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Attorney, musician. Pro-democracy. Pro choice. Anti AR-15s. Pro separation of ⛪ and state. Cyclist. In pursuit of happiness. @ric12string.bsky.social

California
Joined January 2010
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Remember when several Republicans were saying they had 20 minute phone calls with him?
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BREAKING: MIC DROP! Senator Mark Kelly delivers the best takedown of Trump's failed Iran War that we've ever heard — just in time for the midterm elections! This is an absolute slam dunk... "We had a President take this country to war without a strategic goal, without a plan, without a timeline, and without an exit strategy. And now he's stuck. He doesn't know what to do," Kelly said, while campaigning for Senate candidate Troy Jackson in Maine. "I sit on the Armed Services and the Intelligence Committees, both of them. And I will say, from what I know about this, the Iranians weren't any closer to developing a nuclear weapon this year than they were when I first got to the United States Senate in 2020," said Kelly. "And it's this President who, by the way, tore up the deal in 2018 that started them to enrich the uranium at a higher level." "So if you think there was a problem, this President created the problem!" he continued. "But he didn't need to go to war and put Americans in harm's way. We have now 20 deceased service members. Over 800 injured." By now, most discerning people have come to realize that this war was never about nuclear weapons. Trump launched this war because Israel convinced him that he could win a quick, splashy victory and Israel wanted this war because they want to destroy a regional adversary. American interests were never at stake. "And what did the American people get out of this?" asked Kelly. "They got nothing. They got higher gas prices. They got higher food prices." "We've got service members deployed for record numbers of days on the USS Abraham Lincoln. And I understand going on cruise can be hard. It's challenging," he went on. "But really, they had eight service members who tried to commit suicide because of the conditions aboard the ship. And I've got to tell you, the worst thing about that, by far, for me, was to see the Secretary of Defense go straight to camera and say, there's no problem, and we give commanders everything they need. That is not leadership." "Leadership has taken some responsibility for whatever the situation is," added Kelly. "And by the way, how hard would it have been for him to say, hey, I recognize there's a problem. We're going to look into the problem, and we're going to make things better for these service members because they deserve that. It's not hard to do. This Secretary of Defense was incapable of doing that." Kelly is right to lay the blame for this disastrous war as much at Hegseth's feet as Trump's. Our booze-breathed, Fox News-fried "Secretary of War" is more interested in posturing as a tough alpha male than he is in actually leading our troops. These midterm elections are, among other things, a referendum on this war. If you're sick of wasting blood and treasure on endless wars, vote blue! Please ❤️ and share if you think that Mark Kelly nailed it!
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Excuse the rough language but this guy speaks the truth. facebook.com/share/v/19yBLey…
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The waiving of the Lindsey Graham sanctions against Russia should be the tipping point for Republicans. He is funding a war against our ally. If you haven't seen it before, it should be crystal clear now - he's Putin's lapdog. He must be removed from office ASAP. 'TisCrisis time.
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The Talarico mental health story was a lie, just like: • Haitians eating cats and dogs • Schools performing sex-change surgeries on kids • Immigrants pouring out of prisons and mental institutions • Undocumented immigrants voting But MAGA STILL falls for it 🤔
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How far she has fallen since she became entangled in the tRump family "business." This certainly must be the end of the line for her. Gavin must feel like he dodged a bullet somehow.
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Since Putin has refused a ceasefire announced by tRump, is it fair to now expect that tRump will state that Russia needs a new leader like he did with Zelenskyy? If he doesn't, then he is obviously a Putin/Russian tool.
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Another fine example of the fact that these people are all a bunch of amateurs. There is not a single serious professional among them, except perhaps Rubio. And he has long abandoned principle and morality to become 47's lapdog. buzzytimes.com/mike-tyson-pr…
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I couldn't agree more.
This cannot end soon enough. 2 more years is too fuckin long.
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Oh no!! Another year where the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize has made another grievous error. Bwahahaha!
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facebook.com/share/v/1H8VVkY… Let's hope that Iran's leaders read Twitter and see this great post. More importantly, let's hope that they take the suggestion and spare the California cities.
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Replying to @TheRickWilson
Yup and it’s no surprise. Wake the fuck up people we are in big trouble with this administration!! So VOTE BLUE and vote as if your life depends on it BECAUSE IT DOES
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Robert French retweeted
BREAKING: Iranian officials say they will soon release the audio of several voicemails Donald Trump left them in which he begs, threatens, attempts to bribe, and finally cries for them to open up the Strait of Hormuz so gas prices will go down before Americans vote on November 3.
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The Trump-Xi flyover. There is one thing that does not belong in this photo. Can you guess what it is?
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Put Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow in the HOF together. Don't futz around with this until one or both die. Put them in while they are alive and can proudly enjoy it. MLB loves Krukow & Kuip. Do it now, HOF! No one-again, NO ONE- will be mad if you do it. @baseballhall @susanslusser
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