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Ann A

@asburand3

Financial analyst with strong interest in politics/geopolitics. Here to support Ukraine and all democracies. Free time: reading (πŸ“šπŸ“šπŸ“š), foreign languages (currently Italian and Ukrainian), baking, knitting, walking/running/hiking, cycling. #NAFO #Fella

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Three years...
I remember πŸ•―οΈ

07.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When he dies, he will be reviled. His name will be removed from everything and people will spit on his grave. That's his legacy.

We just have to keep him from killing people and tearing everything down in the meantime.

07.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We have just returned from Egypt where, according to the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, the threat level to Americans remains at pre-Iran level.

Through his unilateral Act of War, Trump has killed the tourism industry in this country, crushing GDP growth and destroying the livelihood of millions of people

07.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think of this SO often...

05.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Any Democrat that votes for this needs to be primaried into oblivion.

You don't get to bypass Congress to start a war, then ask for more money.

Cut some $10,000 toilets. 🀷

05.03.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WSJ is really missing the mark on this one.

Trump's initiating unauthorized acts of war on Iran is what risks drawing NATO members into the Israel-US-Iran conflict.

"America" started it.

And the U.S. no longer has NATO allies - Trump saw to that. #AmericaAlone

04.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tillis βœ…
Budd βœ…

This is important. Be heard.

03.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🍿 MTG still making sense. This past year really has felt like we’re living in the upside down.

03.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 8769 πŸ” 1649 πŸ’¬ 439 πŸ“Œ 117

My dad used to tell me, "Give one reason. If you start listing several, you're making excuses."

03.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1000 times this.

These people make a mockery of the deaths of others' sons and daughters. For what???

02.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Civilization is overrated.

02.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump's "plan" is chaos. Always. He shreds people's lives.

02.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is there any precedent in US history for going to war without even an attempt to build support among the American people?

He gave a 1.5 hour SOTU speech less than a week before attacking Iran in which he barely mentioned Iran.

This is how dictators act, not presidents.

02.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

"Putting a bunch of what I might kindly call corrupt morons in charge of a massively important country like the USA may turn out to be quite bad. It could be the end of the USA as we know it."

Truer words were never spoken.

27.02.2026 05:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.02.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. We were visiting my son in Abu Dhabi. I remember refreshing my phone, horrified and disbelieving.

24.02.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Matthew Tkachuk of the U.S. men's hockey team

"said it was an honor to hear from Trump after the win. 'And so we are definitely honored to represent him and the millions and millions across the country.'"

Ugh. Does he speak for them all?

24.02.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Live updates: Trump warns of β€˜bad things’ if Iran refuses deal, as US carrier nears Mideast The U.S. and Iran are signaling they're prepared for war if talks on Tehran’s nuclear program fizzle out, as a second U.S. aircraft carrier nears the Middle East.

There's a very good reason why the Nobel Peace prize shouldn't go to a warmaonger.
Now would be a really good time for Congress to step in and do SOMETHING!

apnews.com/live/trump-i...

20.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

What a federal government - and hangers on- we've got in the U.S.
Prize winning.

20.02.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It seems to be fixed now. Just sent!

20.02.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.02.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! And I'm out of the US right now so glad to see things functioning.

20.02.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just to let you know, I've tried twice to PP a donation (Monday and today) and PP said "recipient can't accept money right now" Not sure what's going on.

20.02.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

And Congress says....

[nothing]

20.02.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

One thing I'm trying to do is, each day during Lent is find God's love in a news item.
Today ⬇️

"But the fact that he is waking up in the middle of the night and tweeting about me, I just, I pray for him and I just feel bad for him because that has just got to be a really, really hard existence."

20.02.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The corruption is beyond anything in my memory (and I remember Nixon). It's mind-blowing.

20.02.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Say this louder. And often.
#Epsteinfiles

19.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Germany was in a similar situation with WWI. They told the German people it was a defensive war, but when they finally lost, they had to admit they were the aggressor. That's one reason they would not quit - they had lied repeatedly to the German people, who made sacrifices and whose sons died.

19.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's #ToonieTuesday πŸ’™πŸ’›
Allons-y!!

17.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's my 5 U.S. "Toonies" lost in translation 😎

17.02.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0