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@dsbyrd

Liberal, retired litigator for Fortune 500 airline, studied history in undergrad. Pro labor, supporter of LGBTQ rights. K4UTV on the HF bands.

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The sane people of the US have been saying the same thing since 2017.

11.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 5463 πŸ” 1220 πŸ’¬ 127 πŸ“Œ 56

The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120% from 2017 to 2025.

The top 1% now control $55.8 trillion in assets β€” more than the G.D.P. of the United States and China combined.

Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

10.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 5236 πŸ” 2106 πŸ’¬ 183 πŸ“Œ 94

I'm having trouble constructing an argument that convinces me it's acceptable for the U.S. to target a foreign leader, but not vice versa.

11.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hundreds rally against millionaires tax and Democrat-backed legislation at Washington State Capitol Worship music and protest signs converge as demonstrators warn Washington's proposed tax on the wealthy is a gateway to a state income tax.

If you needed proof Republicans are the stupidest motherfuckers on the planet, welcome to WA πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ. Only damn Republicans would protest a tax on millionaires
www.king5.com/article/news...

09.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1571 πŸ” 424 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

@ms.now @aliciamenendez.bsky.social With regard to your graphic on gas prices, it's "50Β’," not "Β’50."

09.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

09.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 15347 πŸ” 5620 πŸ’¬ 664 πŸ“Œ 277

You mean that mysterious animal that lives on top of his head.

08.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At least he wasn’t in a tan suit. Oh the humanity....

08.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So much β€œwinning.” πŸ™„

08.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 6579 πŸ” 1996 πŸ’¬ 363 πŸ“Œ 118

The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February.

A record number of Americans are withdrawing from their 401ks to cover expenses.

Americans owe $18.5 trillion in debt β€” an historic high.

Meanwhile, the wealth of America's 935 billionaires soared by $1.5 trillion in 2025.

β€œGolden Age” for whom?

08.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 3871 πŸ” 1350 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 68

Plenty of Democrats are making the case. But the MAGA crowd doesn’t see that analysis on Fox News or via other propaganda outlets

07.03.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(2/2) I also just realized in TN I can get an absentee ballot merely by being 60 or older. I have I have voted in every election since Jimmy Carter in 1980 (I was 18) and never had any problem making it to a polling place. But I’m gonna vote by mail just to the PWN the MAGA crowd again.

04.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(1/2) I am pulling for Crockett to win that senate primary in TX and then beat the Republican nominee in the general. Not only do I think she would be a very effective advocate for working people, but it would PWN the MAGA crowd.

04.03.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Our taxes

Our taxes

Our taxes are paying for this instead of healthcare.

03.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 9344 πŸ” 3215 πŸ’¬ 395 πŸ“Œ 125
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A clip from the moment Hillary Clinton found out Lauren Boebert took an unauthorized photo of her deposition: 'I'm done!'

02.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 14670 πŸ” 3893 πŸ’¬ 856 πŸ“Œ 618
Cutest dog in the world

Cutest dog in the world

Cute dog

Cute dog

Cutest dog in the world

Cutest dog in the world

My faithful dog of 14 yrs. died 10 months ago. I live alone and I miss him greatly.

I finally adopted a one year-old from the shelter a week ago Tater is a good Democrat and she never argues with me when I rant about politics. She also gives me a reason to get up well before 10 AM.

01.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you’re allowed to when another country starts a war against you.

01.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

01.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 21378 πŸ” 7244 πŸ’¬ 426 πŸ“Œ 270

He lost the Tr**p administration at β€œmoral responsibility.”

01.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hear it’s hereditary.

01.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As you and I were both taught, β€œEquity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy.”

But it’s hard to see what that remedy might be. The current administration disregards the US judiciary, which is impotent at times, and the we have an historic antipathy towards the ICJ and another UN bodies.

01.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To be honest, I’m not familiar with Queen Boudica. As far as Ho, he gets a bad rap, but I do admire his anti-colonial efforts. I also have it on good authority that he made a hell of a martini.

01.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, the current US president may give him a run for money on those statistics before all is said and done.

Meanwhile, is there a world leader (alive or dead) you do admire? I would consider changing my benchmarks.

01.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*could be

28.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think they’re all ailing from the bone spurs. Probably hereditary and contagious both.

28.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They told me if I voted for Kamala the US would continue to be involved in foreign wars, and they were right!

28.02.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 8222 πŸ” 1133 πŸ’¬ 203 πŸ“Œ 52

I’m adopting Kimmel’s verbiage. They are henceforth to be called β€œThe Trump-Epstein Files.β€œ

28.02.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll send her a warning in Signal.

28.02.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That ball cap is sooooo presidential. As someone else pointed out, it’s not tacky like say . . . a tan suit.

28.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
https://didtrumpgolftoday.com/

https://didtrumpgolftoday.com/

Compared to the Orange Mussolini, Obama is like Churchill and FDR combined,.

And remember when he criticized Obama for playing golf too much? Tr**p golfs about every 4 days, yet finds time to start wars from his gaudy gilded palace in Florida.

28.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0