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Laurel
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I had a dream that I was taking a quiz and the first question was whether I could name the last 5 digits of pi. No, I cannot.
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About me: geek, Independent, big fan of trains, Jesus Classic, truth, beauty, kindness, generosity, inclusivity, moose, squirrels, dogs, raccoons, skunks, mice, porcupines...hmm, let's just say animals, Oxford commas, and hydrogen fuel cells.
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Yes.
June 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Once again, thank you @bennet.senate.gov this was 🔥! This is what we need from every Senator and Congress person. They need to be held accountable for this.
Bennet: Did you know the President’s Middle East advisor was in Moscow on this thread? This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for him is entirely unacceptable. It's an embarrassment
March 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Who called him Pete Hegseth and not Whiskeyleaks?
March 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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BREAKING: A high level information security source inside the Department of Defense says they were ordered by political appointees to ignore information security regulations and install Signal on government phones for senior leaders.
EXCLUSIVE: DOD has deployed Signal on government devices overriding their own policy
A high level source in DOD has confirmed that they were ordered to approve installation of Signal on government devices by Trump officials last month
fpwellman.substack.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Have I mentioned the cover-up is worse than the crime?

Because the cover-up is worse than the crime.
March 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Unwelcome in Denver, unwelcome at The Antlers, unwelcome anywhere in Colorado. It deeply offends me that the GOP thinks my city is a safe haven for the far right. If Venu is unwilling to cancel, join us in protest on the day of the event.
March 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
#SomethingBeautiful to cleanse your palate
March 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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Posting this again …

Come on Bluesky. We need all 32 million of us to pick a day and time. And step out for 15 minutes a half hour all across the country. And show the world we are standing for our freedom. And felon47 and his government they are heading to jail.
March 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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This is a US court of law, refusing to bar illegal actions of the Executive branch out of an explicit concern that its agents will react with deadly force.
Wow. Judge Howell is worried that if she orders DOGE to leave the USIP building it could turn into an “armed standoff” over unwillingness to vacate, and points out law enforcement has shown willingness to help DOGE. Asks if we’ll need foreign mediators to come in.
March 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Last night’s article in the Washington Post about D.C. police responding to a 911 call by illegally letting DOGE onto private property is unlike any news story I have ever read. Every single person should read this article and think about where our society is going.
March 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
March 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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February 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Okay okay, just hear me out…
February 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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The aurora right above me
February 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
February 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Just wonderful writing on the 60 Minutes piece on President aMusk dismantling of USAID

"The world's richest man cut off aid for the world's poorest people."

Well done.
February 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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It's possible that some of them lack the stomach for a constitutional crisis.

You don't need to bet on Republicans Congressmen. But you do need to call them.

Make it as hard for them as possible.
Some Republicans defend courts against Trump administration attacks
After Vance’s comments that “judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power,” some Republican lawmakers find themselves defending the judicial branch.
abcnews.go.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
February 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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If you want to know where Donald Trump gets his vision. Look no further than Hitler, Mussolini, Bonaparte and Franco.
February 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Monday afternoon doodle
February 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Feeling a little overwhelmed of late, had to take a bit of a mental break to quiet thoughts. I endeavored for my brain to look like this photo, #SomethingBeautiful photographed while drifting by on a kayak on the Cosumnes River.

#PhotographersUnited
#BirdPhotography
#Kayaking
#Silence
#Solitude
February 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Who else needs a smile today? 🖤
February 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM