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created November 18, 2024

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Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

He moved the WH to MLG?

2/9/2025, 10:05:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted

It's being reported that the Pentagon is authorizing military lawyers to serve as immigration judges. This is a threat to the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you. From the archives:

2/9/2025, 6:06:22 PM | 3179 1428 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow, this is so beyond comprehension. The city where I live has 208k inhabitants. Since it's conception in 1976 we have two deaths by gunfire. So that's 0,04 deaths per year. Or 0,0000002 per year per capita.

2/9/2025, 5:28:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Not baked in? You're on number 10 in the list of most wars fought by modern day countries.

2/9/2025, 5:13:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

It's even worse! Check who are in the White House and in Congress! Domestic terrorists.

2/9/2025, 4:40:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

I rest my case

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1/9/2025, 7:57:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Return to sender please

1/9/2025, 7:31:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Newsflash: the actual natives didn’t write the Constitution; they were being slaughtered while it was drafted. Everyone else, from Mayflower pilgrims to Trinidadian judges named Sparkle, is an immigrant story. So miss me with the ‘just like the founders intended’ fantasy.

1/9/2025, 6:13:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Sorry for the hot dog.

1/9/2025, 5:29:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

How is treason defined in Illinois? What is the penalty? Could someone be convicted of treason against a state that he is not residing in?

1/9/2025, 5:26:47 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

I hope they soon meet their maker.

1/9/2025, 4:41:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

He is a Russian asset and should be tried for high treason. Together with everyone he appointed. Biggest security breach in the US ever. Totally compromised government.

1/9/2025, 4:39:59 PM | 17 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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1/9/2025, 2:34:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

6/6 – Industry & outlook Russia runs war economy, boosting munitions. NATO allies: 2% GDP now, path to 3.5–5% by 2035. Scale & tech mean NATO Europe will pull ahead long-term. www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh... www.ft.com/content/nato...

1/9/2025, 1:50:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

5/6 – Nuclear Russia = largest nuclear arsenal worldwide. NATO Europe still has UK (~225) & France (~290) warheads. Smaller, but independent deterrent. sipri.org/yearbook/202...

1/9/2025, 1:50:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

4/6 – Naval balance Russia relies on subs but surface fleet badly hit in Black Sea. NATO Europe builds modern frigates/destroyers, plus new ASW (UK-Norway T26). www.defensenews.com/global/europ... www.csis.org/analysis/rus...

1/9/2025, 1:49:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

3/6 – Air power NATO Europe ~1,916 jets vs Russia ~1,522. Growing F-35 fleets. But gaps in enablers (EW, ISR, tankers) still critical without US. www.flightglobal.com/defence-worl... www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

1/9/2025, 1:48:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

2/6 – Land forces Russia: strong in artillery, ~250k shells/month, new explosives plants. NATO Europe aims at 2M 155mm shells/year by late 2025. Still catching up on stockpiles. www.rusi.org/explore-our-... www.eeas.europa.eu/africa/eu-de...

1/9/2025, 1:48:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

1/6 – Budgets NATO Europe+Canada spend >$485B (2024). Russia’s 2025 defence budget ~$130–145B (~6% GDP). Non-US NATO has multiple times more financial power. www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh... www.rbc.ru/politics/16/...

1/9/2025, 1:47:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Can they only influence paper ballots?

1/9/2025, 1:07:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

It'll be hard, but isn't it time to send the 2+ million active military force with our 10+ million reserves to the Russian border to stage our special military operation ourselves?

1/9/2025, 1:05:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/8/2025, 8:41:59 PM | 1323 184 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

He's been spotted at work.

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31/8/2025, 7:57:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

... as a 79-year-old Epstein listee with severe physical and mental health issues.

31/8/2025, 5:51:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Is that an 86 47 badge on his arm?

31/8/2025, 5:50:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/8/2025, 7:37:21 AM | 1759 400 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social)

MANY SAY A VENAZUALE SPY STOLE THE FILES BY ORDER OF OBAMA. RIGHT FROM BONDIS DESK. THAT'S WHY I, YOUR FAVORITE PRESIDENT, HAS ORDERED OUR BRAVE TROOPS TO INVADE VANEZAULE. GET THOSE FILES BACK! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! MAGA

31/8/2025, 8:20:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 10:22:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 10:21:16 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

We will reject violence, always, everywhere. We will reform our institutions when they fall short, and defend them when they are undermined. We will argue our differences firmly and keep our humanity soft.

30/8/2025, 12:52:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Let us renew a vow, not to a party, a person, or a slogan, but to the simple, high standard that binds us: We will seek and speak the truth. We will protect the law, especially when it is inconvenient. We will demand decency—from our leaders, from one another, and from ourselves.

30/8/2025, 12:51:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

There will be voices that whisper that nothing matters, that everyone is equally at fault, that truth is only an opinion. But we know: cynicism is not wisdom; it is fatigue dressed up as insight. Hope is not naïveté; it is the quiet discipline to make tomorrow better than today.

30/8/2025, 12:50:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

We will differ and that is good. Difference is not a break unless we make it one. Let us argue hard without dehumanizing. Let us correct without humiliating. Let us listen to understand, not to reply. Where debate ends, power goes unchecked; where conversation continues, the country of “we” grows.

30/8/2025, 12:49:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Service: show up in neighborhoods, schools, polling places, boards; not because it is easy, but because it is ours. The rule of law: a shield for the weak and a bridle on the strong; procedures that may seem slow, and precisely therefore will not bend.

30/8/2025, 12:49:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Assembly: peaceful, visible, persistent; the square as a place of disagreement and of finding one another. Oversight: ask questions, request records, run the numbers, insist that decisions be explained.

30/8/2025, 12:48:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

We know this: democracy is not a stadium of spectators; it is a workshop. Here are the tools: The vote: cast with knowledge, counted with care, defended with resolve. Our voice: spoken without scorn, sharp on substance, gentle with people.

30/8/2025, 12:47:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

We are not gathered by fear, but by something better: the conviction that dignity is not a privilege; that the law stands above whim; and that power owes accountability to the people, never the other way around. Freedom is not a given; it is homework.

30/8/2025, 12:45:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social)

There are moments when the noise feels larger than the truth. When doubts weigh heavier than trust. When we wonder whether the compass that brought us here still points north. This is such a moment, and precisely for that reason, it is a moment to stand tall.

30/8/2025, 12:44:51 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

As long as men die, liberty will never perish.

30/8/2025, 12:43:26 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

He's on vacation.

30/8/2025, 12:42:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Are the Epstein files in Venezuela now?

30/8/2025, 7:07:18 AM | 97 18 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Not enough novichok

29/8/2025, 5:57:23 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Jammer

28/8/2025, 7:43:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

This guy would frame armed assault as a kind of negotiation.

27/8/2025, 6:40:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

A real socialist state.

27/8/2025, 6:39:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Safer fire alarms, lightweight prosthetics, laser eye surgery, improved hurricane tracking. The ripple effect of space innovation reaches every American household.

27/8/2025, 6:04:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

From GPS to memory foam, manned space exploration changed daily life. NASA tech brought cordless tools, water purification, better medical imaging & weather forecasting.

27/8/2025, 6:03:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Good. Now put Musk and the Trump family in it and have a pleasant journey to Mars.

27/8/2025, 6:01:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Just travel to South Africa and apply for asylum because of the great genocide.

27/8/2025, 5:59:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/8/2025, 1:58:34 PM | 1582 747 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Jump platform where Trump will be forced to walk the plank tomorrow. Hush now, don't talk about it!

27/8/2025, 5:43:59 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

It sure is the hottest. I mean, it already was nr. 1 in the world in terms of mass shootings and it's leading cause of youth death is gunshot. But now it's even hotter!

26/8/2025, 5:00:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Praised be!

26/8/2025, 5:33:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

The Dark Side is slowly showing his true self, evil can't hide forever. He is a Sith.

25/8/2025, 6:58:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

I just learned a shocking fact. The average life expectancy in the US is just 76. Which, of course.... is cause for celebration since Trump is 79 and could drop dead now any minute. Waiting anxiously.

25/8/2025, 6:04:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

He doesn't even know what day it is. He is so far gone. Totally unfit.

25/8/2025, 5:41:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Afghanistan (2021 change of regime) Islamic Republic collapses; no Kabul–Taliban peace deal at the end state.

25/8/2025, 7:31:53 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Iraq War—initial invasion phase (2003) Ba’ath regime collapses; no armistice with coalition (insurgency follows).

25/8/2025, 7:31:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) LTTE militarily destroyed; no final negotiated settlement.

25/8/2025, 7:30:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Rwandan Civil War & end of the 1994 genocide RPF takes Kigali; genocidal regime flees; no accord with génocidaires.

25/8/2025, 7:30:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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First Congo War (1996–1997) Mobutu regime collapses; no settlement with AFDL victors.

25/8/2025, 7:30:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Fall of South Vietnam (1975) Saigon captured; unconditional capitulation as Paris Accords had collapsed.

25/8/2025, 7:29:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bangladesh Liberation War (1971) Pakistan’s Eastern Command capitulates; no political deal with the new Bangladeshi state beforehand.

25/8/2025, 7:29:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) Insurgency militarily defeated/withers; no end-war pact.

25/8/2025, 7:29:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Chinese Civil War (1945–1949) PRC wins; ROC retreats to Taiwan; no end-of-war treaty.

25/8/2025, 7:28:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Republican state collapses; Francoist victory without agreement.

25/8/2025, 7:28:23 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Finnish Civil War (1918) Reds collapse and surrender; no political settlement.

