During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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I remember when they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty.
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The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.
I don't know how to yell any louder.
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The shutdown will have more unpaid workers than a Trump construction site.
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I miss the days when Obama could just post his summer playlist instead of dire warnings.
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The snow in the woods melted in a week.
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βTransitioningβ from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. π€‘
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This is like saying parents saved money by not feeding their kids as much and skipping doctorsβ appointments. People were actually using the services heβs killed off, among them veterans.
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The dogs loved romping in the snow. Finally enough snow for snowshoeing.
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πΆsteal a little and they throw you in jail / steal a lot and they make you kingπΆ
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If you take down a Confederate memorial that was literally dedicated to promote white supremacy, thatβs βerasing history.β
But if you hide pictures of accomplished women, thatβs just fighting wokeness.
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Mexico has done more to help with the fires in America than the entire Republican Party. What does that tell you?
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Pretty day in Maine after a dusting of snow yesterday. Wish there was enough to snowshoe, but I'll take it.
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Pretty sunset after a rainy day.
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Good morning Maine.
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View from the deck this evening. #Maine #sunset #autumn
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Contrast: 2 years ago
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First tomato of the season; maybe the 5th cuke. Not much sun this summer in Maine.
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