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Terry Kalb

@teka21.bsky.social

Union and public ed activist, retired teacher, mom, nana, theater lover, bread baker and Mets fan. National Admin of the Badass Teachers Association. Cat mama to Kasha and Knish.

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So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

05.03.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11890    πŸ” 4808    πŸ’¬ 541    πŸ“Œ 285
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Ted Lieu to Kristi Noem: β€œI just showed you a video with ICE officers at a school drop-off location β€” your refusal to commit to stopping these operations at or near schools & drop-off locations is why you're failing β€” so I'm going to show you this video that encapsulates why you're failing”

04.03.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5234    πŸ” 1366    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 45

This is psychotic behavior by Sheehy. My goodness

04.03.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7742    πŸ” 2798    πŸ’¬ 853    πŸ“Œ 241
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The "meritocracy" exposed: Internal emails reveal how the Trump administration hires legal interns β€œYou MUST be aligned politically with President Trump… GPA is not a strong factor.”

open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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Most anti-LGBTQ bills
Strictest abortion ban
medical marijuana banned
Most medical bankruptcies
Books banned
High Gun violence
High poverty
Low per pupil spending
Immigrants living in fear
Most disenfranchised Black folks

β€œFreest” for who, @MarshaBlackburn?

05.03.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4947    πŸ” 1628    πŸ’¬ 468    πŸ“Œ 108

They’ve already seeded the next few generations.

05.03.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1259    πŸ” 537    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 22

Yeah, 15/10 for Him or 150% just Great because he's profiting off the War. They already paid him almost $25 Million toward the campaign to launch the War. Now, he has to destabilize #iran for his Donors. Very Old People make decisions for today, because they know they won't be around for the Fallout

05.03.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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An appeals court throws out a massive civil fraud penalty against President Trump Trump, in a social media post, claimed "total victory" after the ruling, which spares him from a potential half-billion-dollar fine for decades of exaggerating his wealth.

It's his MO. He has a long and criminal history of inflating numbers. When asked how he would rate his 2nd term he replied A+++. Grandiosity is a part of sadistic malignant narcissism.

www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g...

05.03.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump said the U.S. is β€œdoing very well on the war front, to put it mildly.” Then he gives the U.S. a 15 out of 10 grade for the Iran war. πŸ₯΄

Six Americans are dead and he’s grading it like a game.

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Trump admin wants to buy Ukrainian weapons to fight Iran: Report Iran has fired drones and missiles at U.S. assets across the Middle East, including military bases, since the war began.

We've gone from "The US needs to arm Ukraine" to "Ukraine needs to arm the US." www.newsweek.com/trump-drones...

05.03.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Morning Y'all.
The price of gas has risen by 40 cents.

05.03.2026 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1184    πŸ” 385    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 15
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😑😑😑😑

05.03.2026 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 11456    πŸ” 4265    πŸ’¬ 341    πŸ“Œ 171
A person holding a Palestinian flag; text overlay states, "Israel detains Palestinian over flag."

A person holding a Palestinian flag; text overlay states, "Israel detains Palestinian over flag."

"Israeli forces detained a Palestinian woman in Wadi Ara after a Palestinian flag was found inside her home. The woman was later transferred to house arrest under restrictive conditions" #WestBank #Israel

05.03.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7
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I'm shocked .. a bloke with the IQ of a gnat .. who lies continuously.. has been caught in yet another lie .. #DistractionWar.. anyone seen the #Unredacted #TrumpsteinFiles & willing to dump the lot online?

04.03.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5833    πŸ” 1936    πŸ’¬ 248    πŸ“Œ 76

The Constitution is clear: Congress decides on war. When a president uses military force without authorization and Congress stays silent, they are abandoning their role as a co equal branch of government. War is the most serious power our government has. Shame on the U.S. Senate today.

05.03.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5850    πŸ” 1668    πŸ’¬ 360    πŸ“Œ 80
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Americans are dead. Prices are skyrocketing. The Middle East is on fire. Civil war is brewing in Iran.

And for what? A war that will leave the same hardliners in charge? A war that can't actually destroy their nuclear program?

This is incompetence. Plain and simple.

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Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution

05.03.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 784    πŸ” 219    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7
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Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

NEW: When asked if top aide Corey Lewandowski has β€œa role in approving contracts,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem replied, β€œNo.”

But internal DHS records contradict her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

By @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social

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AOC: If people like Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, and Pam Bondi violate the law, there are supposed to be consequences. These are people who call themselves law enforcement officers. The message they’re sending is that they can cover up for pedophiles and street executions. That cannot be acceptable.

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47 years is the *opposite* of imminent (which means "something that will happen soon"). These people are so stupid.

04.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7207    πŸ” 1703    πŸ’¬ 643    πŸ“Œ 150
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β€œThere’s no Somali folks in the Epstein Files”

Welp

05.03.2026 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6444    πŸ” 1568    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 44
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AOC: This is about actual crimes happening in front of us. This is about shredding the Constitution and plunging us into war. This is about taking crypto money and money laundering… So if you’re asking me if I’d support impeachment, I do

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Democrats Question Credentials of Armed Squad Created by Trump Ally

Democrats Question Credentials of Armed Squad Created by Trump Ally www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/n...

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"Tabloid garbage"

04.03.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Dems need to start referring to Corey Lewandowski as "Secretary Noem's affair partner" at every hearing. Her response would be extremely entertaining!

04.03.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The headline for this hearing should simply be, β€œSecretary Noem does not deny sleeping with her subordinate.”

04.03.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."

04.03.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 27772    πŸ” 7396    πŸ’¬ 1125    πŸ“Œ 667

Here's a lil Fun Fact: You can disagree with judges all you want but you're still legally bound by their decisions if you're in their court.

That applies to all the decisions made regarding DHS and their wildly illegal actions and malicious compliance in the instances they abide by the decision.

04.03.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry you do not get to disagree with the judge. He’s a judge and you have an online degree in something not law. He rules, you obey. Very simple and I do not have a law degree either. 8th grade civics.

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