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Melanie Figg

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Poet, essayist, teacher, writing coach. She/her. Poetry book: TRACE ~ www.melaniefigg.net

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Workshop for Writers: Find Time to Write! Build a sustainable writing practice. Bust the lack-of-time myths and pitfalls that hold you back, leave with a strong time management plan!

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Writers! Get your act together next Thursday! We meet in Gaithersburg, MD. Registration in the comments. #writers #poets #writing #writingpractice

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Workshops for Writers Learn from seasoned writers, editors, writing coaches, and college-level professors in these in-person workshops in Gaithersburg.

REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/cc/workshops...

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When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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he's not out of touch. that is just all he cares about.

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Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks Republicans in the Senate voted down an war powers bill to block Trump's deadly attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean.

SERIOUSLY ?! Democrats, you are gross and lost.
#democraticchickens

12.10.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who Is MarΓ­a Corina Machado, Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?

Netanyahu sucked up and nominated Trump. He didn't win it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

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It's ALWAYS the same dude

Fox is a joke & should be sued...AGAIN

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Bye Bye, Google AI: Turn off Google AI Overviews, Discussions and Ads - Chrome Web Store Filter Google search results to hide AI overviews, ads, discussions or videos. You choose.

Sick of your quick internet search fueling toxic data centers that suck electricity and water from nearby communities? This free and easy extension is for you! #fuckai chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bye-b...

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I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

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WTF

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Jimmy Fallon under fire over Donald Trump stance: "Spineless" "The Tonight Show" host is facing backlash online amid an increasingly political late-night television landscape.

You're on the wrong side of history, funny, rich, privileged white guy - #jimmyfalon www.newsweek.com/entertainmen...

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who you hang out with when you have no soul

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ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children β€” some of them allegedly naked β€” from ...

What is it going to take to wake people up? This is beyond tyranny people.com/ice-agents-o...

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Israel is paying influencers $7,000 per post Netanyahu referred this week to a 'community' pushing out preferred messaging in US media β€” and boy are they making a princely sum

This should be a truly massive scandal in the Jewish world. Obviously, many of us knew and assumed this was occurring, but the proof is now out there and it needs to be called out.

We have US-based influencers pretending to speak for themselves but actually working directly for the Israeli govt.

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PLEASE SHARE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CHICAGO

02.10.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

P.S. stands for petty sh*thead?

02.10.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Swear her in!

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it's Day 1 of a Govt Shutdown, the president wants to sick the military on civilians, but sure, NYT, mayonnaise. #wtf

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My President just pulled all our army leaders away from critical posts to tell them he is going to sick them on us.

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Trump-GOP Hiding Federal Data So Nobody Will Know the Depth of the Destruction They Are Sowing | Common Dreams The Trump administration's relentless efforts to conceal crucial data are putting our democracy at risk. How can we hold our leaders accountable when they suppress information that exposes the harmful...

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Trump Threatens to Cut All Federal Funds to NYC If Mamdani Is Elected | Common Dreams US President Donald Trump threatens to cut off funding from NYC if voters elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor, falsely labeling him a "communist."

This is what we're up against. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-m...

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What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea. That opens up the activists, researchers, and organizers to a real risk of persecution.

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The level of violence that this woman is assauted....

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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

Let’s spell this out. Trump fired a qualified U.S. attorney who refused to do his bidding and installed his own personal lawyer to punish a perceived opponent. Justice needs to follow the law, not politics.

This is an attack on the rule of law. Full stop.

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The MAGA monocultural revolution is so thorough that Hegseth made it a priority to honor soldiers who carried out war crimes in 1890.

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