Iraq War vet. Former secret 🐿️ on Russia, counterterrorism issues. MI —> MT —> WA. Still wanting to Occupy Wall Street. Opinions, quirks mine. Words: LA Times, Foreign Policy, Newsweek. Face: MSNBC, Al Jazeera ♥️🔒♾️: @jokar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnya72book22This is an actual serious question: So in the new world where we ignore absolute moral degradation of some candidates because of “Trump,” does that mean the other side still gets a pass too? Because that’s a shitty fucking deal in exchange for self-admitted woman abuser with a nazi tattoo. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnya72book22https://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnxrfdceqc2iOr as Hegseth calls these strikes: “self defense” (no joke). [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxrfdceqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnxdjgynpc2mDoes it have electrolytes though? [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxdjgynpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnvjrzturc2fMuting the word “Platner.” Just don’t need it in my life anymore.10 Jun 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvjrzturc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnt3eykgic2o [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnt3eykgic2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnqj7hym4k2fI’m narrowing my focus to @samforstag.bsky.social in Montana’s first district. Everything going on exterior to it seem to have a gazillion different outside influences and present a microcosm of why we are where we are. Bird by bird, district by district, righteous candidate by righteous candidate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqj7hym4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnqh4lduok2fI didn’t know much about this until after the deadly and horrific accident nearby in Longview. This board apparently has a very small operating budget — like $14 mil, which what the reflecting pool “repair” cost — so it seems like defunding this will cost communities deeply as more accidents happen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jun 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqh4lduok2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnpjs5jnjk2i😑07 Jun 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpjs5jnjk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnpjjcpzn22iProgressives on Twitter be like: [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpjjcpzn22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnoibwigls2fHaving gone back for just a few days now, this really depicts the reality over there now. It’s impossible to cut in. You can find some slivers, but they close quickly. I do have a decent timeline going, but it pales to here and it’s just really much its own same “echo chamber” [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2026 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoibwigls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnocjubdok2rFantastic 52nd with @jokar.bsky.social in Portland for the weekend. Including the French cuisine at Bergerac in SE. Portland has got the best restaurants. Absolute best. And those neighborhoods.07 Jun 2026 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnocjubdok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnnlnbtku22eWe would have regular exchanges with Israeli military intelligence and they were always very illuminating. But, the Israelis would often come through our secure spaces and sometimes are would just grab things off desks looking for anything that wasn’t REL to them. Now, this was two decades plus ago [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnlnbtku22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnnhsovhzs2cMade it to 52. Not bad.06 Jun 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnhsovhzs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/joshmanning.bsky.social/post/3mnlkve6v4c2aStates leading the way. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:i53blsep5u3be74cppe375pg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlkve6v4c2a