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Italian American ESL teacher & Italo Disco lover living in Rome. Progressive politically to the core. American University class of '86, born in Connecticut. I love my universal healthcare.

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🀫 Hush Line An open-source whistleblowing platform for organizations and individuals.

Hey folks. A plea for help. Have you written your member of Congress about the war in Iran? Have they responded? We want to see the letters they're sending their constituents. If you have them, send it to us on our secure tipline. Here: thebulwark.com/tips

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This one really doesn’t know when to stop huh! Who in their right mind even bothers with getting fucked up at Mardi Gras in 2026 with all that is going on in this world?

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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with members of the news media. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with members of the news media. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Gavin Newsom: β€œReview the tape β€” Trump spent more time talking about the curtains & his ballroom than of the 4 service members that died bc of his operation & his declaration of war without congressional consent β€” He still has not articulated clear vision of what the end game is. Period. Full stop”

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has any politician anywhere tried denouncing Israel in their stump speech?

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House panel releases videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton answering questions about Epstein Videos of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answering questions about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are being released by a House committee investiga...

BREAKING: House has released depositions of the Clintons in the Epstein inquiry. apnews.com/article/jeff...

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Amy Madigan wins Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Weapons at the Actor Awards

#ActorAwards

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Trump Parties With Millionaires as American Troops Die β€” The Daily Beast Millionaires, Republican Party elites and big-spending donors were at Mar-a-Lago to party while Trump’s war raged across at least 10 countries.

While American troops die in a war he chose, Trump is clinking glasses with millionaires at Mar-a-Lago.

He admits at 2am that Americans could die then keeps the fundraiser rolling. Disgraceful!

#EpsteinWar
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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NOW THAT ICE HAS A LARGER BUDGET
THAN THE US
MARINE CORPS, WE'RE SENDING THEM FIRST, RIGHT?

NOW THAT ICE HAS A LARGER BUDGET THAN THE US MARINE CORPS, WE'RE SENDING THEM FIRST, RIGHT?

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This was one of the dumbest possible moves by a man whose approval ratings are abysmal in a party where there is bipartisan rage just 9 months from a midterm election that will likely decide the fate of his presidency and personal freedom. Being Bibi's and MBS's bitch is some weakass "leadership".

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Earlier: Amazon Data Center reportedly bombed in UAE.

Half the regions cloud infrastructure runs through that facility.. Banking apps, logistics, defense contractors, everything sitting on AWS servers just went dark for a moment.

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It won’t be Trump’s children dying in the Middle East β€” it’ll be working-class kids sent to war by his unauthorized action. Call your reps NOW. Block this war. Demand a vote on Reps Khanna and Massie's War Powers Act.

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No one in Trump Regime gives a damn about how many American die. All they care about is protecting the Pedophile in Chief

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Word from Iran is that The Epstein Files survived the attack.

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All MAGA supporters should have to pay a special tax to fund Trump's war on Iran. They voted for this piece of garbage, they should be required to pay the costs!

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Anything goes to stop the Epstein Files from coming out and exposing his alleged rape of a 13-year-old child.

The thing below is the civil part, and it is very clear what Donald J. Trump did to a child, multiple times. LOOK.

Click on the link and read it.

cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFile...

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Best of my Love by The Emotions a #1 hit in 1977

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Trio of people covered in dust and ash, including an elderly woman and a man carrying a woman in his arms. The street behind them is in flames.

Trio of people covered in dust and ash, including an elderly woman and a man carrying a woman in his arms. The street behind them is in flames.

Tehran tonight.

Twenty people were killed in a US–Israeli attack on Niloufar Square, a busy mixed residential and commercial neighborhood in Tehran.

(The photo was taken by Iran’s Student News Network and has been geolocated.)

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She can't read, thinks news is fake, lives separately while her husband bombs kids. "I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U?" makes total sense now. She's not a person. She's an early model sex robot and someone forgot to install the empathy update.

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Republicans proved there's no part of the United States they will not destroy, corrupt, or betray to further their political career, and post political career in fascist private sector. obedience is to secure a cushy job by their political sponsor after being voted out, funded by illegal tax breaks

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Stop Pete Hegseth’s plan to spy on us

You can’t make this stuff up. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants unrestricted access to AI to expand mass surveillance and build deadlier weapons of war. And he’s threatening to blacklist tech companies that don’t give it to him. We need to get every tech company to reject Hegseth’s ultimatum.

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Donald Trump to host glitzy Mar-a-Lago party hours after declaring war on Iran Trump and his national security team gave orders for the attack from Mar-a-Lago. He is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida

Donald Trump to host glitzy Mar-a-Lago party hours after declaring war on Iran

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