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Just an Italian kid raised in the Bronx, living my best life in Italy!
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So money already appropriated and granted for SNAP, Medicaid, Medicare and Head Start can be cancelled, but not the $137k for new drapes and things for Pete Hegseth’s government-provided house.

www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
House Pete Hegseth Under Fire From Dems Over Alleged $49,000 ‘Emergency’ Paint Job For Government Home
The Democrats said over $135,000 was allocated for maintenance and repairs of the house, exceeding a $35,000 threshold for residences of senior military officers.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.

Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
January 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Who elected this colossal moronic piece of shit who knows absolutely nothing about anything and can’t even read???
January 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The German army is creating a new division to focus on territorial defense, at a time when NATO is on high alert for a potential Russian attack at the alliance’s borders, according to media reports.
Germany reportedly boosting domestic defense with new division
The reorganization will take effect on April 1 and will bring the number of German army divisions to four, according to the reports.
trib.al
January 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The KGB plan is the same as the anti-American MAGA plan TO LIE & take away your right to criticize corrupt illegitimate leaders

You’re watching BAD TV
January 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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New: The right-wing Supreme Court majority is now looking to potentially overturn the Affordable Care Act’s policy that makes cancer screenings, heart statins, and HIV prevention free.
Supreme Court to review Obamacare’s no-cost coverage of cancer screenings, heart statins and HIV drugs | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court said Friday it will review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s no-cost coverage mandates for certain preventive care services, putting the landmark health care law in ...
www.cnn.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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French, German and Polish foreign ministers have planned a trip to Washington D.C. shortly after the United States’ President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, three European Union diplomats told POLITICO.
France, Germany, Poland plan show-of-unity trip to US after Trump’s inauguration
The trip is still in planning stages and no date has yet been set.
www.politico.eu
January 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Be brave enough to look like a beginner until you're bold enough to call yourself a pro.

Have a happy good day!
January 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Your roots? So a bunch of incels drinking Code Red, rating women’s faces out of anger because they won’t talk to you?
January 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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The United States is so broken and damaged, it has elected a CRIMINAL as its next president. What a horrible county.
January 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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If money is free speech for corporations, then a lot of corporations proudly screamed, “Fuck Democracy!” over the last few years.
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
open.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Best intro to a book I’ve seen in awhile
January 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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What position did David Duke get in Trump’s administration?
January 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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January 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Can I just say—if I go out to lunch with someone and they speak condescendingly, bully, or mistreat the waitstaff or blame them for the kitchens mistakes they are dead to me. Unforgivable. — Rant over
January 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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#DNC
Stop talking about it:

He's only doing this to draw attention away from his disastrous Cabinet appointments. Let's talk about Hegseth's PTSD, Patel's vengeance, Pam Bondi's and Linda McMahon's incompetence.

Vote your best interests 2026!!!
January 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: Greenland has made it clear that it is not for sale, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said today, in response to US President-elect Donald Trump’s fixation with buying the massive Arctic island.

Full story: www.politico.eu/article/gree...
January 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years

But we've identified 10 promise keepers:

Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
popular.info
January 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“Clearly I said, More Churu, please.”
— Missy. 💚💚
January 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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How about this for a stunning hellebore? Carlotta. 🤩 #gardening #hellebores
January 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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January 7, 2025 at 6:18 AM