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Retired engineer. Bleeding Dodger Blue.
Southern California Katılım Ağustos 2025
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🧵Here are the FACTS on the U.S. Forest Service Reorganization
There’s a lot of lies spreading on X about the Forest Service’s reorganization. Let’s cut through the noise with the straight facts. This is about making the USFS more effective at its mission, nothing more, nothing less.
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The Trump administration has announced it plans to dismantle the US Forest Service. All 10 regional offices are set to close in addition to over 50 research labs.
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@NewsfromScience Scientists? I heard they have names. 😏
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On 7 April, it was reported that the United States rescued a jet pilot shot down in Iran with the help of magnetic quantum sensors that detected his heartbeat.
Scientists say such devices can sense a beating heart, but at a distance of a few centimeters and not, as President Donald Trump suggested at a press conference, at more than 60 kilometers. scim.ag/4ml2DuV
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I was pleased to speak today with His Eminence, Cardinal Christophe Pierre. As expected, he confirmed that recent media characterizations of his meeting with Undersecretary Colby are “fabrications” that were “just invented.” Given the intelligence and seriousness of Mr. Colby, I was likewise not suprised when His Eminence acknowledged there were no threats of any kind in the meeting. “It was a frank and cordial meeting that took place two months ago.” Threat of Avignon? “None.”
DOW Rapid Response@DOWResponse
Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby @USWPColby had a substantive, respectful, and professional meeting with Cardinal Pierre, the then-Papal Nuncio, and his team on January 22, 2026. During the cordial meeting, they discussed a range of topics, including issues of morality in foreign policy, the logic of the U.S. National Security Strategy, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and other topics. Cardinal Pierre expressed his appreciation for the outreach and both sides looked forward to continued open and respectful dialogue. In light of grossly false and distorted recent reporting, the Department of War repeats its statement: Recent reporting of the meeting is highly exaggerated and distorted. The meeting between Pentagon and Vatican officials was a respectful and reasonable discussion. We have nothing but the highest regard and welcome continued dialogue with the Holy See.
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🚨 DODGERS JERSEY GIVEAWAY 🚨
Since I’ve been growing so fast, I decided it’s only right to give back 🤝
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I have a PhD in political science from Oxford, focused on US foreign policy; worked as a State Dept. official in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle East; and wrote a celebrated foreign policy book taught at universities like Princeton. That's why I get geopolitical questions.
Samson Bigglesworth@bigglesw1
@BulwarkOnline @Timodc Question: When did Ronan Farrow become a foreign policy expert??? Answer: He didn’t. Don’t waste your time watching other men mentally masturbate. The Bulwark is nothing more than a different version of chatroullette.
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@JLouie2128 @PitchingNinja Agreed. Never seen it executed better than by Frank Viola and Kershaw. Looks like we’ll be speaking of Yamamoto also in the same vein soon.
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@PitchingNinja Prob my favorite pitch in all of baseball lmao
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@dodgerdan213 I also liked Vesia’s swagger, calmly getting out of a bases loaded jam.
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Go fuck yourself stupid fucking pricks
Los Angeles Dodgers@Dodgers
Reliving the best moments in Toronto from the 2025 World Series Champs. 🥹
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@RobertGKepes @acoyne @MarcLevesqueEco I’m guessing Andrew’s unstated but obvious point is that this misadventure should not have been started in the first place, not that we should continue to a ground war.
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@acoyne @MarcLevesqueEco The ceasefire is better than a ground war putting American lives at risk.
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So after all this:
- The Iranian regime remains in place
- The enriched uranium remains in place
- Iran remains in control of the Strait of Hormuz, though it agrees to let ships through, for now
- The US agrees to talks based on Iran’s terms, including an end to all sanctions and Iran gets to charge $2 million a ship for passage through the Strait, in perpetuity.
- Meanwhile NATO is in ruins, the US and Israel are at odds, the Gulf States know they cannot depend on the US to protect them, etc etc etc
“Another such victory and we are undone!”
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@Shira24sh @SuleimanMas1 Good. You don’t need our money either the .
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@SuleimanMas1 ישראל יודעת להגן על עצמה ולא צריכה אישור מאף אחד מתי לפעול.
יש לנו את היכולת, הנחישות והצדק לא צריכים את טראמפ כדי להגן על עצמנו.
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גורם ישראלי אומר לי על הפסקת האש: הופתענו מההחלטה של טראמפ. קיבלנו עדכונים ברגעים האחרונים כשהכל היה נראה סגור. אנחנו כפופים להפסקת האש.
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@DodgersNation Too high of a pitch count yesterday. Arm needs rest.
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BREAKING: Miguel Rojas has been scratched from the Dodgers lineup minutes before their game vs the Blue Jays 🚨
Hyeseong Kim is taking his place at SS.
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@LarsNilsen6117 @OSINTWarfare Israel and the US are the ones who have broken the ceasefire every time.
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@OSINTWarfare there will be ZERO ceasefire
IRGC will break this immediately and continue sending missiles and drones
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President Donald Trump announces a two-week extension of the deadline, including a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. He states that the resumption of hostilities will depend on whether Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Israel is not part of the ceasefire, and Iran will continue targeting it.
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@Jackson12876877 @jeremyscahill Shhhh, let him believe it has been opened. Don’t ruin it.
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@jeremyscahill Their proposal does not reopen the straight, it simply codifies the existing "toll-booth" program into recognized policy. Personally I've said for some time it's actually far cheaper than any other option available and humane but trust is thin with this administration we'll see.
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🚨Trump announces two week ceasefire with Iran and says, “We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate.”
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@TheHarrisSultan @katie_the_tall @gabegutierrez @Tom_Winter By that argument, anything is legal. Set fire to their wheat fields because hey, the soldiers got to eat. Right?
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In a brief phone call, Pres. Trump told me he couldn't provide any update on the status of talks with the Iranians, but he sharply criticized Iran's call for people to line up as human shields around power plants.
"Totally illegal," he said. "They're not allowed to do that."
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@Cardsapologist @FukAmericaHaHa @Yesavage2HOF Grew up across the river in IL idolizing Ozzy and the Cards. Suffice it say when you think baseball, the Cards are among the top 5 names that come to mind. Certainly not the Jays lol…
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@FukAmericaHaHa @Yesavage2HOF Calling a franchise poverty when we have more rings than you will ever achieve is quite the take
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@ProudSocialist Funny, oil was flowing just fine until the US and Israel started this war.
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Trump an hour ago:
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want it to happen but it probably will.”
JD Vance right now:
"Iran has to know we've got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven't decided to use. Trump can decide to use them, and he will if the Iranians don't change course."
The President and the Vice President are both threatening to drop a nuclear bomb on Iran. This is the most dangerous moment in human history and it is all being caused by the United States and Israel.
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@A_Masters72 @RealAlexJones Maybe “Death to America” is just rhetoric as well. Every stop to think of that? Stunning lack of self awareness.
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So now you and MTG are liberals? We all know Trump isn’t going to literally destroy Iran’s entire civilization — that’s just strong rhetoric against a terrorist regime that wants nuclear weapons and chants ‘Death to America.’ Attacking him for this only divides the Republican base and helps the Democrats. It’s disappointing to see supposed allies act like traitors over tough talk on Iran.
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🚨🚨WAR CRIME ALERT!!🚨🚨- Trump on Iran: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.
The definition of genocide is destroying an entire civilization/people!
Trump literally sounds like an unhinged super villain from a Marvel comic movie.
This IS NOT WHAT WE VOTED FOR!!!
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@ForeignPolicy Isn’t that every abuser’s refrain? Look what you make me do!
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It is precisely China’s lack of military presence in the greater Middle East that has lured the United States into war, writes Jo Inge Bekkevold. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/06/ira…
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Kyle Tucker receives boos from Blue Jays fans as he steps to the plate
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