Ben
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This prolific use of excessive force is disgusting, repugnant, and downright cowardice in full regalia! This needs to STOP NOW!
#DefundICE #DefundFederalizedTerror #FireTheViolators
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#DefundICE #DefundFederalizedTerror #FireTheViolators
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All Hell Breaks Loose in US as Trump’s Plan Accelerates
The MeidasTouch Podcast · Episode
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July 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This prolific use of excessive force is disgusting, repugnant, and downright cowardice in full regalia! This needs to STOP NOW!
#DefundICE #DefundFederalizedTerror #FireTheViolators
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#DefundICE #DefundFederalizedTerror #FireTheViolators
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it is clear either he listens to nobody or nobody on staff knows how filmmaking works in this day and age.
EVERY movie is made overseas, even the hollywood ones. so much of the post work is done in post shops overseas. australia, the netherlands, japan, literally everywhere.
EVERY movie is made overseas, even the hollywood ones. so much of the post work is done in post shops overseas. australia, the netherlands, japan, literally everywhere.
“It is unclear how such a tariff would work because movies aren’t physical goods that move through ports like most items subject to tariffs. [Trump] would need to determine how to value a movie in order to apply the tariffs, as well as what the threshold would be to classify it as an import.”
Trump Calls for 100% Tariff on Movies Made Overseas
The president called the use of incentives by foreign countries to draw filmmakers and studios away from the U.S. a national security threat.
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May 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
it is clear either he listens to nobody or nobody on staff knows how filmmaking works in this day and age.
EVERY movie is made overseas, even the hollywood ones. so much of the post work is done in post shops overseas. australia, the netherlands, japan, literally everywhere.
EVERY movie is made overseas, even the hollywood ones. so much of the post work is done in post shops overseas. australia, the netherlands, japan, literally everywhere.
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Well, I’m a lawyer, so let me give it a shot.
May 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Well, I’m a lawyer, so let me give it a shot.
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Wow. Hazel Dukes was an institution unto herself.
Rest in Peace, Ms. Dukes.
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Rest in Peace, Ms. Dukes.
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Hazel Dukes, longtime NYC, national civil rights leader dead at 92
Dukes had been politically active up until her death
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March 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Wow. Hazel Dukes was an institution unto herself.
Rest in Peace, Ms. Dukes.
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Rest in Peace, Ms. Dukes.
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If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
March 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
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Thank you, Canada, for standing with Ukraine 🇺🇦
”Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine (…) Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and Ukrainians in achieving a just & lasting peace.”
”Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine (…) Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and Ukrainians in achieving a just & lasting peace.”
March 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Thank you, Canada, for standing with Ukraine 🇺🇦
”Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine (…) Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and Ukrainians in achieving a just & lasting peace.”
”Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine (…) Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and Ukrainians in achieving a just & lasting peace.”
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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Ending the night with this.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
March 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Ending the night with this.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
*Get your hankies*
A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
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Please fold this into stories about Trump’s little performance yesterday.
EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
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March 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Please fold this into stories about Trump’s little performance yesterday.
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A thought.
Many of us are wondering why the Democrats are not taking a more vocal and hard stand?
Maybe they’re wondering why we’re not marching outside the GSA, protesting the hijacking of our private information and that of our government by a private citizen.
Maybe we all need to get moving.
Many of us are wondering why the Democrats are not taking a more vocal and hard stand?
Maybe they’re wondering why we’re not marching outside the GSA, protesting the hijacking of our private information and that of our government by a private citizen.
Maybe we all need to get moving.
February 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
A thought.
Many of us are wondering why the Democrats are not taking a more vocal and hard stand?
Maybe they’re wondering why we’re not marching outside the GSA, protesting the hijacking of our private information and that of our government by a private citizen.
Maybe we all need to get moving.
Many of us are wondering why the Democrats are not taking a more vocal and hard stand?
Maybe they’re wondering why we’re not marching outside the GSA, protesting the hijacking of our private information and that of our government by a private citizen.
Maybe we all need to get moving.
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This is a five-alarm fire. 🚨
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This is a five-alarm fire. 🚨
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
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The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did to get them.
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did to get them.
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WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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February 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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This is a national emergency:
February 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is a national emergency:
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"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
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Doctors Whose Licenses Were Revoked, Suspended Named In Pro-RFK Jr. Letter To Senate
The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from experts due to his decades of anti-vaccine activism.
www.huffpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
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www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
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If this isn't enough to freak everybody the fuck out, I do not know what else will.
February 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
If this isn't enough to freak everybody the fuck out, I do not know what else will.
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do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
February 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
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Proud Boys back in DC today. Video by scootercaster.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Proud Boys back in DC today. Video by scootercaster.com