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Life long liberal, unapologetic atheist, lover of all animals and very few people. Too old to put up with any more BS. Here to toast marshmallows in the widening gyre with you all. Know my way around a few curse words. Rogier van den Weyden fan.

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Amazing how much damage one malignant narcissist can cause.

www.wsj.com/world/middle...

09.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 1031 πŸ” 379 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 10

The DOJ released evidence, which the FBI deemed credible, that the President of the United States sexually and physically assaulted a 13 year old girl AND she was afraid to talk about it because Trump would kill herβ€”and it’s somehow not the biggest scandal in American history?

09.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 5339 πŸ” 1955 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 87
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🀷🏼

08.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 5181 πŸ” 1858 πŸ’¬ 299 πŸ“Œ 92
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Her trip to Ireland was ruined by this one question?? Gee, I wonder why…

08.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 10886 πŸ” 1790 πŸ’¬ 1026 πŸ“Œ 629

We need to have Congressional hearings on this specific strike.

08.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 354 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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In his 1973 Dick Cavett Show interview, Marlon Brando, appearing after rejecting his Godfather Oscar, largely refused to discuss his films, focusing instead on American Indian rights and the misrepresentation of minorities in Hollywood.

08.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

08.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 6840 πŸ” 2918 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 139

just can’t imagine why there’s a male loneliness epidemic

08.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 697 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 3

"Inadvertent"?

08.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fox ran older footage but labeled it as happening Saturday.

08.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 4547 πŸ” 1325 πŸ’¬ 203 πŸ“Œ 88

"Inadvertently" ? I do not think that word means what you think it means, Fox. Despicable liars and sycophants.

08.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first lesson of war is β€˜know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

TBH- he is the enemy to democracy and rule of law everywhere, like his best buddy, Putin. We deserve to be an international pariah state.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

08.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

Dangerous and out of his depth indeed!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

08.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another phone banking opportunity!!!

07.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump joins families of six slain US service members at Dover air force base US president attends β€˜dignified transfer’ of remains of soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike wearing β€˜USA’ golf cap

how embarrassing for this country- what kind of respect for our honored dead does this show? the baseball cap? WTF?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

08.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: The US has bombed Tehran’s main refinery and burning oil is now flooding down the streets into the city’s sewers.

This is a vision from hell, unleashed by the US tonight.

(πŸŽ₯ Vahid Online)

08.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 9339 πŸ” 5631 πŸ’¬ 955 πŸ“Œ 1034

watching "Dave" and it really lands hard given who is in the Oval office right now....If only....

08.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’ll notice the American state media relentlessly attacked President Biden over his age as he did good work and chastised President Obama for creating a healthcare program but are giving the orange felon a pass for bombing any country he chooses. They are complicit.

08.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 989 πŸ” 252 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 12
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Page One in UK:

@telegraph.co.uk

07.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 4064 πŸ” 1677 πŸ’¬ 266 πŸ“Œ 132
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Why was this story on the front page of the UK’s Daily Telegraph β€” but NOT America’s leading newspapers?

07.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 6255 πŸ” 3426 πŸ’¬ 568 πŸ“Œ 259
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Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears β€’ Ohio Capital Journal Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Trump will use federal law…

Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/06/r...

07.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.

06.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 10047 πŸ” 3955 πŸ’¬ 456 πŸ“Œ 190

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

07.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 20956 πŸ” 6948 πŸ’¬ 559 πŸ“Œ 252

And for once not directed at a woman...

07.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

By our count at @prospect.org they have killed at least 28 people since Trump's second term started.

07.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 457 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El NiΓ±o

Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

07.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 3615 πŸ” 1755 πŸ’¬ 225 πŸ“Œ 153
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We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...

β€ͺβ€œDo not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave β€” and it is often hard to be brave β€” be kind.”
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social

thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-he...

03.12.2024 19:11 πŸ‘ 1701 πŸ” 745 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 58

does that short leash bother little marco? anyone with a shred of self respect would be humiliated to have to grovel to the mad king like this.

07.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Black History Month Celebrates 100 Years, Can it Survive the Trump Administration? The United States must confront the truth about its history in classrooms and in publicβ€”parks, museums, and government websites.

It's been 100 years since the first Negro History Week in 1926. @sibyllan.bsky.social urges the United States to continue to confront the truth about its history in classrooms and in publicβ€”parks, museums, and government websites. πŸ—ƒοΈ #blackhistory clioandthecontemporary.com/2026/03/07/b...

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