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Classic liberal. Skier, reader of books. Love water, sun, mountains, beaches, fun. Love Democracy. Have hope we survive these times. ๐Ÿšซ to fascism of any kind! ๐Ÿšซ crypto ๐Ÿšซ MAGA ๐Ÿšซ DMโ€™s (Unless I know you). Software engineer (kinda, sorta semi-retired ๐Ÿ˜Ž)

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Today, GOP in Congress see they canโ€™t count on Trump to win their elections. The smart ones will do what Marjorie started - save themselves by abandoning Trump's anti-American agenda. And the stupid ones, weโ€™ll be coming for every day tilโ€™ 2026. Join us: https://bit.ly/3UZsRHa

05.11.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1341    ๐Ÿ” 285    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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This morning I can see 67 votes to convict on a bill of impeachment.

05.11.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11324    ๐Ÿ” 2285    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 428    ๐Ÿ“Œ 113
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So Meghan McCain wants to know how sheโ€™s supposed to raise her children in a state with an attorney general who said horrible things? Gosh Meghan, I donโ€™t know. Maybe the same way you raise your children in a country with a president who says horrible things every day.๐Ÿ‘‡

05.11.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1094    ๐Ÿ” 173    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 128    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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The criminal thinks he wasnโ€™t on the ballot.

Funny. Republicans lost in a massive landslide because of the criminally insane madman.

05.11.2025 11:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 182    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

If Russell Vought wants a progress report on how his federal worker โ€œtrauma strategyโ€ is performing, Virginia, who has the 2nd largest federal workforce, flipped 13 seats blue yesterday.

05.11.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1322    ๐Ÿ” 353    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Perfect place to savor the start of the day! Especially after the great results yesterday. ๐Ÿ™Œ

05.11.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She's confusing Mamdani with the Stalinist in the White House.

05.11.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 592    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Disgraceful.

04.11.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 370    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:

โ€œThe limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.โ€

04.11.2025 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11081    ๐Ÿ” 3430    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 387    ๐Ÿ“Œ 142
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Kash Patel 2 Years Ago !
HYPOCRITE........

04.11.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 126    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

If thatโ€™s a US Citizen somebody needs to get Justice Kavanaugh to watch the video. Then ask him point blank if this shit isnโ€™t problematic.

04.11.2025 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These criminals will not respond to Congressional subpoenas if theyโ€™re pulling this type of ๐Ÿ’ฉ. The House better get a prison ready so it can use its inherent contempt authority.

I doubt Dems will have the courage to use it. But itโ€™s the only thing that will make them comply.

04.11.2025 04:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
He became FHFA's acting inspector general in April 2025, according to an archived page of the agency's website.
On Monday, the website for the FHFA's Office of Inspector General listed the position as "currently vacant". It was unclear when the website was updated.
The most recent snapshot available via the Internet Archive was from late September and listed Allen as acting inspector general.
In response to news of Allen's removal, Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said, "Director Pulte has some answering to do."
Before joining FHFA's inspector general's office, Allen was a 40-year veteran at the Justice Department, where he held various roles from a federal prosecutor to senior legal positions with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Eyelasives.

He became FHFA's acting inspector general in April 2025, according to an archived page of the agency's website. On Monday, the website for the FHFA's Office of Inspector General listed the position as "currently vacant". It was unclear when the website was updated. The most recent snapshot available via the Internet Archive was from late September and listed Allen as acting inspector general. In response to news of Allen's removal, Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said, "Director Pulte has some answering to do." Before joining FHFA's inspector general's office, Allen was a 40-year veteran at the Justice Department, where he held various roles from a federal prosecutor to senior legal positions with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Eyelasives.

Trump appointees like FHFA Director Bill Pulte seem to violate the law with abandon, demonstrating fealty to their dear leader.
By contrast, Joe Allen, a lawyer who spent 40 years at the Justice Department, has joined the honor roll of federal employees fired for acting with integrity.

04.11.2025 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

One of the biggest problems in the US right now, and an aggravator of every other problem, is that most news outlets are owned by right wing billionaires who approve of Trump's fascism.

03.11.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 488    ๐Ÿ” 147    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

03.11.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44258    ๐Ÿ” 12413    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1399    ๐Ÿ“Œ 730
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When the GOP dismisses SNAP recipients by telling them to 'just get jobs,' they ignore that 70% of those individuals are already
employed full-time.

03.11.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3441    ๐Ÿ” 1350    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 104    ๐Ÿ“Œ 64
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Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.

Trump's new PSLF rule targets organizations and jurisdictions whose missions and policies do not align with Trump's political positions on immigration, race, gender, free speech, and public protest. That's why we're taking him to court. @ProtectBorrowers www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...

03.11.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I'm just saying.....

03.11.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3071    ๐Ÿ” 1015    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
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Should We Sue CBS for $80 Billion for Editing Trumpโ€™s Interview?!! By Ben Meiselas

Hmmm?

Yes. CBS did exactly, precisely, what they did to Kamala Harris when Trump sued them for and settled for $15 billion. No different.

@meidastouch.com

www.meidasplus.com/p/should-we-...

03.11.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Somehow, the Trump administration comes up with limitless amounts of money to cover immigration actions, military operations globally and troops in US cities, Argentina, WH ballrooms, but can't scrape together enough funds to provide more than 50 percent of SNAP benefits for a limited time in Nov.

03.11.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dems want FCC probe of "60 Minutes" trimming Trump Binance pardon exchange A note said the extended version of the interview had been "condensed for clarity."

"The video cut O'Donnell's final question: "So not concerned about the appearance of corruption with this?"

"Also omitted was Trump's stammering reply: "I can't say, because โ€” I can't say โ€” I'm not concerned. I don't โ€” I'd rather not have you ask the question."

#Pinks

03.11.2025 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 688    ๐Ÿ” 362    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

"It became necessary to destroy the town to save it."
โ€“U.S. military officer during the Vietnam War

03.11.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 551    ๐Ÿ” 194    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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LOL, another made up story from this bastard. You can tell by his face that he's lyingโ€ฆ.๐Ÿคฅ

03.11.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 84    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

You should also be hitting CBS, who bribed Trump

03.11.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 143    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is what they voted for. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...

26.10.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8982    ๐Ÿ” 3106    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 848    ๐Ÿ“Œ 238
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Important Sunday Night News Update I just finished watching Trump's 60 Minutes Interview. As a journalist, I am saddened.

60 Minutes you have failed the nation. As loyal viewers we are furious that there was no concerted effort to fact check that felon. Shame. Shame Shame. You are no longer journalists but just more fucking sycophants sucking up to the fascist.

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

03.11.2025 02:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 326    ๐Ÿ” 131    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

So CBS is just going to be Fox Lite?

03.11.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9718    ๐Ÿ” 1851    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 886    ๐Ÿ“Œ 135
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โ€˜Itโ€™s just all unfairโ€™: Michigan mother given 48 hours to leave country after living in US for 20 years A Michigan mother was told to leave the United States within 48 hours after living there for 20 years.

"Throughout their time in the U.S., the family has kept up with immigration requirements.

'Sheโ€™s never done anything and sheโ€™s just the nicest person in the world. I donโ€™t get it'.โ€

www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...

03.11.2025 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3148    ๐Ÿ” 1510    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 177    ๐Ÿ“Œ 79

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