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Jan Walsh

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Retired Legal Asst. from Denver now living east of Lake Ontario. I knit and vote for Democrats. Happily married to L-Dub w/dogs, cats, goats, chickens, ducks, guineas. Three grands. #GoAvsGo #DenverNuggets #DenverBroncos

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Whoa, Canada.

10.03.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their…

We used financial records included in this trove of data to report on Blanche owning at least $159K in crypto assets when he shut down investigations into crypto companies.

Check it out πŸ‘‡

10.03.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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I heard the audio. He said it.
Lord. What have y'all done.

10.03.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9310    πŸ” 2997    πŸ’¬ 983    πŸ“Œ 408

Just calling this shit a "little excursion" is the type of thing that would have any sane Congress impeaching and removing

09.03.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Roils Texas Mariachi Community Two brothers who were recognized by their congresswoman last year, along with their parents and younger brother, are facing deportation.

Two brothers from South Texas and their high school mariachi bandmates were recognized by their congresswoman last June for winning a state mariachi competition. Nine months later, the brothers, along with their parents and younger brother, are in ICE detention and facing deportation.

08.03.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2481    πŸ” 1080    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 69

Part of Trump’s mass appeal (and of why he’s so dangerous) is that he really seems to share Joe Barstool’s worldview that there are no complex problems: Everything has a simple brute solution, which previous leaders were somehow too stupid or weak to deploy.

08.03.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4469    πŸ” 986    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 54
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I mean anyone who fell for this, just

08.03.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And yet, once again: every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.

09.03.2026 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Alysa Liu shares the political issues she cares about most:

β€œClimate, election things, Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, ICE protests... More empathy needs to happen, for sure.”

Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

07.03.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1697    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 29
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Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing An assistant US attorney in North Carolina filed a response with the court that included β€œfabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” and then made β€œfalse or misleading statements” of ho...

NEWS: A Justice Dept. line attorney in North Carolina fabricated quotes in court filing, causing judge to order hearing to consider sanctions and holding entire US attorney’s office jointly responsible.
Pro se defendant flagged the errors.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

06.03.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1124    πŸ” 364    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 49
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Graham Platner timeline and lies Graham Platner timeline and lies @capitolhunters.bsky.social / @capitolhunters Jan. 5, 2026 (updated Mar 3) Contents Summary - lies about tattoos Platner timeline Issues / Inconsistencies Why Pla...

I’ll leave for later why reporters didn’t fact-check - there’s an ugly story there too. But the urgent issue is, Platner would be crushed in the general. It's best to lance the boil now. Here’s the document, sourced and Wikipedia-ready. You should read it. The NRSC sure will. 11/

06.03.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1232    πŸ” 280    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 22

What if Platner had gotten a really disqualifying tattoo, like a picture of Hillary

06.03.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 318    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 8

Why do people still waste pixels claiming Kamala Harris supposedly ran to the right of Trump on something, which supposedly demoralized some group of people, which supposedly caused her to lose?

There’s no issue on which Harris ran to Trump’s right. Not a single fucking one. Quit making shit up.

07.03.2026 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 233    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5914    πŸ” 3431    πŸ’¬ 285    πŸ“Œ 232
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ICE said Martinez accelerated and struck an agent, claiming self-defense.

But body-cam SAYS NO. We asked www.PAXIS.com to break it down:

β€’ Car moving slowly
β€’ No aggressive acceleration
β€’ Nearly stopped when shots fired
β€’ Passenger: the car was β€œcrawling”

Fight ICE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS

07.03.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 488    πŸ” 232    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 11
Anna Sale: When news came out about your tattooβ€”the skull-and-crossbones design that resembles Nazi imageryβ€”you said it was fed from people researching your background who wanted to discredit you. Do you understand it to have come from national Democrats?

Graham Platner: We have our suspicions. The governor announced the campaign on a Tuesday and all of the negative stories began to drop Wednesday, Thursday, Friday of that week. You don’t have to do a lot of deep thinking to find connections there.

Anna Sale: When news came out about your tattooβ€”the skull-and-crossbones design that resembles Nazi imageryβ€”you said it was fed from people researching your background who wanted to discredit you. Do you understand it to have come from national Democrats? Graham Platner: We have our suspicions. The governor announced the campaign on a Tuesday and all of the negative stories began to drop Wednesday, Thursday, Friday of that week. You don’t have to do a lot of deep thinking to find connections there.

Here's his big "accusation:" That he "suspects" the DSCC "fed" the story about the Nazi tattoo to the media to "discredit" him.

As if the fact that HE HAD A LARGE NAZI SS TOTENKOPF TATTOO ON HIS CHEST FOR 18 YEARS was something which they should have kept mum about.

06.03.2026 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 302    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 6
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COMMENTARY: Is Tina Peters willing to fake remorse to get out of prison? I don't think so.

06.03.2026 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 460    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 10

This is some sick soulless bs.

Those poor children deserve compassion, dignity, and respect β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

06.03.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 0

So the thing about human rights - literally, the whole thing about them - is that they are everyone's, regardless of who they are, where they are from, and what they do.

05.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 226    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

As someone whose job including doing the deconfliction, this 🧡is 100% on target.

05.03.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

/4 Anyway, a long-time theme of Trumpism, and an increasingly common theme of the Republican Party, is that violence is justified against protesters because protesters are evil. It’s a deeply foul, thuggish, un-American sentiment.

05.03.2026 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1330    πŸ” 158    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 3
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NEW: Clemency for Tina Peters would be unprecedented, based on my analysis of Gov Polis' 25 commutations. Peters hasn't shown remorse, taken accountability, or sought to restore harm. No Polis commutation was for a harsh sentence alone and Peters' would be the shortest by 30+ yrs

05.03.2026 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1894    πŸ” 582    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 48
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Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.

An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/b...

04.03.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2932    πŸ” 1782    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 339
Two photos. The first show JFK Jr. with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy walking their dog. The second shows JFK Jr. setting his bike against some pole.

Two photos. The first show JFK Jr. with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy walking their dog. The second shows JFK Jr. setting his bike against some pole.

Two photos. The first shows JFK Jr. wearing a navy suit and scarf as he exits a building while riding a bike. The second shows him walking in purple gym shorts, a black t-shirt, and some sneakers.

Two photos. The first shows JFK Jr. wearing a navy suit and scarf as he exits a building while riding a bike. The second shows him walking in purple gym shorts, a black t-shirt, and some sneakers.

Two photos. Both show JFK Jr. walking with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. In the first photo Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is wearing a black coat with blue jeans, while JFK Jr. is wearing a black vest, dark colored shirt, and taupe trousers. In the second photo, JFK Jr. is wearing a brown jacket with tan pants, while Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has a long charcoal coat and black boots.

Two photos. Both show JFK Jr. walking with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. In the first photo Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is wearing a black coat with blue jeans, while JFK Jr. is wearing a black vest, dark colored shirt, and taupe trousers. In the second photo, JFK Jr. is wearing a brown jacket with tan pants, while Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has a long charcoal coat and black boots.

Two photos. Both show JFK Jr. in sweats while rolleerblading. In one photo, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and a dog are with him.

Two photos. Both show JFK Jr. in sweats while rolleerblading. In one photo, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and a dog are with him.

Wrote something for @thetimes.com about why JFK Jr. is popular again. IMO, what you're admiring isn't just his handsome looks and style, but the fact that he lived in walkable urban neighborhoods and had enough time for exercise, hobbies, and a lover.

www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

04.03.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2503    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 20
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Pete Hegseth C*ckblocks Anthropic And OpenAI collects its winnings.

"Let’s not bury the lede here: The DoD wants to use AI for fully autonomous lethal systems and mass surveillance of American citizens. Anthropic said 'no,' and now the US government is retaliating by trying to destroy it." β€” @lizdye.bsky.social

04.03.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2432    πŸ” 935    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 36

I know that the people who need to read this aren’t here, but here goes:

Rules of engagement aren’t for the enemy. They’re for you. They’re for your soldiers when they’re captured or wounded. They’re for your civilians when they’re in range of the enemy. They’re for your allies, to reassure.

04.03.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4255    πŸ” 1054    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 46
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NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) says Tina Peters "should get no special treatment" from Governor Jared Polis (D), calling Polis' statement hinting at clemency for Peters "shocking and worrisome." Griswold statement below.

04.03.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 639    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 12
Share Comments | Colorado Governor Jared Polis

Here’s a link for Colorado residents to give Polis your opinion on clemency

governorsoffice.colorado.gov/governor/sha...

04.03.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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NEW: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) says Gov Jared Polis (D) offering clemency to Tina Peters "would be a grave miscarriage of justice and dangerous for free and fair elections."

04.03.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1304    πŸ” 330    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 34
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NEW: Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubenstein (R) who prosecuted Tina Peters says Gov Jared Polis (D) giving Peters clemency "would be a gross injustice." Rubenstein points out that separate case cited by Polis to justify clemency misses the purpose of sentencing ranges.

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