Bill Walter

Joe Biden and Netanyahu were offered Gaza deal a year ago, says negotiator Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

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Joe Biden and Netanyahu were offered Gaza deal a year ago, says negotiator Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

www.thetimes.com/article/1e78...

C-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: 'My kids could die' The caller, who was identified as a Republican and a military spouse, said she wouldn't be able to afford her children's medication if the shutdown continues.

Most people don’t understand what’s happening w/ ACA subsidies now-not until they get letters w/ their premium increase.
Mike Johnson is astoundingly dishonest.He says the GOP is SAVING healthcare,when their bill eliminates it for millions.This why the govt is shut down
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Why 1/3 of the people follow Fascists: Or How Abuse shapes our world

It comes down to the psychology of the abused and justifying narcissism - people who sadly believe all relationships must be hierarchical abuser/victim.

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NO KINGS For the love of America OCTOBER 18 www.NoKings.org Picture of Statue of Liberty with American flag in the background

Mike Johnson really doesn’t want you to go to the largest peaceful protest in American history: NoKings.org

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In the real working world, they’d all be fired. Instead, they’re not only still “collecting checks”, they’re trying to deny payment to furloughed federal workers.

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Democrats whistleblower tip line is open.

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The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

More Than Two Dozen People Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Have Died Under Mysterious Circumstances Jeffrey Epstein’s mysterious death occurred six years ago this month — but the National Enquirer has discovered 22 people in the sketchy billionaire’s orbit have also died under murky circumstances, f...

Literally burying.

The list of Epstein accusers/witnesses who have died suspiciously:

Virginia Giuffre
Carolyn Andriano
Leigh "Skye" Patrick
Ruslana Korshunova

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#Epstein #JeffreyEpstein

Republicans celebrate the Navy's birthday — with photos of Russian ships Monday marks the 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy and, to commemorate the occasion, some Republican lawmakers and others took to social media to share photos of ships. Unfortunately, they chose ones fr...

Make America Russia--and India--Again. #OnlyBeBestPeeples www.rawstory.com/navy-birthday/

Trump video mistakes Soviets for U.S. vets | CNN Donald Trump’s campaign shared a Facebook video vowing to reform the Veterans Administration that included stock footage of Russian – not American – former servicemen.

It's almost like they are "dog whistles" to Putin.

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Trump ad asks people to support the troops. But it uses a picture of Russian jets. The Trump Make America Great Again Committee is run by both the Republican National Committee and the campaign.

This is not a one-off - it's an established pattern at this point.

This 2020 Trump campaign ad asks people to support the troops. But it uses a picture of Russian jets.

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This is the way.

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

No Kings,
For the love of America.

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

All to cover up the Epstein files.

American Values and the Disinformation Campaign Against “Capitalism” We speak of democracy as an ideal. Benjamin Franklin so astutely and enduringly admonished us that our system of self-rule would not self-maintain. It was an ideal, and it was up to us to continuously...

Fake capitalist oligarchs have been maligning true capitalism and Adam Smith since the beginning.

Why? Because Smith's work details how exploitation is not only morally wrong, it's also counterproductive.

Parasites don't make you stronger, they make you sick.

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Left: Pete Hegseth, "We're building a Qatar Air Force facility in Idaho"

Right: JD Vance, "The reporting there is going to be a Qatari base on US soil, that's just not true"

If you can't trust the United States Secretary of War, who can you trust 🤷‍♂️

Top GOP Mapmaker Describes a Texas Gerrymander Ordered Up By Washington Read more here.

NEW: This year, Texas handed the keys to its congressional map over to Washington. The Republican Party’s top mapmaker testified Wednesday he received directions only from the White House, as well as requests from the Texas GOP congressional delegation.

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The constant lies to steal power and money . . .

“This is not sustainable”

my final update from the TX redistricting hearing in el paso 🫡

What is Disaster Capitalism? Disaster capitalism refers to the way corporations, governments, and elites exploit crises—whether natural disasters, economic downturns, wa...

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Eisenhower proved higher tax rates could work Shakespeare said, there is "many a slip twixt cup and lip" in "Hamlet." It implies that even when the outcome of an event seems certain, things can still go wrong.

"Eisenhower explained the 91% tax rate this way: The super rich could avoid the high taxes by investing their money in things that make America stronger. If they wanted to avoid high taxes, they could invest in business expansions and higher employee wages. [...]"

> tax rate = < profit motive.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% | NationofChange

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Working Homeless in America Brian Goldstone doesn’t use the abstract language of structural violence, but his story is full of landlords, bureaucrats, and politicians insulated from the pain they inflict by distance, resources, ...

They've gutted the middle class, now they are gutting the working class into the working homeless class.

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