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Painter. Lover of nature and art. Happiest outdoors or in a museum. Believes in democracy. Human and animal rights. The sovereignty of good. Deep blue. PwME since 1987. No DMS, please.

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Post image 12.10.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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ICE spent $800K on vans with stingray tech that collects data from all nearby phones, even yours. These devices mimic cell towers to track locations and intercept communications. Oversight and transparency are needed now.

12.10.2025 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3453    ๐Ÿ” 2318    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 200    ๐Ÿ“Œ 178
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Iโ€™m a patriotic American, so Iโ€™m proudly anti-fascist. How about you? ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

11.10.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2644    ๐Ÿ” 834    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 118    ๐Ÿ“Œ 46

America's disconnect: very little noise to support Letitia James, NOT EVEN CLOSE.

The Constituents making the loudest noise, to save Freedom of Speech, but in 2026, we lose most of the Benefits and Triple Insurance Premiums

NO NOISE, but silent to Federal Crimes, purging America for the Wealthy.

11.10.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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CDC workers have been terminated tonight

11.10.2025 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 516    ๐Ÿ” 275    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

Trump gets a $1 billion plane.

Qatar gets an Air Force base

Argentina gets $20 billion.

Americans get a government shutdown.

11.10.2025 04:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

I love them too. You're welcome.

10.10.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
purple berries on a beautyberry plant with yellow / purple leaves

purple berries on a beautyberry plant with yellow / purple leaves

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10.10.2025 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

โ€œthe girlfriend of one of the founders of antifaโ€

09.10.2025 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8104    ๐Ÿ” 1572    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 159    ๐Ÿ“Œ 115
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With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

We take a look at ICE's skyrocketing expansion, the agency's failing standards, and where detention centers are planned for next. bit.ly/4nIoFrB

09.10.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 185    ๐Ÿ” 117    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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(๐Ÿšจ) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Lawyer Pam Bondi Says Americans Who Oppose Fascism Will Be Treated Exactly Like Foreign Narcoterroristsโ€”Meaning That Summary Execution Via Domestic Military Strike Is on the Table

09.10.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1154    ๐Ÿ” 637    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 135    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81
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Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

08.10.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16008    ๐Ÿ” 5676    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 459    ๐Ÿ“Œ 401

People are going to starve.

08.10.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Once again, Iโ€™m wondering why Democrats arenโ€™t running with a straightforward message of โ€œdespotism is un-American and unaffordableโ€ right now and all the way into the midterms.

08.10.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2460    ๐Ÿ” 453    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 151    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54
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'Pretty incredible': CNN anchor floored by Senator's shutdown claim CNN anchor Erin Burnett was visibly stunned by a Democratic Senator's claim about why the Republicans shut down the government last week. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Burnett on her show "Out...

'Pretty incredible': CNN anchor floored by Senator's shutdown claim

www.rawstory.com/sheldon-whit...

08.10.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She doesn't actually looked all that floored to me, she looks as if she thinks this is perfectly plausible.

08.10.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of โ€ฆ complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, theyโ€™re sniping priests for sport.

08.10.2025 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17431    ๐Ÿ” 9475    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 901    ๐Ÿ“Œ 732

It's so ridiculous that MAGAs believe the GOP line that "Democrats want to give free healthcare to immigrants."

My dudes immigrants aren't getting free healthcare in the United States. American citizens aren't even getting free healthcare. You know who is?

The people lying to you about immigrants.

08.10.2025 03:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1061    ๐Ÿ” 331    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Treasury Defends Lawfulness of Minting a $1 Trump Coin

โ€œNo coin issued may bear the image of a living former or current President,โ€ federal law โˆ’ 31 U.S. Code 5112

His presidency relies on people having zero idea about how this country is supposed to operate.

Thereโ€™s a solution to this problem if Trump wants on a coin...

07.10.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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She Pushed to Overturn Trumpโ€™s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now Sheโ€™ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security. Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trumpโ€™s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior DHS position in which sheโ€™ll help oversee election security.

โ€œDHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies,โ€ one expert said.

07.10.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 844    ๐Ÿ” 495    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the governmentโ€™s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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06.10.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16132    ๐Ÿ” 7619    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 836    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1102

BREAKING: Stephen Millerโ€”both Trump Administration capo and de facto head of DHS, ICE, and DOJ, has just declared that peaceful protesters are "street terrorists." Under an executive order signed by Trump just days ago, that means he is saying that all protesters in America can be arrested on sight.

06.10.2025 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3462    ๐Ÿ” 1813    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 383    ๐Ÿ“Œ 189

Dems need to fight to grow these poll numbers, but Trump and the GOP are outmaneuvering them in media. Schumer and Jeffries MUST facilitate daily press briefings from the Capitol to fact check Trump, provide content for media, control the agenda, and put Trump and MAGA GOP on the defensive.

06.10.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Restored Hogarth murals at London hospital open to public for first time St Bartholomewโ€™s hopes 18th-century satiristโ€™s two large-scale paintings will become a must-see for art fans They had remained almost unseen for 300 years, but now two of William Hogarthโ€™s masterpiece murals are available to the public for the first time. The North Wing at St Bartholomewโ€™s hospital in London, which contains The Pool of Bethesda and The Good Samaritan โ€“ two large-scale murals by the British painter โ€“ has opened after a ยฃ9.5m restoration project. Continue reading...

Restored Hogarth murals at London hospital open to public for first time

06.10.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 102    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Bear, Old Fox, Pine Marten, Wolf and friends running through the forest with the express purpose of joining my patreon.

Bear, Old Fox, Pine Marten, Wolf and friends running through the forest with the express purpose of joining my patreon.

Quick! Rush to join my patreon this month, where you'll find a golden treasure chest of new autumnal recipes and a creaking, web-wreathed wardrobe rattling with ghost stories! Every tier receives a special card in the post from Old Fox and Wolf! patreon.com/annelouiseav...

04.10.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 229    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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This represents a major escalation.

President Trump effort to mobilize TEXAS National Guard for deployment in Portland and Chicago.

Court filing just entered in Oregon v. Trumpโฌ‡๏ธ

06.10.2025 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1755    ๐Ÿ” 634    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 107    ๐Ÿ“Œ 69

How can 78% of Americans want the ACA tax credits extended, but only 27% approve of Dems handling of the shutdown? Could it be the way pollsters ask questions? Is it propaganda? A corporate media issue? A messaging problem?

05.10.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4232    ๐Ÿ” 1108    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 670    ๐Ÿ“Œ 79

All I can say is WOW.
Community spirit.

05.10.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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