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Our Democracy is on emergency life support. #VoteBlue like your life depended on it . . . because it does. music 🎸 books πŸ“š family & friends πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ my cat 🐈 = antidotes to the insanity 🌻🌻 Ukraine 🌻🌻

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"With Dems like these, who needs Republicans?"

06.03.2026 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why people lose faith in the Democrats. They're so unreliable when it comes to presenting a unified opposition to Trump's sorry policies and actions.

Add Fetterman to the list above.

06.03.2026 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The reason we have β€œstupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

05.03.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16195    πŸ” 3995    πŸ’¬ 471    πŸ“Œ 116
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US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says The U.S. Postal Service will run out of cash within a year unless Congress lifts a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money.

I can't help but to feel they sabotaged the USPS on purpose

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06.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 330    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 60
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Posted by the Kurdistan social media page.

06.03.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3667    πŸ” 1186    πŸ’¬ 242    πŸ“Œ 83

Unfortunately, the totally unreliable #Fetterman, a Democrat, voted with them.

The D's need new leadership that will prevent this kind of thing.

06.03.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Under Trump, the people making all the arrests are the ones who should be in jail.

#Noem #Bovino #Mullin #Patel #Bondi

05.03.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am educating my brother about Hoopla and Libby. He wanted me to help him buy him an audiobook on Spotify and I said, "But, WAIT! Do you have a library card? Cause, that audiobook you want to listen to? The library has the whole series! For freeeeeee!!!"

04.03.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5251    πŸ” 586    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 56

Libby & Hoopla are both great services!

#libraries #audiobooks

05.03.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A win! Glad they didn’t cave. Senate Democrats blocked a spending bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security for a third time, insisting they would not approve the measure without new limits on immigration enforcement.

05.03.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3133    πŸ” 602    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 19
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05.03.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6206    πŸ” 1718    πŸ’¬ 216    πŸ“Œ 103

Taxpayers bankroll $700M monthly interest. #econsky

05.03.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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True colors. The IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as a nuclear safety threat, with the US voting against alongside Russia, China and Niger. 20 voted in favor, 10 abstained, 4 opposed. #Ukraine

05.03.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 260    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 10

That rash on his neck is caused by an aversion to the truth.

05.03.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The boycott of OpenAI(ChatGPT) has now surpassed 4 million. We’re also seeing many small businesses (and even some mid-sized companies) cancel their subscriptions. One of the most amazing things over the past year has been watching consumers remind big corporations just how much power they have.

05.03.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5419    πŸ” 1294    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 61

It may happen that it has no choice but to continue this ill-though-out engagement, now that it has stirred up the hornet's nest.

05.03.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From FT comments

05.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4067    πŸ” 1399    πŸ’¬ 188    πŸ“Œ 102

And it's costing a billion dollars a day, according to Sen. Brian Schatz-HI.

Remember how there was no money for Medicaid and USAID and . . .

05.03.2026 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jasmine Crockett is a star and I can guarantee she's not done fighting! Congratulations to James Talarico! Lets turn Texas blue!!!
Cornyn and Paxton both stink.

04.03.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4648    πŸ” 578    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 20

Dear Sir or Madam now traveling or working in the Middle East,

Due to a slight oversight by the nincompoops (us) who started this war without due foresight, you are on your own as regards how to shelter in place or flea the region, until further notice.

Signed: The Trump Administration

04.03.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some results from last night:

-A pro-ICE NC Dem lawmaker lost her primary by nearly 50 points
-Dems flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Arkansas
-Dem turnout eclipsed GOP turnout in four newly-gerrymandered TX House seats

Trump's midterm reckoning has begun.

04.03.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3354    πŸ” 775    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 37
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Americans stranded in the Middle East say the State Department hotline Marco Rubio told them to call plays a recorded message warning: β€œPlease do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time.”

04.03.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10420    πŸ” 4441    πŸ’¬ 967    πŸ“Œ 486

One committee scorches Noem for good reason, so another committee hauls Tim Walz in for no reason other than to placate Trump and Newsmax. This kind of crap is so tiresomely fucked.

04.03.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need to pass a House rule or law that requires them to work a certain number of days to get paid. Since Mike Johnson took over these people hardly ever work. When they finally come back after weeks off they work 2 days and he sends them home for 2 more weeks. It’s ridiculous.

04.03.2026 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 16144    πŸ” 4659    πŸ’¬ 905    πŸ“Œ 239
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Statement from Jasmine Crockett.

04.03.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 30477    πŸ” 5834    πŸ’¬ 1860    πŸ“Œ 710
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Congratulations to James Talarico on being our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate!

This will be a campaign for our working families of Texas. Ken Paxton and John Cornyn will bow to government corruption and the Epstein Class. Let’s keep up the fight- on to the finish line this November! #txlege

04.03.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Multiple US embassies are telling Americans they cannot evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East US embassies in Jerusalem and Qatar issued statements on Tuesday saying they could not help Americans leave the Middle East.

The Trump administration knew from the start of this war of that Iran would retaliate.

But they didn't anticipate needing to evacuate Americans in the region?

The lack of planning for this war of choice is putting even more American lives at risk.

04.03.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 601    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 15
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Ukrainian child: β€œI was born during a war. I have never lived without a war.”

He deserves better. All children

03.03.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

This is ENRAGING. Not only did they start an illegal war-without notifying Congress-in which 6 American soldiers and many civilians have died, creating chaos because they have no plan for what happens next

But they left Americans in the Middle East completely stranded and vulnerable on top of it

04.03.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 642    πŸ” 317    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 18

In the TX primaries for US Senate, total Dem vote is far outpacing total Rep vote.

That hasn't happened in a looooong time.

#primaries #Democrats

04.03.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0