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I want the smartest people running our country, not the richest people! 🌎
Ret Librarian, Mom & Noni.
Amateur chicken-keeper, knitter & avid reader. 60 yrs of watching sports, I still like hometown baseball best.
Typos aplenty! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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Ret Librarian, Mom & Noni.
Amateur chicken-keeper, knitter & avid reader. 60 yrs of watching sports, I still like hometown baseball best.
Typos aplenty! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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This is a terrible time to be old, or sick, or disabled, or retired, or a veteran, or in debt, or just graduating, or an intellectual, or a scientist, or a teacher, or a Librarian, or poor, or living in a red state, or LGBTQ+, or not white, or pregnant, or small business owner, or an immigrant etc
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I’ve been briefed by CAL FIRE on the #PackFire in Mono County.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
Fanned by powerful winds, the Pack Fire in Mono County surged to more than 1,000 acres Thursday, forcing urgent evacuations near Mammoth Lakes.
Pack Fire in Northern California spreads to 1,000 acres, impacting up to 20 homes
Fanned by powerful winds, the Pack Fire in Mono County surged to more than 1,000 acres Thursday, forcing urgent evacuations near Mammoth Lakes.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I’ve been briefed by CAL FIRE on the #PackFire in Mono County.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
Heed directions from local authorities and follow evacuation orders.
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Oh hey — you know that big Chicago raid where Stephen Miller said the building was “FILLED” with gang members?
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Oh hey — you know that big Chicago raid where Stephen Miller said the building was “FILLED” with gang members?
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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This little man is out of control.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This little man is out of control.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
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Bovino is emblematic of the moral bankruptcy of the Trump admin's immigration policy — one that treats hardworking men and women here for decades just raising their families and trying to live a normal life the same as the few actual hardened criminals who pose real, genuine public safety threats.
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Bovino is emblematic of the moral bankruptcy of the Trump admin's immigration policy — one that treats hardworking men and women here for decades just raising their families and trying to live a normal life the same as the few actual hardened criminals who pose real, genuine public safety threats.
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Trump is moving to immortalize himself with his name etched into coins, carved into pediments, and inscribed into marble. He wants to glorify himself in the most permanent ways possible.
We must not allow Trump to rewrite history with false tributes to himself.
We must not allow Trump to rewrite history with false tributes to himself.
The Verdict of History
Trump and his fascist glorification
robertreich.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Trump is moving to immortalize himself with his name etched into coins, carved into pediments, and inscribed into marble. He wants to glorify himself in the most permanent ways possible.
We must not allow Trump to rewrite history with false tributes to himself.
We must not allow Trump to rewrite history with false tributes to himself.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Raskin on Ghislaine Maxwell: "The fact she was able to be transferred to a prison camp where no sex offenders had ever been allowed to enter before, much less live there, is an indication they've got some kind of meeting of the minds about what Trump can provide to her & what she can provide to him"
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Raskin on Ghislaine Maxwell: "The fact she was able to be transferred to a prison camp where no sex offenders had ever been allowed to enter before, much less live there, is an indication they've got some kind of meeting of the minds about what Trump can provide to her & what she can provide to him"
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Raskin: "The DOJ hasn't released any of these emails that mention Trump's name & identify his role in all these activities. Those came from the Epstein estate. So this is a demonstration the govt is deliberately withholding the info everybody is actually looking for & could be damaging to Trump"
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Raskin: "The DOJ hasn't released any of these emails that mention Trump's name & identify his role in all these activities. Those came from the Epstein estate. So this is a demonstration the govt is deliberately withholding the info everybody is actually looking for & could be damaging to Trump"
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“More than 20 million Americans will have to pay double, even triple, their monthly insurance premium in just a matter of weeks,” Rep DeLauro said last night. “And this bill leaves families without even a glimmer of hope that their costs might go down.” (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
November 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“More than 20 million Americans will have to pay double, even triple, their monthly insurance premium in just a matter of weeks,” Rep DeLauro said last night. “And this bill leaves families without even a glimmer of hope that their costs might go down.” (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
Republicans are not the party of fiscal responsibility. They are not focused on saving tax dollars for taxpayers.
They are tools for their wealthy donors.
They are tools for their wealthy donors.
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Republicans are not the party of fiscal responsibility. They are not focused on saving tax dollars for taxpayers.
They are tools for their wealthy donors.
They are tools for their wealthy donors.
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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We know military troops on our streets don't keep our communities safe, yet taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's reckless and unnecessary National Guard deployments.
Congress must act.
Congress must act.
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We know military troops on our streets don't keep our communities safe, yet taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's reckless and unnecessary National Guard deployments.
Congress must act.
Congress must act.
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Fox Propaganda thinks we are idiots, who have no idea who jacked up tariffs on Brazil that made COFFEE prices go up in the first place. Or who eliminated EV incentives that will cause gasoline demand (and therefore prices) to go up.
November 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Fox Propaganda thinks we are idiots, who have no idea who jacked up tariffs on Brazil that made COFFEE prices go up in the first place. Or who eliminated EV incentives that will cause gasoline demand (and therefore prices) to go up.
All that private information that Mush and his henchmen scraped out of government records is being used against people who thought the government would protect them.
The cruelty is the point.
Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago spent nearly two months in ICE detention—despite having protection under DACA—until a federal judge ruled that the government had no reason to keep her in custody and ordered her release.
DHS is still vowing to "explore every available option to remove" her. My latest:
DHS is still vowing to "explore every available option to remove" her. My latest:
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
All that private information that Mush and his henchmen scraped out of government records is being used against people who thought the government would protect them.
This is typical trump.
Make or declare a problem, then "fix it" and demand praise.
Make or declare a problem, then "fix it" and demand praise.
Yeah whoever jacked up tariffs on coffee from Brazil earlier this year must be a real bonehead
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is typical trump.
Make or declare a problem, then "fix it" and demand praise.
Make or declare a problem, then "fix it" and demand praise.
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McGovern: Republicans are literally subsidizing an entirely different country instead of keeping families in North Carolina or Minnesota or Texas or Indiana from going bankrupt if they face emergency hospital bills.
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
McGovern: Republicans are literally subsidizing an entirely different country instead of keeping families in North Carolina or Minnesota or Texas or Indiana from going bankrupt if they face emergency hospital bills.
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Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson and vocal critic of his cousin RFK Jr, is running for NY's 12th congressional district in the 2026 US House of Representatives election. The seat was Jerry Nadler's, but he is retiring.
📹 credit: Jackuno/IG; Jackschlossberg/Tiktok
Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson and vocal critic of his cousin RFK Jr, is running for NY's 12th congressional district in the 2026 US House of Representatives election. The seat was Jerry Nadler's, but he is retiring.
📹 credit: Jackuno/IG; Jackschlossberg/Tiktok
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson and vocal critic of his cousin RFK Jr, is running for NY's 12th congressional district in the 2026 US House of Representatives election. The seat was Jerry Nadler's, but he is retiring.
📹 credit: Jackuno/IG; Jackschlossberg/Tiktok
Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson and vocal critic of his cousin RFK Jr, is running for NY's 12th congressional district in the 2026 US House of Representatives election. The seat was Jerry Nadler's, but he is retiring.
📹 credit: Jackuno/IG; Jackschlossberg/Tiktok
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Epstein wrote in emails, at least one back in 2011 when there would have been little incentive to lie, that Trump knew about what he was doing with girls www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Epstein wrote in emails, at least one back in 2011 when there would have been little incentive to lie, that Trump knew about what he was doing with girls www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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America first!! We need healthcare. This is more important than sending $40B to Argentina. Call the GOP. Make our priorities clear.
Carlos Giménez 202-225-2778
Brian Jack 202-225-5901
Richard McCormick 202-225-4272
Austin Scott 202-225-6531
Andrew Clyde 202-225-9893
Mike Collins 202-225-4101
Carlos Giménez 202-225-2778
Brian Jack 202-225-5901
Richard McCormick 202-225-4272
Austin Scott 202-225-6531
Andrew Clyde 202-225-9893
Mike Collins 202-225-4101
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
America first!! We need healthcare. This is more important than sending $40B to Argentina. Call the GOP. Make our priorities clear.
Carlos Giménez 202-225-2778
Brian Jack 202-225-5901
Richard McCormick 202-225-4272
Austin Scott 202-225-6531
Andrew Clyde 202-225-9893
Mike Collins 202-225-4101
Carlos Giménez 202-225-2778
Brian Jack 202-225-5901
Richard McCormick 202-225-4272
Austin Scott 202-225-6531
Andrew Clyde 202-225-9893
Mike Collins 202-225-4101
The Christo-fascists are so focused on their own quest for power they ignore Jesus and his teachings completely!
Training religious people to take over government is oxymoronic to their belief in an omnipotent God who decides our fate.
So many far-right religious groups are in for a shock!
Training religious people to take over government is oxymoronic to their belief in an omnipotent God who decides our fate.
So many far-right religious groups are in for a shock!
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Christo-fascists are so focused on their own quest for power they ignore Jesus and his teachings completely!
Training religious people to take over government is oxymoronic to their belief in an omnipotent God who decides our fate.
So many far-right religious groups are in for a shock!
Training religious people to take over government is oxymoronic to their belief in an omnipotent God who decides our fate.
So many far-right religious groups are in for a shock!
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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
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McGovern: He would rather appeal to the highest court in the land to starve people than simply provide them with the food assistance that he is legally obligated to do. That is the Republican policy position. We will give you your food if you let us take away your health care.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
McGovern: He would rather appeal to the highest court in the land to starve people than simply provide them with the food assistance that he is legally obligated to do. That is the Republican policy position. We will give you your food if you let us take away your health care.
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM