AF
@afrentz.bsky.social
Global business development strategist with focus on emerging economies. I choose kindness every damn time ... and know in my heart that democracy dies in darkness, but has been mortally wounded in broad daylight. Choose courage, not fear.
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October 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Hope not. We need everyone on our side of the aisle to get the fuck over themselves and realize that we’re all on the same side here.
Eyes on the prize. This election is too important to lose over ANY sort of purity test.
Eyes on the prize. This election is too important to lose over ANY sort of purity test.
September 28, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Hope not. We need everyone on our side of the aisle to get the fuck over themselves and realize that we’re all on the same side here.
Eyes on the prize. This election is too important to lose over ANY sort of purity test.
Eyes on the prize. This election is too important to lose over ANY sort of purity test.
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"Officials who pretended to care about freedom in other countries have demonstrated that they’re willing to trample it at home. The problem isn’t just that we’re ruled by a thug. It’s that we’re ruled by men who will do and defend whatever the thug says."
As Trump Abuses the Press, Republicans Cheer Him On
His allies excuse and defend his ban of CNN, MS Now, and Politico.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 27, 2026 at 10:02 AM
"Officials who pretended to care about freedom in other countries have demonstrated that they’re willing to trample it at home. The problem isn’t just that we’re ruled by a thug. It’s that we’re ruled by men who will do and defend whatever the thug says."
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turns out it takes a young mind with an energetic brain to get things done💞
September 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
turns out it takes a young mind with an energetic brain to get things done💞
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What exactly are the Saudis doing with the literally $ tens of billions in weapons they have purchased, mostly from the US. The idea that they can't deal with some far-less-well-equipped rebels on their border without US help says a lot about the capabilities of the Saudi military.
September 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
What exactly are the Saudis doing with the literally $ tens of billions in weapons they have purchased, mostly from the US. The idea that they can't deal with some far-less-well-equipped rebels on their border without US help says a lot about the capabilities of the Saudi military.
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Trump crowned himself “Chairman for Life” of a shadowy slush fund, the Board of Peace, taking in billions from foreign governments and U.S. taxpayers—and his Patent Office broke its own rules to secure trademarks for it and conceal its true ownership.
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September 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Hey at least we alienated an ally for a dictator to still tell us to get fucked. Art of the deal, baby.
Hey at least we alienated an ally for a dictator to still tell us to get fucked. Art of the deal, baby.
August 19, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Hey at least we alienated an ally for a dictator to still tell us to get fucked. Art of the deal, baby.
Hey at least we alienated an ally for a dictator to still tell us to get fucked. Art of the deal, baby.
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If they were so inclined, Democrats could make some brutal TV ads tying Republicans to these torture devices designed to be used on protesters
AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
apnews.com
August 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
If they were so inclined, Democrats could make some brutal TV ads tying Republicans to these torture devices designed to be used on protesters
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Newsom: "That $400m Qatari plane? That's not a $400m gift. It cost you $936m. That was what was appropriated as he's cutting food stamps and cutting your Medicaid. He put a billion dollars in the Pentagon budget to retrofit his private plane because that's going with him after the presidency ... "
August 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Newsom: "That $400m Qatari plane? That's not a $400m gift. It cost you $936m. That was what was appropriated as he's cutting food stamps and cutting your Medicaid. He put a billion dollars in the Pentagon budget to retrofit his private plane because that's going with him after the presidency ... "
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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending).
Per-household cost now exceeds $600.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Per-household cost now exceeds $600.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
August 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending).
Per-household cost now exceeds $600.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Per-household cost now exceeds $600.
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life.
www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
August 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life.
www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Narcissus was taken down by a reflecting pool too you know...
Just sayin'...
Just sayin'...
August 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Narcissus was taken down by a reflecting pool too you know...
Just sayin'...
Just sayin'...
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This isn’t charitable giving. Every time Musk spends gobs of money in elections, he expects something in return.
The last time, Republicans gave him tax cuts paid for by a $1 TRILLION cut to working people’s healthcare.
If we keep letting the ultra-rich buy elections, expect more of the same.
The last time, Republicans gave him tax cuts paid for by a $1 TRILLION cut to working people’s healthcare.
If we keep letting the ultra-rich buy elections, expect more of the same.
Musk Plans to Spend at Least $100 Million to Help Republicans in the Midterms (Gift Article)
Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
This isn’t charitable giving. Every time Musk spends gobs of money in elections, he expects something in return.
The last time, Republicans gave him tax cuts paid for by a $1 TRILLION cut to working people’s healthcare.
If we keep letting the ultra-rich buy elections, expect more of the same.
The last time, Republicans gave him tax cuts paid for by a $1 TRILLION cut to working people’s healthcare.
If we keep letting the ultra-rich buy elections, expect more of the same.
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And then there was the “Trump factor”. Every day, Fauci and his colleagues had to contend with inane/ dangerous commenters and suggestions from the most ignorant president in American history.
So, Rand Paul: what’s the hell are you doing?
So, Rand Paul: what’s the hell are you doing?
July 30, 2026 at 4:48 AM
And then there was the “Trump factor”. Every day, Fauci and his colleagues had to contend with inane/ dangerous commenters and suggestions from the most ignorant president in American history.
So, Rand Paul: what’s the hell are you doing?
So, Rand Paul: what’s the hell are you doing?
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Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship.
But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen.
Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship.
But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother.
They are both shameless hypocrites.
But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen.
Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship.
But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother.
They are both shameless hypocrites.
July 25, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship.
But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen.
Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship.
But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother.
They are both shameless hypocrites.
But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen.
Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship.
But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother.
They are both shameless hypocrites.
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They're plundering the national treasury.
White House officials secretly awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500m for the construction of the East Wing ballroom in an unusual arrangement that sidestepped typical contracting procedures designed to control costs, according to a copy of the agreement
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com
June 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM
They're plundering the national treasury.
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The longer Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear fails to find out what’s happening or what happened with Mitch McConnell—and act—the more Beshear looks utterly incompetent and weak.
July 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The longer Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear fails to find out what’s happening or what happened with Mitch McConnell—and act—the more Beshear looks utterly incompetent and weak.
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Dear Glib Former Talkshow Chatterbox Pete Hegseth:
Maybe you shouldn't crown yourself "The Secretary of War" when you show no indication of having any ability to win one.
Sincerely,
Those of Us Still on Speaking Terms With Reality
Maybe you shouldn't crown yourself "The Secretary of War" when you show no indication of having any ability to win one.
Sincerely,
Those of Us Still on Speaking Terms With Reality
July 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Dear Glib Former Talkshow Chatterbox Pete Hegseth:
Maybe you shouldn't crown yourself "The Secretary of War" when you show no indication of having any ability to win one.
Sincerely,
Those of Us Still on Speaking Terms With Reality
Maybe you shouldn't crown yourself "The Secretary of War" when you show no indication of having any ability to win one.
Sincerely,
Those of Us Still on Speaking Terms With Reality