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Auntiemmm
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Retired writer/editor, devoted auntie and cat mom, unabashed bleeding heart liberal, not afraid to tell the truth—especially about this country’s past and present.
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Meanwhile in Russia: political scientist Sergey Mikheyev says that the majority of Russians are in favor of nuclear strikes against Ukraine and the rest of Europe. He says Russia should destabilize the European Union with an ultimate goal of destroying it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQmX...
Sergey Mikheyev says most Russians want to nuke Europe and Ukraine
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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December 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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I’m receiving an increasing number of messages from some of you who are concerned about me. Please don’t be. I’m not going to stop speaking out. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/please-dont-worry-about-me
Please don’t worry about me
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Currently watching Stand By Me. A perfect film. One of several by Reiner.
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Over the past months, the DOJ has launched an unprecedented national campaign seeking unfettered access to voter records, suing election officials in 21 states plus Washington, D.C. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
Trump DOJ’s Campaign for Voter Data is a Master Class in Incompetence
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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I've spent 30 years fighting to protect free and fair elections. From county courtrooms to the U.S. Supreme Court, I've argued and won cases that have helped decide elections. I started Democracy Docket to share most important information and analysis with you. Sign-up now. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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A curious origin story, this. I bought it on a whim: I was a very young teenager and thought it might be about flying saucers. I was partially right, but not the way I was expecting: it's a lucid and occasionally very funny survey of fringe beliefs and pseudosciences, and made a skeptic of me.
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle. - POLITICO Magazine share.google/wbTegvRo9bPT...
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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For 50+ years, the NPR Network has offered America trusted information, free of charge. As public media faces a future without federal funding, we're relying on you to sustain this work in 2026 and beyond.

Donate now to power Tiny Desk concerts, local reporting and more: n.pr/4pCcFIx
December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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www.latimes.com/california/s...

Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California
Judge P. Casey Pitts issued a ruling that would block Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining immigrants who show up to court hearings in Northern California.
www.latimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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We watched Home Alone with my youngest daughter last night, so we put on Home Alone 2 tonight. We’re about 15 minutes in, and I’m like, you know what, fuck Kevin
December 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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And the lies just keep rolling out. Now claiming a “million more documents” have suddenly been discovered, the DOJ warns it’ll take weeks to turn over everything.

I connect the document dots & track the lies back to Jan of 2025, proving the obstruction is the point.

youtu.be/oO1x1Q9nxkA?...
Trump DOJ PANICS as MILLIONS OF NEW Epstein Files SURFACE?!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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December 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Meet Zack❤️
#cats
December 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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"Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority"
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Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...
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December 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Oh, are we doing books as academic origin stories? No surprises here.
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social on MS NOW w/ Chris Hayes

Focus: A still necessary discussion on Vaccines

12.26.25 430 pm ET
Dr Peter Hotez
YouTube video by Jeff
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December 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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NYT says Trump's claim of saving Nigerian Christians belies a "complex" situation. Let me simplify: Lobbing missiles at a few Islamist compounds is a wag-the-dog distraction. The targeted militants attack mostly fellow Muslims. ANYTHING Trump does is likely bullshit. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Californians should wish the mega-billionaires good riddance and send them off to the Florida swamps or wherever they want to drag their sorry tax-evading, Trump-appeasing asses. The point is that they don't want to pay their fair share, so time to say...bye-bye. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Wow: Not sure we've ever heard Katie Phang this fired up. As an attorney herself, Katie has a whole lot to say about the DOJ suddenly "finding" 1 million more Epstein docs.
Trump DOJ PANICS as MILLIONS OF NEW Epstein Files SURFACE?!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.

Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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We’re stronger when we organize together.

It’s resolution season and if one of your goals for 2026 is becoming more engaged in your community and doing more to save democracy, it might be time to connect with your local organizers: indivisible.org/groups
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Merry Christmas from herbie
December 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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From our family to yours – Merry Christmas, Michigan!
December 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM