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A progressive in rural red state Kansas where once-loyal Trump Conservatives are waking up to facts.

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Awfully weak article. Shame on the NYTimes!

09.11.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of Ellis Island featuring the Statue of Liberty in the foreground and the New York City skyline in the distance, superimposed with the following quote:

"New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant." โ€” Newly-Elected Mayor of New York City, Zorhan Mandami

A photo of Ellis Island featuring the Statue of Liberty in the foreground and the New York City skyline in the distance, superimposed with the following quote: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant." โ€” Newly-Elected Mayor of New York City, Zorhan Mandami

05.11.2025 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Background photo of NYC 5th Street with text that reads: โ€œTRUMP COULD SHOOT SOMEONE ON 5TH AVENUE AND HE WOULD STILL BE ON THE EPSTEIN LIST.โ€

Background photo of NYC 5th Street with text that reads: โ€œTRUMP COULD SHOOT SOMEONE ON 5TH AVENUE AND HE WOULD STILL BE ON THE EPSTEIN LIST.โ€

29.10.2025 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is a photo of a house under demolition. The caption reads:
โ€œIn a surprising trend, MAGA supporters by the thousands are demolishing the East sides of their houses.โ€œ

This is a photo of a house under demolition. The caption reads: โ€œIn a surprising trend, MAGA supporters by the thousands are demolishing the East sides of their houses.โ€œ

27.10.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Who TF Is In My Head? | Part 1: The Neural Network Iโ€™m starting a new series today, and I wish I didnโ€™t have to.

โ€œToo few of us are asking why Neuralink needs to scale at impossible speeds, or why their trial sites keep appearing near detention facilities, or what exactly happens in the gaps where documentation mysteriously goes missing. Neuralink has some pretty dark corners.โ€ - The Drey Dossier

26.10.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

A photo of the 6 conservative Supreme Court Justices and text wich says:

Donโ€™t forget the Presidenโ€™ts Kingmakers. 

No Kings Day.

A photo of the 6 conservative Supreme Court Justices and text wich says: Donโ€™t forget the Presidenโ€™ts Kingmakers. No Kings Day.

18.10.2025 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
the text reads: โ€œDid you know ANTIFA has its own cemetery?! There are more than 400,000 ANTIFA buried there, including my grandfather. It's called Arlington.โ€œ

Also included is a photo of the National Cemetery with rows upon perfect rows of gravestones.

the text reads: โ€œDid you know ANTIFA has its own cemetery?! There are more than 400,000 ANTIFA buried there, including my grandfather. It's called Arlington.โ€œ Also included is a photo of the National Cemetery with rows upon perfect rows of gravestones.

06.10.2025 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The whiz-bang video creation app Sora which Sam Altman, owner of OpenAI, released Oct. 1st as the ultimate ease-of-use tool for incredible videos, is unleashing unimaginable chaos on social media. Deep fakes are now the problen we were warned about prior to the 2024 electiins.

04.10.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Larry Ellison Vetted Marco Rubio for Fealty to Israel, Hacked Emails Reveal The billionaire Oracle founder is on track to take control of the American media.

โ€œLarry Ellison Vetted Marco Rubio for Fealty to Israel, in ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ as ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—นโ€œ

Ellison, the Grandaddy of Americaโ€™s Tech Titans, is on track to take control of American Media while Rubio is, of course, Secretary of State.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/larry-elli...

03.10.2025 07:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Read her wikipedia entry then do a little more reasearch. I was skeptical until I did so. As far as her calling Dems out, Katโ€™s vouce resonnates fiercly with the younger generations. There are plenty of us oldies who continue to think we did miss the boat by not agitating against Citizens United

02.10.2025 03:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I forget not everyone automatically recognizes Mary Trump.

26.09.2025 03:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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26.09.2025 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I couldnโ€™t ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก check to see what the holder of a PhD of Theology, the creator of Veronica and the Boo, came up with for todayโ€™s Rapture.

24.09.2025 05:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This editorial cartoon by W. Miller (Warren Miller) is illustrated in a seated interview-style setting with studio microphones, as if participating in a recorded interview for what may be a business-oriented talk-show segment or podcast. Both men are in professional business attire.

