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Teacher and writer. Great at parallel parking and growing things. Not so great at doing what I’m told.

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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

23.12.2025 01:28 — 👍 35899    🔁 18258    💬 564    📌 1735

This will decrease eligibility for public service debt forgiveness programs. And ultimately, less social mobility for those who need it. It also means lives of indentured servitude to banks who enrich themselves on the backs of the middle class. Same thinking behind Trump’s 50-year mortgage proposal

22.11.2025 03:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Please pay more attention to the dire economic and social implications of reclassifying professional degrees. The change lowers the cap on *federal* student loans, including subsidized or zero interest loans.

This means more students will need to turn to private loans at higher interest rates

22.11.2025 03:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Jack White Goes Scorched Earth on Trump and His "Toadies" After White House Calls Him "Has-Been Loser" Jack White has posted a scathing note on Instagram blasting President Donald Trump and his "toadies" in the White House.

Jack White Goes Scorched Earth on Trump and His “Toadies” After White House Calls Him “Has-Been Loser”

20.08.2025 20:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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You know it’s bad when even the Waltons are complaining

13.06.2025 05:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Do people still drink those? I worked in a 50s Diner in the 80s and I think I made that drink twice.

13.06.2025 01:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The hypocrisy of Noem and the Republican party. You can’t just cherry pick the U.S.Constitution. You know what’s under threat? Our 1st Amendment rights, due process under the law, and protection from search and seizure. Thank you
@padilla.senate.gov

12.06.2025 19:46 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Sen. Alex Padilla from CA?! What?! I need to stop asking myself if this is serious. So many things I think are beyond the realm of possibility keep happening

12.06.2025 18:49 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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No Kings Rally with Indivisible Inland Empire · Mobilize On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “No Kings Rally with Indivisible Inland Empire” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

11.06.2025 19:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Governor Newsom: "I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops ... and return them to my command.

... This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed."

The letter:

08.06.2025 22:46 — 👍 4985    🔁 1433    💬 113    📌 111
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Democratic governors display the collaboration and unity we need to see by voicing opposition to Trump’s abuse of power in federalizing the National Guard.

09.06.2025 09:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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'Tom, arrest me. Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Jacob Soboroff, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that President Trump "has created the conditions" surrounding the Los Angeles protests. The governor went...

The leadership we need.

09.06.2025 09:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks

08.06.2025 13:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Smart move. I was just wondering whether the Feds could mobilize Arizona National Guard to come in to California

08.06.2025 01:00 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I am worried. What is your source for this, please? Can’t find this info anywhere. Thanks in advance

08.06.2025 00:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What are you doing to stop them!!! Inflammatory is an understatement. It’s straight out aggression against California. Use your authority!

08.06.2025 00:45 — 👍 34    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
digital illustration of a blue jay standing on branch with pink blossoms.  On the birds back is a small rabbit, a blue mask, blue tunic, and playing a lute.

digital illustration of a blue jay standing on branch with pink blossoms. On the birds back is a small rabbit, a blue mask, blue tunic, and playing a lute.

A Blue Bard 🌸

20.04.2025 15:04 — 👍 4134    🔁 707    💬 35    📌 7

Kudos to whoever found footage of the Signal chat leakers condemning Hillary Clinton for using a personal email silver. “Nobody is above the law.” I love that the Internet is forever

26.03.2025 00:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Denmark, Trump and Vance sitting together

Trump: We want Greenland and your eggs

Vance: Say thank you!

Denmark, Trump and Vance sitting together Trump: We want Greenland and your eggs Vance: Say thank you!

Spit my coffee. By cartoonist Markus Grolik.

19.03.2025 04:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Former US Rep. Katie Porter steps into crowded California governor's race Former Democratic U.S. House member Katie Porter is entering the crowded 2026 contest for California governor.

Your quote implies that Trump hurting California is a given and that you’ll merely confront him after he does these things. Wouldn’t it be better to disallow them in the first place? Will you be proactive or just reactive?

apnews.com/article/cali...

11.03.2025 16:46 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You know it’s bad when you can no longer tell the difference between parody and reality

11.03.2025 02:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Come on @outsidemag.bsky.social where is your #BlueSky share button?

06.03.2025 17:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2025 Park Rangers & Park Staff Illegally Fired on Feb. 14th Spreadsheet

If you haven’t already seen the crowdsourced spreadsheet by NPS rangers, it’s a beautiful demonstration of the value, competence, and efficiency of our federal public employees. Every agency should follow this example

06.03.2025 16:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Here’s How Many Employees Each National Park Is Losing A nonprofit is tallying up how many NPS employees have been let go from each park. A key asset has been social media posts from terminated employees.

Great article tallying the impact of National Park firings. Illustrates how “probationary” employees can include very experienced employees who just took on new positions

06.03.2025 16:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Ha!!

05.03.2025 19:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just leaving this here for you

05.03.2025 15:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oh, now we're dragging people out of the SOTU.

Democrats, your job is not to be quieter because Al Green got dragged out. It's your job to get LOUDER.

05.03.2025 02:26 — 👍 6846    🔁 1115    💬 126    📌 45

What the hell do Republicans know about decorum!! Hypocrites. Thank you @algreen.house.gov for standing up for what is right instead of sitting in silence when faced with lies!

05.03.2025 03:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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WATCH: Democratic Rep. Al Green is removed from the House chamber after disrupting President Donald Trump's address to Congress

05.03.2025 02:52 — 👍 565    🔁 104    💬 71    📌 36