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Mother, grandmother, liberal, and improviser. (She/her), Definitely not here to date anyone.
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President Trump’s plan to create a championship-level golf course at East Potomac Park would eliminate a perimeter road for cyclists and runners, a playground and a picnic area used by families and fishermen. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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JEFFRIES: “.. we’re going to hold him accountable in the same way that we held Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem accountable. .. And Pete Hegseth needs to be pushed aside by the president, or we’re going to have to deal with that situation if he is not.” www.politico.com/live-updates...
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"amplify your people" is 100% the best strategy
I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.
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This gives the company an advantage in tracking objects in orbit, raising national security concerns and fears of greater control over the space industry www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
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How Trump Rolled Back Limits on Toxic Air Pollution www.nytimes.com/video/climat...
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Dr. Amy Acton testified before a Grand Jury at 12 years old about the horrific conditions and abuse her mother and stepfather inflicted on her and her brother. She had more courage at 12 years of age than ALL the Republicans combined had during both of Trump's Impeachments. #VetsAgainstGOP
"Win or lose, Vivek Ramaswamy will be the candidate who took a woman’s childhood abuse and made it his closing argument." Read more from Rick Wilson here: https://bit.ly/4dN6ka0
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Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. www.propublica.org/article/ken-...
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My brain cannot process this level of corruption. She was being paid $50 million to engineer a pardon from Trump *while working at the Justice Department* as a "Special Government Employee." And it worked. He got the pardon, and she got the money. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...
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It’s time to arrest Elon.
BREAKING WSJ: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relied on.
The system allows judges to boost their modest salaries, with one judge earning more than $400,000 in 2025 #Injustice #Evictions www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Anti-Defamation League post decries ‘shylock’ slur but does not explain that president used it at Kansas rally on Monday www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Video footage shows the moment in Long Beach, Calif., when a vehicle swerves toward an oncoming cyclist. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...
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Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched 16 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the Kyiv region in several waves overnight, along with more than 200 drones, including jet powered Shaheds, and that Ukraine again received no early warning from its partners.
RT @ZelenskyyUa: Another Russian ballistic missile attack came in several waves overnight, and once again, there was no early warning from our partners.
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“They’re apologetic,” she said. “They’re like, ‘I’m so sorry that you’re in a place where you have to run the risk of criminal charges for doing the right medical thing.’” #DoctorsLeavingStatesWithAbortionBans www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/m...
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the twitter nazi can not be allowed to dictate foreign policy starlink, at minimum, must be nationalized at the next opportunity and other nations should treat him and his businesses like the existential threat they are, instead of someone who can be appeased by tax breaks
BREAKING WSJ: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relied on.
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“.. the internal, taxpayer funded USDA account Trump is tapping doesn’t actually have enough $$ in it right now to make the direct payments. Congress will have to approve the new funds .. or the admin will have to take it from another program ..” www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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