Blue dot

Blue dot

@vwitty.bsky.social

Retired hr professional, consumer of copious amounts of current news and politics - blue dot in red state, waiting for 28- lover of period dramas, late night talk shows &sci-fi, avid reader, nana, night owl, married 48 years. Sarcasm plus swearing. No dms

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Shortly after the rally where he said that about Iran taking out Los Angeles & San Diego, he reiterated the message in Texas at a rally, saying that Iran should take them out using missiles‼️

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Of course Kash Patel wants to hand the UFC a NO-BID contract to train FBI agents. The UFC is a sports entertainment business. The FBI already trains agents in defensive tactics. And we’re supposed to believe Dana White, Trump’s buddy, runs the only organization in America qualified to do this.

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She fought apartheid, defended Nelson Mandela, and helped change how the world prosecutes sexual violence. Today, at 85, Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What an extraordinary woman. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

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We went from sanctioning Russian oil to buying it in three weeks. Instead of ending his disastrous war in Iran, Trump is now funding Russia's war in Ukraine. We used to hold dictators and autocrats accountable. Now our president negotiated a deal to fund Putin's unjust war.

cnbc.comTrump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global marketsPresident Donald Trump has few options to reduce diesel prices given the destruction done to refineries by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...

thequeenzone.comNew ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking RisksA new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...

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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend. This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures. The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.

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I admit I am continually perplexed why anyone would consider Dems to be extreme when the GOP does this. How do we allow them to win the narrative with so much ammunition? #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

independent.co.ukICE to spend $20M on gloves designed to deliver painful electric shocksThe gloves must be applied directly to someone's skin to deliver the shock