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Susan
@suzygirl.bsky.social
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Mom, grandmom, cat lover, knitter, lifelong Democrat.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
Homeland Security tweet says “there us no room at the table for invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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buttnakedpatriot.bsky.social
The president of the United States is insane. Full stop.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
He’s always thinking about new ways to improve the lives of average Americans.
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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lb-plantperson.bsky.social
Knew Mamdani could handle things just fine. Very sure of himself
karendippity.bsky.social Karen Dippity 🐾 🌵 🎀 🐸✌🏻 @karendippity.bsky.social · 6d
Happy weekend! I came across this amazingly well written synopsis of the Trump/Mamdani meeting from Bruce Fanger. Worth the read. 1/2
Thirty Minutes in the Lion’s Den: The Interview Trump Thought He Controlled White Rose USA — November There’s a strange thing that happens when you watch the full thirty-minute interview instead of the clipped version the internet tosses around. The edges soften. The masks slip. And you start to see the actual geometry of the interaction — where power sits, where insecurity leaks, where the tone changes, where the truth speaks by accident. The viral clip makes it look like a moment. The full meeting reveals a dynamic. This wasn’t a showdown. It wasn’t a humiliation. It wasn’t a triumph for either man. It was something far more revealing: a case study in how a bully behaves when he can’t rely on fear, and how a principled politician behaves when he refuses the role of the victim. The meeting begins as all Trump meetings do — with noise. The first five minutes are pure Trump: monologues disguised as greetings, numbers inflated beyond physics, scattered recollections of the 1980s like the era froze and preserved The first five minutes are pure Trump: monologues disguised as greetings, numbers inflated beyond physics, scattered recollections of the 1980s like the era froze and preserved him in amber. You can practically hear his brain flipping through its greatest hits, trying to set the tone: This is my room. My chair. My story. But Mamdani doesn’t react to any of it. And that is the first hinge of the meeting. A man like Trump needs emotional feedback to function. Fear works. Flattery works. Even anger works. Mamdani gives him nothing. He sits there with the calm of someone who refuses to let the other person set the emotional tempo. It’s a small thing, but with Trump, it’s enough to break the cycle. Then comes the shift — the “gracious Trump” phase. People mistake this for maturity or diplomacy. It’s not. It’s a reflex Trump only deploys when he can’t dominate the room. The tone goes soft, the eyebrows lift, the compliments come out in forced, syrupy bursts. “You’re doing great work.” “New York is lucky to have you.” “You’re a very smart guy.” “You’re doing great work.” “New York is lucky to have you.” “You’re a very smart guy.” It sounds statesmanlike until you remember the same man called him a communist threat two weeks earlier. What’s happening here isn’t respect — it’s adaptation. A chameleon trying to match the color of the wall. Trump is gracious when graciousness benefits Trump. As Mamdani shifts to policy, Trump drifts into autobiography. This is the most telling stretch — minutes twelve to eighteen. Mamdani tries to talk like a mayor-elect: transit housing Rikers federal cooperation immigrant protections Real issues, real stakes, real governance. Trump responds by vanishing into his own mythology. Crime statistics from memory that don’t exist. Grievances about prosecutors. Stories from “the old days.” Complaints about how unfairly he’s been treated. It’s not sabotage — it’s incapacity. Mamdani is speaking a civic language Trump’s brain can’t decode. They aren’t having the same conversation. They aren’t even on the same continent. Then comes the moment everyone’s dissecting — the “fascistic tendencies” line. And yes, it happened in the room, not after. Mamdani doesn’t weaponize the word. He doesn’t turn it into a headline. He does something more dangerous: he analytically names the pattern. Immigrant raids. Political retribution. Targeting dissent. Erosion of checks and balances. Threats against the judiciary. He lays out the evidence and names the behavior: fascistic tendencies.
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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badgerbleu2.bsky.social
And we wonder why nothing gets done…
November 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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itsstillme1.bsky.social
We know that’s not true!
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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November 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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hairball-redux.bsky.social
Quiet, piggy!
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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just-jack-1.bsky.social
The truth will have its day.

That day is now.

Release all the Epstein files.
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
suzygirl.bsky.social
As my cat will tell you, I loves me some floof.
A Love Note sweater by Tin Can Knits, Rabbitty mittens and mufatess by Mina Zillah and a Musselburgh Hat by Ysolda Teague are 3 of my favorites. #knitsky 🧶 #showmeyourknits
A hand knit sweater with a lace motif in the yoke was worked with a strand of merino wool and silk mohair for a lovely, soft halo in a coral color. Hand knit mitts with a rabbit motif were knit in a natural color wool with black bunnies done in silk/mohair yarn held double for extra floof. A hand knit beanie style hat with a wide folded brim is worked in a strand of taupe colored wool carried with a strand of softly variegated mohair/silk in shades of rise, gray and taupe.
November 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
suzygirl.bsky.social
This was a really lovely treat to happen upon while sitting here at home knitting. Knitting and singing along to Neil Young! Have loved him and his music from the beginning. Happy Birthday Neil ❤️

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2000+ voices SING for Neil Young at Toronto’s Massey Hall | Happy 80th Neil!
YouTube video by Choir! Choir! Choir!
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November 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
suzygirl.bsky.social
Connections
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November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
suzygirl.bsky.social
WIPS for #showmeyourknits are a sweater, a shawl and a hat.
Taiga stranded colorwork yoke sweater by Tania Barley, the Joji Locatelli One Love Mystery Shawl and a simple folded brim winter hat.
A collection of hand knits that are in various stages of progress. A stranded colorwork sweater in cream and forest has a pink shawl that is a jumble of lace on top of it and a marled teal and white hat at the bottom.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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demskeys.bsky.social
If I were to defy a court order, I'd be in jail, not building a ballroom.

Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
suzygirl.bsky.social
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Puzzle #882
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November 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.

Who gets screwed: everyone else.
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Connections
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November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Missed my usual morning routine but late then not all.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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dc2daylight.bsky.social
What happened to America First?
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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How sad is it that the richest country on Earth has a government that has to be forced to feed families with hungry children?

SNAP benefits shouldn’t be a courtroom battle. People shouldn’t have to beg for basic humanity. But here we are.
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM