LouE

LouE

@lou-e-e.bsky.social

Food and Travel is my life. Retired Army Intel Officer.

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MUST READ: Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush and son of another President Bush, explains why he voted for James Talarico. In part: “My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico.”

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Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎

share.newsbreak.com/if8ql5kg I first read of this in the Sydney Morning Herald. Their article described the meeting of even all that attended and where each person sat. It was detail like I have seen in military briefings. There was NO PRESS in the situation room!!! Trump has a leaker in HISAdmin!!

share.newsbreak.comTrump Called Leaks That He Was Pressured Into Iran War By Benjamin Netanyahu ‘Treason,’ Ordered DOJ To Investigate - NewsBreakThe Trump administration is intensifying its crackdown on national security leaks tied to the U.S. conflict with Iran, escalating concerns among journalist

So the US Energy Secretary, Chris Wright is considering eliminating the Federal Tax on Gasoline(which is about .184 cents per gallon and diesel is .244 cents per gallon). We consume about 137 billion gallons annually. Just using the .184 will increase the deficit approximately 2 billion a month…

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RESULT out of Texas. The Lake Travis school district in the Austin area become a focal point for book bans (see this story from 2024: www.kut.org/education/20...) Two conservatives school board members who were integral to that push just lost their reelection bids tonight, and are ousted.

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Replying to @npr.org

Trump and Republicans Serving in the House and Senate THINK VOTERS ARE DUMMIES.Instead of Doing the Hard Work of Fixing the Affordable Problem.Their Solution is to TAKE the LAZY Way OUT and RIG the MIDTERM Elections in Their Favor!

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“It’s difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is. Journalists are trained to be like, ‘OK, what did he say that was newsworthy?’ So you convey that to your audience. But in reality, when you actually watch, you see he's full of hatred, lying constantly, and very incoherent.”

thetimes.comThe man who watches Trump all day, every dayAaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences. He says it’s ‘pretty bleak’

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WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT: "Pam Bondi regrets that she must leave her position as US Attorney General for her new, very urgent duties as a fill-in receptionist at The Shield of the Americas, where she will help very important Kristi Noem complete many complex, urgent jigsaw puzzles."

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Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.

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John Fetterman’s wife Gisele posted this in response to last week’s killing by federal agents in Minneapolis. Incredibly, the senator himself has not yet said anything publicly or issued any statements.

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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS. Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies. AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS. Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.

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For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.