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Retired, JFK Liberal, USAF Brat "As long as you live, keep learning how to live" -Seneca; "Eternal vigilance is the price of democracy."

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High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.

Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers; slashed billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest sponsor of medical research; and threatened to oust the panel of medical experts charged with recommending preventive cancer screenings. Hundreds of N.I.H. grants and clinical trials were cancelled, affecting thousands of patients. I worried about funding for leukemia and bone-marrow research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. I worried about the trials that were my only shot at remission. Early in my illness, when I

As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers; slashed billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the world's largest sponsor of medical research; and threatened to oust the panel of medical experts charged with recommending preventive cancer screenings. Hundreds of N.I.H. grants and clinical trials were cancelled, affecting thousands of patients. I worried about funding for leukemia and bone-marrow research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. I worried about the trials that were my only shot at remission. Early in my illness, when I

Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

22.11.2025 16:09 👍 15040 🔁 5384 💬 374 📌 229
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio just briefed journalists in Geneva, saying that talks today with Ukrainian officials have been “productive” and “very, very meaningful.” He was accompanied by Andriy Yermak of Ukraine’s delegation. Neither took questions from reporters.

The NYT

23.11.2025 17:24 👍 45 🔁 27 💬 5 📌 2
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Keystone Kash Explodes After SWAT Team Won’t Babysit Girlfriend at Performance Patel’s list of government perks is seemingly endless.

Kash Patel's exploitation of government perks is endless. www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kas...

23.11.2025 19:12 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0

Let’s talk about being a traitor. The administration is following orders from Russia! When will the Republican leadership stand up for freedom?

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American's aren't buying Trump's claims that an invasion of Venezuela is needed to interdict drugs.

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‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule Statement by Trump administration confirms longstanding suspicions that Musk-led agency is on its way out

The “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has apparently been dissolved with eight months still remaining on its contract, ending a drawn-out campaign of invading federal agencies and firing thousands of federal workers.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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A federal judge didn’t “steal” the Commander-in-Chief’s powers—she ruled that DoD exceeded the limits Congress set. That is the rule of law working as designed. What threatens the Republic isn’t judicial review, but officials who insist they’re above it.

23.11.2025 17:46 👍 13559 🔁 4115 💬 591 📌 195
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“.. ‘Some people better get fired on Monday for the gross buffoonery we just witnessed over the last four days,’ Bacon wrote ..”

@mediaite.com 🤡
www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...

23.11.2025 15:55 👍 3292 🔁 986 💬 201 📌 58
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How Russian Spies Infiltrate U.S. Institutions Read a 1988 KGB textbook on how to recruit agents working for the U.S. government abroad.

“Moscow still loves a loser: failed journalists, has-beens, also-rans, sex pests and disgruntled narcissists end up going to work for the Kremlin.”

macspaunday.substack.com/p/how-russia...

23.11.2025 13:50 👍 167 🔁 59 💬 14 📌 2
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"But turning women who have abortions into criminals...is not the way."

Lisa Van Roper
President of SC Citizens for Life

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

23.11.2025 12:55 👍 1469 🔁 912 💬 129 📌 51
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The America First people in charge of the US government don’t seem very America First to me.

23.11.2025 12:56 👍 4676 🔁 1553 💬 163 📌 50
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How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.

Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.

23.11.2025 18:02 👍 458 🔁 197 💬 23 📌 17

If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”

Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.

23.11.2025 16:27 👍 21278 🔁 5153 💬 368 📌 258

Straight from the mothership!
State regime media AND the politburo of course!!

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Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.

It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...

23.11.2025 17:48 👍 17170 🔁 3444 💬 743 📌 372
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."

23.11.2025 15:49 👍 23809 🔁 6748 💬 484 📌 289
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Yesterday I was proud to march with hundreds of other activists for nearly 5 miles of the busiest streets in Charleston to #RemoveTheRegime!

It was great to be out on the streets of my City again, despite the ordinance put in place to stop us from exercising our first amendment rights ✊🏼

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23.11.2025 13:38 👍 589 🔁 159 💬 13 📌 2

KNOW YOUR CONSTITUTION 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💙💙💙💙🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

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UCMJ Art 92 says its necessary to follow LAWFUL & ignore UNLAWFUL orders that go against the Constitution or US Laws. ART 118 & 119 define unjustified killing. Note bearing arms against US citizens violates the law (Posse Comitatus) Fed Dist Court cited DC deployments as illegal

23.11.2025 13:10 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?

23.11.2025 02:42 👍 8400 🔁 1992 💬 454 📌 147
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The government’s own court reporter says the grand jury was literally released before they could have voted on the indictment… and somehow we’re all supposed to pretend the math adds up? This isn’t “procedural confusion.”

23.11.2025 17:44 👍 2425 🔁 858 💬 58 📌 32

The irony of these people complaining about the invented dangers of immigrants and then welcoming brain pollution from overseas hustlers.

23.11.2025 13:46 👍 1607 🔁 341 💬 18 📌 2
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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

23.11.2025 12:37 👍 4391 🔁 1505 💬 122 📌 55
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“We cannot sit by as Trump riles up another crowd and lifts up new calls for violence.

We cannot pretend we don't know how serious Trump's actions are.”

@murray.senate.gov’s #CupOfJoe is a warning call for the nation. Take heed.

23.11.2025 14:05 👍 898 🔁 428 💬 21 📌 3

The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.

23.11.2025 13:54 👍 4913 🔁 2162 💬 166 📌 105
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Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!

22.11.2025 15:35 👍 8343 🔁 2091 💬 340 📌 159
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Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend The F.B.I. director’s travel on government jets has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether he is using taxpayer-funded resources inappropriately.

Kash Patel’s deployment of SWAT teams to protect his girlfriend and his own travel on government jets has led to questions about whether the FBI director is using taxpayer funds inappropriately. His moves have drawn sharp criticism from some former agents and conservatives.

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REUTERS: “The situation has sparked worries inside the administration and on Capitol Hill that Witkoff & Kushner skirted the interagency process and the discussions with Dmitriev resulted in a plan that favors Russian interests.” www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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