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Sailor. Uptone. Retired (Apple, still a fan).
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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When E. Jean Carroll comes up with a good idea, we should all pay attention. And she has one here! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Paper Clip Protest
On Thursday, E.
open.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Exactly this
September 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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You can never appease a tyrant.
September 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Donald Trump has a history of making national tragedies worse. So here's a quick side by side of how one president responds to a national crisis versus how another does.
September 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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"I wish none of this ever happened"

"So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jC-...
Lord of the Rings: Gandalf: "What to do with the time that is given to us"
YouTube video by Henrique Klein
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.
August 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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August 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Trump sent officials to see Ghislaine Maxwell quicker than he sent FEMA to Texas
July 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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July 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.

They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.

Don't fall for it.
July 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Gorgeous superb parrots sitting peacefully at their nest hollow 🙂
July 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Horrifying news out of Minnesota this morning as political violence takes the lives of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. @Chasten and I are holding their loved ones in our hearts and praying for State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette as they recover.
June 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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A commenter on the MeidasTouch YouTube channel has a suggestion
May 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
When I was a kid we had a psychedelic “Impeach NOW!” poster on the wall at home. I wish I still had that today.
May 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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A Horrible Truth That Shouldn’t Be….
April 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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If you think you can rely on elected Democrats alone and you don’t need to take to the streets to say you’ve had enough with Republican recklessness, rejection of due process and tyranny, you’re not paying attention.
April 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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OK, I made a small donation to ActBlue this morning. Last year I made more donations thru their site than I had ever made before, and I never hit the "tip" option for ActBlue, so today seeing the news, I sent ActBlue a few bucks directly. Mentioning in case any o' y'all might wanna do same. 😽💙
April 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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The cover of this week’s Economist.
April 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM