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Expat Dreaming

@teklamarie.bsky.social

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Harm reductionist. Liberal with progressive leanings. Here bc my rural VA neighbors are in a cult. Strange days when you get radicalized by empathy. Gentle reminder - the lesser of 2 evils, hurts less people. 🫶🏼

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h

Recall when we had a president who was a decent human being? Seems so remote and novel now.

Annette @resistnow2024.bsky.social · 2h

Had. To. Share. After. Seeing. On. Facebook 😢

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Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 8h

Platner had a Nazi tattoo until people found out about it. He knew he had a Nazi tattoo. Changing your tattoo because you got caught is like returning something you stole because you got busted. It's not remorse or a change of morals, it's placating to avoid accountability.

Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 8h

Trump's amazing deal nets 8 million tons less soybeans sales to China over a 4 year span. Anyone else who started needless trade wars and lost sales compared to the last guy would be viewed as a terrible business man, Trump - best deal maker ever. 🙄

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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 10h

It continues to be the height of embarrassment that our allies know that Trump is made happy if you treat him like a toddler playing dress-up and give him the crown that he covets or have a merch stand with his branding.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h

“.. Mr. Xi’s message seemed to be: Beijing had proven its capacity to hit back and Washington would do well to remember it.”

@nytimes.com 🇨🇳
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Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 12h

I made mention that the press was ignoring 6 month yearly health checks, bruises & MRI's & how they would have treated Biden if this had been him. My husband who hates Trump said that's bc Biden was worse off. Said he couldn't even walk up stairs, I was like yeah - he jogged. 🙄

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Trump is boasting China will buy a “tremendous” amount of Soybeans (25 metric tons/year)

REALITY: That’s less than 2024 (27MT)

He’s counting on you not knowing that.

Yes, It’s better than 0. Yes, Farmers need it.

But putting out another fire he started does not a hero make.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.

A tweet from John Fugelsang reads in all caps:
"NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE"
– US House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 1d

IMO when a progressive loses a primary to a centrist and then that centrist loses the general to a republican, the dem party goes more right to attract voters. Non-voters are the reason the left has gone more right & the right can be as big of fascists as they want bc they suffer no consequences.

Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 1d

Non Voter - I don't understand why the Democratic Party keeps going more right simply because the people that vote keep voting for Centrists in the primary and then Republicans in the general.

Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 1d

So they are getting each other's attention with a Nazi salute & then moving into different hand signals?!? For sure, that clears everything up. 🤨

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

Banana republic shit.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Breaking news: The DOJ placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they filed a document in court that referred to the Jan. 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” two people familiar with the matter said.

Two U.S. prosecutors suspended after describing Jan. 6 attack as ‘mob’

The suspensions come in the case of a 2021 Capitol rioter who faces sentencing for unrelated weapons charges.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Every country in the world has figured out that all they have to do is give Trump some amazing sounding false promise to announce so he can take credit for a “win” and they can get whatever they want in return. He craves personal credit and fluffery - substance is irrelevant.

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Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 1d

Would have played out better with the public had they just tossed the rules out the window - BUT considering who had SCOTUS bending over backwards was necessary to avoid the case being tossed. Can't believe judge appointments aren't enough to get ppl to vote for a Dem POTUS for the rest of all time.

Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans have a wand - it's called nuking the filibuster. If they don't want to negotiate to open the government they should use their "magic wand" and let people go back to work.

Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so mad I'd never stay home. Staying home is what got us into this mess. It's also at the heart of the reason Dems keep tacking right.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

The president had a MRI but won't say why.

He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.

He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.

He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.

How is any of this ok?

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Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 2d

I remember watching these young girls on the Daily Show say we hate Trump, my body my choice & then go on to laugh when they were asked if they were voting. There's only one way to stop the candidate you "hate" from getting elected, hope we've finally learned that.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

This is disgusting. Blatant corruption at the highest level in plain sight and Oversight Chair Comer Pyle morphs into a combination of Mr. Magoo and Sgt. Schultz.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

It shouldn’t take him getting sued to ensure tens of millions don’t go hungry in the richest nation on Earth.

Tweet from Meredith Lee Hill stating that dozens of Democratic attorneys general and governors plan to sue the Trump administration for refusing to use emergency funds to maintain food aid for 42 million Americans.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 2d

Just trying to figure out a way to get a bigot to use their brain for a second. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Expat Dreaming @teklamarie.bsky.social · 2d

Jack Smith wants transparency. Fixed your text overlay for you.

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