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Leslie Joy Mills

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Caregiver, former IP paralegal, world traveler, avid reader, real news junkie, journalist, animal lover, photographer, genealogist, master gardener, supporter of all arts, fan of great architecture and movies. Could not live without music and books.

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This soul-less ghoul is the voice of chaos and cruelty who has the ear of the president and who is responsible for much of the destruction of our norms and values and so many people's lives. And he's not even an elected official nor is he even remotely qualified to lead a government. But, he is.

31.10.2025 03:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThey think that theyโ€™re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that theyโ€™re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.โ€

--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.

31.10.2025 00:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12785    ๐Ÿ” 4098    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1588    ๐Ÿ“Œ 476

I don't support the retribution/revenge crusade that dear leader and his regime are using as a weapon against anyone with opposite view points who don't support dear leader. This includes past and present, and it's affecting so many people including protestors and those seeking public office.

31.10.2025 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you to everyone whoโ€™s supported us.

And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials โ€” including many of my opponents โ€” who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:

30.10.2025 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18464    ๐Ÿ” 3777    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 299    ๐Ÿ“Œ 118

Yup. What's going on behind closed doors? Since the press has been silenced in the DOD/Pentagon/White House, we have no idea what's up their sleeves. Whatever it is, it doesn't look good. We don't want another conflict on foreign soil, especially so close to this country and for no good reason.

31.10.2025 03:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.

Thatโ€™s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.

It looks a lot more like preparation for war.

Congress needs to get involved before itโ€™s too late.

31.10.2025 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14660    ๐Ÿ” 5810    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1115    ๐Ÿ“Œ 387
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): โ€œIf this is what theyโ€™re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilitiesโ€ฆ what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?โ€

31.10.2025 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27870    ๐Ÿ” 10143    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 403    ๐Ÿ“Œ 349

Some absolutely fantastic archaeology coming to a TV near you soon ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

29.10.2025 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Acta Populi Number V

#ancientbluesky #skystorians #history #archaeology

Did the Romans tell each other ghost stories? Damn right they did! And one of the ones Pliny tells his chum in a letter includes a haunted house prowled by a chain-rattling phantom!

shorturl.at/g9Plc

30.10.2025 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#OnThisDay - 30 October - in 1829 the House of Meleager, Pompeii (VI.9.2), was excavated and offered up some truly staggering painted stucco reliefs. Imagine eyes being cast on this for the first time in 1750 years. #Pompeii #Archaeology๐Ÿบ

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9595)

30.10.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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In 1781, during the Revolutionary War, the Loyalist Doan Gang robbed Pennsylvaniaโ€™s Bucks County Treasury, making off with 1,200 Spanish silver dollars. Archaeologists have now found the foundation of the treasury.

archaeology.org/news/2025/10/28/revolutionary-war-era-site-explored-in-pennsylvania/

30.10.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New research on wild chimpanzees shows juvenile innovation is not play but a cultural engine. Young chimps invent tools, refine adult techniques, and introduce novelty. What if childhood experimentation drove early human cultural evolution too? #Primatology #Anthropology #Archaeology #HumanOrigins

31.10.2025 02:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We know that ain't gonna happen, but you still got a laugh out of me!

31.10.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love this photo! It is gorgeous so thanks for posting it.

30.10.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Color photo of a shallow clear river with a stony bottom and a forested steep riverbank on the other side with many trees in bright autumn colors.

Color photo of a shallow clear river with a stony bottom and a forested steep riverbank on the other side with many trees in bright autumn colors.

#Autumn in the Gorges du Verdon, southern #France

#TravelThursday #photography #landscapephotography #river #autumnvibes #autumncolors #autumnleaves

30.10.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pic of the Dayโ€ฆA World of Comfort โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒŠ
tropicality.com
#beachday #beachlife #beach #travelphotography #islandlife #beaches

30.10.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A wide desert wetland stretches toward a range of golden-brown mountains partially wrapped in low-lying clouds at Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area in Arizona. Reflective pools of water are scattered among dry grasses, and leafless trees stand in the quiet winter morning light.

A wide desert wetland stretches toward a range of golden-brown mountains partially wrapped in low-lying clouds at Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area in Arizona. Reflective pools of water are scattered among dry grasses, and leafless trees stand in the quiet winter morning light.

Date: 20130127
Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeal, Arizona

Low-lying clouds caress the mountainsides on an early Winter morning at the Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area near McNeal, Arizona.

#LandscapePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #TravelPhotography

30.10.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
On some mornings the lake explodes with color. Fiery red, pink and orange clouds stretch across the sky and ripple across the water above and below a dark stretch of wooded shoreline.  The whole world glows for a few fleeting moments.

On some mornings the lake explodes with color. Fiery red, pink and orange clouds stretch across the sky and ripple across the water above and below a dark stretch of wooded shoreline. The whole world glows for a few fleeting moments.

For a few moments, the world glows

#photography #naturephotography #landscape

30.10.2025 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 246    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beautiful photo and great sentiment! Thanks for posting.

30.10.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is what America looks like - a beautiful Cornicopia of beautiful people in all shapes, sizes and colors! Warts and all - they all look beautiful! #bluemoonistic #landscapephotography #art #blueskyartists

30.10.2025 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Yeah, but how long will that last? I don't have a lot of faith in Schumer and many of his colleagues, although they're all we've got!

30.10.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh Snap on SNAP Schumer finally snaps and itโ€™s good to see democrats FINALLY taking action and saying things out loud!

30.10.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump devised secret plan to hide East Wing teardown from public: biographer Donald Trump biographer Michael Wolff shared what he said was a secret plan by the president to hide the scale of his White House renovation project. During a podcast interview on Tuesday Wolff, who h...

Trump devised secret plan to hide East Wing teardown from public: biographer

www.rawstory.com/trump-ballro...

Just one of the multitude of reasons this guy cannot be trusted with anything, especially historical. He is without ethics, restraint, taste, regard for facts and history, and dignity

30.10.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wobbly Trump just proved he needs an elderly escort โ€” and maybe a chairlift: analyst President Donald Trump, 79, just showed us he needs a chair lift โ€” and probably a new companion, an analyst wrote Thursday. Joanna Coles, The Daily Beast's chief creative and content officer, describe...

Wobbly Trump just proved he needs an elderly escort โ€” and maybe a chairlift: analyst

www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...

About time journalists started writing about dear leader's inadequacies, both physical and mental! He's been cognitively impaired and walking unsteadily for some time now.

30.10.2025 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There's a chilling explanation for why the House went AWOL A lot of language that never used to be part of Americaโ€™s political discourse has come into vogue since Jan. 20. Like โ€œRubicon,โ€ that ancient Roman river thatโ€™s come to symbolize a divide between demo...

There's a chilling explanation for why the House went AWOL

www.rawstory.com/house-of-rep...

If you've read anything about the Nazi takeover of the German legislature and the burning of its building, the Reichstag, in 1933, this is eerily similar to what this country is going through.

30.10.2025 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Who are we kidding?' Fed-up Schumer snaps at right-wing journalist's question Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) snapped at a right-wing influencer, asking, "Who are we kidding here?" over her question about food stamp funding amid the government shutdown as Republican...

'Who are we kidding?' Fed-up Schumer snaps at right-wing journalist's question

www.rawstory.com/snap-2674247...

So I think any of these so-called "journalists" on Mike Lindell's TV network are asking legitimate questions with real facts? Somehow, I think not. Geez.

30.10.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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'Havenโ€™t seen it': Mike Johnson roasted for playing dumb on whatever reporters ask House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) doesn't appear to know, and he likely hasn't seen whatever video, speech, or statement reporters want to ask him about. For the past several weeks, as reporters peppe...

'Havenโ€™t seen it': Mike Johnson roasted for playing dumb on whatever reporters ask

www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...

Maybe he's NOT "playing dumb?" Maybe...he is dumb?

30.10.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope this is true.

30.10.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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National Guard members defy Trump's orders to invade Chicago: 'This feels illegal' Members of the Illinois National Guard are flat-out refusing to take part in what they call an unconstitutional operation โ€” the Trump administrationโ€™s plan to deploy federal troops into Chicago.

National Guard members defy Trump's orders to invade Chicago: 'This feels illegal'
open.substack.com/pub/unpresid...

30.10.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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