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@whyisthat.bsky.social
Self appointed Truth Patrol leader, freedom fighter, God fearing resistance member, animal lover, cow/moose whisperer, birder, squirrel landlord, fierce when pushed, I am the storm. Tree hugger. Artist, self taught pianist. Peace lover, photographer.
Read "More details emerge in case of ex-cop, girlfriend accused in Roseville girl’s death" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6UOHjwv6/E...

Due process but still, they sound like good people? I wonder. A child is dead and another had multiple injuries. Following.
More details emerge in case of ex-cop, girlfriend accused in Roseville girl's death (The Sacramento Bee)
Filed court documents revealed more details about a Placer County murder case against a former police officer and his girlfriendwho are accused in the death ...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Read "How John Thune Is Steering the Senate Through Trump’s Treacherous Terrain" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6UDlfNgQ/w...

The new Republican norm, "we'll fix that later". But later never comes. The air space is now back to what caused the crash.
How John Thune Is Steering the Senate Through Trump's Treacherous Terrain (Time)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks at a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Dec. 1...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Read "Fox News Star Hit with “Brutal Personal Attacks” from Trump Allies — “I Am Not Going To Lie”" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6UYtdo2c/S...

How can you be a supporter of the regime then? Taking our rights away is okay with her? Destroying Democracy?
Fox News Star Hit with “Brutal Personal Attacks” from Trump Allies — “I Am Not Going To Lie” (2paragraphs)
Fox News star Kat Timpf shared her opinion about President Trump’s decision to indict and capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on the Fox talk show Gutfe...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Read "‘Viceroy of Venezuela’: The assassination plot that made Marco Rubio" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6UBWeOLC/u...

Marco's parents got citizenship here. Otherwise he'd be one of those immigrants to deport.
‘Viceroy of Venezuela’: The assassination plot that made Marco Rubio (The Telegraph)
Click here to view this content. In 2017, Marco Ru...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Read "Armed militias deployed in Venezuela as regime attempts to impose authority" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6V2PRiW4/C...

And so it begins ...
Armed militias deployed in Venezuela as regime attempts to impose authority (The Guardian)
Venezuela’s rulers have deployed armed militias to patro...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Read "Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first U.S. pill ban" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6V1nlROo/4...

Good to know.
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban (CNN)
Abortion will remain legal in...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Read "MAGA congressman’s office under investigation over allegations against chief of staff" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6V2UYuAg/x...

I have a request for media. Put names under photos. Not everyone knows who the person is & makes the reporting confusing for newer political voters.
MAGA congressman’s office under investigation over allegations against chief of staff (The Independent)
The House Ethics Committee has announced it will press ahead with an investigation into GeorgiaRepublican Rep. Mike Collins’ office after a report alleged th...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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It’s been five years since Donald Trump incited a violent mob to attack the U.S. Capitol and prevent a peaceful transfer of power.

Read my statement below.
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Five years ago today, a violent mob incited by Donald Trump stormed the Capitol and tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
January 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Speaker of the House comes out in favor of dissolving Congress, favors kleptocracy.
Mike Johnson: "As Speaker of the House in charge of defending Article 1 powers, I'm just gonna insist to you that those have not been traversed in any way by what happened here. The president used his authority under the law."
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Things are going well between Dan and his old friends.
January 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Only TWO...what pieces of crap all the other GOP Senators are....cowards, every single one of them.
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Two Republicans oppose Pete Hegseth’s censure of fellow Senator Mark Kelly
Pushback from Susan Collins and Thom Tillis is striking amid tepid response from most other Republican senators
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January 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Read "Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Plan—and About MAGA Voters" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6UWe03du/k...

A new world order divided by 3. Oil companies get their payback even though capitalism is how we are run. Let's rehash the past even further for his donors. How far back?
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Plan—and About MAGA Voters (The New Republic)
It’s often said that one of Donald Trump’s biggest innovations in American politics is to confess to his corruption right out in the open. Over the years, Tr...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Why is helping society such a rub for Republicans? Paying a decent wage, helping those at the bottom move up, isn't that what we were founded on? A chance at the American dream? We wouldn't have socialism if Congress was fair. Billionaires don't need help. People do.
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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What do these companies have in common?

-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta

All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.

And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
January 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Read "Dershowitz goes all in at SCOTUS, suggests landmark precedent ‘should be discarded’ because CNN ‘falsely’ painted him as scholar who ‘lost his mind’" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6V0b468o/K...

Alan said everything we thought he said. Why is he aggrieved by the truth? Thomas wants case.
Dershowitz goes all in at SCOTUS, suggests landmark precedent 'should be discarded' because CNN 'falsely' painted him as scholar who 'lost his mind' (Law&Crime)
Left: Attorney Alan Dershowitz returns to the courtroom after a break during former U.S. President Donald Trump's at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday, May ...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Read "Trump administration freezes billions in social services funding to five Democratic states" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6V0ka52M/V...

Coz Republican states are clean. 🙄 Hit the hardest groups is the goal. They have a name to go with the fraud but want to punish everyone but that person.
Trump administration freezes billions in social services funding to five Democratic states (CNN)
The Trump administration is fr...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Read "New anchor falls apart in CBS Evening News debut" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6UPoA6fS/d...

I saw a totally different news show. He only talked about Venezuela. What's up with that? Disappointed it was singularly focused for national news.
MAGA-Coded CBS Anchor Falls Apart in Evening News Debut (The Daily Beast)
Tony Dokoupil had a rocky first day leading the revamped CBS Evening News, which he kicked off by introducing himself twice within 80 seconds(three times if ...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Read "‘He Doesn’t Know Where He Is’: Trump Vanishes from Cameras After White House Return, But Late-Night Footage Has Viewers Spiraling Over His Condition" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6UXKUBDq/v...

Speculating his speed of stride is wasting time. It means nothing unless he falls over.
‘He Doesn’t Know Where He Is’: Trump Vanishes from Cameras After White House Return, But Late-Night Footage Has Viewers Spiraling Over His Condition (Atlanta Black Star)
Donald Trump hid from cameras the following day after his return to the White House earlier this week, as if he didn’t spend the last two weeks goofing off a...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Read "‘We don’t cavalierly intrude’: Trump-appointed judges erupt as court refuses to ‘correct’ discovery order against executive branch" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6UXPpjQ4/X...
'We don't cavalierly intrude': Trump-appointed judges erupt as court refuses to 'correct' discovery order against executive branch (Law&Crime)
President Donald Trump attends a joint news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, D...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM