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The right wing is claiming that Putin only invaded Ukraine because they asked to join NATO. Ukraine did not seek NATO membership until after Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, nullifying the security agreement Russia made in order for Ukraine to give up 2,000 nuclear warheads in 1991.

CPAC speakers are pushing a 3rd trump term… After Trump issued an executive order saying only Presidents can interpret the law regarding executive power. So he can ignore the judge when they rule he can’t run for a 3rd term. If the GOP doesn’t stop this we will have an American Putin very soon.

If Congress sits back while Trump grabs power from the judicial branch, they’ll be next. He is already usurping their power by going around them to pass executive orders instead of legislation, which is wild, because he has a majority in both houses of Congress!

Congress needs to meet today and pass a resolution that the executive order Trump signed to try to eliminate the power of the judicial branch is unconstitutional.

I think I could be happy in any life as long as there are books.

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’ (Gift Article) Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

Gift article bc this is wild - I do not follow celeb socials at all and even I saw the negative stuff about Blake Lively. They paid $175k to smear her.

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Gisele Pelicot is an incredible woman and a hero for her nerve in bringing all those rapists to justice and for knowing the shame does not lie worth her — bravely declining anonymity was incredible.

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YouTube is now completely blocked in Russia. YT is owned by Google. Google has to fight this censorship, so the Russian people have access to more than just state news. Remember Alexei Navalny. He found the Russian people through YouTube- but Russia can’t murder every YouTuber, can they?

The Alienation of Jaime Cachua His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.

This entire situation breaks my heart. I hope Jamie’s not separated from his family.

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The more I read about ‘Make America Healthy Again’ the more I get confused. You want to regulate the food supply, get more access to healthy, organic food, but plan to deregulate the entire industry? It makes no sense. A GOP Congress will not support tighter regulations on food additives and such.

I have always hated the idea that Presidents can pardon anyone, and they often abuse that power to settle personal vendettas and make political statements. Rarely, an injustice is righted, but even that is always in the eye of the beholder. I say remove the power from the office.

Save DART From Funding Cuts Summer of 2024 five cities in the DART service area voted to reduce the funding for DART by 25%. They now want to introduce legislation in the upcoming Texas legislative session to cut DART funding fo...

There is a proposed 25% cut to DART funding in the TX legislature. this means that the thousands of people who rely on the DART will have fewer routes and less security. #texas please let your STATE reps know you are against this funding cut.

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What were your favorite books of the year? Any genre. #books

I LOVED Annie Bot by Sierra Greer, about an AI human like “companion” aka sex robot - who learns so well she begins to have dreams and hopes of her own. Extremely well written.

I really want mashed potatoes. It’s the one time of year I indulge. Well, two. Thanksgiving and Christmas.

My biggest fear is that if there are negative economic conditions in the next four years Americans will scapegoat some group of people instead of policy that has more of an impact. It’s what happened in Germany after WwI reparations caused serious economic pain to the German people.

I am sending all my Mom karma and love and hope for best wishes.

Your nails grow faster in warm weather

That is bizarre.

I think the words “sweet potato pie” might be the most soothing words in the English language.

Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime.

I walked into the room to see my cat posing for a formal portrait.

UT Austin.

I can’t control how others act. I can control how I react. I’ve been repeating that a lot lately.

I hope she gets her pick! We have had UNT come in so far. She only finished applying like last week!

Headline reading Trump Judge Blocks Overtime Pay For 4 Million Workers The overtime rule is one of the most far-reaching economic reforms that President Joe Biden has fought for.

President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.

Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.

I really would like to see big money taken out of Us politics, but as long as Citizens United stands, we are stuck. The politicians will not vote to take away their advantages.

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Always listen to MJ!

I’d love to hear what school she picks! We aren’t sure if she is staying in state or not. It’s her choice.

My 17 y/o id a senior in high school and tonight her first college acceptance letter came in. It seems so real now! I have the feels.

My mama always said that I’m one in a million. She was close!