Melissa
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
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This would be an excellent time for politicians to stop demonizing universities.
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This would be an excellent time for politicians to stop demonizing universities.
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No blood for oil
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
No blood for oil
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218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
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An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation. - Bryan Stevenson
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
December 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation. - Bryan Stevenson
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:
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NEW: The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
www.lawdork.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
NEW: The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
A peaceful moment tonight in Southern California
December 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A peaceful moment tonight in Southern California
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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The U.S. private sector shed more than 13,500 jobs per week on average in October and early November, according to data released Tuesday by the private payroll processing firm ADP, offering one of the few real-time reads on a weakening labor market.
Private Job Losses Sped Up This Month — Here's What To Know.
ADP’s weekly data shows private sector job cuts accelerated — as economists look toward alternative indicators as the federal government has not released labor reports.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The U.S. private sector shed more than 13,500 jobs per week on average in October and early November, according to data released Tuesday by the private payroll processing firm ADP, offering one of the few real-time reads on a weakening labor market.
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A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Contact the GM of your favorite radio station to complain about the DHS Kristi Noem announcements. Commercial stations are not required to broadcast these ads. It’s a business decision bc the govt pays for the ad buy. I was only the 6th person to complain. This is something we can all do.
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Contact the GM of your favorite radio station to complain about the DHS Kristi Noem announcements. Commercial stations are not required to broadcast these ads. It’s a business decision bc the govt pays for the ad buy. I was only the 6th person to complain. This is something we can all do.
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
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LendingTree: 70.5% of new tariffs were passed on to consumers, and U.S. consumers will pay $28.6 billion more in tariffs this holiday season.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
LendingTree: 70.5% of new tariffs were passed on to consumers, and U.S. consumers will pay $28.6 billion more in tariffs this holiday season.
Love -so many but today I’ll pick: This Tender Land (William Kent Krueger)
Hate: Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Want: Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
#booksky💙📚
#BookishQOTD📖🦋
Hate: Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Want: Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
#booksky💙📚
#BookishQOTD📖🦋
— ★°•| November 2 |•°★ —
Introduce yourself using 3 books: one you love, one you hate, and one you want to read.
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
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Introduce yourself using 3 books: one you love, one you hate, and one you want to read.
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
November 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Love -so many but today I’ll pick: This Tender Land (William Kent Krueger)
Hate: Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Want: Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
#booksky💙📚
#BookishQOTD📖🦋
Hate: Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Want: Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
#booksky💙📚
#BookishQOTD📖🦋
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When I explain that boycotting an election over an issue has never once forced a politician to embrace that issue, I'm not "scolding people to vote." I'm explaining reality.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
When I explain that boycotting an election over an issue has never once forced a politician to embrace that issue, I'm not "scolding people to vote." I'm explaining reality.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
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The Pentagon has agreed to buy drone parts from Don Jr's company that has only been manufacturing parts domestically for a few weeks.
Where is House Oversight Committee chair James Comer????
Where is House Oversight Committee chair James Comer????
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The Pentagon has agreed to buy drone parts from Don Jr's company that has only been manufacturing parts domestically for a few weeks.
Where is House Oversight Committee chair James Comer????
Where is House Oversight Committee chair James Comer????
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If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
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