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Educator. Advocate for childrenโ€™s wellbeing. PubHlth. Democracy is the way: truth, justice & equality for all. SemperFi fam. We can do hard things. NC, CA, IL, CT gal ๐ŸŒŽ Slava Ukraine๐ŸŒป (๐Ÿšซ No DM without permission)

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Thanks so much! Very interesting article!

26.02.2026 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sadly, it didnโ€™t work for me. Thanks for trying.

26.02.2026 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

May this serve as encouragement for all officials to start engaging here.

23.02.2026 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 169    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very Important ๐Ÿ‘‡

22.02.2026 02:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sad when โ€œspray-tanned drug-addled narcissistic fraudโ€ applies to more than one person in our government leadership.

21.02.2026 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Donโ€™t go to the US โ€“ not with Trump in chargeโ€™: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, โ€˜If it can happen to me, i...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

21.02.2026 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the moment when Trump must face the fact heโ€™s NOT the sole proprietor of the US; he is NOT empowered to make decisions without consensus, rationale, or persuasion. Finally.

20.02.2026 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CARTOON OF THE DAY

20.02.2026 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2655    ๐Ÿ” 930    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
INSANE: FBI makes STUNNING announcement
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen INSANE: FBI makes STUNNING announcement

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeCp...

19.02.2026 02:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Letโ€™s keep fighting lies with facts. Facts will ultimately win.

18.02.2026 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fire Schedule Fโ€”Not Our Scientists. Because this is a direct attack on the people who keep our families safe. Schedule F would let politicians fire nonpartisan federal scientists, doctors, researchers, and policy experts simply for doin...

This cause is important to insulate our scientists from political pressures: sign.moveon.org/petitions/fi...

18.02.2026 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œI AM SOMEBODY.โ€ Thank you Rev. Jackson for affirming human dignity and value for every person on the planet. Legend. Forever grateful. โœŒ๐Ÿฝโ˜ฎ๏ธ Rest in Peace ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

17.02.2026 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo portrait of Rev. Jesse Jackson in black and white

Photo portrait of Rev. Jesse Jackson in black and white

โ€œI AM SOMEBODY.โ€ Thank you Rev. Jackson for affirming human dignity and value for every person on the planet. Legend. Forever grateful. โœŒ๐Ÿฝโ˜ฎ๏ธ Rest in Peace ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

17.02.2026 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™ve got a lovely story to tell you and many of you made it happen. Watch thisโ€” you will feel so much better about your fellow humans. Yes things are still shit but this is one bright spot and we should celebrate it.

Thank you to Bri, Chabeli, and the @19thnews.org for this wonderful group effort.

15.02.2026 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 206    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

May it happen that the next Administration turns empty warehouses and other buildings into affordable housing, public libraries, public fitness centers, and training facilities.

15.02.2026 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold.

We really are not a very good-natured country.

15.02.2026 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13928    ๐Ÿ” 4090    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 644    ๐Ÿ“Œ 195
Why ICE is expanding in North Carolina
YouTube video by Cardinal & Pine Why ICE is expanding in North Carolina

#ncpol
youtu.be/iLy5uneQgX8

15.02.2026 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The courage of this man is impressive.ย The conduct of the Ukrainians makes me proud to be a human being.

14.02.2026 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5132    ๐Ÿ” 1137    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 180    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

12.02.2026 02:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15837    ๐Ÿ” 7775    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 520    ๐Ÿ“Œ 299

If you havenโ€™t heard Marimar Martinezโ€™ brave testimony, it is worth your time. This is what real patriotism looks like. Sheโ€™s speaking out and standing up for the values of our country.

www.c-span.org/clip/public-...

12.02.2026 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February 7, 2026 Yesterday two right-wing circuit judges signed off on the Trump administrationโ€™s new mass detention policy: the extraordinary assertion that vast numbers of noncitizens throughout the country can be a...

The US "is currently holding more than 70,000 immigrants in 224 facilities across the nation, 104 more facilities than it had before Trump took office. Those detainees include children."
No due process. Limited or no med care. More facilities soon. Who are we now?!
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

08.02.2026 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oh my! Thank goodness Liam is going home!! Wonderful that he is being treated with such kindness and given some good memories to ease his return.

01.02.2026 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How can businesses plan for growth and expansion when tariff policies are changing every other day? What country wants to do trade agreements with US when they can be scuttled on a whim? We live in a global economy. Isolationism and chaos will be our downfall.

27.01.2026 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Personally I think this is too much money to give to Donald trumps poorly trained but heavily armed Militia

28.01.2026 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2910    ๐Ÿ” 880    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 166    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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North Carolina cut voting sites at nationโ€™s largest HBCU. Students are suing The board cut the sites weeks before the stateโ€™s 2026 primary election.

BREAKING: North Carolina students sue GOP officials to restore voting sites to the U.S.โ€™ largest HBCU, and two campuses across the state.

The removals, which came weeks before the stateโ€™s 2026 primaries, were the latest from the GOP-led state election board to restrict voting in the Tar Heel State.

28.01.2026 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 544    ๐Ÿ” 182    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

A brave stance from Neil Young: โ€œAmazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, a billionaire backer of the president,โ€ he wrote. โ€œThe presidentโ€™s international policies and his support of ICE make it impossible for me to ignore his actions. If you feel as I do, I strongly recommend that you do not use Amazon.โ€

28.01.2026 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How can businesses plan for growth and expansion when tariff policies are changing every other day? What country wants to do trade agreements with US when they can be scuttled on a whim? We live in a global economy. Isolationism and chaos will be our downfall.

27.01.2026 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know many young people having a hard time finding work. These stats confirm what Iโ€™m seeing. Businesses cannot plan for growth in the midst of chaos.

This is not the promised โ€œbeautifulโ€ economy.

27.01.2026 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0