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@peanutbuttercookie.bsky.social

Retired Navy officer/submariner, online bookseller, and world traveler. Unrepentant progressive, now poised to take arms against a sea of troubles. And by opposing end them.

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Contact Us Share your thoughts with President Donald J. Trump.

We have a right to tell the FOTUS 47 regime just what we think.
Since these messages are supposedly β€œbeing captured and archived in compliance with the Presidential Records Act or the Federal Records Act”, include facts about Trump’s legal wrongdoings for posterity.

www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

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So this is going well.

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Haley Britzky @halbritz

AFRICOM commander Gen. Langley tells senators that China is "trying to replicate" USAID programs in Africa as the US scales back USAID.

"They're trying to use that as an extension of the Belt and Road Initiative to gain favor by the African countries," Langley said.

Haley Britzky @halbritz AFRICOM commander Gen. Langley tells senators that China is "trying to replicate" USAID programs in Africa as the US scales back USAID. "They're trying to use that as an extension of the Belt and Road Initiative to gain favor by the African countries," Langley said.

Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen

It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world

It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction

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Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.

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Nobody is coming to save us but us.

Yesterday I launched my campaign for U.S. Senate because we deserve – and we need – a new path.

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A man’s gotta have a code. Trump’s code is that the Saudis are paying him millions to host the golf tournament, so that’s where he is.

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Legal Organizations Across Ideologies File Amicus Brief Urging Court to Enjoin Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie | American Civil Liberties Union The order targets Perkins Coie for its past voting rights litigation

I’m proud that my own Cato Institute is among the groups signing a cross-ideological amicus brief in the Perkins Coie case. Our country’s liberty is in dire peril if a would-be strongman can destroy a law firm for having stood up to him personally or the federal government he heads.

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Whoever came up with these supposed tariff rates is like Kramer from Seinfeld when he pretended to work at that job "in business"

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I think it would be fruitful for economic and social historians to try to popularize accounts of what everyday life was like for the average American in the 1930s.

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Screenshot of tweet from @realDonaldTrump, 6 Nov 2012, reading: "If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately!"

Screenshot of tweet from @realDonaldTrump, 6 Nov 2012, reading: "If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately!"

what if it just took one though

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sunk-cost fallacy (n.) -- "the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial"

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I stand with the penguins of Heard and McDonald Islands!

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I'm no good with patterns. Can someone help me out here?

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Nessel, 19 other AGs secure preliminary injunction protecting federal workers from mass firings Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel secured a small victory in federal court Wednesday in a joint lawsuit targeting federal agencies for firing probationary employees.

Illegally firing probationary employees without following lawful procedures is not only reckless but a blatant abuse of power.

www.fox17online.com/news/nationa...

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The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.

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The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.

This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes β€” which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.

See what DOGE is really about?

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Call Congress for our libraries. Show up for our libraries. American library association.

Call Congress for our libraries. Show up for our libraries. American library association.

ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries

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America just shot itself in the nuts to β€œown the libs”

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Make that β€œliterally”, George.

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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.

Third time’s the charm, I guess.

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Flame out….

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My pleasure

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UPCOMING PROTESTS - update 03/19/25 - This post is updated regularly.

Go to indivisable.org or moveon.org for additional events located near you.

Know Your Rights, a guide for protesting: www.nlg.org/wp-content/u...

Remember to support small businesses and pay in cash whenever possible.

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NEWS: The MeidasTouch Podcast has expanded its lead as the top podcast in the U.S. per the newly released Podscribe industry rankings, with 121.1M downloads and views in the past monthβ€”a 141% increase.

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