Dr. Paul Vasquez
@drpaulvasquez.bsky.social
I'm a US Army veteran, political scientist, & nature lover, who's trying to make our world better. Views posted here are strictly my own; I don't presume to speak for others. ☘️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-vasquez-62a1b037/
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Bees Kill A Giant Hornet With Heat | Buddha, Bees and The Giant Hornet Queen | BBC Earth
YouTube video by BBC Earth
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Cooperation in the face of threats has an interesting analogy in the insect world, which bees use against their predators. It can be seen from the 2:43 time mark to the end of the clip from this BBC documentary. The same can be true in the realm of political organizing.
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Happy Saturday night fever to all Knicks fans tonight. 🏀🏆
June 14, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Happy Saturday night fever to all Knicks fans tonight. 🏀🏆
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I'll watch Colbert again elsewhere, but I won't watch CBS again.
May 22, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I'll watch Colbert again elsewhere, but I won't watch CBS again.
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CBS thinks they canceled Stephen Colbert.
CBS actually canceled themselves.
CBS actually canceled themselves.
May 22, 2026 at 2:06 AM
CBS thinks they canceled Stephen Colbert.
CBS actually canceled themselves.
CBS actually canceled themselves.
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With the focus on just war theory as it relates to Pope Leo's critique of the ongoing war between the USA and Israel vs. Iran, I thought I would share a video I recorded several years ago about just war theory that tries to hit the most important aspects of it in < 50 minutes.✌️ youtu.be/k9mfNLy3rBM
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April 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
With the focus on just war theory as it relates to Pope Leo's critique of the ongoing war between the USA and Israel vs. Iran, I thought I would share a video I recorded several years ago about just war theory that tries to hit the most important aspects of it in < 50 minutes.✌️ youtu.be/k9mfNLy3rBM
With the focus on just war theory as it relates to Pope Leo's critique of the ongoing war between the USA and Israel vs. Iran, I thought I would share a video I recorded several years ago about just war theory that tries to hit the most important aspects of it in < 50 minutes.✌️ youtu.be/k9mfNLy3rBM
youtu.be
April 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
With the focus on just war theory as it relates to Pope Leo's critique of the ongoing war between the USA and Israel vs. Iran, I thought I would share a video I recorded several years ago about just war theory that tries to hit the most important aspects of it in < 50 minutes.✌️ youtu.be/k9mfNLy3rBM
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Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal didn’t give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls. 🤷🏽♂️
April 8, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Just wanted to remind folks, especially the GOP and the FDD, that Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal didn’t give Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz or allow it to keep 60% enriched uranium. It sent $1.7 billion to Iran versus the tens of billions Iran will now make from tolls. 🤷🏽♂️
"God, grant us the serenity to accept the overbearing regimes we CAN'T change; the courage to change to change the overbearing regimes we CAN change, and the wisdom to know the difference."🙏☘️
March 17, 2026 at 2:58 AM
"God, grant us the serenity to accept the overbearing regimes we CAN'T change; the courage to change to change the overbearing regimes we CAN change, and the wisdom to know the difference."🙏☘️
I wrote about the linkage between football, national security, and politics, including during the first Trump administration. These videos support my general argument very well. academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
March 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I wrote about the linkage between football, national security, and politics, including during the first Trump administration. These videos support my general argument very well. academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
When people deride progressives as "snowflakes," I can't help but laugh. Although snowflakes are unique and fragile in isolation, together they can form a powerful avalanche. And when transformed into water, they can form floods that wear away rocks and mountains. ❄️💧🌊 💪
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 AM
When people deride progressives as "snowflakes," I can't help but laugh. Although snowflakes are unique and fragile in isolation, together they can form a powerful avalanche. And when transformed into water, they can form floods that wear away rocks and mountains. ❄️💧🌊 💪
Call me crazy, but when DHS Secretary Noem, who bragged about killing her dog, tries to explain away the killing of an American citizen, I ain't buying it. #DontTredOnUs
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Call me crazy, but when DHS Secretary Noem, who bragged about killing her dog, tries to explain away the killing of an American citizen, I ain't buying it. #DontTredOnUs
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Moreover, if the GOP won't fix healthcare subsidies now, the Dems can exert pressure again in January when the continuing resolution ends.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: With Trump's shutdown ending, Dems are closer than ever to forcing Epstein files release youtu.be/Eqe0Suhoats?...
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Moreover, if the GOP won't fix healthcare subsidies now, the Dems can exert pressure again in January when the continuing resolution ends.
You have to love the gold that can't be plundered by pirates or horded by millionaires. Sunset this evening in Darien in Coastal Georgia's Golden Isles.
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
You have to love the gold that can't be plundered by pirates or horded by millionaires. Sunset this evening in Darien in Coastal Georgia's Golden Isles.
If a terrorist group successfully destroyed part of the White House, I wonder how many countries we'd wage war against to deter people from doing so in the future without authorization.🤔🤨
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
If a terrorist group successfully destroyed part of the White House, I wonder how many countries we'd wage war against to deter people from doing so in the future without authorization.🤔🤨
The Von Trapps's were dangerous. The mother, Maria, was a "problem," and the dad destroyed a regime flag b/f their family crossed borders w/o legally emigrating. They got sanctuary from "woke" women, who stole parts of a govt vehicle to help them escape. The hills r alive w/ the sound of sarcasm.😉😀✌️
I think I'll drop this right here. (I'd give credit, but a friend shared via text and doesn't know the origin) #TCMParty
October 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Von Trapps's were dangerous. The mother, Maria, was a "problem," and the dad destroyed a regime flag b/f their family crossed borders w/o legally emigrating. They got sanctuary from "woke" women, who stole parts of a govt vehicle to help them escape. The hills r alive w/ the sound of sarcasm.😉😀✌️
Videoing our afternoon visitor with the TV on provides an interesting audio narration.
May 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Videoing our afternoon visitor with the TV on provides an interesting audio narration.
Even though Atlanta's Hawks were in town last night for a game with the Magic, we have our OWN Hawks in the Metro Orlando area. This one swooped down this morning looking for breakfast.
April 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Even though Atlanta's Hawks were in town last night for a game with the Magic, we have our OWN Hawks in the Metro Orlando area. This one swooped down this morning looking for breakfast.
If the plan is to try to undermine Social Security and encourage entirely privatized retirement accounts, tanking the stock market isn't a smart way to do it.
April 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If the plan is to try to undermine Social Security and encourage entirely privatized retirement accounts, tanking the stock market isn't a smart way to do it.
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#CoryMills Fla District 7 was a No Show #EmptyChair #TownHall 3/19/25
Thank you @fox35orlando.bsky.social for showing up!
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Thank you @fox35orlando.bsky.social for showing up!
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March 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#CoryMills Fla District 7 was a No Show #EmptyChair #TownHall 3/19/25
Thank you @fox35orlando.bsky.social for showing up!
@maddow.msnbc.com
Thank you @fox35orlando.bsky.social for showing up!
@maddow.msnbc.com
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This is a mission everyone should be able to get behind. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been torn from their families. No effort must be spared to bring them home:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/
March 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This is a mission everyone should be able to get behind. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been torn from their families. No effort must be spared to bring them home:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/
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This is not good
The fact that the world’s richest man works at the behest of the executive and can buy out the legislature is massively outside the scope of what the framers could have imagined
there’s is simply no constitutional measure that can guard against something like this
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
there’s is simply no constitutional measure that can guard against something like this
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Musk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching Judges
Amid a controversy over whether President Trump will abide by court rulings, Elon Musk gave the maximum to the campaigns of Republicans who back ousting judges who impede the administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is not good
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An Irish Blessing for you on this St. Patrick's Day, and always. ☘️
March 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
An Irish Blessing for you on this St. Patrick's Day, and always. ☘️
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“Climate change is not a distant future threat—it’s shaping tomorrow’s battlefields, on land, sea and in the air, right now. To ignore it—or worse, dismiss it as “crap”—is not conservatism. It’s strategic malpractice.” My latest in the @thebulwark.bsky.social
Pete Hegseth’s Climate Change ‘Crap’
The secretary of defense chooses to ignore a major national security threat.
www.thebulwark.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“Climate change is not a distant future threat—it’s shaping tomorrow’s battlefields, on land, sea and in the air, right now. To ignore it—or worse, dismiss it as “crap”—is not conservatism. It’s strategic malpractice.” My latest in the @thebulwark.bsky.social