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Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 12h

More America First… 😒

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40 billion by tapping private funding sources

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

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Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 1d

Integrity

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 5d

I’m sorry but WTF?! So much for America First.

“Hegseth said that the facility would host a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots.”

Qatari Air Force Facility to Be Built in Idaho: Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the facility will host a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots.

time.com

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 5d

In his first major teaching document, Pope Leo XIV addressed "all Christians" worldwide to care for the poor and people on the margins, echoing calls from his predecessor on the importance of social justice. https://to.pbs.org/4h06dIm

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Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 5d

Someone will be cleaning up splattered ketchup off of the White House walls today…

And congratulations to a real democratic freedom fighter!

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key unifying figure in the opposition, advocating for free elections and...

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Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 7d

💯

Scare Blair @blairloudly.bsky.social · 8d

everything is a joke but nothing is funny anymore

Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 7d

“Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment”

25th amendment now!

www.reuters.com

Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 8d

Love this! But would love my tax dollars given back to them more…

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to help fund US public broadcasting

The auction will support the medium that brought the Joy of Painting host's creativity into US homes for decades, Bob Ross Inc says.

www.bbc.com

Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 8d

It really does seem like the most patriotic thing we can do to celebrate.

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 9d

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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 9d

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 10d

My dad used to say that America was like the eagle that represents it, it has a left and a right wing and both are required to fly. But without the heart in the center, it would just die.

Never more true than it is today.

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Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 9d

Both my Grandfather and my Grandmother are buried at Arlington, they taught my Dad and myself how to be ANTIFA from birth.

Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 10d

💯💯💯

Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 11d

“So let’s speak plainly: this is not normal, it’s not American, and it’s not sustainable. It’s a kleptocratic death cult wearing the face of democracy. It’s an authoritarian racket hiding behind courtrooms and uniforms…”

History is watching. And this time, it’s our names on the line

By Oliver Kornetzke I’m not a historian. I’m not a Kremlinologist or a credentialed scholar on authoritarian regimes. I’m not a behavioral psychologist, and I don’t hold a PhD in fascism or k…

thehobbledehoy.com

Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 11d

🤣

The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 11d

The Nobel committee should definitely consider fucking with Trump by giving the Peace Prize to Gavin Newsom

Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 11d

It’s a great day to invoke the 25th amendment #86maga

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13d

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

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Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 13d

Truth!

Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 14d

UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS CAN NOT GET FEDERAL HEALTHCARE!!!

donald AND ALL REPUBLICANS ARE FLAT OUT LYING!!!
PROTECT HEALTHCARE AND OPEN THE GOVERNMENT REPUBLICANS!!!

Erika Savoy @erikasavoy.bsky.social · 14d

Legend.

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

apnews.com

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NPR @npr.org · 14d

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Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj