Melanie Montero
@oceanhome.bsky.social
Retired Community College Professor
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If it doesn't involve lining his pockets with crypto money, building a $350 million ballroom, or pardoning his MAGA friends, Trump isn't interested in doing it.
Breaking News: President Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and others who tried to overturn the 2020 election. The move doesn’t shield them from state charges.
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
The pardons of former Trump aides, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic and cannot shield them from ongoing state-level prosecutions.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If it doesn't involve lining his pockets with crypto money, building a $350 million ballroom, or pardoning his MAGA friends, Trump isn't interested in doing it.
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
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📺 LIVE: End Citizens United // Let America Vote President @tiffanymuller.bsky.social and @morelle.house.gov on Substack. Watch here:
End Citizens United | Substack
Our mission is to fix our democracy by getting big money out of politics, fighting corruption, and protecting the right to vote.
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
📺 LIVE: End Citizens United // Let America Vote President @tiffanymuller.bsky.social and @morelle.house.gov on Substack. Watch here:
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Hello, my dears!
A Very Important Topic just now is #FoodInsecurity, and this is an issue worldwide. Governments seem in no great rush to do their jobs.
Once again, it comes down to the individual.
Could you please add a link for food assistance in your area, and I'll pin this.
Thank you!
✨️
A Very Important Topic just now is #FoodInsecurity, and this is an issue worldwide. Governments seem in no great rush to do their jobs.
Once again, it comes down to the individual.
Could you please add a link for food assistance in your area, and I'll pin this.
Thank you!
✨️
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Hello, my dears!
A Very Important Topic just now is #FoodInsecurity, and this is an issue worldwide. Governments seem in no great rush to do their jobs.
Once again, it comes down to the individual.
Could you please add a link for food assistance in your area, and I'll pin this.
Thank you!
✨️
A Very Important Topic just now is #FoodInsecurity, and this is an issue worldwide. Governments seem in no great rush to do their jobs.
Once again, it comes down to the individual.
Could you please add a link for food assistance in your area, and I'll pin this.
Thank you!
✨️
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This woman is sick.
Lauren Boebert Slammed After Photos Of Her Racist ICE-Theme Halloween Costume Emerge
www.comicsands.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This woman is sick.
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As I explained in my Round Up this week, the admin screwed up and a handful of states were able to access SNAP funding to pay full benefits for their constituents. The gov has represented in court that they can’t get it back, so it’s become an equity issue open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As I explained in my Round Up this week, the admin screwed up and a handful of states were able to access SNAP funding to pay full benefits for their constituents. The gov has represented in court that they can’t get it back, so it’s become an equity issue open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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NO FOOD FOR YOU: The Trump administration tells states to “immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025"
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NO FOOD FOR YOU: The Trump administration tells states to “immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025"
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US transportation secretary warns flights could be 'reduced to a trickle'
US transportation secretary warns flights could be 'reduced to a trickle'
Secretary Sean Duffy said on Sunday that more air traffic reductions are coming if the US government shutdown, which is now on day 40, continues.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
US transportation secretary warns flights could be 'reduced to a trickle'
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Trump’s approval rating drops to a dismal 37%.
Trump: Free $2,000 for everyone!!!
Trump: Free $2,000 for everyone!!!
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump’s approval rating drops to a dismal 37%.
Trump: Free $2,000 for everyone!!!
Trump: Free $2,000 for everyone!!!
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The appeals court now has less than 48 hours to weigh in. Meanwhile, deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues.
Trump's war on the hungry continues with Supreme Court stay
The pause allows, for now, the president to keep using hungry Americans as a political weapon.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The appeals court now has less than 48 hours to weigh in. Meanwhile, deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues.
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A prominent far-right German activist has applied for political asylum in the U.S., as the Trump administration has signaled plans to prioritize protections for White refugees and Europeans who claim they are being targeted for their populist views.
German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen
Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A prominent far-right German activist has applied for political asylum in the U.S., as the Trump administration has signaled plans to prioritize protections for White refugees and Europeans who claim they are being targeted for their populist views.
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"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."
