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Retired teacher. Animal lover. Democrat
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No one – including the president – is above the law, and that no public official – including the president – should use their office to enrich themselves or their supporters .- Barack Obama
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
No one – including the president – is above the law, and that no public official – including the president – should use their office to enrich themselves or their supporters .- Barack Obama
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December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Ukraine's Defense Forces stopped a massive russian mechanized attack in the Pokrovsk direction.
russian armor was destroyed.
Glory!
📹: 68th Jaeger Brigade
russian armor was destroyed.
Glory!
📹: 68th Jaeger Brigade
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Ukraine's Defense Forces stopped a massive russian mechanized attack in the Pokrovsk direction.
russian armor was destroyed.
Glory!
📹: 68th Jaeger Brigade
russian armor was destroyed.
Glory!
📹: 68th Jaeger Brigade
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In the European Parliament, the interpreter and some of the audience could not hold back tears during the speech of 11-year-old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv.
On December 10, Roman came to Brussels for a presentation of documentaries about Ukrainian children to tell his story to MEPs
On December 10, Roman came to Brussels for a presentation of documentaries about Ukrainian children to tell his story to MEPs
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In the European Parliament, the interpreter and some of the audience could not hold back tears during the speech of 11-year-old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv.
On December 10, Roman came to Brussels for a presentation of documentaries about Ukrainian children to tell his story to MEPs
On December 10, Roman came to Brussels for a presentation of documentaries about Ukrainian children to tell his story to MEPs
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Many Ukrainian kids now study underground, so we visited two kindergartens to see how they celebrate St. Nicholas Day there.
Celebrating St. Nicholas Underground: How Ukrainian Children Find Joy Even Amid Russia’s War
Join UNITED24's Merry Kidsmas fundraiser to support safe environments for children in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia amid ongoing challenges.
united24media.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Many Ukrainian kids now study underground, so we visited two kindergartens to see how they celebrate St. Nicholas Day there.
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Russia’s nuclear ambitions in Africa are quietly taking shape.
Russia’s Nuclear Fever Dream for Africa Is Taking Shape
Russia uses Africa’s energy gap to sell nuclear power, creating long-term dependence and expanding its strategic influence.
united24media.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Russia’s nuclear ambitions in Africa are quietly taking shape.
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Life in Kharkiv continues despite Russian attacks on the city.
December 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Life in Kharkiv continues despite Russian attacks on the city.
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Reposting on her birthday:
Before Elvis and Janis there was Big Mama Thornton
www.dailykos.com/stories/2016...
Before Elvis and Janis there was Big Mama Thornton
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Before Elvis and Janis there was Big Mama Thornton
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton was born in Ariton, Alabama on December 11, 1926 , so today would have been her 90th birthday. She died alone and in poverty on July 25, 1984 in a Los Angeles ...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Reposting on her birthday:
Before Elvis and Janis there was Big Mama Thornton
www.dailykos.com/stories/2016...
Before Elvis and Janis there was Big Mama Thornton
www.dailykos.com/stories/2016...
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CBC Roundup: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) - Protecting the people who need it the most
From @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social
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From @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
CBC Roundup: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) - Protecting the people who need it the most
Congresswoman� Shontel Brown �won the special election on November 2, 2021 to represent� Ohio's 11th Congressional District , succeeding Congresswoman� Marcia Fudge , who resigned to become ...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
CBC Roundup: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) - Protecting the people who need it the most
From @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social
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From @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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#PuertoRico (as stateside) the mentally ill go to jail instead of treatment. It's a #ColonizerCulture thing.
Trapped in a Legal Void: Why Mentally Ill Defendants in Puerto Rico End Up in Jail Instead of Treatment
periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/12/ment...
periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/12/ment...
Trapped in a Legal Void: Why Mentally Ill Defendants in Puerto Rico End Up in Jail Instead of Treatment
The number of defendants deemed unfit to stand trial who ASSMCA must treat increased by 188% between 2018 and 2024, yet the forensic psychiatric hospitals have not expanded their capacity. Meanwhile, ...
periodismoinvestigativo.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#PuertoRico (as stateside) the mentally ill go to jail instead of treatment. It's a #ColonizerCulture thing.
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"Everyone knows the obvious parts of the Cohn playbook: attack first, sue always, apologize never. But one of Cohn’s deepest teachings wasn’t about politics. It was about the body. It was about hiding vulnerability at any cost."
www.rawstory.com/trump-health...
www.rawstory.com/trump-health...
'Something is very, very wrong': Trump's 'perfect' health brag echoes his mentor's demise
President Donald Trump's increasingly obvious age-related health decline, and his adamant refusal to engage with it or admit to it, has an ominous parallel, John Casey wrote for The Daily Beast on Wed...
www.rawstory.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Everyone knows the obvious parts of the Cohn playbook: attack first, sue always, apologize never. But one of Cohn’s deepest teachings wasn’t about politics. It was about the body. It was about hiding vulnerability at any cost."
www.rawstory.com/trump-health...
www.rawstory.com/trump-health...
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AmeriKKKa.
So let me get this straight… A Nazi-tattooed white man who’s pushed anti-Black and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and worked as a Blackwater mercenary is acceptable BUT a Black woman running for a Senate nomination is somehow a nonstarter?
Yall are never beating the allegations.
Yall are never beating the allegations.
a man with a beard is wearing a white shirt and a gold chain around his neck
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a white shirt and a gold chain around his neck
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December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
AmeriKKKa.
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To add:
"We only support Black women candidates in theoretical races who have no intention of running or zero chance of winning. When a Black woman does it for real, we will swarm your mentions telling you what a terrible candidate she is, and you should really calm down."
"We only support Black women candidates in theoretical races who have no intention of running or zero chance of winning. When a Black woman does it for real, we will swarm your mentions telling you what a terrible candidate she is, and you should really calm down."
December 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
To add:
"We only support Black women candidates in theoretical races who have no intention of running or zero chance of winning. When a Black woman does it for real, we will swarm your mentions telling you what a terrible candidate she is, and you should really calm down."
"We only support Black women candidates in theoretical races who have no intention of running or zero chance of winning. When a Black woman does it for real, we will swarm your mentions telling you what a terrible candidate she is, and you should really calm down."
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This is what always happens. Predictable as sh*t through a Dickens Christmas goose.
Some months ago, Spoutible hosted video chat with Rep Crockett. She was well received, with many white women fangirling her & encouraging her to run for Senate. Fast forward to now that she's actually running & the purity posse has to do their usual thing. Because we learned NOTHING from 2016/2024!
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is what always happens. Predictable as sh*t through a Dickens Christmas goose.
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President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term.
Seven years later, families are being separated, but in a much different way. https://to.pbs.org/48PeNWE
Seven years later, families are being separated, but in a much different way. https://to.pbs.org/48PeNWE
Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the U.S.
President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term, when images of babies and toddlers taken from ...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term.
Seven years later, families are being separated, but in a much different way. https://to.pbs.org/48PeNWE
Seven years later, families are being separated, but in a much different way. https://to.pbs.org/48PeNWE
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The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year. https://to.pbs.org/4j0q4Z6
WATCH LIVE: Senate rejects both bills on ACA subsidies, all but ensuring premium hike in 2026
Senators rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts — an unceremonious end to a monthslong effo...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year. https://to.pbs.org/4j0q4Z6
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the U.S. government “does intend to seize the oil” from a tanker that U.S. forces took Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela. https://to.pbs.org/4aLVXSX
WATCH: White House says Trump administration plans to 'seize' oil from tanker taken off Venezuela coast
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the U.S. government "does intend to seize the oil" from a tanker that U.S. forces took Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela.
www.pbs.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the U.S. government “does intend to seize the oil” from a tanker that U.S. forces took Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela. https://to.pbs.org/4aLVXSX
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Indiana’s Republican-led senate voted against a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party in the 2026 elections, despite months of pressure by President Donald Trump for a rare mid-cycle redistricting. https://to.pbs.org/4aHg2K3
Indiana Republicans block new congressional map in rare break with Trump
Indiana's Republican-led senate voted against a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party in the 2026 elections, despite months of pressure by President Donald Trump for a rare mid-cycle redistricting.
www.pbs.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Indiana’s Republican-led senate voted against a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party in the 2026 elections, despite months of pressure by President Donald Trump for a rare mid-cycle redistricting. https://to.pbs.org/4aHg2K3
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The IOC has taken a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports. It’s advising governing bodies of Olympic sports to let youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.
