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From Daniel Deronda by George Eliot - a very apt quote for today's political landscape!:
"It is a common sentence that Knowledge is power; but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of Ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down."
"It is a common sentence that Knowledge is power; but who hath duly considered or set forth the power of Ignorance? Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down."
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Trump tells the GOP to vote to release the files, and he’ll give them whatever they’re “legally entitled to.” How long before he tells everyone they’re legally entitled to nothing because of the open and ongoing “investigation” he opened into a “hoax”?
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump tells the GOP to vote to release the files, and he’ll give them whatever they’re “legally entitled to.” How long before he tells everyone they’re legally entitled to nothing because of the open and ongoing “investigation” he opened into a “hoax”?
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The GOP screaming about how being undocumented is a crime(I know it’s not) and therefore they deserve whatever happens to them with ICE but they *literally* elected a felon to be president. That’s got to be the most hypocritical thing that’s ever happened in history
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The GOP screaming about how being undocumented is a crime(I know it’s not) and therefore they deserve whatever happens to them with ICE but they *literally* elected a felon to be president. That’s got to be the most hypocritical thing that’s ever happened in history
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How many of the Agents have criminal pasts or were Jan 6 Insurrectionists?
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
How many of the Agents have criminal pasts or were Jan 6 Insurrectionists?
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
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"She began to record the agents as they spoke to the landscaper in Spanish. After the agents noticed her phone, they got back in their vehicles and drove away..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
U.S. Border Patrol Launches Operation in Charlotte
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"She began to record the agents as they spoke to the landscaper in Spanish. After the agents noticed her phone, they got back in their vehicles and drove away..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
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Trump on Epstein Files: I don’t want to talk about it because fake news like you—you’re a terrible reporter—fake news like you just keeps bringing up to deflect from the tremendous success of The Trump Admin
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Trump on Epstein Files: I don’t want to talk about it because fake news like you—you’re a terrible reporter—fake news like you just keeps bringing up to deflect from the tremendous success of The Trump Admin
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Women who have experience being around abusive men will find this familiar as well. Particularly the “quiet quiet.”
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Women who have experience being around abusive men will find this familiar as well. Particularly the “quiet quiet.”
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Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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“Knew about it”….
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“Knew about it”….
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I am counting on this bsky.app/profile/vega...
Someone outside Trump administration has a full unredacted copy of the Epstein files. I'm sure of this. I believe if DOJ releases the files , and if anything was edited or overly redacted, those files will be released. As Nixon once said "It's the coverup"
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I am counting on this bsky.app/profile/vega...
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The files are gone. Check the bathroom at Mara Largo.
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The files are gone. Check the bathroom at Mara Largo.
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He knows they have the votes to filibuster in the Senate.
Or they have successfully destroyed everything showing he knew all about what Epstein was doing.
Or they have successfully destroyed everything showing he knew all about what Epstein was doing.
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
He knows they have the votes to filibuster in the Senate.
Or they have successfully destroyed everything showing he knew all about what Epstein was doing.
Or they have successfully destroyed everything showing he knew all about what Epstein was doing.
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This is why we need to elect women and why is so frigging hard to elect women. White women wake TF up
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is why we need to elect women and why is so frigging hard to elect women. White women wake TF up
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Among many other things, this story illustrates how men seek affairs with young women to reflect their own narcissistic vision of their worth back at themselves. Pathetic.
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Among many other things, this story illustrates how men seek affairs with young women to reflect their own narcissistic vision of their worth back at themselves. Pathetic.
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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My mom sold hers 2 years ago. Best decision she’s made in a long time. Besides the insurance nightmare down there.
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
My mom sold hers 2 years ago. Best decision she’s made in a long time. Besides the insurance nightmare down there.
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As soon as this house sells we're out of Florida!
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
As soon as this house sells we're out of Florida!
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This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
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So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?
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The truth will have its day.
That day is now.
Release all the Epstein files.
That day is now.
Release all the Epstein files.
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The truth will have its day.
That day is now.
Release all the Epstein files.
That day is now.
Release all the Epstein files.
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Chris Murphy: "The fact of the matter is if you don't put constraints on Donald Trump's illegality, this democracy isn't going to be here next November. It isn't going to be here in 2028. So Democrats, yes, have to draw firm moral lines in the sand right now."
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Chris Murphy: "The fact of the matter is if you don't put constraints on Donald Trump's illegality, this democracy isn't going to be here next November. It isn't going to be here in 2028. So Democrats, yes, have to draw firm moral lines in the sand right now."
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So they are just going to keep announcing fake trade deals with China every few months
November 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So they are just going to keep announcing fake trade deals with China every few months
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