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@cherokeesrise.bsky.social
Retired educator and Grandmother to 13 and Great grandmother to 5.
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just inane.

"For the farmers in the Central Valley, it was not irrigation season, and this was their precious summer supply..."

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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SCOOP: The new DOGE official seeking private taxpayer information at the IRS has ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch considered part of Putin's inner circle.

Sam Corcos is married to a woman who partnered w/ a VC firm handling Suleyman Kerimov's money.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
New DOGE Staffer Has Ties to a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
Corcos, a new member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team, reportedly showed up at the IRS demanding detailed info about American taxpayers to hunt for fraud.
www.rollingstone.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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I wonder how Donald feels about Elon basically telling him to sit down and STFU? Clearly, Elon is in charge, and Donald is wondering if there will even be a role for him.
November 21, 2024 at 3:53 AM
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A simple truth. You never not release the good stuff. (I’ve always loved double negatives)
If Matt Gaetz DIDNT rape a minor, the GOP would have released the report.

Just fyi
November 21, 2024 at 4:18 AM
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No vetting at all, no background checks, and then blanket security clearances for all.

Agencies holding national security sensitive material are presumably thinking very hard right now about what material they're going to leave behind in the files on Jan 20...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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Please try to absorb these insane ideas from Leon and Vivek

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
November 21, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, everybody…
November 21, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/p...

New: Police report reveals new details from sexual assault allegation against Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth @cnn
Police report reveals new details from sexual assault allegation against Trump’s defense secretary nominee | CNN Politics
A California woman told police that Trump Cabinet pick Pete Hegseth physically blocked her from leaving a hotel room, took her phone, and then sexually assaulted her even though she “remembered saying...
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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This is a recipe for disaster
November 21, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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Leak the damn Gaetz report. Stop protecting a sex trafficking rapist.
November 21, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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It's called Bluesky for a reason.. Not Redsky, Republicans!!
Bye 👋
November 18, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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Nothing like using taxpayer funds to put money in Trump’s pocket while violating a constitutional amendment
PAMELA BROWN: The Trump bibles are $60 a pop. There are many bibles available that cost half that. Why are you using a Trump-endorsed bible?

RYAN WALTERS: The bible, declaration of independence, and constitution are all included in this bible that we purchased (3/4)
November 18, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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NEW: The House Ethics Committee now plans to meet Wednesday to discuss the Matt Gaetz report.

The public deserves accountability. This report must be released.
November 18, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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He doesn’t seem to realize that the big spike happened during the Trump administration.
November 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Democracy dies at fancy conferences featuring people who enable fascists.
The Washington Post is holding their 2024 Global Women’s Summit in a few days. Lara Trump and Kellyanne Conway are featured guests.
November 17, 2024 at 11:58 PM
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When I was in Congress the GOP went ape over Michelle Obama trying to have healthy school lunches.

Now they’re RFKing America.

The old GOP is dead fyi. Trump wants big govt
November 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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Wow, his rebuttal is really just like: 'Yeah, but have you seen the gay people Biden picked?'

The only consistency in their ideology is hatred.
this is gross -- asked about RFK Jr's nomination, Markwayne Mullin deflects by bringing up a number of LGBT people Biden put in his administration, including Pete Buttigieg
November 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Now is a good time to remind everyone that Matt Gaetz was the only 'no' vote in the entire Congress against legislation that targeted human trafficking
November 17, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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November 17, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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This is the idiot that is going to kill a lot of people because he can't science worth a damn.
Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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With Musk to his left, Trump talks to Yasir Al-Rumanyyan on his right, who runs Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion Public investment Fund. Man of the people.
November 17, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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After the election I felt so defeated, alone, and scared. But today I have so much hope! I’m so grateful for deleting Twitter and finding a home at Bluesky. The positivity here has been amazing. Thank you for welcoming me … and so many like me 💙💙💙
November 17, 2024 at 4:12 AM
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But don’t worry. Oklahoma is buying thousands of Bibles for their public schools.
November 17, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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Heaven forbid kids read books.
November 13, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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November 16, 2024 at 6:56 AM