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fmr National Foreign Language Teacher Aide in CA, ID, WA, MA, WI, OH

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Little white dog Pico happy with his pumpkin toy.

Little white dog Pico happy with his pumpkin toy.

β€œI’m descended from wolves”

08.12.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 730    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 1

Does anyone’s opinion matter more to Trump than Vladimir Putin?

08.12.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 353    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 9
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America’s Foreign Policy Now Alligns With Russia Last week’s release of Trump’s National Security Strategy made one thing brutally clear and that is that the United States is no longer fully shaping its own foreign policy.

Last week’s release of Trump’s National Security Strategy made one thing brutally clear and that is that the United States is no longer fully shaping its own foreign policy. The document reads like parts of it were written in Moscow and stamped in Washington

07.12.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 234    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 5

BINGO.

Even having a ZERO dollar deductible doesn’t do you any good if you can’t afford the premiums in the first place!

07.12.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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We do not want to go back to sham health insurance plans and denials Obamacare isn’t perfect, but it’s better than what we hadβ€”and what the GOP proposes.

We do not want to go back to sham health insurance plans and denials
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

07.12.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
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Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order News Podcast Β· Series Β·

My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it.

6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8:

podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...

07.12.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2688    πŸ” 816    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 32
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Rep. Jim Himes: "Pete Hegseth has no credibility on this matter. A week after this strike there was a briefing for Congress. Why was a follow up strike taken?"

07.12.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
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Megyn Kelly on Venezuela boat strikes: β€œI not only want to see them killed in the water, but I’d really like to see them suffer. I'd like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so that they lose a limb & bleed out a little.”

How very Christian of her.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

07.12.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 256    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 7
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Masked ICE agent says he β€œdoesn’t care” if he’s a citizen as he kidnaps U.S. teen.

This has got to end.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #Resist #FuckICE

06.12.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1417    πŸ” 798    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 31
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Alarm grows in Europe over what is seen as Trump's 'betrayal' of Ukraine European governments are fearful that Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow's terms.

β€œA recent Gallup poll found that Republicans disapprove of Trump’s policy on Ukraine more than any other issue.”

#Pinks #ProudBlue #MomSky

www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

06.12.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 354    πŸ” 188    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 13
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"This Court’s eagerness to playact a district court here has serious consequences,” Justice Elena Kagan said after the ruling. β€œThe majority calls its β€˜evaluation’ of this case β€˜preliminary.’ The results, though, will be anything but.”

www.theroot.com/why-supreme-...

06.12.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1 #ONEV1
πŸ—£ Midterm: US Senate OH
Vote for 🌟SherrodBrown: no one knows Ohio workers better than him.

As the current regime rewards the uberrich at the expense of the middle class, he’s a ray of hope.
sherrodbrown.com

06.12.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Robert Kagan: Trump's Foreign Policy & The New World Disorder On Trump’s foreign policy and the new world disorder

84 years ago today: Pearl Harbor, the culmination and consequence of two decades of retreat into isolationism, nationalism, nativism, protectionism, and a refusal to defend democracy and confront the dictators.

We have started down that path again.

conversationswithbillkristol.org/conversation...

07.12.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 720    πŸ” 218    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 7
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Trump vows to slam America’s doors shut as he heaps scorn on immigrants National guard shooting prompts extraordinary outburst and targeting of people from startling range of countries

Trump vows to slam America’s doors shut as he heaps scorn on immigrants

07.12.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 8

Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.

07.12.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4165    πŸ” 1431    πŸ’¬ 207    πŸ“Œ 42

β€œACIP has recommended a universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine since 1991, after realizing a risk-based strategy wasn’t working. Annual hepatitis B infections among infants and children have dropped 99% from 16,000 to less than 20.”

07.12.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 769    πŸ” 274    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7

Really struggling to determine which awful Trump administration policy will kill more people

The illicit war brewing with Venezuela, the RFK anti-vaccination CDC panel (which just recommended against Hepatitis B shots for newborns) or stripping away healthcare insurance from millions of Americans

05.12.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 2
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Heather Cox Richardson on How the Majority Can Fight Back and Win As MAGA "Doubles Down" on Fascism and White Supremacy A recording from THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video

I always love talking to Heather.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social on How the Majority Can Fight Back and Win As MAGA "Doubles Down" on Fascism and White Supremacy

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

06.12.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 303    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 4
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Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits Contact Congress today!

Since we can’t ever expect Mike Johnson to do the right thing, we’re forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. And we only need four more members to sign the petition to make it happen.

Help us move the needle!

06.12.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 12986    πŸ” 4005    πŸ’¬ 255    πŸ“Œ 138
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Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth Contact Congress today!

It’s time.

05.12.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3584    πŸ” 856    πŸ’¬ 182    πŸ“Œ 47
CDC Panel ends recommendation for newborn hepatitis B shot
YouTube video by MS NOW CDC Panel ends recommendation for newborn hepatitis B shot

WATCH: A CDC panel voted to end the recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, despite a 99% drop in cases since in the 30 years since it was implemented. Chris Hayes and Brandy Zadrozny react. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6REM...

06.12.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 573    πŸ” 211    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 35
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How to Read the Epstein Files Like an Expert Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown has some tips for what to look for when they emerge.

A cache of files related to Jeffrey Epstein are set to be released. In The Atlantic Daily, the investigative reporter Julie K. Brown shares tips with @dgraham.bsky.social on how to read the files like an expert:

06.12.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump’s β€œenraged” that the media is giving major news coverage to what everyone sees: the age, the decline, the not so slow fade. And he can’t spin it away.

Bonus: folks online are calling him β€œSleepy Don” because he keeps nodding off in meetings like it’s nap time at Mar a Lago.

Keep it up πŸ‘ŠπŸ½

06.12.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1844    πŸ” 578    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 42
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Gavin Newsom Just Hilariously Trolled President Trump's New 'Walk Of Fame' With A Brutal One Of His Own

Accurate.

06.12.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 662    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Align U.S. Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations with Best Practices from Peer, Developed Countries ALIGNING THE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to begin the

This is a fucking nightmare and right now I am very, very angry with the people who put Trump back in office.

More and more kids are going to die from preventable diseases.

As I have said for months, RFK Jr. has more power to singlehandedly kill more Americans than any other cabinet secretary.

06.12.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1437    πŸ” 465    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 28
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Our Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva pepper sprayed attacked by ICE
40 ICE AGENTS
Adelita was trying to calm and ask questions of ICE
They told her they don't care who she is
MASKED ICE ONCE AGAIN
ATTACK INNOCENT PEOPLE
Thank you Adelita for trying to intervene and thankful you are ok

06.12.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 583    πŸ” 351    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 19
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Supreme Court Poised to Take Another Swipe at Campaign Finance Law Congress, not the Supreme Court, should make the rules for political party fundraising.

The Supreme Court's track record in campaign finance cases since Citizens United has been the explosion of dark money, super PAC corruption, and cratering confidence in American democracy.

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

05.12.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump Humiliates Himself And America By Accepting A Made Up Peace Prize Donald Trump hit a new low on Friday when he accepted a peace prize that was made up by the soccer organization FIFA in a ceremony that was embarrassing for the nation.

The con artist is at it again with a made up #FIFA peace prize. I think it was meant as the #PieceOfShit prize, then it would a real prize #MAGAmorons eat that shit up #DV1 #ProudBlue
www.politicususa.com/p/trump-humi...

05.12.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 9
Ex-FBI agent Frank Figliuzzi on why Trump's DOJ claims about pipe bomber just arrested don't add up
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show Ex-FBI agent Frank Figliuzzi on why Trump's DOJ claims about pipe bomber just arrested don't add up

Former FBI Special agent Frank Figliuzzi talked to m about why Trump's DOJ claims about pipe bomber just arrested don't add up and actually raise more questions about what Trump's FBI is really up to. youtu.be/jbboeQtimj4?...

05.12.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

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