AJ Sparkles ✨️
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I make wooden puzzles with my scroll saw and believe in Democracy not Oligarchy #psychology #equalrights
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Right now there are more U.S. troops deployed to Los Angeles than there are to Syria and Iraq combined.
June 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Right now there are more U.S. troops deployed to Los Angeles than there are to Syria and Iraq combined.
"Lindsey noted climate.gov is housed in the science division of Noaa, not its public affairs division. “It does seem to be part of this sort of slow and quiet way of trying to keep science agencies from providing information to the American public about climate.”
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"Lindsey noted climate.gov is housed in the science division of Noaa, not its public affairs division. “It does seem to be part of this sort of slow and quiet way of trying to keep science agencies from providing information to the American public about climate.”
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While it will be a shame if climate.gov is deprecated, the site cannot be trusted as a peer-reviewed source of scientific information if it remains live, because the content will be dictated by the Administration.
Remember, #AltGov
accounts can speak the truth while official fed accounts cannot.
Remember, #AltGov
accounts can speak the truth while official fed accounts cannot.
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
While it will be a shame if climate.gov is deprecated, the site cannot be trusted as a peer-reviewed source of scientific information if it remains live, because the content will be dictated by the Administration.
Remember, #AltGov
accounts can speak the truth while official fed accounts cannot.
Remember, #AltGov
accounts can speak the truth while official fed accounts cannot.
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A 17-year-old Honduran foster child—identified only as Henry—was removed from his foster home in Pensacola in shackles and transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to reporting from the Miami Herald.
Shackled and Transferred: Florida’s Handling of Immigrant Teen Sparks Outcry
Child Welfare Officials Hand Over Foster Youth to ICE, Raising Alarms About Trust and Trafficking Protections
meidasnews.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A 17-year-old Honduran foster child—identified only as Henry—was removed from his foster home in Pensacola in shackles and transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to reporting from the Miami Herald.
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Thank goodness! Think about how many kids have been fatally shot in school by Judy Blume books!
Florida officials threaten librarians with criminal prosecution over Judy Blume book popular.info/p/florida-of...
Florida officials threaten librarians with criminal prosecution over Judy Blume book
In a chilling meeting of the Florida State Board of Education last week, a school district superintendent was publicly browbeaten and repeatedly threatened with criminal prosecution.
popular.info
June 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Thank goodness! Think about how many kids have been fatally shot in school by Judy Blume books!
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Shares of planemaker Boeing fell 8% in premarket US trading after the Air India aircraft crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad reut.rs/4kAdAHn
Boeing shares fall 8% after Air India plane crashes
Shares of planemaker Boeing fell 8% in premarket U.S. trading on Thursday after an Air India aircraft with 242 people crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Shares of planemaker Boeing fell 8% in premarket US trading after the Air India aircraft crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad reut.rs/4kAdAHn
I don't get it, how does a person with 10 posts have a million followers? 🤔 #followers
May 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I don't get it, how does a person with 10 posts have a million followers? 🤔 #followers
“The news is he's seeking this multi billion contract for Trump's golden dome, trying to get Starlink contracts at the FAA. The word is out that he tried to get a $400 million contract just recently for Tesla at the State Department, and then he got caught doing it." share.newsbreak.com/cwkn7l4z
Casar proposes canceling Musk’s government contracts if he stays with DOGE past May - NewsBreak
Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) made calls during a House Oversight Committee hearing to cancel Elon Musk’s government contracts if he exceeds the 130 days allotted
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May 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“The news is he's seeking this multi billion contract for Trump's golden dome, trying to get Starlink contracts at the FAA. The word is out that he tried to get a $400 million contract just recently for Tesla at the State Department, and then he got caught doing it." share.newsbreak.com/cwkn7l4z
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"US stocks have underperformed the rest of the world this year by the widest margin in more than three decades as Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking sparks an investor exodus from American assets..."
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US stocks underperform rest of world by widest margin since 1993
Investors fear Trump’s tariff blitz will lead to US stagflation while weak dollar adds to woes
www.ft.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"US stocks have underperformed the rest of the world this year by the widest margin in more than three decades as Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking sparks an investor exodus from American assets..."
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The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index survey had the sharpest decline in confidence from consumers between 35 and 55 years old and households earning at least $125,000 per year. AND a confidence drop was seen among ALL political affiliations. share.newsbreak.com/cuvro2gj
People feel so bad about the economy because of tariffs and inflation that consumer confidence sank to a 13-year low - NewsBreak
President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have largely impacted how consumers feel about the economy.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index survey had the sharpest decline in confidence from consumers between 35 and 55 years old and households earning at least $125,000 per year. AND a confidence drop was seen among ALL political affiliations. share.newsbreak.com/cuvro2gj
Newsfeed cleanse activity: find the kitty in this picture 📸
April 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Newsfeed cleanse activity: find the kitty in this picture 📸
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Check out this awesome round up of protests and other resistance actions happening April 12-18!
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A Map of Protests April 12-18
An extensive list of (almost) every protest this week.
thepeopledissent.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Check out this awesome round up of protests and other resistance actions happening April 12-18!
thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/a-map-of-p...
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🫠 "Sometimes, it feels like Republicans want to be hateful more than they want a healthy economy." Congratulations, Republicans! Your fear of pronouns is tanking the economy. | Opinion
Source: USA TODAY
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Source: USA TODAY
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Congratulations, Republicans! Your fear of pronouns is tanking the economy. | Opinion - NewsBreak
Sometimes, it feels like Republican Party wants to be hateful more than they want a healthy economy.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🫠 "Sometimes, it feels like Republicans want to be hateful more than they want a healthy economy." Congratulations, Republicans! Your fear of pronouns is tanking the economy. | Opinion
Source: USA TODAY
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Source: USA TODAY
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AGREE? 🤑
Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is ‘kind of a sociopath’
Source: Fortune
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Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is ‘kind of a sociopath’
Source: Fortune
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Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is ‘kind of a sociopath’ - NewsBreak
Abigail Disney previously said the need to tax rich people like her “has never been so dire.”
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April 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
AGREE? 🤑
Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is ‘kind of a sociopath’
Source: Fortune
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Disney heiress says any billionaire who can’t manage to share their wealth is ‘kind of a sociopath’
Source: Fortune
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I am willing to listen to this on REPEAT with "hyper-focus" 🫡
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Hostile Government Takeover - EDM Remix
AGiftFromTodd, Vinny Marchi · Hostile Government Takeover (EDM Remix) · Song · 2025
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April 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I am willing to listen to this on REPEAT with "hyper-focus" 🫡
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Little bit longer version 🐈⬛
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youtube.com/watch?v=PuWV...
Hostile Government Takeover (EDM Remix)
YouTube video by AGiftFromTodd - Topic
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April 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Little bit longer version 🐈⬛
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youtube.com/watch?v=PuWV...
Been listening on repeat
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Viral ‘Hostile Government Takeover’ TikTok Gets Turned Into Best-Selling Dance Banger
This week's Trending Up looks at AGiftFromTodd's "Hostile Government Takeover" topping the iTunes chart, as well as a new Yeah Yeah Yeahs synch.
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April 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Been listening on repeat
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Batty Kat says Good morning! #hostlegovernmenttakeover
April 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Batty Kat says Good morning! #hostlegovernmenttakeover
This is really going to hurt a lot of people in Kansas.
Trump administration’s cuts cancel food deliveries to Harvesters
Source: The Wichita Beacon
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Trump administration’s cuts cancel food deliveries to Harvesters
Source: The Wichita Beacon
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Trump administration’s cuts cancel food deliveries to Harvesters - NewsBreak
The food bank, which provides food to pantries and other hunger outreach groups in Missouri and Kansas, will not get scheduled shipments of milk, eggs, ch
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March 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is really going to hurt a lot of people in Kansas.
Trump administration’s cuts cancel food deliveries to Harvesters
Source: The Wichita Beacon
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Trump administration’s cuts cancel food deliveries to Harvesters
Source: The Wichita Beacon
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged Fox News viewers to buy Tesla stock, an apparent violation of federal ethics rules that prohibit officials from endorsing products or businesses.
Lutnick urges Fox News viewers to buy Tesla stock, raising ethics questions
The commerce secretary’s promotion of Tesla was the latest move by a Trump administration official to bolster support for Elon Musk’s car company.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged Fox News viewers to buy Tesla stock, an apparent violation of federal ethics rules that prohibit officials from endorsing products or businesses.
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Children’s toys, shoes, beer and alcohol, and crude oil were all hit in Trump’s 25% tariff hike on Canada and Mexico, alongside an additional 10% tariff on China.
Car manufacturers BMW, Audi, Nissan, and Mazda were also affected, as was American-owned Ford.
Car manufacturers BMW, Audi, Nissan, and Mazda were also affected, as was American-owned Ford.
Trump’s Erratic Behavior Is Freaking CEOs Out, Ex-Official Reveals
Donald Trump is apparently fielding calls from CEOs concerned by his economic policies.
newrepublic.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Children’s toys, shoes, beer and alcohol, and crude oil were all hit in Trump’s 25% tariff hike on Canada and Mexico, alongside an additional 10% tariff on China.
Car manufacturers BMW, Audi, Nissan, and Mazda were also affected, as was American-owned Ford.
Car manufacturers BMW, Audi, Nissan, and Mazda were also affected, as was American-owned Ford.
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The repercussions here are profound. Any firm providing assistance to groups or individuals this administration targets or considers an enemy — immigrants, fired workers, journalists — now risks revocation of security clearances, a bar from federal courtrooms, and other crippling penalties.
March 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The repercussions here are profound. Any firm providing assistance to groups or individuals this administration targets or considers an enemy — immigrants, fired workers, journalists — now risks revocation of security clearances, a bar from federal courtrooms, and other crippling penalties.
My 18 year old kitty got a shave and a bath. He's feeling good about it ✨️
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
My 18 year old kitty got a shave and a bath. He's feeling good about it ✨️