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Trump is kissing Putin's rump and calling it a "peace" plan. Neither care 1 whit for the people of Ukraine.

November 21, 2025
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November 21, 2025

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.

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November 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Trump is totally unhinged.

November 20, 2025
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November 20, 2025

Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans in Congress traitors and saying they “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL.” Their crime, in Trump’s eyes, was their release Tuesday of a v...

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November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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What a rotten dealmaker. Trump wants Ukraine to just roll over and give in? Kissing up to Putin again.

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Trump plan to end Ukraine war would cede territory to Russia

Trump plan to end Ukraine war would cede territory to Russia

President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft proposal obtained by The Associated Press.

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November 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Trump is dangerous, deadly, and demented for threatening Dems with death. If anyone is guilty of sedition, it is him and his deranged cult.

apnews.com/article/trum... says Democrats' message to military is 'seditious behavior' punishable by death

Trump says Democrats' message to military is 'seditious behavior' punishable by death

President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal ...

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November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Vindictive much?

November 19, 2025
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November 19, 2025

Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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November 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

@gildareed.bsky.social

Disgusting.

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Think Epstein is the only trafficking story? Think again and know that Donald Trump might be in deeper than you think

It’s in every major daily newspaper, you can’t avoid it on TV news programs and it’s spread all over the internet. The Jeffrey Epstein ongoing saga is literally a story you cannot avoid unless you …

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November 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Things happen??? You freakin' sorry excuse for a human.

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Trump dismisses US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of journalist

Trump dismisses US intelligence that Saudi prince was likely aware of 2018 killing of journalist

President Donald Trump is dismissing U.S. intelligence findings that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely had some culpability in the the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khas...

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November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

@gildareed.bsky.social

Well-done, Tom Aswell!! Well-done!

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Want a comeback story to end all comeback stories? Check Calvin Duncan: wrongfully convicted, now N.O. clerk-elect

Last year my book about wrongful convictions, 101 Wrongful Convictions in Louisiana, was published. It was a work I had been considering for several years and I finally was able to write about an i…

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November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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"...when a female Bloomberg reporter at a press gaggle aboard Air Force One November 14 asked him if there was anything “incriminating” in the Epstein files, he pointed a finger in her face and said: “Quiet! Quiet, Piggy.”"

November 17, 2025 (Monday)
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November 17, 2025 (Monday)

President Donald J.

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November 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Epstein cover up, DOJ revenge, grift, corruption....all escalating.

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November 14, 2025

In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times his own name appears in the documents from the Epstein estate members of the House Oversight Committee released Wednesday, President Donald J.

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November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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MAGA in trouble. Atrocities more and more glaring.

November 13, 2025
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November 13, 2025

We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J.

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November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Subpoena by Dems produces emails implicating Pedo-POTUS Trump which could well become Watergate 2.0. Stay tuned

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein referred to Donald Trump as the “dog that hasn’t barked” and told his former companion Ghislaine Maxwell that an alleged victim had “spent hours…

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November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Inhumane criminal act.

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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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In case anyone is confused about who is responsible for the continuing shutdown.

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November 7, 2025

The repercussions from Tuesday’s vote, in which Democratic candidates were victorious across the country, continue to echo.

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November 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Mamdani brings hope and justice for NYC defeating the hugely expensive smears paid for by the super wealthy.

November 5, 2025
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November 5, 2025

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a member of both the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, began his victory speech last night with a nod to Eugene V.

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November 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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No wonder Johnson doesn't want the Epstein files released. There is nothing wrong with being gay. But hiding it, abusing others, and hypocritical fighting against LGBT rights are super wrong.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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"...we, as survivors, deserve justice. Any attempt to obstruct a vote on this matter—by manipulating House procedure or denying elected members their seats—is a direct affront to that right and adds insult to our trauma.”

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October 30, 2025

House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) continues to try to pin the upcoming catastrophic lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding on the Democrats.

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October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Amid the obvious signs of dementia and the suspected cognitive deficiencies before this, and knowing the complexities of choosing between options in event of nuclear attack, Trump's insane plan to resume nuclear testing is alarming.

October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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People better wake up. This is abhorrent misuse of power.

October 29, 2025
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October 29, 2025

Today is the twenty-ninth day of the government shutdown, and the House of Representatives is still on break as House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) continues to try to force the Senate to pass the House...

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October 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.

October 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM

Gilda Werner Reed PhD

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Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.

October 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM