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If you tell the truth you never have to remember what you said. Dem always, CA Survivor, Democracy Defender. I flip voters, it's my superpower 💙
#WomensRights #CivilRights 🇺🇸 #IStandwithUkraine 🇺🇦 #SavethePlanet 🌎
NO DMs, No Crypto, No Hypocrisy!
#WomensRights #CivilRights 🇺🇸 #IStandwithUkraine 🇺🇦 #SavethePlanet 🌎
NO DMs, No Crypto, No Hypocrisy!
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Released 46 years ago today
London Calling, the third studio album by The Clash, featuring the song Train in Vain
The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (Live at the Lewisham Odeon, 1980
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #traininvain #history #punkrockhistory #otd
London Calling, the third studio album by The Clash, featuring the song Train in Vain
The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (Live at the Lewisham Odeon, 1980
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #traininvain #history #punkrockhistory #otd
December 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Released 46 years ago today
London Calling, the third studio album by The Clash, featuring the song Train in Vain
The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (Live at the Lewisham Odeon, 1980
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #traininvain #history #punkrockhistory #otd
London Calling, the third studio album by The Clash, featuring the song Train in Vain
The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand by Me) (Live at the Lewisham Odeon, 1980
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #traininvain #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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George Michael hits #1 today in 1987 with “Faith”.
“.. It was very much about having faith in yourself,” he said. “It wasn’t a religious song at all — it was about believing in yourself when everything around you is changing and people are questioning what you’re doing.”
#RIP
“.. It was very much about having faith in yourself,” he said. “It wasn’t a religious song at all — it was about believing in yourself when everything around you is changing and people are questioning what you’re doing.”
#RIP
December 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
George Michael hits #1 today in 1987 with “Faith”.
“.. It was very much about having faith in yourself,” he said. “It wasn’t a religious song at all — it was about believing in yourself when everything around you is changing and people are questioning what you’re doing.”
#RIP
“.. It was very much about having faith in yourself,” he said. “It wasn’t a religious song at all — it was about believing in yourself when everything around you is changing and people are questioning what you’re doing.”
#RIP
Gm 🦋 Make it a great day, keep going. As always be kind, help others and take no shit 💙
December 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Gm 🦋 Make it a great day, keep going. As always be kind, help others and take no shit 💙
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‼️🇺🇸 Russian GRU hackers attacked critical US infrastructure, a grand jury indictment in California has been released.
They carried out attacks on an airport in Missouri, water systems in Texas, Pennsylvania and Indiana, a meatpacking plant in California, and an oil and gas company in Colorado.
They carried out attacks on an airport in Missouri, water systems in Texas, Pennsylvania and Indiana, a meatpacking plant in California, and an oil and gas company in Colorado.
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
‼️🇺🇸 Russian GRU hackers attacked critical US infrastructure, a grand jury indictment in California has been released.
They carried out attacks on an airport in Missouri, water systems in Texas, Pennsylvania and Indiana, a meatpacking plant in California, and an oil and gas company in Colorado.
They carried out attacks on an airport in Missouri, water systems in Texas, Pennsylvania and Indiana, a meatpacking plant in California, and an oil and gas company in Colorado.
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JUST IN: Judge Richard Leon sets TRO hearing for 330PM Tuesday on new White House ballroom construction suit. Earlier via @FaithWardwell www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
National preservation group sues to halt East Wing ballroom construction
The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues the Trump administration must seek congressional approval and consult federal commissions and the public before work continues.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
JUST IN: Judge Richard Leon sets TRO hearing for 330PM Tuesday on new White House ballroom construction suit. Earlier via @FaithWardwell www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/n...
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/n...
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JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
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“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Gm 🦋 Keep going. 💙 Be kind l, stay safe, and as always take no shit!
December 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Gm 🦋 Keep going. 💙 Be kind l, stay safe, and as always take no shit!
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
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The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the Trump administration to have Trump's face removed from national parks passes. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the Trump administration to have Trump's face removed from national parks passes. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The Gift of Gratitude: Why We Can't Thank Ourselves | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/grat...
The Gift of Gratitude: Why We Can't Thank Ourselves
There's something weird about thanking yourself—but why?
www.psychologytoday.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Gift of Gratitude: Why We Can't Thank Ourselves | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/grat...
There is no coincidence that the ACA vote to extend subsidies is 12/19, the same day as the Epstein files deadline to be released. Pay attention. This is how they destroy us.
December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There is no coincidence that the ACA vote to extend subsidies is 12/19, the same day as the Epstein files deadline to be released. Pay attention. This is how they destroy us.
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This is extraordinary and extraordinarily revealing if true.
“An artificial intelligence chatbot unveiled by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday appears to have described airstrikes against suspected drug smugglers at sea as 'unambiguously illegal.'”
report by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
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“An artificial intelligence chatbot unveiled by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday appears to have described airstrikes against suspected drug smugglers at sea as 'unambiguously illegal.'”
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The military's new AI says 'hypothetical' boat strike scenario 'unambiguously illegal’
An AI chatbot unveiled by the Pentagon appears to have described airstrikes against suspected drug smugglers at sea as “illegal.”
san.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is extraordinary and extraordinarily revealing if true.
“An artificial intelligence chatbot unveiled by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday appears to have described airstrikes against suspected drug smugglers at sea as 'unambiguously illegal.'”
report by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
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“An artificial intelligence chatbot unveiled by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday appears to have described airstrikes against suspected drug smugglers at sea as 'unambiguously illegal.'”
report by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
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Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Appears To Doze During Stroke
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While millions scrounge to pay for groceries and medical procedures, FBI Director Kash Patel flies his taxpayer-paid private jet to “date night” with his girlfriend and the “Boondoggle Ranch” (its real name, I kid you not).
House Judiciary Democrats demand reimbursement to the taxpayers.
House Judiciary Democrats demand reimbursement to the taxpayers.
Democrats begin congressional probe of Kash Patel's use of FBI Gulfstream jet
House Democrats allege Patel has used the FBI's Gulfstream jet for a "date night" in Tennessee and an outing with friends in Texas.
www.cbsnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
While millions scrounge to pay for groceries and medical procedures, FBI Director Kash Patel flies his taxpayer-paid private jet to “date night” with his girlfriend and the “Boondoggle Ranch” (its real name, I kid you not).
House Judiciary Democrats demand reimbursement to the taxpayers.
House Judiciary Democrats demand reimbursement to the taxpayers.
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Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela
The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act
The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela
The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act
The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act
GM🦋 This is from 2018. Truer words were never spoken, wake up and keep going!
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Jim Carrey CALLS OUT Trump in Award Acceptance Speech (2018)
YouTube video by NextGen America
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December 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
GM🦋 This is from 2018. Truer words were never spoken, wake up and keep going!
youtube.com/shorts/icfst...
youtube.com/shorts/icfst...
Good night 🦋 Tomorrow will be a better day.
John Lennon never forgotten 45 years later.
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John Lennon never forgotten 45 years later.
youtu.be/dfbAAiL5ec8?...
(Just Like) Starting Over (Ultimate Mix)
YouTube video by John Lennon - Topic
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December 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Good night 🦋 Tomorrow will be a better day.
John Lennon never forgotten 45 years later.
youtu.be/dfbAAiL5ec8?...
John Lennon never forgotten 45 years later.
youtu.be/dfbAAiL5ec8?...
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JUST IN: DOJ confirms Trump asserted executive privilege to shield more than 4,100 documents form police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot.
Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
JUST IN: DOJ confirms Trump asserted executive privilege to shield more than 4,100 documents form police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot.
Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...