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Irene Costa

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Avid reader and music lover. Democracy matters, facts matter and all creatures great and small matter.

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striking photo of a black and white tuxedo cat. The entire photo is almost entirely a velvety black except a curving line of white fur and the cat's  gold eye which are illuminated by a sliver of sunbeam.

striking photo of a black and white tuxedo cat. The entire photo is almost entirely a velvety black except a curving line of white fur and the cat's gold eye which are illuminated by a sliver of sunbeam.

Stunning portrait of The Morsel by my boyfriend.

10.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 2326 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 0
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Schlossberg: If this becomes the new normal and the president is able to trademark America’s birthday and issue his own currency while weakening the dollar, having gold skyrocket, and increasing prices on every commodity and input cost in our economy, we’re getting screwed and he’s getting rich.

09.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 6547 πŸ” 2242 πŸ’¬ 184 πŸ“Œ 91

It was always a political appointment. What else could it be? Bari Weiss did not qualify for the job of running CBS News, except ideologically. Her appointment as Editor-in-Chief thus required conflict with the newsroom. Scott Macfarlane, I think, saw all of this, and drew the obvious conculsions.

10.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 715 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7

Trump just claimed the Tomahawk missile that destroyed an Iranian girls’ school, killing 160 children, β€œcould have been anyone’s.”

Question: Has someone in our government been illegally selling them to Iran, or is he lying?

Either option is bad. One is a lie, the other is treason.

09.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 1312 πŸ” 392 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 14

... for the wealthy to get even wealthier.

Robber Barons.

10.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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10.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trumps loyalty to Putin is one of the most astonishing continuities of Trumps presidency.

10.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 6

More money for Russia war machine, and a distraction from Russia's crimes in Ukraine. Trump always finds a way to help his buddy Vlad.

10.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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this crimson finch is one of a few different finches that visit the garden

10.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

The Heat Dish of Great Worth is back with cute Bobcat basking in comfort! Goodnight sweet fren. ❀️

10.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A silly orange kitty boy is lounging in front of his Heat Dish of Great Worth. He's almost on his back, with his lil forepeets curled up. It's a cold night, and he's happy that his lil tum is warm ❀️

A silly orange kitty boy is lounging in front of his Heat Dish of Great Worth. He's almost on his back, with his lil forepeets curled up. It's a cold night, and he's happy that his lil tum is warm ❀️

Goodnight, frens ❀️
#Minterland

10.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember in late August 2001, George Bush and his staff were pushing for anti ballistic missiles.

Then our country was brought to its knees by a dozen men with box cutters.

Never underestimate the enemy.

09.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/t...

09.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 3706 πŸ” 1503 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 91

I just filled up my tank.

Gas was $1 more a gallon than last week.

Not huge thing for me, but if you are commuting or run a business with trucks, you will be feeling the pinch.

09.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Similar to our Tawny Frogmouth.

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(Image from Wikipedia, author unknown)

09.03.2026 05:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oil Falls, Stocks Rise as Trump Changes Tune on War After markets dived and oil neared $120 a barrel, Trump said the war with Iran might be over soon.

After markets dived and oil neared $120 a barrel, Trump said the US-Israel war with Iran might be over soon: Here’s your Evening Briefing

10.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1
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It’s coming on Iran.

09.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 3615 πŸ” 909 πŸ’¬ 231 πŸ“Œ 66
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what the fuck is a Shield of the Americas? it’s just Donny’s latest fascist grift, that’s all

here's today's post: "what the fuck is a Shield of the Americas?" β€” it’s just Donny’s latest fascist grift, that’s all.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post β€”

08.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 889 πŸ” 208 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 17

Way to go, dumb Donald. Now Iran is even worse than before!

08.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 516 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 3

Literally everything Trump promised was a lie, but those of us who knew better and warned everyone have to pay the same price as all the idiots that believed him.

08.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 709 πŸ” 204 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 9

Trump has created a PMEPS. β€œPermanent Middle East Police State.” We’ll be there for years, escorting ships and protecting nearby neighboring countries. This will inflate the cost of gas by $1.00 - $1.50 per gallon for the foreseeable future.

Don’t even get me started on the national debt.

09.03.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 5
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Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say The U.S. message to Israel was "WTF."

The Trump admin launched a war alongside, and at the urging of, Netanyahu. Not one U.S. official is allowed to claim surprise or dismay that Netanyahu escalated the conflict; that is what he does. Escalation wasn't just foreseeable, it was guaranteed.

08.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 820 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 7
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Markets are *very* unhappy about developments in Iran.

09.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 4416 πŸ” 1352 πŸ’¬ 211 πŸ“Œ 106

Those terrible job numbers that came out Friday are before Trump started war of choice in Middle East that sent oil prices skyrocketing. Trump wrecking our economy, causing massive suffering from working families, for nothing but a few $billion ill-gotten gains for Trump & Jared from Qatar & Saudis.

09.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Our problem is that Trump is running US *exactly like one of his businesses* (1) Steal as much money as he can (2) Keep rolling forward to next project as previous project implodes.

09.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

A handful of Republicans in Congress & Supreme Court can end this nightmare any time they choose, and history will remember them as saviors of the republic, no matter what terrible things they did to US in last 10 years: insane we cannot find a few volunteers for this plum deal!

09.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 2930 πŸ” 766 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 25

If this keeps up, threat of boycott of World Cup in US will become pretty serious: hard to get people to come to country that is destabilizing world with wars of stupidity AND is notoriously tossing visitors into concentration camps. Regardless, our tourist industry is smoked.

09.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 388 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3
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"The country has also detained a U.S. citizen, which has not been previously reported..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

09.03.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 4223 πŸ” 1489 πŸ’¬ 120 πŸ“Œ 40

There are going to be Republicans running in many places who will go out of their way this October to point out to voters that they never asked for Trump’s endorsement. Susan Collins will top the list.

09.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 2507 πŸ” 447 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 22
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Missing snowmobiler found dead in Summit County avalanche A missing snowmobiler was found dead in avalanche debris in Summit County Sunday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

Missing snowmobiler found dead in Summit County avalanche
www.denver7.com/news/local-n...

08.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0