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ZenKen
@zenken5.bsky.social
Environmentalist, seeker of Zen, geopolitical enthusiast. Just riding this beautiful rock, loving people and guessing what's next. Manchester City fan! Mountain biker. OSU College of Forestry graduate student. Go Beavs!
Doesn’t even know how to wear camo. What a poser. Sick poser.
Just gonna drop this photo of January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang destroying a "Prosecute ICE" sculpture in Minneapolis. He's been arrested for this, btw.
February 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Nat'l Prayer Breakfast has become an absolute joke...and now obscenely anti-christ.

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The Most Evil Speech Imaginable: Trump and Bukele At the National Prayer Breakfast
YouTube video by Culture, Faith, and Politics
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February 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
There is a decision to make in the evangelical christian world...stand with Jesus' teachings or continue to endorse a cruel, vulgarian for president. We are watching...and...waiting for you to make the right call.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Evangelicals Who See Trump’s Viciousness as a Virtue
At the National Prayer Breakfast, the president tested his audience’s commitment to Christian ethics.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
February 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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After latest release country should move on to Epstein trials.
February 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Being willing to change one's mind when presented with new information is the mark of maturity and a controlled ego.

Hoping more maga show this maturity before it's too late.
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
All pedos need to be prosecuted, whether they are from camp or Epstein. A country that doesn't protect its most vulnerable is not much of a country.

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🚨IMMEDIATE RELEASE🚨 - I Am Being Threatened For Protecting Children...
YouTube video by Shawn Ryan Show
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February 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I thought we were America, the great melting pot. "One heritage"? Ummm, NO. Many heritages. Weird
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I like Mark Rutte, I think he's doing a great job given the awkward position he finds himself in, but Stephen Walt makes some very good points here about dealing with the chaos of the Trump administration.

foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/04/n...
NATO’s Leader Is Totally Lost
What does Mark Rutte think he’s doing?
foreignpolicy.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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“Some leaders have chosen to hunt them down and deport them through operations that are both unlawful and cruel. My government has chosen a different way: a fast and simple path to regularize their immigration status.“ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o... feb. 4 oped
Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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A historical warning about how presidents escape, aides go to prison, and “just following orders” has never saved anyone...

hartmannreport.com/p/dear-trump...
Dear Trump Administration Official: History Is Full of Loyal Men Who Thought They’d Be Protected
A historical warning about how presidents escape, aides go to prison, and “just following orders” has never saved anyone...
hartmannreport.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
What the hell?!?! What could possibly be the purpose of killing the CIA World Factbook? From rewriting history to rewriting facts.
Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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This is, again, a speech to Christians at a prayer breakfast.
Trump at Natl Prayer Breakfst: "We prefer somebody that's a strong, powerful person w/extremely good vision that can shoot a rifle very well to a person that's extremely weak, non-muscular, can't shoot a rifle, has no idea where the hell he is. We have a military where they all look like Tom Cruise"
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Hopefully one day we will have a normal government again where we aren't compelled to watch and fight everyday for our neighbors basic rights and to be a part of the world moving forward in a positive way.
"The elections are key. Getting rid of the illegals is good. But the important thing is staying in power. If my numbers keep going down, I’m not sure even we can rig the elections that much" - Trump?

Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
What Trump REALLY Thinks About Stephen Miller
A secret transcript exclusive to The Bulwark reveals more than Trump ever would.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
That's strength!
In 1960, Ruby Bridges walked into an empty school to change the world. 🕊️
Despite her father losing his job, her grandparents being evicted, and every teacher but one refusing to instruct her, Ruby stayed. She turned a year of isolation into a lifetime of activism.
February 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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The Trump administration's recently released National Defense Strategy "wholly ignores one of the primary stressors in the global security environment: climate change," write Council Senior Nonresident Fellow @busbyj2.bsky.social and Greg Pollock. They explore the implications in @foreignpolicy.com:
Trump’s National Defense Strategy Tries to Imagine Climate Change Away
Sycophancy and ideology have replaced realistic assessments of dangers.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Thanks to the efforts of @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social and other advocates, the boy in the blue bunny hat—five-year-old Liam Ramos—is home from ICE detention.

But hundreds of kids remain in facilities that are no place for children.

Release them all.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
February 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Operation Metro Surge is not making Minnesota safer. Today's announcement is a step in the right direction, but we need a faster and larger drawdown of forces, state-led investigations into the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and an end to this campaign of retribution.
With the immediate removal of 700 federal agents from Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan put the total number of agents remaining in the state at approximately 2,000.

That’s still a dramatic increase from the normal immigration and enforcement staffing in Minnesota of around 150 agents.
Live: Border official Tom Homan announces hundreds of agents will leave Minnesota
White House border czar is negotiating with local officials on a deal for county jails to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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February 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I need more of this in my life! 😀

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February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
US foreign aid has never operated perfectly. But now instead of looking for where we can save the most lives, we are looking to where we can extract something America wants. It's just sick.

www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
The Logical End Point of ‘America First’ Foreign Aid
Under Trump, foreign aid is no longer an ideal. It’s just a deal.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Absolutely brilliantly insightful! The Trump administration is a Clicktatorship.

"Poster brain and authoritarianism reinforce each other: They thrive on conspiracy theories, lack all restraint, and jump to extreme solutions."

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Welcome to the Clicktatorship
In the Trump administration, even budget proposals read like Truth Social posts.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Hopefully it holds
February 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM