Expat Dreaming
@teklamarie.bsky.social
Harm reductionist. Liberal with progressive leanings. Here bc my rural VA neighbors are in a cult. Strange days when you get radicalized by empathy. Gentle reminder - the lesser of 2 evils, hurts less people. 🫶🏼
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2/2 We should be organizing, getting some signs and standing outside the Capitol. Letting Dems take the blame for Republicans increasing healthcare costs while there is still time to stop Republicans from increasing healthcare costs (January) is the most left leaning thing to do ever.
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Remember how Trump salivated over the "beachfront property" in Gaza
Well, just like he wanted to take advantage of the conflict there, he's now looking to profit-with Russia-over the people killed in the Ukraine war
Because maybe-he thinks-that'll get him billions AND a Nobel Peace Prize
Well, just like he wanted to take advantage of the conflict there, he's now looking to profit-with Russia-over the people killed in the Ukraine war
Because maybe-he thinks-that'll get him billions AND a Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration's corruption has extended to selling out Ukraine—and America's interests—to Russia so that the Trump family and their friends can make a few bucks.
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Remember how Trump salivated over the "beachfront property" in Gaza
Well, just like he wanted to take advantage of the conflict there, he's now looking to profit-with Russia-over the people killed in the Ukraine war
Because maybe-he thinks-that'll get him billions AND a Nobel Peace Prize
Well, just like he wanted to take advantage of the conflict there, he's now looking to profit-with Russia-over the people killed in the Ukraine war
Because maybe-he thinks-that'll get him billions AND a Nobel Peace Prize
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Trump has exploded the cost of healthcare and groceries, ordered extrajudicial killings, destroyed the CDC, lined his pockets with bribes, and pardoned hundreds of unrepentant criminals. But for American voters, the alternative was unthinkable: a raspy-voiced president who wore Hoka sneakers.
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump has exploded the cost of healthcare and groceries, ordered extrajudicial killings, destroyed the CDC, lined his pockets with bribes, and pardoned hundreds of unrepentant criminals. But for American voters, the alternative was unthinkable: a raspy-voiced president who wore Hoka sneakers.
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Reminder: The hatred of women gave us Trump, and only overcoming that can set us free.
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Reminder: The hatred of women gave us Trump, and only overcoming that can set us free.
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Reminder: today is a good day to cancel your Bezos Post subscription! bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund... h/t @davmicrot.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Reminder: today is a good day to cancel your Bezos Post subscription! bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund... h/t @davmicrot.bsky.social
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Threads is slathered in foreign bot accounts just as badly as X. Trump is in the shitter, so thousands of pro-Trump posts suddenly appear despite NONE of his failures being addressed. Who else would support legislation showing the country of origin on EVERY social media account everywhere?
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Threads is slathered in foreign bot accounts just as badly as X. Trump is in the shitter, so thousands of pro-Trump posts suddenly appear despite NONE of his failures being addressed. Who else would support legislation showing the country of origin on EVERY social media account everywhere?
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In case you’re in the mood for some good news . . .
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In case you’re in the mood for some good news . . .
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The fact that TPUSA posted the entirely reasonable comments from the instructor here as coming from the “TRANS PROFESSOR” gives away the game.
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The fact that TPUSA posted the entirely reasonable comments from the instructor here as coming from the “TRANS PROFESSOR” gives away the game.
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
They’re not defending students, they’re targeting faculty — as always
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." ~ Edmund Burke
Source: almost_bobby on Insta
Source: almost_bobby on Insta
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." ~ Edmund Burke
Source: almost_bobby on Insta
Source: almost_bobby on Insta
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The administration stands behind its new policy and says it will be vindicated in appeals. DOJ has sought expedited appeals in the 5th and 8th circuits while seeking delays in appeals elsewhere, frustrating litigants who say it amounts to forum shopping. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The administration stands behind its new policy and says it will be vindicated in appeals. DOJ has sought expedited appeals in the 5th and 8th circuits while seeking delays in appeals elsewhere, frustrating litigants who say it amounts to forum shopping. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
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Yep, this is the Bezos Post... bluevirginia.us/2025/11/wedn... h/t @atrupar.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Yep, this is the Bezos Post... bluevirginia.us/2025/11/wedn... h/t @atrupar.com
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I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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![[background image is a forest] if a tree falls on an anti-vaxxer int he woods, and nobody is around to apply essential oils, do they still get auistm? [contrived platitudes]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreib3cpgglm2nivxb6u25gy7nfqhr4o6hdywyxhofe7lbfggidpx4le@jpeg)
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I don't worry about what other people think when they clearly don't do that anymore
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I don't worry about what other people think when they clearly don't do that anymore
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Trump went on a late night posting bender last night on the war in Ukraine. He criticized Biden, he criticized the U.S., he criticized Ukraine, he criticized Zelensky, he criticized our European allies. The only person he didn’t criticize is Putin. Only Putin.
Shocker, huh?
Shocker, huh?
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump went on a late night posting bender last night on the war in Ukraine. He criticized Biden, he criticized the U.S., he criticized Ukraine, he criticized Zelensky, he criticized our European allies. The only person he didn’t criticize is Putin. Only Putin.
Shocker, huh?
Shocker, huh?
Never been enough bleach to whitewash MTG's image.
Two things can be true:
1. We need more Republicans in Congress who are willing to take a stand against Trump.
2.
1. We need more Republicans in Congress who are willing to take a stand against Trump.
2.
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Never been enough bleach to whitewash MTG's image.
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I am LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY at this meeting! Republican campaign consultants built their entire midterm strategy around making Mamdani into the devil incarnate and the face of Democratic Party, then Trump slobbers all over him today in the Oval!
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I am LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY at this meeting! Republican campaign consultants built their entire midterm strategy around making Mamdani into the devil incarnate and the face of Democratic Party, then Trump slobbers all over him today in the Oval!
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Interesting. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers says she will plead the fifth if forced to testify to Congress. But she willingly sat down with Todd Blanche? What a load of horseshit. www.politico.com/live-updates...
Ghislaine Maxwell will plead Fifth in House Epstein probe, Comer says
The late sex offender's convicted co-conspirator has been subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Interesting. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers says she will plead the fifth if forced to testify to Congress. But she willingly sat down with Todd Blanche? What a load of horseshit. www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
NYT isn’t worth reading because they are in the bag for Trump
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
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![[pic of guys from always sunny in philadelphia dressed like royals in france 1600s or 1700s] how sean duffy expects u to dress on your flight to milwakuee...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreidri3tulyltg6pce2cay7vqjokm2c6u2q2q575xlhaa26avlxq2aq@jpeg)
I guess Republicans can't write their own legislation now? Democrats have to lower their wants to what some Republicans might sign off on? If Republicans want a 1 year clean extension of the ACA they can write their own bill. 🙄
"That's absolutely a ridiculous assertion. Shame on you for saying that" -- Hakeem Jeffries was not happy when CNBC's Rebecca Quick claimed he actually wants healthcare costs to go up to score political points on Republicans
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I guess Republicans can't write their own legislation now? Democrats have to lower their wants to what some Republicans might sign off on? If Republicans want a 1 year clean extension of the ACA they can write their own bill. 🙄
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Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political opponents and calling for their executions.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political opponents and calling for their executions.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political opponents and calling for their executions.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political opponents and calling for their executions.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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“the call itself I think would be shocking...I think the president should also release the transcript of the call with MBS that occurred after the journalist who was brutally butchered by Saudi agents in the Turkish embassy.” - @repvindman.bsky.social (D-VA07) bluevirginia.us/2025/11/vide...
Video: Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) – “You’ve heard about Trump and Zelesnkyy’s call, but have you heard about the call between Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince?”
UPDATED 4:50 pm - Rep. Vindman was on CNN earlier to talk about this. Per Rep. Vindman: "During my time on the NSC, there were 2 calls Trump held with foreign leaders that particularly disturbed me. O...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“the call itself I think would be shocking...I think the president should also release the transcript of the call with MBS that occurred after the journalist who was brutally butchered by Saudi agents in the Turkish embassy.” - @repvindman.bsky.social (D-VA07) bluevirginia.us/2025/11/vide...