IOC advises sports bodies to let Russian youth teams, athletes compete again with flag and anthem
The IOC has taken a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports. It’s advising governing bodies of Olympic sports to let youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The IOC has taken a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports. It’s advising governing bodies of Olympic sports to let youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.
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T’s Putin dependency, revenge schemes and crazy lifetime fascination with tariffs, bombing boats and shooting American protesters are not the priorities Proj 2025 wants focused upon.
They want to quickly assure the US is an aristocratic/CEO run, White nationalist country before midterms.
They want to quickly assure the US is an aristocratic/CEO run, White nationalist country before midterms.
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
T’s Putin dependency, revenge schemes and crazy lifetime fascination with tariffs, bombing boats and shooting American protesters are not the priorities Proj 2025 wants focused upon.
They want to quickly assure the US is an aristocratic/CEO run, White nationalist country before midterms.
They want to quickly assure the US is an aristocratic/CEO run, White nationalist country before midterms.
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There are four major types of unemployment. Each provides an insight into the general causes of unemployment. These are frictional, structural, seasonal, and cyclical unemployment. Take note of the following for further details:
Types of Unemployment — Konsyse
There are four major types of unemployment. Each provides an insight into the general causes of unemployment.
www.konsyse.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There are four major types of unemployment. Each provides an insight into the general causes of unemployment. These are frictional, structural, seasonal, and cyclical unemployment. Take note of the following for further details:
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“Interim docket.” He-he.
I see you scotusblog.
I see you scotusblog.
Maybe this new blog can respond, in one of its first posts, to the argument that the term “interim docket” is a deliberately misleading attempt to minimize the (very permanent) doctrinal and real-world consequences of #SCOTUS’s rulings on emergency applications?
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Interim docket.” He-he.
I see you scotusblog.
I see you scotusblog.
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The U.S. House overwhelmingly voted to extend the Secure Rural Schools Act program, which aids school districts surrounded by untaxed federal land, through 2027 on Tuesday. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Congress approves an economic lifeline for rural schools in California and elsewhere
The Secure Rural Schools Act, a financial lifeline for schools in places like Northern California, was approved Tuesday by the U.S. House after lapsing.
www.latimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The U.S. House overwhelmingly voted to extend the Secure Rural Schools Act program, which aids school districts surrounded by untaxed federal land, through 2027 on Tuesday. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Our annual Virtual Christmas Tree Fundraiser is back! 🎄🎅 Will you please join us in decorating our tree? 100% of this fundraiser will be used for the care of the blind, FIV & FeLV+ cats! Thank you for your support! 💙🐾
Check out our tree here: blindcatrescue.com/
Check out our tree here: blindcatrescue.com/
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our annual Virtual Christmas Tree Fundraiser is back! 🎄🎅 Will you please join us in decorating our tree? 100% of this fundraiser will be used for the care of the blind, FIV & FeLV+ cats! Thank you for your support! 💙🐾
Check out our tree here: blindcatrescue.com/
Check out our tree here: blindcatrescue.com/
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We're in TWO contests! Vote for blind, FELV+, & FIV+ cats—it's free & quick! Daily votes help them win!
🔗 Shelter Challenge: bit.ly/3Ue7TmV
🔗 Accuradio: bit.ly/44kIGg5 click on any station, type Blind Cat Rescue in the popup & click Submit!
Thank you for helping the kitties! 💙
🔗 Shelter Challenge: bit.ly/3Ue7TmV
🔗 Accuradio: bit.ly/44kIGg5 click on any station, type Blind Cat Rescue in the popup & click Submit!
Thank you for helping the kitties! 💙
December 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We're in TWO contests! Vote for blind, FELV+, & FIV+ cats—it's free & quick! Daily votes help them win!
🔗 Shelter Challenge: bit.ly/3Ue7TmV
🔗 Accuradio: bit.ly/44kIGg5 click on any station, type Blind Cat Rescue in the popup & click Submit!
Thank you for helping the kitties! 💙
🔗 Shelter Challenge: bit.ly/3Ue7TmV
🔗 Accuradio: bit.ly/44kIGg5 click on any station, type Blind Cat Rescue in the popup & click Submit!
Thank you for helping the kitties! 💙