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Stuart L. Riley

@slriley.com

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Proud patriotic, liberal, progressive, atheist member of the "enemy within." I don't live in constant fear of DEI, LGBTQ, immigrants, the homeless, Putin, aliens, ghosts, and my cat. Retired, but still active in photography and vintage lens collecting.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 1h

And they still claim it's the Democrats' fault.

Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 1h

Until Republicans stop lying, there's no reason for the Dems to negotiate.

You can't negotiate with someone who refuses to negotiate in good faith.

This is a Republican shutdown.

Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 6h

Right-wing media are conflating lawfully present immigrants, who can qualify for some health benefits, with undocumented immigrants, who can’t. They’ve joined the Trump administration's campaign to dismantle the American health care system: www.mediamatters.org/health-care/...

Right-wing media falsely claim benefits go to undocumented immigrants as millions of Americans face health coverage losses

On October 1, the federal government shut down after Republican majorities in the House and the Senate failed to negotiate a funding extension with Democrats, who are looking to prevent millions of Am...

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 1h

Until Republicans stop lying, there's no reason for the Dems to negotiate.

You can't negotiate with someone who refuses to negotiate in good faith.

This is a Republican shutdown.

Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 1h

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 6h

I think he could refuse to appear based on the lack of facts in the letter.

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 8h

My latest on Russia's escalating aggressions across Europe

"Little Green Men" Spotted Near Estonia

As Russia’s Continues to Escalate Against NATO

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MSW Media @mswmedia.com · 1d

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 9h

Same here.

Grumpy Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇪🇺 @brian770.bsky.social · 1d

Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 9h

Don't make me yell louder!

My heart can't take it!

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 9h

Don't lose sight of the fact that the corrupt Trump administration and unlawful rulings by the 6 fascist memberss of the SCOTUS cannot do any of this without these freaks abdicating their Article 1 powers.

The Rebulican-controlled Congress is THE PROBLEM that needs to be solved. Vote them out!

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 9h

Here's a cover by The Middle Age Dad Band. Sung by Kerri-Kenney-Silver (Weigel from Reno 911).

'Cannonball'|Middle Aged Dad Band & Kerri Kenney-Silver

YouTube video by Middle Aged Dad Jam Band

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11h

Sad, but true. 💥

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 20h

Maybe he should've taken that role as a convicted felon after all.

Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 21h

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 21h

Who's Kevin Sorbo?

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 21h

Just received and set up my body camera.

Ordered a helmet that I can wear with my gas mask.

I plan to just turn my phone off. There's no way of knowing if the faraday bag works as expected.

Mushroom hunting would be much better than prepping for fascist goons.

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 1d

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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 1d

Hey! I thought they said we were getting paid!

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