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Augie Ray
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Customer Experience expert and advisor. Analyst by nature and profession. Tracking ongoing COVID data and risks because your health matters. Love music, film, photography & progressive causes. Opinions my own. He/Him
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Irony is dead.

“When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life.”

- Kash Patel today
Image of January 6 rioters attacking police at the U.S. Capitol along with Kash Patel's comments on December 5, 2025: “When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life.”
December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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GOP: Stop calling us Nazis!

Trump's Department of Labor's new ad campaign:
October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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I found this image of the leaders of the original "No Kings" movement. Remember this when you hear Republicans claim this is a terrorist movement.
The famous painting depicting the moment of the Declaration of Independence, titled Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull. The 12-by-18-foot oil-on-canvas work was completed in 1818 and has hung in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda since 1826.
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I'm not saying Trump has dementia, but he might want to look up who was POTUS on 1/6/21. (Also, FBI agents responded to the attack on the Capitol—not placed into the crowd.)

Trump is correct in one way—we should DO SOMETHING. Impeachment and removal or Section 4 of the 25th Amendment would work.
Donald J. Trump post: THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT
October 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Not sure if we'll get a weekly update on #COVID19 in wastewater today, as we do on Fridays. This is the BS message on the CDC website. And yes, this violates the Hatch Act against using a government website to advocate for or against a political party.

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The Trump Administration is working to reopen the government for the American people. Mission-critical activities of CDC will continue during the Democrat-led government shutdown. Certain federal government activities have ceased due to a lack of appropriated funding. During the government shutdown, only web sites supporting excepted functions will be updated. As a result, the information on this website may not be up to date and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries.
October 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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#Twitter/#X is just a 100% authentic place full of real lifelong Democrats who suddenly realized Charlie Kirk was right, registered as Republicans, and posted so in identical tweets. These are absolutely not foreign bots trying to influence US politics or increase partisan divides in the US.
A sample of 12 identical tweets that say: As a lifelong Democrat, I didn't know what to make of Charlie Kirk. I've since spent several lunch breaks watching his debates (FULL videos) and have come away with the impression that we got him all wrong. The reaction from those on my side of the aisle have really made me rethink whether we're on the right side of history. Well, I'm crossing the aisle—| just registered as a Republican. Anyone else?
September 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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This is from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Just thought I'd post it here for no particular or current reason.
EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF FASCISM POWERFUL AND CONTINUING NATIONALISM DISDAIN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IDENTIFICATION OF ENEMIES AS A UNIFYING CAUSE SUPREMACY OF THE MILITARY RAMPANT SEXISM CONTROLLED MASS MEDIA OBSESSION WITH NATIONAL SECURITY RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT INTERTWINED CORPORATE POWER PROTECTED LABOR POWER SUPPRESSED DISDAIN FOR INTELLECTUALS & THE ARTS OBSESSION WITH CRIME & PUNISHMENT RAMPANT CRONYISM & CORRUPTION FRAUDULENT ELECTIONS
September 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Here's where the US (or the GOP) is today: Despite it being clearly unconstitutional, a majority of Republicans think Donald Trump should run again.

Democracy doesn't die in the dark. It dies in daylight in the hands of the GOP.

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/8/...
In a new poll, Data for Progress finds that 53% of Republicans believe Donald Trump should run again for president in 2028. Overall, just 27% of likely voters agree.
August 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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For those of you smart enough to want your fall #COVID19 vaccine, Costco tells us it expects new Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax vaccines in September/October.

www.costco.com/pharmacy/adu...
screen capture of Costco vaccine page with info on COVID vaccines in Sept/Oct.
August 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Trump is concerned that the Smithsonian is focused on "how bad slavery was." Can't wait to see it's new upbeat take on enslaving human beings.
& Donald J. Trump & © @realDonald Trump The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of “WOKE.” The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future. We are not going to allow this to happen, and | have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made. This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the "HOTTEST" Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums. 415 ReTruths 1.33k Likes Aug 19, 2025, 2:46 PM
August 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Trump's economy:

Data from S&P 500 Global showed that the number of filings for US corporate bankruptcy surpassed the level of 2020. A total of 71 public and private companies filed for bankruptcy last month.

www.financialexpress.com/world-news/u...
Trump "I did that" meme.
August 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I'm traveling, so no big weekly update, but the latest wastewater data is no surprise. The #COVID19 summer surge is off to a late start, but it's underway.
July 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The people who've spent a decade screaming about pedophiles in government and spreading disinfo about Democrats running a pedo ring in a fictional pizza restaurant basement are now fine with Republicans straight-up protecting real pedophiles in government?
Axios headline: House GOP blocks second Dem attempt to release Epstein files
July 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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The first chart shows Walgreens' positive rate (thick line) and COVID wastewater (thin), and in the past year, there's been almost no correlation.

