WestsideCharlie
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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It sure looks like the ICE Agents that killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis were high on drugs, based on the level of violence and how quickly these agents fled the scene of their crime.
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It sure looks like the ICE Agents that killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis were high on drugs, based on the level of violence and how quickly these agents fled the scene of their crime.
We have arrived at the destination Americans believe is the domain of despots and dictators. We must not relent in our opposition to tyranny and terror.
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Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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January 25, 2026 at 10:41 AM
We have arrived at the destination Americans believe is the domain of despots and dictators. We must not relent in our opposition to tyranny and terror.
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Oklahoma voters could eliminate property taxes nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/23/r...
Oklahoma voters could eliminate property taxes • Nebraska Examiner
Oklahoma residents may get to vote to eliminate property taxes for homes they live in, based on a new ballot initiative.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Oklahoma voters could eliminate property taxes nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/23/r...
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NO KINGS Omaha, NE · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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October 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision
Federal judge William G. Young attacked the president's crackdown on civil liberties as un-American.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Won't Back Down Tour: Omaha, NE · MoveOn
Join powerhouse leaders Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost at MoveOn's Won't Back Down Tour! We're bringing the fire to key congressional districts where Republicans are taking awa...
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August 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Security guarantees for European countries, based on the NATO article 5 model, is a great idea and sidesteps the need for Ukraine to become a NATO member. This idea will back Putin into a corner. He won't agree to it, but it may happen anyway.
August 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Security guarantees for European countries, based on the NATO article 5 model, is a great idea and sidesteps the need for Ukraine to become a NATO member. This idea will back Putin into a corner. He won't agree to it, but it may happen anyway.
By siding with Putin, Trump has just begun the march towards a larger war. Humiliating Ukraine and Europe is destructive, just like the The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, that formally ended World War I. A perfect companion to the recession that's looming. Thanks MAGA.
August 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
By siding with Putin, Trump has just begun the march towards a larger war. Humiliating Ukraine and Europe is destructive, just like the The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, that formally ended World War I. A perfect companion to the recession that's looming. Thanks MAGA.
So President sock puppet is telling the President of a sovereign nation that he is required to give up territory for peace. Jesus, the U.S., U.K., and Russia have already abrogated the agreement to protect Ukraine in exchange for their giving up nuclear weapons. Who can Zelensky trust?
August 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
So President sock puppet is telling the President of a sovereign nation that he is required to give up territory for peace. Jesus, the U.S., U.K., and Russia have already abrogated the agreement to protect Ukraine in exchange for their giving up nuclear weapons. Who can Zelensky trust?
If I understand the posse comitatus act, it is illegal, unless there is an insurrection, to dispatch active-duty American armed forces to the streets of any American city or municipality. Is armed self-defense justifiable in this situation?
August 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If I understand the posse comitatus act, it is illegal, unless there is an insurrection, to dispatch active-duty American armed forces to the streets of any American city or municipality. Is armed self-defense justifiable in this situation?
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Iran has twice the population of Iraq and a much larger armed forces with 610,000 active duty personnel. U.S. military bases in Iraq are relatively close to the border with Iran. According to Reuters, some are within a few hundred miles of the Iranian border. did we just poke a hornet's nest?
June 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Iran has twice the population of Iraq and a much larger armed forces with 610,000 active duty personnel. U.S. military bases in Iraq are relatively close to the border with Iran. According to Reuters, some are within a few hundred miles of the Iranian border. did we just poke a hornet's nest?
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Vance says U.S. "not at war with Iran, we're at war with Iran's nuclear program." What a dumb thing to say from a graduate of Yale Law School?
a cartoon of a man with the words how stupid do
ALT: a cartoon of a man with the words how stupid do
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June 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Vance says U.S. "not at war with Iran, we're at war with Iran's nuclear program." What a dumb thing to say from a graduate of Yale Law School?
The main lesson I've learned from the bombing of Iran isn't that we haven't learned from our past mistakes, it's that we've learned that the neocons always seem to be able to convince our leaders that aggression is the best path forward. To what end, I'm not sure. Violence begets violence.
a poster that says choose diplomacy not war with two hands holding a dove
ALT: a poster that says choose diplomacy not war with two hands holding a dove
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June 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The main lesson I've learned from the bombing of Iran isn't that we haven't learned from our past mistakes, it's that we've learned that the neocons always seem to be able to convince our leaders that aggression is the best path forward. To what end, I'm not sure. Violence begets violence.
I'm four chapters into "And There Was Light" by Jon Meacham and it is readily apparent that he is highlighting the threats to democracy in the years that led up to the Civil War in a way that makes the reader think about the parallels with the more recent stresses on our democracy since the 1980s.
December 11, 2024 at 12:09 AM
I'm four chapters into "And There Was Light" by Jon Meacham and it is readily apparent that he is highlighting the threats to democracy in the years that led up to the Civil War in a way that makes the reader think about the parallels with the more recent stresses on our democracy since the 1980s.