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I've been a non-profit lawyer for nearly 20 years. Follow me for more great financial advice.

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I didn't really have a clue what All's Fair was but I thought, "maybe it was the show about the woman who runs away from her own wedding to join a renaissance fair? But that's kinda old so probably not." Then I googled All's Fair and the ren fair show would have been better.

11.11.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Target stock is down 35% since the February boycott began.

10.11.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

God bless unions!

10.11.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...

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Interesting framing by cnn

09.11.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so proud of you guys. Wonderful work.

08.11.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🀣 That is all.

08.11.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 17517    πŸ” 3063    πŸ’¬ 481    πŸ“Œ 133

Sleepy Don

07.11.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This court has no bottom.

07.11.2025 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good night, everyone.

Great work today. Sleep well, for tomorrow the 2026 election begins.

Every Democratic candidate tonight, and every one running in 2026 has a secret weapon on their side:

05.11.2025 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3341    πŸ” 662    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 27

Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.

05.11.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 23669    πŸ” 3713    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 120
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Oh, these are fucking delicious.

05.11.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3985    πŸ” 428    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 25

Yep. A few years ago we sued CBP for making kids compete for food at a CBP detention facility in Texas.

05.11.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mayor Mamdani needs to mandate this on Day 1 btw.

Every blue state administration should be spinning up on bsky and investigating how to abandon X/Meta. They can simply do it, and journalists will *have* to follow (which then pulls everyone else)

05.11.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amateur hour

04.11.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's annoying to keep having to point this out, but the actual DNC has been behind Mamdani ever since he won the primary, which you wouldn't know by reading some posts on here.

04.11.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3052    πŸ” 606    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 27

In fairness, he couldn't perform beforehand either. That's why he's with CBP.

04.11.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

war is hell(mann's)

04.11.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 398    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1

Does anyone else remember when Alito suggested at oral argument that the Biden administration wouldn't follow lower court orders and how that was a really big concern, despite the Biden administration not ever doing that?

04.11.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, I think that is a real part of it.

04.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, I don't think Trump's incomprehension of political asylum has anything to do with his serious personality-disorder-related psychiatric afflictions and his seeming dementia, which both raise 25th Amendment questions. I do, however, think it reflects his utter stupidity ….

04.11.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4335    πŸ” 869    πŸ’¬ 215    πŸ“Œ 29
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You are correct.

02.11.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someday I hope we get real accountability for these actions.

31.10.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ramsey Kettle wins damages, policy changes after being deprived of basic human needs in Otter Tail County Jail "While the court’s decision and this settlement cannot undo the unlawful torture Mr. Kettle endured, they have shone a light on Otter Tail County’s failure to respect the human rights of those in

Proud to be on this team. Really great decisions came out, as well.
www.aclu-mn.org/en/press-rel...

29.10.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Otter Tail County to pay $200K settlement, make policy changes after inmate was deprived of food, water Otter Tail County will pay a former inmate who was deprived of food, water and medical care $200,000 and will change several policies as part of a settlement agreement.

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29.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Otter Tail County to Pay $200,000 Settlement for Detention Center Mistreatment Fergus Falls, MN - Otter Tail County has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit regarding mistreatment of ...

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29.10.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cook at home. Buy gifts before or after.
This action is completely passive, all you have to do is buy nothing for a few days.

28.10.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah, he's a piece of shit.

29.10.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The decline isn’t subtle anymore.

28.10.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 17997    πŸ” 5235    πŸ’¬ 1294    πŸ“Œ 404

ICE: thug trash.

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Trump: "They spent $900,093,000 on the catapults trying to get them to work. And they had steam, which worked so beautifully and it has for 50 years, right? So we're gonna go back. Seriously fellas, I want to make that change. I'm gonna do an executive order."

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