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Anita Leigh Pettus

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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

This is what actual freedom of speech looks like β€” join in
www.nokings.org

20.09.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2452    πŸ” 1014    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 33
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Manhattan Prosecutor Who Handled Epstein Cases Is Fired

Manhattan Prosecutor Who Handled Epstein Cases Is Fired www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...

17.07.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
BREAKING: 4th Circuit Pauses North Carolina Ballot Rejections
YouTube video by Democracy Docket BREAKING: 4th Circuit Pauses North Carolina Ballot Rejections

🚨BREAKING: In a BIG win for North Carolina voters, the 4th Circuit has blocked North Carolina from beginning the state court ordered cure process in the contested state Supreme Court election.

Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/edDvHvq3cxM

23.04.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9445    πŸ” 1792    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 81
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Musk wants to leave politics because he’s tired of β€˜attacks’ from the left: report Speculation of Tesla CEO’s possible departure comes as his influence in the administration appears to wane

"Elon Musk is reportedly set to leave his government role because he’s tired of attacks from the left...Tesla is seeing potentially 15%β€”20% permanent demand destruction for future Tesla buyers due to the brand damage Musk has created"
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

22.04.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 267    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 12
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GOP congresswoman goes full racist on Trump critic A Republican congresswoman is getting torched online for a racist jab at a Democratic colleague who did something she refuses to: call out President Donald Trump. In a clip posted to X by left-...

Bold strategy from someone whose husband went to prison for peddling fake drugs and whose constituents are turning on her.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

23.04.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrat blocked from meeting with wrongly deported man in El Salvador After arriving in El Salvador Wednesday, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland was denied his request to speak with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador…

"His answer was that the Trump administration is paying El Salvador, the government of El Salvador, to keep him at CECOT."

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

17.04.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Do not assume that the road will always go straight because it has gone straight for a while. Do not assume the future will look like the past.

16.04.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 569    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5

We are on Russias side. The orange fatty is straight traitor

15.04.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6788    πŸ” 2099    πŸ’¬ 529    πŸ“Œ 108
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Emergency Video; April 14, 2025 Hey everyone.

Emergency video: it’s time to start making plans. Either the house steps up to defend the constitution, or our generation does.

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

14.04.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 19430    πŸ” 5497    πŸ’¬ 1115    πŸ“Œ 403
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White House desperately wants you to forget national security fail The Trump administration is attempting to shut down growing concerns over the war plans leak , even as congressional requests for independent ...

β€œCase closed,” says the Trump White House after leaking war plans in a Signal chat with a journalist accidentally included. The real investigation? Handed to … Elon Musk.

02.04.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
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See the scene as hundreds protest β€˜inhumane’ conditions outside Krome detention center Holding signs and chanting slogans, hundreds of people gathered near the entrance of the Krome Detention Center on Saturday. The protest came as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown funnel...

"Holding signs and chanting slogans, hundreds of people gathered near the entrance of the Krome Detention Center on Saturday. The protest came as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown funneled people into the Miami facility."

Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

01.04.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina’s Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price. The move, which led to disruptions in services for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, provides a glimpse of the consequences when a branch of government assumes unprecedented control.

Staffers at 18 rape crisis centers told ProPublica that payments were delayed for months after North Carolina’s state Legislature directed $15 million for sexual assault survivors away from Democratic-led agencies that had long overseen such money.

By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

30.03.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1107    πŸ” 517    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 28

When you removed populations from the category of human rights, are you removing them from the category of human?

20.03.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1224    πŸ” 457    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 28
DOGE and the Privacy Act

Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.

20.03.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19095    πŸ” 5680    πŸ’¬ 814    πŸ“Œ 224

And money

19.03.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'I should be the leader': Schumer digs in as his own party rebels Looks like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t get the memo : Democratic voters (shockingly!) want their leaders to fight back against President Donald Trump instead ...

Looks like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t get the memo: Democratic voters (shockingly!) want their leaders to fight back against President Donald Trump instead of surrendering to his autocratic power grab and getting nothing in return.

18.03.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
Pete Hegseth's white nationalist tattoos.

Pete Hegseth's white nationalist tattoos.

Would like to report some gang tattoos.

18.03.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 37115    πŸ” 7699    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 578
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US boots South African ambassador for saying mean things about Trump Donald Trump lackey and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expelled Emrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to the United States, the Associated Press reported . The foreign diplomat lost his ...

Maybeβ€”and hear us out hereβ€”if Trump and his supporters didn’t espouse white supremacist views, they wouldn’t have their feelings hurt when people rightly point out their racism.

17.03.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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A funny food writer who shared joy during Helene gets a warm welcome upon his return Remember the insurance adjuster whose posts gave Western North Carolina residents a few much needed laughs? Now, he’s back for good.

www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...

17.03.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why do Republicans now think it’s okay to pay more for everything? Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politicsβ€”and why you need to know. President Donald Trump ...

Trump swore he’d fix the economy β€œon Day 1.” Instead, he tanked the markets, fired federal workers, and made eggs a luxury itemβ€”all while his cult cheers.

16.03.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stand Your Ground. Plant Some Flowers On It Too You know who's doing great organizing for us right now? Elon Musk and Donald Trump, that's who. By attacking and alienating more and more swathes of the American public, they're handing us the possibi...

www.meditationsinanemergency.com/stand-your-g...

17.03.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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La Pantera 97.3 debuts local Spanish-language morning show - Asheville's 828 News NOW ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) – La Pantera 97.3, Asheville's first commercial Spanish-language radio station, debuted its new live morning show, Despierta Con Omar (Wake Up With Omar), today. The show,...

828newsnow.com/news/228822-...

17.03.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm leading the charge demanding USDA reverse its cancellation of $1 billion in food purchases for local schools, food banks, & child care centers.

As people struggle with rising grocery prices, these purchases help them keep food on the table – & support the California farmers who feed our nation.

15.03.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 16681    πŸ” 4275    πŸ’¬ 657    πŸ“Œ 147

Stayed there before Helene for spouse’s birthday ❀️

15.03.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Asheville hotel is one of the 'World's Greatest' places to stay in 2025: Time magazine One Asheville hotel made Time's worldwide list of suggestions for not only its offerings, but the role it played in the aftermath of Helene.

www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

15.03.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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From the Chuck Edwards town hall in Asheville, NC 3/13

14.03.2025 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dollars and nonsense: House Republicans vote to defund D.C. police and schools Congress could force D.C. to cut $1.1 billion out of its local budget, which could lead to cuts in services and layoffs.

Look who's defunding the police now. 51st.news/house-republ...

13.03.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 459    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.

12.03.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 47863    πŸ” 11616    πŸ’¬ 1137    πŸ“Œ 504
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Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is a frightening turn. If you value free speech, you should be concerned over the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

A troubling precedent? Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest and the future of free speech.

"President Trump is infringing not just on the inalienable right of free speech, but the fundamental ethic of it."
β€” Isaac Saul, Tangle Founder

Read it here‡️

www.readtangle.com/otherposts/m...

11.03.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump hosts awkward infomercial to hawk Teslas from White House driveway Donald Trump tried to help his co-President Elon Musk stem the bleeding at his flailing car company on Tuesday by holding an infomercial in front of the White House and claiming he was buying one of…

This is so pathetic.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

11.03.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 3

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