Maggie S
@swati22.bsky.social
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for, we are the change that we seek. Barack Obama. Just posting what I'm reading and observing.
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LIVE: Pope Leo says Mass on World Day of Peace
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LIVE: Pope Leo says Mass on World Day of Peace
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January 1, 2026 at 9:24 AM
LIVE: Pope Leo says Mass on World Day of Peace
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New York City has a new mayor
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
New York City has a new mayor
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The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming mayor's private swearing-in ceremony. n.pr/4bbETpx
The history behind the NYC subway station chosen for Mamdani's swearing-in
The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming mayor's private swearing-in ceremony.
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January 1, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming mayor's private swearing-in ceremony. n.pr/4bbETpx
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Every morning, no matter the circumstances, Ukrainian Defenders of the 1st Da Vinci Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Ground Forces go out for training and perform a yoga complex.
📹: International Association for Human Values Ukraine/Facebook
📹: International Association for Human Values Ukraine/Facebook
January 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Every morning, no matter the circumstances, Ukrainian Defenders of the 1st Da Vinci Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Ground Forces go out for training and perform a yoga complex.
📹: International Association for Human Values Ukraine/Facebook
📹: International Association for Human Values Ukraine/Facebook
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is officially mayor of New York City
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is officially mayor of New York City
This is what a "patriot" looks like. This man is courageous. He has never backed down from the truth. I wish more Americans would emulate him.
“Did you believe you had sufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a conviction against Donald Trump for interference with the lawful transfer of power?”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
JACK SMITH: “Yes.”
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This is what a "patriot" looks like. This man is courageous. He has never backed down from the truth. I wish more Americans would emulate him.
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Classic holiday news dump of testimony that makes it clear Trump is a criminal traitor
HERE Jack Smith sets out Trump’s direct culpability and complicity in the federal election interference case, including January 6th:
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Classic holiday news dump of testimony that makes it clear Trump is a criminal traitor
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NEW: Jack Smith seemed in total command of the details of his probes and used his deposition to forcefully rebut claims of weaponization and reiterate his belief that Trump was guilty of historic crimes.
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW: Jack Smith seemed in total command of the details of his probes and used his deposition to forcefully rebut claims of weaponization and reiterate his belief that Trump was guilty of historic crimes.
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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This is a strange way of saying “we’re complying with court orders now that we failed to get #SCOTUS to stay them.”
Trump announces he’s pulling the National Guard from Portland, LA, and Chicago but threatens that “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is a strange way of saying “we’re complying with court orders now that we failed to get #SCOTUS to stay them.”
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For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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Here's RDI Chairman @garrykasparov.bsky.social's New Year's resolution:
"In 2026, I want you to trust dictators."
Find out why:
"In 2026, I want you to trust dictators."
Find out why:
Trust Dictators: Garry Kasparov’s New Year’s Resolution
Putin and his fellow tyrants are open about their future plans.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here's RDI Chairman @garrykasparov.bsky.social's New Year's resolution:
"In 2026, I want you to trust dictators."
Find out why:
"In 2026, I want you to trust dictators."
Find out why:
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The most important thing I have written in a while -- Trump’s DOJ wants your data and whether it gets it may decide the outcome of the midterm elections. If you aren't already, become a Democracy Docket member to gain full access all to my writings and DD's premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The most important thing I have written in a while -- Trump’s DOJ wants your data and whether it gets it may decide the outcome of the midterm elections. If you aren't already, become a Democracy Docket member to gain full access all to my writings and DD's premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Ouch. When your own AI turns against you it's brutal, and endlessly entertaining.
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Ouch. When your own AI turns against you it's brutal, and endlessly entertaining.
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NIH funded this work—reflecting a surge in Alzheimer’s funding over the last 10-12 years. NIH is the primary funder for AD research.
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
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A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
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Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
NIH funded this work—reflecting a surge in Alzheimer’s funding over the last 10-12 years. NIH is the primary funder for AD research.