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November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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In Opinion | “Throughout the Trump era, many of the most prominent voices of right-wing America have only become shriller, angrier and, yes, more racist and more antisemitic,” our columnist David French writes.
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
This is what happens when the fringe becomes the mainstream (and vice versa).
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In Opinion | “Throughout the Trump era, many of the most prominent voices of right-wing America have only become shriller, angrier and, yes, more racist and more antisemitic,” our columnist David French writes.
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"Everything that China does is covered by the national security law in China, and that means every single company has to co-operate with the Chinese authorities in handing over data."
Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.
Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.
UK investigates remote ‘kill switch’ on Chinese-made buses — The Times and The Sunday Times
The UK is investigating a security loophole that could allow hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses to be remotely deactivated. Government officials are working with the National Cyber Security Centr...
apple.news
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Everything that China does is covered by the national security law in China, and that means every single company has to co-operate with the Chinese authorities in handing over data."
Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.
Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.
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Fresh off a resounding Proposition 50 victory to create more Democratic congressional seats, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California chose to celebrate where the nation’s escalating redistricting fight started: Texas. The rally was yet another sign of his hopes to run for president.
Gavin Newsom, Eyeing 2028, Tries to Mess With Texas
Celebrating his recent redistricting victory, the California governor swooped into a state led by a Republican rival and sent the latest signal about his presidential ambitions.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Fresh off a resounding Proposition 50 victory to create more Democratic congressional seats, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California chose to celebrate where the nation’s escalating redistricting fight started: Texas. The rally was yet another sign of his hopes to run for president.
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President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the ...
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payments for November amid legal battle
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the...
www.pbs.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the ...
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Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It has been reported that the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, recently authorized a plan to purchase ten engineless aircraft frames from the assets of Spirit Airlines, although the plan was reportedly pause
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It has been reported that the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, recently authorized a plan to purchase ten engineless aircraft frames from the assets of Spirit Airlines, although the plan was reportedly pause
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Humanity is doing great
The most evil American is the President of the United States
The most evil man ever to become a US citizen after years of living here illegally will become the world's first trillionaire
And the center of global democracy, the White House, will soon host an MMA cage match
The most evil American is the President of the United States
The most evil man ever to become a US citizen after years of living here illegally will become the world's first trillionaire
And the center of global democracy, the White House, will soon host an MMA cage match
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Humanity is doing great
The most evil American is the President of the United States
The most evil man ever to become a US citizen after years of living here illegally will become the world's first trillionaire
And the center of global democracy, the White House, will soon host an MMA cage match
The most evil American is the President of the United States
The most evil man ever to become a US citizen after years of living here illegally will become the world's first trillionaire
And the center of global democracy, the White House, will soon host an MMA cage match
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The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.
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Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
wrd.cm
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
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If you get an email today asking you to sign a Stop the CRA petition, know that the Canadian Taxpayers Association is connected to Americans for Prosperity, the Koch think tank. 🤬🇨🇦
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you get an email today asking you to sign a Stop the CRA petition, know that the Canadian Taxpayers Association is connected to Americans for Prosperity, the Koch think tank. 🤬🇨🇦
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After 38 days of stalemate, the Senate is finally turning to its tactic of last resort to solve the government shutdown: a working weekend.For the first time since the start of the nearly six-week ...
The Senate hopes for a weekend shutdown miracle
Majority Leader John Thune is keeping senators in Washington for the first time amid the record shutdown. There’s no guarantee it will work.
www.politico.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
After 38 days of stalemate, the Senate is finally turning to its tactic of last resort to solve the government shutdown: a working weekend.For the first time since the start of the nearly six-week ...
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“At City Hall, all 150 seats were filled as people began to stand and gather along the back and side walls…”
elginobserver.com/23645/news/c...
elginobserver.com/23645/news/c...
City of Elgin considers “ICE-free zones”
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients may soon be eligible to be hired to work as firefighters for the City of Elgin, and “ICE free zones” may be established. On Wednesday, October...
elginobserver.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“At City Hall, all 150 seats were filled as people began to stand and gather along the back and side walls…”
elginobserver.com/23645/news/c...
elginobserver.com/23645/news/c...