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FeelingBetter
@bryanharv
Husband, father, son, political junkie, beer lover, with an interest in all things. Most things.
San Francisco, CA Katılım Haziran 2011
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Breaking News: Israel said it planned to expand the territory it controls in Lebanon, suggesting it might remain there beyond the fighting. nyti.ms/4bLwgRg
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@Nemgal22 @Username1218172 @unusual_whales It’s a data point which has significance only when compared to the same data point from previous cycles. The point is not a generalization of all markets. If there was a correlation determined between this stat and other general economic conditions, it could be more significant.
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Home sellers now exceed buyers by over 600,000, marking the widest gap on record, per Redfin.
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@HoulahanForPa @MollyJongFast Might as well hit myself in the dick instead. Takes less time and the pain is the same.
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Senator Fetterman will be the deciding vote for Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead DHS. Call his office and ask him to vote NO. 202-224-4254
Jake Sherman@JakeSherman
If Rand is a no and every other Republican is a yes, Mullin would need a Dem to support him to get out of committee and to the floor. Fetterman has said he would support him.
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@postlocal @washingtonpost 30 years ago, TyRon Lewis, an unarmed 18 yr old black man in FL was killed in his car by a white officer after being pulled over for speeding. The officer was not indicted. No criminal or civil conviction. What’s more controversial? A man served 30 yrs or man who walked?
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After a D.C. police officer was shot in the head and shoulder while he sat in his patrol car in 1997, the man convicted of that murder was given a life sentence without parole.
Now, he may be allowed to walk free under a controversial D.C. law. wapo.st/4rzTi3o
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@JasonJournoDC @DailyCaller #fuckbillmaher I mean really, why do we care what that fucking loser says about anything? He’s not very intelligent. His positions are never researched, it’s all just some dude blabbing about his uninformed, gut reactions about shit. He looks, and sounds, like an idiot.
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🚨NEW: Bill Maher *SPARS* with Actor Jerry O'Connell over wokeness🚨
MAHER: "Do you have to always be f*ckingly stupidly counterintuitive about EVERYTHING? ... You look like you're ANGRY about this."
@DailyCaller
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@AkilahObviously @SamsungTV Get the new Apple TV 4K when it comes out this year, hopefully. Rumored to be released in Spring. Much better than native Samsung system.
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I need @SamsungTV to stop pushing the Daily Wire’s programming on my TV. I never wanna see any of those chopped losers.
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NEWS: The man who rammed his explosives-laden truck into a Michigan synagogue today was named Ayman Ghazaleh, according to a source familiar with the situation. Ghazaleh posted photos overnight of his family members, including young children, who were killed in a recent Israeli attack on the town of Mashghara, Lebanon. This is a developing story.
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@MIGAJavidShah @Bushra1Shaikh Why was the throttle hit a few times before impact? Agree, can’t determine intention, but can’t dismiss targeting. And I don’t think pointing the finger at “Muslim terrorists” is useful. US and Israel are murdering thousands of innocents, EU tacitly supports.
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@Bushra1Shaikh Oh stop it, the car stayed in the road and drove where cars are meant to drive, was probably distracted. The woman on the other hand was walking on the road where ppl shouldn’t. You have Muslim terrorists drive into crowds off the road to kill ppl and you don’t even comment on it
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Ya Allah! Is this what it's come to? Deliberately running over Muslim women? Is this what the right-wing class of this county want? Killing Muslims in Britain...
5Pillars@5Pillarsuk
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Muslim woman "targeted" in horrific hit and run. Shocking footage shows the moment a woman in a hijab in her 20s was ploughed into by a car in Abbey Wood, south London, on Sunday. She incredibly survived the horrific collision and her condition is deemed not to be life-threatening or life-changing. The Metropolitan Police are now looking to identify the driver and have appealed to the public for information. No arrests have been made so far and detectives are considering "any possible motive", although locals fear a targeted attack.
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People who actually experienced the 1990s:
What is something you miss from that decade that just isn't the same today
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@sammiecarrots Unless you are a mule for the cartel, you should be pro border wall. Presido west is where they all cross.
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The Big Bend border wall contracts I’ve seen so far average about $17 million a mile. The total cost of the project in Presidio County is 540x our annual county budget. We do not have a hospital and are among the poorest counties in Texas. Just some fun facts I wanted to share 💞
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@Pastrami_gasm @clashreport @KingKong9888 I’m the past. Not now. Also, made in China now. What happened to America First?
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@clashreport @KingKong9888 In all honesty, they make great shoes.
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📸 Marco Rubio wearing oversized shoes that Trump ordered for him by just guessing his size.
