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Jake Donovan
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Fitness-driven | Outdoor explorer | Always chasing new peaks 🏔️
🏋️‍♂️ Gym Rat | ✈️ World Traveler | 🥾 Weekend Hiker
📍Based in Boulder, CO
🚫No MAGA | Protect Democracy 💪
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Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Florida Says Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Invalid After Court Ruling

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Florida Says Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Invalid After Court Ruling
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September 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.

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White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups
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September 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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My beautiful view 🪟
Sunset in New York 🗽
September 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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...and Trump rolled out the red carpet for him.
August 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law

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UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law
The U.N. human rights office said the plan to build to build thousands of new homes between an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and near East Jerusalem would put nearby Palestinians at risk of forced eviction, which it described as a war crime.
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August 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Excess rainfall has fueled disease and pest pressure in Ohio’s soybean fields as a trade war with China puts farmers’ biggest export market in doubt

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Farmers in US midwest squeezed by Trump tariffs and climate crisis
Excess rainfall has fueled disease and pest pressure in Ohio’s soybean fields as a trade war with China puts farmers’ biggest export market in doubt
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August 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Protests against redrawing of electoral maps in Texas and other states to take place in 34 US cities and towns Saturday

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Thousands to join US ‘Fight the Trump Takeover’ protests against Republican redistricting plans
Protests against redrawing of electoral maps in Texas and other states to take place in 34 US cities and towns Saturday
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August 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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#NeverForgetTheEpsteinFiles
August 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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The Secret Service has said that it requested the outflow of the Caesar Creek Lake in Ohio be changed shortly before the vice-president’s 2 August trip so that his security detail could safely navigate the Little Miami River, which the lake feeds into.
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Secret Service and US military engineers face scrutiny over raising river water level for Vance’s birthday
Senator Adam Schiff suggests in letter that use of funds to alter outflow of lake for personal use may have been inappropriate
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August 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, sent letters this week to dozens of cities and counties around the country, warning them that their leaders could be prosecuted and federal funds stripped from their cities if they don’t “cooperate” with Donald Trump’s deporta..
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Trump is targeting sanctuary cities to settle political scores and potentially arrest his opponents
The president’s war on Democratic-run cities will not stop with Washington DC – it could get much worse
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August 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The Putin-Trump meeting is scheduled to get under way at 3.30pm ET; US president says he wants to see a ceasefire and ‘won’t be happy if it’s not today’

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Trump-Putin summit live updates: US and Russian leaders to meet in Alaska to discuss ending Ukraine war
The Putin-Trump meeting is scheduled to get under way at 3pm ET; US president says he wants to see a ceasefire and ‘won’t be happy if it’s not today’
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Washington DC was seeking an emergency restraining order on Friday against Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department, dubbing it a “hostile takeover” of law enforcement in the nation’s capital.

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Washington DC sues after Trump officials’ ‘hostile takeover’ of city police
Pam Bondi says DEA chief Terry Cole in charge of Metropolitan police amid White House crackdown on crime
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August 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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The ACA isn’t perfect, but it’s saved lives and made health care a reality for millions. Repeal efforts ignore the real people behind the numbers. We should be improving it, not tearing it down.
barackobama.bsky.social Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Aug 12
Since we passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have tried over and over to repeal it. And over and over, they’ve failed — in part because millions of people now depend on the ACA for quality, affordable health care.
August 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Governor Pritzker is right. No more blank checks for Netanyahu’s right-wing government and its military. No more blank checks for war crimes against Palestinians.

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JB Pritzker: Blocking arms sales sends Israel ‘the right kind of message’
The Illinois Democrat said he backed the Senate bid to halt Israel arms sales to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu over Gaza crisis.
forward.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Reporter: You said it’s guns on the street that’s causing this problem. Are you concerned that the DOJ’s funding cuts to gun violence prevention programs undermine the—

Pirro: Oh stop it!
August 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Unchecked power in law enforcement erodes trust and threatens democracy. Oversight and transparency aren’t obstacles they’re safeguards for the freedoms this country was built on.
motherjones.com Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 12
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
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August 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Lawmakers and commentators have praised the choice of venue, suggesting it could strengthen relations between the two nations.

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Russians hail historic Alaska ties ahead of Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine
Lawmakers and commentators have praised the choice of venue, suggesting it could strengthen relations between the two nations.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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New Trump labor official has history of racist, sexist and conspiratorial posts
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New Trump labor official has history of racist, sexist and conspiratorial posts
Jessico Bowman falsely claimed January 6 riot was ‘Democrat plot’ and made several sexually graphic posts about Kamala Harris
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August 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Chuck Schumer called Trump’s decision to federalize the DC police and deploy national guard to the city an ‘attempted distraction’ from ‘other scandals’
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Democrats call Trump’s DC police takeover ‘a distraction’ from Epstein files, tariffs and tax bill – live updates
Chuck Schumer called Trump’s decision to federalize the DC police and deploy national guard to the city an ‘attempted distraction’ from ‘other scandals’
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August 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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National guard arrives in DC as mayors warn of Trump power grab

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National guard arrives in DC as mayors warn of Trump power grab
The US president deployed troops after taking control of DC police, sparking fears of similar moves elsewhere
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Twas an awesome E❌perience with King's X at Gramercy Theatre.
August 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Happy Saturday y'all 🌻🇺🇲
Pray for Gaza, Lend your voice
August 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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When investigations become political tools, trust erodes. We need checks that protect justice not just headlines.

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Justice Department escalates scrutiny of Trump foes with probes of Letitia James and Adam Schiff
The Justice Department is escalating efforts to scrutinize perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump with investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and U.S.
apnews.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Any high-stakes diplomacy must come with strategy and accountability not just optics. This meeting needs substance, not selfies.

My opinion though.

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Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine war
The announcement comes as Trump’s deadline for Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire passed without any new action.
www.aljazeera.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM