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Reader. Writer. Dog lover. Traveler. Open minded. Fighting for democracy.
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The Bulwark
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"Of people booked into ICE custody since October 1, 2025, 73 percent had no criminal conviction, and only 8 percent had a violent or property criminal conviction." You would not know that if you listen to Tricia McLaughlin.
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Tricia McLaughlin’s Top Five Lies
The outgoing Homeland Security flack’s pattern of mendacity.
https://lnk.thebulwark.com/4kF1eP6
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Robert Reich
about 1 month ago
Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse. Why is the media only barely starting to report on it? And why won’t they ask who’s really making the decisions in the White House?
https://youtu.be/NQHLciC67V8?si=uoJIQXi5JIEJvac-
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Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It?
Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse.Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?And why won’t they
https://youtu.be/NQHLciC67V8?si=uoJIQXi5JIEJvac-
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Just Jack
about 1 month ago
For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs. Peter Thiel.
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Denise Wheeler
about 2 months ago
🧵The dam is bursting. Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland have all launched criminal investigations into potential human trafficking after the latest release of Epstein documents. Trump has to be nervous. Eastern Europe was one of his prime picking grounds for his trafficking model agency.
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Latvia launches human trafficking investigation after Epstein file release
Latvia has launched a criminal investigation into potential human trafficking after the release of documents related to late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that included references to Latvian model...
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/latvia-launches-human-trafficking-investigation-after-epstein-file-release-2026-02-05/
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
about 2 months ago
Pam Bondi: “If we prosecute everyone in the Epstein files, the whole system collapses.” By Jove, I think she's got it!
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Pim Barnett
2 months ago
Gil Scott-Heron: “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”
youtu.be/XUi580gA5BQ?...
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
YouTube video by Gil Scott-Heron - Topic
https://youtu.be/XUi580gA5BQ?si=asLJhkEZ_Nx-DGCt
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Michelle V
2 months ago
Add this to the list,
youtu.be/39LzWvMj4pM
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Bruce Cockburn - If I Had a Rocket Launcher - 1994
YouTube video by jacomonte
https://youtu.be/39LzWvMj4pM
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Why Christmas Is on December 25th 🤔 w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson
YouTube video by Cosmic Whispers Of Time
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DCzZoBmC6zQ
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🌻🏳️⚧️✨Mel✨🏳️⚧️🌻
5 months ago
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day ❤️❤️❤️
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Philo of Alexan
6 months ago
The thrill of victory
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7 months ago
35 years ago yesterday we lost Stevie Ray Vaughan in a helicopter crash. He was also 35 years old at the time of his death. SRV is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. ❤️🎵🎸
youtu.be/t54xyIcgbks?...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Crossfire (Live From Austin, TX)
YouTube video by stevierayvaughnVEVO
https://youtu.be/t54xyIcgbks?si=lpyXvXjj2frJbndIrs
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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫
7 months ago
Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey, speaks during a press conference after a school shooting this morning at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. “There are no words that can capture the horror and the evil of this unspeakable act.”
#GunControlNow
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social
7 months ago
Two huge protests are happening right now. A big one in DC that’s growing and a giant one in NY.
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Minnesota Star Tribune
9 months ago
Letters went out this week to 60 educators across Minnesota’s mostly rural Extension network telling them their funding had dried up.
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University of Minnesota Extension cutting 60 county educators due to Trump tax bill
Minnesota SNAP-Ed employees who taught about nutrition and financial literacy could be out of a job.
https://www.startribune.com/umn-extension-cutting-60-county-educators-due-to-trump-tax-bill/601413565
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Willy Chavarria fashion show brought me to tears, in a eye opening show. #fashiontiktok #fashion #art #willychavarria immigrants #deportations #fyp #indigenous #justice #honor #standup #proud #lawmak...
TikTok video by mariposa Arizona
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rcEALK/
9 months ago
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️
9 months ago
Ducklings in a watermelon pool.
#AGoodPlace
Source:
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FrodoLove
9 months ago
BREAKING: At 11 MILLION attending, No Kings Day numbers are approaching the critical key 3.5%... Political scientist's "3.5% rule" states that no government has EVER held power after 3.5% of its population take to the streets. Let's go!!!
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Taryn T, Duchess of the Blue Sea
9 months ago
Happy Barack Obama Appreciation Day!!!
#ObamaAppreciationDay
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86UG9ao/
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#ice #foryoupagetiktok #tiktokusa #surprisesurprise #foryoupages #foryourpageofficiall #raid #foryoupagereels #foryourpage #foryoupage #politicstiktok
TikTok video by PrincessSheba413
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86UG9ao/
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Adam Parkhomenko
11 months ago
worth every second
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NPR
11 months ago
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.
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From dogs to rabbits, NPR readers share how adopting shelter pets impacted them
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/g-s1-62700/pet-adoption-shelter-stories
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Bonnie Burton ✍️
11 months ago
Happy
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Mor Naaman
12 months ago
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight.
#handsoff
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Our Country is Run By Idiots
Word of the day: Idiocracy
https://open.substack.com/pub/americamattershq/p/our-country-is-run-by-idiots?r=3nl6bx
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Keith Edwards
about 1 year ago
Kamala was right about everything
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Pop Base
about 1 year ago
🔗:
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Give back the Statue of Liberty, French MEP tells US
French Socialist MEP says Washington’s embrace of dictators negates the values that led France to bestow the iconic statue some 140 years ago.
https://www.politico.eu/article/statue-of-liberty-france-nyc-mep-socialists-democrats-group/
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Video: FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress - FactCheck.org
Here's our fact-check of President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, in video form.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/03/video-factchecking-trumps-address-to-congress/
about 1 year ago
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Fuck trumps regime
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
about 1 year ago
This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇
@housegop.bsky.social
JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the expense of the middle class.
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Dianne Dupuis
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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Today’s inspiration card hits hard.
about 1 year ago
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Aaron Rupar
about 1 year ago
Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"
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DAPPER DON DHARSHI
about 1 year ago
New breed of snowshoe hare? 🐇
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The States Project
about 1 year ago
You have more power than you realize to fight back against the worst of Trump's agenda. It starts in state legislatures.
statesproject.org/action
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Celebrating my 60th in paradise- on the Gulf of MEXICO. 🇲🇽 ❤️
about 1 year ago
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Krystal Lang
about 1 year ago
Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all. First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
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Eleven Films
about 1 year ago
Costco shareholders just sent a clear message: DEI is here to stay. Attempts to roll back progress were crushed—because diversity isn’t a ‘risk,’ it’s a strength. 🔥 So, keep the $1.50 hotdogs coming 🌭
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This is what my screen looks like when I search the App Store for TikTok today. 😳
about 1 year ago
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Professor Vex
about 1 year ago
Well you didn't have to wait long. Rolling Stone is reporting a released Jan 6er is already behind bars.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Already Rearrested on Gun Charges
A Jan. 6 rioter charged with lobbing an explosive device at police was arrested shortly after having his case dismissed under Trump's mass pardon.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jan-6-rioter-pardoned-trump-rearrested-gun-charges-1235243994/
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Meta’s pivot to the right sparks boycotts and a user exodus
Some users are fleeing Meta platforms to alternatives like Bluesky.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-boycott-facebook-instagram-users-delete-accounts-policy-changes-rcna187480
about 1 year ago
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Dionne Warwick
about 1 year ago
Happy MLK Day.
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Shout out to Hair Dance for having the most amazing non-toxic dry shampoo and #1 customer service. Always an extra gift + personalized thank you note. ❤️
about 1 year ago
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Winter mood. ❤️
about 1 year ago
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@keavraamides.bsky.social
Hi- I’m here too! (Michele Appelgate)
about 1 year ago
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-quitting-the-washington-post
about 1 year ago
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Trudy Gonzales
about 1 year ago
Happy New Year Suit up Show up Hold Congress accountable It's going to be a bumpy ride
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Charlotte Clymer
about 1 year ago
I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.
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Adam Parkhomenko
about 1 year ago
Not insignificant
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