The editorial commentary is from the guest as follows:

"Actually, Lou, I think it was more than just my being in the right place at the right time. I think it was my being the right race, the right religion, the right sex, the right socioeconomic group, having the right accent, the right clothes, going to the right schools...โ€œ

This editorial cartoon by W. Miller (Warren Miller) is illustrated in a seated interview-style setting with studio microphones, as if participating in a recorded interview for what may be a business-oriented talk-show segment or podcast. Both men are in professional business attire. The editorial commentary is from the guest as follows: "Actually, Lou, I think it was more than just my being in the right place at the right time. I think it was my being the right race, the right religion, the right sex, the right socioeconomic group, having the right accent, the right clothes, going to the right schools...โ€œ

19.09.2025 00:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All the webs!

16.09.2025 07:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love your reminder.

16.09.2025 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This text-based only meme by Delaney Vandergrift reads as follows:

โ€œWe should be clear about what political violence is.
1. starving people when there is enough food for all of us to eat.
2. denying people healthcare so they die from preventable illnesses
3. denying people shelter
4. increasing police budgets across the country.

This text-based only meme by Delaney Vandergrift reads as follows: โ€œWe should be clear about what political violence is. 1. starving people when there is enough food for all of us to eat. 2. denying people healthcare so they die from preventable illnesses 3. denying people shelter 4. increasing police budgets across the country.

11.09.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is just through 2021?
OMG! I wish it hadnโ€™t ended there.

07.09.2025 05:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

?

03.09.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prof. Yuhl: By 2030, the rules that shape your daily life wonโ€™t come from America. Theyโ€™ll come from Europe or China. The EU is building a consensus model based on sustainability, privacy, and worker ... TikTok video by Cultural Perspective

If Trump hadnโ€™t been pouty over the magnificance of Xiโ€™s military celebration he might have glimpsed the actual significance of the celebration.

Xiโ€™s perspective on the future could shake the GOP awake if they pull their heads out of Project 2025 long enough to look through the eyes of the world.

03.09.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
๐ด ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘š

America is a Gun
By Brian Bilston

England is a cup of tea.
France, a wheel of ripened brie.
Greece, a short, squat olive tree.
America is a gun.

Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.

Holland is a wooden shoe.
Hungary, a goulash stew.
Australia, a kangaroo.
America is a gun.

Japan is a thermal spring.
Scotland is a highland fling.
Oh, better to be anything than America as a gun.

๐ด ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘š America is a Gun By Brian Bilston England is a cup of tea. France, a wheel of ripened brie. Greece, a short, squat olive tree. America is a gun. Brazil is football on the sand. Argentina, Maradona's hand. Germany, an oompah band. America is a gun. Holland is a wooden shoe. Hungary, a goulash stew. Australia, a kangaroo. America is a gun. Japan is a thermal spring. Scotland is a highland fling. Oh, better to be anything than America as a gun.

03.09.2025 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Happy Labor Day!

In a photo of Trump at the top of this meme has a cream pie being pushed in his face. Another photo is of the exterior front wall of the U.S. Department of Labor which is draped on the left with an enormous banner of Trumpโ€™s face withe the message of recognition of 250 years of American Workers and in larger letters, the words โ€œAmerica Firstโ€ and draped on the right by an equally enormous American Flag banner.

The commentary with the photos is as follows:

โ€œSince the beginning of this week before which we will celebrate Labor Day, an enormous image of Pres. Trump, along with the message "American Workers First" has been displayed on the exterior wall of the U.S. Department of Labor building in Washington, D.C..

โ€œHowever, since the start of Trump's second term, his administration has moved against federal employees, unions, and workplace protections. 300,000 Federal jobs were cut and Union Rights were stripped from 1M Workers in the first 8 Months.

โ€œInstead of putting a positive public face on his Labor Department fiascos, it's as if the banner of Trump's face is just hanging there, asking for a barrage of orange cream pies.โ€

Happy Labor Day! In a photo of Trump at the top of this meme has a cream pie being pushed in his face. Another photo is of the exterior front wall of the U.S. Department of Labor which is draped on the left with an enormous banner of Trumpโ€™s face withe the message of recognition of 250 years of American Workers and in larger letters, the words โ€œAmerica Firstโ€ and draped on the right by an equally enormous American Flag banner. The commentary with the photos is as follows: โ€œSince the beginning of this week before which we will celebrate Labor Day, an enormous image of Pres. Trump, along with the message "American Workers First" has been displayed on the exterior wall of the U.S. Department of Labor building in Washington, D.C.. โ€œHowever, since the start of Trump's second term, his administration has moved against federal employees, unions, and workplace protections. 300,000 Federal jobs were cut and Union Rights were stripped from 1M Workers in the first 8 Months. โ€œInstead of putting a positive public face on his Labor Department fiascos, it's as if the banner of Trump's face is just hanging there, asking for a barrage of orange cream pies.โ€

Happy Labor Day!

If youโ€™re in D.C., drive past our U.S. Department of Labor Building and acknowledge your support of Trump in your own way.

01.09.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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20.08.2025 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is a quote by Dan Rather on a nondiscript background. 

โ€œHosting peace talks with a war criminal and failing to invite the other side is not a peace talk; it is a strategy session.โ€œ

This is a quote by Dan Rather on a nondiscript background. โ€œHosting peace talks with a war criminal and failing to invite the other side is not a peace talk; it is a strategy session.โ€œ

18.08.2025 04:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 229    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Quiet Path to a New Constitution How the push for an Article V convention could lock in the most radical parts of the right-wing agendaโ€”permanently.

The coup without tanks: Project 2025 & an Article V Convention, backed by Heritage, Koch network & dark money, aim to rewrite the Constitution & build a shadow govโ€™tโ€”w/out a vote or consent. #Project2025 #Democracy #ArticleV #Politics #Oligarchy #ShadowGovernment #Coup

14.08.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

During the past week, alone, TikTokโ€™s โ€œFor Youโ€œ section exploded with AI promotional content. Just a while ago, I went searching for confirmation and wound up at your Substack. I especially like how you couched algorithmic attacks in terms of โ€œa weapon that violates knowledge distribution.โ€

05.08.2025 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870 While the Democrats could technically derail the GOPโ€™s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.
03.08.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quote from the novel โ€œBrave New Worldโ€, published in 1932:

โ€œPeople will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.โ€

Quote from the novel โ€œBrave New Worldโ€, published in 1932: โ€œPeople will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.โ€

03.08.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
This is a photo of the progress on Trumpโ€™s renovation of the area of the Rose Garden directly outside the Oval Office. He had envisioned it as paved in attractive stone tiling, but it turns out to be concrete tiling. The recent edition of garish faux marble Roman era statues has nothing to do with Americaโ€”but then neither does Trump. The statues havenโ€™t yet been set in their final resting place within the concrete grid. 

The creator of the meme included the following humorous quip: โ€œWait until itโ€™s finishedโ€”the Marmor statues are just being delivered from Italy.โ€

This is a photo of the progress on Trumpโ€™s renovation of the area of the Rose Garden directly outside the Oval Office. He had envisioned it as paved in attractive stone tiling, but it turns out to be concrete tiling. The recent edition of garish faux marble Roman era statues has nothing to do with Americaโ€”but then neither does Trump. The statues havenโ€™t yet been set in their final resting place within the concrete grid. The creator of the meme included the following humorous quip: โ€œWait until itโ€™s finishedโ€”the Marmor statues are just being delivered from Italy.โ€

Trump told Foxโ€™s Ingraham that he wanted to give the space outside his Oval Office, โ€œa gorgeous stoneโ€ patio experience; itโ€™s concrete. Also, to prevent women in heels from falling in grass. The Times reported the makeover is intended to resemble a patio like he has at Mar-a-Lago for entertaining.

31.07.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Michele (@democraticwarrior) I love Kendrick Lamar, and The Lincoln Project!! Their collaboration is off the chain!! โ›“๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’ฅ โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ โ›“๏ธโ€๐Ÿ’ฅ

A Lincoln Project and Kendrick Lamar collaboration

28.07.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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