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Paul Newland
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Old teacher, Socratic classroom proponent, advocate for deceased parents who lived in occupied Holland or watched Sheffield burn. I only have one prejudice - fascism. "The difference between doing something and doing nothing is everything." Daniel Berrigan
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🇺🇸 US measles cases top 2,000 -- a three-decade high

The surge in 2025 now puts the US at risk of losing its globally recognised measles “elimination status”

#PublicHealth #Measles #CDC
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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He donated $1.8 million to Trump and hired Pam Bondi’s brother as his pardon attorney. Defrauded hundreds of millions from people. Walked away free. Not Somali.
-Ron Filipkowski
December 31, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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WWII Veteran tells Zelenskyy "You're my hero."

Zelenskyy replies, "You are our hero. You saved Europe."
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Trump’s horror show
June 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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buying into the lab leak theory, scolding people for calling Trump a fascist, and now this...me thinks Jon maybe needs a time out on the farm
Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
December 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Clear case of good vs evil
The war in Ukraine is a clear case of good vs evil:

Russia targets civilians, while Ukraine does not.

Despite 2-3× fewer military losses, Ukraine suffers 20-30× more civilian casualties. That says it all
December 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:

Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Elbows up - forever.
Canada will never forget American duplicity, mendacity, and intentional threats.
Democrats or republican - we don’t care.
You abused the trust.
Plenty of fish in the sea.
Your serial child rapist president wants to rape us too.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Elbows up in 2025: How a year of Canadian boycotts on U.S. products played out | CBC News
Here are a few of the ways Canadians tried to put more power behind their purchase and travel choices in 2025 — and how those decisions may have impacted the U.S. economy.
www.cbc.ca
December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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If this post gets 100 reposts, I will print Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump’s faces on M&Ms and send them to Kristi Noem!
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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This speech is over 400 years old. It is gripping even now. He could be speaking of Steven Miller, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Tom Homans. It is devastating: "This is the strangers’ case
And this your mountainish inhumanity." Share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DceE...
Ian McKellen performs speech about immigrants by Shakespeare from Thomas More (23/4/2016)
YouTube video by TFotF
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December 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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“The “fucking nightmare” is not over by any stretch. It’s likely to get worse in 2026 as Trump and his sycophants, and many of America’s “leaders”, realize 2026 may be their last unrestrained year to inflict damage and siphon off the spoils. “

“Americans are waking up.”| Robert Reich | The Guardian
Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich
I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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'My friends will get hurt': Trump blew up over threats to expose Epstein accomplices

www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
'My friends will get hurt': Trump blew up over threats to expose Epstein accomplices
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revealed new details about her split with President Donald Trump over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.The retiring Republican congresswoman spoke to the New...
www.rawstory.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Once again, look how many goddamn accessories these guys have on their guns and persons
Newly released footage of ICE goons in LA cornering, shooting and abducting journalist Carlitos Ricardo Parias as he is clearly unarmed.
Carlitos is still in ICE custody. (published 12/28/25)
December 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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You have a sexual predator occupying the WH.
He and every one of his cohorts must be held accountable.
His enablers in Congress & DOJ must be held accountable.

Survivors deserve closure & justice.
December 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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It has happened before. It will happen again. (The interesting debate might be over exactly what mode of capitalism different places are practicing right now).
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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STUNNING: Nearly a year since President Donald Trump took office, his education department’s Office for Civil Rights has not entered into a single new resolution agreement involving racial harassment of students, we found. 
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Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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With the temperatures dropping, I’ve been concerned for those who are downsizing to living in their cars. This guy posts videos on how to stay warm in freezing temperatures while sleeping in your minivan.

#Pinks #ProudBlue

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Surviving 9°F in My Minivan with a $48 Walmart Sleeping Bag
YouTube video by Overland Minivan
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December 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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“Federal prosecutors said Sunday the man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021, told investigators he felt compelled to "speak up" for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen…”

Lies have consequences.
www.foxnews.com/us/dc-pipe-b...
December 29, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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December 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Masked agents dragged a teacher from her classroom. They pepper-sprayed a toddler. They shot a father of two, for the crime of trying to go to work.

This is Trump’s America—and we need your help to keep exposing it.

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Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM