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"I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country; and the least appearance of an encroachment on those invaluable privileges is apt to make my blood boil exceedingly."

~Benjamin Franklin

20.05.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1180    πŸ” 386    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 13

On this day in 1944, soviet russia started forcefully deporting Crimean Tatars from their homeland. Hundreds of thousands of people in a matter of days.

81 years later, russian war criminals continue the genocidal legacy of their ancestors.

We honor every victim’s memoryπŸ•―

18.05.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 576    πŸ” 186    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 7
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Changed His Wife's Flight to Avoid Newark Airport Would you let your family fly out of Newark?

β€œTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy keeps going on TV and insisting it’s safe to fly in and out of Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey… But Duffy has now admitted he changed a flight booked for his wife on Monday so that she wouldn’t have to travel through Newark.”

13.05.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1407    πŸ” 516    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 54

Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.

08.05.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 26723    πŸ” 6275    πŸ’¬ 351    πŸ“Œ 246
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We take a moment to remember what it took to liberate Europe from evil. We remember the 6 million murdered in the Holocaust, the millions who suffered under brutal regimes, and everyone who stood against the most heinous crime of the 20th century. We remember that it must never happen again.

08.05.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 188    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

07.05.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 56252    πŸ” 20211    πŸ’¬ 2279    πŸ“Œ 3623
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Nailed it.

18.04.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5176    πŸ” 1540    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 86
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β€’β€’β€’β€’β€’BREAKINGβ€’β€’β€’β€’β€’
The Supreme Court has blocked any new deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

SCOTUS is acting in response to an emergency appeal by lawyers from the ACLU.

The Court has directed the Trump regime not to remove Venezuelan immigrants held in the Bluebonnet Detention…

19.04.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2941    πŸ” 709    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 47
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The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people β€” many without removal orders β€” scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.

This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

18.04.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 28772    πŸ” 10040    πŸ’¬ 1068    πŸ“Œ 469

I have autism. I graduated high school with honors and had the highest SAT score in school history. I've been married to my wonderful wife for 28 years and have three amazing children. I've had a successful career as a software and DevOps engineer and paid plenty in taxes.

Go fuck yourself RFK Jr.

17.04.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8369    πŸ” 1719    πŸ’¬ 225    πŸ“Œ 79
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People want institutions to stand up

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

17.04.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 38204    πŸ” 8885    πŸ’¬ 674    πŸ“Œ 519
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Sumy. Bodies of the people killed by russia lie in the streets, reminding about the price Ukraine has to pay for being neighbors with the terrorist state.
Our deepest condolences to the victims’ families and loved ones.

13.04.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 182    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8

I sure hope the β€œhackathon” at the IRS by DOGE and Palantir results in exposure of the current administration’s head’s tax records πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™€οΈ

13.04.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We wouldn’t be here if SCOTUS had allowed the January 6th trial to go forward as scheduled.

08.04.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 42151    πŸ” 11281    πŸ’¬ 1154    πŸ“Œ 572

Trump, making oligarchs richer since 2017 πŸ‘‘πŸ’°

Who thought electing this 78 year was a good idea?

05.04.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œFamilies are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

~The Diary of Anne Frank

05.04.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8339    πŸ” 2673    πŸ’¬ 176    πŸ“Œ 121
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This morning we learned that a well-known white nationalist met with the President and convinced him to fire several qualified generals for no reason.

My concern is that this is the new normal. And that service to country no longer means anything to those in power.

04.04.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5217    πŸ” 1690    πŸ’¬ 253    πŸ“Œ 70
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πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

04.04.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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SHOW UP

It is not DC but it is only 4-5 miles from Mar a Lago where there is a permanent Orange stain

03.04.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 655    πŸ” 163    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
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πŸ˜” In Kryvyi Rih, there was a playground near the site of Strike, 5 children are known to have died.

04.04.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 481    πŸ” 204    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 25
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On April 2nd, 4 US Army Soldiers died in a training accident in Lithuania. πŸ•ŠοΈ

The Lithuania Govt. showed more respect than our own govt

Staff Sgt. Knutson-Collins, 28,
Michigan
Sgt. Duenez Jr., 25, Illinois
Sgt. Franco, 25, California.
Pfc. Taitano, 21,
Guam.

Much Respect πŸ™πŸ» πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
#SheShed

04.04.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 15664    πŸ” 5262    πŸ’¬ 971    πŸ“Œ 704

Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.

β€”President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.

β€”Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.

www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

03.04.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 15583    πŸ” 3954    πŸ’¬ 1044    πŸ“Œ 546
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β€œThese are not normal times in America” Senator Cory Booker

02.04.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I hope everyone realizes that scrubbing historical references from web sites is no different than burning books.

I hope everyone realizes that scrubbing historical references from web sites is no different than burning books.

01.04.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2045    πŸ” 526    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 16
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A screenshot of two news headlines. The first headline reads: "Britain Issues Travel Warning for US," with a publication date of Mar 20, 2025, at 10:16 AM EDT and an update at 10:53 AM EDT. The second headline reads: "Germany Issues Travel Warning for US," with a publication date of Mar 20, 2025, at 7:49 AM EDT and an update at 12:00 PM EDT. Both headlines are in bold black text, with the publication and update details in smaller red text below.

A screenshot of two news headlines. The first headline reads: "Britain Issues Travel Warning for US," with a publication date of Mar 20, 2025, at 10:16 AM EDT and an update at 10:53 AM EDT. The second headline reads: "Germany Issues Travel Warning for US," with a publication date of Mar 20, 2025, at 7:49 AM EDT and an update at 12:00 PM EDT. Both headlines are in bold black text, with the publication and update details in smaller red text below.

This is what we’ve come to, and so quickly.

23.03.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18381    πŸ” 4953    πŸ’¬ 800    πŸ“Œ 343
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Wes Moore on Fox News Sunday: "People were looking for disruption. I think they've gotten destruction. And I think that's the thing that's making people so scared."

23.03.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9041    πŸ” 1934    πŸ’¬ 375    πŸ“Œ 108

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