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Keep hope alive. πŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ H8🍊🀑 Vaccination works. Pro science. Knowledge shared uplifts all of us. Love is love. We don't know the power of the dark side, so we better get our s**t together. Caves are fun.

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Mega-Franchises & Shibboleths If you’re a geek older than forty, one of the tough/weird adjustments you’ve had to make in your life is that there was a point where you could reasonably expect to at least sample every signi

We live in an era where an INCREDIBLE amount of high-quality media is being produced.

Paradoxically, we are individually consuming ever smaller slices of it.

Mega-Franchises & Shibboleths.

02.03.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 2

Now THIS is a significant sign..

We have become a lawless society..

When international laws aren’t even taken seriously by those in power who are sworn to abide by them.

Now, you can officially say..

WE ARE FUCKED! πŸ˜‘

01.03.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 354    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 6
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Pres Trump told me tonight the US had identified possible candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial attack.

"The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates," Trump told me. "It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead."

Jonathan Karl @jonkarl Pres Trump told me tonight the US had identified possible candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial attack. "The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates," Trump told me. "It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead."

There's a subtext to this sociopathic statement that some are missing, I think.

It suggests Trump IMAGINED the #2 and #3 choice would immediately side with Trump, like Delcy Rodriguez did.

There's no reason to believe anyone in Trump's vicinity is going him good analytical advice.

02.03.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 641    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 8
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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

FACTS. The regime repeatedly broke the law in order to conduct the biggest coverup in American history.

Tell Congress right now: DO YOUR JOBS and demand the DOJ release ALL of the Epstein files.

02.03.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6516    πŸ” 2008    πŸ’¬ 215    πŸ“Œ 82

Again, I will be strongly engaged in the primary process for the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 2028.
But I will support whoever wins, even if it's not my preferred candidate.
The stakes are too high to be selfish.

01.03.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2988    πŸ” 537    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 45

Expectation: Congress exclusively holds the power to declare war

Reality: The President unilaterally starts wars whenever and with whomever he likes, and Congress can't even be bothered to vote on whether to stop bombing schools, killing children and assassinating/kidnapping foreign heads of state

02.03.2026 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1012    πŸ” 348    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 20

The Constitution assigns no authority to the president over federal election administration.

01.03.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1189    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 14
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Hell. Hell is where you go.

02.03.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 15667    πŸ” 2690    πŸ’¬ 854    πŸ“Œ 181

America Christian Nationalists woke up this morning pondering, "Who Would Jesus Bomb?"

01.03.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3455    πŸ” 744    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 20
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Post from Reese Waters - YouTube Yes, Congress has the SOLE power to declare war according to the U.S. Constitution, specifically in Article I, Section 8. πŸ‘€ This means that any FORMAL declar...

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Impeachment now!
The 25th
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01.03.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2155    πŸ” 702    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 32
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Eisenhower

02.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 13352    πŸ” 4964    πŸ’¬ 318    πŸ“Œ 284
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When you’ve lost Erik Prince.

01.03.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4607    πŸ” 1135    πŸ’¬ 495    πŸ“Œ 156

All of this is happening because Donald Trump doesn’t want to lose power and die in prison for raping children, selling government secrets, and money laundering to other nations.

01.03.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1534    πŸ” 437    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 25

My opinion remains unchanged; Donald Trump is a fucking moron.

01.03.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1669    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 7
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You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

02.03.2026 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 18967    πŸ” 4913    πŸ’¬ 1355    πŸ“Œ 502
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It’s really crazy how much I’ve been agreeing with Rep. Thomas Massie recently!

01.03.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 19467    πŸ” 5389    πŸ’¬ 854    πŸ“Œ 255

Right now I am leaning towards the concept that our own President is more of a danger to this country than any other country is.

01.03.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 8911    πŸ” 1710    πŸ’¬ 470    πŸ“Œ 101
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Protesters rally across US after strikes on Iran that killed Khamenei Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of war

Anti-war protests held around U.S. after attack on Iran. "...β€˜emergency protests’ on Saturday [included] Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami and Minneapolis. Others will be held on Sunday in smaller cities..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

02.03.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 795    πŸ” 306    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 13
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I hate it when he talks…

01.03.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2890    πŸ” 727    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 18

Let me guess, wealthy people who moved to Dubai to avoid paying taxes now want the countries they moved from to protect them?

01.03.2026 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 16110    πŸ” 3812    πŸ’¬ 546    πŸ“Œ 177

Now if Trump could blow up Putin and then top himself, I'd be really impressed.

01.03.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

Homeland Security wants Social Media sites to expose Anti-ICE Accounts!!!!

The Government is trampling on our CIVIL LIBERTIES!!!!!

#ICE

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

01.03.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2683    πŸ” 1224    πŸ’¬ 265    πŸ“Œ 76

People might think Trump won't send troops into Iran, they need to think again. This will sow chaos in the United States. It will bring outrage and possibly violence. During that chaos, Trump could takeover elections and enact martial law, suspend the United States Constitution.

01.03.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1061    πŸ” 289    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 29

As much as I want survivors to get some justice, I am not comfortable with labeling every awful thing Trump does as a distraction from the Epstein files.

Trump is capable of perpetrating all sorts of violence at the same time simply because he is one of the most violent people on the planet. 1/2

01.03.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.

01.03.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 15121    πŸ” 4822    πŸ’¬ 397    πŸ“Œ 182
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Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."

01.03.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 18658    πŸ” 5543    πŸ’¬ 631    πŸ“Œ 262
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That sound you hear is irony dying.

01.03.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7948    πŸ” 1764    πŸ’¬ 661    πŸ“Œ 190
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West valley sushi shop owner released from ICE detention after eight months A federal judge has granted Kelly Yu temporary freedom after she filed a habius corpus petition.

"Her release follows months of advocacy from community members and political leaders of both parties.

Yu has operated her two West Valley restaurants for years, building a reputation for greeting customers with humor and kindness. She has no criminal record."

www.12news.com/article/news...

01.03.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 12598    πŸ” 3587    πŸ’¬ 339    πŸ“Œ 155

Let’s all call Massie today and get him to switch parties. Then force Gonzalez to resign. Then get the gavel, issue some subpoenas, and impeach some motherfuckers

01.03.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25772    πŸ” 6137    πŸ’¬ 1145    πŸ“Œ 429