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lifeofreilly44.bsky.social
@lifeofreilly44.bsky.social
The artist formerly known as Cinnamon Basil
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“We have a system of checks and balances. A tyrant can always be stopped as long as congress has a spine.”

Congress:
April 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Trump is requiring the United Kingdom to get rid of laws protecting LGBTQ people before he will agree to a trade deal with them.
Starmer told to accept Trump ‘free speech’ agenda to win trade deal
‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but sources say his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’
www.independent.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
bsky.app
March 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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❤️BREAKING❤️ - Bernie Sanders before 20k People in Tucson:

"They have the wealth. They have all the money in the world. They have the power. They have the media. But you know what they don’t have? We’ve got 20,000 people here in Tucson and we got 100's of millions of people all across this country."
March 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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New York City subways are safe. NYC is an amazing city. MAGA types are just hiding in their basements, terrified of their own shadows.
March 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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We’re bombing Yemen, alienating our allies, and the stock market just lost $5 trillion—but don’t worry! Trump won a rigged golf tournament, so everything is just fine!
March 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Hundreds of people gathered at Patriots Park right now in Tarrytown for a Stop the Cuts Rally — holding Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) accountable for his vote to decimate Medicaid.
March 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same

When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state

www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start

Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;

"There are plenty of contractors going under".

A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.

PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Badseed for life
January 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM