leftcoastray

leftcoastray

@leftcoastray.bsky.social

Chicago born, 30 years in Colorado, West Coast transplant. Dem since JFK. Ex county party Vice-Chair. Grandson of a Union organizer. Ex law enforcement, now a UU. Also, genealogist for 30+ years, volunteer at DNA/DOE Project. Rockies/Bears fan.

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Praise gawd these folks are rocket scientists, gynecologists, interior decorators, contractors, Eugenically created PHD genes…. Do they do windows?

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Virginia Giuffre's family on the arrest of ex-U.K. Ambassador Peter Mandelson: "The contrast with the continued inaction in the United States is undeniable. Survivors deserve transparency, swift investigation, and real justice, no matter who is implicated." Full statement

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The U.S. women’s hockey team, which won gold at the Olympics last week, will not attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address due to "timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments."

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ICE tackles and arrests New Jersey father outside his home, leaving his 6-year-old first-grade daughter at home alone. She goes out looking for him. "I got my boots and changed my clothes. I wanted to find some help to find my dad..." www.ms.now/the-weekend-...

ms.nowMS NOW EXCLUSIVE: First grade girl recounts searching for father after ICE detained himIn an MS NOW Exclusive, Antonia Hylton sits down with Annabella, a New Jersey first grader whose life was uprooted when her father, Adonay Rodriguez, stepped outside to pick up a food order and was de...

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As bad as the GOP is right now (and it's never been worse), if the Democrats do not realize that if/when they return to power that they MUST spend years pursuing all the crimes committed, then they will be voted out of power, period. We've had enough of the turning-the-page BS! You've been warned.

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Hart Cunningham@hart28.bsky.social

Daily Fascism Reminder: 🇮🇹 Italy.. 21 years 🇩🇪 Germany.. 12 years 🇪🇸 Spain.. 39 years 🇵🇹 Portugal.. 48 years 🇦🇹 Austria.. 5 years 🇷🇴 Romania.. 7 years 🇭🇺 Hungary.. 6 years 🇧🇬 Bulgaria.. 6 years 🇺🇸 USA → 9 months… & 🤔 (🇨🇳democracy ended in 1949, 🇷🇺 in ‘00)🌎🙏

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A Marine veteran who witnessed Alex Pretti shooting claims that federal agents held a gun to his head, detained him, seized his phone, took fingerprints and DNA without a warrant, and held him for eight hours before releasing him without charges into subzero temperatures.

theintercept.comMarine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a WarrantHe was observing after Alex Pretti’s killing. Feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone.

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"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government. “God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision... www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...

dallasnews.comWarehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention centerThe owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...

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Robert Duvall, who played the smooth mafia lawyer in "The Godfather" and stole the show with his depiction of a surfing-crazed colonel in "Apocalypse Now," has died at the age of 95, his wife has said.

rte.ieGodfather star Robert Duvall dies aged 95, wife saysRobert Duvall, who played the smooth mafia lawyer in "The Godfather" and stole the show with his depiction of a surfing-crazed colonel in "Apocalypse Now," has died at the age of 95, his wife has said...

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We aren’t a serious country anymore and it’s so disgraceful to watch it unfold.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise. BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?

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Well, this is interesting! The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019. He didn’t die until August 10. Totally normal. Nothing to see here.

thedailybeast.comEpstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His DeathThe file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.

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A community is devastated after ICE raids an LA church and arrests a congregant during a church event. “This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release

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Who are the other 5 Men that held Alex Pretti down while he was shot and killed? Had any of them encountered him before? Did they target the tall guy in the tan coat? The violence was excessive and seemed coordinated