DesertSkiesSue
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Lifelong Democrat hoping for a better world for my grandchildren. 💙🦋🌊
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#ResistFascism
#StopGunViolence
#SaveThePlanet
#DOGE is a criminal organization
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November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I am not begrudging that the controllers get a bonus, although it seems excessive. I would have liked the government to fill the pantries and refrigerators of the SNAP recipients who missed payments. When you are at the poverty level, any setback can be hard to recoup.
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FAA bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown leave thousands out
The Federal Aviation Administration says only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive bonuses.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I am not begrudging that the controllers get a bonus, although it seems excessive. I would have liked the government to fill the pantries and refrigerators of the SNAP recipients who missed payments. When you are at the poverty level, any setback can be hard to recoup.
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If you ever read the book "Animal Farm" you will know who Trump is.
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
If you ever read the book "Animal Farm" you will know who Trump is.
“U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal, however.”
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Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. U.S.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal, however.”
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When Colombia says, ‘We’re no longer going to cooperate with you on counternarcotics,’ that is a massive blow to the partnership, which has actually made real progress in reducing the flow of narcotics out of Colombia.
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Democrats Raise Concerns Over Allied Curbs on Intelligence Sharing
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November 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
When Colombia says, ‘We’re no longer going to cooperate with you on counternarcotics,’ that is a massive blow to the partnership, which has actually made real progress in reducing the flow of narcotics out of Colombia.
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Yet, you can get fired at the FBI for a rainbow flag.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yet, you can get fired at the FBI for a rainbow flag.
This should be good.
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This should be good.
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If the pro-life and anti-Christian persecution groups truly believe in their causes, why are they quiet about the president hosting a tyrant at the White House who had a man brutally assassinated and dismembered and who is part of a regime that persecutes Christians?
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
If the pro-life and anti-Christian persecution groups truly believe in their causes, why are they quiet about the president hosting a tyrant at the White House who had a man brutally assassinated and dismembered and who is part of a regime that persecutes Christians?
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BREAKING: Trump Calls for Arrest of Democratic Lawmakers and Reposts Calls to "Hang Them"
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BREAKING: Trump Calls for Arrest of Democratic Lawmakers and Reposts Calls to "Hang Them"
Donald Trump is calling for the arrest, indictment, and imprisonment of lawmakers who reminded military leaders to follow their oaths, amplifying calls to "hang them." A very serious morning.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BREAKING: Trump Calls for Arrest of Democratic Lawmakers and Reposts Calls to "Hang Them"
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“It was a fawning, cringe-worthy performance that belied America’s more powerful status. It was absolution rather than realpolitik.”
The C.I.A. concluded that the crown prince almost certainly ordered the killing of Mr. Khashoggi.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
The C.I.A. concluded that the crown prince almost certainly ordered the killing of Mr. Khashoggi.
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Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’
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November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“It was a fawning, cringe-worthy performance that belied America’s more powerful status. It was absolution rather than realpolitik.”
The C.I.A. concluded that the crown prince almost certainly ordered the killing of Mr. Khashoggi.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
The C.I.A. concluded that the crown prince almost certainly ordered the killing of Mr. Khashoggi.
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The House takes 2 months off & finally reports back to work & promptly spends the next week filing censure motions against each other & attending black tie dinners w/Saudis while the clock counts down for 24 million people to have their health insurance premiums spike in 42 days.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The House takes 2 months off & finally reports back to work & promptly spends the next week filing censure motions against each other & attending black tie dinners w/Saudis while the clock counts down for 24 million people to have their health insurance premiums spike in 42 days.
II suspect it wasn’t as inadvertent as they claim.
The Trump administration admitted it "inadvertently" deported a transgender woman to Mexico this month after a judge ordered she not be removed to the country over fears she may be tortured or violently persecuted.
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The Trump administration admitted it "inadvertently" deported a transgender woman to Mexico this month after a judge ordered she not be removed to the country over fears she may be tortured or violently persecuted.
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Trump administration ‘inadvertently' deported transgender woman to Mexico despite judge's concern she may face torture there (CNN)
The Trump admin...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
II suspect it wasn’t as inadvertent as they claim.
The Trump administration admitted it "inadvertently" deported a transgender woman to Mexico this month after a judge ordered she not be removed to the country over fears she may be tortured or violently persecuted.
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The Trump administration admitted it "inadvertently" deported a transgender woman to Mexico this month after a judge ordered she not be removed to the country over fears she may be tortured or violently persecuted.
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A North Carolina resident says his truck's window was smashed by Border Patrol agents even as he told them he'd been a U.S. citizen for six years..
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Masked Border Patrol Agents Caught on Video Smashing U.S. Citizen's Truck Window in North Carolina (People)
“I told them, ‘I’m an American citizen,’ ” said Willy Aceituno, a Honduran-born U.S. citizenNEED TO KNOWWilly Aceituno, a Honduran-born U.S. citizen, said he...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A North Carolina resident says his truck's window was smashed by Border Patrol agents even as he told them he'd been a U.S. citizen for six years..
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
Why does he not speak out about the dangers of forever chemicals and microplastics in our water and food chain? Surely they pose more of a threat to our health than vaccines ever could.
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RFK Jr. claims aluminum in vaccines causes food allergies before admitting he has no proof (The Mirror US Online)
According to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., aluminum in some vaccines may be causing food allergies. He suggested so in a conference on Monday, whil...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Why does he not speak out about the dangers of forever chemicals and microplastics in our water and food chain? Surely they pose more of a threat to our health than vaccines ever could.
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Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
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Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
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apnews.com/live/donald-... IN: Trump dismisses criticism of Saudi Crown Prince over 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says 'things happen.'
Live updates: Trump gives Saudi crown prince a warm embrace during White House visit
President Donald Trump will fête Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. Trump announced a deal to sell the kingdom F-35 fighter jets.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
apnews.com/live/donald-... IN: Trump dismisses criticism of Saudi Crown Prince over 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says 'things happen.'
Are you feeling lucky?
“You probably would have had a bankrupt country. You are so damn lucky that I won that election, I’m telling you,” Trump said
“You probably would have had a bankrupt country. You are so damn lucky that I won that election, I’m telling you,” Trump said
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Are you feeling lucky?
“You probably would have had a bankrupt country. You are so damn lucky that I won that election, I’m telling you,” Trump said
“You probably would have had a bankrupt country. You are so damn lucky that I won that election, I’m telling you,” Trump said
“The court finds that the government’s actions in this case, whether purposeful, reckless or negligent, raise genuine issues of misconduct, are inextricably linked to the government’s grand jury presentation and deserve to be fully explored by the defense.”
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Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed ‘Misconduct’ in Comey Case
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November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“The court finds that the government’s actions in this case, whether purposeful, reckless or negligent, raise genuine issues of misconduct, are inextricably linked to the government’s grand jury presentation and deserve to be fully explored by the defense.”
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“An increasing number of structural supports — across businesses, labor markets, consumers and stocks — are looking wobbly. A Jenga-like collapse, meaning an unexpected economic downturn, is not inevitable. But it is a growing, underappreciated possibility.”
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Opinion | This Is How Our Economy Comes Crashing Down
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November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“An increasing number of structural supports — across businesses, labor markets, consumers and stocks — are looking wobbly. A Jenga-like collapse, meaning an unexpected economic downturn, is not inevitable. But it is a growing, underappreciated possibility.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
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