Tracy @bsky.social
@taiping2.bsky.social
Retired internist. Bookworm. True blue. Meet me in the land of hope and dreams. Let freedom ring.💙
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Tracy @bsky.social
@taiping2.bsky.social
· May 15
Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Let us come together to protect our democracy, the Land of Hope and Dreams. Thank you Springsteen! The power of the people is greater than the people in power. youtu.be/6ZHWIYHlXOs?...
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Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake
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I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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NASHVILLE Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social on voting for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in TN-7: “You will never have a chance to have as much impact in an election as you do right now.”
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NASHVILLE Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social on voting for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in TN-7: “You will never have a chance to have as much impact in an election as you do right now.”
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Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
seiu.co
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
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The fact that a 22-year-old former gardener leads counter-terrorism at the FBI is not reassuring. The fact that the 🍊 menace is targeting all Afghans and Somalis for the act of an individual is horrifying. Many of recent mass shooters are white men but we don’t target white men.
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The fact that a 22-year-old former gardener leads counter-terrorism at the FBI is not reassuring. The fact that the 🍊 menace is targeting all Afghans and Somalis for the act of an individual is horrifying. Many of recent mass shooters are white men but we don’t target white men.
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Still incredible how a terminally stupid person can have such an influence over the world.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row
US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Still incredible how a terminally stupid person can have such an influence over the world.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Trump dismantling of Constitution, especially Bill of Rights, continues.
Pam Bondi says the DOJ is going to investigate journalists for saying things the Trump administration doesn't like.
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Trump dismantling of Constitution, especially Bill of Rights, continues.
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NEW: "Is this what Trump meant when he promised he would be great for the business community, including small businesses like ours?"
I work at a small business. I’m paying for Trump’s tariffs.
Lessons for a fake businessman president, from an actual businessman.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NEW: "Is this what Trump meant when he promised he would be great for the business community, including small businesses like ours?"
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@timmiller.bsky.social: "You can do border control and you can do deportations without having masked guys coming and grabbing you because of the way you look…How do you think it makes sense for a masked person to jump out of their car and grab you? How is that legal?"
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social: "You can do border control and you can do deportations without having masked guys coming and grabbing you because of the way you look…How do you think it makes sense for a masked person to jump out of their car and grab you? How is that legal?"
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@timmiller.bsky.social: "The head of the whole immigration enforcement effort took $50,000 in a Cava bag. This is not a group that's interested in following the law."
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social: "The head of the whole immigration enforcement effort took $50,000 in a Cava bag. This is not a group that's interested in following the law."
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a thing about immigrants is that every single one of them is a person, a full human being, no exceptions, whether deemed by this vicious state to be "peaceful" or not smh
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
a thing about immigrants is that every single one of them is a person, a full human being, no exceptions, whether deemed by this vicious state to be "peaceful" or not smh
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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He also doesn't regard Trump as a bad guy.
"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
He also doesn't regard Trump as a bad guy.
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Interesting framing. From whom did it originate. Especially given the undeniable fact that the two collaborating adversaries of Kyiv are atop any league table of the most corrupt governments on earth. (Putin and Trump.)
“For Ukraine’s partners, the taboo question now is not whether corruption is pervasive,” writes the former adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky. “But whether the current leadership is still part of the solution” econ.st/4olgKjA
Illustration: Dan Williams
Illustration: Dan Williams
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Interesting framing. From whom did it originate. Especially given the undeniable fact that the two collaborating adversaries of Kyiv are atop any league table of the most corrupt governments on earth. (Putin and Trump.)
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'An ordinary president, Kelly told us on Tuesday afternoon, would have responded to the video by affirming that troops should of course follow lawful orders. “But not this guy,” he added. “We basically said, ‘Follow the law.’ And he said, ‘Kill them.’”'
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
‘An Example MUST BE SET’
The pursuit of Mark Kelly in the military-justice system sends a clear message to service members and veterans.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
'An ordinary president, Kelly told us on Tuesday afternoon, would have responded to the video by affirming that troops should of course follow lawful orders. “But not this guy,” he added. “We basically said, ‘Follow the law.’ And he said, ‘Kill them.’”'
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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By the way, note that the description of Biden as being "in obvious mental decline" was left in the speech, while the description of Trump as the "most openly corrupt president in American history" was removed:
Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
By the way, note that the description of Biden as being "in obvious mental decline" was left in the speech, while the description of Trump as the "most openly corrupt president in American history" was removed:
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November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Since Helsinki it’s been clear that the 🍊 menace is a Putin puppet. Now it’s clear that Witkoff is also a Russian asset
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Since Helsinki it’s been clear that the 🍊 menace is a Putin puppet. Now it’s clear that Witkoff is also a Russian asset
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This is so true.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is so true.
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My sister is a nurse. My oldest daughter is a nurse. My wife is a lab tech. And...and one time...I was a nurse. Don't tell my family...or the hundreds of thousands of other families...that nurses...and those in the health field...aren't "professionals."
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My sister is a nurse. My oldest daughter is a nurse. My wife is a lab tech. And...and one time...I was a nurse. Don't tell my family...or the hundreds of thousands of other families...that nurses...and those in the health field...aren't "professionals."
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.
You're Goddamn right we're professionals.