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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 11m

Yet another example of how our orange-faced leader has NOT made America great again. “Back in 2014, the US held the No. 1 spot” and now it’s dropped out of the top 10 for the first time ever.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/t...

US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time | CNN

Once a ticket to visa-free travel across the world, the US passport’s potency has dwindled in recent times. And now, for the first time, it’s completely fallen off the leaderboard of nationalities ran...

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 22h

Why the hell is our orange-faced leader giving $20 billion dollars to Argentina instead of paying our military and supporting our farmers?? Because they are MAGA too… Make Argentina Great Again. Disgraceful. Military families and farmers are being screwed by this administration.

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 23h

Maybe ICE’s or DHS’s most wanted? Either way, hilarious.

Herr Carroll Elmer-Henry-David Reimer-Schmidt @vaygar-el1954.bsky.social · 23h

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 23h

When did “antifa” (aka anti-fascists) become a bad word? As soon as MAGA took control and promoted their fascist, orange-faced leader. NO KINGS!! Turn out this Saturday, 10/18.

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 1d

Prop 50 - A YES vote means California will temporarily use new Congressional maps drawn by Democratic state officials to elect Congressional reps in 2026, 28, & 30.

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 1d

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 2d

Loving this! The DHS request illegally blames Democrats for the government shutdown in violation of the Hatch Act. “Some US airports are refusing to play a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown.”
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/u...

Portland, Sea-Tac and Westchester airports among those refusing to play Kristi Noem video in TSA lines | CNN

Some US airports are refusing to play a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown.

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 3d

Love this!! “Images of anarchists clad in black gave the city a bad name in 2020. Now, demonstrators in Portland are poking fun at President Trump’s apocalyptic talk with colorful animal suits.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!

www.nytimes.com

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 3d

If only… what could have been. We could have had one of the most qualified persons ever to run for president.

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 4d

We need everyone to turn out in this nationwide peaceful protest against fascism!

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 4d

Haven’t laughed this hard in a while! Go Portland (OR)!
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4.9M views · 166K reactions | The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised. | The Daily Show

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised..

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 4d

We need EVERYONE to turn out next Saturday for a peaceful No Kings protest near you. Please look for an event near you and show up. Let’s make this the biggest ever. We cannot give in to authoritarianism and fear. We are losing our freedoms and our country. www.mobilize.us

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 11d

God help us! Double chin and all! Can we each buy one and melt them down so they’re taken out of circulation? 🤮

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 14d

Secretary of Defensive Misogyny is an F-ing liar. Here’s the truth. “There has never been a separate male and female standard… When women entered combat roles, one standard was set, and [women] have been meeting it ever since.”
apnews.com/article/hegs...

Hegseth wants 'male standard' for combat roles. Many female veterans say that's already the case

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as a Fox News comm...

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 14d

This is absolute corruption at it’s best and Arizona voters should be outraged! House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by other GOP leadership Tuesday in refusing to swear in Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva who was duly elected last week in a special election. 🤬🤬🤬

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 14d

According to the CNN article, “Hegseth has long been deeply skeptical of war crimes investigations and has advocated for President Donald Trump to pardon or grant clemency to at least three service members accused of war crimes since 2019.”

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 14d

Sounds like Heinrich Himmler 2.0. Hegseth said “We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement”
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

Hegseth orders military culture overhaul: ‘if you don’t agree, resign’ | CNN Politics

Before a captive audience of hundreds of senior military officers on Tuesday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted his vision for how the US military will physically look and act, and offer...

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 15d

Pay attention people. This crap is happening to us too! Free speech is in danger. “An appeals court in Thailand on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for a lawmaker from the progressive People’s Party for defaming the monarchy in a speech she made four years ago.”
apnews.com/article/thai...

Thailand appeals court upholds royal defamation prison sentence for progressive lawmaker

An appeals court in Thailand has upheld a two-year prison sentence for a lawmaker from the progressive People’s Party for defaming the monarchy in a speech she made four years ago.

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 16d

Don’t know. I didn’t see their reporting on Kirk. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 16d

Has the U.S. become the new Russia? “The detainees, who are fighting deportation, said they have struggled to access hygiene and cleaning supplies, and lack adequate food and medications, and that officers have threatened solitary confinement and physical force…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Hell on earth’: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help

Six people at a remote Ice facility in California City describe medical problems and filthy conditions, which operator CoreCivic denies

www.theguardian.com

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 17d

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 19d

Attention US farmers: it’s time to vote blue because Trump doesn’t care about you! “China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0” thanks to tariffs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.

www.nytimes.com

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 19d

Big surprise. This seems to have a nefarious purpose. I’m very suspicious. “The billionaire’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has secured a deal with the government that will allow federal agencies to use the chatbot Grok for a small fee.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/t...

Elon Musk’s Chatbot Goes to Washington

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 20d

Also buried in the Republicans’ big ugly budget bill is a proposal to rename the federal Pell Grant as “Trump Grants.” Rhode Island lawmakers want the program to retain the name of its creator. It’s BS to honor a buffoon who’s declared war on higher education.
apnews.com/article/pell...

What to know about the opposition around renaming new Pell grants after Trump

A proposal to name a new provision in the federal Pell Grant program after President Donald Trump has sparked controversy.

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Concerned in California @claudiadd.bsky.social · 21d

Hey New Yorkers, please tell Chuck Schumer not to cave on the budget this time!

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