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smeders
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Lifelong socialist and Europhile. Septuagenarian. Atheist. Mrs Smeders. 4 kids. 1 grandson. 3 dogs. Like ice cream muchly. Opinions are my own. Am I bovvered though. Am I though. Really, am I.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 8h
ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.

This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.

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ShannonB @shannonbuz.bsky.social · 6h
Incredibly creepy
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Fight 4 Democracy Continues @politically.bsky.social · 1d
Netanyahu is still a war criminal.
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 6h
Johnson is so full of do do. Look at what is happening on the streets of America. It is very distressing to watch.

There is no peace in the US. Its citizens are being abducted by masked thugs, under the order of 47.

47 is America's most cruel, vindictive leader.
NO peace medals given to thugs.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h
I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.
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Tom Calhoun @theonlyrealtmcmaui.bsky.social · 6h
dijit's complaining about hit Time cover photo.
Dude, that's what you look like, and it's only going to get worse.😂 Everybody knows you're bald and have that weird swirl of hair that blows around when it's windy. Sooo strange.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h
Cartoon by @edwexler.bsky.social.
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@Peg33 @peg33.bsky.social · 13h
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 7h
I've never understood some men's obsession with having children (especially male children) as a form of leaving a legacy. Especially since those same men rarely want to help raise those kids. An individual person isn't a monument to your DNA. You didn't actually accomplish anything but reproduce.
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Dan Osborn @osbornforne.bsky.social · 7h
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 6h
When's the turkey shoot?
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 14h
Behold the National Neckgina.
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Amy Oddo✌🏻💙☀️ @amyoddo.bsky.social · 6h
Everything Trump Touches Dies
#ETTD
Grifters keep on grifting!
#ChumpCrimeFamily
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Truth Social(ist) @twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social · 11h
This idiot keeps bragging about the 20 hostages being released in another country while he's kidnapping thousands of people a day here in America.

Fuck him and the fascism he rode in on.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 13h
"Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass" by Tom Bowman of NPR. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g... Recommended.

A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 11h
California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 10h
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51
Singer known for tracks such as Brown Sugar and Untitled (How Does It Feel) died at home from pancreatic cancer
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KatOtis! @kat-otis.bsky.social · 16h
Take the mother fucking gloves OFF, dems! Do NOT ask me to support you, if you don't fight these fucking FASCISTS!
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
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Democrats are captive to outdated etiquette. It’s endangering democracy | Ryan W Powers
The establishment left’s attachment to rigid rules leaves the party out of touch and failing to meet the moment
www.theguardian.com
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
See, Presidents CAN go to jail.

47 should have gone after he lost the election and organised an insurrection.

The US has a weak justice system, soon to disappear, but where you get more jail time for petty stealing, than fraud committed by the trump-mafia.

Oh, and shooting a black man of course
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week
Sarkozy must go to La Santé prison in Paris after conviction over scheme to obtain election funds from Gaddafi regime
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week
Sarkozy must go to La Santé prison in Paris after conviction over scheme to obtain election funds from Gaddafi regime
www.theguardian.com
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
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Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study
Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
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Obama takes aim at companies cutting deals with Trump: ‘We have capacity to take a stand’
Universities, law firms and businesses that have changed course should have stood by convictions, says ex-president
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
Oh, poor peety.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information
Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas
www.theguardian.com
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
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Democrats are captive to outdated etiquette. It’s endangering democracy | Ryan W Powers
The establishment left’s attachment to rigid rules leaves the party out of touch and failing to meet the moment
www.theguardian.com
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
Guardian.

Letitia James warns of ‘powerful voices trying to silence the truth’

New York attorney general strikes a defiant tone during Mamdani rally in first appearance since her indictment

The Democrat took the stage to thunderous and sustained applause and chants of “We love Tish”
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smeders @smeders.bsky.social · 16h
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Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins
Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel
www.theguardian.com