Afnaples

Afnaples

@afnaples.bsky.social

Retired USAF, father, computer nerd, Anti-facist...

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Trump keeps saying that tarrifs and crazy gas prices are raking in large amounts of money for the government. The problem is that none of us are seeing it. If the government was getting so much money then why is the deficit so high? Why did they have to cut benefits for people? Oh yeah, war.

It's crazy that we just went to Dollywood as part of our summer vacation for the first time ever this year just two weeks ago. We also saw them building the Songteller in Nashville right after.

The war is on, the war is off. Why are we at war to begin with (other than a distraction)? It's always about money for our loser in the White House. It's not just the military that are the losers and suckers to him, but the general public that aren't his rich "friends". We all lose here.

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Shapiro: Somehow, he can’t find the money to pay for healthcare, but he can steal from you to pay off the criminals who stormed the Capitol.

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Mockler: He took office and spiked 2.9% inflation, up to 3.8%. Gas prices are up to $4.50 in most states, and he did this all while stripping insurance away from 10 million Americans. I think the most impressive part is the deficit hasn't decreased at all.

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They went to war with Iran (which nobody in America was asking for) so they could conjure an excuse to allow ICE to keep murdering Americans and teargassing schools here at home with impunity (which nobody in America was asking for).

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Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.

Trump does whatever pops into his head (without filter) and doesn't care what people think. The problem is he's the President which makes him the face/voice of our country. Whatever insane thing he does is tied to us all. He never takes ownership or apologizes. This is a child mentality.

This gets reinforced by the fact that anytime something doesn't go his way or someone asks him a difficult question he has a Trump tantrum. His base revel in the idea he can act like a child and no one pushes back on him to any great extent. They think he can do anything and want his ability.

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Replying to @hankgreen.bsky.social

But John and Julie (Complexly's CEO) and the rest of the leadership team and I hit this thing from every angle and, look, our goal isn't any of those things. Our goal is to get people curious and help them learn...to make learning and teaching easier by making videos PEOPLE CHOOSE TO USE!

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Republican politicians who think that Minneapolis is a political problem are missing the point. It is a moral problem. But they are in so deep that they cannot see just how morally bankrupt they have become. They do not understand that we are as revulsed by their complicity as by Trump's cruelty.

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When ICE fires multiple chemical rounds directly at the head of a praying, priest, DOJ concludes it is completely justified. When protestors make noise during a sermon by a right-wing ICE pastor, DOJ announces a major investigation. It's not about immigration; it's about control.

cnn.comDOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor | CNNThe U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...

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Just a reminder that Trump is selling Venezuelan oil and depositing the proceeds into a bank account in Qatar that is NOT under any control by the US government or Congress. He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.

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I have noticed a disturbing number of calls for violence against ICE agents. One word: DON'T! Around the world, dictators WANT violence because it provides cover for them to launch massive militarized retaliation. Dictators even stage false-flag operations to provide themselves with an excuse.

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Trump is going to invoke The Insurrection Act. Then it'll be martial law and suspending the elections. Dictatorship is next. Who will stop him?

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“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” –The Federalist Papers, Number 47

Look at the amount of federal lackeys they need to terrorize peaceful protestors. How much money is wasted for each of these people to stare down these protesters and even shoot them with pepper balls for no reason.

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"We're keeping America Safe!" Really? By going "Door to Door"? I have never felt less "safe" in my 62 years than I do right now. Financially, emotionally, legally, patriotically. This "New America"? Yeah, not working for me...

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Congress should pass a law requiring agents to show their faces, identify themselves, & wear their badges. It’s not agent safety we have to worry about these days. End so-called Kavanaugh stops & admin warrant-based forced entry into homes too. Let’s have a Constitution.

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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE: "No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested". "Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".

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Trump says he will force Venezuela to hand over millions of barrels of sanctioned oil, which the U.S. will sell off under his control. Hello? This is naked extortion of a sovereign country. It’s far past time for Congress to grow a spine and rein in our tinpot dictator.

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ICYMI: Today, the United States of America, under the direction of a mentally unstable president, attacked Venezuela, a sovereign nation, kidnapped its leader and his wife, and declared they are now running the country. It’s exactly as insane as it sounds.

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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?