25/8/2025, 7:28:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Russian Civil War (1917–1922) White forces defeated/evacuate; no general peace accord.

25/8/2025, 7:27:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Paraguayan War / War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870) López killed; Paraguay occupied; no peace with his government.

25/8/2025, 7:27:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) Nanjing stormed; leadership killed; movement eradicated.

25/8/2025, 7:27:00 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Indian Rebellion of 1857–58 Revolt suppressed; Mughal dynasty abolished.

25/8/2025, 7:26:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638) Uprising crushed; mass killings; no talks.

25/8/2025, 7:26:13 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Spanish–Inca War (1532–1572) Last Inca ruler executed; resistance destroyed.

25/8/2025, 7:25:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Spanish–Aztec War (1519–1521) Tenochtitlan taken; empire dismantled, no treaty between equals.

25/8/2025, 7:25:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Fall of Constantinople (1453) Byzantine Empire extinguished by Ottoman capture.

25/8/2025, 7:24:55 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sack of Baghdad (1258) Abbasid Caliphate effectively ends after conquest.

25/8/2025, 7:24:31 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mongol conquest of Khwarazm (1219–1221) State collapses under invasion; no settlement.

25/8/2025, 7:24:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–136 CE) Revolt annihilated; Judea devastated.

25/8/2025, 7:23:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE) Jerusalem destroyed; Masada falls; rebels crushed.

25/8/2025, 7:23:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Third Punic War (149–146 BCE) Rome razes Carthage; polity erased.

25/8/2025, 7:22:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Can't they still do that from Europe? Maybe we should create 200 million fake ballots and send them in to protect Europe.

25/8/2025, 5:52:16 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Greatest 8 months in presidential history.” That’s a boast, not a fact. Meanwhile, public approval remains under 50% across major polls.

25/8/2025, 5:49:16 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

“ABC & NBC are an arm of the Democrat Party.” False: ABC News is Disney; NBC News is NBCUniversal (Comcast): corporate, not a political party. thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/... www.nbcuniversal.com/press-releas...

25/8/2025, 5:48:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

“Pull licenses because they’re biased.” The FCC is barred by law from censoring or retaliating over viewpoint or coverage. That’s not how licensing works. www.fcc.gov/consumers/gu...

25/8/2025, 5:45:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Revoke ABC & NBC licenses.” The FCC doesn’t license networks; it licenses individual local stations. There’s no “ABC license” to yank. telecommunications.uslegal.com/satellite-an...

25/8/2025, 5:43:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

“ABC & NBC give me 97% bad stories.” No study shows that. Even conservative MRC found 92% negative, and that was ABC/CBS/NBC combined, not just ABC & NBC. www.mrc.org/node/90399

25/8/2025, 5:42:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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www.marketscreener.com/news/trump-a...

25/8/2025, 5:39:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A Dem supermajority in both chambers would be a really good and fun movie to watch.

24/8/2025, 10:44:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

The mafia doesn't give shit about the restaurant owner. Why does he pay the mafia?

24/8/2025, 8:02:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He is in the Grandman Trophy Series, made up by himself, sponsored by Pampers.

24/8/2025, 5:29:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Exactly! Like the end of the French monarchy. Very neat deal. Head. Guillotine. Chop, chop, chop. Clean wounds.

24/8/2025, 5:28:13 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

“I gave Wes Moore a lot of money” for the Key Bridge. Federal funds are appropriated/managed by FHWA & Congress; the first $60M was released in 2024 under Biden, not a personal gift.

24/8/2025, 5:24:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Moore is fudging crime figures.” Baseless. Crime data are reported through the FBI’s UCR/NIBRS system; Maryland/Baltimore homicides have fallen since 2021/2024.

24/8/2025, 5:24:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture flannk.bsky.social (@flannk.bsky.social) reply parent

Calling Baltimore a “crime disaster” ignores 2025 data: homicides −22%, shootings −19%, overall Group‑A offenses −11%. That’s progress.

24/8/2025, 5:24:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Baltimore is 4th worst in crime & murder.” U.S. News ranked it 4th Most Dangerous (property+violent crimes), not a murder ranking.

24/8/2025, 5:23:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“I’ll send troops into Maryland.” Presidents can’t deploy the military for routine policing in a state without narrow Insurrection Act triggers; Posse Comitatus restricts it.

24/8/2025, 5:23:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Like Gavin Newsom did in L.A.” backward. Newsom opposed Trump’s federalizing of the CA National Guard in LA; courts are reviewing it.

24/8/2025, 5:23:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“No crime” in DC? MPD logs show dozens of incidents daily this month. Crime didn’t vanish.

24/8/2025, 5:22:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“NO CRIME & NO MURDER in DC” after a week? False. DC hit its 100th homicide Aug 12 and another on Aug 13. That’s not zero.

24/8/2025, 5:22:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Russia is going to invade South Korea

24/8/2025, 4:51:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view