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La Pat

@lapaturette.bsky.social

Multi-national (US, Can, FR); Ally, blue team, kindness matters. Slava Ukraine. 6 multi-lingual grandkids, 3 children, 1 husband (that's enough for me, thanks). Relatives on 4 continents.

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OTD in 2015 Boris Nemtsov shot himself in the back 4 times by the CIA a few hundred yards from the Kremlin.

In unrelated events, he had just written a detailed report about how Russia had invaded Ukraine & said we would make them enemies forever...

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This seems to me to be the only way!

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Time to a be a nighttime writer - then take nice long naps in the afternoon.

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Footage of operators from the 1st Unmanned Systems Forces center striking an oil depot in occupied Luhansk today.

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🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump is plotting to steal the 2026 election and his buddy David Ellison and Bari Weiss just won control of CNN.

I started Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent and pro-democracy. No corporate investors. It will never back down. Support it by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Russia launches massive missile and drone attack after Euro diplomats leave Kyiv A summary of the events that happened on day 1,463 of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Russia launches massive missile and drone attack after Euro diplomats leave Kyiv

The Russia-Ukraine War SITREP No. 992, for Feb 25, 2026, is 60 pages long and is a full report that includes the NATO Alliance, Croatia, & Moldova. Here is today’s summary:

malcontentnews.substack.com/p/russia-lau...

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Echoes of distant explosions in Kyiv: The Ukrainian capital just came under attack by 3 Russian ballistic missiles, and about a dozen attack drones are incoming. 5 Russian strategic bombers are now airborne, and cruise missiles (if launched) are expected in πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ airspace at 0600.

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Kash Patel Reportedly Fires at Least 10 FBI Agents for Investigating Trump FBI Director Kash Patel allegedly fired at least ten FBI agents involved in the investigation into President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.

So…tell me again that we don’t have a fascist in the White House. www.mediaite.com/media/news/k...

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Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo. A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

Our federal government killed a disabled genocide survivor and is covering up for a child rapist. And that is just today’s news. It is just unconscionable to be treating this as normal or acceptable in any way.
www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

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Tennessee GOP Intro Bill To Kill Women Who Get An Abortion Here's an update on the bill, on the men responsible, and how you can contact them to stop this bill

Hey, so, reminder that Tennessee Republicans are introducing a bill that would kill women who get an abortion.

I dug up the MAGAs names, numbers, emails, & a script to use when calling them. Menβ€”we need to step up. Act. Inundate them. Shut this trash down ASAP.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/tennessee-...

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How Russia’s War Has Devastated Civilian Life in Ukraine - bellingcat Russia's full-invasion of Ukraine began four years ago today. While Ukraine has resisted, the impact on civilian life continues to be severe.

Exactly four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bellingcat’s Volunteer Community looks back at the data we have collected on civilian harm during this time - documenting attacks on cities and the near-total destruction of rural villages. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

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Consumer Boycotts Reflect Who Actually Controls the Economy GEO Group, CoreCivic, and CSI Aviation β€” some of the country’s largest private prison and deportation contractors β€” gave Trump close to $5 million and received over $5 billion in revenue. Consumer boy...

As consumers, we do hold power. The AFT member pension funds hold nearly 7million shares of Target stock and teachers alone spend an estimated $3.4 billion annually on school supplies. When we call on Target to stand with their community, we expect them to listen. www.womenspress.com/consumer-boy...

26.02.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

No one who is at all concerned with the national security of the United States can possibly support Trump. This is simply a hideous betrayal of the country and its future in exchange for a bribe.

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Neuroscientist resigns from Columbia amid revelations about Epstein ties Nobel laureate Richard Axel announced resignation as co-director of Columbia University’s neuroscience institute

And another one bites the dust.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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it's 2016: north carolina introduces a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms safely. there's a national outcry; companies withdraw business up to and including the NCAA cancelling a publicized game. the bill fails.

it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.

26.02.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7151    πŸ” 2493    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 118
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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

This, let alone, all the redactions…
β€œEpstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

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Nurul Amin Shah Alam was a blind refugee, unable to speak English. DHS improperly detained-but finally released him

Instead of bringing him home, they dropped him miles away-without regard to his disability or notifying his family

Unable to find his way, he died on the streets of Buffalo

Alone

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If standing for children means preventing trauma and abuse, then we should also talk about family separation, documented detention abuse, and U.S. citizens wrongly detained under ICE. Protecting Americans requires facts, not fear-based generalizations. So fuck off temu himmler

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Day 2173 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Water Mill" (1892) Fritz Thaulow. Private Collection. Thaulow was a Norwegian painter associated with Naturalism and Impressionism, celebrated for his exceptional ability to capture the movement, light and reflective qualities of water, developed through his work

25.02.2026 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

good news everybody

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In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A | Fortune The CBO estimates that benefit reductions would start at 8% in 2040 and steadily climb to a 10% cut by 2056.

Twelve years stolen from Medicare’s future.

Money collected from workers, promised to the elderly.
Reassigned to those who already have too much.

trump's wealthy donor tax cuts are literally killing us.

The hunger at the top is never satisfied, it only asks who will be trimmed next.

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NEWS: Former ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson has been ARRESTED in the UK after police searched two of his homes as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office tied to the Epstein probe.

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Tortured, raped, killed - SHUT THEM ALL DOWN
bsky.app/profile/seth...

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Security Alert – Update: OngoingΒ Security Operations - U.S.Β Mission MexicoΒ (February 22, 2026) - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico

Mexico: UPDATE - Due to ongoing, widespread security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity in many areas of Mexico, U.S. citizens should shelter in place until further notice.

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This young girl will go far. She is 13, and so wise already.

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