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UNSC Resolution 1325, Equal Rights Amendment, Climate Change is Real, Foreign Policy, Int'l Relations Si vis pacem, para pacem et bellum orbi est an eclectic sponge of esoteric bullshit No DMs

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02.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯ REP. @ramirez.house.gov : β€œDHS cannot be reformed. It must be dismantled, and something new must take its place… one day you will be held accountable for your role in this dark moment in our nation’s history.” πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #AbolishICE

24.02.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 2665 πŸ” 776 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 52
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PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of Ukrainians on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion KYIV, Ukraine (AP) β€” Ukrainians have now lived with four years of war. They have lost limbs, loved ones, livelihoods and homes, but not hope.

apnews.com/photo-essay/... ESSAY: Portraits of Ukrainians on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion

24.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Argues He Can Use Tariffs in a β€˜More Powerful and Obnoxious Way’

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Argues He Can Use Tariffs in a β€˜More Powerful and Obnoxious Way’ www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

23.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2025, Trade Deficit in Goods Reached Record High

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

19.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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14.02.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They want us to move on from the Epstein files?

Cool. Let’s move on to the trials.

14.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 249 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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Justice or Oligarchy...

13.02.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's financial regulators can't even say insider trading is bad.

Most corrupt Administration in history.

12.02.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 1159 πŸ” 408 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 8
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Watters: I was walking in my street, a car drives by and I give him a wave. He rolls down the window and says, β€œF U fascist.” He doesn’t know I’m a fascist!

Jessica: Yes, he does. You’re on TV.

10.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 15668 πŸ” 3092 πŸ’¬ 900 πŸ“Œ 557

2) advocates, election experts and former federal officials, who say the document relies on debunked conspiracy theories and fails to establish probable cause...

11.02.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜An absolute travesty': Critics slam affidavit behind Fulton raid for relying on 2020 election lies The affidavit reinforced fears that the FBI’s seizure was not about uncovering new evidence but about resurrecting a false narrative.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
1) The unsealing of the FBI’s search warrant affidavit for its raid of a Fulton County, Georgia, election facility prompted swift condemnation from voting rights

11.02.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactionsβ€”not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.

11.02.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 18205 πŸ” 5972 πŸ’¬ 355 πŸ“Œ 179
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National Fight Over Immigration Enforcement Roils Maui County County's agreement with FBI provokes alarm among activists and, now, council members

National Fight Over Immigration Enforcement Roils Maui County www.civilbeat.org?p=1760020&mc...

10.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We all die... Donald is fuckin' terrified and focuses on his death, and is desperate to be remembered*...

One pithy definition of history is the "revenge of the living upon the dead".

*Trump is grist for future historians' milling. 😎

10.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

10.02.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump's anti-Puerto Rican bias antedates 'Westside Story' and the only thing he got out of the movie was that he was a Jet, with little reflection beyond that racism.

10.02.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The MAGA reaction to Bad Bunny, Latin music, and Puerto Rico at the Super Bowl Halftime Show isn’t just β€œbecause racism.” It’s because of insecurity, ignorance, and anti-intellectualism. #badbunny #su... TikTok video by Kristofer Goldsmith

www.tiktok.com/t/ZThmvJSam/

10.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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2 to 3 cups of coffee a day may reduce dementia risk | Honolulu Star-Advertiser If you think your daily doses of espresso or Earl Grey sharpen your mind, you just might be right, new science suggests.

A large new long term study provides evidence of cognitive benefits from coffee and tea β€” if it’s caffeinated and consumed in moderation

2 to 3 cups of coffee a day may reduce dementia risk via @staradvertiser www.staradvertiser.com/2026/02/10/b...

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Trump Allies Near β€˜Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation

A small group of conservative lawyers has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off.
Free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

10.02.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We all die, it's just that some go waaay past their 'use by' date

09.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Democracy is not perfect β€”
but it is a candle
passed hand to hand.
And every time we use it,
we honor those
still waiting in the dark.

08.02.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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