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#BlueCrew. Retired Army. Follow news, tech, science, & books. Politics junkie. Lifelong Dem, proud to be woke, Ukraine supporter, "I dissent," fan of animals. Grieving for this country. My dog runs the house.

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Adrian Macovei (@adrianmacovei) The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world!

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NOW!!!!

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

#TrumpEpsteinFiles

27.02.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6235    πŸ” 2260    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 78
Gray striped cat sleeping next to a black Labrador Retriever on a dog bed in front of a window with orange and white curtains.

Gray striped cat sleeping next to a black Labrador Retriever on a dog bed in front of a window with orange and white curtains.

Peaceful coexistence πŸ•ŠοΈ #caturday

28.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4718    πŸ” 238    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 18
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🎯🎯

28.02.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 13254    πŸ” 4945    πŸ’¬ 307    πŸ“Œ 165
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: β€œMilitary action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"

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Artistlike (@artistlike) Right. Why, @Katie Couric @Don Lemon @Joy-Ann Reid @Jim Acosta @Jennifer Rubin @Tim Miller @The Bulwark @Sarah Longwell ?

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01.03.2026 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been saying this for months.

26.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4254    πŸ” 1865    πŸ’¬ 400    πŸ“Œ 134
Close up on a very fluffy longhaired black cat with yellow eyes, crashed out on a grey blanket on the back of a sofa. There is one of its venerable grey paws visible amid the floof.

Close up on a very fluffy longhaired black cat with yellow eyes, crashed out on a grey blanket on the back of a sofa. There is one of its venerable grey paws visible amid the floof.

In other news... Flatline has been snoring in my ear most of lunchbreak, & would you look at this delightful chonk? A+ studio cat pal, would recommend.

27.02.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 900    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2
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Czechs got conned by a blitz of Russia's anti-inmigration populism and voted in pro-Russian kleptocrat Babis, who is now doing Putin's bidding, being the ONLY country to aim for a REDUCTION in military spending.

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πŸ‡«πŸ‡·β—οΈ Russian drone approached the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while it was docked in MalmΓΆ, - SVT

The drone took off from a nearby Russian vessel and flew toward the carrier during its visit to Sweden for a strategic exercise.

Swedish Armed Forces used EW to jam it. Drone disappeared.

26.02.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1489    πŸ” 446    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 25
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JUST IN: Advisors to Hillary Clinton say the House Oversight Committee’s closed-door deposition has been paused after it was revealed that Lauren Boebert shared an unauthorized photo from the hearing with Benny Johnson, who then posted it on social media, as seen below.

26.02.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10682    πŸ” 3768    πŸ’¬ 1544    πŸ“Œ 483

I think I've settled on a word that I think most precisely describes Donald Trump in every aspect.

Wrong.

25.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 482    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 2
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Truth

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THIS IS πŸ‘‡ HOW IT'S DONE.......

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Senator Elizabeth Warren (@senatorwarren) Trump is lying. Coffee is up 18.3% Ground beef is up 17.2% Cereal is up 6.2 Bananas are up 5.4% Fish is up 5.1% Cookies are up 5%

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Klobuchar: "One of the things that most struck me about this State of the Union is that he spent only 2.9 minutes talking about affordability out of an hour and 47 minute speech, and 3.9 minutes talking about healthcare. These are the number one issues on the minds of people."

25.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4585    πŸ” 1432    πŸ’¬ 228    πŸ“Œ 69
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Kamala Harris: When this guy is talking about the economy is roaring…

Who’s it roaring for when you put a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid? You know what Medicaid funds? Families with children, pregnant women, seniors, people with disabilities. Meanwhile, a $1 trillion tax cut for the richest people

25.02.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 14035    πŸ” 4584    πŸ’¬ 399    πŸ“Œ 191

Dispatches from MN: it's getting really hard, guys. The media has left, the donations are drying up, and ICE is still here kidnapping people. It's hard not to be resentful that other people have the option of setting this aside for.other things.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "The president talked about protecting Americans, and I just had to remind him that his administration was responsible for killing two of my constituents."

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Animal Lovers Race to Protect Bald Eagle Couple's Nesting Grounds from Nearby Development as $10M Deadline Nears Friends of Big Bear Valley says a luxury housing project could drive the famous eagle pair, Jackie and Shadow, from their nesting grounds. After decades of legal battles, conservationists now have unt...

Would sure be nice to preserve their habitat. #Birds #Raptors

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Didn’t watch the State of the Union address? Here’s everything you need to know about it. And you’ll definitely want to know. Here’s your response to anyone who says he was presidential last night:
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25.02.2026 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3719    πŸ” 915    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 38

I just turned on MSNow, figuring Trump was done. He’s not done. It’s almost 11:00 pm EST and the blowhard is still talking.

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oops. White nationalism is a helluva drug.

25.02.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 23265    πŸ” 6354    πŸ’¬ 1399    πŸ“Œ 475

Holy shit a guy who was convicted of 32 felony counts of Fraud just declared a "War on Fraud"

Irony died on its way to the hospital

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LGBTQ+ Athletes Won 11 Medals at 2026 Milan Olympics More than one-third of LGBTQ+ athletes walked away with a medal.

we do love our Olympians!

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Dear Women’s USA Olympic Hockey Team β€” First, congratulations! Second: I drove race cars for 19 yrs & the amount of misogynistic crap I put up with in the garage was insane. The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team has now shown you their true colors. Believe them. They’re not friends of your team or women in general. I’m so tired of this misogyny in sports & everywhere else in American life, to be honest. The patriarchy sucks. Grow the fuck up or hand the keys over to the ladies. Maybe it’s time we drive.

Dear Women’s USA Olympic Hockey Team β€” First, congratulations! Second: I drove race cars for 19 yrs & the amount of misogynistic crap I put up with in the garage was insane. The U.S. Men’s Hockey Team has now shown you their true colors. Believe them. They’re not friends of your team or women in general. I’m so tired of this misogyny in sports & everywhere else in American life, to be honest. The patriarchy sucks. Grow the fuck up or hand the keys over to the ladies. Maybe it’s time we drive.

Leilani Munter, y'all.

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The US Immigration Industrial Complex is a Threat to Everyone If President Dwight D. Eisenhower were alive today, he very well may warn of the ever-growing immigration industrial complex.

"US immigration enforcement has evolved into a rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar industry in which profitability increasingly dictates policy and enforcement priorities."

By: @tylermcbrien.com

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24.02.2026 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4541    πŸ” 2142    πŸ’¬ 199    πŸ“Œ 137

Wow. Mike Johnson only took 2 Qs during today's House R presser - he usually takes at least 4 - and neither was about Rep. Tony Gonzales. Johnson is refusing to call for Gonzales's resignation following the release of texts showing he pressured an aide who later committed suicide for sexual photos.

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