oran
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lover of doggies and kitties, foxes and potato chips, retired professor of curriculum & instruction, keyboard synth player and a very amateur player of video games, father of an Army veteran (Iraq) son and 3 grandsons, husband of 51 years, that's about it
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Have to give an enthusiastic hell YES!
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Have to give an enthusiastic hell YES!
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The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.
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The media needs to stop calling it a peace plan. It's a Republican surrender plan for Europe. Why? Because Republicans have embraced fascist plutocracy and Europe isn't.
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Trump’s signals to Zelensky and Europe: Accept this plan or you’re on your own | CNN
The 28-point plan hammered out by US and Russian envoys and put to Ukraine this week came with a deadline and an implicit threat: Sign up or face the risk of being abandoned.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The media needs to stop calling it a peace plan. It's a Republican surrender plan for Europe. Why? Because Republicans have embraced fascist plutocracy and Europe isn't.
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Black Music Sunday: Meet The String Queens—and kings
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Black Music Sunday: Meet The String Queens—and kings
� Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 285 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope ...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Black Music Sunday: Meet The String Queens—and kings
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Massie (R-KY) says the FBI is sitting on files that name 20 other men tied to Epstein’s sex trafficking operation; including a high-profile government official.
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Massie (R-KY) says the FBI is sitting on files that name 20 other men tied to Epstein’s sex trafficking operation; including a high-profile government official.
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You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
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"Her wit was as sharp as her convictions, and her honesty was refreshing and rare."
A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week.
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A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week.
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Vanessa Koelling Obituary - Montgomery, AL
Celebrate the life of Vanessa Koelling, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Leak Memory Chapel.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Her wit was as sharp as her convictions, and her honesty was refreshing and rare."
A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week.
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...
A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week.
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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I strongly feel Rep. AOC should run for the Senate, and I’ll be all-in if she chooses that path.
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I strongly feel Rep. AOC should run for the Senate, and I’ll be all-in if she chooses that path.
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Social Security is SOLVENT unlike our country and leaders.
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Social Security is SOLVENT unlike our country and leaders.
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A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
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Donald Trump has been a Russian asset since his first trip to Moscow in 1987.
Freeze Trump out immediately.
Trump is the enemy.
Freeze Trump out immediately.
Trump is the enemy.
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Donald Trump has been a Russian asset since his first trip to Moscow in 1987.
Freeze Trump out immediately.
Trump is the enemy.
Freeze Trump out immediately.
Trump is the enemy.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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I can't put into the words the visceral hatred I feel towards the administration in the US. The pain their behaviour is causing to Ukrainians is unforgivable.
Ukrainians have russians terrorising them with missiles & drones. Now the US is terrorising them with russian demands for capitulation.
Ukrainians have russians terrorising them with missiles & drones. Now the US is terrorising them with russian demands for capitulation.
November 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I can't put into the words the visceral hatred I feel towards the administration in the US. The pain their behaviour is causing to Ukrainians is unforgivable.
Ukrainians have russians terrorising them with missiles & drones. Now the US is terrorising them with russian demands for capitulation.
Ukrainians have russians terrorising them with missiles & drones. Now the US is terrorising them with russian demands for capitulation.
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A few thoughts from Chicago.
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A few thoughts from Chicago.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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When the message resonates with everyone, and good people stand up to lead, people will follow. #WorkingClass #Florida #RemoveTheRegime
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
When the message resonates with everyone, and good people stand up to lead, people will follow. #WorkingClass #Florida #RemoveTheRegime
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"The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee," Whitehouse said.
Shouldn't doing what Pam Bondi is accusing James Comey of doing be a scandal that would make her have to resign? In her case it's is easily proven that she lied to the committee.
Shouldn't doing what Pam Bondi is accusing James Comey of doing be a scandal that would make her have to resign? In her case it's is easily proven that she lied to the committee.
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee," Whitehouse said.
Shouldn't doing what Pam Bondi is accusing James Comey of doing be a scandal that would make her have to resign? In her case it's is easily proven that she lied to the committee.
Shouldn't doing what Pam Bondi is accusing James Comey of doing be a scandal that would make her have to resign? In her case it's is easily proven that she lied to the committee.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Judges doing their jobs
Congress forcing transparency
Communities asserting power
Authoritarianism is not inevitable
We’ve seen nations turn the tide, America can too
Read more on my weekly Publisher’s Roundup on @contrariannews.org 👇
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Congress forcing transparency
Communities asserting power
Authoritarianism is not inevitable
We’ve seen nations turn the tide, America can too
Read more on my weekly Publisher’s Roundup on @contrariannews.org 👇
-TN
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Has Trump’s Power Peaked?
Publisher's Roundup 45
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November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Judges doing their jobs
Congress forcing transparency
Communities asserting power
Authoritarianism is not inevitable
We’ve seen nations turn the tide, America can too
Read more on my weekly Publisher’s Roundup on @contrariannews.org 👇
-TN
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Congress forcing transparency
Communities asserting power
Authoritarianism is not inevitable
We’ve seen nations turn the tide, America can too
Read more on my weekly Publisher’s Roundup on @contrariannews.org 👇
-TN
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