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@desertdane.bsky.social

Hard core bleeding-heart liberal. Raised in Copenhagen until mother emigrated to US. Grew up by the sea near Cape Cod...miss the ocean but love the desert. Cats and Labs!

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Donald Trumpโ€™s State of the Union Was Long and Wrong But at least the President thinks everything is going great.

www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

25.02.2026 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Post from The Michael Fanone Show - YouTube Hit the ๐Ÿ‘ and subscribe to my channel!

Every accusation by MAGA is a confessionโ€ฆ

youtube.com/post/UgkxzVo...

25.02.2026 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŒž Good Morning!! โ˜•

The State of the Union last night was an amazing work of fiction-truly one of the best ever! And it put me in the mood to consume some other great works of fiction to help escape this timeline.

Let me know what amazing works of fiction (books, shows, etc.) you recommend!

25.02.2026 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 133    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump and Congressional Republicans are Trying to Suppress the Vote | Indivisible The original โ€œSilencing Americans Actโ€ H.R. 22, would require every voter to show proof of citizenship, like a passport or original birth certificate, when registering to vote in federal elections. Be...

You didnโ€™t have to listen to Trumpโ€™s rambling speech last night to know that Republicans are trying to make it harder for millions of Americans to voteโ€”especially married women.

Theyโ€™ve already made it clear.

Time to fight back. indivisible.org/campaigns/st...

25.02.2026 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1675    ๐Ÿ” 533    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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Trumpโ€™s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponryโ€”and It Should Alarm Us All In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end wellโ€”or anytime soon.

Appalling: ICE and CBP contracted for $144 million in weaponry and accessories in Trump's first year, per data obtained by Sen Adam Schiff.

For ICE it's a fourfold increase, much of it for military-style weapons. A heavily armed secret police force. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2069...

25.02.2026 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3318    ๐Ÿ” 1891    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 128    ๐Ÿ“Œ 251
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In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A | Fortune The CBO estimates that benefit reductions would start at 8% in 2040 and steadily climb to a 10% cut by 2056.

Twelve years stolen from Medicareโ€™s future.

Money collected from workers, promised to the elderly.
Reassigned to those who already have too much.

trump's wealthy donor tax cuts are literally killing us.

The hunger at the top is never satisfied, it only asks who will be trimmed next.

24.02.2026 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1082    ๐Ÿ” 709    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30
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The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes.

$9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst".

Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for commentโ€ฆ.

25.02.2026 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5238    ๐Ÿ” 2020    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 125    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58
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State of the Union?

Iโ€™ll not watch the demented buffoon on any occasion. Not even if announcing his resignation. Just DO IT! Then fade away immediately.

Iโ€™ll add, this isnโ€™t a presidential event, just more of the criminal imbecile holding up in the Oval Office.

A disgrace even to humanity.
SOTU

24.02.2026 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7302    ๐Ÿ” 1661    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 317    ๐Ÿ“Œ 70
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โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ

25.02.2026 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10808    ๐Ÿ” 4246    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 347    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160
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Massie goes full beast mode today.

Gets on the house floor, shreds the DOJ and starts naming names from the Epstein files.

25.02.2026 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17926    ๐Ÿ” 5519    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 463    ๐Ÿ“Œ 291
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open.substack.com/pub/kaitjust...

The Woman Nobody Asks About Is the Person Connecting Every Thread of the Epstein Network by Kait Justice

Lynn Forester de Rothschild

2013 - Deutsche Bank appointed Lynn Forester de Rothschild to an advisory board. Peter Mandelson was appointed at the same time.

24.02.2026 05:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3035    ๐Ÿ” 1660    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 108    ๐Ÿ“Œ 125
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I support Rep. Massie reading the case file below to Congress, the Senate, and every TV news media program in the United States. READ IT.

cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFile...

25.02.2026 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4870    ๐Ÿ” 1286    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99    ๐Ÿ“Œ 49
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BREAKING: MEIDASTOUCH PEOPLEโ€™S STATE OF THE UNION HITS 1 MILLION VIEWS IN FIRST 80 MINUTES.

25.02.2026 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12622    ๐Ÿ” 2238    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 262    ๐Ÿ“Œ 75

Unpopular opinion. Democrats boycotting the State of the Union does not help anyone. As a Democrat I want them to be there and boo and yell and protest like GOP did when Biden spoke. I need people yelling โ€œliar.โ€ I need people to show up not stay away.

24.02.2026 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 640    ๐Ÿ” 89    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 203    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
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๐Ÿค”

25.02.2026 02:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4398    ๐Ÿ” 1025    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 202    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59

I cannot watch any more of this. .

Fuck everyone who voted third party, who didn't vote, who told others not to vote.

25.02.2026 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6672    ๐Ÿ” 982    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 272    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51
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From the law community on Reddit: Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie (R) Explodes On DOJ Over Epstein Handling, Names People and Companies He Wants Prosecuted Explore this post and more from the law community

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie (R) Explodes On DOJ Over Epstein Handling, Names People and Companies He Wants Prosecuted

www.reddit.com/r/law/commen...

25.02.2026 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
'FASCISM IS A CHOICE': MEHDI'S ROUSING STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH
YouTube video by Zeteo 'FASCISM IS A CHOICE': MEHDI'S ROUSING STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

"Fascism isn't destiny" - my short speech in DC tonight pre-butting the Trump State of the Union.
zeteo.com/subscribe

25.02.2026 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 758    ๐Ÿ” 167    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Lee: We live in a country where we have one reality for everyday people and another for the rich and the well-connected and the well-protected. We have to change that. Thatโ€™s why earlier today I announced that I'll be introducing articles of impeachment against Pam Bondi.

25.02.2026 01:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12069    ๐Ÿ” 2949    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 183    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the State of the Union:

Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the State of the Union:

Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the #SOTU:

25.02.2026 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23357    ๐Ÿ” 4949    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 609    ๐Ÿ“Œ 301
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I support Rep. Massie reading the case file below to Congress, the Senate, and every TV news media program in the United States. READ IT.

cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFile...

25.02.2026 00:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10166    ๐Ÿ” 2869    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 249    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
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Schiff: I've not missed the State of the Union in the 25 years I've been in Congress, but we have never had a president violate the constitution every day with seeming impunity.

We can't treat this as some new normal, so I'm here boycotting...

25.02.2026 01:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20486    ๐Ÿ” 4302    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 372    ๐Ÿ“Œ 150
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Minnesota Proud ๐Ÿ˜Ž

23.02.2026 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6533    ๐Ÿ” 797    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 139    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

Trump just declared a 15% global tariff because he can... not because itโ€™s smart policy, not because it helps working families, but because he has the authority and no one can stop him.

Letโ€™s call it what it is: a 15% tax hike on Americans. Middle- and low-income families foot the bill.
#FDT

23.02.2026 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1038    ๐Ÿ” 258    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

Trump says the economy is the best its ever been and hes right. For anyone in Trumps orbit it is incredible. Any contractor that is getting contracts is rolling in it. He was only stealing millions last time ,this time its billions. Its known as the trump economy. All about Trump.

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Yes. Letโ€™s analyze the risks *after* we send billions of dollars worth of equipment to the region.

This is either misdirection, or the most glaring lack of coherent strategy Iโ€™ve ever seen.

23.02.2026 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5865    ๐Ÿ” 1648    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 631    ๐Ÿ“Œ 107
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Maryland -- suit filed today

oag.maryland.gov/News/Pages/A...

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