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retired; last worked as a machinist. scale modeler. History buff.

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I sometimes see it remarked that the left doesn't read about or think about military issues. To the (extremely limited) sense that that is true, it's because many of us did the reading 20 years ago.

07.03.2026 01:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 392 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Theyโ€™ll do this smear campaign to every country if they donโ€™t go all in for trumps war. Trump will do something to force NATO to have to join. You watch. This man wants & will not stop until he has his WWIII. I too live in Europe & yes the Trump Admin is a ship of fools thatโ€™s laughed at. Itโ€™s sad,

06.03.2026 07:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 965 ๐Ÿ” 306 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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a close up of a fish 's face with water splashing around ALT: a close up of a fish 's face with water splashing around

One of those mornings

06.03.2026 13:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 950 ๐Ÿ” 84 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Holy crap! He brought a gas powered battery charger for his electric truck.

06.03.2026 19:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2459 ๐Ÿ” 606 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 392 ๐Ÿ“Œ 132

Anyone that has near 30 accusations from 30 different women is a serial sexual predator. That doesnโ€™t happen to innocent people.

06.03.2026 23:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Withheld Jeffrey Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department The Department of Justice said the released files had been

'FBI documents summarising interviews with a woman who made unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Donald Trump have been released as part of the...Epstein files.'

Might we, in 2026, just have a wee bit of a think about how and why claims of sexual assault might be "unsubstantiated"?

06.03.2026 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 265 ๐Ÿ” 100 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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07.03.2026 01:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 7217 ๐Ÿ” 3101 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 655 ๐Ÿ“Œ 283
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And this is all he had to replace Noem.

06.03.2026 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 11646 ๐Ÿ” 4291 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2431 ๐Ÿ“Œ 645
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

Check out Callum Easton review of Patronage and the British Navy, 1775โ€“1815 by Catherine S. Beck which has been published as part of the recent issue of the International Journal of Maritime History

doi.org/10.1177/0843...

#Maritimehistory

07.03.2026 11:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Up close and personal. I like it.

07.03.2026 11:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.

This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.

06.03.2026 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 20136 ๐Ÿ” 7859 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1080 ๐Ÿ“Œ 505
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SHARE!!

05.03.2026 22:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 4641 ๐Ÿ” 2390 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 147 ๐Ÿ“Œ 90
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What Does Russia Have on Trump? Americans Deserve an Answer As Russia reportedly shares intelligence with Iran that could endanger American forces, the White House chooses to ease pressure on Moscow instead of confronting it.

What Does Russia Have on Trump? Americans Deserve an Answer
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

06.03.2026 18:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Looked like hurdles, too.

06.03.2026 14:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told thereโ€™s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.

05.03.2026 14:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 10386 ๐Ÿ” 3356 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 487 ๐Ÿ“Œ 178
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DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files โ€” including Trump allegations โ€” were removed Justice Department expects to restore missing documents that were taken offline for review

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

05.03.2026 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 257 ๐Ÿ” 129 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Saying goodbye to the bird-legged hoe.

#SheShed

05.03.2026 21:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 4454 ๐Ÿ” 1636 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 338 ๐Ÿ“Œ 156
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MASSIE: โ€œIran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leaderโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ & ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.โ€

06.03.2026 04:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 19718 ๐Ÿ” 6033 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 557 ๐Ÿ“Œ 235
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06.03.2026 07:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 14423 ๐Ÿ” 4635 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 656 ๐Ÿ“Œ 251
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Does Trump know he doesn't need other people to make him look bad? I mean a criminal, grifting, rapist and pedophile can do that all on their own.

05.03.2026 23:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1679 ๐Ÿ” 408 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

There are some of us out there. But we don't brag or bluster;
we are quiet.

06.03.2026 12:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I propose a new law:

Anyone who expresses support for an offensive war shall immediately be drafted to fight in it. No exceptions and no exemptions for any reason, including disability or service as a government official in any office. Presidents and congressmen shall fight in any war they start.

06.03.2026 00:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 5937 ๐Ÿ” 1483 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

This is a waste of tax payers money.

05.03.2026 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 798 ๐Ÿ” 317 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 67 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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Trumpโ€™s War now providing a massive influx of cash for Iranโ€™s ally Russia so they can continue to bomb civilians in Ukraine while we ask Ukraine for help against Iranian drones. Trumpโ€™s foreign policy in a nutshell.

06.03.2026 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2404 ๐Ÿ” 1020 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 148 ๐Ÿ“Œ 48

Nothing makes sense from this Trump-Epstein Regime.

Trump may appear to be sane at times, but his tweets alone prove that heโ€™s psychotic.

Thereโ€™s no such excuse for SCOTUS or Congress.

06.03.2026 09:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 911 ๐Ÿ” 195 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Americans Are Angry About Epstein โ€“ and They Want Accountability This Navigator Research report covers Americansโ€™ views of the Epstein files.

navigatorresearch.org/americans-ar...

05.03.2026 13:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 3938 ๐Ÿ” 1273 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79 ๐Ÿ“Œ 51
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Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:

06.03.2026 08:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 17222 ๐Ÿ” 5381 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 454 ๐Ÿ“Œ 323

The Trump regime has abandoned the constitution:

- declared war without Congressional authorization

- ignoring multiple court orders

- impounding Congressional authorized funds

- ignoring the freedom of speech and assembly

Itโ€™s a lawless regime that has no legitimacy.

04.03.2026 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 6772 ๐Ÿ” 1952 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 378 ๐Ÿ“Œ 98
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Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."

05.03.2026 02:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 20632 ๐Ÿ” 5862 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 657 ๐Ÿ“Œ 280
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They cut Meals on Wheels for seniors, doctors for the VA, and food for American children - but send billions of taxpayer dollars to the Middle East for an unnecessary war of choice.

04.03.2026 03:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 15645 ๐Ÿ” 5178 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 450 ๐Ÿ“Œ 175