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@beinghonest.bsky.social

Independent thinker. I will fight for democracy. We must resist criminality and fascism. Part of the RESISTANCE. I'm a fighter for what is right. Intolerant of wimpy politicians. Proud Native New Yorker

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Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

08.03.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7441    πŸ” 3149    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 152
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Evangelicals love Donald Trump for many reasons, but one of them is especially terrifying End Times.

β€œIf it brings the end of the world, it brings the end of the world. They’re ready. They can’t wait for the Rapture to happen."

If you want to understand how Trump's self-created crisis in Iran fits into his foreign policy, revisit our deep-dive into our End Times president.

07.03.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 156    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 24
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The Law of Going to War with Iran, Redux The Trump administration’s attack on Iran pushes even the executive branch’s generous understandings of the President’s legal authority to their limits.

The Trump administration’s attack on Iran pushes even the executive branch’s generous understandings of the president’s legal authority. @sranderson.bsky.social explains the domestic and international law surrounding the strikes and the implications for the future.

07.03.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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The MTA says the federal government owes nearly $60 million in reimbursements for work already completed on the Second Avenue Subway expansion. The MTA is now threatening to take the dispute to court. Samantha Liebman breaks down the situation.

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DONALD TRUMP KILLED 170 CHILDREN IN MINAB, IRAN AND THEN POSTED A SIZZLE REEL DECLARING "FLAWLESS VICTORY"

We are the bad guys.

We are the rogue nation we grew up being taught to fear and despise.

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Did Trump's son-in-law use diplomacy to lure Iranian leaders into a death trap? | Opinion - NewsBreak Jared Kushner grew up sleeping in Benjamin Netanyahu’s bed. That isn’t a metaphor or hyperbole. Netanyahu, during his visits to New York over the decades,

Looks like a duck. Quacks like a duck. Walks like a duck...

07.03.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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GOP-controlled House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Bondi over Epstein Files β€œThe American people want answers on the Epstein files, and so do we,” Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who introduced the motion to subpoena Bondi, said.

🚨BREAKING: The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about her role in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) incomplete release of its files on convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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US troops were told war on Iran was β€˜all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war US military commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about biblical β€œend times” to justify involvement in the Iran war to troops, according to complaints made to a watchdog group. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) says it has received more than 200 complaints from service members across all branches of the armed forces, including the marines, air force and space force. Continue reading...

US troops were told war on Iran was β€˜all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

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Tulsi Gabbard released a fundraising video in 2019 titled "Trump's Path To War With Iran"

"We've gotta stop Donald Trump from starting a war with Iran."

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Schumer sucks and needs to go along with Jeffries β€œAIPAC funded”

28.02.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It won't work Donald

28.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4
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Starting a war does not produce peace just like breaking a leg does not improve your ability to walk. It's obvious that a stroke has not improved Fetterman's ability to reason. He needs to go.

28.02.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Brought to you by the Admin who says β€œit’s not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein” … a document manifest showing 4 interviews the FBI conducted with a woman who accused the President of sexual abuse as a minor.

If there’s nothing to hide, why are they hiding these documents? ⬇️

25.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 956    πŸ” 457    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 28
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Nine justices. Lifetime power. Huge consequences.

@davidcayjohnston.bsky.social explains how recent rulings matter far beyond the courtroom and why accountability at the highest level is more important than ever.

26.02.2026 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump and Vance have already had killed people with guns in Minnesota, now they're finding new cruel ways to make people die

also, ex-communicate this fucker already

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@sollenbergerrc.bsky.social Chris Hayes on MSNow also acknowledged your reporting tonight.

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DOJ to Review Whether Epstein Files About Trump Were Improperly Withheld The Justice Department didn’t release notes from several interviews a woman gave to FBI agents in 2019.

NEW: WSJ now confirming my reporting that the DOJ is withholding at least three FBI interviews with a woman who told the FBI that Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a child
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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DOJ has not released some Epstein files related to a woman who made an allegation against Trump The files do not include records from three FBI interviews with a woman who said Jeffrey Epstein abused her and who also made sexual abuse allegations against President Trump, according to an NBC News...

NEW: NBC News also now confirming my reporting that DOJ is withholding at least three FBI interviews with the woman who accused Trump of assaulting her when she was a child nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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PSAKI BOMBS! Trump WEIRDNESS / Protest FREAK OUT / Hockey BACKLASH / Presidential SUCK-UPS
YouTube video by MS NOW PSAKI BOMBS! Trump WEIRDNESS / Protest FREAK OUT / Hockey BACKLASH / Presidential SUCK-UPS

The woman speaks the truth…
youtu.be/bpuCgJn_acM?...

25.02.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license.

This is pure cruelty.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

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5. Max and Francesca co-own a home in Washington, D.C., where they lived for years
and brought a daughter into the world. The sanctions against Francesca include a block on this
property that bars Plaintiffs’ from enjoying it or its value indefinitely, constituting an unreasonable
seizure under the Fourth Amendment.
6. L.C., Max, and Francesca also continue to face irreparable harms to their Fifth
Amendment due process rights. Max and Francesca’s spousal relationship, and their parental
relationship with L.C., has effectively been turned into criminal activity. Both Max and
Francesca’s chosen professions have been, and continue to be, impaired through the termination
of longstanding relationships, canceling of professional opportunities, and limitations on their
ability to engage fully in their professional lives.
7. At its heart, this case concerns whether Defendants can sanction a person β€” ruining
their life and the lives of their loved ones, including their citizen daughter β€” because Defendants
disagree with their recommendations or fear their persuasiveness. Sanctions, used appropriately,
are a powerful tool to disrupt and undermine the activities of terrorists, criminals, and authoritarian
regimes. Sanctions are abused, however, when they seek to silence disfavored points of view and
to violate the constitutional rights of people the government does not like.

5. Max and Francesca co-own a home in Washington, D.C., where they lived for years and brought a daughter into the world. The sanctions against Francesca include a block on this property that bars Plaintiffs’ from enjoying it or its value indefinitely, constituting an unreasonable seizure under the Fourth Amendment. 6. L.C., Max, and Francesca also continue to face irreparable harms to their Fifth Amendment due process rights. Max and Francesca’s spousal relationship, and their parental relationship with L.C., has effectively been turned into criminal activity. Both Max and Francesca’s chosen professions have been, and continue to be, impaired through the termination of longstanding relationships, canceling of professional opportunities, and limitations on their ability to engage fully in their professional lives. 7. At its heart, this case concerns whether Defendants can sanction a person β€” ruining their life and the lives of their loved ones, including their citizen daughter β€” because Defendants disagree with their recommendations or fear their persuasiveness. Sanctions, used appropriately, are a powerful tool to disrupt and undermine the activities of terrorists, criminals, and authoritarian regimes. Sanctions are abused, however, when they seek to silence disfavored points of view and to violate the constitutional rights of people the government does not like.

Via @seamushughes.bsky.social, Treasury has blocked Francesca Albanese, her spouse, and their US citizen daughter from accessing her property based in IEEPA sanctions.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Bill Gates Admits to Affairs with 2 Russian Women While Married to Melinda and Apologizes to Staff for Past Epstein Ties Bill Gates this week admitted to having two affairs with Russian women while married to Melinda French Gates and apologized to staff at his charity for his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein β€” while maintai...

people.com/bill-gates-a... What did he reveal to the Russians?

25.02.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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The men's hockey team went to the White House for lunch. Trump never came out to great them and they were served cold McDonald's hamburgers in a conference room. They got what they deserved for laughing it up about the women's team. Now the jokes on them.

25.02.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Truth.
Just remember: the freeloaders in this country are the billionaires. Until we stop letting them control our government, they will make things worse every day.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Former F.B.I. Official, Ousted Under Trump, Will Run for Congress in Maryland

One goal if D's take the House this year: Jan 6 hearings that finally get to the organizers. Two men who could help drive that are both running in MD-5: Harry Dunn, who defended the Capitol, and now David Sundberg, who was tasked with reviving the FBI investigation in 2022. Marylanders, pick one. 1/

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AHole

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β€œ...he's fine, they threw him in a dumpster.” Trump/Epstein and Associated Criminal Enterprises: Victim Interviews: GT

open.substack.com/pub/lisevold...

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