Ducky the Parakeet
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1,2,3 Go Bills 🦬 is my favorite greeting. Very proud Democrat and educator! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
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What is the average time between a special election and swearing-in for a member of the U.S. House?
Adelita Grijalva - 22 days and counting
119th Congress - average 1 day
118th Congress - 10 days
117th Congress - 12 days
116th Congress - 13 days
115th Congress - 16 days
Adelita Grijalva - 22 days and counting
119th Congress - average 1 day
118th Congress - 10 days
117th Congress - 12 days
116th Congress - 13 days
115th Congress - 16 days
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
What is the average time between a special election and swearing-in for a member of the U.S. House?
Adelita Grijalva - 22 days and counting
119th Congress - average 1 day
118th Congress - 10 days
117th Congress - 12 days
116th Congress - 13 days
115th Congress - 16 days
Adelita Grijalva - 22 days and counting
119th Congress - average 1 day
118th Congress - 10 days
117th Congress - 12 days
116th Congress - 13 days
115th Congress - 16 days
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ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.
But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.
But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.
But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.
But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.
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It should be a litmus test for Democratic presidential primary candidates whether they will restore the White House and DC public properties to exactly the way they were before the Palm Beach lounge lizard decided to turn it into Mar-a-Lago meets 1936 Nuremberg.
October 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It should be a litmus test for Democratic presidential primary candidates whether they will restore the White House and DC public properties to exactly the way they were before the Palm Beach lounge lizard decided to turn it into Mar-a-Lago meets 1936 Nuremberg.
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Tests from Consumer Reports found more than two-thirds of 23 popular protein products contained unsafe levels of lead.
Lead Is Becoming More Common Among Protein Powders And Shakes, Report Says
Tests from Consumer Reports found more than two-thirds of 23 popular protein products contained unsafe levels of lead.
www.forbes.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tests from Consumer Reports found more than two-thirds of 23 popular protein products contained unsafe levels of lead.
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Newsom releases new ad 🔥
August 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Newsom releases new ad 🔥
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JUST IN: The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October. n.pr/3UuKeyZ
Newsmax pays $67 million to settle defamation case linked to 2020 election coverage
The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October.
n.pr
August 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
JUST IN: The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October. n.pr/3UuKeyZ
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Chris goes after legacy media. It's an eye opener to see how we get mislead. It's a course in reading between the lines!
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Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism
The Washington Post and The New York Times editorial boards failed to hold Trump accountable for his attack on D.C. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Chris goes after legacy media. It's an eye opener to see how we get mislead. It's a course in reading between the lines!
open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
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“With less they beat slavery. With less they beat Jim Crow… Harriet Tubman didn’t have email, Twitter, Texts, TikTok…”
August 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“With less they beat slavery. With less they beat Jim Crow… Harriet Tubman didn’t have email, Twitter, Texts, TikTok…”
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I would humbly add Michael Harriot’s, “Black AF History” to that list.
August 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I would humbly add Michael Harriot’s, “Black AF History” to that list.
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I’ve read A People’s History of the United States. Very different from what we were taught in school about American history. America was built from massacres, slavery, oppression, hate n greed. American Democracy was an illusion! #america
August 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’ve read A People’s History of the United States. Very different from what we were taught in school about American history. America was built from massacres, slavery, oppression, hate n greed. American Democracy was an illusion! #america
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Putting Trump in a room with Putin is like putting a rabbit in a cage with a ferret. Look out. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Russians cheer Putin’s Alaska invitation, envision no concessions on Ukraine
Ukrainian and European officials met with Vice President JD Vance to coordinate a response to Russia’s proposal.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Putting Trump in a room with Putin is like putting a rabbit in a cage with a ferret. Look out. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Put the shame on the Republicans, where it belongs! Why is all this all OK with you Republicans?
March 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Put the shame on the Republicans, where it belongs! Why is all this all OK with you Republicans?
Scientists rule!
August 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Scientists rule!
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New York has entered the chat 💬
August 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New York has entered the chat 💬
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Bless JB Pritzker for letting Texas Dems stay at his Hyatt Hotels for free.
August 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Bless JB Pritzker for letting Texas Dems stay at his Hyatt Hotels for free.
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I have been the subject of many spurious accusations and politically motivated attacks, but this one is in a class by itself. According to Tulsi Gabbard — the nation’s top intelligence official — my refusal to post on Twitter is being reviewed by the Department of Justice as evidence of wrongdoing.
I’m Not panicking. I’m Outraged.
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I have been the subject of many spurious accusations and politically motivated attacks, but this one is in a class by itself. According to Tulsi Gabbard — the nation’s top intelligence official — my refusal to post on Twitter is being reviewed by the Department of Justice as evidence of wrongdoing.
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For many people, Sundays used to be a time of solace; a soft place where they experienced belonging, felt an abiding sense of community, and believed they saw the face of God, if only for a few moments.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sunday-mou...
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Sunday Mourning (A Letter to Religious Prodigals and Church Orphans)
The calendar can be cruel sometimes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
For many people, Sundays used to be a time of solace; a soft place where they experienced belonging, felt an abiding sense of community, and believed they saw the face of God, if only for a few moments.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sunday-mou...
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“Only in NYC can you have a pedicab driving down the street with tourists blasting Billy Joel’s music — and Billy Joel pulls up next to them.” 💕
- @wutangforchildren.bsky.social
- @wutangforchildren.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Only in NYC can you have a pedicab driving down the street with tourists blasting Billy Joel’s music — and Billy Joel pulls up next to them.” 💕
- @wutangforchildren.bsky.social
- @wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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Mitch McConnell taught the Democrats well. Republicans should remember how they did the same thing to Clinton, Obama and Biden. #KarmasABitch
Mitch McConnell taught the Democrats well. Republicans should remember how they did the same thing to Clinton, Obama and Biden. #KarmasABitch
Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to 'go to hell'
Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up the pace of confirmations. Trump has been pressuring senators to move quickly as ...
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August 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Mitch McConnell taught the Democrats well. Republicans should remember how they did the same thing to Clinton, Obama and Biden. #KarmasABitch
Mitch McConnell taught the Democrats well. Republicans should remember how they did the same thing to Clinton, Obama and Biden. #KarmasABitch
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