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Patrick

@antellopy.bsky.social

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Cat & Dog rescuer. Old Army (RA), Disabled Veteran, Conservative hippie. I believe in peace, love and the death penalty-- especially for public officials who abuse their office.Live in Texas, heart still in Pittsburgh. Mostly Democrat.

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Jennifer Bennon @jennobenno.bsky.social · 19h

Which “Democrat programs” is Trump going to close?

Social Security? Medicare? FDIC? The G.I. Bill?

And which “Republican programs” will he keep?

Tax cuts for the wealthiest?

Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 19h

Less food at higher prices... Thanks Republican administration. What can we do to reward Republican politicians for their work to destroy our country?

Read "Trump Administration Identifies Huge Threat to Affordable Food Supply: Itself" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6ofG8Dny/d...

Trump Administration Identifies Huge Threat to Affordable Food Supply: Itself (WhoWhatWhy)

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump made two main promises: to get rid of all “illegals” in the country and lower prices. As it turns out (and as anybody wit...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 19h

We are all descendants of immigrants, so ICE must have figured, "Arrest them all, we'll sort them out when we are forced too. "

Read "DHS Downplays Horrific ICE Arrest by Straight Up Lying About It" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6oj4m2HK/7...

DHS Downplays Horrific ICE Arrest by Straight Up Lying About It (The New Republic)

The Department of Homeland Security has been caught in yet another lie about the victim of a violent immigration arrest. A shocking videothat went viral Satu...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, yes we do.

Read "America Needs a Mass Movement—Now" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6odevSfe/1...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now (The Atlantic)

Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega Editor’s Note: This article is part of “The Unfinished Revolution,” a project explo...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Read "Strictly Legal | ‘Dumb and Dumber’ comes to Ohio’s General Assembly" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6oeGWVNe/e...

Strictly Legal | 'Dumb and Dumber' comes to Ohio's General Assembly (The Enquirer)

Highbrow cinephiles will disagree, but the 1994 film "Dumb and Dumber" is a comedy classic. From the opening credits to the end, it provides more...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Read "The insidious truth behind Trump’s campaign of brutality" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6ocDELew/b...

The insidious truth behind Trump's campaign of brutality (AlterNet)

For the Trump regime, the brutality is the point. It’s the means to the end of a violent, single-party state that they’re openly proclaiming, even though our...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Read "Hamas Storms Through Gaza, Executing Opposition Groups in Attempt to Cling to Power" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6o1jPOb6/I...

Hamas Storms Through Gaza, Executing Opposition Groups in Attempt to Cling to Power (Free Beacon)

As Israelis celebrated the return of their countrymen from Hamas captivity early Monday, the terror group stormed through the streets of Gaza executing Pales...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Read "Would CBS News Have Run This Story a Week Ago?" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6o2cFQoo/5...

Would CBS News Have Run This Story a Week Ago? (The New Republic)

In an early taste of CBS News’s editorial direction under its newly anointed editor in chief, the anti-woke pundit Bari Weiss, the storied outlet elevated a ...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Read "After Trump’s Breakthrough in Gaza, the Fog of Peace Emerges" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6oaPmHkI/0...

After Trump’s Breakthrough in Gaza, the Fog of Peace Emerges (The New York Sun)

Early Monday morning as the press reported on President Trump’s trip to Israel and videos of freed Israeli hostages reuniting with their families flooded soc...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Read "‘It’s Not A Peace Deal’: BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6oaItOH6/e...

'It's Not A Peace Deal': BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza (HuffPost UK)

President Donald Trump holds a signed document during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.A BBC Middle East expert has...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Real Christians must stand up against the false doctrine of the Republican Christian Nationalists.

Read "In Chicago, the Church Wakes Up" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6o5EwuHe/R...

In Chicago, the Church Wakes Up (Patheos)

I have been waiting for the longest time for the Church to wake up and be holy. I was so tired of waiting for the Church to wake up and be holy. I know that,...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

They're here, they're there, they're everywhere, so beware, bee-ee-ee-eeware!

Read "Trump’s Hunt for Antifa Is Already Falling Apart" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6nYq218c/c...

Trump’s Hunt for Antifa Is Already Falling Apart (The New Republic)

Antifa be warned: The Trump administration is coming for you, but first they have to speak with some podcasters. Conservative podcaster Glenn Beck insisted M...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

The reason there is a Columbus day is surprising.

Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 1d

Read "The Incredible Irony Of MAGA’s Columbus Day Obsession" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6nXIMMiA/F...

The Incredible Irony Of MAGA's Columbus Day Obsession (Wonkette)

If you are reading this, odds are you know that Christopher Columbus was a pretty horrid person. We’ve all been over it 10,000 times, and if somehow you do n...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 2d

Read "Crucial anti-Trump protests risk failure if these key improvements aren’t made | Opinion" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6nPrkgh2/A...

Crucial anti-Trump protests risk failure if these key improvements aren't made | Opinion (Raw Story)

Will the Oct. 18 No Kings protests equal or surpass the 5 million who marched in June? Donald Trump’s poll numbers keep droppingwith his escalating attacks o...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 2d

Read "Donald Trump Stuns With Latest ‘Hoax’ Claim: ‘The What Of What Was What Now?’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6nJUNdv2/5...

Donald Trump Stuns With Latest ‘Hoax’ Claim: ‘The What Of What Was What Now?’ (HuffPost)

Donald Trump was slammed on Sunday for trying to rewrite yet another part of U.S. history, for his own ends. In a Truth Social post ostensibly attacking Sen....

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 2d

The serious danger of Peter Thiel and other billionaires.

Read "‘The Democrats Still May Not Understand What They’re Dealing With’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6n6eoUwM/Y...

‘The Democrats Still May Not Understand What They're Dealing With’ (Politico)

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 2d

Trump Christians simply aren't. They have abandoned the teachings of Christ.

Read "This Could Be The Bizarre Reason Why Some Christians Support Trump While Acting Completely Unchristian" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6nwjIv3a/Y...

"Vertical Morality" Is The Term That May Describe Why MAGA Christians Seem So Unchristian (BuzzFeed)

For many Americans, the gap between Christian teachings and MAGA politics is baffling. How can people profess faith in Jesus ― who preached love, mercy and c...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 2d

Read "The ‘Tone It Down’ Guys Think Peaceful Protesters Are ‘Terrorists’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6n3W0eaI/P...

The ‘Tone It Down’ Guys Think Peaceful Protesters Are ‘Terrorists’ (WhoWhatWhy)

Within the hours and daysfollowing activist Charlie Kirk’s murder last month, it became evident that Republicans would try to use the assassination to silenc...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 2d

The Republican administration has made every American guilty of murder and crimes against humanity. They must be removed and handed over to the World Court.

Read "Trump just revealed what he has planned for us" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6nrngDks/p...

Trump just revealed what he has planned for us (AlterNet)

Last weekend, Donald Trump ordered another summary execution of people on a fishing boat off the Venezuelan coast.The administration claims the dead were eng...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 2d

The Republicans want to prevent insurance company fraud and waste by killing millions of Americans over the next few years. That makes sense.

Read "Vance accuses Democrats of 'hostage-taking' with government shutdown posture" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6nvCoB7q/7...

Vance accuses Democrats of "hostage-taking" with government shutdown posture (CBS News)

Washington — Vice President JD Vance on Sunday accused Democrats of "hostage-taking" with their posture in the government shutdown, as Democratic leaders in ...

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Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 3d

Looking at people dressed up as animals from a distance isn't staring down. Heck, I've stared at real chickens from close up. Cows too.

Read "MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6n35N3YA/7...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit (The New Republic)

This week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem staged a bizarre photo op in Portland that appeared designed to bolster President Trump’s effort to deploy...

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David Snelling @dpsifr.bsky.social · 3d

This is some simple shit

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Hugh of Borg: Resistance is not futile @hugh258.bsky.social · 3d

AFTIFA quote: "Yeah, we bombed Hamburg, and Berlin, the Ruhr, and everywhere we were ordered. I'd do it again if I had to. They were fucking fascists killing Canadians and their own people."
S/L Hal Jewitt, RCAF 6 Group

Patrick @antellopy.bsky.social · 3d

ICE believes every day is Halloween, when evil creatures in masks drag people to hell. And wreck their cars.

Read "ICE Thugs Nab Chicago TV Producer, Nation No Noticeably Safer" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6nbgr6dq/y...

ICE Thugs Nab Chicago TV Producer, Nation No Noticeably Safer (Wonkette)

Masked Border Patrol thugs in Chicago manhandled and...

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