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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
“The administration is selling off an ocean we barely understand to companies seeking to exploit minerals that took millions of years to form,” commented Taryn Kiekow Heimer, director of Ocean Energy at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Deep-sea mining would turn fragile ocean habitats into industrial wastelands,"
In A World-First, US To Sell Deep-Sea Mining Leases For Over 30 Million Acres Off American Samoa, beside a wildlife refuge that's home to a unique coral reef system and a haven for rare turtle species in the Central Pacifi The next gold rush is getting underway, and scientists are very concerned. iflscience.com/in-a-world-fi…
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
Q: Are you the one who’s going to turn Texas blue? @JamesTalarico: I’m not interested in turning Texas blue. I wanna win this seat so that I can fight for all 31 million Texans — whether they’re Democrats, independents, or Republicans. My party talks about turning Texas blue a lot. Republicans talk about keeping Texas red. I think the best color for Texas is purple. When you have a purple state and competitive elections, it forces every politician in both parties to stay on their toes. My hope in this race is that we can end 30 years of one-party rule and get competitive elections back in Texas so politicians are actually solving problems.
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
After conflicting accounts from Musk and the Trump administration over who restricted Starlink and Starshield, the Pentagon’s watchdog has refused a bipartisan request to investigate, AP reports. Restrictions hampered Ukraine’s ability to intercept Russian attack drones. Ukrainian & American lives at stake, and still no accountability, you have to ask why?
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
Barack Obama: I'm a fact guy. So let's play back the tape. People heard Trump promise to get costs under control. Of course, those were not the only promises he made. He also promised he'd impose tariffs that would bring down the deficit. He promised he'd stop getting us involved in unnecessary wars. He promised he'd pass a healthcare bill that would make everybody's lives better. Let's look at the tape and see how those promises worked out. If you thought everything cost too much before, guess what? Everything is more expensive now.
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
Please take a read of this. The Hatch Act sounds like inside baseball. It’s not. It’s one of the guard rails that keeps us from living in a dictatorship.
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
This is so pathetic and disgusting. What the fuck has America become?
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
Mark Zuckerberg needs to go to prison for a long, long time. He is blatantly interfering in elections in the US, Brazil and all across the world. The only message they will hear is prison. Let him try fix elections for there.
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I want human beings in charge again.
Here’s the conclusion of Obama’s rousing speech in Georgia tonight
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
Budanov is 1,000 times the intellect of Witkoff, I can only imagine what he was thinking as he talked down to him about making money. An intel assessment in real time. Trump has put the most corrupt and unqualified people imaginable in positions of life and death.
According to Le Monde, citing sources, U.S. special envoy Witkoff held a tense meeting in Florida on October 9 with Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office. Sources claimed that Witkoff spoke to Budanov “like a child,” trying to “teach” him how to make money. Witkoff proposed a postwar “regional prosperity plan” that included fully restoring Russian oil and gas transit to Europe through Ukrainian territory. Witkoff argued that Ukraine would earn transit revenues while Europe would benefit from lower energy costs. Budanov reportedly replied that Ukraine’s model is “not Belarus, but Poland,” then stepped out to call President Zelenskyy, who advised him not to show any reaction. When the talks resumed, the Ukrainian side was shown a document outlining a U.S.-Russia diesel deal. An irritated Witkoff reportedly said: “Accept this diesel deal and stop striking Russian oil refineries — you are putting the world at risk!” Ukrainian participants were described as shocked, viewing the plan as creating dependency on Moscow and noting that the United States appeared to have secured nothing in return from Putin. A source close to the delegation told Le Monde: “I have never seen the Ukrainians so stunned and alarmed after a meeting.” Analysts contrasted the episode with the February 28, 2025 Oval Office incident, saying this one involves concrete policy decisions that could affect Ukraine’s ability to defend itself ahead of a potentially harsh winter. lemonde.fr/international/art…
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Truth.
Ossoff calls Trump "the useless draft dodging commander in chief"
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
Ossoff calls Trump "the useless draft dodging commander in chief"
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
👀 😂 “A ‘youthful indiscretion’ at FIFTY-THREE?! Are we sure the dick pic wasn’t just a selfie with his hat off? Does his penis also wear tiny spectacles?” @Justinjpearson’s opponent Senator @BrentTaylorTN’s 🍆 scandal getting the Daily Show treatment from @jordanklepper. #Mkay #TN9
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
I think you can safely move "possible efforts" into the probable column.
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
BREAKING: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse told us Democratic senators held an all-day “war game” to prepare for possible efforts to interfere with the election results. His message: Democrats have lawyers and volunteers ready if Trump challenges the outcome. Watch our full interview 👇
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
Everyone needs to listen to this interview about what Democrats are doing to prepare for Trump’s BIG LIE #2.
BREAKING: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse told us Democratic senators held an all-day “war game” to prepare for possible efforts to interfere with the election results. His message: Democrats have lawyers and volunteers ready if Trump challenges the outcome. Watch our full interview 👇
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into alleged election interference involving a donor network co-founded by JD Vance. We translated the full 38-page court order, and it goes WAY beyond that. Polymarket. Meta. AI. Rare-earth minerals. And that’s where things get REALLY interesting... meidasnews.com/news/brazil-o…
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
The Obamas have not had one scandal either.
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 Britain gets it: a terrorist state on Europe's doorstep is Europe's problem After refineries, Ukraine goes after russia's steel giants 🧵🔥
🚨 NEW: John Healey has announced Ukraine will receive £10bn in additional economic and military support "We called him this morning... he told us we made his day" #Budget
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
A warning to Donald Trump: I’m deploying election lawyers to key battleground districts in California to protect every vote. And I just made it a FELONY to illegally seize ballots.
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NAFO BONKER for the LIGHT SIDE retweeted
“You reportedly sought the chatbot’s advice on carrying out some of your presidential duties, including asking Grok to opine on how Venezuelans would respond to the capture of Pres. Nicolás Maduro” Democratic House committee leaders seek Trump “chatbot” records from White House
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