Zelenko

Zelenko

@wzelenko.bsky.social

retired USAF & GM skill trades 14 year elected school board Firm Belief in human rights, freedom to education and protection of Citizens, liberty, rule of law Love family, pets,friends,Art, Ukraine/ Canada/ Europe

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"The requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment." Wisdom from Pope Leo as Illinois recognizes 15 years since we abolished the death penalty — a moral voice in a divided moment that we could all learn from.

chicago.suntimes.comPope Leo affirms support for banning death penalty, marks 15 years since Illinois banIn a short video sent Friday to DePaul University students, the pope said, “We affirm that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed."

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I join all Michiganders in extending my condolences to the family of former U.S. Senator and Representative Donald Riegle during this difficult time. A lifelong public servant, Donald served our state and country with distinction.

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MAHA influencers, Democratic Senators, and cancer patients agree on one thing: you should be able to sue Bayer. Today, the US Supreme Court heard arguments over Bayer AG’s efforts to shut down the thousands of lawsuits alleging its product Roundup causes people to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

motherjones.comThe odd bedfellows protesting the roundup weedkiller caseMAHA influencers, Democratic Senators, and cancer patients agree on one thing: you should be able to sue Bayer.

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This is obscene. Trump orders safe conduct for Alexei Mordashov's $500 mn superyacht, Nord. Mordashov is a key Kremlin henchman who has expanded his fortune building bombs Putin dropped on hospitals and nurseries in Ukraine. He is a war criminal. But Trump just loves him because of his ostentation.

reuters.comRussian superyacht crosses blockaded Strait of HormuzA superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, one of very few vessels to ​transit the blockaded shipping...

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ESPN unironically teases a segment on the 22 year old Texas Tech QB who is headed to rehab for his gambling addiction and then tosses it to 5 minutes of NHL prop bets for tonight. I don’t what to say other than sports betting is a scourge and an epidemic among young men and needs to go.

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Putin doesn't want a peace deal. He wants Ukraine gone as a country. Volker: He doesn't see Ukraine as sovereign. Doesn't believe in any border. Doesn't accept Zelenskyy. There's no compromise with someone who denies your right to exist.

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We have no time to waste. The Trump Admin's funding freezes, along with aging dams and record snowmelt in our state, are converging into a real public safety challenge. The Trump Admin must release the federal funding already signed into law to address what we are seeing in Northern Michigan.

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No one should be above the law. The Illinois Accountability Commission will keep a record to help hold those responsible for breaching law enforcement protocol and violating people’s rights during Operation Midway Blitz.

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📌Barack Obama was targeted 11 times in assassination attempts during this two terms. I bet you don't remember any of them because they were handled through proper channels, professionally, and he isn't a whiny bitch.

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Same faces. Different lives. Ukrainian defenders are sharing “before and after” photos—who they were before russia’s invasion, and who they had to become to protect home. Behind every uniform is a job left behind, a family, a normal life put on pause. This is what resilience looks like.

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Bad Bunny made the message clear. The rest of the world made their message clear: We can move on without Donald Trump. We can move on without MAGA. MAGA is not America. MAGA and America are not the world. Let their ideas rot in the last millennium. #MAGA #ICEOUT #BadBunny #Trump

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Author of the "research" that was reportedly the basis of the Fulton County election raid: "In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voyeurism charge and was ordered by a jury to pay $3.25 million in damages after secretly filming guests in his home bathroom." www.propublica.org/article/kevi...

propublica.orgThe Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in GeorgiaKevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...

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I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN. No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated. Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here? No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.

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The Gordie Howe Bridge is an incredibly important infrastructure project for Michigan. President Trump's threat tonight to tank it is awful for our state's economy. Canceling this project will have serious repercussions. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

detroitnews.comPresident Trump threatens to block Gordie Howe International Bridge from openingThe Republican president issued a statement Monday about the $5.7 billion bridge project spanning the Detroit River on his Truth Social platform.

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“But I didn’t understand a word he said.” Guess what, that’s the experience of many immigrants when they arrive in a new country, including the United States. You get humbled. Then you work hard and start understanding. We could all use that experience

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Donald Trump doesn’t give a damn about affordability—he's trying to dismantle the very agency that protects people's hard-earned dollars. The CFPB fights for borrowers, not billionaires. Trump's attacks on the CFPB is an attack on working families, and it must end now.

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"I invoke my Fifth Amendment right to silence." Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of Epstein who is serving a federal prison sentence on sex trafficking charges, repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right to silence during a deposition before the House Oversight Committee. #news #epstein

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Gun Owners of America is lobbying Congress to pass the SAVE Act, which would require a majority of Americans to show a passport to register to vote. But GOA opposes any law that requires showing a drivers license to buy a gun. These are not serious people.

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1/ Sure DOJ has opened an investigation into Alex Pretti's homicide. But not Renee Good's. What's the difference? There's no logical reason to investigate one but not the other. So what's going on?

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BREAKING: Deputy AG Blanche says DOJ opened civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti

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There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back. There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back. The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant. The agents committed murder. It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing

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Ukraine runs on timetables now: alarms at night, repairs at dawn. Netherlands PM-elect Rob Jetten (D66), 38, rules out talks with Putin while Russia’s aggression continues and pledges multi-year support for Ukraine, including pushing to use frozen Russian assets.

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I can't think of anything less patriotic than allowing a corrupt pedophile to suspend the constitution so he can murder citizens, enrich himself, and imprison journalists.

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Big if Hitler could have gone to Davos in 1938 energy

Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social

Trump is giving a deranged, rambling monologue in Davos to an audience stunned into silence. He sounds incredibly tired, his voice raspy; he keeps trailing off into long pauses. It's jaw-dropping. The sanewashing headlines are going to say "Trump Doubles Down On Greenland Demand In Davos Speech"

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This comes just after the president publicly demanded that ICE should start showing the public how terrible the people are who they're grabbing and arresting. In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old. www.kare11.com/article/news...

kare11.com5-year-old boy among four students detained by ICE, according to school leadersSchool district leaders argue ICE agents are following students and their parents while driving to and from school.

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Republicans love to talk about fraud, but they never actually do anything to crack down on it! Trump continues to hand out pardons to fraudsters as Republicans protect programs rife with waste and fraud. We SHOULD be cracking down — and it’s time they get on board.