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This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.

22.11.2025 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8196    ๐Ÿ” 2233    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 317    ๐Ÿ“Œ 90
Let's stop pretending that we have haters. We have humans who hate themselves and hate their lives and then project that onto others. The hate is their own; let it stay right there with them.

Let's stop pretending that we have haters. We have humans who hate themselves and hate their lives and then project that onto others. The hate is their own; let it stay right there with them.

Haters can argue how this meme is "wrong"

Most people don't go through life enjoying:
-damaging & causing others pain
-others' distress/suffering/hardships/losses
-mistreating people for amusement
-targeting people for being different
-expressing cruelty, violence & abuse
-terrorizing diversity
etc

23.11.2025 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Calling Reporter โ€˜Piggyโ€™ Was โ€˜Frankness,โ€™ White House Says

Trump Calling Reporter โ€˜Piggyโ€™ Was โ€˜Frankness,โ€™ White House Says www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...

Sorry - this is not being open or frank- #47 is a bully who disrespects women.

21.11.2025 11:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Open Letter: The Presidentโ€™s Immigration Policies Are Eroding Our Constitution and Our Economy Where is the Pathway Forward?

open.substack.com/pub/debbiedi...

20.11.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Self-Damning Response to a Legitimate Question The president scolded a reporter for โ€œembarrassingโ€ Mohammed bin Salman. But MBS seemed less aggrieved than Trump.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Trump calling Khashoggi โ€œcontroversialโ€ and shrugging off his murder with โ€œthings happenโ€ is not diplomacy โ€” itโ€™s morally bankrupt. #Khashoggi #MBS #HumanRights

20.11.2025 11:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Approves the Release of the Epstein Files, but Loopholes Remain

If the DOJ stalls or redacts heavily, thatโ€™s not โ€œnational securityโ€ โ€” thatโ€™s someone protecting someone. Keep your eyes open. #EpsteinFiles www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...

20.11.2025 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Newsom Knows Chump's The
Real Freakin Pig......

19.11.2025 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3556    ๐Ÿ” 1199    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 83    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

Trump to a journalist a few weeks ago about his extrajudicial bombings in the Caribbean: "We are just going to kill people..."

19.11.2025 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Trump snaps at female report who asked about Epstein Files: "Quiet Piggy'

reminded
โ€œWhen the debate is lost, insults become the loserโ€™s tool.โ€ - Socrates

18.11.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing, contradicting US intel - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

19.11.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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There is a murderer and a rapists in the White House.

18.11.2025 23:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2022    ๐Ÿ” 730    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Against all odds, the survivors kept fighting.

This victory is theirs.

19.11.2025 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2076    ๐Ÿ” 385    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Wow! Senators Kelly and Slotkin and Reps DeLuzio, Goodlander, Houlahan, and Crow encouraging members of the military to defy illegal orders!

19.11.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1380    ๐Ÿ” 705    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 82
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427 to 1 and 100 to 0 November 18, 2025

Please read or listen to Robert Hubbellโ€™s newsletter!
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

19.11.2025 11:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To all of her fellow reporters-silence implies consent or agreement.

19.11.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I think Johnson has created a non-existent โ€œissueโ€ with the bill. He claims it fails to define Child Sexual Assault Material properly, which would require the AG to release child porn. It doesnโ€™t, and she wouldnโ€™t have to, but may be a way out? 1/

19.11.2025 04:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2070    ๐Ÿ” 512    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 218    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32
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Nearly all immigrants detained in Trump Chicago raid had no criminal conviction Data sharply contradicts officialsโ€™ portrayal of immigration sweeps as effort to fight โ€˜worst of the worstโ€™ criminals

Nearly all immigrants detained in Trumpโ€™s Chicago raid (Operation Midway Blitzโ€) had no criminal convictions. Of the 614 immigrants arrested, only 16 had a criminal history.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

19.11.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Let's celebrate our milestone achiever friends

Marcia @mblue.bsky.social 50K
LC @cotol17.bsky.social 40K
Casey @alphacentauri53.bsky.social 35K
T Sullivan @thetysullivan.bsky.social 10K
RaptFan @stillraptor.bsky.social 15K
BettyB @debrafield5.bsky.social 5K

19.11.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 140    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Breaking news!!!!!
Proof that trump is not on the list.....

19.11.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 164    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Trump Bows to Reality in Epstein Reversal, Beating a Rare Retreat

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
โ€œThe message from some in power: โ€˜Oops we lost, so ok you can see the files.โ€™ Transparency shouldnโ€™t come because of embarrassmentโ€”it should be standard. To the survivors- we see you, we believe you, and weโ€™ll push until justice is real. #HoldPowerAccountable

19.11.2025 11:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Bows to Reality in Epstein Reversal, Beating a Rare Retreat

Trump Bows to Reality in Epstein Reversal, Beating a Rare Retreat www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

Donโ€™t buy the sudden flip. Even if files are โ€˜released,โ€™ expect redactions and spin. We canโ€™t just settle for a processed version of the truth.

18.11.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Itโ€™s a Culture Now of Fear: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Departmentโ€™

โ€˜Itโ€™s a Culture Now of Fear: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Departmentโ€™ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
โ€œWhen the DOJ becomes a revolving door of political appointees and career attorneys are forced out, it's not reform โ€” it's a full-blown takeover. #JusticeForAll #DemocracyAtRiskโ€

17.11.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Epstein Returns at the Worst Time for Trump The president is desperate to make the questions go away, but there is no sign they will.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

This isnโ€™t just about past misconduct. Itโ€™s about power, protection, and who gets to escape accountability. We need the whole file. #Epstein #ExposeThePower

15.11.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. Itโ€™s erasure of history and itโ€™s straight-up racism.

13.11.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10441    ๐Ÿ” 4593    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 590    ๐Ÿ“Œ 393
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After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could โ€˜Take Him Downโ€™

Epstein emails remind us that some people assume theyโ€™re untouchable. When access, influence and power intersect with abuse, the system often shields them. We must push for systems that donโ€™t just protect the powerful but hold them to account.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

13.11.2025 11:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Release the Epstein Files

13.11.2025 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act Contact Congress today!

Tell Congress Right Now: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act

12.11.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16456    ๐Ÿ” 4731    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 309    ๐Ÿ“Œ 152
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Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.

Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.

Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.

13.11.2025 02:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9465    ๐Ÿ” 2674    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 495    ๐Ÿ“Œ 172

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