Victoria

Victoria

@beechtree.bsky.social

Birds and Botany and Democracy

1,218 Followers 1,478 Following 59 Posts Joined Aug 2023
19 hours ago

The alarming fact is that we’re not even close to the bottom with this madman.

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His whole life, Trump has always had someone else around to bail him out of the messes he creates: his father, Allen Weisselberg, the "adults in the room" in his first term. Now all those protectors are gone and he is openly begging for someone to save him from his own folly.

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Trump bails out Putin. An excellent graphic.

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3 days ago
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From the vermont community on Reddit: I've Got Love For My Neighbor": South Burlington Unites in Peaceful Resistance to Protect Family from ICE Explore this post and more from the vermont community

ICE operation in South Burlington, VT. Police called and told ice to leave as they did not have judicial warrant. The community is coming together and still growing. This started at 7:30 am. This is how we do it! @sanders.senate.gov @balint.house.gov #ICEOut

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Tensions high as protesters, police gather at site of ICE enforcement action in South Burlington A large group of people continues to protest a federal immigration action involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a property on Dorset Street in South Burlington on Wednesday.

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Russia the only ‘winner’ of US-Israel war on Iran: EU Council president Antonio Costa says Russia benefits from soaring global energy prices and attention being diverted from war in Ukraine.

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A handful of Republicans in Congress & Supreme Court can end this nightmare any time they choose, and history will remember them as saviors of the republic, no matter what terrible things they did to US in last 10 years: insane we cannot find a few volunteers for this plum deal!

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“Our government is treating the suffering of the Iranian people as a backdrop for our own entertainment … But, in the end, we lose our humanity when we are thrilled by the destructive power of our military. … The longer we remain blind to the terrible consequences of war ...

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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

SCOOP: Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media.

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1 week ago
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor O
@KhalafAlHabtoor
X.com
© Translated from Arabic by Grok
His Excellency President Donald Trump,
A direct question: Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with #Iran? And on what basis did you make this dangerous decision?
Did you calculate the collateral damage before pulling the trigger? And did you consider that the first to suffer from this escalation will be the countries of the region itself!
The peoples of this region have the right to ask as well: Was this your decision alone? Or did it come as a result of pressures from #Netanyahu and his government?
You have placed the countries of the
#GulfCooperationCouncil and the Arab countries at the heart of a danger they did not choose. Thank God, we are strong and capable of defending ourselves, and we have armies and defenses that protect our homelands, but the question remains:
Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield?
For before the ink has dried on the #BoardOfPeace initiative that you announced in the name of peace and stability, we find ourselves facing a military escalation that endangers the entire region. So where did those initiatives go? And what is the fate of the commitments made in the name of peace?
Most of the funding proposed in those initiatives came from the countries of the region themselves, and from Arab Gulf countries that contributed billions of dollars on the basis of supporting stability and development. And these countries have the right to ask today: Where did this money go? And are we funding peace initiatives or funding a war that exposes us to danger?
More dangerous than that, your decision does not threaten only the peoples of the region, but also reaches the American people whom you promised peace and prosperity. And here they are today, finding themselves in a war funded from their money and taxes, with costs ranging, according to the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), between 40-65 billion dollars for direct military …

1. Emirati billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor slams President Trump:

“Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with Iran? And on what basis did you make this dangerous decision?”

“Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield?”

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Garcia: "I want to just show this image here. This is an image of some kids, including one of Liam Ramos's classmates. These are kids that are being held at detention facilities."

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BLUMENTHAL: The agent who shot her said, 'I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys. I'm up for another around of F around and find out.' Will you join me in condemning that agent?

KRISTI NOEM: That situation, I don't know the details, but I will look into that

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Trump's Iran War and the Article One crisis Congress's refusal to do its job is now the world's problem.

New in PN: Trump's Iran War and the Article One crisis

"Unless and until the GOP acknowledges that the country is in the grip of a madman bent on consolidating all constitutional power in him and him alone, Trump is free to singlehandedly decide to go to war. That's not how it's supposed to work."

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Always the first to flee while everyone else suffers the consequences.

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Trump has no plan. This is a damning summary from The Economist’s Middle East Correspondent Gregg Carlstrom.

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Trump campaign peace promises loom large over Iran war The "anti-war" candidate has bombed seven countries and launched a new regime-change war in Iran.

The peace president. No president in the modern era has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump. He's attacked 7 nations, 3 of which had never been targeted by US military strikes. He authorized more individual air strikes in 2025 than Biden did in 4 years.

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Then what happened?

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Send their kids for a change.

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North American birds are dying off faster. It signals a human crisis, too. The accelerating decline of birds is a bellwether of far deeper biodiversity crisis — one that threatens not only beloved species but the humans who live alongside them.

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911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Colbert’s Banned Interview With Rep. Talarico Becomes His Most Watched Interview In Months Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Texas, has been watched by millions on YouTube after it was banned from airing.

Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Texas, has been watched by millions on YouTube after it was banned from airing.

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“🇺🇸 agriculture is on the verge of widespread collapse… they’re asking for a rollback of virtually every policy Trump has introduced.”

As Republicans try to distance Trump policies from🧑‍🌾 farmer struggles, the truth is clear: www.facebook.com/share/v/17Up...

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"Antarctica's first political prisoner":

Ukrainian marine biologist Leonid Pshenichnov was arrested by Russia in occupied Crimea in September of 2025. He is charged with high treason and might spend up to 20 years in prison.

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3 weeks ago

One thing I think abt a lot: Just imagine how well the economy would be doing if Trump hadn’t spent all of last year trashing the great economy he inherited? Tariffs, huge govt layoffs, slashing research/medical/science spending, torturing US cities with immigration raids. Economy would be humming!

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3 weeks ago

thats an attack ad

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1 month ago

There are far more voters than ICE agents. People should plan to stay at their polling place all day. Make it a party. Meet your neighbors. Talk politics. Gather food trucks. Make it a safe place for voters who are nervous. ICE agents always back off when they are outnumbered.

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‘I feel like a ghost’: new father deported by ICE to Bhutan that exiled his family Mohan Karki – one of many people ICE has deported to countries with which they have little connection – leaves behind his wife and seven-month-old baby he has yet to hold

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So, Jack Smith working with a subpoena to acquire general phone logs is a breech of privacy but the DOJ can just randomly spy on the congress people and their computer searches for no apparent reason?
The cognitive dissonance of these people never ceases to astonish me.

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Headline card with text on the top that reads: "Republican bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals". Photo diptych below shows a plane dropping red fire retardant over a forest and a sign warning of pesticides on a farm.

A new Republican House bill proposes sweeping changes to US toxic chemical laws that would gut protections for consumers, workers and the environment, public health advocates mobilizing against the legislation warn.

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