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Purveyor of fine whimsy & wonder.

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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.

It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

27.02.2026 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11959    πŸ” 4772    πŸ’¬ 600    πŸ“Œ 307

This has to stop!

25.02.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turns out there’s an economic cost to everyone hating us.

20.02.2026 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 19398    πŸ” 6221    πŸ’¬ 1375    πŸ“Œ 541
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$413,000 per bed. Insanity.

While they cut health care, food assistance, etc.

19.02.2026 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6863    πŸ” 3715    πŸ’¬ 603    πŸ“Œ 324
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Apparently the actual spelling should be Bored of Peace. Which explains a lot

19.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1136    πŸ” 505    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 44
tweet from @cliftonhowze on twitter

Last night at the #DataCenters meeting in Claremore, Darren Blanchard, who has attended most of these meetings around NE Oklahoma & has some pretty impressive FOIA/ORA skills, was arrested after going over his 3 min. allotted speaking time. First arrest I've seen at one of these.

tweet from @cliftonhowze on twitter Last night at the #DataCenters meeting in Claremore, Darren Blanchard, who has attended most of these meetings around NE Oklahoma & has some pretty impressive FOIA/ORA skills, was arrested after going over his 3 min. allotted speaking time. First arrest I've seen at one of these.

in america, if you go over your 3 minute allotment to speak, men with guns come to take you away.

19.02.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9747    πŸ” 3213    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 339
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More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes.

Haven Watch lives by the promise, β€œNo One Walks Alone.” Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted.

Beautiful and devastating all at once.

19.02.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17762    πŸ” 6753    πŸ’¬ 514    πŸ“Œ 530
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The message from the DOJ is unmistakable: Justice is no longer the objective.

Retribution is.

19.02.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3592    πŸ” 1445    πŸ’¬ 315    πŸ“Œ 137
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Fair comparison.

20.02.2026 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8261    πŸ” 2934    πŸ’¬ 414    πŸ“Œ 164
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Scientists Discover How To β€œSwitch Off” Cancer Genes for Good A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to perm...

Oh, my goodness, this is a huge breakthrough in cancer research. This is another example of why it is crucially important to fund basic scientific research.
Scientists Discover How To β€œSwitch Off” Cancer Genes for Good share.google/WFhMJP5m3AK4...

19.02.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 12507    πŸ” 3981    πŸ’¬ 300    πŸ“Œ 242

This administration is a criminal administration.

10.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 13159    πŸ” 4269    πŸ’¬ 288    πŸ“Œ 73
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A $1.2 Trillion β€˜Rip Off’: Report Spotlights Massive Scale of Medicare Advantage Fraud | Common Dreams "These private insurer-run plans are more expensive AND lead to worse outcomes for patients," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "It’s time to rein in Medicare DisAdvantage and protect traditional Medicare."

A $1.2 Trillion β€˜Rip Off’: Report Spotlights Massive Scale of Medicare Advantage Fraud www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
This scam has been going on for decades. These uber-wealthy companies hire celebrities to make these plans look legit, but they are expensive, and the benefits are minimal

28.01.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3461    πŸ” 1566    πŸ’¬ 264    πŸ“Œ 119
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Don’t Let Them Tell You That Was Self-Defense Pretti was a licensed, law-abiding gun owner, registered nurse, and worked at a veteran's hospital.

We are now witnessingβ€”some of us in incredulous horrorβ€”what happens when a society confuses authority with innocence and violence with virtue. We have built legal doctrines that reward escalation. We have granted weapons to institutions without demanding restraint.

26.01.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5930    πŸ” 1744    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 49
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5 Big Reasons Why Electricity Prices Are So High Right Now The average U.S. household is projected to spend nearly $1,000 this winter to heat its home.

Apparently our electricity bills are going through the roof and this is partly related to data centers that hog huge amounts of electricity to generate information. I, for one, feel hopping mad about this. The companies that are using the data centers should bear the cost.
time.com/7355839/why-...

25.01.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8114    πŸ” 2823    πŸ’¬ 517    πŸ“Œ 185
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."

22.01.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 15574    πŸ” 8600    πŸ’¬ 713    πŸ“Œ 1967
OpenSecrets OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research and government transparency group tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and policy.

It’s 2026. We have the midterm elections quickly approaching. All voters need to know who funds their candidates. Tell them because they might not know. Please use and share this resource widely.

www.opensecrets.org

22.01.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.

22.01.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 29251    πŸ” 12287    πŸ’¬ 1118    πŸ“Œ 528
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Debunking the Myth of the β€˜Migrant Crime Wave’ Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.

"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite."

Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

16.01.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4026    πŸ” 1886    πŸ’¬ 146    πŸ“Œ 74
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Native Americans protested in Minneapolis today after the ICE abducted four Oglala Sioux Tribal Members. Three of them are still missing. (1/17|26)

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15.01.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11858    πŸ” 5262    πŸ’¬ 649    πŸ“Œ 274

We must answer the question of whether Elon helped Trump rig the 2024 election.
They bragged publicly that they had used the computers to give Trump the election.
If this question is not resolved before the mid terms, there is no doubt that IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND NO FUTURE ELECTION WILL BE SAFE.

15.01.2026 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 345    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 14
Minneapolis pastor: ICE 'pointed a gun at me' and 'put me in the back of an SUV'
YouTube video by MS NOW Minneapolis pastor: ICE 'pointed a gun at me' and 'put me in the back of an SUV'

ICE THUGS arrested a pastor & kept asking him "Are you afraid?" numerous occasions. The pastor said NO. Eventually the THUGS let him go stating that "You're WHITE, you're no fun to us!!"
This is how sick & deranged these THUGS are, thanks to this REGIME‼️
youtu.be/lcSOyVrc5HM?...

10.01.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12842    πŸ” 6286    πŸ’¬ 562    πŸ“Œ 402
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Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewablesβ€”at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

β€œUruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewablesβ€”at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhereβ€”if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

10.01.2026 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11023    πŸ” 4508    πŸ’¬ 203    πŸ“Œ 342
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Violent CBP goons beat up homeless legal resident
Kneeing someone in the face while they're restrained is not law enforcement. They are taunting the public. They want us to react with the same energy so they can really let their dogs loose on us.
a gofundme for his injuries gofund.me/0e461c4bf

11.01.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1338    πŸ” 1035    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 110
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Minnesota prosecutor asks public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office After ICE officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, federal officers shot two people in Portland outside a hospital. Their condition is not known.

apnews.com/live/ice-fed...

09.01.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1931    πŸ” 804    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 30
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Debunking the Myth of the β€˜Migrant Crime Wave’ Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.

"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite."

Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

10.01.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3836    πŸ” 1779    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 69
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Once again the absolute dumbest people you and I know will be downright gleeful about this.

Disgraceful.

10.01.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8887    πŸ” 2708    πŸ’¬ 539    πŸ“Œ 227

He’s not wrong

11.01.2026 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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trump paid his BFF to arrange for him to rape children, is a convicted felon and serial rapist, and has 5 kids with 3 women, one of whom he buried on his golf course to get a tax break. if we're counting on his "morality," we're fucked.

10.01.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5752    πŸ” 2001    πŸ’¬ 362    πŸ“Œ 120
What are President Trump's approval ratings today? See early 2026 polls Here's what Americans think of U.S. President Donald Trump as the 2026 midterm year begins.

How? 41% favorable?! Can’t get my head around this (again/still)

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