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Mark Tully (Yes I think about the Romans)πŸ––πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡²πŸ‡½
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Fan of Dodgers, NU, history, public transit. CtrLft politics, recovering Medill Mafia/Contract atty IRL. Nom de plume for a SoCal Carbon-based life form. Not a fan of DMs or crypto.
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You're not wrong. LA ripped out its light rail and had to start from scratch 30 years later. It's mostly sprawl. I think the setting is more scenic with the mountains and the ocean, though.
The Brain Drain is well under way...
β€œThe EU has seen a surge in interest from American academics applying for grants, as US researchers increasingly look for options abroad in response to President Donald Trump's attacks on higher education.”
Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe
EU grant applications hit record in 2025 amid surge in interest from American academics
on.ft.com
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Thank you, Norfolk! Take it from President @barackobama.bsky.social β€” there’s too much at stake to sit Tuesday’s election out.

This is our opportunity to chart a new course forward for Virginia β€” and your vote will set an example for the rest of the country along the way.
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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Don’t take it from me, listen to Snopes! Speaker Johnson signed a bill to cut $186 billion from SNAP. And again, it’s HIS party that won’t help millions of Americans put food on the table this month.
House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025
Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.
www.snopes.com
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From MeidasTouch Legal AF: The Convicted FElon DOJ is now deleting court documents on J6 terrorists who have been in trouble with law repeatedly. The DOJ was caught when a judge noticed a document missing on a J6'er, who wanted to bomb Obama's home & was convicted for it. I bet these are ICE now.
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It was great being back in Norfolk to help get out the vote for @abigailspanberger.com for Governor.

Virginia – Abigail Spanberger cares about your freedoms, she will fight for your rights, and she will work every day to make your life a little bit better.
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Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
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Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.
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The crowd tonight in Norfolk, Virginia for Abigail Spanberger and Barack Obama. LET’S GO!!!
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β€œ[Trump] doesn’t have any policies, he has whims. ... He’s making money, hand over fist, while the world goes to hell in a hand basket. It’s unbelievable. I don’t know of a greater criminal in history."

~ Harrison Ford
The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
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Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained.”

Except for the ones that were.
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New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
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The group chat pings around school drop-off and dismissal time. β€œAll quiet at [Elementary School X],” one message says, or β€œsmooth sailing at [Middle School Y].” Neighbors are on heightened alert because a federal government helicopter has been doing laps over our communities…
On the occasion of Halloween, @newrepublic.com asked me to write about what’s going on in Chicago and I wanted you all to know what randomized terror feels like. And also that as the federal government fails our kids, everyday Chicagoans are showing the courage of trying to protect them.
ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago for Halloweenβ€”and Parents Are Fighting Back
Fear and a whiff of tear gas hang over festivities this year. In response, even people who aren’t usually politically engaged are mobilizing.
newrepublic.com