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Patrick
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Cat & Dog rescuer. Old Army (RA), Disabled Veteran, Conservative hippie. I believe in peace, love and the death penalty-- especially for public officials who abuse their office.Live in Texas, heart still in Pittsburgh. Mostly Democrat.
They are not Christians.

Read "Christian conservative activist rages at teacher for saying that his husband baked brownies" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6yOFGCbe/7...
Christian conservative activist rages at teacher for saying that his husband baked brownies (LGBTQ Nation)
A conservative activist in Florida was outraged that a teacher shared brownies with his class and mentioned that it was his husband who baked them. She even ...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Read "Former ICE Boss Torches ‘Catastrophic’ Mistake ICE Is Making Now" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6z7FlBHa/w...
Former ICE Boss Torches ‘Catastrophic' Mistake ICE Is Making Now (The Daily Beast)
A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement head says the Trump administration's fast-tracked hiring drive and culture-war recruitmentare a r...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Read "‘Breathtaking Stupidity’: Trump’s Latest Bizarre Claim Quickly Attracts Critics" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6z1NGI7u/n...
'Breathtaking Stupidity': Trump's Latest Bizarre Claim Quickly Attracts Critics (HuffPost)
President Donald Trump on Monday made a bonkers claim that “nobody knows” about magnets while bragging about his dealmaking abilities. Trump — after being as...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Read "For Trump So Loved The Veterans He Decided To Make Many More Of Them" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6zdxusda/3...
For Trump So Loved The Veterans He Decided To Make Many More Of Them (Wonkette)
It is Veterans Day, or as our draft-dodging felon president tried and failed to have it be called, “Victory Day for World War I.” He reallydoes not like...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Read "Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be ‘pawns,’ and hit back at Trump’s claims about South Africa" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6yVkcQ3C/O...
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa (NPR)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -President Trump has announced that no U.S. officials will attend the G20 Summit hosted by South Africa – the current rotating cha...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Read "After ICE Raid, Wisconsin’s Dairy Labor Crisis Deepens" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6z827x2U/W...
After ICE Raid, Wisconsin’s Dairy Labor Crisis Deepens (The Fulcrum)
Wisconsin built its identity as “America’s Dairyland” on family farms and world-class cheese production. But behind the barns and milking parlors, farmers an...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Read "US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6z9BpwxW/Y...
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’ (The Guardian)
Photograph: Courtesy José Bert...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Read "The truth behind America’s hidden war against Americans" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6zabnVyU/O...
The truth behind America's hidden war against Americans (AlterNet)
America has always been proud of its ingenuity: our capacity to invent, to innovate, to solve. But among our most consistent inventions is one we never admit...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Read "Trump Finally Reveals His Health Care Plan—and It’s Bad" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6zcn3IqY/I...
Trump Finally Reveals His Health Care Plan—and It’s Bad (The New Republic)
President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to remake the health care system—and it’s a doozy. As the government shutdown begins to wind down, with some Democra...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Read "Trump Facing MAGA Backlash Over America First Betrayal" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6zdmX94I/D...
Trump Facing MAGA Backlash Over America First Betrayal (The Daily Beast)
MAGA world has erupted at Donald Trump, accusing the president of betraying his America First principles and warning that Republicans are heading towar...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
ICE and their disrespect to those of us who took an oath to defend to the death even those low-down filthy, cowardly, untruthfull, secret police scum.

Read "Veterans Day Betrayal: ICE Detains U.S. Military Veterans Under Trump’s Immigration Crackdown" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6z4vAhPO/W...
Veterans Day Betrayal: ICE Detains U.S. Military Veterans Under Trump’s Immigration Crackdown (The Fulcrum)
There is no clearer measure of a nation's character than how it treats those who volunteered to defend it. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) det...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Read "Contributor: Trump’s idea to rename Veterans Day fizzled for good reason" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6zenva1i/f...
Contributor: Trump's idea to rename Veterans Day fizzled for good reason (Los Angeles Times)
Amid the daily cacophony of crises and cruelty, the renami...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reposted by Patrick
It’s not enough to simply thank our veterans for their service.

Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.

Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.

Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Read "This cruelty was so monstrous it’s barely fathomable. Trump is inspired | Opinion" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6yJHi2J2/x...
This cruelty was so monstrous it's barely fathomable. Trump is inspired | Opinion (Raw Story)
America has always been proud of its ingenuity: our capacity to invent, to innovate, to solve. But among our most consistent inventions is one we never admit...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Showing what the Heritage foundation did to honor Veteran's Day.

Read "Fury as memorial to WWII Black soldiers removed after Heritage Foundation complaint" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6yMzlHgY/n...
Fury as memorial to WWII Black soldiers removed after Heritage Foundation complaint (The Mirror US Online)
A memorial to African-American soldiers killed in World War II has been removed from a cemetery in the Netherlands, sparking fury. Two panels highlighting th...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Read "Fury as memorial to WWII Black soldiers removed after Heritage Foundation complaint" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6yMzlHgY/e...
Fury as memorial to WWII Black soldiers removed after Heritage Foundation complaint (The Mirror US Online)
A memorial to African-American soldiers killed in World War II has been removed from a cemetery in the Netherlands, sparking fury. Two panels highlighting th...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Read "MAGA Loyalist With No Experience Conducts Orchestra at Trump’s Kennedy Center" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6yNoRBgA/9...
MAGA Loyalist With No Experience Conducts Orchestra at Trump's Kennedy Center (The Daily Beast)
MAGA loyalist Richard Grenell, who was parachuted in as head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of President Donald Trump's take...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Read "MAGA Attorney General Sues To Dissolve Latino Voter Registration Organization, Claiming “Scheme”" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6yUHje8M/m...
MAGA Attorney General Sues To Dissolve Latino Voter Registration Organization, Claiming “Scheme” (2paragraphs)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican running in the 2026 Texas U.S. Senate election, announced today that he’s suing Jolt Initiatives, a non-profi...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
He must be forced to return the Resolute desk to the White House. He is a common theif!!!

Read "‘Did He Really Swipe That?’: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Photo Flex Sparks Chaos After Fans Catch What Shouldn’t Be Sitting In His Hallway" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6yL9y22Y/e...
‘Did He Really Swipe That?’: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Photo Flex Sparks Chaos After Fans Catch What Shouldn’t Be Sitting In His Hallway (Atlanta Black Star)
Donald Trump‘s latest social media flex has turned into an unexpected game of “spot the stolen goods,” and the internet is having an absolute field day with ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Read "Liberal Elites Kicked the Door Wide Open for Trump’s Flagrant Corruption" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6ymdLA8U/w...
Liberal Elites Kicked the Door Wide Open for Trump’s Flagrant Corruption (The Intercept)
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November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Read "DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6y37wYXm/b...
DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own (The Guardian)
The secreta...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Read "Shocking jobs data resets recession bets" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6ysr9JZe/T...
Shocking jobs data resets recession bets (TheStreet)
For the second straight month, the U.S. Labor Department will not publish its economic report due to the government...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Read "Trump met with ridicule as he doubles down on $2,000 check to ‘irresponsible Americans’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6ypJhY9a/s...
Trump met with ridicule as he doubles down on $2,000 check to 'irresponsible Americans' (AlterNet)
In an effort to drump up support for his widely unpopular tariffs as the Supreme Court weighsthe legality of them, President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Read "This law could force Fox News to flee the US | Opinion" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6ylEArpC/w...
This law could force Fox News to flee the US | Opinion (Raw Story)
In 2021, following MAGA’s J6 storming of the US Capitol, media columnist Margaret Sullivan observed that such orchestrated violence could not have happened w...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Read "At Yale University, things are getting Orwellian" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6y4flNII/Y...
At Yale University, things are getting Orwellian (Salon)
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Yale University Film Society, via email, announced a screening the following day of “Orwell: 2+2=5,” the latest documentaryfrom Aca...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM