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@erickoszyk

Small Business Owner; Licensed Massage Therapist; Democracy and Human Rights Activist; History Nerd; Public Policy Geek

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Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' In an interview with 'Time,' President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran retaliates with attacks on U.S. soil, saying, 'We think about it all the time. We plan for it'

Trump on terrorist attacks in America: β€œLike I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die."

06.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 2634 πŸ” 991 πŸ’¬ 545 πŸ“Œ 424
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Admin about the war in Iran.
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Admin about the war in Iran. YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.

I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

03.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 3169 πŸ” 1044 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 80
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Russia attacked a passenger train in Mykolaiv with a Shahed drone early in the morning, once again targeting civilian infrastructure.

Rescue efforts are ongoing.

Video: Telegram channels

04.03.2026 07:21 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

There's been a lot of debate within the Democratic establishment about what rhetoric to use via ICE.

Well, an incumbent doesn't lose by 48 percentage points very oftenβ€”and her vote on collaborating with ICE was the defining issue here.

04.03.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 8306 πŸ” 2486 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 107

OTD in 2014 i denied the masked, armed men in Crimea were Russian soldiers. I lied.

But you can believe me over a peace deal now

04.03.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 706 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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OTD in 2014 we denied we were going to annex Ukraine.

Then we denied we wanted more of Ukraine

Then we denied we wanted all of Ukraine

And now we deny we want more of Ukraine we denied we wanted.

04.03.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 643 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5
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β€œThe Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

The Republicans seem to be prepping an argument that any domestic terror attacks in the aftermath of their Iran attacks will be the fault of Democrats for shutting down DHS funding, so I'd like to remind everyone of this appointment:

03.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 6321 πŸ” 2719 πŸ’¬ 245 πŸ“Œ 148
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The 75 Elections to Watch This March - Bolts The 2026 midterms really are starting. Five states hold all of their primaries for federal and state offices in March, and voters there face high-profile choices. They’ll decide which Democrat... Read...

Polls close at 7:30pm ET in North Carolina.

In Arkansas, at 7:30pm local time. (So 8:30pm ET.)

In Texas, at 7pm local time. (So 8pm or 9pm in ET.)

In New Mexico, also at 7pm local time. (So 9pm ET.)

All I'm watching in these states, on one pageβ€”and bookmark it as we'll add results!

03.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Europe must not assist the US in its war against Iran:
1. Europe must focus on helping Ukraine defeat Russia.
2. Trump has abandoned Ukraine & gone over to Russia.
3. The Israeli-US war against Iran is a war of choice.
4. Rubio: Israel compelled the US to join. /1

03.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 420 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6

So to recap the US is in a war that has already spiraled into a regional conflict and cost US troops lives and saw several bases and at least one embassy hit. And hundreds to thousands of Americans are trying to get out and the admin is scrambling to get them out and saying there was no plan to?

03.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump asks his advisers, live on camera, whether he should cut off "all business having to do with Spain"

03.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 911 πŸ” 288 πŸ’¬ 229 πŸ“Œ 124
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Q: Commercial air travel is severely restricted in the Middle East. Thousands of Americans are stranded. Why wasn't there an evacuation plan?

TRUMP: Because it happened all very quickly

03.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 1571 πŸ” 444 πŸ’¬ 379 πŸ“Œ 233

But we can't send it to Ukraine to help save civilian lives against the Russians because.... reasons.

03.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pahlavi just got the full Maria Corina Machado treatment. bsky.app/profile/atru...

03.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 964 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump: "Most of the people we had in mind are dead. We had some in mind from that group that is dead. And now we have another group. They may be dead also. Pretty soon we're not gonna know anybody. I mean, Venezuela was so incredible because we did the attack and we kept govt totally in tact."

03.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 799 πŸ” 250 πŸ’¬ 183 πŸ“Œ 185

All Americans I know want to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

All Americans I know would like to see theocracy fall and democracy emerge in Iran.

The debate is not about these objectives but about the most effective means of achieving them.

Is war the best means? I'm skeptical.

28.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 298 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 4
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a slurring Trump in new video on American troops killed by Iran: β€œSadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more.β€œ

01.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 5610 πŸ” 1740 πŸ’¬ 1578 πŸ“Œ 1144

Do you remember when Trump got very upset because of untrue Russian claims that Ukraine had tried to kill his beloved Putin?
He could not care less that Putin had tried to kill Zelensky many times.
Now Trump celebrates the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

01.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.

brilliant: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

01.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 305 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4
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28.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 15866 πŸ” 5895 πŸ’¬ 377 πŸ“Œ 216

Each one of those three missiles costs 33% more than the annual budget of the national park where I work.

28.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 5690 πŸ” 1818 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 28
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People in Iran celebrate the alleged death of Khamenei, with fireworks launched in Tehran. After news of his alleged death, residents shout from windows in joy. #Iran

28.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5
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Americans joined POTUS at the White House to celebrate Black History Month.

These people have no shame. No president has worked so hard to censor the stories of African Americans. #BlackHistoryMonth www.whitehouse.gov/videos/ameri...

28.02.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like the US has a great deal to learn about anti-drone defense. What has the Pentagon been doing for the last year. Did they prepare for this?

28.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 380 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 8
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A Long Speech, A Low Bar, and No Movement: My Take on Trump’s Address Awards and applause can’t paper over division or economic anxiety.

Trump gave his longest address ever. Democrats stayed out of the trap. Spanberger delivered a disciplined response. Nothing moved. We’re still on track for a blue wave.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

25.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1546 πŸ” 229 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 11

The new UT/TX Politics Project poll does not meet at least two of our rules for reporting polls:

1) It was in the field for 15 days. The maximum we allow is an already-long 14.

2) It didn't allow respondents to say they're undecided.

There's another concern as well.

25.02.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

The list can go on, but the results are clear: Despite investing everything they got into this senseless war, Russians have failed, big times. But in order to bring the war to an end, more has to be done. Ukraine's victory is the only path to sustainable peace.

24.02.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 285 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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years ago Russia launched the full scale war into Ukraine. The results are:

- Russia failed to topple the Ukrainian government
- Russia failed to defeat the Ukrainian army
- Russia failed to defeat the will of the Ukrainian people
- Russia failed to take Kyiv

24.02.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 611 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 7
Close-up of two flags side by side: the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag in the foreground and a blurred blue European Union flag with yellow stars in the background

Close-up of two flags side by side: the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag in the foreground and a blurred blue European Union flag with yellow stars in the background

Today, four years ago Russia started its full-scale and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.

We stand firm with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace. For a strong and sovereign Ukraine in a strong and sovereign Europe.

Read the joint statement: link.europa.eu/k3BB3x

24.02.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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Zelensky says Putin has β€œalready started World War Three,” calls for stronger pressure on Russia President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 23 in an interview with the BBC that Russian President Vladimir Putin has effectively already triggered World War Three, warning that only sustained military ...

⚑️Zelensky says Putin has β€œalready started World War Three,” calls for stronger pressure on Russia.

23.02.2026 06:17 πŸ‘ 1092 πŸ” 368 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 24