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Dana Pico
@danapico.bsky.social
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Republican, conservative, libertarian (not Libertarian), Catholic. Proud descendant of Mayflower white, Christian, colonialist settlers, with a farm on conquered Indian land! Parish CCD teacher.

Website: The First Street Journal https://journal14.com
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That the #CatholicChurch supports far less transnational immigration restrictions does not mean a parish church can simply hire #illegals.

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A Catholic parish commits a crime
That the Roman Catholic Church, of which I am a proud member, supports far less restrictive transnational immigration is well known, and His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has been pushing hard on the subje…
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January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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"I was told by Democrats that the only way to accomplish anything close to this was passing a bunch of laws that would really mean legal status for millions of illegals/migrants/fake asylum seekers with a wink wink promise of securing the borders."

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Good News: America Has Negative Migration For 1st Time In 50 Years
I was told by Democrats, their pet media, and Never Trumpers that the only way to accomplish anything close to this was passing a bunch of laws that would really mean legal status for millions of i…
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January 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Now @willbunch.bsky.social is telling us that the US seizing #NicolásMaduro was a terrible idea because of, get this, #ClimateChange, because Venezuela's oil is of poorer quality.

Oh, well, at least he didn't defend Mr Maduro.
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The other ‘insane’ thing about Trump and Venezuela | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Newsom’s ‘28 campaign feels DOA before it starts.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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"I was not expecting this to happen in the People’s Republik Of New Jersey: The bill requiring #climate change indoctrination in New Jersey public higher education dies."

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Bummer: Bill Requiring Climate Crisis (scam) Teaching In Schools Dies
I was not expecting this to happen in the People’s Republik Of New Jersey The bill requiring climate change in New Jersey public higher education dies New Jersey’s Senate Bill 4788 — wh…
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January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
danapico.bsky.social
"They’re seriously tilting at windmills: Georgia Senate Democrats introduce bills to regulate federal immigration officials in state."

Supreme Court let stand 3rd Circuit ruling in Lozano v Hazleton (2015) that immigration is sole province of fed gvmnt. www.thepiratescove.us/2026/01/14/g...
Georgia Dems Introduce Bills To Control Federal Immigration Officials
They’re seriously tilting at windmills Georgia Senate Democrats introduce bills to regulate federal immigration officials in state Democratic Georgia lawmakers announced four bills Tuesday in…
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January 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Elon Musk's #Starlink has become the major route for getting information out of Iran concerning the uprisings, reports The Wall Street Journal. Now we're getting more credentialed media stories than we were before.

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Elon Musk helps get information out of Iran and to the rest of the world
As we have previously noted, the credentialed media has been publishing rather little on the popular uprisings in Iran. Slightly more has been coming out, but information has still been sparse. Mor…
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January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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It seems our good Americans in Minnesota don't like our laws actually being enforced, whether those laws are defrauding the government and the taxpayers, or our immigration laws.

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Ilhan Omar Mynett claims the Minnesota fraud investigations are all just PR
Nina Bookout of The Victory Girls noted that Representative Ilhan Omar Mynett (D-Somalia) believes that all of the fraud investigations in Minnesota are just political public relations stunts: Ilha…
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January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Whatever happened to "no one is above the law"? State of Minnesota and city of Minneapolis sue federal government over the feds trying to enforce our immigration laws.

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January 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Sunday was Catholic celebration of the Baptism of the Lord, so naturally that was the day a (purported) canon lawyer and obvious idiot decided to tell us that infant baptism violated the rights of children.

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(Purported) canon lawyer is very upset that infants can be baptized without their consent
Sunday, January 11, 2026, is in the calendar of the Catholic Church, the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord, our remembrance of when Jesus chose to be baptized by his cousin, St John the Baptis…
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January 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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And now the left want to reduce your income in real terms with their policies to waste money fighting global warming!

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Your Fault: You Made Your Earnings Go Down By 12%
AND IT IS GOING TO GET A WHOLE LOT WORSE!!!!! Climate change has now shrunk US salaries by 12%. And worse is to come Climate change isn’t all flooding, wildfires and melting glaciers – it comes wit…
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January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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The left were overjoyed when Supreme Court said that only federal government has authority over immigration law . . . back when states were trying to fight #illegalimmigration. They aren't so happy now that the Feds are enforcing immigration law.

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States Think They Have The Power To Do Something About ICE
They’re going to quickly learn that they have no power, and, really, most state, county, and local law enforcement will make zero attempt to impede ICE States move to rein in ICE after fatal …
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January 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Once again, Philly's criminal-loving, police-hating, George Soros-sponsored, #TrumpDerangementSyndrome afflicted District Attorney Larry Krasner beclowns himself. The city's chief law enforcement officer strongly opposes the enforcement of our immigration laws.

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Larry Krasner beclowns himself
Remember when Philadelphia’s criminal-loving, police-hating, George Soros-sponsored District Attorney Larry Krasner previously made a fool of himself with his spittle-flecked declaration that…
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January 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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"Will Democrats caterwaul and come up with Excuses to somehow oppose Trump which would essentially back the Iranian regime? So far all the leftists who backed the murderous #Palestinians and their terrorist Comrades in #Hamas have had little to say."

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Trump Briefed On Options On Striking Iran If Protesters Are Killed
Will Democrats caterwaul and come up with Excuses to somehow oppose Trump which would essentially back the Iranian regime? So far all the leftists who backed the murderous Palestinians and their te…
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January 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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January 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Yeah, the individual bad guy is in a heap o' trouble, but so is the newspaper industry. You can't attract more subscribers if you don't report all the news.

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You in a heap o’ trouble, boy!
There are times when I wonder whether the newspaper industry is bent on committing suicide. In reading the story on the capture of 37-year-old Michael Dunn in the Lexington Herald-Leader, and plann…
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January 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
danapico.bsky.social
"All the AWFLs and their white beta male Comrades thought they were Doing Something, well, they accomplished exactly the reverse of what they wanted when they were protecting illegal alien criminals."

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FAFO: Federal Officers In Louisiana Heading To Minneapolis
All the AWFLs and their white beta male Comrades thought they were Doing Something, well, they accomplished exactly the reverse of what they wanted when they were protecting illegal alien criminals…
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January 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
danapico.bsky.social
"Hey, I wonder if any of them have considered that it’s a mistake to run everything through Los Federales and be dependent on Los Federales for these types of programs and funding, instead of doing it themselves as the Constitution deems?"

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Moonbat States To Sue Over $10B Cut To Welfare Funding
Hey, I wonder if any of them have considered that it’s a mistake to run everything through Los Federales and be dependent on Los Federales for these types of programs and funding, instead of …
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January 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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We got scads of information daily on the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, with far fewer journalistic sources available then, but the credentialed media are mostly mute on the uprising now. Why is that?

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Why are we getting so little news on the Iranian uprisings?
Social media has been full of information about the anti-government demonstrations in Iran, and one of the biggest complaints is that the credentialed media are not seriously covering it, something…
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January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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"These would be the same Europeans who said that Maduro stole the 2024 election and that he was not the legitimate president? Who were just fine with Biden’s $25 million bounty on Maduro (which the Trump admin bumped to $450 million)?"

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NY Times Super Concerned What Europeans Think About Trump After Maduro Capture
These would be the same Europeans who said that Maduro stole the 2024 election and that he was not the legitimate president? Who were just fine with Biden’s $25 million bounty on Maduro (whic…
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January 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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As of 5:55 PM EST, the New York Times has exactly zero stories on their website front page on the unrest in Iran.

We got more coverage of Iranian Revolution in 1979, with three TV networks and newspapers than we do with tons of media and the internet.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
danapico.bsky.social
Who had "Oregon Democrats put convicted murderer on police oversight board" on his bingo card?

Every time you think liberals couldn't get any dumber. the left say, "Hold my beer."
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Oregon Democrats Put Convicted Executioner On Police Oversight Board
Salem City Council voted, unanimously, to appoint this convicted murderer to the Police Review Board in 2024 & voted 5-4 to reappoint him for 2026 over opposition from police & firefighter unions. Dem...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
danapico.bsky.social
The Communists want you to be poor, so you will be dependent upon the government for your survival, right up until the end of your miserable lives.

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You will own nothing and you will like it.
My good friend Robert Stacy McCain wrote about new New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointing Cea Weaver to be Director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants. It seems like the lovely Miss We…
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January 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Zohran Mamdani is doing what we warned you he'd do: putting actual Communists in positions of power. Pretty soon, even Snake Plissken won't be able to help you escape.

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New York City Is Decadent and Depraved
If it is your misfortune to live in New York City, my advice is leave now, in the kind of haste with which Lot fled Sodom. As I said after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor, New Yorkers have forgott…
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January 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
danapico.bsky.social
"Hmm, there’s something interesting here: Capitalists Want You to Stop Worrying About #ClimateChange."

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Bummer: Capitalists Want You To Stop Worrying About Climate Doom
Hmm, there’s something interesting here Capitalists Want You to Stop Worrying About Climate Change Andreas Malm and Wim Carton have an enemy, and it’s not “climate deniers.” These authors ack…
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January 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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"It makes a lot of sense, and I bet Marco Rubio is behind this: Trump backs Maduro loyalist over Venezuela opposition leader in post-capture transition."

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Say, Why Is Trump Supporting A Maduro Loyalist?
It makes a lot of sense, and I bet Marco Rubio is behind this Trump backs Maduro loyalist over Venezuela opposition leader in post-capture transition When Nicolás Maduro was removed from power by t…
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January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM