Mark Affleck
@flick131.bsky.social
USAF RET (24 yrs), Cornhusker at heart, NC by choice. Married animal wrangler: 3 dogs, 6 cats, 3 guinea pigs & a turtle. 65 & just getting started!
NYT reports Barron Trump had contact with Andrew Tate’s circle and received advice, linking him to a manosphere figure facing serious trafficking and rape charges. Barron’s total public silence only heightens concerns about unaccountable influence near power.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
NYT reports Barron Trump had contact with Andrew Tate’s circle and received advice, linking him to a manosphere figure facing serious trafficking and rape charges. Barron’s total public silence only heightens concerns about unaccountable influence near power.
www.nytimes.com/search?query...
www.nytimes.com/search?query...
Democrats keep fighting a knife fight with a rulebook while Trump and MAGA fight like there are no rules at all. I’m DONE with the timid approach. You can’t win a street fight with polite statements. This is democracy on the line act like it.
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Democrats keep fighting a knife fight with a rulebook while Trump and MAGA fight like there are no rules at all. I’m DONE with the timid approach. You can’t win a street fight with polite statements. This is democracy on the line act like it.
SCOTUS has gone lawless. On the shadow docket, Kavanaugh made “Kavanaugh stops” legal allowing immigration stops based on ethnicity, language, or work. No hearings, no full opinion, no accountability. This isn’t judicial review, it’s raw powe
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
SCOTUS has gone lawless. On the shadow docket, Kavanaugh made “Kavanaugh stops” legal allowing immigration stops based on ethnicity, language, or work. No hearings, no full opinion, no accountability. This isn’t judicial review, it’s raw powe
Pete Hegseth goes full Colonel Klink in the Situation Room, calling a second strike like it’s Hogan’s Heroes fan fiction while Trump plays Sgt. Schultz: I know nothing! Somehow this is real policy, not cable reruns. 👉 apnews.com/article/e686...
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Pete Hegseth goes full Colonel Klink in the Situation Room, calling a second strike like it’s Hogan’s Heroes fan fiction while Trump plays Sgt. Schultz: I know nothing! Somehow this is real policy, not cable reruns. 👉 apnews.com/article/e686...
Trump shitshow continues:
Meanwhile I’m conducting advanced research on the structural integrity of my recliner while running experiments with the TV remote. Controlled indoor environment, no vegetation required.
Meanwhile I’m conducting advanced research on the structural integrity of my recliner while running experiments with the TV remote. Controlled indoor environment, no vegetation required.
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Trump shitshow continues:
Meanwhile I’m conducting advanced research on the structural integrity of my recliner while running experiments with the TV remote. Controlled indoor environment, no vegetation required.
Meanwhile I’m conducting advanced research on the structural integrity of my recliner while running experiments with the TV remote. Controlled indoor environment, no vegetation required.
WTF 😂
Oh sure totally normal presidential behavior.
Nothing to see here, folks… just American presidents holding hands with Saudi royalty like they’re on a romantic sunset stroll through Dollywood.
But hey, tell me again how other people are the ones “compromised.”
Makes no sense.
W. T. F.
Oh sure totally normal presidential behavior.
Nothing to see here, folks… just American presidents holding hands with Saudi royalty like they’re on a romantic sunset stroll through Dollywood.
But hey, tell me again how other people are the ones “compromised.”
Makes no sense.
W. T. F.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
WTF 😂
Oh sure totally normal presidential behavior.
Nothing to see here, folks… just American presidents holding hands with Saudi royalty like they’re on a romantic sunset stroll through Dollywood.
But hey, tell me again how other people are the ones “compromised.”
Makes no sense.
W. T. F.
Oh sure totally normal presidential behavior.
Nothing to see here, folks… just American presidents holding hands with Saudi royalty like they’re on a romantic sunset stroll through Dollywood.
But hey, tell me again how other people are the ones “compromised.”
Makes no sense.
W. T. F.
Truth vanishes when context is manipulated. Trump’s tactic is to redefine the frame until facts lose stability. With Epstein, the narrative shrinks to ‘they knew each other,’ erasing the meaningful patterns around it. Control the context, and you bury the truth. www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Truth vanishes when context is manipulated. Trump’s tactic is to redefine the frame until facts lose stability. With Epstein, the narrative shrinks to ‘they knew each other,’ erasing the meaningful patterns around it. Control the context, and you bury the truth. www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...
Fun fact: only about 6 in 10 eligible Americans actually vote the rest are apparently waiting for a sign from the universe.
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Fun fact: only about 6 in 10 eligible Americans actually vote the rest are apparently waiting for a sign from the universe.
Nothing says ‘stable leadership’ like the boss staring into space while everyone else literally cleans up the disaster behind him. The perfect metaphor for the last year: chaos everywhere, zero awareness from MAGA thinking this totally normal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Nothing says ‘stable leadership’ like the boss staring into space while everyone else literally cleans up the disaster behind him. The perfect metaphor for the last year: chaos everywhere, zero awareness from MAGA thinking this totally normal.
Skank
So Gavin any thoughts?
So Gavin any thoughts?
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Skank
So Gavin any thoughts?
So Gavin any thoughts?
Hmm maybe it’s time we let them know we not happy they tore down our house
www.facebook.com/share/17LAgR...
www.facebook.com/share/17LAgR...
October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hmm maybe it’s time we let them know we not happy they tore down our house
www.facebook.com/share/17LAgR...
www.facebook.com/share/17LAgR...
Stat get the MRI!!!!
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Stat get the MRI!!!!
Fun fact
USA is the #1 oil producer on Earth ironically consumers can’t get cheap gas like Saudi Arabia.
We ship our oil out, buy theirs back, and let oil execs fund the politicians who keep it that way.
The scam isn’t hidden it’s sponsored by politicians
USA is the #1 oil producer on Earth ironically consumers can’t get cheap gas like Saudi Arabia.
We ship our oil out, buy theirs back, and let oil execs fund the politicians who keep it that way.
The scam isn’t hidden it’s sponsored by politicians
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Fun fact
USA is the #1 oil producer on Earth ironically consumers can’t get cheap gas like Saudi Arabia.
We ship our oil out, buy theirs back, and let oil execs fund the politicians who keep it that way.
The scam isn’t hidden it’s sponsored by politicians
USA is the #1 oil producer on Earth ironically consumers can’t get cheap gas like Saudi Arabia.
We ship our oil out, buy theirs back, and let oil execs fund the politicians who keep it that way.
The scam isn’t hidden it’s sponsored by politicians
North Carolina is fucked
Just toss out elections altogether and let Trump hand-pick whoever worships him the loudest. Why even pretend this is democracy anymore? They’ve gone full authoritarian and everyone’s supposed to just clap.
Just toss out elections altogether and let Trump hand-pick whoever worships him the loudest. Why even pretend this is democracy anymore? They’ve gone full authoritarian and everyone’s supposed to just clap.
October 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
North Carolina is fucked
Just toss out elections altogether and let Trump hand-pick whoever worships him the loudest. Why even pretend this is democracy anymore? They’ve gone full authoritarian and everyone’s supposed to just clap.
Just toss out elections altogether and let Trump hand-pick whoever worships him the loudest. Why even pretend this is democracy anymore? They’ve gone full authoritarian and everyone’s supposed to just clap.
Hegseth is laser-focused on making sure an airman’s barracks has fresh paint while Trump literally bulldozes the East Wing of the White House for his ballroom ego project. Priorities so sharp they could cut through common sense.
www.stripes.com/branches/air...
www.stripes.com/branches/air...
October 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hegseth is laser-focused on making sure an airman’s barracks has fresh paint while Trump literally bulldozes the East Wing of the White House for his ballroom ego project. Priorities so sharp they could cut through common sense.
www.stripes.com/branches/air...
www.stripes.com/branches/air...
Why you ask?
The wall of previous presidents pissed him off
He’s a toddler
The wall of previous presidents pissed him off
He’s a toddler
October 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Why you ask?
The wall of previous presidents pissed him off
He’s a toddler
The wall of previous presidents pissed him off
He’s a toddler
The asymmetry of outrage and participation
One of the reasons MAGA politicians survive, even when unpopular, is because their most extreme base turns out reliably, while moderate or disillusioned voters withdraw in exhaustion.
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
One of the reasons MAGA politicians survive, even when unpopular, is because their most extreme base turns out reliably, while moderate or disillusioned voters withdraw in exhaustion.
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The asymmetry of outrage and participation
One of the reasons MAGA politicians survive, even when unpopular, is because their most extreme base turns out reliably, while moderate or disillusioned voters withdraw in exhaustion.
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
One of the reasons MAGA politicians survive, even when unpopular, is because their most extreme base turns out reliably, while moderate or disillusioned voters withdraw in exhaustion.
americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
The East Wing demolition makes sense now that’s the same wall where the presidential portraits once hung. They’re tearing out history to build a ballroom. The “people’s house” shouldn’t lose its past for someone’s vanity project. My side-by-side image is AI-generated.
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The East Wing demolition makes sense now that’s the same wall where the presidential portraits once hung. They’re tearing out history to build a ballroom. The “people’s house” shouldn’t lose its past for someone’s vanity project. My side-by-side image is AI-generated.
My Prediction:
2028, the Democratic ticket will be
Harris Shapiro.
Kamala brings national experience and historic leadership;
Josh brings Pennsylvania grit and pragmatic centrism.
2028, the Democratic ticket will be
Harris Shapiro.
Kamala brings national experience and historic leadership;
Josh brings Pennsylvania grit and pragmatic centrism.
October 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
My Prediction:
2028, the Democratic ticket will be
Harris Shapiro.
Kamala brings national experience and historic leadership;
Josh brings Pennsylvania grit and pragmatic centrism.
2028, the Democratic ticket will be
Harris Shapiro.
Kamala brings national experience and historic leadership;
Josh brings Pennsylvania grit and pragmatic centrism.
Ah yes, nothing says ‘fiscal responsibility’ like bulldozing part of the White House to build a ballroom for a man who dances only with his ego.
October 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Ah yes, nothing says ‘fiscal responsibility’ like bulldozing part of the White House to build a ballroom for a man who dances only with his ego.
Vacation in Iceland
Foss Hotel jacuzzi on the patio waterfall view from the bedroom
I’m stunned with the beauty of Iceland
Off to the Glacier Lagoon Diamond Beach after checking out
Unfortunately i’ll miss the protest but this was planned many moons ago
My thoughts are always on
Democracy
Foss Hotel jacuzzi on the patio waterfall view from the bedroom
I’m stunned with the beauty of Iceland
Off to the Glacier Lagoon Diamond Beach after checking out
Unfortunately i’ll miss the protest but this was planned many moons ago
My thoughts are always on
Democracy
October 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Vacation in Iceland
Foss Hotel jacuzzi on the patio waterfall view from the bedroom
I’m stunned with the beauty of Iceland
Off to the Glacier Lagoon Diamond Beach after checking out
Unfortunately i’ll miss the protest but this was planned many moons ago
My thoughts are always on
Democracy
Foss Hotel jacuzzi on the patio waterfall view from the bedroom
I’m stunned with the beauty of Iceland
Off to the Glacier Lagoon Diamond Beach after checking out
Unfortunately i’ll miss the protest but this was planned many moons ago
My thoughts are always on
Democracy
Vacation in Iceland
Foss Hotel jacuzzi on the patio waterfall view from the bedroom
I’m stunned with the beauty of Iceland
Off to the Glacier Lagoon Diamond Beach after checking out
Unfortunately i’ll miss the protest but this was planned many moons ago
My thoughts are always on
Democracy
Foss Hotel jacuzzi on the patio waterfall view from the bedroom
I’m stunned with the beauty of Iceland
Off to the Glacier Lagoon Diamond Beach after checking out
Unfortunately i’ll miss the protest but this was planned many moons ago
My thoughts are always on
Democracy
October 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Vacation in Iceland
Foss Hotel jacuzzi on the patio waterfall view from the bedroom
I’m stunned with the beauty of Iceland
Off to the Glacier Lagoon Diamond Beach after checking out
Unfortunately i’ll miss the protest but this was planned many moons ago
My thoughts are always on
Democracy
Foss Hotel jacuzzi on the patio waterfall view from the bedroom
I’m stunned with the beauty of Iceland
Off to the Glacier Lagoon Diamond Beach after checking out
Unfortunately i’ll miss the protest but this was planned many moons ago
My thoughts are always on
Democracy
Tariffs aren’t policy they’re a con.
Every “threat,” “pause,” or “deal” is a rigged move in a crooked game where insiders gorge and the rest of us eat the losses.
Trump tweets, markets bleed, he pivots, they profit. It’s not leadership it’s economic fraud dressed as nationalism.
Every “threat,” “pause,” or “deal” is a rigged move in a crooked game where insiders gorge and the rest of us eat the losses.
Trump tweets, markets bleed, he pivots, they profit. It’s not leadership it’s economic fraud dressed as nationalism.
October 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Tariffs aren’t policy they’re a con.
Every “threat,” “pause,” or “deal” is a rigged move in a crooked game where insiders gorge and the rest of us eat the losses.
Trump tweets, markets bleed, he pivots, they profit. It’s not leadership it’s economic fraud dressed as nationalism.
Every “threat,” “pause,” or “deal” is a rigged move in a crooked game where insiders gorge and the rest of us eat the losses.
Trump tweets, markets bleed, he pivots, they profit. It’s not leadership it’s economic fraud dressed as nationalism.
The piece of shit president
October 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The piece of shit president