@paul of the west
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Treasure American democracy, recognize it's faults. Fear what we're doing to our planet. Believe in our diversity. Working to leave them all better for my children and their children.
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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"In less than a month’s time, Rubio has presided over America’s willing abdication as leader of the free world. It’s a shameful legacy that cuts against everything he once proclaimed to stand for."
How Marco Rubio helped bury American soft power
This is why his boss once called him "Liddle Marco."
www.publicnotice.co
February 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"In less than a month’s time, Rubio has presided over America’s willing abdication as leader of the free world. It’s a shameful legacy that cuts against everything he once proclaimed to stand for."
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Friends,
May we never forget that while negotiations,statements, addresses and the rest of the (undoubtedly important) diplomacy track are happening,exhausted #Ukrainian men &women in military uniform are holding back evil on the frontlines.
Without them,there would be no diplomacy track at all.
May we never forget that while negotiations,statements, addresses and the rest of the (undoubtedly important) diplomacy track are happening,exhausted #Ukrainian men &women in military uniform are holding back evil on the frontlines.
Without them,there would be no diplomacy track at all.
February 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Friends,
May we never forget that while negotiations,statements, addresses and the rest of the (undoubtedly important) diplomacy track are happening,exhausted #Ukrainian men &women in military uniform are holding back evil on the frontlines.
Without them,there would be no diplomacy track at all.
May we never forget that while negotiations,statements, addresses and the rest of the (undoubtedly important) diplomacy track are happening,exhausted #Ukrainian men &women in military uniform are holding back evil on the frontlines.
Without them,there would be no diplomacy track at all.
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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The biggest cage match ever will be between Musk and Trump. Elon will try to implement AI in a manner that automates much of what Trump is now trying to control.
Trump will have no understanding of what is going on and will have to turn to the AI oligarchs to support him in this battle.
Trump will have no understanding of what is going on and will have to turn to the AI oligarchs to support him in this battle.
February 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The biggest cage match ever will be between Musk and Trump. Elon will try to implement AI in a manner that automates much of what Trump is now trying to control.
Trump will have no understanding of what is going on and will have to turn to the AI oligarchs to support him in this battle.
Trump will have no understanding of what is going on and will have to turn to the AI oligarchs to support him in this battle.
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cc: @Gavin Newsome It’s time to build a CDC & NIH in California with the folks who were fired from the feds. In fact, I think each blue state governor needs to scoop up these scientists, healthcare workers and laboratory workers asap. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
cc: @Gavin Newsome It’s time to build a CDC & NIH in California with the folks who were fired from the feds. In fact, I think each blue state governor needs to scoop up these scientists, healthcare workers and laboratory workers asap. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
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NEW: Kash Patel was paid $25,000 by a Kremlin-linked filmmaker to promote anti-western propaganda. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Kash Patel was paid by Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, documents show
Patel, Trump’s nominee to be FBI director, was paid $25,000 last year by a film company that has promoted anti-Western views advanced by the Kremlin, documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NEW: Kash Patel was paid $25,000 by a Kremlin-linked filmmaker to promote anti-western propaganda. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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My name is Peter Morley. I live on fixed income. I have Lupus & chronic illnesses & disabilities & have subsisted on Social Security Disability for 18 years. I've survived cancer 2x & currently recovering from surgery. I DEPEND on Medicaid & SNAP. I will NEVER GIVE UP fighting until my last breath.💜
February 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My name is Peter Morley. I live on fixed income. I have Lupus & chronic illnesses & disabilities & have subsisted on Social Security Disability for 18 years. I've survived cancer 2x & currently recovering from surgery. I DEPEND on Medicaid & SNAP. I will NEVER GIVE UP fighting until my last breath.💜
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Musk and DOGE has access to the Medicare and Medicaud data systems.
There better be lawsuits.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
There better be lawsuits.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Musk's DOGE gains access to Medicare, Medicaid data systems
Elon Musk's DOGE is reviewing Medicare and Medicaid for waste and fraud, gaining access to key HHS data systems. This live blog is now closed.
www.newsweek.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Musk and DOGE has access to the Medicare and Medicaud data systems.
There better be lawsuits.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
There better be lawsuits.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
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Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
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From David French:
"Every Republican senator who votes for Patel is abdicating his or her constitutional responsibility...lt took immense courage to create our constitutional republic, and now immense cowardice is placing our system of justice under threat"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
"Every Republican senator who votes for Patel is abdicating his or her constitutional responsibility...lt took immense courage to create our constitutional republic, and now immense cowardice is placing our system of justice under threat"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Kash Patel Is a Warning Shot
Senators, take heed.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
From David French:
"Every Republican senator who votes for Patel is abdicating his or her constitutional responsibility...lt took immense courage to create our constitutional republic, and now immense cowardice is placing our system of justice under threat"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
"Every Republican senator who votes for Patel is abdicating his or her constitutional responsibility...lt took immense courage to create our constitutional republic, and now immense cowardice is placing our system of justice under threat"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
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📌QUESTION: How can a private citizen, with zero govt. clearance be walking through the doors of OUR federal departments and the treasury, ransacking the places, stealing information, and NOBODY is stopping him?
📌And what the fuck is law enforcement doing right now?
📌THIS IS A COUP.
📌And what the fuck is law enforcement doing right now?
📌THIS IS A COUP.
February 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
📌QUESTION: How can a private citizen, with zero govt. clearance be walking through the doors of OUR federal departments and the treasury, ransacking the places, stealing information, and NOBODY is stopping him?
📌And what the fuck is law enforcement doing right now?
📌THIS IS A COUP.
📌And what the fuck is law enforcement doing right now?
📌THIS IS A COUP.
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📌I've been doing my best to check the veracity of this info, and nobody in a position to know disputes that at the bare minimum, there's a very real possibility that all of us have been compromised.
📌This is would be the worst internal attack on the American public in history. Second isn't close.
📌This is would be the worst internal attack on the American public in history. Second isn't close.
February 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
📌I've been doing my best to check the veracity of this info, and nobody in a position to know disputes that at the bare minimum, there's a very real possibility that all of us have been compromised.
📌This is would be the worst internal attack on the American public in history. Second isn't close.
📌This is would be the worst internal attack on the American public in history. Second isn't close.
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The root of so many problems in America and the rest of the world: hate and fear.
This video describes my mood and some serious questions we need to consider….
February 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The root of so many problems in America and the rest of the world: hate and fear.
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Seems like a good time to point out that you can download from the library of congress, and it would be worthwhile to download probably as much as you can while you can
January 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Seems like a good time to point out that you can download from the library of congress, and it would be worthwhile to download probably as much as you can while you can
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We could have had a competent president, lower drug prices, home buyer assistance, a Cabinet filled with qualified adults and not sociopaths, global respect, and national sovereignty...
a woman in a suit is smiling while standing in front of a microphone .
ALT: a woman in a suit is smiling while standing in front of a microphone .
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
We could have had a competent president, lower drug prices, home buyer assistance, a Cabinet filled with qualified adults and not sociopaths, global respect, and national sovereignty...
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January 31, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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If Google is going to go along with renaming the Gulf of Mexico I think we need to rename them.
January 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If Google is going to go along with renaming the Gulf of Mexico I think we need to rename them.
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it doesn't matter if he describes it as a "temporary freeze" any more than if he claims "temporary" emergency powers to adjourn Congress or jail lawmakers. it is a dictatorial power grab. democrats and media must react accordingly
January 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
it doesn't matter if he describes it as a "temporary freeze" any more than if he claims "temporary" emergency powers to adjourn Congress or jail lawmakers. it is a dictatorial power grab. democrats and media must react accordingly