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Eric Zarate

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Contributor: @dallasnews @SportsDayHS and fortworthreport.bsky.social @USArmy veteran, cavalry officer. @startelegram Opinions are mine. Trinity_U graduate. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡²πŸ‡½

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Dutch Bros employees surprised a shelter volunteer with enough pup cups for every dog in the shelter. 13/10 for all (TT: juliesaraceno2)

26.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 5788 πŸ” 975 πŸ’¬ 152 πŸ“Œ 111

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

14.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 17520 πŸ” 6075 πŸ’¬ 472 πŸ“Œ 206
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January 24, 2026 This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.

January 24, 2026

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Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Music And Song Courtesy:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Music And Song Courtesy:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) YouTube video by peaceandfreedom2011

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25.01.2026 06:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! I hope you all have a wonderful, politics-free day.

27.11.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 3036 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 3

Huh.

Trump dropped the tariffs on coffee, beef, and tropical fruit to LOWER PRICES.

I thought other countries paid for those?

14.11.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 4906 πŸ” 1034 πŸ’¬ 169 πŸ“Œ 37
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I have a very bad feeling about this...

27.10.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 54389 πŸ” 10206 πŸ’¬ 1854 πŸ“Œ 643

Completely undeserved. A worthy, compassionate and funny follow.

06.10.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men on the planet to be the biggest cowards.

19.09.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 12314 πŸ” 2918 πŸ’¬ 247 πŸ“Œ 132
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19.09.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 24834 πŸ” 9610 πŸ’¬ 485 πŸ“Œ 375

I’m definitely warming up to getting older
I’m watching so much PBS the Viking Cruises are starting to look good to me

14.09.2025 00:53 πŸ‘ 1758 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 13
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This is Parker. He will not eat until he receives a forehead kiss. 13/10 would give him so many smooches (TT: parkerthegoldenboy)

28.08.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 11673 πŸ” 1147 πŸ’¬ 214 πŸ“Œ 89

For the record, our division commander BANNED things called β€œpresence patrols” in Iraq.

β€œIf you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your β€˜presence’ doesn’t do anything.”

National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.

A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.

13.08.2025 01:06 πŸ‘ 24318 πŸ” 7124 πŸ’¬ 919 πŸ“Œ 295
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This is Archibald. He's been holding in a sneeze since last September. Finally let it loose. 13/10 bless you buddy

12.08.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 11722 πŸ” 1133 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 119

The last six months will be defined by the GOP’s crusade to eliminate health care access and protect Jeffrey Epstein.

The American people are paying attention.

23.07.2025 13:34 πŸ‘ 5591 πŸ” 1573 πŸ’¬ 268 πŸ“Œ 65
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Actor Jeff Daniels on Donald Trump’s 2nd term: β€œWe’ve lost decency. We’ve lost civility. We’ve lost respect for the rule of law. We’ve normalized verbal abuse. We’re supposed to elect the best of us, not the worst of us. He’s everything that’s wrong with not just America but being a human being.”

21.07.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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The GOP is hoping this will just go away.

Spoiler alert: it’s not going away

21.07.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 6620 πŸ” 2062 πŸ’¬ 431 πŸ“Œ 125
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Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

18.07.2025 19:26 πŸ‘ 59863 πŸ” 9414 πŸ’¬ 1192 πŸ“Œ 430
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.

18.07.2025 00:15 πŸ‘ 19399 πŸ” 7148 πŸ’¬ 801 πŸ“Œ 639

Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.

18.07.2025 00:33 πŸ‘ 36999 πŸ” 4761 πŸ’¬ 715 πŸ“Œ 184
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The economy got half a percentage point smaller last quarter

03.07.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 14691 πŸ” 3037 πŸ’¬ 810 πŸ“Œ 213
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Trump is calling a bill that he doesn’t understand the only way to save America, and 50 people who mostly DO understand it - and hate it - just voted for it because the guy who doesn’t know what’s in it told them to.

What a clusterfuck.

03.07.2025 04:27 πŸ‘ 3164 πŸ” 742 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 31
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Important to know that these cuts kick in right after the 2026 midterms. That’s how you know they know it’s bad.

02.07.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 14215 πŸ” 5795 πŸ’¬ 455 πŸ“Œ 271
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M*A*S*H is always worth a viewing. Watching this scene from the Camp Garry Owen 4/7 Cavalry officers club while stationed in the ROK, was met with a chorus of β€œFine, you effing go!! Ship my ass home!” Other comments were even more creative.

29.06.2025 00:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pup cup compilation to nourish your soul

28.06.2025 01:04 πŸ‘ 991 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 21

Lawmakers in Congress should not be buying, trading, and owning individual stocks. Period.

It’s long past time to BAN Congressional stock trading.

13.06.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 14229 πŸ” 2581 πŸ’¬ 443 πŸ“Œ 118

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

09.06.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 43254 πŸ” 6453 πŸ’¬ 895 πŸ“Œ 335
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Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.

07.06.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 61784 πŸ” 9454 πŸ’¬ 1064 πŸ“Œ 357

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

05.06.2025 20:24 πŸ‘ 66984 πŸ” 14655 πŸ’¬ 1607 πŸ“Œ 873

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