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English. Grumpy, caffeine-fueled foodie. Cat wrangler, nature walker & dog lover. Chocolatier, home baker & cook. Beatles, Clapton, Pink Floyd, classical. Fanatical believer in democracy.

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Paul Smedley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇦 @paulsmedley.bsky.social · Mar 14

Serious discussions in the White House

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Ketamine?

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#Felon47
#LowIQIndividual
#Krasnov
#PedoInChief
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Mary Breen @mb26.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 16h

When Trump won in 2024, the very first words that came to me were “No Kings.” No Kings in America. I changed my social media profile pic & banner to “No Kings” in Jan when he was sworn in, and I’ll be out again at a “No Kings” rally on Oct 18. See you out there.👇 www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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WulfHelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 14h

Just me?

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 17h

It's about instilling fear in and controlling the populace through violence.

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 16h

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

Friends — something dramatic has happened over the last two weeks.

Sunday thought: the big Reveal

Friends,

robertreich.substack.com

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15h

Over 50,000 people are running today in “war torn” Chicago for the city’s marathon.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.

So much for “America First.”

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KatOtis! @kat-otis.bsky.social · 22h

He IS a domestic terrorist, a kiddie raper, a traitor...

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Richard Signorelli 🌱💙🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @richsignorelli.bsky.social · 1d

If you are deranged enough to obsessively lobby for a Nobel Peace Prize, then you should be automatically disqualified from receiving it.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 1d

Reporters: stop using the deferential term "detaining" when talking about ICE goons' abduction of innocent people from US streets. You proper term would indeed by "abduction", but if you want to pretend neutrality you could use "capture", which at least says nothing about the captors' motives.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23h

Even Our Greatest Ally The UK, Know Chump and Brainworm are
Bad For Women's Healthcare......

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