlier.

08.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 3217 πŸ” 1418 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 73
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‼️‼️‼️ Renee Good did NOT deserve to have her brains blown out in front of her dog for not complying with armed vigilantes who were terrorizing HER community.

You simply arrest, fine and release.

YOU DO NOT MURDER!
ARREST ICE AGENT ROSS NOW ‼️‼️‼️

07.03.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 677 πŸ” 224 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 11

GOOD has become the party of death, economic collapse and human rights abuses

07.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0