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Marie Rudden

@mrudden.bsky.social

Psychoanalyst/ psychiatrist. Longtime Progressive. Love my rescue dogs, horse and mini- donkey. Book inhaler, painter, hiker. Resist!

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Trump Acknowledges That He Is Weighing Limited Strike on Iran

This is a desperate and stupid measure- he has no Congressional approval:
Trump Acknowledges That He Is Weighing Limited Strike on Iran www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

21.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid She’s only 36, and there’s a good argument that she should run for Senate and bide her time. But she also could be a formidable White House candidate.

You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid newrepublic.com/article/2065... via @newrepublic.com

21.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜You’re fired!’: DOJ ousts U.S. Attorney hours after judges move to replace Trump ally The Justice Department said Friday that a newly appointed interim U.S. attorney in Virginia was fired just hours after federal judges selected him to lead the influential office, triggering a fresh cl...

β€˜You’re fired!’: DOJ ousts U.S. Attorney hours after judges move to replace Trump ally

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GOP lawmakers not willing to bail Trump out on tariffs: report Any hope that Donald Trump may have had that the Republican majority in the House would agree to hand to him their power to enact tariffs after his humiliating 6-3 defeat at the Supreme Court on Frida...

GOP lawmakers not willing to bail Trump out on tariffs: report

www.rawstory.com/trump-tariff...

21.02.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (@alisavaldes) I wonder how MAGA can live with themselves now that Alysa Liu won two gold medals for the USA in figure skating. She is one of 5 children born to a Chinese immigrant single dad, via surrogacy. She has...

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21.02.2026 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can the Supreme Court Stop the Monster They Unleashed? A Saturday Prompt

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21.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scott Dworkin (@scottdworkin) A new billboard went up. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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21.02.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Charles M. Blow (@charlesmblow) This is what voter suppression looks like in Georgia where I vote. I had never had to wait in line to vote until I moved to Atlanta. The fact that so many Black people in the state still vote is a mon...

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21.02.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Epstein Class is getting richer while we are paying more for housing, energy, groceries & healthcare

Stop the Epstein Class from fucking us all!

Step 1: Flip the House in 2026

End the speakership of Epstein Class puppet Mike Johnson

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Former top general calls military's removal of trans troops a costly mistake As several global tensions simmer, the Pentagon is removing thousands of transgender troops under an anti-DEI push. How might a focus on gender identity distract from mission readiness?

Trans troops and fellow soldiers feel pain as military begins removal. A costly mistake?

www.npr.org/2026/02/21/n...

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New Yorkers fleeing the blizzard warning on their way to Cancun.

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Farmer, 86, Rejects $15 Million Offer to Sell His Land to Data Center Developers: β€˜Not Interested in Destroying My Farms’ Mervin Raudabaugh, an 86-year-old Pennsylvania man, is making headlines for turning down an offer of more than $15 million to sell his farmland to data center developers. He sold development rights to...

Farmer, 86, Rejects $15 Million Offer to Sell His Land to Data Center Developers: β€˜Not Interested in Destroying My Farms’

Pennsylvania farmer Mervin Raudabaugh sold development rights to a land trust for $1.9 million instead.

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St. Paul Blocks ICE, Bernie Goes After Billionaires, and Trump’s DEI Ban Just Collapsed Big wins for the people Trump is begging you not to share

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Internet stupefied by Trump's 'mental breakdown' as he threatens to 'destroy' the country President Donald Trump was dealt a huge blow by the Supreme Court on Friday as they eliminated his ability to impose tariffs under economic emergency powers β€” but he almost at once declared he will co...

Internet stupefied by Trump's 'mental breakdown' as he threatens to 'destroy' the country

www.rawstory.com/trump-tariff...

21.02.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox News Desperately Tries to Walk Trump Back From War With Iran Even Donald Trump’s favorite news channel is trying to get him to reverse course on Iran.

Even Fox News Desperately Tries to Walk Trump Back From War With Iran newrepublic.com/post/206861/... via @newrepublic.com

21.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judges Have One Defense Against Trump They (Mostly) Haven’t Used Yet Judicial contempt is a tool few jurists have reached for to curb the administration’s misruleβ€”and for good reason. But that may be about to change.

Judges Have One Defense Against Trump They (Mostly) Haven’t Used Yet newrepublic.com/article/2067... via @newrepublic.com

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Raw America (@rawstory) 🚨 BREAKING: The Supreme Court just struck down Trump’s tariffs as illegal! Roberts, Barrett and Jackson joined Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson for the 6-3 decision! Share this everywhere!

Wow.
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20.02.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re On the Brink of War With no rationale or explanation as to why

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"It is difficult to comprehend the level of state-sponsored criminality we are witnessing because our country has never experienced anything like it."- #NYDailyNews

(wait'll ya experience the midterms...)

#AccountabilityIsComing βš–οΈ

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Trump Says Andrew's Arrest Sets Dangerous Precedent of Pedophiles Facing Consequences β€œKing Charles released a statement where he said no one is above the law,” he said. β€œThat was a horrible thing to say.”

Trump Says Andrew's Arrest Sets Dangerous Precedent of Pedophiles Facing Consequences. (EXCEPT, APPARENTLY, FOR HERE, AS LONG AS HE REMAINS IN OFFICE AND IS ABUSING OUR SYSTEM TO HIDE OUT.) open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

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Trump Erupts in Angry Panic Over 2026 as Polls Take Truly Brutal Turn As new polls look dire for the GOP, a data analyst dives deep into the numbers, explaining how Trump’s twin failures on the economy and immigration are creating unusual opportunities for Dems.

Trump Erupts in Angry Panic Over 2026 as Polls Take Truly Brutal Turn newrepublic.com/article/2067... via @newrepublic.com

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Source: The New Republic

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My Trip to Texas Confirmed We Can’t Fund this Version of ICE The young father was shaking as he held his fidgety two-year-old daughter who impatiently sucked on a lollipop.

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19.02.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Where's Baby Juan? They are all our children

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19.02.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military

Death for sale:
Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

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Ex-Prince Andrew arrested for official misconduct in connection with Epstein Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a former prince of the British royal family, has been arrested on suspicion of public misconduct.According to BBC News, the arrest came on the exact day the former prince t...

When will we do the same?
Ex-Prince Andrew arrested for official misconduct in connection with Epstein

www.rawstory.com/andrew-epste...

19.02.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. trade deficits remain high in 2025, despite Trump’s tariff policy The U.S. trade deficit for goods hit a record level despite President Trump’s tariff policy.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

19.02.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So… not a hoax then?

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Stephen Colbert and the First Amendment As if CBS hasn’t drawn enough fire for tampering with 60 Minutes’ journalistic integrity, on Monday, Stephen Colbert shared that he was told by the network’s lawyers that he couldn’t have Texas Democr...

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19.02.2026 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: White House Held Panicked Meeting About the Midterms Trump's Truth Social problem, the U.S. deports a sick baby and U2 pens a protest anthem to RenΓ©e Good

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