Sharon
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Fascism cannot endure ridicule or absurd satire because its power depends on fear, obedience, and the illusion of infallibility. Laughter punctures that illusion, mockery exposes the tyrant’s fragility, stripping away the pomp and terror to reveal only vanity and insecurity beneath.
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Fascism cannot endure ridicule or absurd satire because its power depends on fear, obedience, and the illusion of infallibility. Laughter punctures that illusion, mockery exposes the tyrant’s fragility, stripping away the pomp and terror to reveal only vanity and insecurity beneath.
MSNOW - the government itself doesn’t make me feel safe - it’s not the crime in the city I fear it’s the crime that our own government doing right now to its own citizens
August 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
MSNOW - the government itself doesn’t make me feel safe - it’s not the crime in the city I fear it’s the crime that our own government doing right now to its own citizens
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ha!!!
@maddow.msnbc.com Me and the only “monarchs” allowed here in Eugene, Ore.
April 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
ha!!!
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"Residents packed a meeting of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Board of Commissioners Wednesday night.
"Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants...
'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...”
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
"Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants...
'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...”
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
Residents make emotional pleas to support immigrants, as feds demand information on county ID program
Residents shared fears, anger with Washtenaw County officials at a packed Wednesday meeting, as federal immigration enforcement demands information on county ID program.
www.mlive.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Residents packed a meeting of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Board of Commissioners Wednesday night.
"Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants...
'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...”
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
"Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants...
'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...”
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
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Apparently not content to wipe out hundreds of thousands of American jobs, DOGE is now putting Russian computer hackers out of work by personally giving our data directly to the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin!
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Apparently not content to wipe out hundreds of thousands of American jobs, DOGE is now putting Russian computer hackers out of work by personally giving our data directly to the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin!
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"Transforming the I.R.S. and its tens of thousands of employees into political enforcers for the president — a doomsday scenario long feared by conservatives — would shake a foundation of American civic life..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will
Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump is seeking to change that.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Transforming the I.R.S. and its tens of thousands of employees into political enforcers for the president — a doomsday scenario long feared by conservatives — would shake a foundation of American civic life..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
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"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..."
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
Advocates worry over possible cuts to Head Start
The decades-old federal program provides childcare, nutrition assistance and other services to the nation's poorest families.
www.axios.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..."
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
@maddow.msnbc.com - No Kings Rally - Philadelphia PA on the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
April 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com - No Kings Rally - Philadelphia PA on the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
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“He is hurting the people,” Carey said. “He’s hurting the very people that voted for him, let alone the rest of us — he does not care. And you don’t get to stand up there and let it happen if you are an elected official, regardless of where you’re from.”
avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...
avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...
Army veteran has no regrets about yelling at Rep. Chuck Edwards, getting thrown out of town hall • Asheville Watchdog
The Arden army veteran who was escorted out of Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards’ town hall meeting Thursday night by a phalanx of law enforcement officers says he has no regrets about the expletiv...
avlwatchdog.org
March 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
“He is hurting the people,” Carey said. “He’s hurting the very people that voted for him, let alone the rest of us — he does not care. And you don’t get to stand up there and let it happen if you are an elected official, regardless of where you’re from.”
avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...
avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=HYur... | The state of the country has me on the ropes today. Needed some fortification.
Shekinah Glory Ministry - Yes (Live)
YouTube video by ShekinahGloryMinVEVO
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March 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HYur... | The state of the country has me on the ropes today. Needed some fortification.
Just tell me when it’s over!
March 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Just tell me when it’s over!
Here’s a guy who actually won the election and he’s so bitter and nasty and vindictive about everything ! It’s disgusting and all the sycophants around him kissing his a#*! - if they could only feel shame they would all resign right now. So gross
February 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Here’s a guy who actually won the election and he’s so bitter and nasty and vindictive about everything ! It’s disgusting and all the sycophants around him kissing his a#*! - if they could only feel shame they would all resign right now. So gross
If Trump ever had to work for anyone else instead of riding off of his father’s wealth then grifting his way through life he would not have lasted one minute ! This is so embarrassing for our country
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If Trump ever had to work for anyone else instead of riding off of his father’s wealth then grifting his way through life he would not have lasted one minute ! This is so embarrassing for our country
This “performance” of Trump (and Vance) makes us look like incompetent petty fools - congratulations to the MAGAs for putting this joke on the stage
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This “performance” of Trump (and Vance) makes us look like incompetent petty fools - congratulations to the MAGAs for putting this joke on the stage
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If you’re into seeing Elon & DOGE get called out for their lies about *savings* — this account is doing a very nice job of it: x.com/electricfutu...
February 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
If you’re into seeing Elon & DOGE get called out for their lies about *savings* — this account is doing a very nice job of it: x.com/electricfutu...
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Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true.
USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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If only there were a word for this
A group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, has pitched the Trump White House on a proposal to carry out mass deportations through a network of “processing camps” on military bases and a “small army” of private citizens empowered to make arrests.
Documents reveal how military contractors want to take over mass deportations
The group, led by Blackwater veteran Erik Prince, has close Trump ties.
www.politico.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If only there were a word for this
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Even the people working at DOGE say it is a lawless nightmare for America. In fact, they know it better than anyone.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United States DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Even the people working at DOGE say it is a lawless nightmare for America. In fact, they know it better than anyone.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
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Within the span of 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, two airplanes, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, were forced to abort landings to avoid collisions, federal aviation officials said.
Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions
The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Within the span of 90 minutes on Tuesday morning, two airplanes, at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, were forced to abort landings to avoid collisions, federal aviation officials said.
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Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.
DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers
Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.
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February 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.