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Bill's son, Bob

@bobyost

Born in Western Kansas. Longtime current resident of Tennessee. Recently retired after a career as a respiratory therapist, primarily in pediatric care. Proud graduate of Kansas State University.

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "We're less than two weeks into this 47 year long conflict"

12.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 683 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 191 πŸ“Œ 135

β€œThe Royal WE, that is…”

12.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This declaration from Paul Smith, Anthropic’s CCO, gives the flavor. The dispute is over autonomous lethal weapons & mass surveillance of US citizens. Yet the govt is sabotaging Anthropic's contracts with grocery chains, pharma, financial services, fintech ...
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12.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've gotten numb to it, but what Trump/Hegseth is now doing to Anthropicβ€”and what Trump did to the law firmsβ€”are not just tantrums, they are impeachable abuses of power. They are, in effect, executive branch bills of attainder. ...
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12.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 238 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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12.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is an actual post from the official White House account. We’re being trolled by fifteen-year-old boys playing computer games.

12.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 1963 πŸ” 736 πŸ’¬ 432 πŸ“Œ 172
5-days left countdown graphic to Election Day, March 17! 

The photo showcased is of Kat speaking at the DPOE, overlayed on the number 5. Full copy reads:

"5 days until the election!" with Kat For Illinois' logo.

5-days left countdown graphic to Election Day, March 17! The photo showcased is of Kat speaking at the DPOE, overlayed on the number 5. Full copy reads: "5 days until the election!" with Kat For Illinois' logo.

🚨 5 DAYS 🚨
Five days left to win this. This is the final push.

We have the Abughamentum, but still need your help to make it happen. Phone bank, knock doors, or join our volunteer Discord for more opportunities to help locally or remotely!

12.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 475 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5

Who are you referring to? Never heard of any such "unfortunate" people...

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Gov. Sherrill plan seeks to fine big companies with workers on Medicaid New Jersey taxpayers spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually to cover the cost of health insurance for employees at big companies like Amazon, Walmart, and Target who are on Medicaid, a…

β€œInstead of asking taxpayers to foot that bill, this budget looks to large employers. It asks any company with 50 or more employees on Medicaid β€” companies like Amazon and Walmart β€” to cover their workers, which they should do anyway, or pay a fine,” the governor said.

via @newjerseymonitor.com

12.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
Republicans Know Trump Will Destroy Democracy β€” And Don't Care | Tim Miller
Republicans Know Trump Will Destroy Democracy β€” And Don't Care | Tim Miller YouTube video by Democracy Docket

NEW EPISODE: I sit down with Tim Miller of The Bulwark. We discussed defending democracy against Trump's authoritarian project. Tim pulls no punches on what he's witnessed from inside the Republican Party β€” and why so many elites are choosing to stay silent www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHcA...

12.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Behind the Scenes of This War We're In Phase 2...Trump Just Doesn't Know It Yet

I wrote this 30 hours ago. It's gotten so, so much worse since then.

www.againstallenemies.net/p/behind-the...

12.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like a real photo of a child who is anxiously exploring the scary world of sex that they do not understand at all. The other person shown is a young girl whose name is not provided

12.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WTF

12.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

TODAY!! 12:30PM CT!! @ilanaglazer.com

Turning on notifications so you don't miss it:
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❣️ youtube.com/@katmabu

12.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

How about the people that has to survive in said economy?

12.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0
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The markets ain't loving this war.

12.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4
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JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked ICE from constructing an immigration detention facility in Hagerstown, MD after the state sued over the lack of a mandated environmental impact review. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72362...

12.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 2039 πŸ” 511 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 40
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V.A. Begins Drive to Put Some Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship

What. The fuck.

Trump wants to institutionalize homeless veterans. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

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I was told we already won this war.

12.03.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 4038 πŸ” 1007 πŸ’¬ 226 πŸ“Œ 28
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WASHINGTON: Despite republicans’ best efforts, including a 24 hour filibuster-style debate β€” β€œthe state house approved a levy on incomes over $1 million… pays for free breakfast & lunch for k-12 students…”

news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...

12.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 2980 πŸ” 778 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 89
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The Daily Beans The Daily Beans is a women-owned and operated progressive news podcast for your morning commute brought to you by the Webby award-winning host of Mueller, She Wrote, Allison Gill, and comedian/fund-ra...

In 2025, the @dailybeanspod.com donated the equivalent of my annual Veterans disability benefits to the LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities, and this year, I will keep sending my trump government money to those this administration puts in harm’s way. πŸ–• the-daily-beans.simplecast.com

12.03.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 1187 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6

Perfect reporting technique by the questioner. That's why trump never allows follow-ups. As in the sport of curling, he always gets the "hammer", the final comment or
"stone".

12.03.2026 05:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IT can’t happen soon enough.

12.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 2760 πŸ” 701 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 27

Fewer than 200 days until early voting in midterm elections in some states

Home stretch

12.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 662 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 5

After pictures emerged of a bunny hat–wearing Ramos being detained outside his school, Mullin said the press was deliberately misleading their readers and viewers.

Read the latest edition of Huddled Masses by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social and @jaredpoland.bsky.social:

12.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Markwayne Mullin on the attempted deportation of Liam Ramos, a 5-year-old child of an undocumented immigrant in Minneapolis:

"This story that they’re blowing up about this 5-year-old kid is so false, is so untrue that honestly, there probably should be some lawsuits filed against this."

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Smart people don't have to convince people they're smart people.

12.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 1501 πŸ” 293 πŸ’¬ 242 πŸ“Œ 82
US Representative Ted Lieu (L), Democrat from California, speaks to a reporter as he departs a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

US Representative Ted Lieu (L), Democrat from California, speaks to a reporter as he departs a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Ted Lieu: β€œA foreign hacker likely has the Epstein Files β€” the best way to prevent blackmail of government officials, such as Trump & Howard Lutnick, would be for AG Pam Bondi to stop the cover up & release all the Epstein Files as required by law”

11.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 5728 πŸ” 1565 πŸ’¬ 186 πŸ“Œ 86
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RFK Jr.’s Junk Science Diet His MAHA ideas about food are built on some of the same lies as his antivax campaign.

"When regenerative and organic farms produce lower yields than conventional farms, as they usually do, they drive more deforestation as well as malnutrition. They’re also driving habitat destruction." When "natural" is bad for people and the environment:

11.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œRotten”: Trump Lashes Out at Female Reporter Over 2020 Election Lies PBS News Hour reporter Liz Landers debunked Donald Trump’s claims to his face.

Journalists are getting better at asking an aging Trump hard-hitting questions, and he's starting to get truly ticked off.

Trump snapped at PBS News Hour reporter Liz Landers today after she dared to push back against his false claims about the 2020 election, calling her "a rotten reporter.”

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