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Robyn Eckhardt

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Former food journalist with past lives in Asia and Italy. Author, โ€œIstanbul & Beyondโ€, about Turkeyโ€™s lesser known eastern cuisines. Dogs/cats/nature. The Pacific Northwest is best. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

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This is so horribly sad and cruel. In the rush to disappear people, ICE basically left the familiesโ€™ pets to fend for themselves in abandoned cars and homes.

01.03.2026 07:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump vies for Bushโ€™s crown for worst foreign policy decision in history The US president upended half a century of US foreign policy in an eight-minute video with another attempt at Middle Eastern regime change

Trump vies for Bushโ€™s crown for worst foreign policy decision in history www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

01.03.2026 07:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 824    ๐Ÿ” 221    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Killing kids so early in the game. But to be fair - Israelโ€™s had a lot if practice at that.

28.02.2026 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weโ€™re the monsters.

28.02.2026 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 121    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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27.02.2026 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4541    ๐Ÿ” 929    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 110    ๐Ÿ“Œ 191

So Hegseth is attacking Scouting America for treating trans kids with respect, including respecting their chosen names... at the same time he demands you respect the made up name for his department, which he changed illegally without congressional approval.

27.02.2026 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2347    ๐Ÿ” 542    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Exclusive | Classified Report Finds Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports The Homeland Security secretaryโ€™s handling of an issue related to allowing travelers to keep shoes on at checkpoints fits pattern that has alarmed some national-security officials.

WSJ - DHS Secretary Noem for months failed to appropriately respond to an internal watchdog's finding that one of her biggest changes to airport securityโ€”allowing passengers to go through screenings with their shoes onโ€”is creating "significant" security risks. www.wsj.com/politics/national...

27.02.2026 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The Washington Post's description of the bodycam video of his arrest last year, and the translation of Mr. Shah Alam's comments, is gutting. Remember, he was entirely blind in one eye and could only see three feet in the other, and he spoke virtually no English.

He spent a year in jail for this.

27.02.2026 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3947    ๐Ÿ” 1776    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 115

We are living through a period where we have mass government layoffs literally causing countless deaths while at the same time DHS has so much money that Noem will have a different luxury jet for every day of the week

27.02.2026 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1312    ๐Ÿ” 509    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

We donโ€™t recognize โ€œhate crimesโ€ anymore unless itโ€™s a fragile white chud accusing a person of color of using an expletive in their presence.

27.02.2026 09:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

we're going to need to have so many trials and tribunals

27.02.2026 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 272    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Blind, disabled, unable to communicate English.
Dropped outside in a Buffalo winter.
CBP didnโ€™t even notify his family that heโ€™d been released.
They knew what would happen to him. (Hoped for it?)
Every one of the involved CBP officers should be charged w/manslaughter. At the very least.

27.02.2026 09:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

White South Africans Go Home.

26.02.2026 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œThe stupid remainโ€ is a helluva shitty slag on every non-stupid American who for whatever reason simply cannot leave. AFAIK no decent country is yet accepting American โ€œrefugeesโ€.

26.02.2026 23:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Anthropic rejects Pentagonโ€™s โ€˜best and final offerโ€™ CEO Dario Amodei said start-up โ€˜cannot in good conscienceโ€™ agree to governmentโ€™s terms for military use of its AI

"Anthropic will reject a 'best and final offer' to continue working with the US military, according to its chief Dario Amodei, setting up a legal fight between one of Americaโ€™s leading AI labs and the Pentagon." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

26.02.2026 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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The Trump administrationโ€™s favorite nuclear startup has ties to Russia and Epstein Also, Christian nationalism.

If you've ever wondered what kinds of nuclear companies the Trump administration has in mind to power all the AI data centers, I just wrote about one: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

26.02.2026 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 110    ๐Ÿ” 79    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

A nationwide book ban bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Here's what you need to know about HR7661, including who is behind it, the history behind such bills, and what you need to do to stop it.

bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

26.02.2026 14:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 415    ๐Ÿ” 434    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 87

My latest:

More election deniers may be involved with this proposed "national emergency" elections executive order.

QAnon figure Juan O. Savin has said his โ€œteam โ€ฆ wrote upโ€ a โ€œ17-page documentโ€ which it โ€œprovided to the president last springโ€ & that Trump is โ€œgoing to use โ€ฆ 80, 85, 90%โ€ of it.

26.02.2026 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
Elizabeth Holmes C @ElizabethHolmes
X.com
My federal prison camp let inmates stay up past count for the BET Music Awards.
Last night they wouldn't let us watch the State of the Union.
The Bureau of Prisons would rather we be entertained than educated. The system is broken.
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Elizabeth Holmes C @ElizabethHolmes X.com My federal prison camp let inmates stay up past count for the BET Music Awards. Last night they wouldn't let us watch the State of the Union. The Bureau of Prisons would rather we be entertained than educated. The system is broken. 9:10 AM โ€ข 2/25/26 โ€ข 873K Views

โ€œMister President I am doing a racism in public so you will pardon me.โ€

26.02.2026 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 609    ๐Ÿ” 107    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow

It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker

This was never about woman's sports

26.02.2026 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9370    ๐Ÿ” 4607    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 234    ๐Ÿ“Œ 671
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I love Payneโ€™s Greyโ€ฆthe granulation, textures, and mood it creates. I donโ€™t work in it very often, but perhaps that needs to change. Another abstract worked small. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป #watercolor #watercolorpainting

19.02.2026 22:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Update: The Sisters are performing cuteness for the pet sitters.

26.02.2026 06:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep

26.02.2026 02:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep

26.02.2026 02:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Truth. And not the worst weโ€™ll see in coming months Iโ€™m sure.

26.02.2026 02:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I was living in Malaysia the bodies of some 30+ Rohingya refugees were found in a mass grave in the NE. General consensus was Malaysian police were in on it if not fully responsible. โ€œThat wouldnโ€™t happen in the USA,โ€ I thought to myself. It could totally happen in the USA under this regime.

26.02.2026 01:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Best pro-Dem ad ever.

26.02.2026 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

it's not exactly living long enough to dance on the grave of my enemies but it is a downpayment, i suppose.

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