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Chicago boy now in MD, Theoretical Physicist, Retired from JHU/APL after 40 years.

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Read the joint statement from myself, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO-06), Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-02), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06):

20.11.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1634    πŸ” 459    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 22
β€˜CHECKMATE: GOP revolt pushes Trump to back down on Epstein files
YouTube video by MS NOW β€˜CHECKMATE: GOP revolt pushes Trump to back down on Epstein files

WATCH: β€œRepublicans staged an open revolt, and Trump backed down,” says Chris Hayes on Republicans voting to release the Epstein files. β€œThey had to knock the king over. Checkmate.”

19.11.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S. Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.

79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.

He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...

17.11.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4534    πŸ” 2731    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 426
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Spicy MN Gov! πŸ˜†

COURIER has compiled the 20,000 documents from Epstein's estate, released by the US House Oversight Committee on November 12, 2025, into an easily searchable repository.

Find something interesting? Let us know: camaron@couriernewsroom.com
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...

16.11.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5241    πŸ” 1734    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 52
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Sheesh
zeteo.com/p/senate-dem...

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It is EXACTLY the right word

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Thank you very much

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β€œ.. Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them.

β€œ.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”

@ddale8.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...

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Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.

This is not a deal β€” it's an empty promise.

Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.

Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

10.11.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 12218    πŸ” 3414    πŸ’¬ 561    πŸ“Œ 288
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a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag

A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.

10.11.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7970    πŸ” 3031    πŸ’¬ 210    πŸ“Œ 170

Thank you.

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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.

It’s disgraceful that the administration chose to go to court instead of fulfilling its responsibility to the American people.

I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.

apnews.com/article/snap...

08.11.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1255    πŸ” 317    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 14

Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate

This streak dies tomorrow

Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months

This blind spot will remain forever

06.11.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1232    πŸ” 614    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 38

Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.

How times change.

05.11.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3896    πŸ” 1434    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 41
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Democrats in β€˜Array’ What Tuesday’s Democratic sweep means

Huge wins in NJ, NY, VA, PA, CA collectively indicate that a bold repudiation of MAGA politics has taken hold. An honest headline might read: β€œDemocrats are in array”..The rending-the-garments, down-in-the-dumps attitude about party’s future is due for adjustment
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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In hindsight, it was probably a bad idea for voters to put the full force of the US state apparatus and military in the hands of a guy who bragged that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any support, and who was also granted immunity by the Supreme Court before taking office.

02.11.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2694    πŸ” 556    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 21

This makes me absolutely incandescent

02.11.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1979    πŸ” 437    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 30
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The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.

31.10.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 19192    πŸ” 6604    πŸ’¬ 681    πŸ“Œ 313

Thank you. It’s like saying β€œBank robbing is questionably legal”. Uh … No, it’s clearly illegal. So is what Trump is doing.

30.10.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I believe Trump when he says that he's going to deport people and he has an enemy list. People think that a second Trump term will be like the first, but it won't--not at all. He's out for revenge. It's the only thing he cares about. The Supreme Court has already ruled that presidents can't be held accountable to the rule of law if they claim that they're acting in their "official" capacity. He has promised to be a dictator and he has promised violence. He has promised to use the military and local police to attack Americans. You don't know who he'll go after, but it might be me. It might be you. If you think it won't be me or you, then you don't understand how authoritarianism works. Will Trump deport my husband? Will Trump deport my dad? Will Trump put me in jail or have me fired for writing a book about him and his dangerous rhetoric? The fact that I have to ask those questions shows you how dangerous Trump is. With our fractured media it's impossible to get good information out to the public, most folks are ignoring the news and only see bits of information, selected to confirm their biases. Talk to your friends, family, and neighbors. Vote.

I believe Trump when he says that he's going to deport people and he has an enemy list. People think that a second Trump term will be like the first, but it won't--not at all. He's out for revenge. It's the only thing he cares about. The Supreme Court has already ruled that presidents can't be held accountable to the rule of law if they claim that they're acting in their "official" capacity. He has promised to be a dictator and he has promised violence. He has promised to use the military and local police to attack Americans. You don't know who he'll go after, but it might be me. It might be you. If you think it won't be me or you, then you don't understand how authoritarianism works. Will Trump deport my husband? Will Trump deport my dad? Will Trump put me in jail or have me fired for writing a book about him and his dangerous rhetoric? The fact that I have to ask those questions shows you how dangerous Trump is. With our fractured media it's impossible to get good information out to the public, most folks are ignoring the news and only see bits of information, selected to confirm their biases. Talk to your friends, family, and neighbors. Vote.

fb memory from one a year ago. πŸ₯Ή

30.10.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 446    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2
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This is not β€œAmerica First”

26.10.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7227    πŸ” 2974    πŸ’¬ 430    πŸ“Œ 170

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress nearly a month ago with 70% of the vote yet Mike Johnson refuses to swear in. This is a continuation of the Jan 6 attack that was designed to overturn an election.

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Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!

So were the signs...

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When a Leader Turns His Weapons on His Own People...Even in Fantasy: The day Donald Trump posted an AI video showing him in a jet...dumping shit on Americans.πŸ‘‡
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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#A_NewHope ✊

18.10.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 59858    πŸ” 14311    πŸ’¬ 1232    πŸ“Œ 526
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Hark, Speaker Mike Johnson! Looking at all the many, many pics of the enormous, joyous β€œNo Kings” rallies throughout the United States today, I am struck by what lovely weather your Lord and Savior provided. Apparently, God is a fan of, as you claimed, "America-hating Antifa terrorists." Glory!

18.10.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 29995    πŸ” 7387    πŸ’¬ 707    πŸ“Œ 292

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.

Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

17.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 34962    πŸ” 10858    πŸ’¬ 1149    πŸ“Œ 411

GOP Speaker Johnson refusing to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva despite winning her election 2 weeks ago with 70% of the vote is a practice run for what GOP plans to do after 2026 election. They will not seat Democrats who won to keep control of the House. Dems need to fight hard this issue now!

16.10.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 306    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 8

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.

No phones, no staff, nothing.

I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

17.10.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 29269    πŸ” 9327    πŸ’¬ 1205    πŸ“Œ 383

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