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USA Today opinion columnist. Also in: Chicago Tribune; Los Angeles Times; Guardian; Boston Globe; HuffPost; Hill; NY Daily News, etc. Former federal prosecutor, state prosecutor, and defense attorney for indigent defendants. ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ #LGBT

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All you NRA 2nd Amendment shouters...are you OK with this?
If you are, then all the B.S. you've been howling about for years was just performative crap to hide your racism....

28.01.2026 04:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3202    ๐Ÿ” 963    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 251    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62
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Investigators: Midair DC Crash Was Partly Due To Lack Of 'Safety Culture' At FAA Investigators determined that a cluster of โ€œsystemic failuresโ€ at the FAA and U.S. Army contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and passenger jet nearly a year ago.

Investigators determined that a cluster of โ€œsystemic failuresโ€ at the FAA and U.S. Army contributed to the collision between an Army helicopter and passenger jet nearly a year ago.

27.01.2026 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 386    ๐Ÿ” 140    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

It will be an intimidation tactic and Democrats must push past it.

29.01.2026 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.

They must all resign and be held accountable.

29.01.2026 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12709    ๐Ÿ” 2983    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 618    ๐Ÿ“Œ 189

Trump is using the FBI to falsely establish that he actually won the 2020 election. Itโ€™s an abuse of his power and an abdication of FBI integrity.

29.01.2026 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Here is Alex Pretti, helping wounded veterans learn to walk again.

Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.

29.01.2026 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Here is Alex Pretti, helping wounded veterans learn to walk again.

Trump and his goons murdered Alex and called him a domestic terrorist.

29.01.2026 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Tim Walz made an insensitive statement, not out of malice but out of misunderstanding that the comparison would understandably offend Jews.

Now, move on and focus on the real horrors of what's happening with Trump.

29.01.2026 01:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

feel free to cancel your fb.

29.01.2026 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hold them accountable.

29.01.2026 01:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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169K views ยท 9K reactions | Sherri Shepherd came to the cottage yโ€™all! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Everybodyโ€™s obsessed with โ€˜Heated Rivalryโ€™ and now add Sherri to the list! #sherrishepherd #standupcomedy #heatedrivalry #b... Sherri Shepherd came to the cottage yโ€™all! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Everybodyโ€™s obsessed with โ€˜Heated Rivalryโ€™ and now add Sherri to the list! #sherrishepherd #standupcomedy #heatedrivalry #bridgerton

Sherri Shepherd on Heated Rivalry:

"Come for the booty, stay for the love story."๐Ÿ˜€

www.facebook.com/reel/1520839...

29.01.2026 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2.8K views ยท 2.3K reactions | The Bible has been used to justify harm before. Slavery. Womenโ€™s subjugation. Forced marriages. Each time, the church claimed โ€œGodโ€™s Word is clear.โ€ Each time, history p... The Bible has been used to justify harm before. Slavery. Womenโ€™s subjugation. Forced marriages. Each time, the church claimed โ€œGodโ€™s Word is clear.โ€ Each time, history proved otherwise. Christians.....

www.facebook.com/reel/2040829...

29.01.2026 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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KFile: Trump officials denounce guns at protests โ€” after defending armed protesters in 2020 | CNN Politics Senior Trump administration officials who have recently argued that civilians should not bring firearms to protests defended and, in some cases, celebrated the same behavior in support of armed civili...

Per Trump: MAGA gun carriers are good; Dem gun carriers should be prosecuted...or killed.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...

29.01.2026 00:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Susan Collins is the proverbial potted plant.

28.01.2026 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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One (1) ticket sold. One!

29.01.2026 00:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FBI searches Fulton County elections office as it investigates alleged voter fraud | CNN Politics The FBI served a warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, as it probes alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election.

Trump is using the FBI to manufacture voter fraud from 2020 so he can claim (falsely, again) that he won 2020.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...

29.01.2026 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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๐Ÿคฎ

28.01.2026 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ๐ŸŽฏ

27.01.2026 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16190    ๐Ÿ” 6545    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 757    ๐Ÿ“Œ 440
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Secret US cyber operations shielded 2024 election from foreign trolls, but now the Trump admin has gutted protections | CNN Politics Weeks before the 2024 election, American military hackers carried out a secret operation to disrupt the work of Russian trolls spewing false information at US voters.

Trump is helping foreign agents influence American elections -- because it helps him.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...

28.01.2026 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Analysis: Noem and Bovino are taking heat for Minnesota โ€” but itโ€™s mostly on Trump | CNN Politics The tone President Donald Trump is changing in Minnesota is the tone he set.

They all deserve "heat," but the criminal rot comes from the top, Trump.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...

28.01.2026 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wonโ€™t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga Original
YouTube video by Rocket Wonโ€™t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga Original

Lady Gaga is not just incredibly talented, but also incredibly decent and humane.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...

28.01.2026 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿคฎ

28.01.2026 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

No

28.01.2026 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This says it all.

28.01.2026 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Do you feel safer that this administration has decided to bypass nuclear protocols in order to build a bunch of experimental nuclear reactors? Do you think they are competent to create a safe and successful program? ๐Ÿ—ฝ

28.01.2026 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 773    ๐Ÿ” 483    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 205    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81
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2nd Amendment backlash follows portrayal of Alex Pretti by some Trump administration officials The fatal Minneapolis shooting of Alex Prett has sparked a Second Amendment backlash against the Trump administration.

abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

28.01.2026 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿคฎ

28.01.2026 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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ICE is now brazenly and openly intimidating peaceful observers for daring to speak. This is what unchecked power sounds like when it know the public is watching. Our silence is their goal.

28.01.2026 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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