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Jeff Aurand

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2,022 Followers | 3,935 Following | 553 Posts | Joined: 10.11.2024 | 1.8264

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As the Shutdown Pain Grows, Trump Attends to Other Matters

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Live updates: Trump administration limits refugee admissions to mostly white South Africans President Donald Trump's administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500, and they will mostly be white South Africans.

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Epstein Ballroom

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project Epstein Ballroom

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Trump says he’d have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government owes him "a lot of money” for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insisted he would have the ultimate say on an...

This is definitely an ethics violation, but the criminal trump has no ethics so we know how this will go! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Trump wants DOJ to pay him $230 million for previous investigations: Sources President Trump is pressing the DOJ to pay him roughly $230 million as a settlement for probes he faced during the Biden administration and his first term, sources say.

Trump is seeking a settlement for two Justice Department probes that he faced.
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Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

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Ed Martin: One of America's most dangerous men

YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer Ed Martin: One of America's most dangerous men

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A Big Beautiful Payday (Funded By Cuts to Your Healthcare) A brand new look at congressional Republicans’ personal stake in the Big Ugly Bill

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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Find a No Kings rally near you!
Saturday, October 18, 2025
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Government shutdown updates: Judge blocks mass firings of government workers A federal district judge issues emergency order blocking the White House's mass firings of government workers, the union representing thousands of federal employees said.

Government shutdown updates: Judge blocks mass firings of government workers
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Opinion | Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House away from D.C. is backfiring In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.

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The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

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'It can be a loss of life': First responders detail the deadly cost of rural hospital closures Across the country, hospitals are vanishing, and a new wave of Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.

Rural hospitals are vanishing, and Medicaid cuts could accelerate the collapse.
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan dissident Maria Machado: 'Democracy is in retreat' The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee called her "a brave and committed champion of peace."
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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

Good luck with our cowardly media! ‼️‼️‼️‼️
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Bill 📎
@williamsternitzky

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@bluedotarkie

I am a little blue dot in a red state. Never trumper. Resister. Other than that, I am a mother, grandmother and proud Democrat. Let’s take back our country!

KRPratt
@krpratt

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Jackie Lees 🏳️‍⚧️🌈
@jleestrnsgndr

Transgender (72), she/her/they. Veteran. Active LGBTQ+ Advocate. National Spokesperson & Storyteller to encourage, support and speak out for LGBTQ elders. Keep politics and preachers out of your pants. Seniors need their own Pride Celebrations.

@ga36542

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OLD DUFFER
@antifavet

TWITTER/QUITTER former handle of @2broke2retire I HATE NAZIS Old fart vet living in Wisconsin who loves democracy, family, golf, books, music and fur family members. Loathe Trump! PS FUCK RON JOHNSON AND SCOTT WALKER

@brianpcf

California YIMBY Former USMC USNA Grad St. John’s College Grad Pod host: Combat & Classics

O.G. Trekker
@vinn113

U.S.Army Combat Medic, Photographer, Music lover, Animal lover, Nature lover, Altruist, Trekker, and Democrat. Threads ~ @vinn113 Instagram ~ @vinn113

Rick - We are the rebellion
@rick55nj

resister, blue, ⬅️ lefty Dem, anti-🤡 💙 Proud member of “Aunti Fah Local 7” 🗣️ “When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty."-Thomas Jefferson. Time to resist, rebel and not give up. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱

Tom Lafferty
@thomaslafferty

Anti Fascist US Navy Vet 1978-1984 ET2 Former 2-way radio tech and sales retired 1/25. Enjoying the outdoors in the Asheville, NC region Born 314.3 ppm CO2 User: #684,188 or #670,793, Registered: 21 Aug 2023

Gary in Colorado
@garyincolorado

Retired Chemist living in the Colorado Mountains. USAF Viet Nam war veteran True Blue 💙💙💙 #Resister 🚫 DMs 🚫 MAGA 🚫 Crypto 🚫 Pornbots

MadBlue 💙
@ronniblue2

I’m a 💙🧢resistor in bloody OK.Concerned for my 5gkids & yours!Political news consumer!Watch your state bills. #Resistor #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #StopTheFascistPEDO #SaveOurConstitution #StopWhiteNationalism #VotingRights #OKResistor 🌈safew/me #IAmAntifa

USDemocracy
@usdemocracy

Group account for #USDemocracy Activists Coalition. Working to defend American Democracy, a founding principle of our nation. To oppose it is to oppose America. See pinned post. DM to join us! #USDemocracy

Lilith
@stargazing007

Libra Sun, Scorpio asc, Aquarius Moon, Virgo Lilith, Astrologer Spiritual Agnostic. Loving Wife, Mother and Friend to most. Vegan Animal Lover. Protective Feminist, Visual Artist, Interior Designer & Creative Director. Who am I? I’m still DREAMING 🚀

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@aj--thompson

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Jeff
@bumper54

🔵 Dot in Iowa 💙RESISTER💙 💙Hawkeyes 😊!!! Labradoodles💕 Unattached 🥴Traveling,Walks, Art, Coffee, Fishing, Drug Free Stroke Survivor🤷 BLM 🌈 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ 🇨🇦 Canadian Wannabe Major Trump Hater!🤬 Swears too Much esp the F word FUCK trump #IowaBlue