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Bird nerd, Trekkie, nature-lover, avid reader who stays current on geopolitical events, and I vote!
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Tom Emmer tried to score political points on school safety. Instead, he got caught forgetting he voted against funding it.
September 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Tom Emmer tried to score political points on school safety. Instead, he got caught forgetting he voted against funding it.
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I'm just gonna flip on some corporate media really quick...
ABC: ads
CNN: ads
Back to CNN: Trump's Chicago "immigration enforcement"
MSNBC: Protests in Chicago
Back to ABC: A "federal judge getting in the way of Trump's immigration crackdown"
Back to CNN: Weekend travel
Nothing about Trump MIA
ABC: ads
CNN: ads
Back to CNN: Trump's Chicago "immigration enforcement"
MSNBC: Protests in Chicago
Back to ABC: A "federal judge getting in the way of Trump's immigration crackdown"
Back to CNN: Weekend travel
Nothing about Trump MIA
September 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm just gonna flip on some corporate media really quick...
ABC: ads
CNN: ads
Back to CNN: Trump's Chicago "immigration enforcement"
MSNBC: Protests in Chicago
Back to ABC: A "federal judge getting in the way of Trump's immigration crackdown"
Back to CNN: Weekend travel
Nothing about Trump MIA
ABC: ads
CNN: ads
Back to CNN: Trump's Chicago "immigration enforcement"
MSNBC: Protests in Chicago
Back to ABC: A "federal judge getting in the way of Trump's immigration crackdown"
Back to CNN: Weekend travel
Nothing about Trump MIA
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Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story (Alberta)
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story - Alberta News
Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid's Tale" was yanked from some shelves due to the province's sweeping new rules.
www.castanet.net
August 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story (Alberta)
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
September 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
Support your local (non-police) unions! Happy Labor Day!
September 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Support your local (non-police) unions! Happy Labor Day!
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BREAKING: Trump announces that Rudy Giuliani will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Note that Giuliani has been charged with felonies in two different states, including racketeering and has been found liable for over $100 million in damages.
Note that Giuliani has been charged with felonies in two different states, including racketeering and has been found liable for over $100 million in damages.
September 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
BREAKING: Trump announces that Rudy Giuliani will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Note that Giuliani has been charged with felonies in two different states, including racketeering and has been found liable for over $100 million in damages.
Note that Giuliani has been charged with felonies in two different states, including racketeering and has been found liable for over $100 million in damages.
Huh. I might actually resubscribe because of this!
Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
September 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Huh. I might actually resubscribe because of this!
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MAGA Host’s Wife To Die Thanks to RFK Jr., But He Blames Biden
MAGA Host’s Wife To Die Thanks to RFK Jr., But He Blames Biden
FAFO.
www.thegodpodcast.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
MAGA Host’s Wife To Die Thanks to RFK Jr., But He Blames Biden
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What we think serial killers look like vs what they actually look like:
August 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
What we think serial killers look like vs what they actually look like:
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This is how 9/11 happened. GW Bush diverted counter-terror agents to search (uselessly) for scandals under Clinton. Counter-terror divisions have been stripped bare under Trump. And we need to yell about it. So when bad things happen blame will fall where it belongs...
apnews.com/article/trum...?
apnews.com/article/trum...?
Trump taps federal agents to tackle local policing. That's not always helpful, critics say
Federal agents have used aggressive policing tactics in cities such as Washington and Los Angeles at President Donald Trump's direction.
apnews.com
August 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is how 9/11 happened. GW Bush diverted counter-terror agents to search (uselessly) for scandals under Clinton. Counter-terror divisions have been stripped bare under Trump. And we need to yell about it. So when bad things happen blame will fall where it belongs...
apnews.com/article/trum...?
apnews.com/article/trum...?
@governorwalz.mn.gov Please do this now statewide before it’s too late!
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order challenging immigration crackdown
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday, unleashing a plan to counter a looming federal immigration crackdown.
www.nbcchicago.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov Please do this now statewide before it’s too late!
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
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Thank you @smith.senate.gov
Tina Smith confronted her Senate colleague Mike Lee over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota lawmaker shootings on “Marxists.”
Mike Lee confronted by Minnesota colleague over shooting comments
"Honestly, he seemed a little surprised to be confronted," Sen. Tina Smith said.
www.politico.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Thank you @smith.senate.gov
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Over 75% of folks in ICE custody this year had no criminal record beyond immigration or traffic issues. Less than 10% had serious convictions. Fear sells, but facts matter. #ImmigrationTruth
June 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Over 75% of folks in ICE custody this year had no criminal record beyond immigration or traffic issues. Less than 10% had serious convictions. Fear sells, but facts matter. #ImmigrationTruth
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Cuomo quietly passed a law shielded nursing home corporations and their CEOs from COVID victims families' lawsuits - as his political machine raked in $2 million from the hospital/nursing home lobby.
Now, voters may reward him by making him their mayor.
Now, voters may reward him by making him their mayor.
“They Can’t Hold The Nursing Homes Responsible”
Across New York state, Cuomo’s nursing home liability shield has caused a legal chilling effect, reducing a deterrent to corporate wrongdoing.
www.levernews.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Cuomo quietly passed a law shielded nursing home corporations and their CEOs from COVID victims families' lawsuits - as his political machine raked in $2 million from the hospital/nursing home lobby.
Now, voters may reward him by making him their mayor.
Now, voters may reward him by making him their mayor.
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A lawmaker and her husband were murdered. A senator and his wife nearly killed.
The suspect had a hit list.
And what did we do?
We blamed each other. We justified. We spun.
Political violence isn’t coming—it’s here. And we’re normalizing it.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/political-...
The suspect had a hit list.
And what did we do?
We blamed each other. We justified. We spun.
Political violence isn’t coming—it’s here. And we’re normalizing it.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/political-...
Political Violence in America Is Here — And It’s Killing Our Democracy
A deadly weekend shows how far we’ve fallen—and why we must stop excusing violence from “our side” before it’s too late.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A lawmaker and her husband were murdered. A senator and his wife nearly killed.
The suspect had a hit list.
And what did we do?
We blamed each other. We justified. We spun.
Political violence isn’t coming—it’s here. And we’re normalizing it.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/political-...
The suspect had a hit list.
And what did we do?
We blamed each other. We justified. We spun.
Political violence isn’t coming—it’s here. And we’re normalizing it.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/political-...
Reading this whole article (it’s long) has given me a little bit of hope, considering the No Kings rallies this past weekend. I encourage you all to read the whole thing!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Reading this whole article (it’s long) has given me a little bit of hope, considering the No Kings rallies this past weekend. I encourage you all to read the whole thing!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
If anyone knows how to reach out to Alan Alda or the estate of David Ogden Stiers, please make them aware of a recent #MASH YT video that borders on slander/libel where they feature Alda while including the phrase “Gay piece of shit” in the thumbnail.
June 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
If anyone knows how to reach out to Alan Alda or the estate of David Ogden Stiers, please make them aware of a recent #MASH YT video that borders on slander/libel where they feature Alda while including the phrase “Gay piece of shit” in the thumbnail.
Anyone else notice that multiple YT Live-streams tonight were suddenly interrupted right when it appeared that things were about to escalate? And also, the YT live-stream of the LAPD chief doing a press-conference, the audio suddenly cut out and did not return half-way thru a 30min broadcast? WTF?
June 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Anyone else notice that multiple YT Live-streams tonight were suddenly interrupted right when it appeared that things were about to escalate? And also, the YT live-stream of the LAPD chief doing a press-conference, the audio suddenly cut out and did not return half-way thru a 30min broadcast? WTF?
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There is no mass-deportation campaign going on right now. Deportation is a process.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
June 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
There is no mass-deportation campaign going on right now. Deportation is a process.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.
This is kidnapping and human trafficking.