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@lionyolo.bsky.social

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Retired and interested in life, science fiction, history, movies, politics and more. 𝐍𝐨 𝐃𝐌'𝐬! I am a current lung cancer survivor & still fighting it. I have a life to be incredibly grateful for. Thank you for for joining me here! Veteran!

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 27d

𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐲? 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 "𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨f 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭!"

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 3h

No Kings Movement Announces Next Day of Nationwide Actions for Oct 18 www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...

No Kings Movement Announces Next Day of Nationwide Actions for Oct 18 | Common Dreams

"No Kings is a non-violent movement that continues to rise stronger, and we’re uniting once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people."

www.commondreams.org

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 4h

Trump is NOT who true-blooded Americans voted for! Hell, at least 1/2 of MAGA agree Trump's a loser on the Economy, Health Care, and more! Trump is a psychotic wannabe murderous dictator with the courage of a snowflake!
VOTE OUT ALL GOP IN 2026, let's get to 114 million votes against! Same in 2028!

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 3h

Basic pay for junior enlisted ranks (E1–E4) ranges from $23,000 to $38,000 per year. US Military has been underpaid since WWII. The govt doesn't want to pay the military what they are worth. Even worse, enlisted people can't afford good food and rely on fast food and cheap substitutes. Now you know!

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 3h

It's a start!

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 3h

[GOP] They're calling it a 'Hate America' rally | Opinion by Robert Reich
"... it’s likely to be even larger than the first No Kings rally — which was the largest demonstration against Trump since his return to the Oval Office."

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 3h

If you're a veteran, please share! Donald Trump hates veterans!

Chelsi B Blue Crew for Democracy @chelsib.bsky.social · 4h

wouldn't it be something if our vets started detaining ice and kidnapping them off the streets? then treating them how they are treating everyone else? do we have any empty warehouses we could put cages in for them? just asking questions for a friend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OU7gnNuNEI

ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE as Trump GOONS Attack VETERANS

YouTube video by Legal AF

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Jim's Blue 🌊🌊 Politics, ANTI Trump/Musk‼️⚡⚡8647 D647 @jimdjimp1959.bsky.social · 4h

Rambling Trump accidentally reopens questions about an election payoff www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 4h

Mass exodus raises alarms as federal retirements hit historic highs | Story by Nicole Charky-Chami
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Maybe, when the midterms cast out all GOP from congress, the new Dem/IND Congress will have a younger, well-educated, passionate gov't employees to fall back on!

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 8h

Americans Continue to Really Dislike Trump and the Things He Does A new poll shows Trump languishing across a range of his signature issues, from trade to immigration. | James West
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Americans continue to really dislike Trump and the things he does

A new poll shows Trump languishing across a range of his signature issues, from trade to immigration.

www.motherjones.com

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 12h

I'm sorry, but the GOP should be banned after the midterm elections, and pronounced a fascist organization, candidates can be banned, followers can be banned (although still eligible to vote). GOP should be dismantled!

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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 5h

The only bad thing about "Orphan Black" is that I can't watch it for the first time. That hasn't stopped me from watching it again to see Maslany's acting genius in portraying various iterations.
It's currently on Netflix - try it!
www.scifidimensions.com/what-are-the...
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Gary @lionyolo.bsky.social · 8h

Americans continue to really dislike Trump and the things he does

A new poll shows Trump languishing across a range of his signature issues, from trade to immigration.

www.motherjones.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

Let us translate Mike Johnson's comments about Obamacare for you www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

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Jenn S. @jenn-yyy.bsky.social · 17h

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Jenn S. @jenn-yyy.bsky.social · 1d

Federal workers, dedicated, disproportionately black public servants who make sure Social Security checks go out, keep our water clean & more, are going w/out paychecks bc of MAGA.
If you can, donate even $5 for grocery cards to help out.

secure.actblue.com/donate/tlf-g...