Awakened Dragon
@awakeneddragon.bsky.social
A Fascinated Mind
Believer in Justice & Equality. Period. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌊🦒
Progressive, liberal, often snarky & irreverent
Formerly an IT Superstar, but that was long ago
Trying to find peace in an upside world that seems hellbent on destruction
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Believer in Justice & Equality. Period. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌊🦒
Progressive, liberal, often snarky & irreverent
Formerly an IT Superstar, but that was long ago
Trying to find peace in an upside world that seems hellbent on destruction
No DM
Pinned
"Destiny struggles to reassert the pattern that was meant to be." - Dean Koontz
Until men and boys can learn to behave appropriately perhaps they should not be allowed to attend colleges or universities. Let women have that as a safe space.
October 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Until men and boys can learn to behave appropriately perhaps they should not be allowed to attend colleges or universities. Let women have that as a safe space.
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Why the world is allowing Trump to hold us hostage is beyond me. What pitiful leadership we have as interest rates go through the ceiling and costs rise everywhere because of him. apnews.com/article/trum...
G7 nations will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel after prices soar
The Group of Seven rich democracies say they've agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products, starting with “substantial” amounts of diesel after the fuel recently hit record high pr...
apnews.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Why the world is allowing Trump to hold us hostage is beyond me. What pitiful leadership we have as interest rates go through the ceiling and costs rise everywhere because of him. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Easy to focus on how senator uses abusive language on public servant OR how he embarrasses himself by accusing public servant of perjury due to senator's own stupidity. But important to note that all senator cares about is FoxNews/X clip around subpoenas that most Americans rightly don't care about.
September 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Easy to focus on how senator uses abusive language on public servant OR how he embarrasses himself by accusing public servant of perjury due to senator's own stupidity. But important to note that all senator cares about is FoxNews/X clip around subpoenas that most Americans rightly don't care about.
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On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress.
Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare.
This should be a national outrage.
Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare.
This should be a national outrage.
September 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress.
Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare.
This should be a national outrage.
Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare.
This should be a national outrage.
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New York Times confirms Haaertz article that Netanyahu ignored warnings before Oct 7 that Hamas was planning an attack. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 (Gift Article)
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 11:06 PM
New York Times confirms Haaertz article that Netanyahu ignored warnings before Oct 7 that Hamas was planning an attack. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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The worst part of Bonta caving on the Paramount merger is that it's a big flashing signal to every other company that there is no antitrust enforcement in America and you can bully your way into getting whatever you want. It's a monumentally bad decision.
September 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The worst part of Bonta caving on the Paramount merger is that it's a big flashing signal to every other company that there is no antitrust enforcement in America and you can bully your way into getting whatever you want. It's a monumentally bad decision.
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THEN STOP COVERING HIM, White House Correspondents Association
STOP LETTING HIM THREATEN FREE SPEECH - and you
GO IN, TELL HIM TO HIS FACE THAT HE'S LYING TO YOU, AND THEN WALK OUT
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY - THIS HAND-WRINGING IS JUST PASSIVE COLLABORATION
STOP LETTING HIM THREATEN FREE SPEECH - and you
GO IN, TELL HIM TO HIS FACE THAT HE'S LYING TO YOU, AND THEN WALK OUT
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY - THIS HAND-WRINGING IS JUST PASSIVE COLLABORATION
September 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
THEN STOP COVERING HIM, White House Correspondents Association
STOP LETTING HIM THREATEN FREE SPEECH - and you
GO IN, TELL HIM TO HIS FACE THAT HE'S LYING TO YOU, AND THEN WALK OUT
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY - THIS HAND-WRINGING IS JUST PASSIVE COLLABORATION
STOP LETTING HIM THREATEN FREE SPEECH - and you
GO IN, TELL HIM TO HIS FACE THAT HE'S LYING TO YOU, AND THEN WALK OUT
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY - THIS HAND-WRINGING IS JUST PASSIVE COLLABORATION
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one of the things Joyce Beatty is seeking to uncover in her lawsuit currently is that they were basically already bankrupt before they even took his hame off and are trying to hide it
Kennedy Center on brink of bankruptcy, could close as early as Tuesday, Washington Post reports reut.rs/4reNvlA
Kennedy Center on brink of bankruptcy, could close as early as Tuesday, Washington Post reports
Leaders of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts say it is on the brink of bankruptcy and could close as early as Tuesday, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
reut.rs
September 14, 2026 at 12:33 AM
one of the things Joyce Beatty is seeking to uncover in her lawsuit currently is that they were basically already bankrupt before they even took his hame off and are trying to hide it
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No wonder the Grindr app is crashing in Houston 🤣
September 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
No wonder the Grindr app is crashing in Houston 🤣
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A massive investigation has revealed a call made on September 23 between UAE President bin Zayed and Netanyahu.
Bin Zayed warned Netanyahu about an imminent threat of a Hamas attack. www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Bin Zayed warned Netanyahu about an imminent threat of a Hamas attack. www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
UAE warned Benjamin Netanyahu over major Hamas attack days before October 7 | The Jerusalem Post
MBZ warned Netanyahu of a major operation planned by Yahya Sinwar, 10 days before October 7 • Netanyahu said to have dismissed the warning, failing to alert Israeli security chiefs
www.jpost.com
September 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
A massive investigation has revealed a call made on September 23 between UAE President bin Zayed and Netanyahu.
Bin Zayed warned Netanyahu about an imminent threat of a Hamas attack. www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Bin Zayed warned Netanyahu about an imminent threat of a Hamas attack. www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
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do any of you know what words mean or do you think "backfire" is when the expected and intended result occurs?
September 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
do any of you know what words mean or do you think "backfire" is when the expected and intended result occurs?
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“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Matthew 6:5-6
Matthew 6:5-6
September 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
Matthew 6:5-6
Matthew 6:5-6
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They always find a way to run out the clock by allowing him to keep doing the work while lawsuits play out. It will be too late to stop it and it will be an unlawful ballroom eyesore to mark an unlawful presidency…greenlit by a corrupt lawless Scotus. apnews.com/article/trum...
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom
The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project while his administration appeals a judge’s order halting th...
apnews.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
They always find a way to run out the clock by allowing him to keep doing the work while lawsuits play out. It will be too late to stop it and it will be an unlawful ballroom eyesore to mark an unlawful presidency…greenlit by a corrupt lawless Scotus. apnews.com/article/trum...
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‘Now it will be easy,’ [Joseph Goebbels] wrote…‘to carry on the fight, for we can call on all the resources of the State. Radio and press are at our disposal. We shall stage a masterpiece of propaganda. And this time, naturally, there is no lack of money.’”
- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, 31
- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, 31
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian government roles.
They include Rob Maness, Kurt Schlicter and Tom Anderson, better known as Cynical Publius.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
They include Rob Maness, Kurt Schlicter and Tom Anderson, better known as Cynical Publius.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles
Conservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 31, 2026 at 1:31 AM
‘Now it will be easy,’ [Joseph Goebbels] wrote…‘to carry on the fight, for we can call on all the resources of the State. Radio and press are at our disposal. We shall stage a masterpiece of propaganda. And this time, naturally, there is no lack of money.’”
- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, 31
- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, 31
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You can scream, roll on the ground, rename things, cut down cherry trees, ravage your country...
You will remain a monster, a piece of scum, and a child rapist in the eyes of the planet...
and until the day you die😂😂😂
You will remain a monster, a piece of scum, and a child rapist in the eyes of the planet...
and until the day you die😂😂😂
August 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
You can scream, roll on the ground, rename things, cut down cherry trees, ravage your country...
You will remain a monster, a piece of scum, and a child rapist in the eyes of the planet...
and until the day you die😂😂😂
You will remain a monster, a piece of scum, and a child rapist in the eyes of the planet...
and until the day you die😂😂😂
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Well, well…trump’s CIA director flies in secret to Moscow. www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
CIA director flies unannounced to Moscow to hold talks, source says
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not have information about the U.S. government aircraft that landed in Russia.
www.nbcnews.com
August 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Well, well…trump’s CIA director flies in secret to Moscow. www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
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COMMENTARY: A whole lot of celebrities are loved. Dolly Parton loved you back.
August 26, 2026 at 1:37 AM
COMMENTARY: A whole lot of celebrities are loved. Dolly Parton loved you back.
