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fan of writers, dogs, small children, bread, islands, stars, popcorn, candy corn, and sleep. fyi: I'm a woman using a guy name, b/c why not. hitchhiked over here from balloon juice. not a fan of willful ignorance, malice, or black licorice.

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of course she did.

astonishing work in that film!

02.03.2026 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The NYT style guide

02.03.2026 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1715    πŸ” 835    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 28

There's Wallace.

Love, love, love that guy.

02.03.2026 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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USA: In den Epstein-Akten fehlen Aussagen, die Trump belasten kânnten Rechercheure vermissen in den Akten Interviews mit mutmaßlichen Zeuginnen. Abgeordnete sprechen von einer Vertuschungsaktion, um Trump zu schützen.

Several reviews of the Epstein documents identify conclusively that DOJ systematically removed 53 pages containing notes of FBI interviews of victims in which the conduct of Donald Trump is specifically discussed. The DOJ is not denying that it did this, nor is it offering an explanation.

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I am closely monitoring the ongoing military operations in Iran. International military actions have a direct and profound impact on Maryland’s families and communities.

I served in Afghanistan and I’ve seen who pays the price when Washington rushes into conflict.

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West valley sushi shop owner released from ICE detention after eight months A federal judge has granted Kelly Yu temporary freedom after she filed a habius corpus petition.

"Her release follows months of advocacy from community members and political leaders of both parties.

Yu has operated her two West Valley restaurants for years, building a reputation for greeting customers with humor and kindness. She has no criminal record."

www.12news.com/article/news...

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Feds asked New Mexico to halt Jeffrey Epstein Zorro Ranch sex trafficking probe, records show Former AG says feds halted New Mexico’s Epstein inquiry without sharing promised evidence as state reopens Zorro Ranch investigation.

Former New Mexico Attorney General Balderas details how the FBI forcefully shut down New Mexico's criminal probe into what was up at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe Co. The feds insisted that they were running their own criminal probe and that NM's involvement would not be tolerated. It was a lie.

01.03.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1261    πŸ” 675    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 42

She's a martyr? Lol.

We haven't forgotten her casual remark that there was no difference between Hillary Clinton and donald trump, and her choice to vote for Russia's favorite lapdog, Jill Stein.

Maybe she doesn't get work b/c no one wants to see her face?

01.03.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not only is Howard Lutnick a LIAR, for context, this was before he was seen with that DISGUSTING email exchange in the Epstein files. In my experiences, I have found that it's ALWAYS the liars & hypocrites that project "people are cheating, scheming and trying to steal via fraud".🀬

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While Americans plan to send their sons and daughters off to fight in an illegal war, this lawless MF’er is living it up with the Epstein class, whose children will never go to war.

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Let’s all call Massie today and get him to switch parties. Then force Gonzalez to resign. Then get the gavel, issue some subpoenas, and impeach some motherfuckers

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A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

1 March 1918 | A Pole, Karol Kurek, was born in Rajtarowice.

In #Auschwitz from 18 September 1942.
No. 64388
On 1 February 1943, he was transferred to KL Sachsenhausen and liberated there.
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πŸ“– "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/

01.03.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 377    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Just look at Graham's face. What does he think? He's not hiding it.

*You. Can't. Stop. Us.*

That's the whole story. We can do whatever we want, because no one can stop us.

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At this point "managed decline" is the optimistic point of view.

01.03.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Viruses don’t know borders’: US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact global measles crisis Experts say global measles vaccination rates are falling as Trump officials signal a deprioritization of the virus

The Trump administration’s global havoc is unending.

My latest story is about how the Trump admin is amplifying anti vaxx conspiracies just as measles outbreaks are spreading across the globe; many countries have just lost elimination status, and others are on the brink.

28.02.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 249    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 11
They say 'the machines of the future' will be as smart as people... OK, but WHICH people? Because it kinda matters quite a bit.

They say 'the machines of the future' will be as smart as people... OK, but WHICH people? Because it kinda matters quite a bit.

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ice agents simply aren't trained well enough to be on the street. they are a genuine danger to citizens

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'Follow the money': Maddow’s INSTANT REACTION to U.S. striking Iran
YouTube video by MS NOW 'Follow the money': Maddow’s INSTANT REACTION to U.S. striking Iran

If you missed Rachel Maddow's commentary this afternoon on Trump's War with Iran, here it is!

She, like the NY Times, refutes the BS propaganda predicate being pushed by the Trump Regime

Maddow posits: this war is 𝘾π™ͺπ™ž π˜½π™€π™£π™€ for those who funnel BILLIONS to the Trump family
youtu.be/QiNsRu2E1As?...

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🧡

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Oh btw ICE activity today at Whipple was fucking nuts. Large convoys of masked agents leaving every so often with a constant stream of single ICE vehicles in between.

This 'drawdown' was clearly just a brief hiatus to pacify liberals and get bourgeois media/politicians to completely lose interest.

28.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 779    πŸ” 304    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

Nobody wants to watch them lie to us. We've already been to this movie, and it was boring, expensive, and stupid.

I'm predicting it -- this isn't going to be the ratings bonanza that the first Iraq war was. Or the second.

01.03.2026 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We don’t want war. We want healthcare, a living wage, and affordable housing.

28.02.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3193    πŸ” 834    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 42

my karoake song.

i would have loved to see her growing old, a woman ahead of her time.

28.02.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

you mad at Thune, too, or is this just reflexive blaming of people without actual authority?

28.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He turned it into a criticism of Harris because his core issue is Mommy Stuff. The problem all the these bros had with Harris wasn't policy A or vote B -- it was that they couldn't resist the chance to get cheeky about Mommy.

Poor dude doesn't even know it, but he's still that mad-as-hell toddler.

28.02.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think if I'd gotten away with attempting a coup, suffered no consequences for it, then won an election four years later, got away with executing citizens in the streets and foreigners in boats, and successfully abducted a head of state, I too might think I could just bomb my way to regime change

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