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Melissa Westbrook

@themelwestbrook

Public education advocate; long-time blogger mostly about Seattle Schools. Not a fan of charters, hate vouchers. Public education got men to the moon...and back. Don't make me mad. Still, I smile. NO DMs.

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America second, Israel first? The confused and mixed signals coming out of the administration about its latest war of choice send the latest of many terrible messages.

Worthy reading - how did we really get into a war with Iran?

www.seattletimes.com/opinion/amer...

10.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who would have guessed that the legal system in America was so fragile that a single crazy president could ignore the whole thing, from the Constitution right down to state laws?
Why does the Supreme Court and Congress let this demented moron act like the dictator of a banana republic?

10.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 12073 πŸ” 2780 πŸ’¬ 1031 πŸ“Œ 254
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It would be nice to deport him & his family since he has done it to so many people including people who have been born in this country.

09.03.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 16430 πŸ” 4428 πŸ’¬ 1515 πŸ“Œ 416
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Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off

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β€˜Lies that undermine our democracy’: Arizona governor slams FBI election probe β€œArizonans are tired of election conspiracies."

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) and several Democratic officials and voting rights organizations have denounced the FBI’s decision to subpoena records related to the 2020 presidential election in Arizona’s Maricopa County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

10.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 5159 πŸ” 1665 πŸ’¬ 156 πŸ“Œ 52
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There was no punishment for Reps. Randy Fine and Tommy Tuberville for their anti-Muslim hate, so here we go.

No censure. Nada.

09.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 614 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 10
Boston - More Than a Feeling (Official HD Video)
Boston - More Than a Feeling (Official HD Video) YouTube video by BostonVEVO

Tommy DeCarlo -- lead vocalist for the rock band Boston -- has died.

The singer's family confirmed the news on FB, writing that he died Monday after a battle with brain cancer. Rest in peace, Tommy πŸ€˜πŸΌπŸ’”πŸŽΆ
m.youtube.com/watch?v=t4QK...

09.03.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apparently, Lindsey Graham's drunken Fox News bullshit isn't working in the more clear-eyed Middle East.

09.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 5814 πŸ” 1698 πŸ’¬ 194 πŸ“Œ 69
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Like I've been saying, the present and future of the GOP is Nazi.

09.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1119 πŸ” 313 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 20

A brave, intelligent, devoted leader.
Everything our "president" isn't.

09.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Bone Spur Chief is actually controlling our armed forces?

Just amazing.

The amount of women, minorities, veterans, farmers and families that voted against their interests.

They elected a con man to ravage our nation.

So damn sad.

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If you die, it's long-term

09.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yup

09.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vance: "When people like Kamala Harris send our sons and daughters, our young people, to fight in stupid wars, it is the young generation that carries the burden of that. We're gonna stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world."

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Opinion | They Feel Bugs Inside Them. Doctors Don’t Know Why.

Here’s the truth: β€œFor too many people, diagnoses are delayed, incorrect or not made at all.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...

09.03.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Me a year ago: "Musk may be a happy hatchet man thinking he is reshaping the government. But for Trump he is a useful tool to help allow Trump to restaff it."

WaPo today: "A year after Elon Musk and his DOGE allies purged 100k's of federal employees, the Trump administration is ramping up hiring."

09.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 1146 πŸ” 409 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 13

ZELENSKIY SAYS UKRAINE RECEIVED 11 REQUESTS FROM COUNTRIES NEIGHBORING IRAN, EUROPEAN STATES, AND U.S.

09.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Checking in on the president's family today as war spreads across the world and the global economy crashes

09.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 3922 πŸ” 1039 πŸ’¬ 702 πŸ“Œ 139

this picture is a good summary of how and why January 6th was, at a fundamental level, a successful insurrection.

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Witnesses have filmed a suspected Iranian missile barrage in the skies south of Tel Aviv.

It's believed to be Iran's first attack on Israel since the election of the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

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U.S. proposal to change safety measure for endangered whales draws criticism from Canada Environmental groups in the United States and Canada are sounding the alarm about a U.S. government proposal to change a regulation that was introduced to protect a critically endangered species of wh...

I am so sick of the BS from the US government.

Environmental groups in the United States and Canada are sounding the alarm about a U.S. government proposal to change a federal regulation introduced in 2008 to protect a critically endangered species of whale. #Canada

www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

06.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 987 πŸ” 413 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 31
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Christian Nationalism is NOT Christianity, but it is a national security threat.

πŸ“Œ The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it has received over 200 complaints that troops are being told war with Iran is meant to accelerate β€œArmageddon.”

09.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 6976 πŸ” 3004 πŸ’¬ 493 πŸ“Œ 206

I wish the media would quit calling Israel a U.S. ally. They're manipulators and beggarsβ€”that's it.

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Women in sports. Today and everyday.

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X is a fascist propaganda website.

08.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 3313 πŸ” 603 πŸ’¬ 343 πŸ“Œ 305

Are we having fun yet?

09.03.2026 05:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox News is lying for the president!

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