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@coltrane21

Addicted hiker, bookstore and jazz junkie. "Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life." - Mark Twain.

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Taking on the important issues.

11.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Strikes on Iran Damage Fabled Heritage Sites, Infuriating Iranians

Strikes on Iran Damage Fabled Heritage Sites, Infuriating Iranians

Revered cultural icons that have withstood the upheavals of history are being hit hard in the war being waged by Israel and the United States.

11.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 5
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

NEW: A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.

But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social

10.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1838 πŸ” 1135 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 106
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So he’s surrendering without accomplishing any of his stated objectives while declaring victory. Exactly what we said would happen.

09.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 10597 πŸ” 2894 πŸ’¬ 1447 πŸ“Œ 299
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Preznit Fuckwit golfs while oil hits a hundred dollars a barrel don’t disturb Donny while he’s enjoying his β€˜executive time'

Today's post from Jeff Tiedrich.
Brilliant, as usual, but angrier than usual - understandably.

09.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

A year ago we were supposed to be getting $2,000 rebate checks, DOGE was going to find $2 trillion in waste to balance the budget, we were going to pay no income taxes because tariffs would pay for everything, gas and home electric bills would be cut in half, and no new wars.

08.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 5337 πŸ” 1804 πŸ’¬ 300 πŸ“Œ 142

I’m just curious if any of the disgusting juvenile delinquents making the ridiculous war glorification videos for the White House ever served in combat. Or even served in the military at all.

08.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 9964 πŸ” 1964 πŸ’¬ 765 πŸ“Œ 117

This creepy looking motherfucker looks like his face should be on one of those flyers advising neighbors that a convivcted sexual predator has moved into their neighborhood.

06.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your reminder that Trump withdrew U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 because - Obama.

Sen. Tim Kaine yesterday: β€œIs he too mentally incapacitated to realize that we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran that was keeping its nuclear program in check, until he ripped it up during his first term?”

02.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 779 πŸ” 323 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 15

A country that can instantly fund endless wars but debates every dime for healthcare and education doesn’t have a budget issueβ€”it has a values issue.

03.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 466 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5
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The Pentagon confirmed there was NO sign that Iran was going to attack the U.S.

No imminent threat.
No authorization from Congress.
No reason our service members should be dead.
And no exit plan or strategy.

This war on Iran is a reckless and deadly mistake by this regime.

02.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 2237 πŸ” 1073 πŸ’¬ 203 πŸ“Œ 83
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Trump administration labels Iran a state sponsor of wrongful detention β€” CBS News Ahead of the decision to launch military strikes, the U.S. issued a designation that enables punishing Iran for detaining Americans for political leverage.

The irony of a Trump labeling Iran a sponsor of wrongful detention when US citizens are being imprisoned without due process or warrants would be funny if it wasn’t so outrageous.
Trump is bombing a country that is doing what he aspires to be.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news

28.02.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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Donald is now killing kids to distract from his raping them.

28.02.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 2014 πŸ” 844 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 42

American not only becoming a cult of personality but becoming the dumbest cult of personality in the history of the human species is a lot to process

19.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 9238 πŸ” 1531 πŸ’¬ 323 πŸ“Œ 84

Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.

14.02.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 25528 πŸ” 8399 πŸ’¬ 650 πŸ“Œ 339

If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.

But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.

04.01.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 16727 πŸ” 4919 πŸ’¬ 434 πŸ“Œ 192

Because the job of journalism is apparently to keep inventing new euphemisms to avoid having to call greed, corruption or lawlessness by their name…

04.01.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Loved this book. #BookSky

28.12.2025 21:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.

15.11.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 39938 πŸ” 5957 πŸ’¬ 1037 πŸ“Œ 251

You can count on the Dems to fold like a sheet every single time. They will squander all the goodwill they've gained. The wins on Tuesday night? Fuck em. The No Kings protest? Fuck it. This is why we can't ever seem to get anywhere. It's infuriating!

09.11.2025 22:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OK. Taking a breath…

08.11.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?

07.11.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 31491 πŸ” 8112 πŸ’¬ 1268 πŸ“Œ 488

#GOPShitdown Day 35. Y’all hanging in there? Please check on your friends and family members that are Feds. Pretty much everybody is struggling in some way right now (mentally, emotionally, financially, all of the above) so please, be the village and check on each other. We’re in this together ✊✊✊

04.11.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer, but even he knows Republicans could’ve kept the government open all along.

Now he wants the Senate to nuke the filibuster to fix the mess he made, because red states are getting hit hardest & their voters are getting too loud to ignore. Today’s day 31.

31.10.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 678 πŸ” 319 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 10

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

22.10.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 30065 πŸ” 8226 πŸ’¬ 731 πŸ“Œ 358
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The most reckless, stupid administration E-V-E-R. Nothing comes close.

19.10.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 21809 πŸ” 6101 πŸ’¬ 913 πŸ“Œ 363

OK, so our "Secretary of War" currently has two big priorities: (1) murdering innocent fishermen in the Caribbean, and (2) endangering the lives of commuters in Southern California.

Perhaps, we are seeing one of the downsides to having a drunk TV talk show chatterbox running our military.

20.10.2025 01:28 πŸ‘ 23166 πŸ” 6621 πŸ’¬ 622 πŸ“Œ 194
tax change by income graph

tax change by income graph

If you make more than $360,000 annually, congratulations.

The GOP has given you a tax cut.

If you make less than that amount, tough luck for you.

19.10.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 14

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered, but we have this consolation: The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph." β€”Tom Paine

19.10.2025 00:24 πŸ‘ 4093 πŸ” 982 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 19

I’m deeply concerned that the military is losing yet another highly decorated commanderβ€”especially as Trump expands unlawful military action in the Southern Hemisphere.

Everyone should be worried by Trump’s pattern of prioritizing loyalty over competence.

17.10.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 327 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3