The 2nd chart shows hospitalizations (colorful line) and COVID wastewater, and they commonly move the same direction.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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I owe Schumer and the #Democrats an apology. I've said they are not up to the task of mounting a true resistance against the destruction of our values and democracy. But, I can see they are laser focused on the important stuff--like the name of the crappy bill that will harm most Americans. 🙄
Chuck Schumer tweet: I just forced Republicans to delete their ridiculous bill name. It’s no longer named the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Nothing about this bill is beautiful—it’s a betrayal to American families, and it’s undeserving of such a stupid name.
July 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Nothing says "I'm a Christian" like wanting to feed poor immigrants building a better life for their families to wild animals. If only there were a passage in the Bible about someone, let's call him Daniel, being fed to wild animals, let's say lions, and God's intervention in such an evil plan.
Laura Loomer post: Alligator Alcatraz Feeding illegals to the gators. We need more of this energy.
July 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Wait, you mean bombing other nations has implications?! Who knew? (Does Trump think he can control global oil prices with a social media post?)
Donald J. Trump post today: EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I'M WATCHING! YOU'RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. DON'T DO IT!
June 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The trend continues: Starting in 2020, US disabilities started to rise abruptly, and they have not stopped. This is due to many causes, but we cannot ignore how repeated #COVID19 infections are harming people.

fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU00...
Chart of disabilities in US citizens 16 or over. In 2020, around 30 million were disabled, but this started to grow in 2020 and now stands at 35.5 million.
June 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Ignoring #COVID19's risk to kids has ramifications. While chronic school absenteeism has declined a bit since 2022 (when we had the giant Omicron surge), it remains 50% above the levels seen before the pandemic.

www.aei.org/research-pro...
Chart showing chronic absenteeism rates in school years from 2017 to 2024. The rate was as high as 15.2% before the pandemic, then jumped to 28.5%, 25.4% and 23.5% in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
June 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Where are all the DOGE savings going? We're decimating public health, cutting services for Americans, slashing jobs, and risking recession--and the government is spending just as much, if not more, this year than last year. Where are all those "savings" going?

www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
Chart of US Federal outlays in 2024 versus 2025, showing spending is up slightly as of May.
May 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The New Yorker Cover of the First 100 Days of the Trump Presidency.
Cover of The New Yorker showing Lady Liberty in jail with scratch marks on the wall signifying 100 days gone.
April 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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I didn't mind if leopards ate other people's faces, but I never thought they'd eat mine!
Tweet thread from camden domville @DomvilleCamden: Replying to @realDonaldTrump (@realDonald Trump | voted for you and | still support you. But my wife came here legally through teacher exchange program. We got married and right after we tried to get a lawyer for her to become a citizen. She got a email today saying she might lose her job. | understand you're trying to make America great again. Which is awesome. But her losing her job and getting sent back. When I'm trying to make her a citizen after marriage. 10000 for the paperwork. Please don't punish people that are trying to come here legally. I voted for you and think you're a great man. But I'm getting affected. If you could not send my wife back to her country. She was trying to do the right thing. | respect you, but we barely get a notice. I'm not trying to be disrespectful. | just don't want my wife to go back.
April 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Truth!
Cartoon of a red-hat-wearing MAGA voter talking about the economy and saying, “Sure, it's going to be inconvenient and hard... but in the long run, this sacrifice will benefit everyone.” To which another person responds, “Oh please! That arguments couldn't get you to wear a mask five years ago.”
April 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Oh, FFS, what the hell is wrong with the media that it must find the most negative possible framing of every news story?

Crime is down. Does the media celebrate this? No, "Auto Glass merchants are suffering!"
Headline: As San Francisco car break-ins plunge, these businesses are suffering All over the city, auto glass merchants say they are hobbled by what's otherwise a staggering sign of progress. April 17, 2025
April 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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This makes perfect sense considering (checks notes) #COVID19 is more deadly, causes more chronic illness, and is more infectious throughout the year than the flu. 🙄
A chart from the Pew Research Center shows that 42% of US adults have received the flu vaccine since August 2024, compared to just 27% who received the COVID-19 vaccine.
April 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM