Myrtle
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Myrtle
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We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
~Kurt Vonnegut
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ICE has imprisoned the wife of a Marine veteran who was still breastfeeding a 3-month-old baby because her *mother* failed to attend a hearing in 2018 apnews.com/article/ice-...
ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.
apnews.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video.

Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
June 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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We are marching to Senator Thune’s office. There must be accountability for the detainment of a Senator. This is not normal.
June 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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The "science guy" shared what Men's Health described as "miles and miles" of texts from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Bill Nye Says Barrage Of Old Texts From RFK Jr. Prove He's 'Not Suited For This Job'
The "science guy" shared what Men's Health described as "miles and miles" of texts from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.huffpost.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Big point that is being missed: without the insurrection act, the activated Guard troops are now federal army and cannot
Do law enforcement.

Period
June 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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June 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Lutnick repeats that Trump's goal in China talks this weekend is to "de-escalate."
Again, have they tried not escalating in the first place www.foxnews.com/video/637260...
Trump’s aim is to ‘de-escalate, but get China trade right,’ says commerce secretary | Fox News Video
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick celebrates the Trump administration's trade deal with the United Kingdom and previews negotiations with China on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
www.foxnews.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Beyond the open bribery, it's insane to use a foreign gifted jet as Air Force One from a security standpoint alone.
The foreign emoluments clause was written to prevent exactly this. Blatantly unconstitutional
May 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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CORRUPT AND UNCONSTITUIONAL

Trump will "accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar -- a gift that is to be available for use by... Trump as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, [then] the plane will be transferred to the Trump ... library"
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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"The crowd chants 'Don’t take the mother!' over and over again as the daughter keeps trying to get back on the hood of the car. More Worcester cops arrive, all helping the ICE agents carry out their rotten senseless work." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Art of the deal is raising the tariff to 145% then cutting it almost in half despite the fact that China has made no concessions and has completely ignored you. Xi just sits back at laughs at our orange clown.
May 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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"All of the sudden, out of nowhere"
Trump: "The courts have all of the sudden, out of nowhere, they said, 'maybe you have to have trials.' Trials. We're gonna have 5 million trials? It doesn't work."
May 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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RFK Jr. is dangerous.
RFK Jr. Slammed After Falsely Claiming Measles Vaccine Contains 'Aborted Fetus Debris'
Dangerous and deranged.
www.comicsands.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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KNOX NEWS: “Immigrants required to check in at the Knoxville ICE office must now travel 3 hours to Nashville… during business hours, requiring people to take time off… ICE did not return calls…”

Petty, cruel - even to people trying to do it right. www.knoxnews.com/story/news/l...
May 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Like watching a car accident happened in slow motion
“Shipping ports are empty across the United States. Nothing is coming in. Businesses have cancelled the remainder of their 2025 orders.”

(h/t FreightWaves)
May 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/p...
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

Trump-appointed judge says president’s use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling
Trump-appointed judge says president’s use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling | CNN Politics
A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas ruled that the president unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act and blocked the administration from quickly deporting some alleged members of a Venezu...
www.cnn.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Former heroin addict turned HGH guy with worms in his brain who plays around with roadkill and only drinks raw milk: Everyone else is stupid and, frankly, their teeth work too good.
RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."
April 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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When even Rand Paul is like, “Yeah, that’s too extreme.”
April 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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🤔😳😂
April 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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NYT Page One: “There have never been 100 days like this.”

@nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Now we have the answer. The original story was legit then Bezos backed down.
April 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Jamie Dimon says the *best case* scenario for the US is now a recession.

Cool, cool. From the best economy in the world to a self-inflicted recession in 4 months.

Gotta be some kind of record.
April 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM