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Kathy Porter

@kaporter.bsky.social

Blue dot in a bigger blue dot. When I need a break, I go birding. Relearning American History. Ice coffee is a year round thing here in MA

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Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

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Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.

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Not only is ICE snatching hard working people who are trying to earn a living, they’re taking their money too?

A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.

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Will someone release the video so we can shut down these disgusting excuses?

07.12.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6759    πŸ” 1607    πŸ’¬ 786    πŸ“Œ 140
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U.S. Flips History by Casting Europeβ€”Not Russiaβ€”as Villain in New Security Policy An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.

This is an abomination.

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Appeals court rules Trump can fire independent agency members without cause gutting the last bulwark against presidential capture of oversight. They're not "independent" if they serve at his pleasure. This is how democracies die: with judges rewriting "for cause" to mean "for any reason I like."

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He’s been, uh … trumped.

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Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...

He says the men they murdered are on a list.

Let’s see the list.

Let’s hear their names.

Show us the evidence.

If you have any.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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In 2021, a friend and I determined the peak Indiana Football experience we could hope for was to make a bowl 3 out of 4 years.

Indiana has beaten Ohio State for the first time since 1988.

Indiana won the B1G.

Indiana is #1 in the country.

Indiana is going to the Rose Bowl.

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Scientists recently combined the DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
Things went sideways real fast.

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett onstage with a crowd behind her

Rep. Jasmine Crockett onstage with a crowd behind her

Jasmine Crockett: β€œTo every politician celebrating this decision, let me offer a word of caution β€” Don't get too comfortable β€” When you push district lines this far, you risk losing the very seats you thought you locked inβ€œ

I think we can turn Texas blueβ€”

06.12.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 10645    πŸ” 2049    πŸ’¬ 256    πŸ“Œ 108

Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.

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Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname β€” a small South American country east ...

The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...

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cheap way to handle it

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The orange felon insults yet another female reporter by calling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins β€œstupid and nasty” after she inquired about the price of his trashy dictator ballroom after it increased by another $100M.

This is what happens when you normalize a criminal for a decade.

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Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science πŸ§ͺ

β€œβ€¦ we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward β€œI am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”

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73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the β€œworst of the worst.”

As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.

06.12.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3505    πŸ” 1353    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 57

I can’t hate this administration enough

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Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test. The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process, where the oath of allegiance and a citizenship certificate are granted.
Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday - known as the country's cradle of liberty - for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the United States. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn't proceed due to their countries of origin.

Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test. The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process, where the oath of allegiance and a citizenship certificate are granted. Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday - known as the country's cradle of liberty - for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the United States. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn't proceed due to their countries of origin.

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

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There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.

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NEW: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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@drrenemd.bsky.social
I was flabbergasted. The election was NOT yet certified. How long did he delay a certified result?

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I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True "Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."

"What we're witnessing is not reform. It's the hollowing out of an institution Americans rely on in every emergency. The actions will leave the country less prepared for the next foodborne illness cluster, maternal mortality crisis, or emerging pandemic."
time.com/7338714/dr-d...

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Two shirtless guys in deep ocean, trying to stay β€œin the fight” against the U.S. military with its missiles? What a claim!

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Oh no, we can't loose the strict adherence to traditional ideas of gender and sexuality that the Looney Tunes cartoons were so famous for.

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Trump been prompted to say this.

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NEW: Carol Loennig tells Nicoll Wallace on MSNOW that the DOJ intends to try and indict Letitia James a THIRD time.

The trouble with that is these multiple tries help James prove her vindictive and selective prosecution bid, and bolster a case to get the grand jury materials.

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There is no legitimate reason not to release the complete Sep. 2 video.

They released video of the first strike. What national security justification could there be for releasing video of the first part of the action but not the second? They wanted to cover up what happened after the first strike.

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