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@seriousdreamer.bsky.social
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• Alicia, Michigan, USA 💙
• 50 yrs of introspective angst, mostly due to childhood SA, made me THIS adult!
• Individual privacy with social integrity
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• Treat others the way you want to be treated
• TRUTH+WISDOM =everything
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Close up… they look “uncomfortable.”
A close-up of the above picture in the original post, showing the faces of Hegseth and Trump, and they look a little scared.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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What a difference a year makes.

This is where President Biden left us…one year ago.

Emperor Orange Skin effed it up bigtime! All he had to do was “nothing,” and then just sit back, and take credit for Biden’s successful economic leadership.
Statement from President Joe Biden on the November 2024 Jobs Report Since I took office, the economy has created more than 16 million jobs, with jobs created every single month. Unemployment has been the lowest on average of any administration in 50 years. MSNBC THE LAST WORD
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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This is the crux of their hypocrisy!
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/at-l...
LGBT@NATION At least 188 Christian & Republican leaders have been accused of child abuse this year. Daniel Villarreal Anti-LGBTQ+ conservatives have long crowed about how queer adults, drag queens, and their allies have been "grooming" and "sexualizing" children for abuse. Notably, these concern-trolls ignore all the child abuse scandals regularly coming out of the Republican party and the Christian church.
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I have been saying this for a couple of years now… people need curiosity.
Our civilization will die, without curiosity.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Atlantic The Validation Machines Humanity thrives on friction—so why are the tools of the future built to make everything seem so easy? By Raffi Krikorian Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Can we be any stupider?

‘Disastrous Signal’ – US Veterans Slam Trump’s Decision to Cut Troops From Russia’s Doorstep
Alex Raufoglu

www.kyivpost.com/post/63411
WASHINGTON DC - The Trump administration's decision to withdraw a rotational US Army brigade from Romania and other NATO allies on Russia's doorstep has drawn fierce criticism from veterans who see the move as a strategic blunder that weakens the alliance's deterrence and plays directly into Russian President Vladimir Putin's hands.
November 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Jan. 6, 2021, was the day we found out for sure that there isn't a single terrible thing that white, male privilege can't afford to buy in the United States of America.
www.alternet.org/amp/trump-ja...
So you're damn right I want the whole story told about what went down that gruesome January day, and who was behind it. I want a damn accounting of all the days that led up to it. I want to know who was behind the attack on America, and I know for sure I am not alone. Jan. 6, 2021, was the day we found out for sure that there isn't a single terrible thing that white, male privilege can't afford to buy in the United States of America. That's the day we found out for sure, that there are millions of people who have it out for this country and what, and who, it is supposed to stand for.
October 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Yikes
Picture shows girl on man’s shoulder. He is in flood water up to his neck. Chris Menahan @infolibnews X.com The Trump admin, after agreeing to "bail out" Argentina for $20B, denied FEMA aid funding to the poor, overwhelmingly white, Republican Maryland counties of Allegany and Garrett after they suffered devastating floods-seemingly due to some personal beef with Gov. Wes Moore. This is unconscionable. @JDVance @StephenM@Sec_Noem
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I just found my next book!
Does anyone else realize this is available?
Book cover Jane Epstein I Feel Real Guilty: A Memoir of Sibling Sexual Abuse 4.8 ***** (109) 4.4 on Goodreads (84)
October 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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This photo someone took, is so representative of how true Americans feel right now.
A photo of the whitehouse shown in a state of partial destruction. But it LOOKS completely destroyed.
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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as of Sept. 30, 2025

Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
Our Mission: Deliver vital engineering solutions, in collaboration with our partners, to secure our Nation, energize our economy, and reduce disaster risk. Our Vision: Engineering solutions for our Nation's toughest challenges.
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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#SarahMathews knows how to put a point on it!
"Exactly, and that just goes to show: Donald Trump doesn't care about his own voters and supporters. Because they are the ones being most affected by the shutdown. They are also the ones that are going to be most affected if the ACA subsidies are not extended. He doesn't care about bettering their lives. It's always all been about him. He doesn't understand what it means to miss a paycheck, to not be able to keep the lights on. And it just goes to show, that he is not a man of the people. He only cares about himself." -Sarah Mathews on The Weeknight, MSNBC
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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This #Shutdown is the perfect sign-of-the-times… representing the stagnation and rot of the “mahgah-tRump” regime.
They say they're targeting Democrats... with their illegal DEFUNDING of targeted projects, states and towns. 28 districts affected by the partisan "claw-back" of funds that were ALREADY lawfully appropriated for projects, are in republican districts... his people They're shutting down projects that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were working on. That's the core infrastructure of our country, like ports... we ALL rely on those... don't we?
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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From #TheWeekend on msnbc
Thoughts, from L.A. Mayor #KarenBass:
There is no check and balance. The three co-equal branches of the government do not exist right now. The Supreme Court clearly has been compromised. The Speaker and the head of the Senate went over to the White House and surrendered their gavels. So, we really have ONE BRANCH of government. In order to get the other branches of government back (we need to take the majority again.)
October 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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TRUMP'S TRUTH SOCIAL POST WIPES OUT $450 BILLION IN MINUTES

These two images go together… they keep manipulating the market, and robbing everybody.

Trump screaming into the stock market void again… lost “somebody” half $1 trillion in value.
It’s an ongoing racket.
Wake up people.
Shows the market value of cooking oil nosedive almost $500 billion in one day. Truth Social Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don't need to purchase it from China. 8.48k ReTruths 40.6k Likes Oct 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM TRUMP'S TRUTH SOCIAL POST WIPES OUT $450 BILLION IN MINUTES
October 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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They are LYING to ALL OF US!!!
WE are paying the TAXES (TARIFFS).
These idiots are incompetent, devious LIARS with alternative facts and broken promises.
RepubliCons have always been willing to let THEIR leaders screw them over, in order to prosecute a culture war against their perceived enemies.
Goldman [Sachs] released an analysis this week estimating that US consumers are shouldering up to 55% of the costs stemming from Trump's tariffs ... Goldman's research also found that US businesses will pay 22% of the cost of the tariffs, while foreign exporters will pay just 18% of the cost. From TYT The Young Turks Damage Report
October 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Between the two, I know who I would choose for a leader!
Leticia James (fist raised, finger wagging, looking POWERFUL) speaking at a New York City rally, after the scandalous indictment against her, brought on purely partisan political grounds. The tRumpster, listening to his people speak about IVF, falling asleep, looking like he had a stroke and died.
October 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Of course I messed up the order…
Here is part 2 actually.
We are here tonight because we are ready to turn the page on the cynical, broken politics of the past. We are ready to build the city for the people who actually make it run: working people, teachers, nurses, drivers, home health aids, firefighters, police... not just for those at the top, but for working people, who built the city from the ground up.
October 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Part 8 of 9
So, we have no time to linger or focus on pettiness and revenge. We've gotta press-on, press forward, continue the journey, claim the victory, triumph over fear... and courage... courage, my friend... IS resistance to fear, and SO, I FEAR NO MAN!
October 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Part 7 of 9
It's over the last few days, l've summoned their strength and their courage. And I will keep fighting for justice. I will keep fighting for New Yorkers. I will keep fighting the aggressive policies of Washington DC, and I will not stop. I won't give up, and I won't give in.
October 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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You see, I've learned to stand on the shoulders of my ancestors, who've came before me and weathered the storm; and despite being seared with scars, they survived. And if they can survive, so will we.
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Part 5 of 9
You see, I know what it feels like to be attacked, for just doing your job. But, I also know what it feels like to overcome adversity. So, I stand on solid rock, and I will not bow. I will not break. I will not bend. I will not capitulate. I will not give in. I will not give up. You come for me, you gotta come through all of us all, every single one of us. We're all in this together.
October 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Part 4 of 9
This, my friends is a defining moment in our history. Let us stand together, to defend our rights, to protect every safeguard, every institution, every immigrant, every norm, and every rule of law.
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Part 3 of 9
And at the same time, we see powerful voices trying to silence truth, and punish dissent, and yes, weaponize justice... for political gain. We are witnessing the fraying of our democracy, the corrosion of our system of government.
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Part 2 of 9
And we are living through twin crisis; a crisis of affordability, and a crisis of wage stagnation. Rent is up, and yes, it is too damn high! Groceries cost more, and too many families are living from one paycheck to the next. And childcare is too expensive. And too many New Yorkers are leaving the city, because of the failed policies of this city and state!
October 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM