"What fresh hell is this?" - every day upon waking. I need more whisky.

Eugene, OR
Joined November 2010
Right Reverend Dr. John Bartlein retweeted
That’s 1:56 a.m. central time Tuesday. Don’t forget to set your alarm.
We play 'Room Full of Lies' by Dan Kwas @dan_kwas at 11:56 AM and 11:56 PM (PST) Mon, Oct 19 at #NewMusic show. lonelyoakradio.com/nm.html
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Fascinating history lesson about Islamic slavery
Christopher Hitchens: ”In 1786, when the United States was barely a country, it was having its sailors taken as slaves by the Barbary states, the states of the Ottoman Empire and North Africa. Tripoli, shores of Tripoli. Ships stopped, its crews carried off into slavery. We estimate 1.5 million European and American slaves taken between 1750 and 1815. Jefferson and Adams went to their ambassador in London and said, why do you do this to us? The United States has never had a quarrel with the Muslim world of any kind. We weren't in the crusades. We weren't at war with Spain. Why do you do this to our people and our ships? Why do you plunder and enslave our people? The ambassador said very plainly, Mr. Abdul Rahman said, because the Quran gives us permission to do so, because you are infidels, and that's our answer. Jefferson said, well, in that case, I will send a navy which will crush your state, which he did. Islamic fundamentalism is not created by American democracy. It's a lie to say so. It's a masochistic lie, and it excuses those who are the real criminals, and blames us for the attacks made upon us.”
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She said she still has no explanation as to what happened… Baby girl… you can’t be this obtuse at your big ole age to be befuddled, perplexed and confused as to what the issue is/was…🫠
NEW: A Black MAGA influencer who spent years promoting Trump and Republicans says she was KICKED OUT of a Ken Paxton rally at the request of his campaign manager. The visibly upset creator, who has over 200,000 TikTok followers, says she drove two hours to attend and has no idea why she was removed. meidasnews.com/news/ken-paxt…
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"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much." - President Trump
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This is on you, MAGA. This dead child is on you. Oh, you’ll bluster and talk trash, but your Dear Leader Trump serves with the murderers in Moscow. I’d tell you to feel shame, but your souls are so dead you’ll laugh it off.
A horrific Russian strike in the Kharkiv region. A “shahed” struck people directly – in a park near an ordinary café. Pure atrocity. Six people were killed, including children. A little girl was killed in a stroller – her name was Angelina, she was just over a year old, born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna. She died in the hospital… Another girl who was killed was 11 years old. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 14 people were injured, including six more children. I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine under these circumstances and helps us shoot down “shaheds,” shoot down missiles, and stop Russian assaults. These are horrific photos, but behind them are shattered lives and the truth about this war. Lives must be protected. Ukraine needs air defense. You can't think about making money with Russia as long as it continues its asinine war. We ask that sanctions on Russia stay in place as long as the killings continue. We ask America to be strong, and we ask it to apply the Lindsey Graham law. We ask Europe to continue its support. We ask that everything possible be done to bring peace and guarantee security. Ukraine wants peace. It is Russia that has insisted on continuing the killing all this time. The world has enough strength to stop the war. That strength must finally be used – against the murderers.
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How proud the @gop must be of their handiwork today, graduating from merely coddling the obese Russian puppet through inaction, on up to mass murder and the murder of children through inaction. Dead kids, due to Trump cutting Ukraine's satellite feed, aiming to force a surrender to Putin. Fuck Republicans. This is all on them.
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Donald Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Same day a Russian drone killed six civilians, including children, in a Kharkiv region park. Overnight strikes cut power to 550,000 households. Ukrainian civilian casualties up 85% y/y in September. usnews.com/news/world/art… abcnews.com/International/… mb.com.ph/article/109408…
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Burn in hell, Trump.
This is a baby killed in a baby stroller by russian monsters in broad daylight‼️ Russia struck the central park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, with a jet-powered drone while it was packed with people and families. They killed at least 3, a baby and two women, and injured at least 14 more.
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The Florida Republicans don't want you to see this. You definitely should watch.
The Republican Party of Florida is suing to stop you from seeing this ad. They threatened TV stations with criminal charges for running it. We’re not taking it down. We will make this as clear as possible to all Floridians: James Uthmeier and Ashley Moody stole $10 million from sick kids.
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Everyone should see this. Everything trump does in his administration is beginning to make a lot more sense...
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President Donald Trump has no legitimate grounds to order the seizure of ballots or voting machines during this year’s midterm elections. But the dismal reality is he may try anyway. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
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The Republican Party of Florida is suing to stop you from seeing this ad. They threatened TV stations with criminal charges for running it. We’re not taking it down. We will make this as clear as possible to all Floridians: James Uthmeier and Ashley Moody stole $10 million from sick kids.
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Donald Trump: If Democrats win, “You’re going to be thrown into a system where everyone gets healthcare.”
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As Trump continues to bend to Putin, he is putting Ukraine at greater risk in its fight for freedom by restricting access to the technology Ukraine uses to intercept Russian missile attacks, putting untold Ukrainian lives at risk and undermining Ukraine’s ability to defend itself. We are demanding answers from SpaceX about who ordered these restrictions and why.
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‼️ This is beyond horrific. Today, Russia killed one-year-old Angelina and her mother when a drone struck a park in Kharkiv where they were walking. Angelina died in her stroller; her mother died later in the hospital. Six people were killed in total, including other children.
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Remember folks, Abdul El-Sayed disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood. Donald Trump accepted a luxury jumbo jet from them.
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One-year-old Angelina was killed by a Russian drone in her stroller. Yet, @elonmusk sees no problem with restricting Starlink for Ukrainian defenders who shoot down these drones. Everyone who appeases Russia is their accomplice in this war!
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You are now on notice, Republicans. The United States of America is allied with Putin to murder Ukrainians & destroy Ukraine. Not to make a peace deal–mind you–but to destroy Ukraine because we all know Putin will promptly violate any peace deal to take the remainder of Ukraine.
“Trump has now abandoned pretense and is openly aiding the Kremlin in its war against a friend and partner of the U.S. The American commander in chief has abandoned the Western order, the most successful—and powerful—security arrangement in human history” theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
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Right Reverend Dr. John Bartlein retweeted
Tune in to the New Music Show on @LonelyOakRadio at 1:56 p.m. central time Monday and 1:56 a.m. central time Tuesday to hear “Room Full of Lies” from my new EP, “Drawing on the Sidewalks.” linktr.ee/dan_kwas
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