Shayne from Missouri
@cultofsignal.bsky.social
Missouri Native, Father, Husband, IT Person, Veteran, Harry Truman Democrat, Social Media Time Waster.
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Looming federal cuts lay heavy burden on Kansas City veterans
As federal cuts and legal battles loom, many of Kansas City’s veterans are left wondering how the programs or benefits they rely on will be affected.
www.kctv5.com
Hey! I made it on the local news again! They even retained the talking point about how EVERY PRESIDENT since FDR has respected Civil Service Veteran Protections UNTIL TRUMP 47.
STORY >>> www.kctv5.com/2025/04/01/l...
STORY >>> www.kctv5.com/2025/04/01/l...
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We need to kill the worship of efficiency.
We have two news channels instead of hundreds of thousands of papers and outlets. More efficient? Absolutely. And it's terrible.
Doctor's offices that are all video? Very efficient. Super shitty.
Efficiency is the enemy. We're so scared of friction.
We have two news channels instead of hundreds of thousands of papers and outlets. More efficient? Absolutely. And it's terrible.
Doctor's offices that are all video? Very efficient. Super shitty.
Efficiency is the enemy. We're so scared of friction.
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We need to kill the worship of efficiency.
We have two news channels instead of hundreds of thousands of papers and outlets. More efficient? Absolutely. And it's terrible.
Doctor's offices that are all video? Very efficient. Super shitty.
Efficiency is the enemy. We're so scared of friction.
We have two news channels instead of hundreds of thousands of papers and outlets. More efficient? Absolutely. And it's terrible.
Doctor's offices that are all video? Very efficient. Super shitty.
Efficiency is the enemy. We're so scared of friction.
The #WashingtonPost editorial page is really living up to the "Worthless Slop Opinions Praising Rich People for Just Owning Stuff" promise Jeff Bezos made.
December 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The #WashingtonPost editorial page is really living up to the "Worthless Slop Opinions Praising Rich People for Just Owning Stuff" promise Jeff Bezos made.
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My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar.
We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc
Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
Other prizes pale in comparison to my Combination Taco Bell/Pizza Hut Peace Prize
December 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Other prizes pale in comparison to my Combination Taco Bell/Pizza Hut Peace Prize
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Please watch this video.
"Three Star U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré (ret) delivers an unflinching warning about the state of American democracy and what it means when politicians talk about deploying troops against U.S. citizens."
"Three Star U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré (ret) delivers an unflinching warning about the state of American democracy and what it means when politicians talk about deploying troops against U.S. citizens."
America, We in Some Deep S-H-I-T Warns Three Star General Honoré
YouTube video by Freedom Watch Media
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Please watch this video.
"Three Star U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré (ret) delivers an unflinching warning about the state of American democracy and what it means when politicians talk about deploying troops against U.S. citizens."
"Three Star U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré (ret) delivers an unflinching warning about the state of American democracy and what it means when politicians talk about deploying troops against U.S. citizens."
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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*More than half of the GOP believe the 2020 election outcome was the result of fraud
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
*More than half of the GOP believe the 2020 election outcome was the result of fraud
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
*More than 4 out of 10 believe 9/11 was an inside job
*37% believe the Holocaust did not happen or was exaggerate
*36% believe NASA faked the moon landing
*1 in 3 believe vaccines cause autism
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Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
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This is an American patriot.
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is an American patriot.
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In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
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No more excuses
JUST IN: US judge clears Justice Department to release Epstein grand jury transcripts reut.rs/3XDpbM5
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
No more excuses
Every racism button he can press big or small, grave or petty.
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Every racism button he can press big or small, grave or petty.
It was nice of the Billionaires who financially backed Trump to implicitly agree to personally pay every penny of the cost of undoing the damage they did.
May leave them penniless when the books settle but it's what they agreed to.
May leave them penniless when the books settle but it's what they agreed to.
Reconstruction 2 is going to require a level of seizing assets that I am very comfortable with but you may still need to work through
New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It was nice of the Billionaires who financially backed Trump to implicitly agree to personally pay every penny of the cost of undoing the damage they did.
May leave them penniless when the books settle but it's what they agreed to.
May leave them penniless when the books settle but it's what they agreed to.
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Reconstruction 2 is going to require a level of seizing assets that I am very comfortable with but you may still need to work through
New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth
Crypto took the real estate heir’s fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president’s second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.
www.forbes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Reconstruction 2 is going to require a level of seizing assets that I am very comfortable with but you may still need to work through
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USAID was worth every penny.
Trump ended USAID and the result is a rise in child morality for the first time this century.
Pro life 🙄
Pro life 🙄
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
USAID was worth every penny.
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NEW: The Trump Justice Department failed to secure an indictment today against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
Federal officials failed to secure the new indictment against James, whom Trump has targeted, after a judge said the previous one was secured by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: The Trump Justice Department failed to secure an indictment today against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon made a push in September to force the U.S. Treasury Department to release Jeffrey Epstein’s financial statements.
Epstein survivors back bill by Oregon senator to release disgraced financier’s bank records
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon made a push in September to force the U.S. Treasury Department to release Jeffrey Epstein’s financial statements.
www.oregonlive.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon made a push in September to force the U.S. Treasury Department to release Jeffrey Epstein’s financial statements.
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We have the bill AND the bipartisan support to restore union rights for 1 MILLION federal workers.
Together, we can stop the Trump administration’s union-busting.
Tell your rep: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/pass-pawa-house/
Together, we can stop the Trump administration’s union-busting.
Tell your rep: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/pass-pawa-house/
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We have the bill AND the bipartisan support to restore union rights for 1 MILLION federal workers.
Together, we can stop the Trump administration’s union-busting.
Tell your rep: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/pass-pawa-house/
Together, we can stop the Trump administration’s union-busting.
Tell your rep: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/pass-pawa-house/
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is cheering on Trump using his pardon power to end a high-profile corruption prosecution.
Ladies and gentlemen...The Democratic leadership!
sirota.substack.com/p/endemic-co...
Ladies and gentlemen...The Democratic leadership!
sirota.substack.com/p/endemic-co...
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is cheering on Trump using his pardon power to end a high-profile corruption prosecution.
Ladies and gentlemen...The Democratic leadership!
sirota.substack.com/p/endemic-co...
Ladies and gentlemen...The Democratic leadership!
sirota.substack.com/p/endemic-co...
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I think this goes back to @janecoaston.bsky.social's point that these folks all want America to be what it was when they were 10 and life was great because it's often great when you're 10.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I think this goes back to @janecoaston.bsky.social's point that these folks all want America to be what it was when they were 10 and life was great because it's often great when you're 10.
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Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
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Co-op CEO: Labor shortages, trade disruption and lack of a new farm bill damages farming not just as an industry, but as a way of life.
Trade and immigration chaos threatens Kansas agriculture | Opinion
Co-op CEO: Labor shortages, trade disruption and lack of a new farm bill damages farming not just as an industry, but as a way of life.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Co-op CEO: Labor shortages, trade disruption and lack of a new farm bill damages farming not just as an industry, but as a way of life.
Tired of "The Guys at the top are untouchable" and "The guys at the bottom get summarily executed" as the governing philosophy.
Trump has pardoned:
(1) A former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
(2) Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold
(3) Binance founder Zhao who failed to stop criminals from using Binance to move money tied to drug trafficking. 1/
(1) A former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
(2) Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold
(3) Binance founder Zhao who failed to stop criminals from using Binance to move money tied to drug trafficking. 1/
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Tired of "The Guys at the top are untouchable" and "The guys at the bottom get summarily executed" as the governing philosophy.
This fits everything I have ever observed about assholes.
This is WILD. How have I lived this long without knowing that the KKK was essentially a hate-themed pyramid scheme? Their entire business model was squeezing every last cent from their members, down to forcing them to use KKK-affiliated "robe dry-cleaning services."
priceonomics.com/when-the-kkk...
priceonomics.com/when-the-kkk...
How the KKK Scammed Its Members for Cash - Priceonomics
In its heyday, the KKK made a ton of money off of membership fees, and by aggressively selling robes, memorabilia, candy, and life insurance to its own members.
priceonomics.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This fits everything I have ever observed about assholes.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.