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The arrogance of the Trump Administration demanding that Canada not use its official language French on product labels is astonishing: "After US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer called Ottawa’s concerns about French a 'funny, fake story.'" www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/b...
French has become a sticking point in the Canada-US trade dispute. Here’s why | CNN Business
As a trade war between the United States and Canada looms following the collapse of talks last week, a key issue has emerged: French language laws.
www.cnn.com
August 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The arrogance of the Trump Administration demanding that Canada not use its official language French on product labels is astonishing: "After US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer called Ottawa’s concerns about French a 'funny, fake story.'" www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/b...
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If Trumpism wasn't the logical endpoint of Reagan / Bush, it would not have done nearly as much damage, because it would have been halted by all those federal judges and justices who came of age under (or were literally appointed by) Reagan / Bush.
Instead, they happily accelerated it.
Instead, they happily accelerated it.
This is a comfortable bedtime story that people like David French tell themselves to avoid confronting the actual reality that Trump is as much the logical endpoint of every authoritarian thing that went unpunished under Nixon, Reagan, & GWB, as he is total repudiation of traditional conservatism.
“What Trump did is not really replace one G.O.P. ideology with another,” David French says on “The Opinions.” Instead, “he took the G.O.P. ideology that existed around 2015, nuked it from orbit, and then turned the glowing ruins into nothing but his impulses and desires.”
August 22, 2026 at 10:29 PM
If Trumpism wasn't the logical endpoint of Reagan / Bush, it would not have done nearly as much damage, because it would have been halted by all those federal judges and justices who came of age under (or were literally appointed by) Reagan / Bush.
Instead, they happily accelerated it.
Instead, they happily accelerated it.
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It's hard to fathom that anyone thinks ICE can be reformed or retrained. ICE needs to be dismantled and then cauterized so it can't grow back. #AbolishICE
💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.
August 22, 2026 at 11:09 PM
It's hard to fathom that anyone thinks ICE can be reformed or retrained. ICE needs to be dismantled and then cauterized so it can't grow back. #AbolishICE
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Trump imposes crushing new taxes on American consumers & businesses - compounding the toll of his failed unprovoked war with Iran by escalating his failed unprovoked trade war with our longtime staunchest ally and trade partner, and advancing global disorder.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse
Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into...
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Trump imposes crushing new taxes on American consumers & businesses - compounding the toll of his failed unprovoked war with Iran by escalating his failed unprovoked trade war with our longtime staunchest ally and trade partner, and advancing global disorder.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
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For the Europeans who could need a bit of context here:
- Stars and Stripes is a journal for the US soldiers.
- it goes back a long time (it was already running in WWII)
- famously, it is independent from the military hierarchy.
- this is a big deal.
- Stars and Stripes is a journal for the US soldiers.
- it goes back a long time (it was already running in WWII)
- famously, it is independent from the military hierarchy.
- this is a big deal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
August 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
For the Europeans who could need a bit of context here:
- Stars and Stripes is a journal for the US soldiers.
- it goes back a long time (it was already running in WWII)
- famously, it is independent from the military hierarchy.
- this is a big deal.
- Stars and Stripes is a journal for the US soldiers.
- it goes back a long time (it was already running in WWII)
- famously, it is independent from the military hierarchy.
- this is a big deal.
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Important to note that what got Hegseth angry wasn't anything "woke" but reporting that highlighted issues like housing affordability around military bases.
In other words, Stars and Stripes has been genuinely serving the troops, and the Trump administration won't allow that.
In other words, Stars and Stripes has been genuinely serving the troops, and the Trump administration won't allow that.
BREAKING: The editor of military newspaper Stars and Stripes says he has been fired for insubordination after calling any censorship a "red line."
Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes, as well as its publisher and a reporter.
bit.ly
August 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Important to note that what got Hegseth angry wasn't anything "woke" but reporting that highlighted issues like housing affordability around military bases.
In other words, Stars and Stripes has been genuinely serving the troops, and the Trump administration won't allow that.
In other words, Stars and Stripes has been genuinely serving the troops, and the Trump administration won't allow that.
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It is time to have the free speech battle world over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more
Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
It is time to have the free speech battle world over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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This video is my opinion 🤓 #maga #trump #health
August 18, 2026 at 3:55 AM
This video is my opinion 🤓 #maga #trump #health