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LollyB
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Hopeful Cynic. Art, Science, Music Nature, Books & Animals. I hesitate to follow w/o bio or posts. Hopefully, we survive this. Democracy First. #voteblue #Resist Refuge from Twitter. #Slava#Ukraini. Married to the boy next door. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · Feb 7
Something has to be done. Of all people, you should know, we are not put in this world to avoid danger when innocent people are involved.
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[email protected] @blueangie.bsky.social · 3d
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 15m
Class A a-hole
www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-fixe...
Hegseth Fixer’s Secret Role in Pentagon Crackdown Plot Exposed
Tim Parlatore’s mix of military rank, private legal practice, and personal loyalty to Hegseth has rattled defense officials.
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 1h
She is
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 1h
Good ol' "free speech Zucker strikes again"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/t...
Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 1h
Exactly
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 1h
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked | Republicans | The Guardian share.google/3yDAzjz45IlN...
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
Politico documented the use of slurs, including the N-word and a homophobic term, and antisemitic comments in chats
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2h
Ridiculous and unfair
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2h
Uniformed military lawyers were alarmed by a demand from Donald Trump to have tens of thousands of active-duty troops take part in a military parade during the president’s visit to an Army base. according to a report.
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
Trump Freaked Out Pentagon Lawyers With Push for Another Huge Military Parade
The president wanted a 50,000-strong parade just days before one already planned for the capital.
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2h
The judges said the implied freedom of political communication “is not a ‘personal right,’ is not unlimited and is not absolute.
www.thedailybeast.com/candace-owen...
Candace Owens Loses Legal Fight to Enter Foreign Country Over Her ‘Extremist’ Views
Owens failed to overturn a visa denial imposed for fears she would “incite discord.”
www.thedailybeast.com
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 8h
But of course. Rape and Christianity always go together
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 8h
🙄 How much in tax dollars is THIS going to cost?
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 20h
The content of the messages prompted state GOP leaders to take action. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach provided a statement in which he confirmed the firing of Hendrix.
State GOP leaders shut down Kansas Young Republicans chapter after racist chats surface share.google/ZXEvMUFO4tA0...
State GOP leaders shut down Kansas Young Republicans chapter after racist chats surface
GOP leaders in Kansas are shutting down the state’s Young Republicans chapter following a leaked chat that included racist and antisemitic messages.
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 20h
And it stinks 😩
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 1d
Health authorities said that the fatalities had occurred across two separate incidents including a drone strike
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
Trump-Gaza latest: Seven killed after Israel opens fire over ‘violation’ of ceasefire
Health authorities said that the fatalities had occurred across two separate incidents including a drone strike
www.independent.co.uk
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 1d
Exercising our 1st Amendment Right to Protest is not a hate rally
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 1d
Former president urges support for the ballot measure Democrats say could add up to five US House seats
Obama backs California’s Proposition 50 to counter Texas redistricting | Barack Obama | The Guardian share.google/MsPEZbdaEKRb...
Obama backs California’s Proposition 50 to counter Texas redistricting
Former president urges support for the ballot measure Democrats say could add up to five US House seats
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 1d
“Don't just acknowledge it. Tell me what you're going to do about it. It's stolen.”
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His Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. Now he’s among the leaders of Colorado’s Indigenous land back movement
Hundreds of years after most of Colorado’s Indigenous tribes were forcibly removed from the state, a movement emerges to bring them home.
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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 2d
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2d
Trump greets Middle East leader with eye-raising comment "He’s got plenty of oil!” Trump said, smiling. “A lot of oil!”

www.rawstory.com/trump-267417...
Trump greets Middle East leader with eye-raising comment
President Donald Trump met Monday with several Middle East leaders following his address to the Israeli Knesset and ahead of a peace summit in Egypt, including Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-S...
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2d
Obama suggested that Republicans and right-wing media would have been outraged if he had similarly sent in troops to GOP-led states
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Obama rips Trump over sending National Guard troops in hometown Chicago
Former president says Trump’s threats to use military against civilians ‘weakens democracy’
www.independent.co.uk
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2d
"These miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard" Listen to this article · 7:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2d
The Guardian has identified eight instances where military veterans have been prosecuted or sought damages after being detained by federal agents. | Trump administration | The Guardian share.google/eS2QicbLqbNh...
Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests
Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2d
The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.Education Dept. wipes out special ed office, union says share.google/PxlSqhTx2gPc...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2d
Cool!
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LollyB @rooksnest.bsky.social · 2d
I totally agree with you. As a professional you would know about the mental illness of Trump and the people around him
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