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From the UK but have lived in the US since 1979. Became a US citizen in 2019 specifically to vote against Trump in the 2020 election. Still reeling from November 5 and so utterly disappointed in women!
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ā.. Memphis, after all, has long been one of the most dangerous cities in the country, with a murder rate about twice as high as the nationās capital ..ā @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
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Great, and what is the US doing? Going backwardsā¦..šµāš«
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Always have to add - if theyāre so popular, why do they feel the need to cheat? š¤·āāļø
MO Gov Mike Kehoe is calling a special session to gerrymander the 5th District which encompasses Kansas City. He is specifically violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bans any voting practice that denies or weakens the power of a racial minority to elect its preferred candidates.
This is, of course, false. The United States exported $83 billion in goods and services to India last year alone.
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Heās got that dead fisheye down pat š
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Iād love even more to hear that heās flat out and down š„“
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And all 52 will still have some bullshit excuse for why they voted for RFK, Jr. and why they still give him their support š¤¬
52 of 53 Republican senators voted to confirm him.
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubioās 2016 presidential campaignšš½
Can the media STOP referring to Jeffrey Epstein as a āfinancierā? The money he made came from SEX TRAFFICKING MINORS, RAPING CHILDREN, and BLACKMAIL. He was NOT a financier. Iāve seen at least five stories from three outlets refer to him this way in the past week. This is the latest from the Times:
Suggesting that China - who is the main enabler of Russiaās genocidal war - should be part of a āpeacekeepingā mission to Ukraine, is beyond stupid. The level of incompetence in the American administration is staggering. You donāt ask the rapist to protect the victim. Unless youāre Trump.
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Well, I know where IāD like him to be and it aināt in DC, Bedminster, Mar-a-lago or anywhere else cushy š„“
Where is the mainsteam media? Anyone out there? Can you hear me???
This should be the lead story in all major national news outlets. Public health people prefer to stay out of the limelight unless there is no other choice. I canāt overstate how bad things have to be for 9 former CDC directors to band together and pen an op-ed in the NYT warning the entire country.
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Not even close. Heās probably standing in a corner cowering, wondering who is going to save him from the shit thatās coming!
I'm still waiting for the relentless onslaught of media demands for a press conference and calls to resign.
To be clear: 1. Weāve taken in roughly $150 billion in tariffs - nowhere near a single trillion, much less trillions. 2. Tariffs single-handedly saving our military ā which has been the strongest in the world for decades ā is the dumbest shit Iāve read today.
There's only one way to stop the rumors about Donald Trump's health: a press conference. Why won't he talk to the press, and why isn't the media doggedly demanding it?
Trump limits National Guard assignments to 29 days at a time to keep the called up service members from getting healthcare and housing benefits while on duty. And the NG troops are catching on. Stereotypical Trump. Don't give those losers and suckers an extra dime. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
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The New York Times is not a credible news source
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Trump looks like heās aged another 10 years in the last week šš„“
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Just living in hope š
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Hoping that putting into the order āno removal to Guatemalaā doesnāt mean that the government will decide to send these children to another country and say āwell itās not Guatemala judgeā
This is the way
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But wait - arenāt republicans always screaming about government overreach? Or is that just bullsh**? š„“š„“
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God forbid he looks at facts! Especially those facts that contradict his stupidity
it shouldn't be easier to get a gun in America than the covid vaccine
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
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āTwo at a Dunkin Donutsā - must be the dream job š„“
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This is totally illegal and bat shit crazy. Shocker, said no one šµāš«
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This woman seriously thinks that she can say āwhoopsie, I didnāt know that, by voting for an idiot to be in charge, weād get idiotic decisions being madeā. Unbelievable but not surprising.
They're releasing the Epstein files?
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
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Thousands of farm animals & livestock are going unattended. They arenāt being milked. They arenāt being fed. I feel a great deal more for those animals than for the farmers who voted for this shit. They KNEW who their workers were & where they came from. But they voted to hurt them anyway.
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Hey Chief Wannabe- where are the Epstein files??????
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Thatās one of the most disgusting descriptions of a person Iāve ever read. So totally on point also!
During a town hall Wednesday in Worth County, Iowans urged Hinson to āstop lyingā after she claimed that the presidentās key legislation had ushered in āhigher wagesā and an improved cost of living. āHigher wages?ā shouted one woman incredulously. āFor who? For you?ā trib.al/KPLYXyQ
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Yep a fine specimen of aā¦.oh wait a minute. Itās that fetid bag of wind! My bad š„“
JD Vance: āTrump is a really bad candidate and frankly, I think, a really bad person.ā { ht: @patriottakes.bsky.social }
JD Vance on Donald Trump: āIām a Never Trump guy. I never liked him. I donāt think heās the person. I donāt think he cares about folks. I think that heās noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.ā { ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social }
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Back when the man had a soul and half a brain
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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social if Trump doesn't fire Kennedy, start impeachment proceedings Tuesday morning. Republicans can't stop you. Force them to vote! @normornstein.bsky.social
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I believe most democrats arenāt as āhigh-mindedā as you think. We want to see pushback, shouting in the streets, on the news outlets, during podcasts - whatever it takes to shut down the craziness thatās surrounding us. FIRE UP THE BASE!! š„š„
The mother of a 15-year-old boy who was detained at gunpoint by federal immigration agents is seeking $1m in damages and accusing the Trump administration of false imprisonment and āunconstitutional racial profilingā. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hey JD - š¤®
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Oh I forgot - heās a fetid bag of wind so that explains things š„“
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If itās him, he looks bloated (more so than usual I should add)
Liberals: āWe could try to DO some things to reduce gun violence; āthoughts and prayersā isnāt enough.ā Republicans: āOutrage! Disgrace! Theyāre attacking prayer.ā Thereās no need to be polite or defensive in response to this. Invoking faith as an excuse to shun responsibility deserves no respect.
This part. Everyone should be taking notes from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.socialās @mizzwelch.bsky.social
Trumpās movement, just like his health, is deteriorating. MAGA is furious that he's been lying to them, covering up a huge pedophilia scandal. That's why the GOP is scrambling trying to cheat and pass every agenda while Trump is flailing, because they know their time is running out.
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Again, only the best people šµāš«. Where do these people keep crawling out from?
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Running scared with his tail between his legs š
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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... Itās telling how Trump is already anticipating that the Supreme Court will side with the administration and rule that these Tarrifs should go forward. Of course, the man is also deranged so there is that š„“
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We can only hope š„“
Breaking news: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from rapidly deporting undocumented immigrants detained away from the border without a court hearing, a setback for its mass deportation agenda.
someone should put together a "kennedy death count" for everyone who dies of a preventable disease and just plaster it everywhere www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
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Yeah but - this Supreme Court š
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Cheers and Iāll join you with wine :)
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Iāll vote for that :)
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Thereās always a lower low š¤¬
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Because embarrassing this administration hasnāt already happened 100 times over already. And of course, saving face is the most important point right? Not shoring up the economy šµāš«
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Doubt his legacy will be what he imagines it will be š„“
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I think youāve cracked the code!!!!
This is incredible.
Congressional Democrats Predict Shutdown After Trump WH & OMB Try to Illegally Snatch Congressā Most Important Power, Over The Budget talkingpointsmemo.com/news/democra...
ā[Bill] Pulte got his job in the administration about three years after his wife, Diana Pulte, donated $500,000 to a super PAC backing Trump. The donation was channeled through a Delaware shell company, ML Organization LLC, that Bill Pulte controlled.ā
In a two week period: Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste. Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.
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Whatās with this guy always complaining that people donāt say thank you and are not grateful enough for all the crap that this administration is trying to pull off?
We've launched a new D.C. campaign demanding that federal agents take off their masks ā because public servants should face the public. Our posters and mobile billboard will be blanketing the District, demanding accountability.
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Maybe this administration should just build a āhappyā museum and let all these sensitive folks go there? Then they wonāt be subjected to all the āuglyā parts of American history and can pretend that it never happened š„“š«£
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Stop with this shit!! No gun, no bullet, no death. Too difficult to understand you moron?
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But that would require introspection and honesty š„“
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āNope not seeing it. I donāt see it, I donāt see itā
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OMG - this will be devastating for all who were affected by this horrific event. Heads should roll!
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Good, although I would have loved to see her get trounced at the next election!
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My question is - why was it not stopped before completion? Didnāt appear overnight I know.
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Good. Wearing masks is cowardly.
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Why does she put up with this shit? Every day must be an exercise in stopping herself from spitting in their eyes!!!
On the new acting CDC director. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis... $450m?
Four million dollars. Theyāre cutting a program to test treatments for children with brain cancer to save four million dollars a year.
If I were charged with a federal crime, Iād hire Pam Bondiās brother as my lawyer. Because I donāt think this is a coincidence.
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned from the CDC, revealed that RFK Jr. has NEVER been briefed by CDC experts on measles, flu, or Covid: āNo one from my center has ever briefed him on any of those topicsā¦Heās getting his information from somewhereā
"It is without a doubt the most illegal search I've ever seen in my life," U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said from the bench. "I'm absolutely flabbergasted at what has happened. A high school student would know this was an illegal search." unreal quote š
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Too many Americans have no knowledge of the history and strugggle of the Chicano people. Another part of this countryās attempt to push its mistreatment of a people under the rug.
Nailed it again. š šš
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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... So many of us have no understanding or knowledge of the history of the Chicano population. Reading these words brings home how history continues to repeat!
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He absolutely is a snake! I donāt think we realize just how ruthless this man is.