Kate LaMotte
@bugjuice717.bsky.social
Xcapee, happy to be on BlueSky & on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with spouse, daughters, pets & kindred spirits. Books, art, music, politics, volunteerism, activism - RESIST!! Not here to shop or to fund personal or business projects. Please, no DMs
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Trump envoy reportedly told Kremlin official that Ukraine must cede land for peace deal.
If Steve Witkoff had worked for Truman we would have dropped the bombs on ourselves and unconditionally surrendered to Japan. Witkoff is a Russian asset just like trump.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If Steve Witkoff had worked for Truman we would have dropped the bombs on ourselves and unconditionally surrendered to Japan. Witkoff is a Russian asset just like trump.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump envoy reportedly told Kremlin official that Ukraine must cede land for peace deal
Steve Witkoff told Yuri Ushakov in October phone call that peace would require Russia gaining control of Donetsk
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump envoy reportedly told Kremlin official that Ukraine must cede land for peace deal.
If Steve Witkoff had worked for Truman we would have dropped the bombs on ourselves and unconditionally surrendered to Japan. Witkoff is a Russian asset just like trump.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If Steve Witkoff had worked for Truman we would have dropped the bombs on ourselves and unconditionally surrendered to Japan. Witkoff is a Russian asset just like trump.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“Forever chemicals” in our food and water and now soot in our air. But MAHA, amirite?
apnews.com/article/epa-...
apnews.com/article/epa-...
Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on p...
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“Forever chemicals” in our food and water and now soot in our air. But MAHA, amirite?
apnews.com/article/epa-...
apnews.com/article/epa-...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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8/ So why are children being left to languish in federal shelters?
Advocates for immigrant kids believe it's to pressure them to self-deport. Last week, lawyers obtained a document the government provides to kids in the shelter system:
Advocates for immigrant kids believe it's to pressure them to self-deport. Last week, lawyers obtained a document the government provides to kids in the shelter system:
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
8/ So why are children being left to languish in federal shelters?
Advocates for immigrant kids believe it's to pressure them to self-deport. Last week, lawyers obtained a document the government provides to kids in the shelter system:
Advocates for immigrant kids believe it's to pressure them to self-deport. Last week, lawyers obtained a document the government provides to kids in the shelter system:
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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Our convicted felon president, who pardoned Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy, wants to charge Mark Kelly, a decorated war veteran and astronaut, with seditious conspiracy.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Our convicted felon president, who pardoned Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy, wants to charge Mark Kelly, a decorated war veteran and astronaut, with seditious conspiracy.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
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I imagine it could be here somewhere, but I didn’t see anyone mention what Alison Gill reported about the personnel needing to take breaks from watching,
because it was just so horrific.
PTSD inducing sickness…
because it was just so horrific.
PTSD inducing sickness…
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I imagine it could be here somewhere, but I didn’t see anyone mention what Alison Gill reported about the personnel needing to take breaks from watching,
because it was just so horrific.
PTSD inducing sickness…
because it was just so horrific.
PTSD inducing sickness…
READ LEOPOLD’S THREAD!
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
READ LEOPOLD’S THREAD!
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According to the documents, FBI personnel clocked in a total of 4,737 hours of overtime between January and July. Of that, more than 70% occurred during the month of March while personnel reviewed the Epstein files, the documents show.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
According to the documents, FBI personnel clocked in a total of 4,737 hours of overtime between January and July. Of that, more than 70% occurred during the month of March while personnel reviewed the Epstein files, the documents show.
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The docs also reveal the number of hours the FBI devoted to the project, which required some agents to work nights and weekends. The FBI paid personnel $851,344 in overtime for working on the Epstein files between March 17 and March 22.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The docs also reveal the number of hours the FBI devoted to the project, which required some agents to work nights and weekends. The FBI paid personnel $851,344 in overtime for working on the Epstein files between March 17 and March 22.
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So transparent
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
So transparent
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Cowards. They should stand up & work for what they believe in. Finish their term as lame ducks and work for the greater good. The House will be even more disfunctional with interim appointments & people scrambling to run for seats.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Cowards. They should stand up & work for what they believe in. Finish their term as lame ducks and work for the greater good. The House will be even more disfunctional with interim appointments & people scrambling to run for seats.
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We made it so masked mercenary goons kidnap people and handcuff babies but Mike and Don are mean to us so we’re taking our balls we never had and going home
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We made it so masked mercenary goons kidnap people and handcuff babies but Mike and Don are mean to us so we’re taking our balls we never had and going home
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Maybe it's impossible to be sympathetic without having been a member of Congress, but I say stop blaming #Felon47 and #TrumpsLittleJohnson.
You all had votes and voices and failed to use them. That's on you. You COULD have shown some backbone.
You all had votes and voices and failed to use them. That's on you. You COULD have shown some backbone.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Maybe it's impossible to be sympathetic without having been a member of Congress, but I say stop blaming #Felon47 and #TrumpsLittleJohnson.
You all had votes and voices and failed to use them. That's on you. You COULD have shown some backbone.
You all had votes and voices and failed to use them. That's on you. You COULD have shown some backbone.
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
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The mutinous mood of the senators — who include Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Tina Smith of Minnesota, Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — reflects the widespread doubts among the Democratic base that party leaders in Congress have…
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The mutinous mood of the senators — who include Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Tina Smith of Minnesota, Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — reflects the widespread doubts among the Democratic base that party leaders in Congress have…
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 U.S. official said that Truml hasn't
been as involved in the specifics, - WP
"You tell him, T'm going to try to get a deal.' He will say, 'Great, go see what you can do.' And that's the level of detail he has."
"It's been absolute chaos all day. It's embarrassing."
been as involved in the specifics, - WP
"You tell him, T'm going to try to get a deal.' He will say, 'Great, go see what you can do.' And that's the level of detail he has."
"It's been absolute chaos all day. It's embarrassing."
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 U.S. official said that Truml hasn't
been as involved in the specifics, - WP
"You tell him, T'm going to try to get a deal.' He will say, 'Great, go see what you can do.' And that's the level of detail he has."
"It's been absolute chaos all day. It's embarrassing."
been as involved in the specifics, - WP
"You tell him, T'm going to try to get a deal.' He will say, 'Great, go see what you can do.' And that's the level of detail he has."
"It's been absolute chaos all day. It's embarrassing."
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It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe in science. It does matter if you don’t fund it.
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe in science. It does matter if you don’t fund it.
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Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
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I've heard worse ideas.👀
Marc Elias for AG 🇺🇸
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I've heard worse ideas.👀
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Some trends in American politics are obvious but the scale of the damage is staggering. Education, critical thinking, and civic responsibility are being systematically eroded, and the GOP is leading the charge. This isn’t subtle. It’s deliberate.
The Dumbing Down of America
It’s as easy as G-O-P
steady.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Some trends in American politics are obvious but the scale of the damage is staggering. Education, critical thinking, and civic responsibility are being systematically eroded, and the GOP is leading the charge. This isn’t subtle. It’s deliberate.
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DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.
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Former nursing home executive and convicted fraudster Joseph Schwartz was pardoned by Trump earlier this month.
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be
Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Robert Reich
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Former nursing home executive and convicted fraudster Joseph Schwartz was pardoned by Trump earlier this month.
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be
Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.
Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be