Salty_old_sailor

Salty_old_sailor

@dirkfitch.bsky.social

US Navy vet. (1989-93) DS2 Canadian Permanent Resident. Passionate about doing the right thing. Watching it implode from north of the border. 🇺🇸 living in 🇨🇦 Offshore work since 1995, and probably forever at this point.

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I will always give a like for: Recovery progress Body positivity Pets/people birthdays (with a “happy birthday “) Good deeds done Anything that makes me smile or laugh Justice triumphing Personal achievement of any magnitude Beauty Kindness Compassion Be who you are - unless you're an asshole

Now that congressmen are reading FBI reports on the house floor about trump raping a 13yo, and Ted Liu and others are publicly calling him a rapist, there is no shouting, name calling or threats of lawsuits from him. What would he be afraid of?

Do you earn less than $174,000/year? Do you pay for your own health insurance? Do you have a guaranteed income after retirement? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, you should write to your congressman and demand better representation.

The president of the US is giving aid to Russia in their invasion of Ukraine. Russia is giving aid to Iran in their fight against the US invasion. Russia is profiting from both sides while the republicans harm our troops and our ally. In 17 days we can see how much that matters to voters.

I hit one of the high points of my time on this platform, today I was reposted by @morgfair.bsky.social! Morgan has been a favourite actor of mine since the 70's, in more roles than I can count. That might not mean much to some people, but it felt pretty good to me! Thanks, Morgan!

Polls are showing that America is losing faith in the GOP’s empty promises. I urge all Americans to double check your registration status. Democrat candidates may not tick all of your boxes, but the country has a better chance of avoiding fascism with them in Congress and senate. Vote.

Lisa Cook, Ilhan Omar, AOC, Fani Willis, Letitia James. Who’s next on the list of intelligent, strong and capable women of colour that make the mango Mussolini feel threatened?

More people need to understand this. If neither party is perfect, maybe vote for the one that gives you a BETTER chance of survival out if the two? And throwing away a vote on an independent is the same as not voting. You have to put out the fire before you can rebuild the house.

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Reminder: Voter registration deadlines are hitting TODAY, October 5, in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Please make sure you’re registered to vote!

Read the whole thread. And if you’re not already following @conifergirl.bsky.social you should hit that button now. That’s one of the smartest things you can do today. Her posts are a welcome breath of both intelligence and sanity in a world that increasingly tries my patience. Before even coffee.

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When a former CIA analyst stands at a podium at the Carnegie Endowment 34 days out from a midterm election and warns that the President of the United States might manufacture a "national security emergency" to seize power,

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Sen. Eric Schmitt is an international laughingstock. He’s up for reelection in 2028, so we’ll have to work on him later.

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My take from the Smith hearings: To be a GOP senator today, you have to be a lying piece-of-shit, who puts loyalty to party & our lying piece-of-shit president, above their oaths to the Constitution & their obligations to tell the truth & do what rights to the American people! Repost if U agree

Every time I see another post about somebody “introducing articles of impeachment” I’m sick of the performative bullshit to keep their name in a headline. Break the spell on your republican colleagues instead. Get the votes to make impeachment more than a strongly worded letter. THEN impeach.

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With Trump’s announcement of a state run media, let me share this quote from Justice Brennan: “Our whole Constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds”. Remember this as you cast your vote in November. It is the bedrock of our democracy