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Retired teacher, avid reader, dog lover, knitter. Old enough to have been thru this all in the 60's. Can't believe everything we fought for is gone.

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Happy new year back from Bucky.

01.01.2026 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Forgot the โ€˜rโ€™ in gifted?

29.10.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

did not realize that Charlie Kirk was a minority......

16.09.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More than just a โ€œmelting potโ€
America is a beautiful tapestry"
We are a nation of immigrants complex, diverse & interconnected nation
Our greatness comes from embracing ALL of US and all we have contributed to the American dream
The #TrumpRegime will fail
In fact, it already has
#Resistance

23.08.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

You should be mad about the FBI raiding John Boltonโ€™s house not because you love John Bolton but because youโ€™re opposed to Trump using the FBI to intimidate his critics

22.08.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5911    ๐Ÿ” 1256    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 147    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65
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President Zelenskyy:

When Russia raises the issue of security guarantees,I honestly don't know who is threatening them yet.They attacked us, theyโ€™re on our land.I don't quite understand what guarantees the aggressor needs.Guarantees of what?

22.08.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6294    ๐Ÿ” 2427    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 202    ๐Ÿ“Œ 109
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Thanks, Gigi for including me. Happy Wednesday! ๐Ÿฆ‹

06.08.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So RFK Jr. has pulled funding for mRNA vaccines, because HE doesn't believe in them.

Meanwhile the U.S. is suddenly a 3rd world country begging for help when the next pandemic hits & Europe asks if weโ€™d like fries with our pleas for help.

But hey RFK Jr. sure showed Big Pharma, right?

06.08.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2423    ๐Ÿ” 673    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 112    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41
Hillary Clinton in a crowd marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, flanked by Cory Booker and Jesse Jackson

Hillary Clinton in a crowd marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, flanked by Cory Booker and Jesse Jackson

It's the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and two things are true at once: The law has never been more under threat, and it's more important than ever to fight for its promise of an equal voice for every citizen.

06.08.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9500    ๐Ÿ” 2695    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 242    ๐Ÿ“Œ 115
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Unmasking More
ICE Agents...

13.07.2025 03:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4427    ๐Ÿ” 2520    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 236    ๐Ÿ“Œ 216

You might notice that it is a tough time to be a Palestinian.

03.07.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The best way to reduce the cost of Medicaid is to name and shame big employers that pay their full time employees so little, they qualify for Medicaid

26.06.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28582    ๐Ÿ” 7107    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1753    ๐Ÿ“Œ 532

As of June 15, 71.8% of the 56,397 people in ICE detention had no criminal conviction. It costs taxpayers ~$165/day for a bed in a detention facility.

So we're now paying ~$6.7 million/day to keep people who haven't been convicted of a crime locked in prisons.

Sources: TRAC Immigration, DHS

24.06.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1116    ๐Ÿ” 594    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36

No such thing in Southside VA. One of the few things I miss about NJ. Loved real bakeries. Interestingly enough, there are few Germans, or French or Italians so no market for the good stuff. They think Dunkin is a bakery.

19.06.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I agree with this statement 100%. I have heard similar things.

16.06.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1308    ๐Ÿ” 235    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Eric Trump describes LA protesters as "mongoloids"

16.06.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1017    ๐Ÿ” 290    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 506    ๐Ÿ“Œ 230
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Nothing to see here: just cops on horseback, bicycles, foot, and vehicles harassing a small group of peaceful protesters in a Charleston, South Carolina neighborhood.

16.06.2025 01:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9852    ๐Ÿ” 4331    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1061    ๐Ÿ“Œ 384
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Man, that's a really well-edited No Kings Day video.

From www.nokings.org

13.06.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 597    ๐Ÿ” 317    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE

08.06.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12760    ๐Ÿ” 4011    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 320    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1019
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Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline said he wanted his children's school to be "celebrated" because it was one of the "least vaccinated" schools in the state. Whatโ€™s next? Should we find the school with the lowest math scores and throw a pizza party?

01.06.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 288    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ

28.05.2025 14:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

She is disgusting. Certainly not fit to be in the Cabinet.

23.05.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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www.alternet.org Trump cuts to aid leave food destined for desperate millions rotting in storage

Trump cuts to aid leave food destined for desperate millions rotting in storage https://twp.ai/4inlcF

18.05.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Be sure to stop & smell the flowers today ๐ŸŒธ

18.05.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 528    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.

18.05.2025 03:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35083    ๐Ÿ” 6810    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 399    ๐Ÿ“Œ 224
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For those keeping score at home โ€” Trumpโ€™s AG, FBI Director, and chief of staff have all been on Qatarโ€™s payroll. #SwampForceOne โœˆ๏ธ

15.05.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2474    ๐Ÿ” 1165    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113    ๐Ÿ“Œ 87

I can't believe Trump could spell atrophied. Never.

16.05.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0