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Pro-democracy journalist, Southern lesbian, cancer survivor, American patriot. Observer of the human condition. No spare change. Bully-buster. Opinions mine. Former: Old CNN, The Clayton Crescent. Current: thecurrentga.org . Clips on Muckrack
βI am already imagining the day when Trumpβs billionaires ballroom is removed, the White House Rose Garden and the East Wing are restored, and the lawless leaders of this corrupt and criminal regime are held accountable.β
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FYI :βDestruction of federal property is a federal crime. 18 U.S. Code Β§ 1361 defines the crime as willfully injuring or committing any depredation against U.S. government property. If the damage exceeds $1k it is a felony with a fine, up to ten years in prison or both.β
Awaiting law enforcement.
Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executedβin a country where Russians were starving.
23.10.2025 13:50 β π 10295 π 3553 π¬ 779 π 430This is not a Kavanaugh stop. This is a Roberts murder.
23.10.2025 21:54 β π 2540 π 660 π¬ 73 π 17βHe was using the modeling company as a cover in part for the sex traffickingβ¦ They would send the youngest girls down to Epsteinβs place in Palm Beachβ¦ When Epstein formed that company, he said to her, I want it to be set up just like Donald Trumpβs modeling agency.β
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Tens of thousands of people in metro New Orleans, including 1/4 of all St. Bernard residents, to lose SNAP benefits under GOP shutdown
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Congratulations, Keith!
18.10.2025 02:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0From 0 to 1,000,000 in just 15 months... and now weβre one of the most watched political channels on YouTube.
Thank you. Letβs do some good work with this!
What could be more wholesome than @keithedwards.bsky.social crying as he hits 1,000,000 subscribers on YouTube?
18.10.2025 02:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0US courts set to run out of money, begin furloughs as shutdown lingers - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
17.10.2025 21:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Howβd that work out for Duterte?
16.10.2025 01:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0POLITICO: β.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and βthe watermelon peopleβ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
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β.. Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagonβs new requirements, which would restrict journalistsβ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues ..β
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β.. Tuesday brought a major and highly symbolic rebuke. Fox News, the very same network .. which employed Hegseth .. rejected his attempts to control media coverage of the Defense Department he now leads.β
@cnn.com
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(AP) β The man who oversees the nationβs military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.
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14.10.2025 22:38 β π 657 π 146 π¬ 22 π 1Mark Carney shows contempt for all Canadians by excluding the press from foreign trips. He needs to apologize and make amends for this, and be shown heβs a democratic head of government not the chief executive of Canada Inc.
15.10.2025 01:53 β π 254 π 57 π¬ 6 π 1in all the discussion (and sometimes tokenizing) of Portland protests being a creative spectacle that neutralizes law enforcement, donβt overlook:
15.10.2025 01:25 β π 323 π 148 π¬ 2 π 1JUST IN: Judge sides w/Comey in early skirmish over discovery, limits info that has strict restrictions on defense handling. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
14.10.2025 12:08 β π 308 π 81 π¬ 7 π 8This is good. I actually subscribed to the Atlantic specifically because they DID publish that story about Hegseth accidentally including them in that Signal chat. If they abided by this new Pentagon directive they wouldn't be worthy of being called "journalists."
13.10.2025 20:15 β π 469 π 62 π¬ 4 π 0Protest organizers are also recommending that you don't lean into antifa.
14.10.2025 03:01 β π 415 π 157 π¬ 9 π 17Speaker Series: A Conversation with FBI Director Kash Patel Sunday, October 19, 2025 12:30 PM-1:30 PM MT Location: Mile High Ballroom 2C/3C, Colorado Convention Center Join us for a compelling session with FBI Director Kash Patel as part of our distinguished Speaker Series at the IACP Annual Conference. Director Patel will share insights on FBI priorities and reinforce the critical law enforcement partnerships needed to combat violent crime and address transnational threats. This session promises to offer valuable perspectives for police leaders navigating todayβs complex threat landscape. Speaker: Kash Patel, Director, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI Director Kash Patel scheduled to be in Denver this weekend to address the International Association of Chiefs of Police's annual conference. His speech is not open to the press.
13.10.2025 21:30 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0NY Times, Atlantic, Guardian, CNN & Washington Post refuse to sign Pentagon pledge to only report authorised material. Media orgs were told sign by 5pm Tues or have 24hrs to turn in their press credentials.
Pete Hegseth responded on social media by posting a single emoji π
The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...
13.10.2025 23:29 β π 630 π 176 π¬ 26 π 31Mayor-elect Helena Moreno says she's ready to get to work | Click on the image to read the full story https://www.wdsu.com/article/mayor-elect-helena-moreno-says-shes-ready-to-get-to-work/69012051?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
13.10.2025 12:50 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement | Click on the image to read the full story https://www.wdsu.com/article/education-department-layoffs-impact-schools/69019401?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
13.10.2025 18:10 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0APNewsAlert: JERUSALEM (AP) β Trump uses Knesset speech to urge Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu on corruption charges.
13.10.2025 12:09 β π 2 π 5 π¬ 3 π 3Helena Moreno claims victory in New Orleans mayor's race | Click on the image to read the full story https://www.wdsu.com/article/helena-moreno-new-orleans-mayor-winner/69007623?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
13.10.2025 05:34 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: βNo one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.β
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