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Turns out elections still matter, organizing still works, and Republicans don’t automatically get whatever they want just because they say so. Congrats to Democrats in Iowa for showing up and blocking a supermajority.
BREAKING:
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Turns out elections still matter, organizing still works, and Republicans don’t automatically get whatever they want just because they say so. Congrats to Democrats in Iowa for showing up and blocking a supermajority.
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., delivered a sharp rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration's plan to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting its reasons justifying cutting off the agency's funding.
Judge delivers sharp rebuke in White House plot to cut off funding for key agency
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., delivered a sharp rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration's plan to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting its reasons justifying cutting off the agency's funding.Judge Amy Berman Jackson wrote that the agency can keep receiving funding ...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., delivered a sharp rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration's plan to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting its reasons justifying cutting off the agency's funding.
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Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Books bans are out of control — but PEN America is working relentlessly to track, analyze, and fight back against them. Become a member today and join us in our mission to defend the freedom to read. pen.org/eoy25-suppor... #bannedbooks #censorship #freedomtoread
December 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Books bans are out of control — but PEN America is working relentlessly to track, analyze, and fight back against them. Become a member today and join us in our mission to defend the freedom to read. pen.org/eoy25-suppor... #bannedbooks #censorship #freedomtoread
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Zelenskyy:
The strikes on Putin's residence in Valdai are a fake
Is this related to the sanctions?Maybe a little bit,it's more related to the fact that there was a pretty successful conversation&positive meeting between our teams over the course of a month,which culminated in our meeting with Trump
The strikes on Putin's residence in Valdai are a fake
Is this related to the sanctions?Maybe a little bit,it's more related to the fact that there was a pretty successful conversation&positive meeting between our teams over the course of a month,which culminated in our meeting with Trump
December 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Zelenskyy:
The strikes on Putin's residence in Valdai are a fake
Is this related to the sanctions?Maybe a little bit,it's more related to the fact that there was a pretty successful conversation&positive meeting between our teams over the course of a month,which culminated in our meeting with Trump
The strikes on Putin's residence in Valdai are a fake
Is this related to the sanctions?Maybe a little bit,it's more related to the fact that there was a pretty successful conversation&positive meeting between our teams over the course of a month,which culminated in our meeting with Trump
They are not planning to give up power. Any future elections we need to insure they are honest and there will be a transfer of power. Otherwise, it will be like other dictatorships, worthless elections where the leader is assured to win. Somehow main stream media/new papers needs to address this.
Trump on the ballroom: "It's bigger than I told you. It's, you know -- after realizing we're gonna do the inauguration in that building, it's got all bulletproof glass, it's got all drone, they call it drone-free roof. It's dronessss -- won't touch it. It's a big beautiful safe building."
December 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
They are not planning to give up power. Any future elections we need to insure they are honest and there will be a transfer of power. Otherwise, it will be like other dictatorships, worthless elections where the leader is assured to win. Somehow main stream media/new papers needs to address this.
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Donald Trump admires Vladimir Putin because he wants to turn America into a Russia-style mafia state.
And the GOP wants to help him.
And the GOP wants to help him.
Heads up that this is authorization for Trump to create his own version of the Wagner Group. Which would bring the number of “armies” at his disposal to four:
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
S.3567
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to ...
SPONSOR: Sen. Mike Lee (R), UT
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STATUS: Introduced
LATEST ACTION: Senate - 2025-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...
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A bill to authorize the President of the United States to ...
SPONSOR: Sen. Mike Lee (R), UT
№ CO-SPONSORS: 0
STATUS: Introduced
LATEST ACTION: Senate - 2025-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...
#Republicans
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December 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Donald Trump admires Vladimir Putin because he wants to turn America into a Russia-style mafia state.
And the GOP wants to help him.
And the GOP wants to help him.
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Terrifying. Really terrifying.
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Terrifying. Really terrifying.
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We're covering this on tomorrow's @dailybeanspod.com
Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
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December 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We're covering this on tomorrow's @dailybeanspod.com