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www.scienceandsanity.org Sanity includes democracy, freedom of speech, medical care, humor and compassion for our neighbors. We stand up for core American values.
#NoKings #NoThrones
As we celebrate Thanksgiving let's celebrate our traditions of freedom and plan how to legally oust our destructive Mad King.
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As we celebrate Thanksgiving let's celebrate our traditions of freedom and plan how to legally oust our destructive Mad King.
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The last president who declared that anything he does is legal was Richard M. Nixon. And we all know how things worked out for him . . .
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#NoKings #NoThrones
As we celebrate Thanksgiving let's celebrate our traditions of freedom and plan how to legally oust our destructive Mad King.
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As we celebrate Thanksgiving let's celebrate our traditions of freedom and plan how to legally oust our destructive Mad King.
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#TurkeyWhoRulesUs
The Turkey who rules us must be defeated. Celebrate the freedoms we still have left this Thanksgiving and 🙏 fight for them every day!
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The Turkey who rules us must be defeated. Celebrate the freedoms we still have left this Thanksgiving and 🙏 fight for them every day!
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, except the turkey who incited the storming of the dinner table.
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#TurkeyWhoRulesUs
The Turkey who rules us must be defeated. Celebrate the freedoms we still have left this Thanksgiving and 🙏 fight for them every day!
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The Turkey who rules us must be defeated. Celebrate the freedoms we still have left this Thanksgiving and 🙏 fight for them every day!
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NEW: @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is announcing major progress on California’s Salmon Strategy — with new projects breaking ground and salmon returning to waters they haven’t reached in over a century.
www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/26/f...
www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/26/f...
Forget turkey, we’re thankful about salmon. How California is helping salmon bounce back. | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#Healthcare #InsurancePremiums
Please add your story. If you can copy last year's bill and this year's payment demand for your health insurance it can be publicized.
Outrageous that we're facing this on Thanksgiving.
Hopes for a good day despite the #authcracy
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Please add your story. If you can copy last year's bill and this year's payment demand for your health insurance it can be publicized.
Outrageous that we're facing this on Thanksgiving.
Hopes for a good day despite the #authcracy
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How much did your insurance premiums increase this year? Please add your story to the incredibly unscientific survey.
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My Health Care Horror Story
Provide info, vent!
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November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#Healthcare #InsurancePremiums
Please add your story. If you can copy last year's bill and this year's payment demand for your health insurance it can be publicized.
Outrageous that we're facing this on Thanksgiving.
Hopes for a good day despite the #authcracy
bsky.app/profile/anam...
Please add your story. If you can copy last year's bill and this year's payment demand for your health insurance it can be publicized.
Outrageous that we're facing this on Thanksgiving.
Hopes for a good day despite the #authcracy
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#MarkKelly
Today let's give thanks to the members of Congress who stood up and reminded US military of their duty to defend the constitution. Lots to do to support them.
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Today let's give thanks to the members of Congress who stood up and reminded US military of their duty to defend the constitution. Lots to do to support them.
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#MarkKelly
Today let's give thanks to the members of Congress who stood up and reminded US military of their duty to defend the constitution. Lots to do to support them.
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Today let's give thanks to the members of Congress who stood up and reminded US military of their duty to defend the constitution. Lots to do to support them.
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Yesterday night, New Yorkers could enjoy the traditional Thanksgiving meal in the subway. 2 train cars were transformed into a rolling buffet where turkey and other traditional dishes were served.
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#ICEScrapers #CreativeTaactics #HomeDepot
Reminder of creative tactics being used to protest Home Depot's support of ICE.
Boycott Home Depot and consider adopting this clever tactic to show that you don't support #ICEBrutality.
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Reminder of creative tactics being used to protest Home Depot's support of ICE.
Boycott Home Depot and consider adopting this clever tactic to show that you don't support #ICEBrutality.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#ICEScrapers #CreativeTaactics #HomeDepot
Reminder of creative tactics being used to protest Home Depot's support of ICE.
Boycott Home Depot and consider adopting this clever tactic to show that you don't support #ICEBrutality.
bsky.app/profile/vict...
Reminder of creative tactics being used to protest Home Depot's support of ICE.
Boycott Home Depot and consider adopting this clever tactic to show that you don't support #ICEBrutality.
bsky.app/profile/vict...
#BoycottOligarchs
Boycott businesses that have caved to Trump like Target and Home Depot.
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Boycott businesses that have caved to Trump like Target and Home Depot.
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In my local @indivisible.org group - #IndivisibleYolo - a member named Janet plans to spend her 80th birthday personally protesting in front of our local #Target on Saturday and that is the energy I want to see from everyone.
