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Rich Moon
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Retired USAF Officer, in public service for 30 years. Husband, father, history buff… just a regular guy seeking peace, humanity and humility while pointing out those who want to destroy that for personal gain.
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Trump blames everything bad in this country on Biden and other democrat administrations. As absurd as this logic is, applying it today means the Brown University and MIT killings are Trump’s fault: the murderer was granted full U.S. citizenship on Trump’s watch in 2017.

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Man suspected of Brown University shooting, MIT professor slaying found dead in N.H. storage facility, authorities say — Boston.com
The man suspected of killing two Brown University students and injuring nine others Saturday, then fatally shooting an MIT professor in Brookline on Monday, was found dead in a storage facility in New...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Donald J. Trump is the biggest douchebag ever birthed on this planet.

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Trump disparages presidential foes in plaques attached to White House — USA TODAY
President Trump took personal swipes at his top presidential foes in new plaques installed along the White House's
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December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Look at all these smiling butt cracks standing around the Chief Ass Munch… They are relishing in another attempt by Trump to wield the only weapon he knows how to use: the Lawsuit.

Left unregulated and unchecked, AI can and does do harm.

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Trump defies GOP critics by signing controversial order threatening states over AI laws — The Washington Post
Trump’s latest executive order attempts to punish states that regulate artificial intelligence technology, a policy that has triggered division in the GOP.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Charlie Brown (the Democrats) fell for Lucy’s (the Republicans’) football gag by approving a budget for a “promise to maybe consider” extending ACA subsidies.

Now millions will likely have to deny themselves healthcare in order to pay other daily living expenses.

Shame.

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Obamacare health subsidy to end as US Senate rejects dueling remedies — Reuters
The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected competing proposals by Republicans and Democrats to address a looming healthcare crisis, leaving some 24 million Americans vulnerable to significantly higher insur...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Typical Republican strategy - wave $$ in front of people to make them think they’re getting a good deal. Republicans think average Americans are stupid.

I’m all for instituting a national health care system to remove all angst and fickle politics forever.

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Republicans push high deductible plans and health savings accounts — NPR
A Republican call to give Americans cash instead of health insurance subsidies revives an old idea that has left millions with medical debt.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
This is just plain fucking stupid. Individual consumers took it in the shorts paying the higher cost of produce driven by Trump’s tariffs, and now we all have to take another kick in the groin to pay the $12B bail out to farmers.

What a MORON.

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White House to announce $12 billion farmer bailout package — POLITICO
Farmers are expected to start receiving the funds in February at the earliest, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plans.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
“The National Security Strategy criticizes European allies for not embracing far-right parties that espouse ethnic nationalism.”

In other words, Trump’s America is all about ethnic cleansing and partnering with countries that do the same.

Sound familiar, folks?

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Hegseth declares end of US 'utopian idealism' with new military strategy — POLITICO
The Defense secretary, speaking at the Reagan Defense Forum, outlined defense priorities that focus on the Western Hemisphere and reevaluate the U.S. relationship with Europe.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
So, rather than fixing glitches in a good program, Republicans would rather throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Fucking stupid.

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Obamacare fraud report has Republicans crying foul — POLITICO
The Government Accountability Office report is solidifying GOP opposition to extending expiring subsidies that help people pay for health insurance.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
CHRIST ON A BIKE!
The National Park Service replaced Juneteenth free park entry with Trump’s birthday free entry. A clear message that those racists in power are institutionalizing fealty to the Dear Leader.

Boycotting visiting national parks would send our own message.

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National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday — USA TODAY
NPS changed its free admission days in 2026, removing MLK Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Trump has turned the U.S. into a sick, imperialist nation that disregards the Law of Armed Conflict. If we don’t adhere to humane rules of conflict, our adversaries won’t either. Think of the risk to our service members. Bradley should resign; Hegseth must be impeached.

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Drug-Boat Attack Survivors Waved as U.S. Aircraft Flew By, Video Shows — The Wall Street Journal
People who have seen video disagree over meaning of signal from alleged traffickers
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December 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Trump clearly wants to be King of Everything between the 20th and 180th longitude… “Caesar Donaldus Trumpus Maximus.”

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Trump reveals what he wants for the world — POLITICO
The National Security Strategy, which presidents usually release once each term, offers a formal statement of U.S. global priorities.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
MGT is resigning! One whack job down, 218 to go. It’s entertaining to watch Trump set fire to his own zeppelin…
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Of course he did. Alito’s knees have oval office carpet burns.

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Supreme Court allows Texas congressional map favoring GOP, for now — The Washington Post
The brief pause on a lower court order will give the high court time to consider an appeal by Texas.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
A murderer shaking hands with a convicted sex offender to make deals. We don’t need Saudi money in the U.S.A.

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Trump to welcome Saudi crown prince with offer of fighter jets, business deals — Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump will roll out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Tuesday for a visit expected to advance the sale of F-35 fighter jets a...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
And this isn’t socialism, Herr Trump? Who does he think is bearing the brunt of his tariffs?

“Trump also told reporters aboard Air Force One that he would move forward with a $2,000 payment to lower- and middle-income Americans that would be funded by tariff revenues”

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Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns mount — Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American ...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Americans - regardless of political persuasion - need to wake up to what’s happening.

Public criticism has already become an activity that will get you detained - possibly violently so - by this federal administration.

Soon, private criticism will get you there, to.

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ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour — Guardian US
Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’
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November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Trump complained about Biden’s use of the autopen, but by Trump’s own explanation he has an auto brain: he just does whatever his court jesters tell him to do.

We all know that Zhao’s pardon is a move to free up another crook for Trump’s benefit.

IMPEACH NOW!

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'No idea who he is,' says Trump after pardoning crypto tycoon — BBC News
The president pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder of the world's largest crypto exchange, in October.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
The 1973 WPR was enacted before drone warfare was a “thing.” Trump is quibbling. FYI, quibbling directly violates the honor codes of all US Military Academies and results in getting kicked out of the cadet corps.

IMPEACH TRUMP NOW before he gets us into WWIII!

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Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes — The Washington Post
The Office of Legal Counsel told select lawmakers that the executive branch is not bound by the War Powers Resolution, which requires congressional approval for any military action that exceeds 60 day...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
We all know what this is… DOJ will send ICE to round up anyone they target as possible non-citizens and try to scare everyone away from voting.

CA and NJ should send in their state police to protect voters.

IMPEACH TRUMP NOW!

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DOJ to monitor elections in California, New Jersey as state officials blast move — USA TODAY
The department will monitor elections at five sites in California and one in New Jersey ahead of elections in both states on Nov. 4, the agency announced Friday.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL! This is tantamount to buying favors from the government.

IMPEACH TRUMP NOW!

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Pentagon accepts anonymous $130 million donation to help pay troops during government shutdown — NBC News
The donation will hardly make a dent in the billions of dollars used to pay troops every cycle.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
This is a dangerously significant escalation toward an authoritarian state! Mobilizing Natonal Guardsmen to support ICE in “administrative” roles now is just Trump’s litmus test for future armed, law enforcement . Trump’s version of the Waffen SS.

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National Guard takes new role aiding immigration operations in GOP states — The Christian Science Monitor
The Trump administration is expanding National Guard support at immigration detention sites. Florida activated troops on Tuesday.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Under Trump, the Republican Party has become the Litigation Party.

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$10 billion lawsuit. More documents coming. Here's the latest on Trump and Epstein. — USA TODAY
President Trump is seeking an unprecedented amount of damages in his lawsuit challenging a Wall Street Journal report about his Jeffrey Epstein.
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July 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
Here’s the conundrum behind the “Epstein files”:

MAGA world wants to make it all public because there are prominent democrat names in there, but there are also prominent republican names in there.

Just let the chips fall where they may — Americans deserve to know who the pedophiles are.
July 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
What’s the cost to the American taxpayer to deport to/sustain within violent illegal immigrants in a third world country vs in a U.S. prison? Seems a more ligical “deal” would be to bill the country of origin for prisoner upkeep if they refuse to accept them.

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Trump administration sends migrants to Eswatini in new 3rd-country deportation — Axios
The Trump administration deported five migrants from Cuba, Jamaica, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen to the tiny African nation of Eswatini on Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced.
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July 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
moonbeam1964.bsky.social
We have a MAGA NEO-NAZI REGIME running our country. This “re-interpretation” of law by DHS and DOJ parallels what Hitler’s cronies did after he was made Reichs Chancellor in 1933, and which accelerated the destruction of German democracy in a few short years.

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ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings — The Washington Post
A memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM