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Kurt Risser

@kurtrisser.bsky.social

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I am an enthusiastic software developer, drummer, science enthusiast, animal welfare advocate, pescatarian, and Liberal activist. Vaccinated. Truth should not be a partisan value. Liars have no place in our government. Our future depends on our votes!

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 8h

...Thus degrading the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20h

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 22h

One of the many reasons why Americans trust NPR for truthful news:
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A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy

NPR reporters will not sign the Pentagon's rules issued on Friday, September 19

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 1d

LOL

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 5d

We’re eight days away from No Kings Day, and we have 2,500 protests planned in all 50 states and across the world.

October 18 is going to be the biggest day of nonviolent protest in US history — and we want to see you there. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 1d

Refusing to fund the government is refusing to fund lawlessness and fascism.

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 1d

1) The Founders foresaw this danger. Madison warned in Federalist 51 that the greatest threat to liberty would come not from foreign invasion but from “the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands.” The
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The Irredeemable DOJ

Why James has an even stronger case of selective prosecution than Comey.

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 1d

The photographer deserves a medal.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 1d

This isn't political. This is existential.

Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 1d

The quality of our justice department has never been so low.
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Senior prosecutor removed as Lindsey Halligan reshapes key US attorney’s office | CNN Politics

Maggie Cleary — the senior Justice Department prosecutor who briefly led the powerful US attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia last month before Trump ally Lindsey Halligan took over —...

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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 1d

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 1d

You know this isn't going to last. Nothing Trump touches is a success.
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Trump sets sights on peace with Iran as he hails ‘end of Gaza war’

In speech to Israeli Knesset hours after hostages released, US president spoke of ‘historic dawn of new Middle East’

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 1d

It's crazy that a criminal like Trump who has committed and been convicted of fraud so many times, could use the Department of Justice to exact retribution from a straightforward prosecutor who was prosecuting criminal Trump for even more crimes.
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The Letitia James Case Appears More Complicated Than the Trump DOJ Indictment Suggests | National Review

Some exculpatory testimony and previously unreported documents create a blurrier picture of the bank-fraud allegations.

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

He does not have the authority to ban our costumes. Ignore any such order. 😀

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

The mind-boggling hypocrisy of criminal Trump, whose theft of and refusal to return classified documents is thoroughly documented, would then try to accuse Bolton of this crime without actionable evidence.
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Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say

Bolton would be the third critic of the president to face federal charges. New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey were recently indicted.

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no!

Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

So awesome

Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

I don't want to discourage you though, you should do it.

Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

Sure, you can order your drink while dressed in a bear costume, but will you be able to drink it? 🤔🙂

Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

Well stated!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Of all the excuses not to show up to work while still collecting a paycheck, refusing to show up for 2 months so you can conceal info about sex trafficking because the perps are wealthy and powerful can only be conjured up in the toxic mind hive of Trump & House GOP leadership.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

"Show me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!"

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

There is absolutely no legitimate reason to deploy National Guard to our cities to control crime.
The most crime is in Washington, DC and the White House where the criminal lives.

The bottom line is this: release the full unredacted Epstein files. Enough of this distraction.

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Gandalf the Curmudgeon @420gandalf.bsky.social · 2d

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Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social · 2d

So good!

Salamanders, turtles, caecilians, lizards, serpents, frogs, toads, and yes, Axolotl also are united against fascism!