@astridrain.bsky.social
Mom of (5) 2 legged children, (4) 4 legged children. Firm believer that truth and justice will prevail! My “things I will never do” list..bend the knee, kiss the ring or obey in advance! Everything else is on the table. 😎 💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏿🇺🇦🇲🇽🇨🇦
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This is by far the most vile bit of Russian Propaganda that has spewn from his butthole mouth to date! Bless you President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine! We stand with Ukraine!!🇺🇦
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Hate is powerful. In fact it’s powerful enough to convince people to destroy the programs they benefit from, to give more money to the very rich, because they somehow believe it hurts the people they don’t like.
July 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hate is powerful. In fact it’s powerful enough to convince people to destroy the programs they benefit from, to give more money to the very rich, because they somehow believe it hurts the people they don’t like.
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We’ve been programmed to believe every issue has two sides. Left vs. right. Good vs. evil. But real life is messier—and centrism is the only path back to sanity. It’s not weak. It’s radical. And it might just save the country.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...
Unplugging from the Political Matrix
A case for centrism as a mindset, not a party line.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We’ve been programmed to believe every issue has two sides. Left vs. right. Good vs. evil. But real life is messier—and centrism is the only path back to sanity. It’s not weak. It’s radical. And it might just save the country.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/unplugging...
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"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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June 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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Frost: I'm one of many. I'm not the first member of congress here and I'm not going to be the last. This is not about Maxwell Frost. This is about preventing our country from losing what makes it exceptional.
April 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Frost: I'm one of many. I'm not the first member of congress here and I'm not going to be the last. This is not about Maxwell Frost. This is about preventing our country from losing what makes it exceptional.
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen.
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
April 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen.
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
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Moskowitz: When President Zelenskyy came to the White House, we heard a lot about what he was wearing. Oh my God, the precious Oval Office—he didn’t wear a suit! I mean, here’s a picture of Kid Rock in the Oval Office—he looks like he’s about to jump over 10 buses on the White House lawn.
April 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Moskowitz: When President Zelenskyy came to the White House, we heard a lot about what he was wearing. Oh my God, the precious Oval Office—he didn’t wear a suit! I mean, here’s a picture of Kid Rock in the Oval Office—he looks like he’s about to jump over 10 buses on the White House lawn.
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It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
April 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten.
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Newsom: He took water that was set aside for this summer from one part of Central Valley and dumped it into another part—without telling them.. They had to turn off the pump because it was starting to impact the levees. None of it went to Southern California.
April 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Newsom: He took water that was set aside for this summer from one part of Central Valley and dumped it into another part—without telling them.. They had to turn off the pump because it was starting to impact the levees. None of it went to Southern California.
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Of course they lied to Congress. And now there's no one in the DoJ that will do anything about it. Keep calling them out on their lies. We're the only check on them now.
WELKER: Do you believe that Ratcliffe and Gabbard were truthful when they testified before your committee?
BENNET: No. I think they lied repeatedly to our committee and to the House committee.
BENNET: No. I think they lied repeatedly to our committee and to the House committee.
March 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Of course they lied to Congress. And now there's no one in the DoJ that will do anything about it. Keep calling them out on their lies. We're the only check on them now.
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Over on Twitter…
March 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Over on Twitter…
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Republicans' calls for probe of Trump officials' Signal chat grow
Source: BBC
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Source: BBC
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Republicans' calls for probe of Trump officials' Signal chat grow - NewsBreak
Republican Oklahoma Senator James Lankford said on Sunday that a probe is "entirely appropriate".
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March 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Republicans' calls for probe of Trump officials' Signal chat grow
Source: BBC
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Source: BBC
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When you spend half your time driving around in the Presidential limousine and the other half in a golf cart, of course you don’t care about rising car prices. But most Americans do.
March 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
When you spend half your time driving around in the Presidential limousine and the other half in a golf cart, of course you don’t care about rising car prices. But most Americans do.
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As we begin the week, my law firm is litigating 46 voting and election cases in 20 states. I expect additional litigation to be filed this week.
March 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
As we begin the week, my law firm is litigating 46 voting and election cases in 20 states. I expect additional litigation to be filed this week.
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Goldberg: "Hegseth is promising that US warplanes are taking off in 30 minutes to bomb enemy targets that we know are protected by anti-aircraft batteries. If that's not the most sensitive information, the most secret info in the world, I simply don't know what the meaning of 'classified' is."
March 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Goldberg: "Hegseth is promising that US warplanes are taking off in 30 minutes to bomb enemy targets that we know are protected by anti-aircraft batteries. If that's not the most sensitive information, the most secret info in the world, I simply don't know what the meaning of 'classified' is."
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: Putin is buying time & preparing for a new offensive, particularly in Sumy & Kharkiv regions.
"We see the preparations & have shared intel with allies. He wanted to launch this 8 months ago but was delayed by the Kursk operation. Now, he needs time."
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
"We see the preparations & have shared intel with allies. He wanted to launch this 8 months ago but was delayed by the Kursk operation. Now, he needs time."
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
Volodymyr Zelensky au Figaro: «Notre victoire sera de ne pas appartenir à la Russie et à sa vision du monde»
ENTRETIEN EXCLUSIF - Le président ukrainien réclame des armes et des soldats européens pour garantir un accord de paix.
www.lefigaro.fr
March 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: Putin is buying time & preparing for a new offensive, particularly in Sumy & Kharkiv regions.
"We see the preparations & have shared intel with allies. He wanted to launch this 8 months ago but was delayed by the Kursk operation. Now, he needs time."
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
"We see the preparations & have shared intel with allies. He wanted to launch this 8 months ago but was delayed by the Kursk operation. Now, he needs time."
www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
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Who could have seen this coming? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Bondi Suggests Signal Chat Episode Is Unlikely to Be Criminally Investigated
The attorney general said the focus should be on the success of the U.S. military strike in Yemen, not on military information being shared in advance in a group text among top officials.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Who could have seen this coming? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
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Good question. Why DOES Pete Hegseth have a Russian phone number? 🤨
March 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Good question. Why DOES Pete Hegseth have a Russian phone number? 🤨
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GOP Rep. Bacon: "We made a mistake. We passed legislation that gave the president some temporary tariff authorities. I think we should look back and maybe restore the power back from Congress and take away the authorizations."
March 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
GOP Rep. Bacon: "We made a mistake. We passed legislation that gave the president some temporary tariff authorities. I think we should look back and maybe restore the power back from Congress and take away the authorizations."
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."