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WE NEED A WARTIME LEADER!!! #WARTIMELEADER PLEASE REPOST THE POST TO GET IDEA IN PUBLIC DISCUSSION. FREE ABREGO GARCIA. Member - Indivisible Baltimore County https://bsky.app/profile/indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social No bio or posts no follow back

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · Mar 31

WE NEED A WARTIME LEADER! We are at war with a dictator. First we had hope in Congress but it appears they cannot do a whole lot beyond performative actions and make speeches. Then we had hope in the courts but with the Justice Department being corrupted, they cannot enforce their orders.

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much for this forgotten piece of American history. This shows the true character of many Americans. Lash out at those you consider less than you.

Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 5d

The deal was finalized on Jan. 22, 2025 by the Biden team since the dictator had just taken office and there were none of his people in place. I do believe the plane was a bribe to be sure he approved the deal. They just waited to announce so people would not connect the two. So it is not new

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 5d

This is from 2022 when Biden was President. www.stripes.com/branches/air...

$12 billion deal may bring hundreds of Qatar, US Air Force members to Idaho base

www.stripes.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 5d

this is from 2022 when Biden was president. www.stripes.com/branches/air...

$12 billion deal may bring hundreds of Qatar, US Air Force members to Idaho base

www.stripes.com

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 6d

This is what courage in the face of authoritarianism looks like. No university should take Trump's bribe & surrender their integrity — bending the knee to a bully only feeds the beast & puts ALL our rights at risk.

Others should follows MIT’s example ASAP.

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 6d

This is a training facility that negotiations for started in 2022 under Biden. It is something Hegseth had hardly anything to do with but put the finishing touches on the agreement.

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 6d

Mr Newberger has so many great resistance songs. This one is about Trump is sicking ICE and the National Guard on American cities and American people in his bid to be America's dictator. From Portland to Chicago calls out his brutality and narcissism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kMx...

NEW HIT SONG - From Portland to Chicago

YouTube video by Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies

www.youtube.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 7d

We even have the Pope supporting us against the dictator. Love it. Wonder how Catholics like Rubio and Leavitt would justify themselves to the Pope. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Pope Leo will ‘stand with’ Catholic leaders in protecting immigrants’ rights, advocates say

The comments from the pope mark the most recent push from the Vatican against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

www.politico.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 8d

go.bsky.app/6xLfzC5

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 9d

People need to fact check themselves everything that is reported even by sources they believe they can trust. Unfortunately most people also only read the headlines which are why memes are so popular.

Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 9d

Love this. Aww this problems of the GOP shutdown. Keep it going. Poor babies

thePrisoner @theeprisoner.bsky.social · 9d

The Trump and Epstein statue is back up. At first It was taken down by the park service, but since the GOP has closed down the government, now there is nobody to take this one down.

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 12d

This is fantastic work. Congratulations to who ever organized it!!!

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 18d

I believe Van Hollen is a great candidate for President. He is out there confronting ICE and the deportation of people, Israel and it's genocide, urging Dems to keep a backbone and confronting the dictator.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

Van Hollen: "It's good to see the president finally get off the golf course and decide to talk. He's been much more focused, as we all know, on keeping the Epstein files locked up than keeping the government open."

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 19d

The State Department is revokng his visa because he called him Hitler in his speech at the UN. Well done President Pedro.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19d

The US State Department says it is revoking the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

The State Department claims that President Petro “stood on a NYC street and urged U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence.”

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 24d

I was born in 1952 3 years before Tylenol was even introduced but I have Autism. This was not realized until I was 68. It has probably been around a long time before I was born. So this assertion by the dictator and his toadie is blatantly untrue much like his drink disinfectant to cure Covid.

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 24d

Hurray!!! We stood strong and we won. Everyone celebrate. Can't wait for maga's reaction.

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 24d

🚨 BREAKING NEWS — Breaking via @NBCNews: Jimmy #Kimmel to return.

Statement from the Walt Disney Company: "We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."
www.nbcnews.com/business/med...

Jimmy Kimmel's show returning on Tuesday, ABC announces

The network pulled the show after the Federal Communications Commission chair threatened to revoke ABC affiliate licenses after the host's comments about Charlie Kirk's death.

www.nbcnews.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 25d

Love Neil Young. He opened Farm Aid with his new song Big Crime in DC at the White House. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B9A...

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Big Crime (chicago sound check) - (Official Video)

YouTube video by neilyoungchannel

www.youtube.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 26d

Mr Newberger keeps putting out great anti-dictator songs, Love this blues song Everything Under Trump is a Little More Stupid covers a lot of ground. His No Kings Day song was fantastic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8d1...

NEW BLUES SONG - Everything Under Trump is a Little More Stupid

YouTube video by Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies

www.youtube.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 28d

i call it a tie

Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 28d

This is the kind of information we need to get through these difficult times. Though Ohioans must be complete idiots if they would vote for Vivek Ramaswamy. www.meidasplus.com/p/dems-outpe...

Dems Outperformed 2024 in 38 out of 40 Races in 2025

Polls in several key races for governor in 2025/26 are also encouraging.

www.meidasplus.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 28d

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 28d

You tell them Senator Van Hollen

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 28d

Trump and his cronies are using blatant government coercion to suppress speech they don’t like — a gross violation of the 1st Amendment. Shame on ABC for caving to political blackmail.

We must stand with those who resist the bullies and call out those who appease them. NO KINGS.

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure

www.nytimes.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · 29d

Damn right we need to build our own infrastructure to counter these boot licking nitwits.

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 29d

On social media Wednesday night, after Kimmel’s suspension was announced, The Onion’s Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social wrote: “[it’s] Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love.”

Who’s after Kimmel?

Corporate-owned media is bending the knee to our dim-witted dictator

www.thealtmedia.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · Sep 11

Very happy that my Senator Van Hollen and Senator Merkley are detailing the genocide that Netanyahu is perpetuating on the Palestinian people.

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Sep 11

Today @merkley.senate.gov and I released a report on our recent trip to the Middle East.

Our inescapable conclusion: the Netanyahu government is engaged in a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

Tune in as we discuss what we saw and where we go from here:

Van Hollen, Merkley Release Report Detailing Findings on Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

youtube.com

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Edward Johnson @booksondesign.bsky.social · Sep 11

I can have sympathy for his wife and kids. But not much fo him

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