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Michael Byron #Fella

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Retired political science professor (PhD, UCI, 1996). Married, living in Oceanside California. Interested in global politics, science, environmental issues. Navy veteran, USS Long Beach. NAFO fella. Strongly oppose fascism globally. Off-grid solar home.

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06.03.2026 17:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service in south Michigan (Union City)

Source: www.facebook.com/share/v/188U...

06.03.2026 23:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 902 ๐Ÿ” 307 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46 ๐Ÿ“Œ 94

I was his Democratic Party nominee opponent in 2004! He was a hard right a$$hole then, he remained that to the end! His current district (CA-48th) will now definitely go D!!

07.03.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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He seems pretty sensitive whenever someone confronts him with evidence that Putin might not be our friend. Even when Fox brings it up.

06.03.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 9983 ๐Ÿ” 3101 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 890 ๐Ÿ“Œ 215
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No wonder weโ€™re in the shit.

06.03.2026 08:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2794 ๐Ÿ” 819 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 386 ๐Ÿ“Œ 109
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Hegspeth thinks this is a fucking video game!!! Fuck Hegspeth and Trump!!!

06.03.2026 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Aure Free Press :verified: (@Free_Press@mstdn.social) Attached: 1 image Ayatollah Ali Khameneiโ€™s Push Into Hell Israel used a powerful ballistic missile that flew to the edge of space before plummeting back to Earth, killing Iranโ€™s unsuspecting supreme...

mstdn.social/@Free_Press/...

06.03.2026 22:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ Putin spoke by phone with Iranian President Pezeshkian.

Putin expressed condolences to Pezeshkian over the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and civilian casualties.

He also noted that he is in constant contact with leaders of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf.

06.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 121 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iran reportedly hit U.S. military's Camp Victory near Baghdad International Airport

06.03.2026 21:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 131 ๐Ÿ” 51 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“ก The U.S. is rushing to replace THAAD radar in Jordan that was damaged in an Iranian-backed drone strike, according to U.S. official, - WSJ

The radar is a critical component of the ground-based missile-defense system, which intercepts ballistic missiles above the atmosphere.

06.03.2026 21:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 132 ๐Ÿ” 31 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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23:50 | 06/03

Approximate flight routes of our UAVs:

๐Ÿ”ดRed arrow โ€“ directions of movement of strike UAVs;

According to Russian sources, around 165 drones were reportedly launched; however, these figures and the indicated routes are highly approximate.

06.03.2026 21:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 52 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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And just like that weโ€™re back to โ€œDepartment of Defenseโ€

06.03.2026 15:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 10695 ๐Ÿ” 2325 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1145 ๐Ÿ“Œ 322
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Bessent: "We may unsanction other Russian oil"

06.03.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 620 ๐Ÿ” 193 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 153 ๐Ÿ“Œ 146
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President Trump's Pardons: An Embarrassment of Riches At least the specter of corruption in previous presidential administrations (Clintonโ€™s pardon of Marc Rich or Bidenโ€™s pardon of his son) appeared to be an exception to the rule. Today, however, the ev...

That is insane: "Bidenโ€™s pardons eliminated roughly $680,000 in financial penalties owed to victims or the government. In contrast, Trumpโ€™s second-term pardons have forgiven criminal debts of more than $1.5 billion." www.cato.org/blog/embarra...

06.03.2026 21:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 711 ๐Ÿ” 440 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28 ๐Ÿ“Œ 30
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Corrupt slimeball is incompetent and unfit to serve

06.03.2026 21:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And this is all he had to replace Noem.

06.03.2026 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 7173 ๐Ÿ” 2687 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1608 ๐Ÿ“Œ 403

trump didnโ€™t care when Putin placed a bounty on our soldiers in 2019, with the Taliban. After the Taliban killed 20 US soldiers, trump pardoned their leader along with 5000 Taliban soldiers, then surrendered Afghanistan to them!
They are in control to this day!

06.03.2026 21:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vladimir Putin has instructed Russian military intelligence & political strategists, including deputy chief of staff Sergei Kiriyenko, who was behind Russia's interference campaign in the 2024 presidential election in Moldova to interfere in the parliamentary elections in Hungary.

06.03.2026 21:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW | North Koreaโ€™s 9th Party Congress Signals Confidence in Nuclear Deterrence, Rejects Denuclearization and Inter-Korean Talks

Read the Special Report: isw.pub/9thPartyCong...

Key Takeaways: (๐Ÿงต1/6)

06.03.2026 19:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 49 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Kuwait says oil may hit $150/BBL.
We be fucked...

06.03.2026 19:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

10 months with the #NaziKing in charge, net job loss of 45,000 jobs, over ten months, compare it to President Biden who added on average 400K jobs PER MONTH. But murica hated him, he wasn't an orange game show host, so they voted for. hate and racism..... #FuckingNaziAssholes

06.03.2026 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคข

06.03.2026 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ambition clothed in an empty suit!

06.03.2026 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MAKS 25 ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@MAKS23@mastodon.social) Attached: 1 video ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿค” Karoline Leavitt on reports that Russia is providing intelligence to Iran to help it target US assets in the region: Whether or not this happened, frankly, it does not really m...

mastodon.social/@MAKS23/1161...

06.03.2026 20:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the Caspian to the Dnipro: a New Architecture of Partnership between Ukraine and Azerbaijan Ukraine and Azerbaijan are states with similar historical experiences of fighting for sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Kyiv-Baku axis is becoming one

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ From the Caspian to the Dnipro: a New Architecture of Partnership between Ukraine and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has already put its border guards and air defense forces on high alert along its entire 700-kilometer border with Iran.

Read more ๐Ÿ‘€
theukrainianreview.info/from-the-cas...

06.03.2026 19:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 117 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oil up by $12 a barrel in less than 12 hours.

Gas prices skyrocketing.

Almost 100,000 jobs lost last month.

Another war in the Middle East.

Are we great again yet?

06.03.2026 19:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 10702 ๐Ÿ” 2937 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 563 ๐Ÿ“Œ 127
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Q: Has the president's faith in Russia to cut a peace deal with Ukraine been shaken by the knowledge that they are apparently supplying intelligence to Iran?

LEAVITT: I think the president would say peace is still an achievable objective

06.03.2026 18:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 467 ๐Ÿ” 108 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 102 ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
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Foolโ€™s Errands | Joost Hiltermann It took Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu many years of persistent effort before he succeeded in finding a US president willing to help him

Netanyahu Trump's Alcebiades?
www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...

06.03.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I'm Shawn Harris. I'm a Democrat. Husband.
Father. Retired
Brigadier General.
Farmer And I'm running to represent Northwest Georgia with the seriousness, steadiness, and leadership it's been missing for years.

I'm Shawn Harris. I'm a Democrat. Husband. Father. Retired Brigadier General. Farmer And I'm running to represent Northwest Georgia with the seriousness, steadiness, and leadership it's been missing for years.

Only 4 days until the GA-14 special election to fill MTGโ€™s seat! With 20 Republicans splitting the field, @shawnforgeorgia.bsky.social
is the lone Democrat ready to win and check Trumpโ€™s rampage against our democracy. Letโ€™s get it done. ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

06.03.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 551 ๐Ÿ” 285 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan The Pentagon failed to adopt Ukraineโ€™s best tools for downing drones.

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

06.03.2026 19:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1