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Mother of amazing twin boys & 2 rescue fur babies that coincidentally are brothers from the same father. Teacher. Pro-democracy. Angry and sad that we are so upside flag.

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Yes they do

07.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 6724 πŸ” 2252 πŸ’¬ 208 πŸ“Œ 75
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07.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

It was an honor to pay tribute to Sergeant First Class Amor at the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base alongside her loving family.

She was the best of America and the best of Minnesota and we will always remember her as the incredible soldier, wife, and mother she was.

07.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 325 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

Huge NYT article on the back story of those two weeks in March/April 2025 when DOGE illegally terminated hundreds of NEH grants. Gift link!!

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...

07.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 1107 πŸ” 447 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 47
As evidence, the filing notes a list Mr. Fox compiled of what he called the "craziest" and "other bad" grants, which he planned to highlight on DOGE's X account. He used three dozen keywords, including
"L.G.B.T.Q.""BIPOC," "tribal, "ethnicity,"
"gender," "equality," "immigration
"citizenship" and "melting pot." (A majority of the two dozen grants deemed "craziest" related to L.G.B.T.Q. subjects.)
In the deposition, Mr. Fox said the list reflected his "subjective" judgment about whether a grant might be out of line with Mr. Trump's executive order.
"Crazy' is one way of saying it," he said.
"Most incriminating' is another way."

As evidence, the filing notes a list Mr. Fox compiled of what he called the "craziest" and "other bad" grants, which he planned to highlight on DOGE's X account. He used three dozen keywords, including "L.G.B.T.Q.""BIPOC," "tribal, "ethnicity," "gender," "equality," "immigration "citizenship" and "melting pot." (A majority of the two dozen grants deemed "craziest" related to L.G.B.T.Q. subjects.) In the deposition, Mr. Fox said the list reflected his "subjective" judgment about whether a grant might be out of line with Mr. Trump's executive order. "Crazy' is one way of saying it," he said. "Most incriminating' is another way."

Why did I think they simply canceled all of them. Nope it was discriminatory

07.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 608 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 9

These cancellations were so much more horrible for other people than for me personally, as my fellowship was coming to an end. Huge losses to hundreds of people and dozens of long term projects and ongoing relationships. The loss to humanities has been incalculable

07.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 571 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Picture of DOGE guy Nate Cavanaugh

Picture of DOGE guy Nate Cavanaugh

Screenshot of my DOGE letter β€œDr. Joseph Rezek
Dear NEH Grantee,
This letter provides notice that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is terminating your federal grant (Grant Application No. FEL29509824) effective April 3, 2025, in accordance with the termination clause in your Grant Agreement.
Your grant no longer effectuates the agency's needs and priorities and conditions of the Grant
Agreement and is subject to termination due to several reasonable causes, as outlined in 2CFRΒ§200.340.
For instance, NEH has reasonable cause to terminate your grant in light of the fact that the NEH is repurposing its funding allocations in a new direction in furtherance of the President's agenda. The President's February 19, 2025 executive order mandates that the NEH eliminate all non-statutorily required activities and functions. See Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, E.O. 14217 (Feb. 19, 2025). Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities. Any objections or appeals to this termination will be managed in strict accordance with the President's Executive Orders,

Screenshot of my DOGE letter β€œDr. Joseph Rezek Dear NEH Grantee, This letter provides notice that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is terminating your federal grant (Grant Application No. FEL29509824) effective April 3, 2025, in accordance with the termination clause in your Grant Agreement. Your grant no longer effectuates the agency's needs and priorities and conditions of the Grant Agreement and is subject to termination due to several reasonable causes, as outlined in 2CFRΒ§200.340. For instance, NEH has reasonable cause to terminate your grant in light of the fact that the NEH is repurposing its funding allocations in a new direction in furtherance of the President's agenda. The President's February 19, 2025 executive order mandates that the NEH eliminate all non-statutorily required activities and functions. See Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, E.O. 14217 (Feb. 19, 2025). Your grant's immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government, including its fiscal priorities. Any objections or appeals to this termination will be managed in strict accordance with the President's Executive Orders,

Last year, this guy (left) from DOGE used ChatGPT to find NEH grants that were too β€œDEI” for Trump, and canceled them, including mine, as shown by the letter I received last April (right). Huge new NYT article on the back story link below

07.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 2259 πŸ” 899 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 48

What’s it going to take?!

@fetterman.senate.gov

07.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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⚠️ JUST IN: Staff at the nation’s largest #ICE detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

07.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 641 πŸ” 518 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sherrill: And when people would say to me, β€œWhy don’t you just do it?” I found that offensive. Because this isn’t his money. This is the people’s money. It isn’t his money to leverage for his own personal desires.

07.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 2023 πŸ” 528 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 17
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Aaron Parnas reported that Iran has NOT surrendered (despite what tRump has said), and that a 5-page DHS bulletin, β€œA Public Safety Awareness Report: Elevated threat in the U.S. during U.S.–Iran conflict,” was also blocked from being released to the public by this White House – 3/7/26 #PINKS

07.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

How does she not blame 🍊?!

07.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ruben Ray Martinez was shot and killed by ICE a year ago β€” video contradicts their account, as it did with Pretti and Good.

His mother, who voted for Trump, says she doesn’t blame Trump, but thinks β€œsomething needs to be changed” in ICE.

More: www.bbc.com/news/article...

07.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 644 πŸ” 267 πŸ’¬ 198 πŸ“Œ 50
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β€œWhen they show you who they are, believe them.”
#pinks #voteblue #RemoveHegseth #DeptOfWar #IranWar #whitechristiannationalist #racist

07.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
File Photo: Image of Juan Orlando HernΓ‘ndez, the former president of Honduras (center), was extradited to the United States in 2022. Thousands of people in his home country celebrated. Credit: Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters.

File Photo: Image of Juan Orlando HernΓ‘ndez, the former president of Honduras (center), was extradited to the United States in 2022. Thousands of people in his home country celebrated. Credit: Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters.

Recurrent Hypocrisy on Display! tRump revamps war on drugs with β€˜Shield of the Americas’–coalition to counter drug trafficking & cartels, yet granted a β€œfull & complete” pardon to Juan HernΓ‘ndez (sentenced to 45 yrs for conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the U.S.). thehill.com/homenews/adm...

07.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
Protestors with umbrellas and raincoats in Petoskey MI 3-7-26 with signs that say 

WE STAND WITU IMMIGRANT FAMILIES 

NO WAR

ICE OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS

Protestors with umbrellas and raincoats in Petoskey MI 3-7-26 with signs that say WE STAND WITU IMMIGRANT FAMILIES NO WAR ICE OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS

Protestors in the rain in Petoskey MO 4-7-26. Sighs say 

NO WAR! 

DEMOCRACY DOES IN SILENCE

I LOVE MY COUNTRY

Protestors in the rain in Petoskey MO 4-7-26. Sighs say NO WAR! DEMOCRACY DOES IN SILENCE I LOVE MY COUNTRY

Protestors in Petoskey MI 3-7-26 on the rain with melting snow behind them. There are a number of American flags visible. Signs say

WE STAND WITH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES


DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT

Protestors in Petoskey MI 3-7-26 on the rain with melting snow behind them. There are a number of American flags visible. Signs say WE STAND WITH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT

A screen shot of the weather during the March 7, 2026 protest  in Petoskey MI

A screen shot of the weather during the March 7, 2026 protest in Petoskey MI

42F, fog & rain isn’t the most desirable conditions but we made the most of it! We won’t be silenced, even when the weather is nasty In Petoskey.
@maddow.bsky.social @jenpsaki.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @jessicatarlov.bsky.social

07.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 329 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

AFP: "It breaks my heart": UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher says "we're seeing staggering amounts of money, reportedly a billion dollars a day” being spent on the Middle East war, rather than addressing the world’s β€œhuge humanitarian caseload.”

07.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 1526 πŸ” 566 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 14
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Even red states are defiantly rejecting DOJ’s demands for private voter data β€œElection officials across the political spectrum stood up to protect state sovereignty and voters’ security, regardless of partisanship,” voting rights advocate David Becker told Democracy Docket.

Earlier this week, Idaho became the latest state to push back against the U.S. Department of Justice’s campaign to seize the private voter data of every state. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/eve...

07.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 5348 πŸ” 1557 πŸ’¬ 122 πŸ“Œ 67
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Chicago-based construction firm Clayco launches solar energy business The construction firm will add nearly 1,000 employees nationwide by 2027 to its new unit, called Clayco Power and Energy.

Donald Trump may have gutted federal support for solar energy, but it's getting time to shine in Illinois.

With our Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, we're incentivizing renewable energy with results like the launch of Clayco Power and Energy.

07.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 1401 πŸ” 249 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 3

From Vietnam to Iran...

"It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell." --General William T. Sherman

07.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

The pentagon refusing to give a simple yes or no to this question is pretty telling of itself

07.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 865 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 9

Of course Save Act is self-serving for the 🍊
both controlling the voting system & distracting from justice served for the victims of the 🍊 from Epstein files.

07.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How much is this war of choice costing us? @warnock.senate.gov
gives us a #CupOfJoe with a latte questions for the regime.

07.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 549 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 10
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So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

07.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 11141 πŸ” 4373 πŸ’¬ 511 πŸ“Œ 434
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NASHVILLE BANNER on Estefany RodrΓ­guez: β€œA reporter who faced death threats in her home country could now be sent back by ICE.”

Her attorneys allege its retaliation for her NASHVILLE NOTICIAS reporting on ICE.

www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/ma...

07.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 856 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 9
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Women do the emotional and physical work of the world. We hold everything together. We deserve a seat at the table for these reasons alone. At the very least, we deserve safety, dignity, respect and equality.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

07.03.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 452 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 15

QAnon luminaries say they’ve drafted the Trump β€œnational emergency” declaration to scuttle the midterm elections:

07.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 1572 πŸ” 899 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 35
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Time Magazine: Should Americans be worried about Iran striking the U.S. at home?

Trump: I guess, we plan for it. But yeah, you know, we expect some things. Like I said, some people will die.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans

07.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 277 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 5
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Detection of oath to the Constitution.

07.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pls read the latest actual news πŸ™

07.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2