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Midwestern by birth, California girl for 45 years, now in NC. Fan of excellent sports writing.

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UM. The Louisiana Voter Registration Portal says that my voter status is β€œInactive” which is ridiculous cause I voted in 2024 and 2025. This is crazy. Im trying to re-register now. Ive lived in the same parish for over a decade and the same address for awhile

28.02.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 7
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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."

01.03.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1897    πŸ” 723    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 59
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Opinion | The Epstein Files and Our Broken Public Trust

Thank you for writing this
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27.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Follow the Detention Money Warehousing people is bad for everything but business

Warehousing people is bad for everything but business. Exclusive - follow the detention money.πŸ‘‡ open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

01.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

UCMJ understanders, please feel free to chime in here on the details of Why You Can’t Just Quit the Military

01.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
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"When I was born, I was colored. I soon became a Negro. Not long after that, I was Black. Most recently, I was African American. It seems we’re on a roll here. But I am still first and foremost in search of freedom."

-- Harry Belafonte, born #OTD 1927

01.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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February 28, 2026 Early this morning, the U.S.

1/2 "Trump’s attack on Iran scorns the will of the people and their constitutional right to decide whether they want to pay for a war with their money and their lives. That disdain for democratic government reveals ...

01.03.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Special Edition: A Questionable War of Choice (February 28, 2026) The United States launched a major armed attack on Iran Saturday, striking military and political targets throughout the country.

Richard Haass offers 13-point criticism of Trump's war on Iranl "A Questionable War of Choice" open.substack.com/pub/richardh...

01.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Succinct. This is the worst possible time to be β€˜representedβ€˜ by these two listless Sock Department managers.

01.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of Ida B. Wells labeled with her name. Reads: Documented lynching as a tool of racial terror in the wake of the legal abolition of slavery & campaigned internationally to end it, carrying the abolitionist tradition into struggles against Jim Crow & racist violence.

A photo of Ida B. Wells labeled with her name. Reads: Documented lynching as a tool of racial terror in the wake of the legal abolition of slavery & campaigned internationally to end it, carrying the abolitionist tradition into struggles against Jim Crow & racist violence.

A photo of Angela Davis labeled with her name. Reads: A communist, feminist, scholar, & author, her own imprisonment helped lead her to a radical critique of prisons. Later, she was instrumental in developing the concept the concept of the prison-industrial complex & called for its abolitionβ€”not reform.

A photo of Angela Davis labeled with her name. Reads: A communist, feminist, scholar, & author, her own imprisonment helped lead her to a radical critique of prisons. Later, she was instrumental in developing the concept the concept of the prison-industrial complex & called for its abolitionβ€”not reform.

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01.03.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text reads Black History Month: Black Women Abolitionists, with pictures of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Sarah Parker Remond, Ida B. Wells, & Angela Davis

Text reads Black History Month: Black Women Abolitionists, with pictures of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Sarah Parker Remond, Ida B. Wells, & Angela Davis

A photo of Sojourner Truth labeled with her name. Reads: After freeing herself in 1826, she became a traveling speaker linking abolition & women’s rights. She confronted white audiences, including Abraham Lincoln, about Black liberation.

A photo of Sojourner Truth labeled with her name. Reads: After freeing herself in 1826, she became a traveling speaker linking abolition & women’s rights. She confronted white audiences, including Abraham Lincoln, about Black liberation.

A photo of Harriet Tubman labeled with her name. Reads: Escaped slavery in 1849, then returned repeatedly to lead dozens of people to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Led a raid on the Combahee River, freeing hundreds of enslaved Africans. Later worked as a scout, spy, & nurse for the Union Army.

A photo of Harriet Tubman labeled with her name. Reads: Escaped slavery in 1849, then returned repeatedly to lead dozens of people to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Led a raid on the Combahee River, freeing hundreds of enslaved Africans. Later worked as a scout, spy, & nurse for the Union Army.

A photo of Sarah Parker Remond labeled with her name. Reads: A free Black lecturer & American Anti-Slavery Society agent, she spoke across the North & in Britain to build transatlantic support for US abolition. Later became a physician in Italy.

A photo of Sarah Parker Remond labeled with her name. Reads: A free Black lecturer & American Anti-Slavery Society agent, she spoke across the North & in Britain to build transatlantic support for US abolition. Later became a physician in Italy.

Today is the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth, and we want to honor some inspirational Black women abolitionists from the last 200+ years. Swipe through to read! #AbolitionNow 1/2

01.03.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There were def people in Washington who advised Trump not to do this, basically saying, "hes 90, hes had cancer twice, hes going to die soon anyway. Dont make him a martyr for the cause". He didnt listen.

01.03.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2081    πŸ” 647    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 22
Picture of green feather with text around edge GREEN FEATHER MOVEMENT. More info: zinnedproject.org | union bug

Picture of green feather with text around edge GREEN FEATHER MOVEMENT. More info: zinnedproject.org | union bug

In response to current attempts to ban books & people's history lessons, we offer Green Feather stickers to invite discussions about need to resist censorship in schools today.

Scroll to request & donation form on this page:
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gr...
#TeachTruth #TeachOutsideTextbook

01.03.2026 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œβ€¦the version of McCarthyism we offer our students should restore the powerful and inspiring stories of the activists and organizations who were its victims.”

01.03.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian media confirms Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian media confirmed. β€œIt is announced to the martyr-nurturing people of Iran that Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Lea

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian media confirms www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/l...

01.03.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Florida just cut off HIV meds for 16,000 people.

01.03.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1902    πŸ” 922    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 22

If you're arrested in Illinois protesting Trump's illegal war against Iran, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

28.02.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 699    πŸ” 375    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Toooo sloooooowwwww. Chaos moves faster than rules it seems

01.03.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Five Uncomfortable Truths About War with Iran Alongside many others, I predicted the US would bomb Iran again, unleashing hell from the skies, and yet I’m finding it hard to process.

β€œthe US and Israel don’t want regime change; they want Iranian state collapse. That’s why they’re attacking dissident politicians, critical infrastructure, hospitals, and schools.” open.substack.com/pub/undiplom...

01.03.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would add "everyone who pissed me off by throwing Joe Biden under the bus" also caused this. I am still so mad at some of my local dems.

28.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

A functional country would yeet polymarket and kalshi into the sun

01.03.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

This is basically legalized insider trading

01.03.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 442    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 6

We're no more than a few hours away from the next phase of digital propaganda: unverified videos of "liberated people celebrating" will go viral. Many of these videos will later be revealed to have predated the illegal war, or be entirely unrelated to current events

Upshot: verify before amplifying

01.03.2026 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1834    πŸ” 634    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 20

he died early on and iran has been launching waves of missiles since then

28.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Susie Wiles is wearing an Apple Watch during a highly classified meeting on Iran.

Unreal.

28.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17677    πŸ” 5808    πŸ’¬ 2011    πŸ“Œ 555
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Per NYT β€” β€œA government-paid, full-time SWAT team composed of four agents and two vehicles escorts Kash Patel's NASHVILLE-based girlfriend.β€πŸ€”

What a wonderful use of taxpayer dollars! πŸ™ƒ πŸ’°

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

28.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1840    πŸ” 844    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 44
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X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel’s Attack on Iran WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.

β€œAlmost all of the most viral posts reviewed by WIRED on Saturday came from accounts with blue check marks, meaning they…could be eligible to earn money based on how much engagement their posts generate, even if the content is false.”

From @davidgilbert.bsky.social

28.02.2026 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1002    πŸ” 371    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 31

Historically, these are TERRIBLE polling numbers for day 1 of a major US use of force, particularly against a well known and disliked adversary. Usually it only goes down from the start

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+ "An internist in West Palm Beach ordered a blood test for another woman, then reported the abnormal results back to Mr. Epstein.

A dentist at Columbia University asked Epstein how much work he wanted done on a β€œgirl” w severe tooth decay"

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6/ "Stitching her up on Epstein’s dining table was β€œchoice made not in patient’s best interest but in..friend’s best interest,” Dr. Moon said..
Mos later Dr. Ting successfully solicitd $50K donation from Epstein for his breast cancer rsrch. Soon after Ting, his gf & her kids visited Epstein island."

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