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Internet lawyer, award-winning political columnist, and sports and history blogger. Native Rhode Islander, DC Refugee living the dream in SoCal with dog Gidget.

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2/2 I don't know the facts because #Trump hasn't bothered to consult Congress or the American people about the wisdom of starting a war with #Iran. I hope for the sake of the troops and their families that this is not another huge Middle East blunder.

01.03.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1/2 I do not know the facts on the decision to attack #Iran. I do know that for decades past Presidents have blocked any attack. Now, I am supposed to believe that the very President that (according to the Epstein files) the FBI once claimed was compromised by Israel figured it all out. #Trump

01.03.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

Trump likes to pick on immigrants, but now he is taking on The Boss. He's a "cool rocking daddy in the USA," PedoPOTUS should be scared. Bruce>Nicky. #Springsteen #StreetsofMinneapolis #Trump #ICE #Immigration #NickyMinaj #PedoPOTUS www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

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The Road to Nuuk: A Continuation of Trump’s Efforts to Undermine NATO Throughout his first term, Donald Trump repeatedly told aides that he wanted to pull the United States out of NATO, which would destroy one of history’s most successful alliances and give Rus…

Like #SpeakerPelosi, I've always seen the #Greenland Gambit as just another ploy to undermine #NATO and serve #Putin since Congress prohibited him from withdrawing. bennetkelley.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/t...

22.01.2026 06:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@allinwithchris.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social I was listening to All In while walking my dog and I believe I heard you dismiss Martin NiemΓΆller's #FirstTheyCame as a cliched meme. Trump 47 has a longer list and will soon be deporting citizens he disfavors. That's chilling, not cliche.

22.01.2026 06:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I will always remember the feeling of hope and pride from that day. Sadly, as Minneapolis and Trump's confederate presidency demonstrate, we still live in a nation where people are judged by the color of their skin, ethnicity, or language and not the content of their character. #MLKDay #Trump #Obama

19.01.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump always says how the US is not respected abroad under Dems but is under his watch. It is just the opposite. Support among #NATO allies plummeted to below #China and int'l visitor spending in the US fell $12.5B - the only country to suffer a loss in 2025. #trump #internationalstanding

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Tales of Heartbreak from Minneapolis: β€œThis is not just a Minnesota thing.” I saw so many moving posts tonight coming out of Minnesota that I thought I would share some of the heartbreaking pleas from the residents. What is more troubling, however, is that the Twin Cities&…

I saw so many moving posts tonight coming out of #Minnesota that I thought I would share some of the heartbreaking pleas from the residents who feel brutalized by #ICE and nobody is helping. They stress, this is not just a Minnesota thing. bennetkelley.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/t... #immigration

18.01.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Trump the Second Confederate President, the American Fuhrer or a Confederatzi? Upon taking office for a second term, I have repeatedly called Trump the Second Confederate President for his white supremacist policies and actions restoring Confederate monuments and military bas…

Shout out to #ashleythebarroness and @ravenreveals.bsky.social for putting the #ICE raids in proper historical context - its history comes from both the #Confederacy and the #Gestapo. It has happened and is happening here. bennetkelley.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/i...

18.01.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Epilogue: Dopesick Author Beth Macy Running for Congress from VA-6 In 2018, it was my great honor toΒ interview Beth Macy, author of the bestseller β€œDopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that AddictedΒ America” which was a groundbreaking work on the origi…

Proud to support @bethmacy.bsky.social in her run for Congress. We need fighters like her in Congress. #bethmacy #va6th #dopesick

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Freedom's Fury Trailer
Freedom's Fury Trailer YouTube video by theMPInstitute

Quentin Tarantino and Lucy Liu produced a documentary about the match called "Freedom's Fury". #freedoomsfury #bloodinthewater www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgKi...

07.12.2025 07:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dec 6: Blood in the Water at the Melbourne Olympics Blood in the Waters at the Melbourne Olympics Throughout the Cold War, tensions between the Soviets and other nations frequently spilled over into the Olympics. Β This was especially true with the 1…

OTD 1956: #BLOODINTHEWATER, THE LAST BATTLE OF THE HUNGARIAN UPRISING. #Hungary faced the Soviet Union in a violent and bloody semifinal match in the Olympics, crushing their occupiers 4-0 en route to their 4th gold medal. todaypast.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/d...

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Polytechnique Trailer
Polytechnique Trailer YouTube video by Pierre Gill

Polytechnique, a 2009 dramatization by Denis Villeneuve, the Oscar-nominated director of Dune, Arrival, Incendies, and Sicario, swept Canada's Genie Awards. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_H1...

