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On self-supported sabbatical of indefinite duration. Political lefty. Former Southerner. Audacious underdog. Prolific volunteer. Committed to kindness, but feeling snarkier by the day. Tai Chi keeps me from exploding.
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AOC: The problem is that the Trump administration, they think that destroying our health care, making sure that housing is too expensive to live in, that jacking up the cost of our groceries—they think all of this is about hurting Democrats. What they are doing is hurting Americans
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“There are only three good kings in America: Gayle, Stephen, and Burger.” #NoKings
I still can't get over how fully that bullet hole in his ear healed up.
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Remember: when white professionals in their 20s do bad things, they're "kids." When PoC teens are accused of wrongdoing, they are hardened criminals unworthy of mercy.
JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."
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Anyone saying they’re not racially profiling is unserious
That's idiotic. People are standing up and protesting because the unidentified masked goons are terrorizing people and being necessarily aggressive and violent. The easiest way for them to "defend" themselves is to go away and get a proper job.
The only problem I see is that it looks exactly like him.
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The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
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Translation: they gave him a plane and filled his family’s pockets
In most states, pointing a gun at someone who is not an imminent threat to you is a crime. It's the principle of proportionate force. The civilian had no gun, no weapon, and was outnumbered considerably. What kind of lame ass goon needs to "protect" himself in that situation by pointing a gun?
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“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
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He's just minding the store. He doesn't have a role in Trump's government, just a senior role in Trump's grift.
It says "including" flu and Covid. Wonder what other vaccinations he received.
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George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
I'd like to see more reporting on his make-up and hair routine. He spends so much time commenting on the looks of others, let's have a deep dive into what he would look like without his fake hair being professionally poofed and swirled around his head. How many staff are employed to primp him?
GET OFF MY LAWN!! says "Kid" Rock, who ain't no kid no more.
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A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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Mr. Secretary, the president is on the phone. He sounds very angry and he keeps calling you Lil Marco.
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Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho