Tamahagane
@tamahagane42.bsky.social
A true believer in the constitutional republic and democracy currently under threat in the USA and abroad.
Iaido practitioner, Japanese arms and armor collector, rock climber and guitarist.
This morning came with tragic news. Actor, director and outspoken voice for democracy has been slain along with his wife.
Thank you for all the wonders you shared Rob #Reiner. My deepest condolences to the family of the couple.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thank you for all the wonders you shared Rob #Reiner. My deepest condolences to the family of the couple.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rob Reiner: Hollywood director and wife Michele found dead in LA home
He directed classic films including The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This morning came with tragic news. Actor, director and outspoken voice for democracy has been slain along with his wife.
Thank you for all the wonders you shared Rob #Reiner. My deepest condolences to the family of the couple.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thank you for all the wonders you shared Rob #Reiner. My deepest condolences to the family of the couple.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#trump not only disses our long time allies in #Europe, tries to weaken the EU militarily, but also to fracture the #EU to weaken it against the interests of him and of course #putin his puppet master.
trump and putin are the enemies of democracies world wide.
www.brusselstimes.com/1878031/us-a...
trump and putin are the enemies of democracies world wide.
www.brusselstimes.com/1878031/us-a...
US wants to persuade four countries to leave EU, leaked files suggest
The Trump administration wants to prise four countries away from the EU and closer to the US' circle of influence, to "Make Europe Great Again."
www.brusselstimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#trump not only disses our long time allies in #Europe, tries to weaken the EU militarily, but also to fracture the #EU to weaken it against the interests of him and of course #putin his puppet master.
trump and putin are the enemies of democracies world wide.
www.brusselstimes.com/1878031/us-a...
trump and putin are the enemies of democracies world wide.
www.brusselstimes.com/1878031/us-a...
What an embarrassment this administration is.
Watch as the #FBI squirms while trying to avoid admitting that #antifa “the number 1 #terrorist organization” doesn’t even exist.
youtu.be/k-XBpm1uJII?...
Watch as the #FBI squirms while trying to avoid admitting that #antifa “the number 1 #terrorist organization” doesn’t even exist.
youtu.be/k-XBpm1uJII?...
WATCH: FBI official stumped on antifa facts after claiming it's the top U.S. terrorist organization
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
What an embarrassment this administration is.
Watch as the #FBI squirms while trying to avoid admitting that #antifa “the number 1 #terrorist organization” doesn’t even exist.
youtu.be/k-XBpm1uJII?...
Watch as the #FBI squirms while trying to avoid admitting that #antifa “the number 1 #terrorist organization” doesn’t even exist.
youtu.be/k-XBpm1uJII?...
Another mind bending WTF anti #science / #climateChange move from #trump. This administration is now literally requesting already orbiting weather satellites to be destroyed… satellites that help track storms and offer our farmers insights for better crop management.
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Another mind bending WTF anti #science / #climateChange move from #trump. This administration is now literally requesting already orbiting weather satellites to be destroyed… satellites that help track storms and offer our farmers insights for better crop management.
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
#trump is #putin s little bitch.
This administration is destroying a mutually beneficial relationship which has been fostered over 100s of years.
May #Europe forgive us after #trump and his bedfellows are tried for #treason.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...
This administration is destroying a mutually beneficial relationship which has been fostered over 100s of years.
May #Europe forgive us after #trump and his bedfellows are tried for #treason.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...
Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in the Americas
The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
www.npr.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Hold them accountable…
#musk and his social media platform #x fined $140M for breaking EU laws.
Of course, $140M is pocket change… it’s a start.
youtu.be/WKs-4vJOEfU?...
#musk and his social media platform #x fined $140M for breaking EU laws.
Of course, $140M is pocket change… it’s a start.
youtu.be/WKs-4vJOEfU?...
EU fines Elon Musk's X $140M for breaching bloc's social media law
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hold them accountable…
#musk and his social media platform #x fined $140M for breaking EU laws.
Of course, $140M is pocket change… it’s a start.
youtu.be/WKs-4vJOEfU?...
#musk and his social media platform #x fined $140M for breaking EU laws.
Of course, $140M is pocket change… it’s a start.
youtu.be/WKs-4vJOEfU?...
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
How far must we sink before we hold this administration responsible for their crimes? #warCrimes seems like an obvious place to start. #peteHegseth needs to be held accountable as does #trump.
youtu.be/-cD_GwpBtM0?...
youtu.be/-cD_GwpBtM0?...
BREAKING: Pete Hegseth UNDER INVESTIGATION for DEADLY CRIME!
YouTube video by Keith Edwards
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
How far must we sink before we hold this administration responsible for their crimes? #warCrimes seems like an obvious place to start. #peteHegseth needs to be held accountable as does #trump.
youtu.be/-cD_GwpBtM0?...
youtu.be/-cD_GwpBtM0?...
Citizens United was one of the Supreme Court’s worst decisions and has poisoned our government ever since.
Time to get rid of it!
A message from #RobertReich.
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
Time to get rid of it!
A message from #RobertReich.
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Citizens United was one of the Supreme Court’s worst decisions and has poisoned our government ever since.
Time to get rid of it!
A message from #RobertReich.
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
Time to get rid of it!
A message from #RobertReich.
robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
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After 7 l-o-n-g weeks, wishing Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva, who is the 158th & final vote to release the EPSTEIN Files, a wonderful Swearing-In Day, although not everyone is all that happy about it.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
After 7 l-o-n-g weeks, wishing Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva, who is the 158th & final vote to release the EPSTEIN Files, a wonderful Swearing-In Day, although not everyone is all that happy about it.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
So worth the laugh…
Thanks #JonStewart for finding a way to reduce the pain of this insanity.
youtu.be/ggIBtdtypCw?...
Thanks #JonStewart for finding a way to reduce the pain of this insanity.
youtu.be/ggIBtdtypCw?...
"No Kings" Protests Defy GOP Expectations & Jon Gives Trump a Royal Inspection | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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October 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So worth the laugh…
Thanks #JonStewart for finding a way to reduce the pain of this insanity.
youtu.be/ggIBtdtypCw?...
Thanks #JonStewart for finding a way to reduce the pain of this insanity.
youtu.be/ggIBtdtypCw?...
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The Epstein Files must be really bad for his boss.
October 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Epstein Files must be really bad for his boss.
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This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.
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Real leaders eat last.
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Real leaders eat last.
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
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October 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
#Bernie #Sanders speech at the #NoKings protest in #DC October 18th 2025
You go Bernie!!!
youtu.be/oiOq5muLU_k?...
You go Bernie!!!
youtu.be/oiOq5muLU_k?...
Bernie Sanders Blasts Trump’s Power Grab at Massive “No Kings” Protest | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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October 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#Bernie #Sanders speech at the #NoKings protest in #DC October 18th 2025
You go Bernie!!!
youtu.be/oiOq5muLU_k?...
You go Bernie!!!
youtu.be/oiOq5muLU_k?...
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He's doubling down on giving a bailout to Argentina. Literally. $40 Billion now.
October 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
He's doubling down on giving a bailout to Argentina. Literally. $40 Billion now.
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NO KINGS
NO CROWNS
SATURDAY THE 18TH OF OCTOBER.
NO CROWNS
SATURDAY THE 18TH OF OCTOBER.
October 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NO KINGS
NO CROWNS
SATURDAY THE 18TH OF OCTOBER.
NO CROWNS
SATURDAY THE 18TH OF OCTOBER.
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If you’re in New Jersey and not yet registered to vote, do it today! Voters have until the end of the day to register in time to help choose the state’s next governor.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If you’re in New Jersey and not yet registered to vote, do it today! Voters have until the end of the day to register in time to help choose the state’s next governor.