#WeAintBuyingIt
#WeAintBuyingIt
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
#BoycottOligarchs
Boycott businesses that have caved to Trump like Target and Home Depot.
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Boycott businesses that have caved to Trump like Target and Home Depot.
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#Tennesee #VonEpps
There's a clear choice in Tennesee-7. Voters get to choose whether to continue Trump's insane policies which are ruining our economy and destroying democracy
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There's a clear choice in Tennesee-7. Voters get to choose whether to continue Trump's insane policies which are ruining our economy and destroying democracy
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#TN7– WKRN: “Do you have any issues with any of Trump’s positions?”
🤖 Matt Van Epps: “No.”
(No wonder his ex wife called him a “robot”)
Bombing boats? ✅
Masked kidnappings? ✅
Farmer-killing tariffs? ✅
Skyrocketing costs? ✅
Matt is a rubber stamp.
🤖 Matt Van Epps: “No.”
(No wonder his ex wife called him a “robot”)
Bombing boats? ✅
Masked kidnappings? ✅
Farmer-killing tariffs? ✅
Skyrocketing costs? ✅
Matt is a rubber stamp.
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#Tennesee #VonEpps
There's a clear choice in Tennesee-7. Voters get to choose whether to continue Trump's insane policies which are ruining our economy and destroying democracy
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There's a clear choice in Tennesee-7. Voters get to choose whether to continue Trump's insane policies which are ruining our economy and destroying democracy
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#Vance
Strange speech from Vance who has supported every move of Trump's toward #autocracy
Vance flips his positions based on the political winds and constantly lies.
It isn't clear what's going on.
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Strange speech from Vance who has supported every move of Trump's toward #autocracy
Vance flips his positions based on the political winds and constantly lies.
It isn't clear what's going on.
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⚡️JUST NOW AT FORT CAMPBELL: “We don't just want people who mindlessly follow orders. We want people who think."
WHOOPSY — VP JD Vance seems to back up the Dems (veterans) who said the military shouldn’t obey illegal orders, which Trump said they should be executed for.
WHOOPSY — VP JD Vance seems to back up the Dems (veterans) who said the military shouldn’t obey illegal orders, which Trump said they should be executed for.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#Vance
Strange speech from Vance who has supported every move of Trump's toward #autocracy
Vance flips his positions based on the political winds and constantly lies.
It isn't clear what's going on.
bsky.app/profile/thet...
Strange speech from Vance who has supported every move of Trump's toward #autocracy
Vance flips his positions based on the political winds and constantly lies.
It isn't clear what's going on.
bsky.app/profile/thet...
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
aAbolishICE
ICE uses brutality and illegal tactics across our country.
Unmask ICE by passing laws in your state. We will have to abolish and totally rebuild when the Trump regime ends.
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ICE uses brutality and illegal tactics across our country.
Unmask ICE by passing laws in your state. We will have to abolish and totally rebuild when the Trump regime ends.
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WATCH: “ICE has become a fascist institution and should be abolished in its current form.”
@timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com tells 20 Gen Z conservatives why masked ICE agents going after brown people and attacking even 🇺🇸 citizens is un-American
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRjAzHR...
@timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com tells 20 Gen Z conservatives why masked ICE agents going after brown people and attacking even 🇺🇸 citizens is un-American
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRjAzHR...
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
aAbolishICE
ICE uses brutality and illegal tactics across our country.
Unmask ICE by passing laws in your state. We will have to abolish and totally rebuild when the Trump regime ends.
bsky.app/profile/thet...
ICE uses brutality and illegal tactics across our country.
Unmask ICE by passing laws in your state. We will have to abolish and totally rebuild when the Trump regime ends.
bsky.app/profile/thet...
#AftynBehn #Tenneesee #SpecialElection
Polling shows democrat Aftyn Behn has gained surprising momentum and may win the #SpecialElection for congress in Tennesee on Dec 2
🙏 See this interview & if you live in TN7 vote for a dynamic progressive candidate/
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
Polling shows democrat Aftyn Behn has gained surprising momentum and may win the #SpecialElection for congress in Tennesee on Dec 2
🙏 See this interview & if you live in TN7 vote for a dynamic progressive candidate/
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
GOP panics as Democrat closes gap in Tennessee red district special election
Donald Trump won Tennessee's 7th Congressional District by 22 points last year, so Republicans may have expected an easy win in a special election coming this Tuesday, December 2. Instead, new polling...
www.ms.now
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#AftynBehn #Tenneesee #SpecialElection
Polling shows democrat Aftyn Behn has gained surprising momentum and may win the #SpecialElection for congress in Tennesee on Dec 2
🙏 See this interview & if you live in TN7 vote for a dynamic progressive candidate/
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
Polling shows democrat Aftyn Behn has gained surprising momentum and may win the #SpecialElection for congress in Tennesee on Dec 2
🙏 See this interview & if you live in TN7 vote for a dynamic progressive candidate/
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
Republicans are trying to sneak a provision into the annual defense spending bill to block states from passing AI regulations — a direct ask from Big Tech lobbyists who only care about their own profits, not your safety.
