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“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
Community. Education. Assiniboine. Twitter Refugee.
Seeking refuge under the Big Sky
#Montana
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Seeking refuge under the Big Sky
#Montana
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· Nov 22
My great grandmother and the Fort Shaw Girls’ Basketball Team. Facing family separation, racism, and discrimination, this group of young women went on to win the World Championship at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis.
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MELINDA GATES: “It brings back memories of some very painful times in my marriage — They need to answer to those things, not me.”
She implies she left her marriage and the Gates Foundation for reasons related to Bill’s ties to Epstein.
(H/T shadowofezra)
She implies she left her marriage and the Gates Foundation for reasons related to Bill’s ties to Epstein.
(H/T shadowofezra)
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
MELINDA GATES: “It brings back memories of some very painful times in my marriage — They need to answer to those things, not me.”
She implies she left her marriage and the Gates Foundation for reasons related to Bill’s ties to Epstein.
(H/T shadowofezra)
She implies she left her marriage and the Gates Foundation for reasons related to Bill’s ties to Epstein.
(H/T shadowofezra)
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Alert: ICE is drawing weapons on legal observers in Minneapolis.
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Alert: ICE is drawing weapons on legal observers in Minneapolis.
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UPDATE!!! The Tribune Editorial Board endorsed the AlPAC candidate in my race partially because she left the IL progressive caucus because she supports unconditional military aid to Israel.
In their eyes, it’s “a principled position for a principled Democrat.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/e...
In their eyes, it’s “a principled position for a principled Democrat.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/e...
February 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
UPDATE!!! The Tribune Editorial Board endorsed the AlPAC candidate in my race partially because she left the IL progressive caucus because she supports unconditional military aid to Israel.
In their eyes, it’s “a principled position for a principled Democrat.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/e...
In their eyes, it’s “a principled position for a principled Democrat.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/03/e...
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Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that an Israeli decision requiring it to end its activities in the Gaza Strip by 28th February would pose a direct threat to patients’ lives and further worsen an already deteriorating humanitarian situation.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-msf...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-msf...
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that an Israeli decision requiring it to end its activities in the Gaza Strip by 28th February would pose a direct threat to patients’ lives and further worsen an already deteriorating humanitarian situation.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-msf...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260202-msf...
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Gaza is not piece of land waiting to be grabbed, says Palestinian UN envoy
Gaza is not piece of land waiting to be grabbed, says Palestinian UN envoy
Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour said Tuesday that the Gaza Strip is an inseparable part of the occupied Palestinian territory and belongs to the Palestinian people, Anadolu reports. “Gaza …
www.middleeastmonitor.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Gaza is not piece of land waiting to be grabbed, says Palestinian UN envoy
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From Jabotinsky to Epstein: Zionism and the Cult of Cruelty | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani
WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE EPISODE
YouTube: youtu.be/SEcjtGcRudg
Website: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-fro...
Podcast: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240130-pod...
WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE EPISODE
YouTube: youtu.be/SEcjtGcRudg
Website: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-fro...
Podcast: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240130-pod...
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
From Jabotinsky to Epstein: Zionism and the Cult of Cruelty | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani
WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE EPISODE
YouTube: youtu.be/SEcjtGcRudg
Website: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-fro...
Podcast: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240130-pod...
WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE EPISODE
YouTube: youtu.be/SEcjtGcRudg
Website: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260203-fro...
Podcast: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240130-pod...
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Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first #NativeAmerican woman to become a physician in the United States. A member of the Omaha tribe, she campaigned for public health & for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of her tribe.
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first #NativeAmerican woman to become a physician in the United States. A member of the Omaha tribe, she campaigned for public health & for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of her tribe.
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. (Judge Jia M. Cobb) issued a new order blocking DHS from enforcing a policy that required Members of Congress to give seven days’ advance notice before visiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities.
US judge again blocks Trump ban on lawmakers' surprise visits to detention centers
A federal judge on Monday blocked a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to immigrant detention facilities.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. (Judge Jia M. Cobb) issued a new order blocking DHS from enforcing a policy that required Members of Congress to give seven days’ advance notice before visiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities.
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"The news media doesn’t seem to know how to bring anything other than wide-eyed credulity to Trump's utterances, even after all the lies and deceit of the past decade."
Great @sulliview.bsky.social takedown of coverage of "pivot" on ICE and Greenland:
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media...
Great @sulliview.bsky.social takedown of coverage of "pivot" on ICE and Greenland:
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media...
Dear media, stop acting like Trump means what he says
Whether over "a deal" on Greenland or a "pivot" on ICE, we need far more skepticism
margaretsullivan.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"The news media doesn’t seem to know how to bring anything other than wide-eyed credulity to Trump's utterances, even after all the lies and deceit of the past decade."
Great @sulliview.bsky.social takedown of coverage of "pivot" on ICE and Greenland:
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media...
Great @sulliview.bsky.social takedown of coverage of "pivot" on ICE and Greenland:
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media...
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The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences into the platform’s algorithms & their alleged complicity in the spread of CSAM, sexually explicit deepfakes, & other offenses
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences into the platform’s algorithms & their alleged complicity in the spread of CSAM, sexually explicit deepfakes, & other offenses
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According to the New Yorker, Donald Trump and his family profited off the presidency by an estimated $4 billion in 2025 — mostly through shady crypto deals.
That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
According to the New Yorker, Donald Trump and his family profited off the presidency by an estimated $4 billion in 2025 — mostly through shady crypto deals.
That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
That amounts to $456,621 per hour.
But how are you doing?
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“Google,” the message read, “has received legal process from a Law Enforcement authority compelling the release of information related to your Google Account.”
Listed below was the type of legal process: “subpoena.” And below that, the authority: “Department of Homeland Security.”
wapo.st/4rtfCw8
Listed below was the type of legal process: “subpoena.” And below that, the authority: “Department of Homeland Security.”
wapo.st/4rtfCw8
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
wapo.st
February 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
“Google,” the message read, “has received legal process from a Law Enforcement authority compelling the release of information related to your Google Account.”
Listed below was the type of legal process: “subpoena.” And below that, the authority: “Department of Homeland Security.”
wapo.st/4rtfCw8
Listed below was the type of legal process: “subpoena.” And below that, the authority: “Department of Homeland Security.”
wapo.st/4rtfCw8
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Trump just said Republicans should “take over the voting and nationalize it.” That’s authoritarianism, full stop. The silence from elected Republicans is cowardice—and it’s dangerous heading into November.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
A Psychopath Talking About Seizing Elections—and a Party Too Cowardly to Stop Him
“This isn’t a policy disagreement. It’s authoritarianism, said out loud.”
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Trump just said Republicans should “take over the voting and nationalize it.” That’s authoritarianism, full stop. The silence from elected Republicans is cowardice—and it’s dangerous heading into November.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
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Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
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February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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So the board of PayPal fired their current CEO, Alex Chriss, and replaced him with the board chair Enrique Lores. However Enrique was already CEO of HP and by accepting the appointment as CEO of PayPal he effectively quit HP, which was not communicated beforehand!? www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
Exclusive: PayPal’s CEO change blindsided HP’s board
The company’s decision to oust its CEO and replace him with its board chair comes after an 80% drop in shares over the last five years.
www.semafor.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
So the board of PayPal fired their current CEO, Alex Chriss, and replaced him with the board chair Enrique Lores. However Enrique was already CEO of HP and by accepting the appointment as CEO of PayPal he effectively quit HP, which was not communicated beforehand!? www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
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For anyone in Ohio you may be interested in this. Lots of different groups will be participating on how to help the residents of Springfield. Our neighbors need us! Virtual meeting at 8:30 pm tonight.
#Ohio #SpringfieldOhio
For anyone in Ohio you may be interested in this. Lots of different groups will be participating on how to help the residents of Springfield. Our neighbors need us! Virtual meeting at 8:30 pm tonight.
#Ohio #SpringfieldOhio
Join us to Unite for Springfield
RSVP to this emergency meeting to raise awareness of what’s actually happening in Springfield and demand ICE stay out of Ohio.
secure.ngpvan.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
secure.ngpvan.com/WbmCVOGDDESy...
For anyone in Ohio you may be interested in this. Lots of different groups will be participating on how to help the residents of Springfield. Our neighbors need us! Virtual meeting at 8:30 pm tonight.
#Ohio #SpringfieldOhio
For anyone in Ohio you may be interested in this. Lots of different groups will be participating on how to help the residents of Springfield. Our neighbors need us! Virtual meeting at 8:30 pm tonight.
#Ohio #SpringfieldOhio
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🔴 Breaking: The first moments after Israeli forces bombed a condolence tent in Al-Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing and injuring mourners, Shehab News reports.
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
🔴 Breaking: The first moments after Israeli forces bombed a condolence tent in Al-Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing and injuring mourners, Shehab News reports.
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statewide and, when appropriate, assign trained observers to watch and record those actions as they happen. The announcement noted that these observers will gather details that may be relevant to future legal proceedings and are directed not to interfere with or obstruct enforcement efforts.
Attorney General James Launches Legal Observation Project to Monitor Federal Immigration Enforcement in New York
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the launch of the Legal Observation Project, a new Office of the Attorney General (OAG)
ag.ny.gov
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
statewide and, when appropriate, assign trained observers to watch and record those actions as they happen. The announcement noted that these observers will gather details that may be relevant to future legal proceedings and are directed not to interfere with or obstruct enforcement efforts.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James said today that her office is starting a new effort to deploy trained staff to monitor and document federal immigration enforcement operations. The initiative, known as the Legal Observation Project, will track reports of major enforcement activity
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James said today that her office is starting a new effort to deploy trained staff to monitor and document federal immigration enforcement operations. The initiative, known as the Legal Observation Project, will track reports of major enforcement activity
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Did you know that during the collapse of the Soviet Union, its treasury was looted of billions? The funny part is, those Soviets who ran off with the money all somehow ended up in Israel and New York. Some even bailed out a certain someone when his casinos were failing.
February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Did you know that during the collapse of the Soviet Union, its treasury was looted of billions? The funny part is, those Soviets who ran off with the money all somehow ended up in Israel and New York. Some even bailed out a certain someone when his casinos were failing.
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Bonus: rep john rose is now running for Governor of Tennessee 😕
Kinda wild that these people are just in charge of things isn’t it
February 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Bonus: rep john rose is now running for Governor of Tennessee 😕
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Burgum suggests the Supreme Court may ultimately shut down the wind industry in America, claims "when these wind farms are operating, they create tremendous radar interference that could represent a tremendous threat, particularly off our highly populated northeast coast."
February 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Burgum suggests the Supreme Court may ultimately shut down the wind industry in America, claims "when these wind farms are operating, they create tremendous radar interference that could represent a tremendous threat, particularly off our highly populated northeast coast."