Devildog1985

Devildog1985

@devildog1985.bsky.social

GenX, Dad, Grandpa, Fmr USMC, Lefty, Believer, Life Long Learner, Gay, Humanitarian, Florida refugee in WNY. Enjoy civil and respectful dialog, even if you don't agree with me. **Don't respond to uninvited DMs^^

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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!

Trump said on Meet The Press that he will focus on "drill baby drill" as a means to get cost of living down. Crude oil is currently trading below $70bl and gas is $2.99/gl. Drilling more oil into global supply would create a glut, driving prices lower. Producers will never allow that to happen.

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You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE

Listening to Olbermann's podcast where he cajoles Biden to use SC immunity to save us from what 49% of voters just did. Recall that party leaders forced him out of race, MSM bashed him daily over age and America rejected his replacement over price of eggs. Seems Joe is happy to leave us to it.

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“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record. They run them bc people react to them the most. If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change. It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

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It's probably not a good day to remind people that Trump's son in law walked away from his White House gig with $2 billion from the Saudis. I'll wait until you're finished being mad at Joe pardoning Hunter for being his son.

Any loving father in Joe's position would do the exact same thing. Hunter has been persecuted by GOP, publically humiliated and only charged w/bullshit crimes because his dad was President from opposing party. He paid his debt to IRS and got rid of gun, nobody was harmed by Hunter's addict decisions

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Feel guilt, it builds character. Feel weakness, it builds strength. Feel fear, it builds courage. However, if you allow yourself to only feel without building or perseverance to build further, you'll fester in the rot of apathy or compliance. The world may fail but you shouldn't fail yourself.

Political appointments and federal judges require simple majority in the Senate to confirm. The next Senate will have a 53 seat Republican majority so could lose 3 votes and still get confirmed. Many are looking to Murkowski, Collins and Tillis to "to buck Trump", but they won't be being courageous

Its not like you don't have choices of where to shop. If CVS treats its customers all like common criminals, give your money to a store who values and appreciates your patronage instead.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social

Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key

GOV'T IS NOT A BUSINESS as it makes no product or value added service nor makes a profit. Its a "pass through" which takes in taxes and fees then redistribute based on constitutional mandates and nations priorities. Its not designed to be efficient as duplications, redundant built throughout. 1/2

540 members of congress all vying for piece of pie to send back home. Musk DOGE goal to cut $2T is little more than smokescreen to further rig the game in favor of billionares and transfer what wealth the bottom 90% have left to themselves, the top 1%. Reg agencies are there to protect us from them.

America! Exact same thing happened here in our election but MSM is to busy blaming Democrats. They were either complicit or willing useful idiots in spreading and amplifying Putins hybrid war against us. Trumps win is illegitimate and next 4yrs will be spent with Putin as his co-President.

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

A message to Europe: "We are not only fighting against Ivanishvili - we are fighting against the hybrid war unleashed by Russia. They are investing enormous amounts of money. They’re spreading disinformation. Help us!” - Giorgi Vashadze, an opposition leader. #georgiaprotest

My friends who are pinning their hopes on Republicans in congress to "stand up to Trump" or put country over party haven't been paying attention for last 8yrs. After J6, Senate failure to convict, GOP nomination and America re-electing a felon, to see a reality other than one were in is delusional.

Pay attention to whats happening right now in the country of Georgia. Huge public uprising against Putin installed illegitimate government and actions their taking to strip rights and protections. We can take lessons from them for when it happens here.

Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com

What is the state department and Federal govt doing to support the people of Georgia against their illegal illegitimate Russian puppets in the self declared govt? Step up America

INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS Is a civil law (tort)victims who are singled out by high profile people, can use to sue for damages. Musk, who posted about two federal employees with intent for MAGA terrorists to threaten and harass to force out of job, would be liable. *not lawyer"

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When you feel like your actions can't change the current chaos, remember the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect suggests small actions, like a butterfly's flap, can trigger significant changes over time. It reminds us that even minor gestures can ripple outward, sparking meaningful change.

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The Tariff Act of 1930 was designed for protectionist trade. It imposed high tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods which led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries. Why am I telling you this? In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?" The mo' you know

CORPORATE GREED/PRICE GOUGING: Just saw that airline ticket prices are up 90% over this time last year. (I didn't believe it either) Inflation has been 2.5% range, fuel prices steady and def not 90% increase in their labor costs. What in actual hell justifies this but consolidation and greed?

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Since not a day goes by without someone saying I’m “just another big account that doesn’t say what to do.” I’ll once again say what I think you can do. 1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run. 2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant

Catastrasizing accomplishes nothing but raising your anxiety.

Palmer Report@palmerreport.com

I’m not going to sit around for four years lamenting about everything that goes badly. There’s no point. Either we’re in this fight or we’re not. Focus on the battles we can fight and win, not the things that are beyond our control.

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How do our European Allies have such a clear understanding of the dangers posed by Trump, Musk and the rest of the degenerate, power hungry scumbags surrounding him.. but somehow, the United States is still utterly clueless and ignorant to what they voted for?

James O’Brien@mrjamesob.bsky.social

This is a key constituent of fascism & the very essence of ‘Muskism’: promoting bullshit, silencing truth-tellers & calling the whole grift ‘free speech’. Twitter as a rehearsal for the USA.

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Dear Nancy Mace….

CALL TO ACTIVISM@calltoactivism.bsky.social

Holy moly. MAGA is losing their mind over an uncovered video from 2016 where Donald Trump says people should use the bathroom they feel is inappropriate and speaks out against trans bathroom bills. Feel free to share this so MAGA implodes.

THE MORE YOU KNOW

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

If you still have a Twitter or threads account, start encouraging more people to join Blue Sky, especially if you are European. Twitter (X) is being used to manipulate elections globally and suppress information. Post at least once a day, encouraging others to join. #bluesky

Devildog1985 reposted

DHL's cargo plane crashed near the Vilnius airport in Lithuania early Monday morning. Previously intelligence services from multiple countries warned that Russia was plotting a terrorist attack on DHL planes. The current crash is still under investigation.

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Replying to @followtruth.bsky.social

They are back to playing Game of Thrones with our lives. I truly hope everyone is prepared for what may come from of all of this. It is either revolution or capitulation. Both can be done nonviolently. There is no other reckoning that can take place with this much forced poverty.

BIRDFLU AND PRICE EGGS. Another birdflu outbreak causing further supply shortage. This is directly related to mega farms. One farm w/1M flock gets outbreak destroys all egg laying birds. 100 farms w/10,000 birds and one has outbreak, still have 900K egg producing bird supply chain.

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Louisiana Pro-Trump lawmakers passed income and corporate tax cuts, raising the statewide sales tax to pay for it. They are making the poor pay more while the rich pay less, and this is only going to get worse for the rest of the US.

apnews.comLouisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for itLouisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase.

Any guesses what happens to TSLA price when bro-mance breaks up?

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

UBS: “.. From a narrative perspective, .. we get it.” But FSD “is not ready for wide scale robotaxi deployment. Thus, the rise in Tesla stock is mostly driven by animal spirits .. We urge investors to think about what one needs to believe to add to $TSLA positions at current levels.” Reiterate Sell

Buyer beware. For novice investors like myself "altcoins" are highly volatile and come with big market manipulation and "rug pull" risk. I stay with big guys of BTC/ETH only.

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Devildog1985 reposted

I don’t think there will be any need for “I told you so.” MAGA got what they wanted. They voted for his policies. Now, we have to be ready to protect each other. That looks like standing in the way and throwing sand into the gears. Taking up space. Keeping receipts.

PREP FOR NATIONAL UPRISING. Once fear and anger reach critical mass due to Trump policies and fascist gov't, the torches and pitch forks will storm the gate. We need to prepare. *stash cash for national labor strike *stockup on essential items for mass buyer boycott Follow @anonymous.bsky.social

MIXED STATUS IMMIGRANTS. DO NOT SELF DEPORT. it is logistically impossible for Trump admin to roundup and deport numbers they seek. They lack financial and human resources necessary. Familiarize yourself with tactics of underground RR of 18th/19th century to evade and get to blue states.