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Beanbag753

@beanbag753.bsky.social

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Another Virginian concerned by the rise of authoritarian regimes here and abroad. I seek to repost reputable news and thought pieces on US policy, geo politics, and occasional sarcasm / humor.

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 2h

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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 6h

This is Joe Maligno of Staten Island Young Republicans.

He is a fucking Nazi.

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 3h

The Lord works in mysterious ways...LOL

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 10h

🚨Officer Michael Fanone keeping it short and sweet. ✊🏼

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 3h

As a gay man I cannot begin to express my distress that he is unavailable.

Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 3h

Gotta be the funniest take in the nussy yet.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10h

This is amazing...

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 15h

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 3h

Ad hominem attacks are the tool of those who can't defend their opinion with facts.

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Mat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 7h

John Bolton is finally getting his and I can't even enjoy it. So wrong.

a close up of a man wearing a shirt and tie

Alt: Jim from The Office nods his head in disappointment.

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 3h

Interesting prospect.

Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 3h

Odd, my group heading from the NoVA suburbs to DC on Oct. 18th is comprised of gray-haired boomers and retired military. Definitely a dangerous mix of lefties, moderates, and dreaded RINOs -- all patriots who cherish our Constitution -- united against a tyranny despite our past differences.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5h

Federal resources aren’t campaign tools. Secretary Kristi Noem's new TSA video crosses the line, violating the Hatch Act with blatant political messaging.

We’re urging California airports to stand firm against this unlawful federal pressure and refrain from airing the video.

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 4h

My favorite part of the Sermon on the Mount is that part about AR-15s and Trump meme coins.

Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 4h

Yup, I look forward to a PRC dominated world. Ask any Uighur, Hong Kong resident, or Tibetan what that's like.

Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 5h

youtu.be/ysS-waVI55E?...

FULL: Pritzker, retired military leaders address federal troop deployment

YouTube video by NBC Chicago

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 5h

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www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeal by ex-GOP operative Lazzaro over sex crime conviction

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned back an appeal by a former Republican Party operative convicted in a sex trafficking case involving girls lured to a Minneapolis penthouse.

www.mprnews.org

Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 7h

Another GOP pedo arrested two weeks ago. Pretty soon a pattern might emerge. cw39.com/crime/conroe...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Newsom: This president appears unhinged… seems listless… he seems, dare I say, in decline—cognitively, and… physically. These are just the rantings of someone who needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilized.

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 8h

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump

Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump

Resignation, coinciding with Hegseth’s partisan speech, was over Trump flouting constitution, Doug Krugman writes

www.theguardian.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

The "ceasefire" does not seem to be going great

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Tracy @tracydeepbluesea44.bsky.social · 10h

Let that sink in.

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Beanbag753 @beanbag753.bsky.social · 10h

I wonder if payday loan companies will lend me money based on my anticipated Antifa check? I was quite dolorous when they turned my loan down on an long-anticipated DOGE dividend.

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