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CBS, PBS, ABC News investigative reporter alum. Think #climate justice in shopping, eating, voting & investing. In these cataclysmic times, embrace good trouble & the First Amendment. โ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒŠ

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Trump is Arming ICE with Guns You Paid For Donald Trump and Kristi Noem are spending more than $144 million on guns, ammo, and โ€œless lethalโ€ accessories for ICE and CBP.

Trump's domestic armed & dangerous military has little training, lots of lethal toys, & blind obedience to the authoritarian leader, not the Constitution. open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...

27.02.2026 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
HIllary Clinton's Opening Statement 2026-02-26.pdf

Read & circulate Hilary Clintonโ€™s powerful statement to the sham congressional committee. Get under oath testimony from the men who befriended & supported Epsteinโ€™s evil. Trump shows up 10s of 1000s times. Victims deserve testimony from #Trump + justice not circus. drive.google.com/file/u/0/d/1...

27.02.2026 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.

They dropped off Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee who didn't speak English, at a CLOSED Tim Hortons.

5 miles away from his home.

He never made it.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

27.02.2026 01:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2220    ๐Ÿ” 1044    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 142    ๐Ÿ“Œ 86
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ICYMI โ€” โ€œBorder Patrol agents left a partially blind refugee who spoke little English in the parking lot of a Buffalo coffee shop the night of Feb. 19... He was found dead five days later.โ€

They say it was open. It wasnโ€™t. 37 degrees outside.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

27.02.2026 04:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1760    ๐Ÿ” 901    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 126    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74
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February 26, 2026 It appears the State of the Union was the marker for the White House to launch directly into campaign mode.

February 26, 2026

27.02.2026 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1106    ๐Ÿ” 399    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52

Weird they dragged in Hillary Clinton when there's another First Lady right there in the White House who actually knew Jeffrey Epstein.

27.02.2026 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16582    ๐Ÿ” 3912    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 494    ๐Ÿ“Œ 155
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38348    ๐Ÿ” 16270    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1811    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1064
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When is someone going to investigate the real fraud in our govt? The big fraud?

27.02.2026 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7062    ๐Ÿ” 3158    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 310    ๐Ÿ“Œ 163
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The SAVE Act Is Dead, Fulton County Is Fighting Back; So, Of Course, Trump Wants To Seize Control Of The Election Here's everything you need to know after a day of fast moving developments

Our constitution provides for elections to be controlled by states, not a wannabe king. But our constitution wonโ€™t stop Trump from trying to mess with our elections in November. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

27.02.2026 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

24.02.2026 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28979    ๐Ÿ” 10781    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 396    ๐Ÿ“Œ 303
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SPANBERGER: โ€œHis reckless trade policies have forced ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ families to pay $1,700+ each in tariff costs. Even though the supreme court struck these tariffs down, the damage has been done. Meanwhile, the president is planning for new tariffs, another massive tax hike on your family.โ€

25.02.2026 04:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5632    ๐Ÿ” 1868    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37
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Massie goes full beast mode today.

Gets on the house floor, shreds the DOJ and starts naming names from the Epstein files.

25.02.2026 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18096    ๐Ÿ” 5593    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 474    ๐Ÿ“Œ 296
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HERO ๐Ÿ”ฅ

And I donโ€™t want to hear shit about a censure vote against this man.

Rep. Al Greene was ejected from the State of the Union for the sign โ€” โ€œBlack People Arenโ€™t Apes.โ€

25.02.2026 04:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19628    ๐Ÿ” 4828    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 787    ๐Ÿ“Œ 236

Hereโ€™s new and irrefutable evidence from the Epstein files that Howard Lutnick made false statements and was misleading about his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. It hasnโ€™t yet caused a storm. So please give it a read and share widely.

24.02.2026 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1176    ๐Ÿ” 573    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Prior to 2015, if any candidate for elected office had begun a public statement or tweet with this sentence, he or she would have been laughed out of public life.

Now, Americans re-elect them as commander-in-chief. I will never allow myself to become numb to his insanity.

23.02.2026 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8832    ๐Ÿ” 2337    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 993    ๐Ÿ“Œ 293
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What Melania Didnโ€™t Say Might Be the Loudest A messaging autopsy of Amazon's propaganda piece

Scathing propaganda. It may as well be a Marie Antoinette biopic. What Melania Didnโ€™t Say Might Be the Loudest open.substack.com/pub/unfortun...

23.02.2026 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More of this, please. The folks in this grassroots group are heroes.

Haven Watch lives by the promise, โ€œNo One Walks Alone.โ€ Day or night, they show up. When people are released from ICE detention, volunteers meet them in the cold, disoriented, and exhausted.

Beautiful and devastating all at once.

19.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17710    ๐Ÿ” 6723    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 513    ๐Ÿ“Œ 531
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Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?

19.02.2026 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18568    ๐Ÿ” 7248    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2382    ๐Ÿ“Œ 953
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๐Ÿ”ฅ REP. @votebo.com MITCHELL: โ€œI just get so sick of over and over the hateโ€ฆ I chose to run for office to help people. I didnโ€™t come here to say who can I poke in the eye today.โ€

Mitchell lights up Bully Bulso for the Pride flag ban, one of his many anti-๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ bills.

H/T @tndemocrats.bsky.social

19.02.2026 23:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1410    ๐Ÿ” 421    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.

19.02.2026 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29893    ๐Ÿ” 8664    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1147    ๐Ÿ“Œ 462
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Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented.

Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling

19.02.2026 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6373    ๐Ÿ” 2973    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 204    ๐Ÿ“Œ 357
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

19.02.2026 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19191    ๐Ÿ” 7115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 279    ๐Ÿ“Œ 254
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Pledge to Align Your Money with Your Values: Credit Cards Making this commitment will help you take the steps needed to research your current credit card, find a responsible credit card, then follow through with moving your money.

Sign the pledge to align your money with your values in your credit cards!

action.greenamerica.org/page/91229/p...

@GreenAmerica

20.02.2026 00:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a โ€œbedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..โ€

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

19.02.2026 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4097    ๐Ÿ” 1716    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 580    ๐Ÿ“Œ 510
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Soโ€ฆ not a hoax then?

19.02.2026 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16061    ๐Ÿ” 6001    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 562    ๐Ÿ“Œ 269
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In State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pitches affordability and Illinois resilience to Trump Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said the Trump administrationโ€™s actions cutting federal funding for various programs have cost the people of Illinois $8.4 billion.

Come hell or high water, including Donald Trumpโ€™s turbulence, we can manage through the hard times and nevertheless make progress for a brighter future.

19.02.2026 03:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 952    ๐Ÿ” 160    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts The company is run by the husband of Noemโ€™s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the โ€œemergencyโ€ at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...

In honor of DHS spokesliar Tricia McLaughlin's resignation, let's revisit how her husband's company won a $220 million no-bid contract to run a stupid propaganda campaign featuring her boss, Kristi Noem, bashing immigrants while sitting on a horse in front of Mt. Rushmore.

19.02.2026 00:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4082    ๐Ÿ” 1892    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 147    ๐Ÿ“Œ 101
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Listen closely to every word of this

19.02.2026 01:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10635    ๐Ÿ” 4939    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 352    ๐Ÿ“Œ 319

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