oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Take a look at a recent recording of this excellent singer, Jesse Welles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPHa...
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Take a look at a recent recording of this excellent singer, Jesse Welles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPHa...
Tim Edwards (@timzero4.bsky.social) reposted
Maybe Susan Collins has finally worn out her welcome...
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Putin got a green light to do this from Xi and Modi
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
Hours after trying to assassinate the EU Commission president, Russia tried to assassinate Germany’s military's inspector general, Carsten Breue, the highest-ranking general in the Bundeswehr. His plane was also jammed once over the Baltic Sea and once over Lithuania.
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Pretty much. It starts out big and then goes down until the end of nov. when it really gets christmasy
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Imagine there's no CCP
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It's totally worth it
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Here in the Philippines, today marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Bob Dylan, "Lilly, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts". Blood on the Tracks (1975)
Melanie D’Arrigo (@darrigomelanie.bsky.social) reposted
Trump isn't deploying the military into US cities because of crime or "illegals." He's deploying them against US citizens to crush our Constitutional rights and scare people into silence. Stop saying "he can't do this" — he's doing it. This is the authoritarian playbook.
TheBossRoss (@thebossross.bsky.social) reposted
When this time is over (& it will be) & somebody asks me to describe its nature & spirit, I shall play this clip. It embodies the whole cruelty, nastiness, sneer, indifference, cockiness, glee, inhumanity, & evil. It proves they knew what they did was illegal, but they did it happily, voluntarily.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Where's his hammer and sickle?
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL0o...
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm waiting for the Newsom Press Office reply
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This is exactly what the Hong Kong authorities did after the. protests. They erased all traces of dissent, no matter what it took
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
We all call for RFK jr's resignation
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
In 2020 during the Hong Kong democracy protests, the PLA were sent into the city to clean up. A few months later the crackdown was imposed the China
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess the 10th Amendment to the Constitution doesn't count for much among the maga people.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
I fully agree, Chicago is terrific but Milwaukee is nicer!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
"conscience do cost."
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
In 2015, a gang of Hong Kong cops arrested a 15 year old girl for drawing (in chalk) an umbrella on a public wall. She was detained for several days until she could be released.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
DeSantis is acting just like the PRC controlled Hong Kong police.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Great article! Excellent read. I agree with your thesis but my own is that upon pondering mortality, trump's assessment of "getting to heaven" reveals his complete misunderstanding of Christianity. Will his cult followers pick up on this?
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Here's an article I wrote in 2024 where I tried to imagine what trump's mass deportation scheme would look like: blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
You're absolutely right. This is exactly what Aristotle would say.
The Editorial Board (@editorialboard.bsky.social) reposted
This is kidnapping. Outright criminal kidnapping. www.latimes.com/california/s...
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
This is not thè Americe that I once knew. This is not my America
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
You're right. They do
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
CDC leaders on why the left: “I resigned because I could not be part of the weaponization of public health and CDC… we should always be questioning - but you shouldn’t have a preconceived idea before you have the data.”
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Gosh, and i thought trump promised to lower grocery costs on day 1
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Right now here in the Philippines, its just too hot.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
I've got one of the same style, make and vintage. Yours looks great!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Just wow
Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 (@xunlingau.bsky.social) reposted
"Good time" could kind of mean anything but I suspect that it means long enough so it looks like they actually considered the case... 😒
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Woody would bè proud
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Even as putin murders more Ukranian civilians,trump blames democratic Ukraine for the war
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They havent won yet!
Kaelos (@thekaelosproject.bsky.social) reposted
For those of you who don’t like to open links or don’t have instagram. I downloaded the video for you. If you haven’t heard about this guy before don’t scroll past it, his name is Jesse Welles. I promise you won’t be disappointed. #jessewelles #wellesmusic #thekaelosproject #kaelos #wordshaveweight
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
I completely agree. But I will admit that the guy with the guns lining his living room floor has a better sense of interior decorating than trump
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Vanity Fair staffers threaten to walk out over a proposed Melania cover: “We are not going to normalize this despot and his wife… if this happens, i’m gone, and so is half my team.” www.thedailybeast.com/i-will-walk-...
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Just nice to hear from old friends!
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All hàil the Dear Leader!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Is there anyone more loathsome than Nigel Farage?
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Fascism has come to America and it's knocking on the door in the UK. The BBC is complicit
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Nigel Farage is a piece of shit and the BBC is carrying their water.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Farage is using the exact same language of hate as trump.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
The BBC are jumping to cover live the racest Nigel Farage spilling out his hateful rant. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
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"Doggies are angels sent down to save us"
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
yeah, that's an action of a reprobate mind
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
KILMAR IN BALTIMORE: “Never lose hope. Promise me you’ll continue fight for freedom — not just for me, for everybody.” He was just taken into ICE custody.
Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24.bsky.social) reposted
The news from the past few days is a stunning example of what happens when the state decides it wants to crush just one guy
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And at the same time Vance goes off on Euŕopean allies saying that they dont allow free speech
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
No CVS here
Abby Sewell (@sewella.bsky.social) reposted
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war. She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza. tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
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So trashy
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Where is it available?
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Go figure
Kerrie B (@wheels002.bsky.social) reposted
IDF has just bombed Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Palestinian journalists among 14 killed in Israeli attack on hospital. It’s genocide. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Didn't trump negotiate the WWII peace deal? Another reason that he deserves the "Noble" Peace Prize!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
They seem to have been issues M 4 rifles and M 17 pistols. In Hong Kong, during the democracy protests the cops had sidearms and some carried Browning shotguns as well. They also used gas operated pepper spray guns and of course, teargas guns.
BlueCrew community 💙💙 (@libertyovergov.bsky.social) reposted
Listen to the victims, not their r*pist! #BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋 #BluePetPatrol💙🐾 #ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #trumpLiesMatter #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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In Hong Kong after a brutal attack on passengers at a subway station, ordinary people tried to place flowers by the entrance but were stopped by the police.
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ya think?
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
dear god nooooo!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Possibly, but is a good way of describing a down bound train!
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I was in 10th grade at the time.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
I still remember the Kent State massacre, where on May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd of students protesting the Vietnam War. Four were killed and nine were wounded. As trump arms the military on the streets, I fear a greater possibility of such a tragic event
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Even as putin bombs and terrorizes civilians in Ukraine, trump sits in his ugly office and talks about a photo of the two dictators. "I'm going to sign this for him"
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
This pathetic scene reminds me of when the Hong Kong police were deployed in numbers to prevent people from laying flowers to commemorate a dead protester.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
clown show
Rebecca Solnit (@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social) reposted
This is great: a National Guardsman standing up to say every member of the National Guard and military "is legally obliged to disobey an illegal order."
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Good doggie!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
News flash. " most Americas disapprove of martial law"
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
I was thinking ICE as trump's SS
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
"our police do not have to hide their faces". Well said !!!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Loved your speech Mayor!!!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
That's about as totalitarian as I've seen
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
I did too!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
To paraphrase Rick in Casablanca, "there are parts of Chicago I wouldnt advise you to invade"
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Well of course, dishwashing is part of my current duties here as well.
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Especially dishwashers
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
China, get out of the West Philippine Sea! Preserve Philippine territorial sovereignty. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UFg...
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Our special correspondent comments on the release of Kilmar Arbrego Garcia and the rule of law www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs_N...
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
The Bolton raid should chill you: my emergency video (full video linked) adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Where are the posters of happy Iowa farmers harvesting wheat and singing folk songs?
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golly
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
In addition, law enforcement agents are required to display on their uniforms their rank and warrant number. If they don't do these things (and they're masked) they're just armed thugs.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Excellent advice for the people of Chicago or any other jurisdiction. Thanks!
Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) reposted
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
Many thanks!
New York Post (@nypost.com) reposted
Patel’s FBI raids John Bolton’s home in high-profile national security probe
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Good morning Ray!
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social)
Last month I wrote an article on trump's mass deportation plans and how it tracks with the PRC's crackdown on Hong Kong blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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I agree, but I'm not seeing sufficient resistance from Harvard
Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 (@bc60.bsky.social) reposted
Ouch…… luv it
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
No no no no!
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In free and democratic countries, the executive has no power to censor museums, libraries or universities.
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
That's a bit ironic isn't it?
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
In thè United States, public schools are under the jurisdiction of municipalities or states. Trump has no such power
oftosa (@oftosa.bsky.social) reply parent
No other way to say it.This is pure bullshit