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Gen X, ADHD, Former Independent, Atheist, Housing first and funding schools will save AmericaπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ 🐳#VoteUnion "When the facts change, I change my mind - what do you do, sir?" John Maynard Keynes

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Declaring "Mission Accomplished" - that always works out well for US Presidents

07.03.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1366    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 30
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Well, imagine that …

06.03.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6720    πŸ” 2214    πŸ’¬ 269    πŸ“Œ 131
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This should alarm everyone

07.03.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Contrarians Combat Trump’s Wrongdoing at Home and Abroad Fighting on all fronts: Publisher's Roundup 57

The Kennedy Center may never recover if Trump demolishes it

Congress ordered it be a living memorial to a slain president

Trump is defying that order β€” & it’s blatantly illegal

We’re in court to stop it

My publisher’s note on @contrariannews.org πŸ‘‡ -TN

07.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1254    πŸ” 396    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 10
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A Texas man detained by ICE was his disabled son’s sole caregiver. His son will be laid to rest without him | CNN Wael Tarabishi’s family had hoped his father and primary caretaker could be present as they say their final goodbyes to the 30-year-old at his funeral on Thursday.

ICE Kidnapped Father/Caregiver Son Died

The father Maher Tarabishi was kidnapped while following the law during a routine immigration check in Dallas.

He was the sole trained caregiver for his son.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/u...

05.03.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 12

The location of the plaque that was just hung, is in a place that it will not be visible to the public. While I am thankful for this first step, our lawsuit continues until they plaque is hung in accordance with the law.

07.03.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4412    πŸ” 1175    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 90
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There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

07.03.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 12365    πŸ” 5431    πŸ’¬ 986    πŸ“Œ 396
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Russia is giving Iran intel to kill Americans and Ukraine has offered to help the US fight the anti-drone war.

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Trump blocks FBI terror threat alert linked to Iran war Top Trump officials ordered it placed on hold over concerns that it could show the domestic risk of the war and further erode public support.

The White House is blocking the FBI and top US intelligence agencies from warning law enforcement across the country about new terror threats to the homeland tied to the war with Iran.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

07.03.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 554    πŸ” 336    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 36
kid biking in a painted bike lane

Annoying children keep wanting to bike to school despite city's best efforts to make it too dangerous.

kid biking in a painted bike lane Annoying children keep wanting to bike to school despite city's best efforts to make it too dangerous.

Just a thanks to all of you who subscribed to my Patreon channel. Much appreciated. If interested you can find it here:
www.patreon.com/cw/rovelocre...

07.03.2026 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Bicycling has done more to emancipate women than anything else." β€” Susan B. Anthony, 1896.

Yet today, women only make up 40% of riders. This International Women’s Day, let’s push for ambitious and inclusive cycling policies that make our cities more equitable places for women and girls. #IWD

06.03.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
Rep. Ayanna Pressley moderates a Sojourner Truth Legacy Project panel.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley moderates a Sojourner Truth Legacy Project panel.

A panelist provides a response to Rep. Ayanna Pressley's question.

A panelist provides a response to Rep. Ayanna Pressley's question.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses for a photo with Rep. Janelle Bynum, Rep. Terri Sewell, and Nicole Austin-Hillery.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses for a photo with Rep. Janelle Bynum, Rep. Terri Sewell, and Nicole Austin-Hillery.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses for a photo with an elder.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses for a photo with an elder.

Sojourner Truth's fearless, courageous, & visionary spirit lives through our work.

I was proud to moderate a Sojourner Truth Legacy Project panel of Black women to engage on issues like the pushout of Black women from the workforce & how to harness our power to better our communities.

06.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Wow. A big drop" -- CNBC highlights that labor force participation is now the lowest it has been since in late 2021, before the covid vaccine was widely available

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I spit my coffee β˜ οΈπŸ˜‚

Gavin Newsom’s TikTok page, y’all

06.03.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5385    πŸ” 1421    πŸ’¬ 303    πŸ“Œ 137
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And this is all he had to replace Noem.

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This is going to hit American pocketbooks hard.

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RIP to Jesse Jackson. His funeral is today. I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.

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American politicsβ€”the best system money can buy .. (cartoon Dave Granlund)

05.03.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 662    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 4
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Putin is a terrible and overrated strategist, as recent years have shown.

However, he is a genuine opportunist who knows when to abandon allies and how to make the most of any situation.

He’s doing that now with the war involving Iran

06.03.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1590    πŸ” 691    πŸ’¬ 198    πŸ“Œ 70
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This is who our President is...

06.03.2026 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10986    πŸ” 4308    πŸ’¬ 401    πŸ“Œ 180
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The DC Dept of Education Building is hanging a banner of this guy next to MLK. Jr and Booker T. Washington πŸ™„

06.03.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 7
Scientists discovered a caterpillar that murders insects and stitches their dismembered body parts onto its back as armor

Scientists discovered a caterpillar that murders insects and stitches their dismembered body parts onto its back as armor

You’re welcome. Happy day! πŸ˜†

05.03.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3521    πŸ” 605    πŸ’¬ 309    πŸ“Œ 308
Cartoon illustration featuring a man running towards a bicycle encased in a glass box. Over the box is a giant hammer and a sign that says, "In case of rising gas prices break glass."

Cartoon illustration featuring a man running towards a bicycle encased in a glass box. Over the box is a giant hammer and a sign that says, "In case of rising gas prices break glass."

You know what to do

06.03.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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Like clockwork.

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Screenshot of 404 Media headline reading: CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements

An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar tools.

Screenshot of 404 Media headline reading: CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar tools.

ICE and CBP are buying your location information from data brokers. These frictionless, on-demand surveillance tactics are unacceptable. My colleagues and I are demanding answers.

06.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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Welp: ZERO takers on the Trump administration's first lease sale for oil and gas development in the Cook Inlet, Alaska. Bidding closed today with no bids. 

The lease sale was supposed to spark new interest in oil and gas development in the region. It doesn't seem to be working.

Screenshot of post reading: Welp: ZERO takers on the Trump administration's first lease sale for oil and gas development in the Cook Inlet, Alaska. Bidding closed today with no bids. The lease sale was supposed to spark new interest in oil and gas development in the region. It doesn't seem to be working.

Republicans passed the Big Ugly Bill to force the government to attempt to sell our lands and waters to fossil fuel companies.

The first sale off the coast of Alaska got ZERO bids: no one wants their fossil fuel fantasies.

Trumpβ€”cut your losses and leave our lands alone.

06.03.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead. A new lawsuit alleges Google’s chatbot sent a Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit. When that failed, it set a suicide countdown clock for him.

Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead.
A new lawsuit alleges Google’s chatbot sent a Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit. When that failed, it set a suicide countdown clock for him.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemi...

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