Tarja Kallinen

Big swings in the pendulum of politics, again Democrats were winning across the country and state, while progressives in Seattle took some power back. The trend was fueled, polls showed, by animus toward you-know-who.

Big swings in the pendulum of politics, again

Ride the Big Blue Wave!
Just yesterday I predicted a clean sweep, a big blue wave in America! People sent a clear message: open up the people’s government, enough of the trumpbeat, we will take back our country!
#midterms next year will be an even bigger wave! 🌊 take heed!

Tarja Kallinen (@kallinen) There is no #radicalleft - as Trump and Fox "News" claim. It is not radical to want a decent wage or affordable health care or safe schools. It is not radical to want to feel safe walking in your neig...

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U.S. Lost 32,000 Jobs in September, Says Payroll Processor The ADP report showed a labor force that continues to deteriorate.

“The surprise job loss in September is the latest sign that the labor market is weakening. Job growth has slowed to a trickle this year…”

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Moldova’s Pivotal Election Projected to End in Victory for Pro-Europeans

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Trump flaunts pardon rules, costs victims and public more than $1 billion • Louisiana Illuminator President Trump's pardons violate long-standing policies that reward people who show remorse, pay restitution and can contribute to society.

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Joan Baez is Calculating How Much She’s Willing to Risk Podcast Episode · The Best People with Nicolle Wallace · 09/22/2025 · 41m

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LMAO

Trump is rushing to build his ballroom. A review process could take years.

PSA: Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent more than $200B more in first 100 days than last year. You get idiocy when you choose idiots.

Joe Walsh on Substack

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ESSAY: A biblical flood, a girl's death, and a great-grandfather's legacy As the ravages of climate change worsen, what kind of ancestors will we be?

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Russia launches hundreds of drones at Ukraine just hours after Putin-Trump call – Europe live All-night attack on Kyiv injured at least 23 people, damaging railway infrastructure and setting buildings and cars on fire throughout the city

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Trump Is Helping Putin—Here Are 4 Ways We Can Help Ukraine. Democracy is under attack—and your support matters more than ever

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FBI supervisor hired prostitutes while on assignment, watchdog says An FBI special agent had sex with prostitutes during assignments and used an agency-issued device to pay for the encounters, a watchdog reported.

An FBI special agent had sex with prostitutes during overseas assignments and domestic travels and used an agency-issued device to pay for the encounters, the Justice Department’s watchdog said, committing policy violations that agency officials have said could expose agents to extortion.

A lot of Republican Boomers on Medicare about to meet their MAKER because of the Big Bullshit Bill.

11 Eastern Europeans charged in $10.6 billion Medicare fraud scheme

Neuvottelutulos Helsingin uudesta kaupunkistrategiasta: Helsinki josta voimme olla ylpeitä.

Helsinki josta voimme olla ylpeitä – neuvottelutulos uudesta kaupunkistrategiasta

Helsingin pormestari Daniel Sazonov: Uusi strategia on kutsu kaikille tulla mukaan rakentamaan Helsinkiä, josta voimme olla ylpeitä. 

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Will the Democrats learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory? | Bernie Sanders Too many Democratic party leaders would rather be the captains on a sinking Titanic than change course

Real change

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"THE END OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL
REPUBLIC AS WE
KNOW IT COULD BE HAPPENING NOW"

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."

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For those unconditionally cheering the attacks on Iran, remember that our early strikes in Afghanistan and Iraq were “successful”. But we ended up getting dragged into costly wars that created more terrorists than we killed. The American people haven’t forgotten that.

Deseret News condemns Lee’s posts about Minnesota shooting The editorial board of the Utah-based publication said the Utah senator cast a “poor light”’ on the Beehive State.

The editorial board of a publication in Sen. Mike Lee's home state of Utah called on him to apologize for his posts about the Minnesota shootings, writing that they “were unacceptable for anyone, let alone from a member of the Senate.”

This drum circle is a sacred honor in memory of slain MN State Legislator Melissa Hortman, at the candlelight vigil

How Gen Z Became the Most Gullible Generation

#JoeScarborough should run for Prez: TV personality, politician, good-looking, tall, good hair, fiscally conservative, understands libs and women's issues (thanks Mika), sense of humor, likes sports. Loves Jesus, has a mean streak, is alpha (requirements for Prez). #MorningJoe

We're about to have no jobs.
We're about to have no money.
We're about to have no healthcare.
We're about to have no retirement savings.
We're about to have no vaccines.

But at least we don't have that Black woman as our President, and we got the measles.

Harvard says it will not ‘yield’ to Trump demands over $9bn in funding cuts

Uninvited predator on the prowl