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In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming. Raleigh NC. Swim and Theatre dad. Two dogs. Fiery red-head wife. UVA94. Blue Dog Dem. Minority voter. I love live music and Tamiya RC cars. King Crimson-Grateful Dead-Pavement-Morphine-Tool

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And wheat is from Turkey/Syria.

12.02.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Potatoes are indigenous to South America. So is corn.

12.02.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The evidence??? The GOP House and Senate do NOTHING to prevent any of it. Why? Because THEY ARE JUST AS HORRIBLE. Trump is just the ugly hair growing out of the top of the infectious boil on the unwiped rear of the Republican Party. The entire thing has to be wiped clean and flushed down. 2/2

10.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Transcript: A MAGA Voter’s Remarkable Takedown of Trump: β€œPathetic!” As Trump faces intense blowback over his racist mockery of the Obamas, the writer of a new piece on Trump, MAGA and the Super Bowl explains how Trumpism’s cultural power is rapidly shrinking.

Blah blah blah. The fact that GOPer regrets voting for Trump is meaningless. He's term-limited anyways. Instead, every Blue American needs to remind these GOPers that it isn't just Trump. It is the ENTIRE Republican Party. 1/2

newrepublic.com/article/2063...

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How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE In just one week, the company has gone from being Gen Z’s preferred social media platform to a tool for spying on Americans and the suppression of information.

"TikTok’s Terms of Service now explicitly include tracking of location and citizenship status (among other identity markers, such as sex)." newrepublic.com/article/2059...

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Talking Culture: 'No Cocker' at Cats Cradle Back Room - Chapelboro.com Saturday, February 7, local musicians will come together at Cat's Cradle Back Room for "No Cocker," a tribute to the legendary Joe Cocker.

Cat’s Cradle is hosting β€œNo Cocker,” where musicians will play the songs from Joe Cocker’s β€œMad Dogs and Englishmen.” (The twist: all the singers are women.)

Aaron Keck welcomed organizer Nick Langston and Hailey Brighton of Taxicab Preacher to discuss:

04.02.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

No offense lady. But why would a lawless gang of domestic terrorists suddenly decide to follow your new laws? Fire and prosecute the whole lot. Rebuild from scratch.

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β€œI’m observing!”

Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.

Homan has changed nothing.

More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

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He wants to retain the ability for congress critters to squirm out of responsibility, ie sue when their phones get searched.

01.02.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

WNBA is better than NBA. Prove me wrong.

01.02.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The picture in my mind makes me chuckle. Good luck!

31.01.2026 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are getting dusting here in North Raleigh. The kiddos are disappointed. So is the husky dog.

31.01.2026 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNext on NatGeo…”

31.01.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My party moved on to Battletech. It was quicker easier and and had giant robots with lasers. We were all into Robotech the tv series at the time.

31.01.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kamala Harris warned everyone.

Hillary Clinton warned everyone.

I’ll never regret voting for them.

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Sure. Minority citizens get murdered by the cops every year. But the privileged don’t care.

31.01.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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POWERFUL: With snow falling in freezing weather in Chicago last night, the massive anti-ICE/Border Patrol rally wrapped up in front of City Hall as the energized crowd chanted, "I believe that we will win!"

31.01.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9349    πŸ” 2776    πŸ’¬ 216    πŸ“Œ 153

I hate that I’m so angry. But our govt is literally attacking its own citizenry bc these farmers were so shortsighted.

31.01.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBryan Adams” is a convincing argument that Canada is bad…

31.01.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These people literally voted to deport me and my family. Fuque them. They can rot with their crops.

31.01.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The wonderful part about all this is that those rural voters will continue to vote GOP.

31.01.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Darn…

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ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her

Domestic Terrorism. Thanks to the GOP.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Minnesota nurses dispute ICE claim after man suffers skull fractures Nurses in Minneapolis doubted claims made by ICE agents about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries

Domestic Terrorists. Courtesy the GOP.

www.independent.co.uk/news/minneap...

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The wifey loves that flick!

31.01.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DSA: β€œdefund ICE!”
DNC: β€œok”
DSA: β€œwait, let my whine more first.”

29.01.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah dressing up as the worm part of bookworm might not have gone over so well…

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If...

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thehill.com/opinion/civi...

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