iodine's
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Unapologetic lifelong Democrat who vehemently supports animal and human rights
THIS is how they quell our First Amendment rights:
Read "The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6rUusTC0/s...
Read "The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6rUusTC0/s...
The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme (The Intercept)
By the timethe cops showed up to arrest him for sharing a derisive meme responding to the killing of Charlie Kirk, Larry Bushart Jr. had posted on Facebook m...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
THIS is how they quell our First Amendment rights:
Read "The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6rUusTC0/s...
Read "The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6rUusTC0/s...
Does this sound familiar? "It'll be near it but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of," Trump said of the White House at the time.
October 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Does this sound familiar? "It'll be near it but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of," Trump said of the White House at the time.
Today - April 20th - is my birthday. While I've always disliked sharing 'my day' with Hitler, and dictator Napoleon lll, I'm glad it's shared with humanitarian and actor George Takei..it takes the sting away. Happy Birthday everyone!
April 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Today - April 20th - is my birthday. While I've always disliked sharing 'my day' with Hitler, and dictator Napoleon lll, I'm glad it's shared with humanitarian and actor George Takei..it takes the sting away. Happy Birthday everyone!
Read "A theocrat’s prayer to end democracy" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-ksnqHa0/J3...
A theocrat’s prayer to end democracy (Kansas Reflector)
It was a time of great and fervent excitement. By act of Congress, citizens were asked...
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April 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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SSA privatization. Is it grabbing the brass ring or a fake gold flip?
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How Privatizing Social Security Could Impact Retirees
It would be a messy process, but would it be worth it?
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April 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
SSA privatization. Is it grabbing the brass ring or a fake gold flip?
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When he said that he didn't need your votes, he actually meant that you wouldn't be voting again.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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The Trump admin cut election security funds. Now officials fear future elections may be ‘less secure.’
Election officials and lawmakers are increasingly alarmed by sudden halts to federal election security funding and are left struggling to fill gaps.
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March 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
When he said that he didn't need your votes, he actually meant that you wouldn't be voting again.
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trump's star has become crap
March 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
trump's star has become crap
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The deportations were about optics at any cost. A staged display of dominance designed to thrill the base, terrorize immigrants, and distract from defiance of the courts. Shackled bodies paraded for political theater send a chilling message: power over law, cruelty as spectacle.
March 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The deportations were about optics at any cost. A staged display of dominance designed to thrill the base, terrorize immigrants, and distract from defiance of the courts. Shackled bodies paraded for political theater send a chilling message: power over law, cruelty as spectacle.
Read "How Trump and the GOP have already fixed the 2026 election" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-jf7zo3D/eh...
How Trump and the GOP have already fixed the 2026 election (AlterNet)
— Donald Trump and JD Vance betrayed America yesterday. We haven’t seen a betrayal this severe since Benedict Arnold or the Civil War. These men have handed...
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March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Read "How Trump and the GOP have already fixed the 2026 election" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-jf7zo3D/eh...
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
The responsibility for upholding your oath of office isn't ended by time.
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Kendrick Lamar showed more courage in the face of rising American tyranny than we’ve seen from ANY former American leader. If you swore an oath to protect this nation, where are you now?
TikTok video by IAmPoliticsGirl
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February 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The responsibility for upholding your oath of office isn't ended by time.
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These three organizations are actively resisting Project 2025.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
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Freedom From Religion Foundation
ffrfaction.bsky.social
American Civil Liberties Union
@aclu.org
They need our support now more than ever.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
americansunited.bsky.social
Freedom From Religion Foundation
ffrfaction.bsky.social
American Civil Liberties Union
@aclu.org
They need our support now more than ever.
February 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
These three organizations are actively resisting Project 2025.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
americansunited.bsky.social
Freedom From Religion Foundation
ffrfaction.bsky.social
American Civil Liberties Union
@aclu.org
They need our support now more than ever.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
americansunited.bsky.social
Freedom From Religion Foundation
ffrfaction.bsky.social
American Civil Liberties Union
@aclu.org
They need our support now more than ever.
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a teenage DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a teenage DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
AKA, stay as far away as you can from this administration.
Read "‘Counterintelligence Disaster’: CIA Reportedly Sent Trump WH An Unclassified Email Naming All Recent Hires" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFcnhDb/kx...
Read "‘Counterintelligence Disaster’: CIA Reportedly Sent Trump WH An Unclassified Email Naming All Recent Hires" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFcnhDb/kx...
‘Counterintelligence Disaster’: CIA Reportedly Sent Trump WH An Unclassified Email Naming All Recent Hires (Mediaite)
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As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce and break the so-called “deep state,” the CIA r...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
AKA, stay as far away as you can from this administration.
Read "‘Counterintelligence Disaster’: CIA Reportedly Sent Trump WH An Unclassified Email Naming All Recent Hires" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFcnhDb/kx...
Read "‘Counterintelligence Disaster’: CIA Reportedly Sent Trump WH An Unclassified Email Naming All Recent Hires" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFcnhDb/kx...
Another example of immigrants taking advantage of the U.S.'s largesse.
Read "Dairy farm owner threatened to kill workers who objected to being underpaid, MN cops say" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFtVJZo/MC...
Read "Dairy farm owner threatened to kill workers who objected to being underpaid, MN cops say" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFtVJZo/MC...
Dairy farm owner threatened to kill workers who objected to being underpaid, MN cops say (Kansas City Star)
Employees who labored long hours on a dairy farm were disappointed on payday when their checks showed no overtime pay and was missing compensation for regula...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Another example of immigrants taking advantage of the U.S.'s largesse.
Read "Dairy farm owner threatened to kill workers who objected to being underpaid, MN cops say" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFtVJZo/MC...
Read "Dairy farm owner threatened to kill workers who objected to being underpaid, MN cops say" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFtVJZo/MC...
Compassion during war.
Read "North Korean soldier asked for two things after being captured fighting for Russia" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iEEVAA9/U8...
Read "North Korean soldier asked for two things after being captured fighting for Russia" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iEEVAA9/U8...
North Korean soldier asked for two things after being captured fighting for Russia (Daily Express US)
Two North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukraine last month, providing the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang's direct involvement in the war against Ukr...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Compassion during war.
Read "North Korean soldier asked for two things after being captured fighting for Russia" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iEEVAA9/U8...
Read "North Korean soldier asked for two things after being captured fighting for Russia" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iEEVAA9/U8...
Trump's bully pulpit.
Read "Panama denies State Department claim US government vessels can now transit canal for free" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFOCsTT/Ae...
Read "Panama denies State Department claim US government vessels can now transit canal for free" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFOCsTT/Ae...
Panama denies State Department claim US government vessels can now transit canal for free (CNN)
Panama denied a claim made by the State Department on Wednesday that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government ships ...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Trump's bully pulpit.
Read "Panama denies State Department claim US government vessels can now transit canal for free" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFOCsTT/Ae...
Read "Panama denies State Department claim US government vessels can now transit canal for free" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iFOCsTT/Ae...
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This administration literally could not care less about the people living in the US. Profits over people and MAGA fell for it! "Enjoy the free diseases and unaffordable healthcare" should be the #Trump admin motto.
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Trump's halting of EPA limits on PFAS in drinking water "a tragic setback," Long Island environmentalist says
President Donald Trump withdrew a Biden administration plan to set new limits on chemical discharge into drinking water, worrying some Long Island leaders.
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January 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This administration literally could not care less about the people living in the US. Profits over people and MAGA fell for it! "Enjoy the free diseases and unaffordable healthcare" should be the #Trump admin motto.
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