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Isabel Santos

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🦋Welcome to my lair, a cozy corner to have a little fun, stay informed, and blow a little steam. I favor Democracy, but all are welcome, as long as you engage in polite discourse. I find it helps us all to be open to other perspectives💙Democrat 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇬🇱🇩🇰🇨🇦🇲🇽🇵🇦🇵🇸🇮🇱

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 3d

He’s trying really hard to make you forget. Will you allow him to? Don’t stop shouting Release the Epstein Files

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Justice Ketanji Jackson cited Allen v. Milligan to argue that unequal voting processes must be fixed, regardless of intent. As conservatives signal plans to weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the ruling’s impact on race-based redistricting remains uncertain
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Justice Jackson's remarks on minority voters spark heavy backlash: 'They're disabled'

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson cited the ADA during oral arguments, sparking social media backlash from critics who said she likened Black voters to people with disabilities.

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US Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of forces in Latin America, will retire at year’s end amid tensions with Venezuela and Caribbean strikes. The Pentagon gave no reason, but reports cite friction between Holsey and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela

Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 29m

Bolton’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said the charges stem from unclassified personal diaries known to the FBI since 2021, stressing that keeping such records isn’t a crime and expressing confidence in proving Bolton didn’t unlawfully share or store information.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/p...

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton indicted | CNN Politics

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 8h

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Good tune, it’s in my head now! 😳😍They called Portland a war zone. So we showed up... in inflatable frog suits. This satirical anthem was created to shine a light on the absurdity of the “war-ravaged Portland" or "War-zone" or "Portland's on fire!" narrative.
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We’re the Frogs (Portland, Oregon Peaceful Protest Anthem for the "War Ravaged" city)

YouTube video by Delanae - Original Music. Storytelling. Cultural

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 8h

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells CNN's Kaitlan Collins that she would work with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene if the Republican congresswoman wants to support bipartisan legislation on health care, if…
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Would AOC work with Marjorie Taylor Greene on health care?

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 8h

Michael Keaton translates Trump’s comments for MAGA, in case they don’t understand what he’s actually saying. Have a listen
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Michael Keaton gets REAL with MAGA #michaelkeaton #trump #democrats

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 8h

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Whoopi has a message for both Republicans and Democrats…
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Whoopi Goldberg shares her message to members of Congress as the government shutdown continues

YouTube video by The View

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 10h

Instead we are giving it away to Argentina! Imagine that!

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 13h

To ALL AMERICANS: Did you vote for change but got betrayal? Has your life improved, or are we being sold out? It’s time to unite for a fair system that supports everyone, funds our needs, and puts Americans first—not the whims of those in power. Our taxes should support our services, not Argentina!

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Don’t forget to keep demanding the release of the Epstein Files!

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Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans banned ICE from making arrests at courthouses to protect access to justice, ensuring witnesses, victims, and the public can attend court without fear—an important move for fairness and community safety.
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County judge in Chicago area bars ICE from arresting people at court

Cook County’s top judge has signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. The county includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 13h

I love Portland ♥️

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 13h

Spot the differences…

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“But the reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys. They tell edgy, offensive jokes. We're not going to allow the worst moment in a 21-year-old group chat to ruin a kid's life for the rest of time. That's just not okay." Vance accused Politico's report of "canceling kids."

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Either they don’t even bother to lie anymore, or he’s just plain stupid!

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 13h

Name and ages of the "kids" in the young republican group chat
- Peter Giunta, 31
- Joe Maligno, 35
- Annie Kaykaty, 28
- Alex Dwyer, 29
- William Hendrix, 24
- Luke Mosiman, 24
- Samuel Douglass, 27
- Rachel Hope, 27
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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 13h

America thanks you

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Every day I turn on the news, and it’s the same shocking, infuriating circus over and over😱

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 13h

In Biden’s first year, Democrats’ bill to end partisan gerrymandering, the Freedom to Vote Act, passed the House but was blocked in the Senate when Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin refused to change filibuster rules, preventing its passage.
www.vox.com/2022/1/19/22...

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