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Dec 6: Remembering Gendercide in Montreal and Calling for Action on Domestic Violence On December 6, 1989, a 25-year-old Montreal resident entered the Γ‰cole Polytechnique in Montreal and shot and killed 14 women and wounded 10 others because, he claimed, feminism had ruined his life…

OTD 1989: #GENDERCIDE IN MONTREAL. A gunman kills 14 women at Ecole #Polytechnique because, he claimed, feminism had ruined his life. In Canada, this massacre is commemorated as "Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women". todaypast.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/d...

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What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with the red suit (The Conversation) β€” A survey of 849 professional Santas found that one-third of them don’t match the usual image of a roly-poly bearded white man.

OPINION: We surveyed 849 professional Santas who live across the U.S. and interviewed 53 of them, collecting data between 2018 and 2021. We identified three types of professional Santas: prototypical, semi-prototypical and nonprototypical.
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07.12.2025 01:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is fitting that today's vote fell on the same day as the UN day dedicated to ending abuse and promoting healing for victims.
#EndChildSexAbuseDay, #Nov18WorldDay, #PreventionHealingJustice #epstein #trump #releasethefiles

18.11.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If the trump campaign in 2016 didn’t coordinate with Russia,

Why did Marco Rubio say Russia worked to get trump elected as detailed in RUBIO’S Volume 5 of the Senate Intel report?

Why did Putin admit to helping him get elected?

Why did the CIA conclude this?

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GOOD ONE!

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If Epstein was using his files to blackmail people and now Trump holds those files - are they doing the same? Whether it is for political leverage or financial gain? #epstein #trump #blackmail #PamBondi #blackmail

12.11.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teen Beauty Queens Say Trump Walked In On Them Changing β€œDon’t worry, ladies, I’ve seen it all before.”

On this Epstein stuff, just a reminder that multiple contestants in the Miss Teen USA pageant - to repeat, TEENAGERS - said that when Trump owned it, he would walk into the dressing room so he could watch them changing clothes

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...

12.11.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 915 πŸ” 330 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 31
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Is anyone else tired of bailing out idiots who vote to bankrupt themselves?

12.11.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 563 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 11
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F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It

β€œThe shift under Mr. Patel has struck directly at the Five Eyes relationship through the removal of senior agents who spent years fighting Islamic extremists or blunting counterintelligence threats alongside operatives from allied countries.”

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Trump DOJ has indicted a Palestinian-American Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, an influencer who is a rising star among progressives, for being a part of anti-ICE protests outside Chicago. #katmabu #katAbughazaleh #ICE #Chicago #trump bennetkelley.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...

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Trump Bans Nigerian Nobel Laureate From US Over Comparison to Idi Amin. We Are Now Officially a Banana Republic. What is the point that we concede that the United States has moved past a slide towards authoritarianism/fascism, and recognize that we may already be there? In a move one would expect from a banan…

We are now officially a banana republic, as Trump has banned Africa's first Nobel laureate from the US for calling him the "white version of Idi Amin with democratic disguise". bennetkelley.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...

30.10.2025 10:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

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Hey South Korea, what the f**k are you doing?! #DesiLydic #DailyShow #Trump #SouthKorea TikTok video by The Daily Show

I told #ROKForeignMinistry that I was deeply offended by the gift to President Trump which validated his worst impulses at a time when millions in America are fighting to preserve our democracy. #DesiLydic nailed it - #WTFSK? #SouthKorea #dailyshow www.tiktok.com/@thedailysho...

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Hey South Korea, what the f**k are you doing?! #DesiLydic #DailyShow #Trump #SouthKorea TikTok video by The Daily Show

I was very offended by the gift which validated his worst impulses at a time when millions in America are fighting to preserve our democracy. I endorse #DesiLydic's crude sentiment. #WTFSK? #SouthKorea #dailyshow www.tiktok.com/@thedailysho...

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From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles | Owen Jones We’re watching the OrbΓ‘nisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating power, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #fascism #ontyranny #democracy #trump #cbs #abc #tiktok #facebook #israel #oracle #ellison

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The shutdown will worsen hungerβ€”which the Trump administration just stopped tracking Millions of women and children are at risk of losing food benefits.

Shortly before the shutdown, the USDA moved to scrap the Household Food Security Report, the nation’s primary tool for tracking food insecurity, and in doing so, stripped away the very infrastructure needed to remedy rising hunger in America.

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