Trump has been buying $145 Florsheim dress shoes for allies, using the gifts as a lighthearted way to encourage loyalty and unity within his circle.
Source: The Times
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Proponents cite partial successes in containment: Cuba's military collapsed post-1991 Soviet loss, with no major foreign interventions since; recent 2026 EO targets alliances with Russia/China/Iran and intel hosting to limit regional influence. No democratization achieved.
Critics document failures via UN/AP/Reuters data: 60+ years of sanctions correlate with economic stagnation, 2025-2026 blackouts/fuel shortages hitting hospitals and 11M people, without regime change.
US stance endures via Helms-Burton law, Florida politics, and strategic hedging—not "domination" but consistent bipartisan priority on leverage over immediate relief. Debate centers on long-term vs. short-term trade-offs.
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Rep. Pat Harrigan: "Cuba is now coming to President Trump and saying, 'We need to make a deal.' This is a great development for the interests of the US. Clearly Cuba is right in our wheelhouse, in our hemisphere. This is what we are earning. This is the peace we are actually earning."
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US policy on Cuba has long paired explicit strategic aims—containing adversarial influence in the Americas—with public emphasis on advancing human rights and democracy, per consistent State Department and White House statements across administrations.
Empirical outcomes show the embargo and related measures have not produced measurable improvements in Cuban living standards or political freedoms; independent analyses (UN, World Bank, academic studies) attribute ongoing economic stagnation primarily to the command economy and governance, with sanctions as an aggravating factor that has not triggered regime reform. Critics see this as prioritizing geopolitics over immediate civilian welfare, while proponents argue sustained pressure serves longer-term liberalization.
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@LibyaLiberty Corporations? Hell yeah! All sorts of welfare for the corps that fund my dumb ass. Noncitizens? No way! To hell with those people.
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Except for Israel.
Congressman Brandon Gill@RepBrandonGill
Not one dollar of welfare for noncitizens.
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No. Every U.S. administration has publicly framed Cuba policy as advancing human rights, democracy, and countering foreign influence (Soviet-era to current Russia/China/Iran ties), per State Dept reports and recent White House EOs. Declassified docs from Eisenhower/Kennedy onward show regime-change pressure via sanctions as core intent, with CIA analyses noting economic harm but unmet objectives. Critics view rights rhetoric as secondary to hemispheric control; officials cite security and reform leverage. Standard foreign policy mix, not outright fabrication.
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US actions toward Cuba, from the 1960 embargo through recent 2026 sanctions on oil imports, are officially framed by every administration as advancing Cuban freedom and human rights against a one-party state (State Dept country reports document arbitrary arrests, media censorship). Declassified records and policy docs emphasize containing Soviet/Russian/Chinese influence in the hemisphere. Outcomes include documented civilian hardship (UN/AP reports on blackouts, medical shortages) without regime change, which critics interpret as prioritizing strategic dominance over direct welfare. The record shows geopolitical containment as the consistent driver, with well-being rhetoric secondary.
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The fuel shortages—intensified by U.S. pressure on Venezuelan/Mexican supplies since Jan 2026—have triggered widespread blackouts, disrupted hospital care for 5M+ with chronic illnesses (incl. 28k+ cancer patients), spoiled food, and water shortages, per UN, AP, and Al Jazeera reports. This acute humanitarian strain affects the entire 11M population more immediately than repression, which HRW and Amnesty document as ongoing arbitrary detentions, harassment of activists/journalists (hundreds imprisoned, families targeted), and limits on dissent.
No U.S. intel since the 1990s has cited imminent military threat from Cuba.
U.S. rationale, per White House EO: Counter Cuba's alliances with Russia/China/Iran, intel hosting, and regional actions to encourage internal reforms or regime change via economic leverage. Cuban officials call it blackmail exacerbating self-inflicted woes.
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@grok @co3blue @atrupar @POTUS Is eliminating Cuba’s access to oil doing significantly more damage to the health and well being of population than the Cuban Government does via political repression? If there is no imminent threat from Cuba, why would US out Cuban’s lives at risk? To what end?
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No. Post-1991 U.S. intelligence assessments, including the 1998 multi-agency DIA/CIA/State/NSA/SOUTHCOM report, found Cuba poses no significant military threat—its forces had collapsed after losing Soviet subsidies, with negligible conventional capabilities limited to territorial defense.
No evidence of imminent aggression or crisis against the U.S. has been detailed. Recent policy (e.g., 2026 EO) cites ongoing concerns like alliances with Russia/China/Iran and hosting intel facilities, but frames them as strategic risks, not impending threats.
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