It’s a ridiculous proposal.
www.theverge.com/policy/82365...
It’s a ridiculous proposal.
www.theverge.com/policy/82365...
Republicans are looking for a way to bring back the AI moratorium
Congress’ last attempt to pause state AI regulations failed.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NIH scientists took the mission very seriously. Many took big pay cuts and put up with a lot of hassle to be at NIH because of the importance of the work and their committment to public service.
Those who now aim to destroy that will not win, not in the long run. We will win.
Those who now aim to destroy that will not win, not in the long run. We will win.
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#NIHCrippling #FireRFKJr
More ways the public may not be aware of that US science and scientists are being hampered by unscientific leadership under the dogmatic RFKJr
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More ways the public may not be aware of that US science and scientists are being hampered by unscientific leadership under the dogmatic RFKJr
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So far this year at #NIH, I had to
- cancel a visiting speaker I was hosting
- cancel a distinguished lecture I was giving at a midwest university
- cancel another seminar visit to talk about our work
- cancel my trip to the Society for Neuroscience meeting
- now cancel my trip to NeurIPS
1/
- cancel a visiting speaker I was hosting
- cancel a distinguished lecture I was giving at a midwest university
- cancel another seminar visit to talk about our work
- cancel my trip to the Society for Neuroscience meeting
- now cancel my trip to NeurIPS
1/
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#NIHCrippling #FireRFKJr
More ways the public may not be aware of that US science and scientists are being hampered by unscientific leadership under the dogmatic RFKJr
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More ways the public may not be aware of that US science and scientists are being hampered by unscientific leadership under the dogmatic RFKJr
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#TrumpVsConstitution #Satire
Satire here makes a critical point. The only good thing about the regime's attack on our Congressional reps who are loyal to our military is that the alcohol-dependent and pathetic Hegseth has clearly attacked the wrong opponents.
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Satire here makes a critical point. The only good thing about the regime's attack on our Congressional reps who are loyal to our military is that the alcohol-dependent and pathetic Hegseth has clearly attacked the wrong opponents.
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![>>SATIRICAL NEWS White House Warns Military: Following The Constitution Will Be Treated as Hostile Act Against the President [pic of trump in front of military] @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreigkbvizxjhcxaybl6x3bqtolrsnvstcyixolhgyxukc2nyrn4jxji@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#TrumpVsConstitution #Satire
Satire here makes a critical point. The only good thing about the regime's attack on our Congressional reps who are loyal to our military is that the alcohol-dependent and pathetic Hegseth has clearly attacked the wrong opponents.
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Satire here makes a critical point. The only good thing about the regime's attack on our Congressional reps who are loyal to our military is that the alcohol-dependent and pathetic Hegseth has clearly attacked the wrong opponents.
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#PublicEducation #AAUP
Cogent article fyrom AAUP on why Trump's reorganization of US Department of Education is poorly conceived & damaging.
Remember the Mad King's great ideas about DOGE? Which slashed critical programs and did not even save $ ?
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Cogent article fyrom AAUP on why Trump's reorganization of US Department of Education is poorly conceived & damaging.
Remember the Mad King's great ideas about DOGE? Which slashed critical programs and did not even save $ ?
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“Scattering Department of Education programs among agencies with no expertise in education or lacking key agency infrastructure will reduce the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs and will prevent the type of synergy that Congress intended to achieve."
@aft.org
@democracyforward.org
@aft.org
@democracyforward.org
Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans
WASHINGTON — A coalition suing to block President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education expanded its lawsuit Tuesday to include objections to recent interagency agreemen...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#PublicEducation #AAUP
Cogent article fyrom AAUP on why Trump's reorganization of US Department of Education is poorly conceived & damaging.
Remember the Mad King's great ideas about DOGE? Which slashed critical programs and did not even save $ ?
bsky.app/profile/aaup...
Cogent article fyrom AAUP on why Trump's reorganization of US Department of Education is poorly conceived & damaging.
Remember the Mad King's great ideas about DOGE? Which slashed critical programs and did not even save $ ?
bsky.app/profile/aaup...
