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Paul Hempel

@orebudjd.bsky.social

Retired corporate lawyer living on the south Oregon coast. Gardening, cooking, traveling. Unapologetic progressive Buddhist thinker. Gay and happily married to the man I love.

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True, MAGA is deplorable as a movement, but many of cult followers are decent humans trapped in a cult - those of us who see that need to rekindle the decency and help them extract.

09.11.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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& members of congress!!

08.11.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 935    ๐Ÿ” 420    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
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And how do you feel about rape ?

09.11.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."

09.11.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7292    ๐Ÿ” 2319    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 296    ๐Ÿ“Œ 111
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a poster with the words action speaks louder than words ALT: a poster with the words action speaks louder than words

So what do a bunch of bored, angry, liberal neighbors do? We make assembly line boxes! Into the boxes go boxed meals, pasta, sauces, rice, beans, canned vegetables, tuna,canned chicken, peanut butter and jelly, feminine hygiene and soap. Our goal today is to take 50 boxes to the donation center.

09.11.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
How the elections intensified the fight over the Democratic Party

How the elections intensified the fight over the Democratic Party

The New York Times is going to write โ€œDems in Disarrayโ€œ no matter how many elections Democrats win.
To be fair, though, there *are* ideological differences among Dems, which is healthy in a democracy. Meanwhile, Republicans are in virtual lockstep because they have only 2 goals: money and power.

09.11.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 224    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Newsom: He is a historic presidentโ€”a historically unpopular president. Underwater in every key categoryโ€”I mean, you canโ€™t even make this up; this is hard to doโ€ฆ

08.11.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11173    ๐Ÿ” 2736    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 156    ๐Ÿ“Œ 78
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Never stop resisting this cruel, horrendous administration.

This.Is.Who.He.Is.

09.11.2025 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Never outsource your thinking...to the loudest voice in the room.

09.11.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1131    ๐Ÿ” 178    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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At least they FINALLY admitted why they refused to negotiate on the shutdown. First they lied and promised Dems they would โ€œnegotiateโ€ this, but only AFTER they voted for the CR. But Dems were correct when they assessed that Republicans NEVER intended to extend these subsidies.

09.11.2025 00:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4464    ๐Ÿ” 1491    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 373    ๐Ÿ“Œ 92

This is a battle worth fighting. Dem registration outnumbers GOP by 1.5 million but GOP engagement is much higher than Dem so getting Dem voters engaged is what itโ€™s about in Texas.

09.11.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Brilliant commentary!!

09.11.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fact check this - it didnโ€™t happen! Thereโ€™s plenty of real shit to post about with these thugs without amplifying false claims.

09.11.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The new gerrymandering may just backfire on GOP since they assumed hispanics would continue to swing GOP and included them.

09.11.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunday thought: A beginning Friends,

Friends โ€” the last nine and a half months have been frightening. But they have also opened our eyes.

09.11.2025 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1066    ๐Ÿ” 248    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

None of these thugs except the one in the middle has any form of immunity.

09.11.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#ProudBlue #Pinks #RU
Good morning! Embracing our uniqueness is liberating. It's our distinct qualities & differences that make us extraordinary. Think about that the next time you see somebody who you think doesnโ€™t fit in. And embrace your messy self!
P.S. Broken crayons can still color. ๐Ÿ˜Š

09.11.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 257    ๐Ÿ” 80    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

No way Trump wrote this - its probably Vought - way too coherent and decent vocab and sentence structure.

09.11.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If I were to defy a court order, I'd be in jail, not building a ballroom.

Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.

09.11.2025 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8105    ๐Ÿ” 2132    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 165    ๐Ÿ“Œ 64
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Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.

www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

08.11.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11150    ๐Ÿ” 2815    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 204    ๐Ÿ“Œ 75
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NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Demolishing Democracy
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Demolishing Democracy

youtu.be/tC15GjhzAJY?...
Thank you Lincoln Project

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The crepe should be black

09.11.2025 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It could happen any day, from the looks of it.

09.11.2025 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is just so bizarre - it's like a little kid might be saying - "hey, look, see, I'm the President."

09.11.2025 00:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With all the craziness happening around the country, itโ€™s nice to live on the So Oregon coast and see this daily when I walk the dogs

08.11.2025 23:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nobody buys the argument there isn't any money for SNAP when ๐ŸŠ ๐Ÿ’ฉ brags about the trillions he's brought in from tariffs, how his secretaries and directors are jet setting everywhere, and his entire regime is living large. I don't think we've seen a grosser display of corruption from a president.

07.11.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 349    ๐Ÿ” 95    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

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