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Former educator and librarian. Still a lifelong learner. Pet shelter volunteer. Amateur artist. Passionate about history, the U.S. Constitution, democracy, and human rights.

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REPORT: Trump has privately expressed serious interest in deploying U.S. ground troops inside Iran, according to multiple officials.

Sources say he’s discussed sending a small contingent of troops for targeted operations. The White House denies any decision has been made. (NBC News)

06.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 1079 πŸ” 476 πŸ’¬ 222 πŸ“Œ 57

$3.49/gallon in Florida

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NEW: U.S. officials say Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to target American forces in the Middle East, including the locations of U.S. warships and aircraft, WaPo reports. Pete Hegseth recently said Russia is β€œnot really a factor here.”

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If black and Spanish children have to live with racism, the least that white children can do is learn about it. If they keep cutting black history, they are going to make us look like saints. I will scream it from the mountain tops the true history of this country.

#USDemocracy

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Zelensky: Today – Donetsk region. 28th brigade, 100th, 24th separate mechanized, 36th marine brigade. I want to thank all of you!

Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, our other cities. The Russians are not giving up on the war and here, they are preparing an offensive for the spring.

06.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 515 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3
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truthout.org Florida Has Deemed All Existing Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own

Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal

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American Nazis.

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Dorothy B. Porter is standing in front of window.

Dorothy B. Porter is standing in front of window.

8 Badass Librarians We Need to Celebrate This International Women’s Day

lithub.com/8-badass-lib...

Obras Selectas de la Celebre Monja de Mejico, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz" at PG:

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74087

#womenhistoryMonth #librarians #libraries

Dorothy B. Porter

06.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 445 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Russia reportedly provides Iran intelligence used to target US forces in Middle East One unnamed U.S. official described the support as "comprehensive," the Washington Post reported.

⚑️ Russia reportedly provides Iran intelligence used to target US forces in Middle East.

One unnamed U.S. official described the support as "comprehensive," the Washington Post reported.

06.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 232 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 11

MS NOW confirms Corey Lewandowski is also out at DHS.

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 11151 πŸ” 1809 πŸ’¬ 870 πŸ“Œ 414

Just a bit. πŸ˜‰

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06.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 14250 πŸ” 4571 πŸ’¬ 648 πŸ“Œ 243
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β€œYou’re a U.S. senator!”

Bernie stops Noem’s replacement from literally trying to fight someoneπŸ‘‡πŸ½

This should go great

05.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 9335 πŸ” 3492 πŸ’¬ 1110 πŸ“Œ 522
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ICE just grabbed NASHVILLE Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez outside of a gym.

β€œShe was with her husband, a πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ citizen β€” her attorney says she came legally, sponsored by her husband, has a pending green card application.”

She also has a daughter.

www.wsmv.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 3516 πŸ” 1819 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 80

Four Democrats joined Republicans to block the Khanna–Massie Iran War Powers Resolution β€” AIPAC contributions the four

Jared Golden: $3,449,465
Henry Cuellar: $3,239,485
Greg Landsman: $1,733,305
Juan Vargas: $949,493

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The fuck kind of answer is this

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05.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 4489 πŸ” 1257 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 43
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Absurd. With Dems like these, who needs Republicans? @SenJackReed @SenGaryPeters @SenatorSlotkin @timkaine

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

05.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 1499 πŸ” 480 πŸ’¬ 243 πŸ“Œ 74
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#WorldBookDay πŸ“šπŸΎ

We’ve been donated this fantastic bundle of books written by some of the leading voices in animal welfare.

Stories that inspire compassion and change.

Watch for them in our Spring Raffle πŸ‘€

05.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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book bans keep spreading across states and now distributors like baker & taylor are shutting down while schools freeze book orders… authors losing careers over politics, i’m pissed, how is wrecking the book industry helping anyone
www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n....

05.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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South Africa’s president calls Trump’s policy to offer refuge to white Afrikaners β€˜racist’ US president is β€˜truly uninformed’ for spreading claims of β€˜white genocide’ in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa tells New York Times South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has called Donald Trump’s policy of allowing white Afrikaners to apply for refugee status in the US β€œracist,” saying the US president was β€œtruly uninformed” in a rare instance of direct criticism. Ramaphosa told the New York Times that last year’s Oval Office meeting with the US leader, when Trump turned down the lights and played a video that he falsely claimed showed there was a β€œwhite genocide” in South Africa, was a β€œspectacle” and an β€œambush”. Continue reading...

South Africa’s president calls Trump’s policy to offer refuge to white Afrikaners β€˜racist’

05.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 313 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 16

On this day, in 1933, Frances Perkins was appointed by President Roosevelt as the first female cabinet member and served as Secretary of Labor.

During Women's History Month, and every month, we honor the many women who have made significant contributions to our country.

#WomensHistoryMonth

05.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 1407 πŸ” 341 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 8
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17 seconds of some of our dogs
Each one arrived with their own story.
Each one left a mark on our hearts. 🐾

05.03.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.

Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

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I am educating my brother about Hoopla and Libby. He wanted me to help him buy him an audiobook on Spotify and I said, "But, WAIT! Do you have a library card? Cause, that audiobook you want to listen to? The library has the whole series! For freeeeeee!!!"

04.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 5266 πŸ” 590 πŸ’¬ 235 πŸ“Œ 57
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#handsoff
#nokings
#ReleaseALLthefiles
#EpsteinFiles
#lovemyGov
#itsthefuckingguns
#midterms26
#getridofElectoralCollege
#TheEpsteinBallroom
Release ALL the files NOW
25th Ammendment NOW
Abolish ICE NOW

Sounds right to me ...

05.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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Statement from Jasmine Crockett.

04.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 30501 πŸ” 5842 πŸ’¬ 1862 πŸ“Œ 715

We need to pass a House rule or law that requires them to work a certain number of days to get paid. Since Mike Johnson took over these people hardly ever work. When they finally come back after weeks off they work 2 days and he sends them home for 2 more weeks. It’s ridiculous.

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Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours | CNN A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many because of their LGBTQ and racial content, must be placed back onto shelves within 2...

#Texas is a fascist states

edition.cnn.com/2023/04/01/u...

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