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poses for a portrait in 1976.
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IDGAF who dislikes her & how much so please leave such opinions out of it.
When you tell someone that their punishment will be worse than life in prison, that’s called a death threat.
When she’s killed, we all know who’s responsible.
January 5, 2026 at 1:48 AM
@moderation.bsky.app
@safety.bsky.app
Please stop recommending porn filth in the listings of ‘similar’ accounts under people’s profiles.
I already find their presence here extremely triggering to trauma symptoms, without having to see the same ugly whore popping up any time I follow someone.
Thx
January 5, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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The torture, starvation, restraint & murder of #Jacqueline‘Mimi’Torres-Garcia is now making its way across the national crime news circuit.
CT DCF must end its p&p of reunification as primary goal now.
Please help by signing the petition.
#Mimi’sLaw
#CT-DCF-reform
Sign the Petition
Demand Accountability and Create “Mimi’s Law”
www.change.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 PM
www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui...
This beautiful #long-eared-owl is getting tons of professional rehab and support after sustaining serious injuries crashing into somebody’s house. Gorgeous pics of this handsome guy.
Injured long-eared owl recovering after crashing into Suffield house
Although unable to stand without leaning, the injured owl's strength is continuing to build, a rehabilitator said.
www.ctinsider.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:26 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv2p...
This informative & multi-faceted global coverage is 13 min long & contains multiple short & concise segments to explain many of the factors in this situation.
Again, from a legal standpoint: Maduro will get life in prison. What is a ‘worse’ repercussion than that?
January 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I’m amazed at how many people are so worried about the mail delay due to new USPS rules around ballots, tax returns & the like while giving no thought to how this will affect regional court systems. Doesn’t matter if your notice came after your court date- you miss it, a judgement goes against you.
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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22 photos of the residential buildings directly bombed by the U.S. strike on Venezuela. Many civilians pictured sustained injuries and had family members (including children) killed.
How is this not terrorism?
January 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Tourists!!! Shameless and a good recap how the Trump government handles the truth
January 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
nbcconnecticut.app.link/Zf3MXtYeFZb
Jury selection starts tomorrow in the 2018 #NJ #Caneiro-murders case.
They were extremely brutal & the motive is just deplorable.
Looks like lots of pre-trial stuff has happened over the years here.
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Thank you, @npr.org
Thanks, archivists & preservationists.
#J6-evidence-public-archive
DJT has attempted to use the same corrupt evidence-tampering techniques w/this evidence that he’s had so much success with in the Epstein files.
Thx to those who retain & organize.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9QW...
Thank you, @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

I strongly encourage you to only vote for and listen to the elected officials endorsed by @workingfamilies.org
Sen. Murphy: Rubio and Hegseth ‘literally lied to our face’ about Venezuela
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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Venezuelan officials had given a report of 40 fatalities earlier.
This newer report doesn’t give a death toll & clarifies that there isn’t an official count at this time.
Civilians whose houses were directly bombed are interviewed.
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Keep your eye on the U.S. Secret Service hiring surge.
Plenty of lives to sacrifice.
What does he care? He’ll be deep in that bunker over which he’s pretending to build an emergency ballroom.
Large part of Maduro's security team killed in U.S. action-Venezuela defense minister — Reuters
A large part of erstwhile President Nicolas Maduro's security team was killed in the U.S. raid that led to the leader's Saturday capture, Venezuelan Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino said in a...
apple.news
January 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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Gotta love this writer for getting & completing a phone interview w/DJT this morning, &, trying his best to make sense of the typical gobbledegook that falls out his mouth.
That being said, evidently making death threats against US politicians simply wasn’t enough for him.
Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s — The Atlantic
The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else.
apple.news
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
@kingresist.bsky.social
In case nobody told you yet today, J…
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January 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM