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Kenneth Westrick

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Scientist by day, entrepreneur by night, and veteran 24/7. I’ve got a PhD in curiosity, a black belt in problem-solving, and a long-standing espresso addiction. Always learning, always experimenting-the greatest failure is the failure to try.

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Mar 6

As a veteran I find it appalling that a draft dodger con man and the worlds richest exploiter are doing this, but I am also ashamed that so many veterans couldn't see through the MAGA BS years ago. #education #veterans #disability apnews.com/article/trum...

Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump

Veterans who have been abruptly fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration's dramatic downsizing of government.

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 15d

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases. So the grift on the American taxpayer continues to expand, with absolutely zero accountability from the our elected leaders. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 15d

I thought a large share of the people at J6 were FBI instigators, why were they pardoned? Obviously they were all MAGA and many of them were criminals beforehand: www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...

Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence

Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 17d

Maga Mike needs to be on the traitor list.

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 17d

I didn't care for Hillary but she was right, he and his followers are deplorables.

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 17d

His fat insulite pad fingers couldn't even point to which continent Colombia is in, he's such a fucking idiot. Embarrassing.

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 17d

Another traitor heading for the trash bin of history.

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 17d

They heard for so long that they were lamestream media they figured they'd just go that way. Independent news sources, like yours, are the future. CNN, MSNBC, they suck, not as bad as the right wing fear mongers like Fox, but because they're gutless.

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 18d

In addition to stalling the release of the Epstein files, this ADP employment data likely explains why the government doesn't want to hurry the ending of the government shutdown. They don't want this info out there, but certainly they're tanking the economy. #trump #economy #shutdown #employment

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 19d

...and any evidence will sit on the bottom of the sea.

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 19d

Tomorrow and forever: No Kings in America
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Tomorrow and forever: No Kings in America

Reform the Insurrection Act

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 19d

High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC) www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

RealClimate: High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)

RealClimate: The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at least a millennium, and it may eve...

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 26d

Kid Rock's continuing desecration of the American flag needs to be called out. He's worn an American flag poncho during a rainstorm and now he wears this offensive clothing. I find his disrespect for the US orders of magnitude worse than Colin Kaepernick's kneeling protests.

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 26d

Smoke and mirror distractions for sure, Florida is experiencing a major tourism downturn with homes for sale everywhere because of this brain dead governor. He also killed the funding for the tourism advocacy group here.

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 26d

Amazing, I'm an immunosuppressed veteran and wasn't able to get my COVID booster at the VA Tampa Haley hospital because I've been told that they aren't doing them this year. .

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · 26d

www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... Quid pro quo corruption: gifting US military access to a country that has financed terrorists because he receives a new jet from them. Where are all you patriot MAGA folks now? Defend this one! ...and what about those Epstein files? #Trump #MAGA #traitor #corruption

Hegseth says Qatar will build air force facility in Idaho

“We’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatar Emiri Air Force facility” at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said.

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Sep 29

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Competitive Rejuvenation and the the Darien Gap Selection Course

During my time in the military, I had the privilege of serving in several elite Army units, each of which required completion of a rigorous…

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Sep 26

Every day another huge embarrassment to our once great country.

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Sep 26

Wow. Who would take their medical advice from someone who asked whether bleach can be introduced through an IV

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Aug 27

FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/c...

FEMA Suspends Staff Who Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Aug 17

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Aug 16

Never trust someone with no morals, no inner compass, just a clinical narcissist out to save his own neck. I wonder what he and Putler discussed privately in the Presidential limo, again, no record, no witnesses. Why are we letting this happen? #traitor #trump

Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Aug 16

This quote from the NYT article is particularly disturbing: "...before their formal discussions on Ukraine, the two leaders had a brief conversation isolated from any aides or journalists in the U.S. president’s limousine. What exactly did they talk about?"

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Trump Returns to Washington After Putin Talks Yield No Ukraine Deal

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Aug 14

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... This is a self inflicted harbinger of future price increases. It's a continuing amateur hour of hubris and retaliation in the MAGA regime.

US producer inflation heats up as goods, services prices soar

U.S. producer prices increased by the most in three years in July amid a surge in the costs of goods and services, suggesting a broad pickup in inflation was imminent, posing a dilemma for the Federal Reserve.

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Aug 9

www.reuters.com/investigatio... Is anyone surprised that racists and nazis are making a comeback in the USA. We've lost our way and not sure what will turn it around in the short-term. Ugh

American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era

With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders.

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Kenneth Westrick @kwestrick.bsky.social · Aug 5

www.reuters.com/world/europe... I thought this was ending on day one. Hmm, maybe geopolitics is more complicated than someone thought. #inept #trump #charlatan #coward

Exclusive: Putin doubts potency of Trump's ultimatum to end the war, sources say

Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to bow to a sanctions ultimatum expiring this Friday from U.S. President Donald Trump, and retains the goal of capturing four regions of Ukraine in their entirety, sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters.