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- poor education in red states
- Reagan changed a lot of laws leading us to where we are today
- Republican news fear monger people into believing things
- electoral college and gerrymandering

05.09.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The fact that the President of the United States posts a fake video of a kneeling Barack Obama being handcuffed and weโ€™re supposed to pretend itโ€™s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with todayโ€™s political mainstream media.

21.07.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30422    ๐Ÿ” 7853    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1178    ๐Ÿ“Œ 515

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

21.07.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68974    ๐Ÿ” 21087    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1600    ๐Ÿ“Œ 753

At this point, buy zipper pocket pants and keep it in there. ๐Ÿ˜‚

14.07.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m so sorry we were robbed of you.

04.07.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

04.07.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16185    ๐Ÿ” 4084    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 452    ๐Ÿ“Œ 167

Donald Trump just signed a bill into law that'll kick 17 million people off their health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table.

Republicans sold you out so billionaires can get even richer.

We won't let them forget.

04.07.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2497    ๐Ÿ” 428    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 118    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

Tom Paine: in monarchies the king is the law, but in the free societies the law is king.

Wishing everyone an exuberant and free Fourth of July. Together we fight for a more perfect union.

04.07.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6798    ๐Ÿ” 1418    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 286    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62

I donโ€™t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make whatโ€™s happening now look like childโ€™s play. And people are disappearing.

03.07.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97771    ๐Ÿ” 38038    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4489    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2677

I think that the outcome in the NY Mayoral race and the Wisconsin Supreme Court race both show that people power CAN beat the political money machine. That should give us all hope, and the motivation to work for the government we want.

25.06.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16128    ๐Ÿ” 3716    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 387    ๐Ÿ“Œ 184

Jesus help us all.

24.06.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œForget about intelligenceโ€ is a pretty good mantra for this administration

22.06.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15803    ๐Ÿ” 4254    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 776    ๐Ÿ“Œ 235

Just to be crystal clear: bombing Iran is completely illegal.

22.06.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49426    ๐Ÿ” 9243    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2016    ๐Ÿ“Œ 520
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Senator Murray Statement on Trump Strikes on Iran - Senator Patty Murray Washington, D.C.โ€” Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administrationโ€™s recently announce...

The American people do not want to begin a war with Iran, and Trump does not have the unilateral authority to start one.

I'll keep speaking up on behalf of my constituents, the overwhelming majority of whom don't want to be dragged into another forever war.

22.06.2025 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1960    ๐Ÿ” 471    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 153    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Bernie Sanders calls the bombing of Iran unconstitutional and the crowd breaks out into โ€œno more warโ€.

22.06.2025 03:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5137    ๐Ÿ” 1281    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 96    ๐Ÿ“Œ 71
Duckworth statement on Trumpโ€™s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.

Duckworth statement on Trumpโ€™s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.

Duckworth statement on Trumpโ€™s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.

Duckworth statement on Trumpโ€™s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.

Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified.

I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.

And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.

My statement:

22.06.2025 03:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9399    ๐Ÿ” 2352    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 397    ๐Ÿ“Œ 96
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Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his beautiful wife and newborn son.

Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.

From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.

21.06.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22044    ๐Ÿ” 3013    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 282    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62
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Are you paying attention?

19.06.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 524    ๐Ÿ” 105    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Sayed Naser served as a U.S. military interpreter in Afghanistan. Now heโ€™s being deported.

The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.

Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?

Not justice, itโ€™s a betrayal.

19.06.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15753    ๐Ÿ” 7263    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1064    ๐Ÿ“Œ 621

Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.

20.06.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35353    ๐Ÿ” 7554    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1008    ๐Ÿ“Œ 349

We were robbed

19.06.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, Kamala, how we wish we had Timโ€™s and your sane leadership in the White House!

19.06.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.

He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.

He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.

This is political intimidation.

17.06.2025 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36994    ๐Ÿ” 11706    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1109    ๐Ÿ“Œ 477

Police brutality in one screen, military marches to soothe a fascistโ€™s ego in the other, and his Hitmanโ€™s manhunt info in the last one. What a fucking shit show

15.06.2025 02:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 320    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is exactly what happened on Sunday. We were on a (street) overpass and watched the whole thing. It was fine until they came along shooting stuff on horseback. Everyone went running.

15.06.2025 07:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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