#FoodPriceRealities #ThanksgivingWithTariffs
🙏 see actual food prices for Thanksgiving shopping not Trump's fabrications about the economy & effect of his idiotic #tariffs
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🙏 see actual food prices for Thanksgiving shopping not Trump's fabrications about the economy & effect of his idiotic #tariffs
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Trump’s trade wars and inflation are causing the prices of everything from cranberry sauce to gravy to skyrocket — making your Thanksgiving dinner more expensive this year.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#FoodPriceRealities #ThanksgivingWithTariffs
🙏 see actual food prices for Thanksgiving shopping not Trump's fabrications about the economy & effect of his idiotic #tariffs
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🙏 see actual food prices for Thanksgiving shopping not Trump's fabrications about the economy & effect of his idiotic #tariffs
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#Homelessness #CASuesTrump
As usual, the Mad King shows no compassion for needy US citizens while he spends his time with billionaires in his Golden Ballroom.
Kudos to California for pursuing the lawsuit below:
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As usual, the Mad King shows no compassion for needy US citizens while he spends his time with billionaires in his Golden Ballroom.
Kudos to California for pursuing the lawsuit below:
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We’d like to thank the California Globe, a right wing blog, for their first accurate headline!
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#Homelessness #CASuesTrump
As usual, the Mad King shows no compassion for needy US citizens while he spends his time with billionaires in his Golden Ballroom.
Kudos to California for pursuing the lawsuit below:
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As usual, the Mad King shows no compassion for needy US citizens while he spends his time with billionaires in his Golden Ballroom.
Kudos to California for pursuing the lawsuit below:
bsky.app/profile/govp...
#VenzuelaWar?
When autocrats feel their powers waning, they often start wars. 🙏 see cogent analysis of Mad King perhaps starting one with #Venzuela.
Republicans need to stand up. They swore to represent their constituents, not the Mad King--a novel concept.
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/v...
When autocrats feel their powers waning, they often start wars. 🙏 see cogent analysis of Mad King perhaps starting one with #Venzuela.
Republicans need to stand up. They swore to represent their constituents, not the Mad King--a novel concept.
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/v...
Will the U.S. Attack Venezuela? Trump’s Anti-Maduro Campaign Seen as Part of a Broader Regional Plan
As the Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuela, U.S. military activity across the Caribbean continues to grow. The U.S. has deployed more than 15,000 troops to the region and carried out ...
www.democracynow.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#VenzuelaWar?
When autocrats feel their powers waning, they often start wars. 🙏 see cogent analysis of Mad King perhaps starting one with #Venzuela.
Republicans need to stand up. They swore to represent their constituents, not the Mad King--a novel concept.
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/v...
When autocrats feel their powers waning, they often start wars. 🙏 see cogent analysis of Mad King perhaps starting one with #Venzuela.
Republicans need to stand up. They swore to represent their constituents, not the Mad King--a novel concept.
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/v...
#JudgeStandsUp #ImmigrantRIghts
Lower court judges are defending the rule of law while the #SupremelyBadCourt trashes it. Celebrate the victory below, though, and let's hope it isn't overturned on appeal.
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Lower court judges are defending the rule of law while the #SupremelyBadCourt trashes it. Celebrate the victory below, though, and let's hope it isn't overturned on appeal.
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This is a win for due process.
The Trump administration was keeping immigrants with ZERO criminal records locked up in detention for weeks and months on end. A judge just ruled that these individuals must be entitled to bond hearings. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tho...
The Trump administration was keeping immigrants with ZERO criminal records locked up in detention for weeks and months on end. A judge just ruled that these individuals must be entitled to bond hearings. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tho...
Thousands of immigrants could be eligible for bond hearings, striking down DHS policy: Judge
The decision could potentially allow thousands of immigrants who have been subject to mandatory detention to be released.
abcnews.go.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#JudgeStandsUp #ImmigrantRIghts
Lower court judges are defending the rule of law while the #SupremelyBadCourt trashes it. Celebrate the victory below, though, and let's hope it isn't overturned on appeal.
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Lower court judges are defending the rule of law while the #SupremelyBadCourt trashes it. Celebrate the victory below, though, and let's hope it isn't overturned on appeal.
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#Tarrifs&Turkey #PricesUp
As usual, Trump is lying, saying prices for Thanksgiving shopping are down when they are way up. Being a pathological liar is only one of the Mad Kingg's anti-social traits.
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As usual, Trump is lying, saying prices for Thanksgiving shopping are down when they are way up. Being a pathological liar is only one of the Mad Kingg's anti-social traits.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#Tarrifs&Turkey #PricesUp
As usual, Trump is lying, saying prices for Thanksgiving shopping are down when they are way up. Being a pathological liar is only one of the Mad Kingg's anti-social traits.
bsky.app/profile/govp...
As usual, Trump is lying, saying prices for Thanksgiving shopping are down when they are way up. Being a pathological liar is only one of the Mad Kingg's anti-social traits.
bsky.app/profile/govp...