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Semi-retired, private practice in public policy including healthcare, emergency management, and government relations. Proud to be a Marylander and an Appalachian Marylander. Activist.

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16.02.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.

He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.

Notice the suppressors
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19.01.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13533    πŸ” 7411    πŸ’¬ 1425    πŸ“Œ 968
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Earlier today; 1/8/2026: mr trump, QUOTE: β€œRemember what you are seeing is not what’s happening!”

I call bulls***t!
If it is β€œdomestic terrorism, β€œ it is more properly called β€œstate sponsored domestic terrorism”.

09.01.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good trouble: defending our democracy / Constitution against authoritarianism / fascism:

07.01.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Attention, U.S. Congress: What part of this is unclear?

β€œCongress shall have the power… to declare war”…Article 1,, Section 8.

03.01.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?

18.12.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 11528    πŸ” 1470    πŸ’¬ 757    πŸ“Œ 124
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WORD: The dressy-up word for it is β€˜extra-judicial execution β€˜, but the actual word for it is state-sponsored murder.That describes a tin-pot dictator or a banana republic.

Bombing other countries’ civilians without authorization to use military force is un-American and β€˜extra-Constitutional’.

22.10.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am trying to figure out if legacy media lets Republicans lie without correction because they think it's good journalism or because they don't know the facts well enough to point them out.

Either way, if you value the truth and pro-democracy coverage, support Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

21.10.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3003    πŸ” 707    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 20

I've long been a fan of Springsteen😊β™₯️ Now I see why!

21.10.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

www.facebook.com/share/p/17Bq...

18.10.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaker Mike Johnson calls the β€œNo Kings” rally a β€œmanifestation of hatred of the United States.”

Imagine being so fragile about democracy that chanting no kings sounds like an attack on America instead of a defense of it.

17.10.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 424    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 113    πŸ“Œ 30

The only time I will agree with mr trump: yep, ANTIFA is anti-fascist (anti-trump, anti-magat). We fought wars to defend against fascism. He is turning even the word upside down. Resist & persist!

06.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’d say that the kettle has boiled over at this point. The president of the United States has gone totally insane. It’s long past 25th Amendment time but there’s no one with the integrity to do it. What do we do now?

26.08.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 665    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 9

While the GOP has been preoccupied with paranoid conspiracies (Soros, etc.) E. Musk has purchased their party bottom up.Dem priority has to be election finance reform; Dems have to play the long game to preserve our democracy.

23.03.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast.

We are seriously way past normal now; the cavalry isn’t coming. We are the cavalry.

apnews.com/article/trum...

24.02.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote Trump’s allies and Elon Musk are attacking checks and balances with threats to the courts

β€œDANGER ZONE: The good of the state stands above the law” is the very definition of fascism.
#resist

www.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...

17.02.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WORD: Focus, America and U.S media ! Do not fall for the shiny new distraction named MuskRat. Target DJT. He’s the lead elected corrupter.
Pick off his acolytes one-by-one as a means to an end. Stay focused! Keep the calls going
to and the pressure on the Legislative branch!

15.02.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kash Patel is dangerous & unqualified to be the Director of the FBI. Use @@standupamerica.bsky.social’s tool and urge your senators to reject his confirmation: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...

13.02.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WORD: The president has a chief of staff; the United States has a Constitution; the Constitution does NOT allow for a prime minister or for made-up departments; Congress has appropriation power. Those are our rules of our road. It’s not negotiable.

12.02.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAmerica is searching for leadership right now”. Thats good, but there is danger in that, too, given our recent experiences. But yes , America needs good leadership. (First sentence cribbed from β€˜The Last Word’)

08.02.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Distraction alert: the media is falling for Musk and locking onto that story sucking the air out of education, heath-care, the GoP Quislings, and the fascist threat to our republic. … oh, look! It’s the Super Bowl!

07.02.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe are mow seeing the suit and tie version of the January 6 attack on our democracy.”Lawrence O’Donnell on The Last Word

06.02.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Word: β€œShock and awe” is a war strategy used to produce chaos in the enemy in the opening of an attack. That strategy is now being applied by Trump against Americans by weaponizing executive orders…Beware and #resist

21.01.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0