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writer, reader, voter, mother. passionate about: dogs, democracy, decency. former journalist, policy wonk. No DMs - or be blocked.

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There is no reason to believe Trump's foreign policy is designed to benefit America or Americans
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

20.02.2026 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2810    πŸ” 1007    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 51
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The goods trade deficit in 2025: highest in history. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

(via @horp.bsky.social)

19.02.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 307    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 8

Biggest trade deficit since July

19.02.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 655    πŸ” 211    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 19

It makes sense now. He and Schumer need to go.

19.02.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Vance has no background in diplomacy, full stop. He won’t do β€œpolicy.” Trump doesn’t either but he understands β€œnegotiation” to get what he wants. (That might be the nicest thing I will ever say about tRump.) Vance will be a mess because he doesn’t have either up his sleeve.

19.02.2026 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well now we do need to worry about our drugs … no scientific method to prove they work? No thank you.

19.02.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Attacking the country’s citizens in Minnesota, and denying immigrants due process but pretending to be freeing the β€œpeople” in Iran? He has no plan.

19.02.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never. Ever.

17.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sooooo close, Joe. Do you think he’ll ever get it?

16.02.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Analysis of the Senate Border Bill - American Immigration Council If passed in its current form, the 2024 Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act would be the most sweeping immigration bill of the twenty-first century

Remember the 2024 Senate Border Bill…The one that had strong bipartisan support…Democrats could introduce a 2 part plan for DHS/ICE…Defund and Disband ICE…Re-introduce the Border Bill as the replacement plan…Just sayin’… @schumer.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social

16.02.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He so desperately wants to β€œwin” Minnesota. It will never happen.

12.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.

It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.

Just wow.

11.02.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7720    πŸ” 2912    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 304
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House Votes to Cancel Trump’s Canada Tariffs

Hey Canada - we missed you. We are sorry. Here’s a little apology but we’ve got a lot to atone for, we know. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

12.02.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

❗️Russia is attacking Ukraine with Kinzhal missiles right now.

11.02.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Why are you downplaying the current threat? Our leaders are enriching themselves at the expense of the American people, arresting journalists, tearing apart our election systems and you are looking forward to 2029?

30.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So. No Grand Jury?

30.01.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...

Reminder my MN friends: Tom Homan was the architect of parent/child separation at ICE in 2014. He isn’t in MN to help. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

30.01.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

29.01.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 30757    πŸ” 13459    πŸ’¬ 873    πŸ“Œ 717

I keep getting confused … did the VP JD change his name to Stephen? He’s changed it a lot, so maybe? I don’t remember a Stephen on my ballot in 2024.

28.01.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.

NPR has obtained the new experimental nuclear reactor safety rules from DOE -- revised in secret, a pretty abnormal process not likely to help buy-in. I defer to nuke experts on the details, but apparently they are greately relaxed

www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...

28.01.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products China and Canada have pledged to improve relations after years of tension. Chinese leader Xi Jinping told visiting Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday that he is willing to work on better ties.

Well done Canadian friends. Apparently the Chinese EVs are fantastic and who doesn’t love farm exports?! apnews.com/article/chin...

16.01.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S.

Shock but not surpise. Our Justice Dept devalues the lives of US citizens.
apnews.com/article/just...

13.01.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The White House press staff are continuing this evil tirade today as well.

12.01.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We used to call this kind of nut a fluffernutter when we were kids. Great sandwich, horrible leader.

12.01.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He pardons the worst of the worst.

12.01.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was this today or last year?

12.01.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That awkward moment when your past foreign policy faceplants in real time.

11.01.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 13331    πŸ” 4502    πŸ’¬ 770    πŸ“Œ 387

They did

12.01.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell

Bloomberg and NYT both reporting this. LAUGHABLE from the guy who tore down the White House.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

12.01.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And this is why you chase ICE. Every minute these worthless thugs spend running from us is a minute they can’t be doing this.

11.01.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1086    πŸ” 227    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 3