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@betteforeyes.bsky.social

Retired software developer. Avid duplicate bridge player including tournament play. Like to follow current events.

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Beautifully stated Dr D
Thank you Madam Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi

You stood in high heels for over 8 hours for DACA

You were key to pass the Affordable Care Act
And
"ALWAYS for the CHILDREN "
And
"WE DON'T AGOGNIZE WE ORGANIZE "

06.11.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.

12 days of work in 106 days.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

06.11.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 25198    πŸ” 9450    πŸ’¬ 887    πŸ“Œ 459
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The corporate propaganda machine colluding with the Trump propaganda machine to lie to the American people about Thanksgiving.

06.11.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7056    πŸ” 2666    πŸ’¬ 545    πŸ“Œ 212

It's so confusing ... ICE agents are acting like criminals, and criminals are posing as ICE agents.

06.11.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 865    πŸ” 230    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 11
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Jury chews over fate of 'sandwich guy,' who became a D.C. hero after chucking a sub at a federal officer Defense attorney Sabrina Shroff told the jury that "a footlong from Subway could not and certainly did not inflict bodily harm."

Sandwich Guy jurors had a question for the court: β€œHow is injury different from bodily harm?”



After some debate, Judge Nichols told them that "injury" and "bodily harm" mean the same thing.

β€œGood luck with the continued deliberations," he said.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

06.11.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 240    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 13

#CAVoteYesProp50

YES YES YES ON PROP 50 IN CA

YES YES YES TO RETAIN IN PA!

YES TO SHERILL IN NJ!

YES TO SPANBERGER IN VA!

Also:

NO NO NO TO ISSUE 1 IN MAINE!

04.11.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 559    πŸ” 281    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 9
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An Altercation With ICE Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

04.11.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What can be Worse?

"Videos show officers pulling the protesters away from the fence surrounding the ICE building and cutting through chains that protesters had put around the front gates. Officers pepper-sprayed protesters and fired crowd-control munitions at them.

04.11.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Debate over energy costs fuels clear divide in New Jersey, Virginia governor's races Climbing monthly electricity bills, a growing stressor on U.S. families as demand surges for energy, have emerged as a significant issue in the nation’s only two elections for governor this year and a...

Democrats support economic progress and investing in good paying, clean energy jobs while Republicans struggle to explain why the federal government gave billionaires tax cuts. Voters are paying attention heading into Election Day.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...

03.11.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow starts the trial of the century. πŸ₯΄

02.11.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3523    πŸ” 767    πŸ’¬ 298    πŸ“Œ 67
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@carmitage.bsky.social has been advocating for this. He even as scripts! ICE harassing voters can be added in. We all have to call!

cmarmitage.substack.com/p/5-phone-ca...

02.11.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If ICE agents begins harassing voters on the way to vote on Tuesday, we need local prosecutors to charge the ICE officers with state law crimes. We need to send a message for 2026 that they will be swiftly arrested.

02.11.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7162    πŸ” 2342    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 122
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Kamala Harris: "I don't know if we can trust what's coming out of the DOJ right now. And that pains me to say that."

12.10.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4653    πŸ” 1019    πŸ’¬ 170    πŸ“Œ 46

Unpaid soldiers at a food bank is on-brand for the Republicans, who thinks our vets are "suckers and losers" in Trump's words.

12.10.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1
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DANIELS: Should the next Democratic president be a little bit more involved with the DOJ than Democrats have been in the past?

KAMALA HARRIS: No president should think of the DOJ as being their personal attorney

12.10.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2196    πŸ” 433    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 34
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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

it actually offends me how sloppy and careless they are. anyone who’s ever been laid off knows the panic you feel when it happens. and while obviously it’s good that they backtracked, these are people’s fucking LIVELIHOODS they’re messing with.

12.10.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2424    πŸ” 480    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 41
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Fired Stephen Colbert Hits Back at Donald Trump With Three Profane Words β€œI absolutely love that Colbert got fired,” Trump posted after the bombshell late-night news.

Stephen Colbert may have been fired by CBS, but he’s making it very clear that he’s not done with his presidential nemesis yet.

22.07.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The clean-up on Aisle Lolita continues not to be going well, it seems

22.07.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3288    πŸ” 839    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 28
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

21.01.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 32630    πŸ” 8685    πŸ’¬ 1533    πŸ“Œ 2503

Color me SHOCKED!!! Nah, easy one to see coming. Fuckers are predictable about giving money back to the wealthy donors.

22.01.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Shocking...to no one.

15.01.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 423    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 3
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Today, I signed an executive order prohibiting greedy land developers from ripping off LA wildfire victims with unsolicited, undervalued offers to buy their destroyed property.

Make no mistake β€” this is a prosecutable crime.

15.01.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 32442    πŸ” 6719    πŸ’¬ 852    πŸ“Œ 403
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a audience . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a audience .

Read this twice.

The FBI failed to interview several key witnesses about Hegseth, including the woman who alleged she was a victim of sexual assault.

15.01.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1131    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 15
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Jon Stewart nails it: Republicans want Californians to suffer for partisan politicsβ€”but only when blue states are hurting. California pays more in federal taxes than 30 red states combined, but they won’t admit it.

SAY IT PLAIN: They’ll punish California because they think it’s the leader of woke!

14.01.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6487    πŸ” 2279    πŸ’¬ 271    πŸ“Œ 115

In the middle of WAR, Ukrainian President Zelensky offers to send 150 firefighters to California. Mensch !

13.01.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2067    πŸ” 391    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 33
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13.01.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 14178    πŸ” 2902    πŸ’¬ 283    πŸ“Œ 131

Lots of folks are in need of clothes and everything else. If you are in the LA area, here is one person in particular who could use a hand. πŸ©΅πŸ’™πŸ©΅πŸ’™

13.01.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
On Democracy Sunday with Chief Nate Armstrong of CAL FIRE
YouTube video by On Democracy Channel On Democracy Sunday with Chief Nate Armstrong of CAL FIRE

@fpwellman.bsky.social interviews CAL FIRE Chief.
youtu.be/bR7Lpn4LWFQ?...

13.01.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@karinschall.bsky.social is a BOSS!

12.01.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 611    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 7

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