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Roberta Baskin

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CBS, PBS, ABC News investigative reporter alum. Think #climate justice in shopping, eating, voting & investing. In these cataclysmic times, embrace good trouble & the First Amendment. โ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒŠ

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America's shame. What about not killing Iranian children and feeding poor American children. While we spend $1-TRILLION on war-mongering, we have the highest child poverty rate of all western economies. Think about that.
Stop #Trump wars & #TaxTheRich

06.03.2026 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Retired is an awful word. It sounds like you're so tired you're RE-Tired. Change the T to a W and you have ReWired, a better description of active, reWired older & wiser people.

06.03.2026 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ

06.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 25570 ๐Ÿ” 9226 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 846 ๐Ÿ“Œ 369
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#DesiLydic is a national treasure.

The #Iran #NotWar

06.03.2026 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WARS OF DISTRACTION: UNDERMINING NATIONAL SECURITY - Jonathon Porritt Jonathon Porritt argues that spiralling military spending distracts from the real national security threat: climate breakdown and its growing impact on global stability.

With 343 million US citizens, our $1 trillion military budget is roughly = to almost $3,000 a citizen. In a country where 37 million people live in poverty, we have the highest CHILD POVERTY rate of all western economies. Stop warmongering & #TaxTheRich #Trump
jonathonporritt.com/climate-cris...

06.03.2026 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mitch Jackson (@mitchthelawyer) I wonder who thought it would be a good idea to put Hillary Clinton under oath and take her deposition? Here's her response to the following question: "Do you think that Donald Trump should be depos...

In the fog of war, remember the Epstein files & Trumpโ€™s well known sexual assaults, even boasting about them. substack.com/@mitchthelaw...

06.03.2026 13:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Non-citizens voting in federal elections is already illegal and extremely rare.

So whatโ€™s the SAVE Act really about?

Forcing millions of citizens to dig up passports or birth certificates just to register to vote.

Solve a fake problem. Create real barriers. #SaveActTaxesVoters

05.03.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1528 ๐Ÿ” 643 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
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Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aideโ€™s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

Orwell would be proud of this regimeโ€™s ability to lie with a straight face and no consequences. www.propublica.org/article/kris...

04.03.2026 16:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of Americaโ€™s New Gilded Age

The chasm between filthy rich & struggling poor are amplified by Trump & his oligarch buddies. Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of Americaโ€™s New Gilded Age www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

04.03.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Raskin tears Kristi Noem a new one: "Apparently when your blankie was left on one of the govt jets and not transported to the new one, your special govt employee, Corey Lewandowski, chivalrously stepped forward to fight the pilot -- mid air!"

04.03.2026 15:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 9637 ๐Ÿ” 2947 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 502 ๐Ÿ“Œ 239

Unfathomable incompetence putting American lives at risk. No plan. It's a giant improvisation with lives & our tax dollars.

03.03.2026 23:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Q: Was there a plan in place to evacuate Americans before the attack?

MARCO RUBIO: That's the plan we're trying to carry out. The problem is airspace closures.

03.03.2026 20:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3855 ๐Ÿ” 1081 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1561 ๐Ÿ“Œ 736

Watch the whole 10-minutes! Tell it like it is Senator #Tillis. #Impeach #Noem www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jijg...

03.03.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL: Thom Tillis Tells Kristi Noem To Her Face Why He Is Calling For Her Resignation
ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL: Thom Tillis Tells Kristi Noem To Her Face Why He Is Calling For Her Resignation YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

Watch this Masterclass on dressing down #Noem. Like nothing I've ever seen on Capitol Hill. Tell it like it is #Tillis!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jijg...

03.03.2026 18:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jon Stewart slams Trump's Whim War with #Iran: "How quickly the right has gone from 'peace through strength' to 'peace through war.' And we're all just along for the ride, in a war with no clear purpose, no end in sight. It's all just at the whims of Donald Trump." @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social

03.03.2026 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Labor Secretaryโ€™s Top Aides Forced Out

Chaos & corruption everywhere in this regime. Labor Secretaryโ€™s Top Aides Forced Out www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

03.03.2026 15:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œItโ€™s like weโ€™re going to break all the china and you guys decide how to put it back togetherโ€ฆIt seems like that is the strategy.โ€ -Democratic Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov

03.03.2026 14:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œA new F-15 costs U.S. taxpayers $97 million. So thatโ€™s almost $300 million lost in seconds. And we should think about what could have been done with that money other than launch a war without a clear plan or an exit strategy.โ€ - @pkrugman.bsky.social

03.03.2026 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ossoff: "The president owes Americans a real explanation. 2am posts on Truth Social just aren't good enough when you're sending Americans into combat. He was dancing at his beach club the same night he ordered air crews to launch into combat & hours before our service members endured missile salvos"

03.03.2026 03:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 22081 ๐Ÿ” 7207 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 611 ๐Ÿ“Œ 273

Excuse me?

02.03.2026 22:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 8917 ๐Ÿ” 1990 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1540 ๐Ÿ“Œ 244
Wag the Dog - Original Theatrical Trailer
Wag the Dog - Original Theatrical Trailer YouTube video by Warner Bros. Rewind

If you havenโ€™t seen the 1997 film WAG THE DOG, watch it now. Weโ€™re living through it. m.youtube.com/watch?v=steA...

03.03.2026 01:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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He originally said was going to cost $200 million. Then he said $250 million. Then $300 million. But now it's going to come in under budget at $400 million.

02.03.2026 18:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 6224 ๐Ÿ” 2097 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1109 ๐Ÿ“Œ 263
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No plan other than distraction from #Epstein files & feeding the military industrial complex. Congress: Remember your oath to the Constitution? Republicans wake up & your job.

02.03.2026 18:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Virginia redistricting election can move forward, court rules Although Mondayโ€™s ruling means the redistricting referendum will take place, it is not the end of the legal saga.

๐ŸšจBREAKING: Virginia voters will head to the polls starting Friday to weigh in on a plan to redraw the stateโ€™s congressional map in response to GOP gerrymanders in other states after a court ruled* that election preparations can move forward. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

02.03.2026 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2816 ๐Ÿ” 830 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47 ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
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BREAKING: France Just Raided Elon Muskโ€™s X Offices In Paris โ€” And Itโ€™s Not About One Office, One Country, or One Week This is about power. Influence. And what happens when one billionaire decides the rules donโ€™t apply to him anymore.

open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

02.03.2026 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 13:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 9016 ๐Ÿ” 2773 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 80 ๐Ÿ“Œ 75
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Tell State Attorneys General: Block the Paramount/WBD Merger Urge regulators to block this disastrous deal.

@robertabaskin.bsky.social www.freepress.net/get-involved...

01.03.2026 18:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We need just a few Republican heroes in the House. #Massie & +1

01.03.2026 18:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wag the Dog - Original Theatrical Trailer
Wag the Dog - Original Theatrical Trailer YouTube video by Warner Bros. Rewind

Can someone explain the endgame, how our regime's "Operation Epstein Fury" ends? Our democracy stood for 250 years, but now we have a dictator blowing up America's Constitution while Republican Congressional representatives also ignore their oath to our Constitution. www.youtube.com/watch?v=steA...

01.03.2026 17:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NPR: โ€œWhat would happen in Oklahoma if everyone without legal status working a job disappeared tomorrow?โ€

Gov. Stitt (R): โ€œIt would be devastating.โ€

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