Rod Proctor

Rod Proctor

@rpwpb.bsky.social

Retired print reporter/editor. Veteran, Army and Air Force. University of Oklahoma. Disillusioned idealist. Resume includes The Palm Beach Post, UPI, Tulsa World, Japan Times, Stars and Stripes, the New York Post and Newsmax. Boomer Sooner!

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Question: Should we plan out forms of non-violent civil disobedience on such a massive scale as to force Trump’s hand on invoking the Insurrection Act? Following South Korea’s lead, I can see tremendous value in such a move.

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The corruption we know of is already staggering. Imagine the corruption we don't know about.

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NEW: The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over oil fields had remained unclear — until now.

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🚨 TRUMP IS A POLITICAL ANCHOR DRAGGING DOWN REPUBLICANS An Iowa Republican says why he plans to vote for Turek: “Just a change. And I think he’s going to be pretty moderate… that’s what we need, we don’t need the crazy rights and the crazy lefts, we just need back to the good old days.”

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El-Sayed: "Under Trump and Hegseth, you're seeing extremes that you never would have imagined. The idea that you want to livestream somebody's death for children to watch is truly extreme ... I don't want that to be politics as usual."

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Replying to @axidentaliberal.bsky.social

The plague has entered the chat. And Trump is killing science. Trump’s Plan to Corrupt American Science: OMB’s Russell Vought would bring all federal research grants under direct political control, to align with ‘the president’s agenda.’ VOTE prospect.org/2026/07/14/t...

prospect.orgTrump’s Plan to Corrupt American Science - The American ProspectOMB’s Russell Vought would bring all federal research grants under direct political control, to align with ‘the president’s agenda.’

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This is the vice president's guy, no? This should be every headline, it should lead every newscast and EVERY REPUBLICAN SHOULD BE ASKED ABOUT IT.

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Memo to Democrats: you can't win the public's trust if you drink from the same corporate trough as the Republicans. Reject Big AI Money (and all corporate campaign contributions) and regulate AI. https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-election-spending-toxic

commondreams.orgVoters in Key States See AI Campaign Cash as More Politically Toxic Than AIPAC: Poll | Common Dreams"Candidates should seek support from the AI industry at their own peril."

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Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."

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Texas GOP Already Know They're Losing 29 Days Out Luke Macias, voice of Tim Dunn's Billionaire Oil funded machine, admits Democrats have the energy and Republicans are discouraged. Now he's pointing fingers. Ignoring his own culpability. #TexasBlueWave 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...

open.substack.comThe Texas GOP Already Knows It's LosingTim Dunn's mouthpiece is pre-assigning blame for November.

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Imagine being Blake Johnson, an Iowa father of 3, discovering your water has 3X the legal nitrate limit. He goes to Washington for answers, and Rep. Ashley Hinson, who takes agribusiness money, reportedly RUNS AWAY and hides behind a locked door. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption

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🚨NYPD ARREST protesters who are rallying against ICE in NYC. This is taking place outside the hospital where a man is being guarded by ICE agents after being SHOT by them in his car

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A new Pew Research Center poll has Trump’s approval rating plunging to just 30% — his lowest showing in a high-quality poll this term. His previous low was 31% in a recent AP-NORC poll. A whopping 68% of Americans now disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job.

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OSSOFF: Mike Collins is one of the most extreme members of Congress. He's a Trump puppet election denier. I want to hear if Mike still believes the 2020 election was stolen. What do you say Mike? COLLINS: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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"Russian Birthday" Putin War Criminal 5 children among murdered, in missile strike that collapsed 5-story apartment block. 28+ killed across #Ukraine during day as #Russia fired 70 missiles and 130 drones. #RussianWarCrimes #7thOctober #TheHague Thread 1/3🧵

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Feels to me like the U.S. government livestreaming the shooting death of a guy in a wheelchair is going to be in all the history books, and hopefully framed as the end of an era that was very bad, and not the start of an era that was much, much worse