Doug Backer
@dougbacker.bsky.social
Semi-Retired and WOKE, and proud of it!
Graduated HS in ‘71, drew a “361” (of 365) in the draft lottery so too late to be drafted for Vietnam. I am concerned about climate change and equality along with responsible and legit government.
Graduated HS in ‘71, drew a “361” (of 365) in the draft lottery so too late to be drafted for Vietnam. I am concerned about climate change and equality along with responsible and legit government.
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“U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers:
A new survey found that 98 percent of Foreign Service officers felt lower morale. Only 1 percent reported an increased ability to carry out U.S. foreign policy.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
A new survey found that 98 percent of Foreign Service officers felt lower morale. Only 1 percent reported an increased ability to carry out U.S. foreign policy.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers:
A new survey found that 98 percent of Foreign Service officers felt lower morale. Only 1 percent reported an increased ability to carry out U.S. foreign policy.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
A new survey found that 98 percent of Foreign Service officers felt lower morale. Only 1 percent reported an increased ability to carry out U.S. foreign policy.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Great line from Robert Reich:
Presidential power is real until it’s not. If a child shouts that the emperor has no clothes on, reality begins to set in. That’s what’s happening right now.
Presidential power is real until it’s not. If a child shouts that the emperor has no clothes on, reality begins to set in. That’s what’s happening right now.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Great line from Robert Reich:
Presidential power is real until it’s not. If a child shouts that the emperor has no clothes on, reality begins to set in. That’s what’s happening right now.
Presidential power is real until it’s not. If a child shouts that the emperor has no clothes on, reality begins to set in. That’s what’s happening right now.
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Trump hits a new low: He just pardoned a man who killed more Americans than Osama Bin Laden. Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras--was a key figure in flooding the US with cocaine. Nearly 30,000 Americans die from cocaine overdoses per year. Many from Hernandez's cocaine.
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump hits a new low: He just pardoned a man who killed more Americans than Osama Bin Laden. Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras--was a key figure in flooding the US with cocaine. Nearly 30,000 Americans die from cocaine overdoses per year. Many from Hernandez's cocaine.
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The fate of the free world rests on someone who requires weekly MRI tests to monitor his advancing dementia.
We can do better.
We can do better.
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The fate of the free world rests on someone who requires weekly MRI tests to monitor his advancing dementia.
We can do better.
We can do better.
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Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
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The U.S. is being run by a criminal organization that is itself being conned by the Russian Kleptostate bsky.app/profile/adre...
Trump's #28Point #UkrainePeacePlan includes Russia giving #artic mining / mineral right right-of-ways to the U.S. that #Russia has ALREADY ceded to #China . #DoubleDip 🧵
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The U.S. is being run by a criminal organization that is itself being conned by the Russian Kleptostate bsky.app/profile/adre...
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- #Kegsbreath is committing mass murder in the Carribian
- #TACO tried to help Bolsonaro to escape Brazil
- The White House is trying to extort Ukraine into capitulation, to capitalize on ruZzian money
- Blns for #TACO 's family from the Middle East
The USA is being run by a criminal organisation.
- #TACO tried to help Bolsonaro to escape Brazil
- The White House is trying to extort Ukraine into capitulation, to capitalize on ruZzian money
- Blns for #TACO 's family from the Middle East
The USA is being run by a criminal organisation.
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
- #Kegsbreath is committing mass murder in the Carribian
- #TACO tried to help Bolsonaro to escape Brazil
- The White House is trying to extort Ukraine into capitulation, to capitalize on ruZzian money
- Blns for #TACO 's family from the Middle East
The USA is being run by a criminal organisation.
- #TACO tried to help Bolsonaro to escape Brazil
- The White House is trying to extort Ukraine into capitulation, to capitalize on ruZzian money
- Blns for #TACO 's family from the Middle East
The USA is being run by a criminal organisation.
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So, short calculation:
About 100 deaths in the Carribean
About 600.000 deaths due to dismantling USAID
About 1000 rockets into Gaza AFTER the "ceasefire"
Daily escalation in Ukraine since #TACO got involved
Dozens, if not hundreds, dead in concentration camps within the USA.
USA, how ya'doin'? 😭😱😡
About 100 deaths in the Carribean
About 600.000 deaths due to dismantling USAID
About 1000 rockets into Gaza AFTER the "ceasefire"
Daily escalation in Ukraine since #TACO got involved
Dozens, if not hundreds, dead in concentration camps within the USA.
USA, how ya'doin'? 😭😱😡
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
So, short calculation:
About 100 deaths in the Carribean
About 600.000 deaths due to dismantling USAID
About 1000 rockets into Gaza AFTER the "ceasefire"
Daily escalation in Ukraine since #TACO got involved
Dozens, if not hundreds, dead in concentration camps within the USA.
USA, how ya'doin'? 😭😱😡
About 100 deaths in the Carribean
About 600.000 deaths due to dismantling USAID
About 1000 rockets into Gaza AFTER the "ceasefire"
Daily escalation in Ukraine since #TACO got involved
Dozens, if not hundreds, dead in concentration camps within the USA.
USA, how ya'doin'? 😭😱😡
Do you want some details of the trump family’s corruption? Check out this detailed article by a respected journal:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Do you want some details of the trump family’s corruption? Check out this detailed article by a respected journal:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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"'History’s eyes are on the Supreme Court,' she said.
'This court will have to decide, is it going to be the court that puts an end to American democracy as we know it'..."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
'This court will have to decide, is it going to be the court that puts an end to American democracy as we know it'..."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"'History’s eyes are on the Supreme Court,' she said.
'This court will have to decide, is it going to be the court that puts an end to American democracy as we know it'..."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
'This court will have to decide, is it going to be the court that puts an end to American democracy as we know it'..."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Right On the Money here:
- #Kegsbreath is committing mass murder in the Carribian
- #TACO tried to help Bolsonaro to escape Brazil
- The White House is trying to extort Ukraine into capitulation, to capitalize on ruZzian money
- Blns for #TACO 's family from the Middle East
The USA is being run by a criminal organisation.
- #TACO tried to help Bolsonaro to escape Brazil
- The White House is trying to extort Ukraine into capitulation, to capitalize on ruZzian money
- Blns for #TACO 's family from the Middle East
The USA is being run by a criminal organisation.
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Right On the Money here:
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NEWS: A group of military lawyers issue statement concluded Pete Hegseth has committed war crimes, murder, or both.
This comes as Trump moves America closer to war with Venezuela.
An important update this afternoon. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
This comes as Trump moves America closer to war with Venezuela.
An important update this afternoon. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Group of Military Lawyers Conclude Hegseth Committed War Crimes, Murder, or Both
A group of former military lawyers have concluded, in a new statement, that Hegseth and anyone under him, have committed war crimes, murder, or both.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
NEWS: A group of military lawyers issue statement concluded Pete Hegseth has committed war crimes, murder, or both.
This comes as Trump moves America closer to war with Venezuela.
An important update this afternoon. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
This comes as Trump moves America closer to war with Venezuela.
An important update this afternoon. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
I ALWAYS admired Bob Reich, but had missed this speech. It is “right on” as a direction for today’s brush with a Putinesque government.
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I ALWAYS admired Bob Reich, but had missed this speech. It is “right on” as a direction for today’s brush with a Putinesque government.
Sending Afghanistans back to Afghanistan is WORSE than a death sentence. The men will be tortured and murdered and their wives/children (regardless of their birth origin) will be SOLD OFF to war lords for their HAREM .
Think about that!
Think about that!
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Sending Afghanistans back to Afghanistan is WORSE than a death sentence. The men will be tortured and murdered and their wives/children (regardless of their birth origin) will be SOLD OFF to war lords for their HAREM .
Think about that!
Think about that!
What does Mafia Don have to gain with a war on Venezuela?
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
What does Mafia Don have to gain with a war on Venezuela?
Look what those bastards at trump’s Dept of “Justice” DID!:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Federal judge is pressing Justice Department to explain how it will protect identities of Epstein’s victims after lawyers said that dozens of their names appeared unredacted in documents released by Congress, prompting what they described as “widespread panic.”
Federal judge is pressing Justice Department to explain how it will protect identities of Epstein’s victims after lawyers said that dozens of their names appeared unredacted in documents released by Congress, prompting what they described as “widespread panic.”
Judge seeks to shield Epstein victims after dozens of names exposed in documents release
Lawyers representing hundreds of victims said dozens of their names appeared unredacted in documents and emails released by Congress this month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Look what those bastards at trump’s Dept of “Justice” DID!:
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Will someone please ask the 89 million Americans who didn't vote in the last election if they are being affected by anything this administration is doing to the other Americans?
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Will someone please ask the 89 million Americans who didn't vote in the last election if they are being affected by anything this administration is doing to the other Americans?
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America Abroad: Just as lawless.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
America Abroad: Just as lawless.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
“Hello?” to any and all immigrants that may have been clueless enough to vote for this president. I sincerely doubt any did, but if…
Trump attacked immigrants living in the U.S., claiming without evidence that most of them were from “failed nations” or from “prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
Trump Says He’ll ‘Permanently Pause’ Migration From ‘Third World Countries’
Trump attacked immigrants living in the U.S., claiming without evidence that most of them were from “failed nations” or from “prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“Hello?” to any and all immigrants that may have been clueless enough to vote for this president. I sincerely doubt any did, but if…
Watching to see how legit this story is. If true it is really unbelievable.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Watching to see how legit this story is. If true it is really unbelievable.
Help me understand why both Zelensky and NATO are still giving a damn what Don thinks. He said “he can fight the war on his own” (referring to trump)….?
If the Big Liar pulled funding, there would be hell to pay here in America.
Also, why is trump’s carpet-bagger son involved?
If the Big Liar pulled funding, there would be hell to pay here in America.
Also, why is trump’s carpet-bagger son involved?
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Help me understand why both Zelensky and NATO are still giving a damn what Don thinks. He said “he can fight the war on his own” (referring to trump)….?
If the Big Liar pulled funding, there would be hell to pay here in America.
Also, why is trump’s carpet-bagger son involved?
If the Big Liar pulled funding, there would be hell to pay here in America.
Also, why is trump’s carpet-bagger son involved?