Claudia Smurthwaite
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Help, 'tis the season. I've seen lists in previous years about trick-or-treat candy options for kids that can't to chocolate or nuts.
What are some alternatives? 🎃
What are some alternatives? 🎃
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Help, 'tis the season. I've seen lists in previous years about trick-or-treat candy options for kids that can't to chocolate or nuts.
What are some alternatives? 🎃
What are some alternatives? 🎃
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So don’t share it!
October 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
So don’t share it!
Happy International Cat day, Ronaldo!
August 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Happy International Cat day, Ronaldo!
I am looking forward to the Wimbledon championship on Saturday with New Jersey native Amanda Anisimova. She is the youngest American woman to advance to the Wimbledon finals since Serena Williams in 2004.
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US tennis star Amanda Anisimova defeats No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, advances to Wimbledon final
Amanda Anisimova advanced to The Wimbledon Championships women's singles final after defeating World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday.
abcnews.visitlink.me
July 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I am looking forward to the Wimbledon championship on Saturday with New Jersey native Amanda Anisimova. She is the youngest American woman to advance to the Wimbledon finals since Serena Williams in 2004.
@jojofromjerz.bsky.social @tarasetmayer.bsky.social
@julieroginsky.bsky.social
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"American hans!"
June 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"American hans!"
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Please share.
The nation-wide protests are tomorrow. Please take a moment to REPOST these (edited) tips from the No Kings site to help people stay safe while making their voices heard.
June 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Please share.
My Senator!
Sen. Alex Padilla blocked GOP efforts to pass the SAVE Act, calling it an attack on voter access. He’s pushing new legislation to expand registration, fight Trump’s anti-voter order and defend free elections.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Padilla: “Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport”
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
My Senator!
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Ken Burns Presents: A Soldier's Dispatch from the Front Lines in L.A.
June 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ken Burns Presents: A Soldier's Dispatch from the Front Lines in L.A.
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HUGE MEDIA NEWS:
POLITICO is launching a new spin-off publication, POLITICO Weimar! If you sign up now, each morning you can get its “Reich Chancellery Playbook” newsletter delivered to your inbox as a bonus!!
POLITICO is launching a new spin-off publication, POLITICO Weimar! If you sign up now, each morning you can get its “Reich Chancellery Playbook” newsletter delivered to your inbox as a bonus!!
President Trump is leveraging his role as commander-in-chief in a much clearer and more urgent way than during his first term — whether that’s showing off the military in a parade or using it to quell protests.
From Los Angeles to Washington, Trump leans in as commander in chief
On one coast, military forces are arriving by the thousands to defend federal buildings and agents. On the other, they’re readying a celebration of American military might.
www.politico.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
HUGE MEDIA NEWS:
POLITICO is launching a new spin-off publication, POLITICO Weimar! If you sign up now, each morning you can get its “Reich Chancellery Playbook” newsletter delivered to your inbox as a bonus!!
POLITICO is launching a new spin-off publication, POLITICO Weimar! If you sign up now, each morning you can get its “Reich Chancellery Playbook” newsletter delivered to your inbox as a bonus!!
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The NY Post is mad that Democracy Forward keeps beating Trump in court.
May 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The NY Post is mad that Democracy Forward keeps beating Trump in court.
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THIS is how you communicate, folks
BREAKING: AOC blames crash on Trump / Elon
“I represent LGA Airport as well as workers for JFK. Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week. Air traffic controllers, already understaffed, got Trump’s “buyout” this wk with a 1 wk ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.”
“I represent LGA Airport as well as workers for JFK. Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week. Air traffic controllers, already understaffed, got Trump’s “buyout” this wk with a 1 wk ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.”
January 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
THIS is how you communicate, folks
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I think the Dem base’s anger at elected Dems for their bizarre, paralyzed accommodationism is building much faster than anyone realizes. Pressure rising, explosion may be imminent
January 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I think the Dem base’s anger at elected Dems for their bizarre, paralyzed accommodationism is building much faster than anyone realizes. Pressure rising, explosion may be imminent
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"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them
ALT: a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
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When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Billionaires Should Not Exist
Yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
www.teenvogue.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
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Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge).
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
January 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge).
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
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Braedon: I come from a nation that believed in fascist ideology for a while. And we don’t want to go to that again. We are close to it because people want to simplify complex problems. The essence of fascism is to simplify complex problems and feed people who don't have time to read some bullshit.
January 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Braedon: I come from a nation that believed in fascist ideology for a while. And we don’t want to go to that again. We are close to it because people want to simplify complex problems. The essence of fascism is to simplify complex problems and feed people who don't have time to read some bullshit.
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"Last night, at 9pm, the temperature was easily below 20 degrees with the wind chill. I understand some of you up north consider this balmy. You must understand that most of us think you’re crazy."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-real-t...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-real-t...
The Real Tribute Was Outside
And it was obvious.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"Last night, at 9pm, the temperature was easily below 20 degrees with the wind chill. I understand some of you up north consider this balmy. You must understand that most of us think you’re crazy."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-real-t...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-real-t...