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Lee West

@whodat35.bsky.social

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“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” — Things you won’t see trending on X • L.A./N.Y./London/Rome & NOLA. Energy transition, Silicon Valley technofile, aerospace, filmmaker, writer ✍️, former producer, foreign policy and dolphin hugger. #RESIST

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · Jul 27

🚨 #SocialSecurity is on the chopping block. Thanks to Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” retirees are now staring down $18,000-a-year benefit cut in just seven years. Seniors who paid in their whole lives are left holding the bag.
– $13,600 cut for a typical retired couple.

A new analysis projects a 24% cut to Social Security benefits by late 2032.

Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will cause sharp cuts to Social Security by late 2032, a new analysis says.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 5h

The clearly don’t teach that at LSU Law School.

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 5h

Have a good evening.

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Nora Dunn @beatlebomb.bsky.social · 5h

No, you jerk. We mean, we're not a monarchy and Trump is not our big bloated king. We are a democracy with checks (not made out to Trump and his family) and balances.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 5h

What an evil twisted man.

CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre.

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"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 5h

This didn’t age well.

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Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’

Donald Trump’s son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 9h

Yep - they control 70% to 80% of the total market capitalization.

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Dan @djlane.bsky.social · 9h

The Conservative Republican Way.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 9h

Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79 😢 🙏

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 12h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 12h

Religious leaders denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility. | CST chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Religious leaders denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility

Meanwhile, two days after a judge ordered the removal of a fence erected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, barricades were being put up in front of the fence on Saturday.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 12h

ICE in Chicago amid ongoing "Operation Midway Blitz" activity: Live updates | CBS Chicago www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live...

ICE in Chicago amid ongoing "Operation Midway Blitz" activity: Live updates

After launching "Operation Midway Blitz" at the beginning of September, there has been a rapid escalation of ICE in Chicago, with armed agents marching through the Loop.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 12h

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 15h

Call for their resignation.

If they don’t resign, start impeachment proceedings.

Then, restore DHS/ICE oversight ASAP by bringing back:

✅ Office for CivilRights and Civil Liberties, and

✅ Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 12h

Ok, please repost when you can. I know a great deal about polls and metrics and can summarize.

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 12h

But it’s being run like a closely-held company similar to Trump/Musk business and the board of Directors are family members and friends. The corporation isn’t publicly-held and doesn’t adhere to any corporate charter to give back to communities in which it operates in. Big difference in mindset.

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 13h

These subcontractors that are hired have no training in crowd control. They are told to escalate. This is the issue everyone is confronted with as Noem is running the reality Gestapo TV show now. Wag the Dog governance.

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 13h

It’s been 9 months and no traction with a general strike. It’s because people are living paycheck to paycheck and many live in right to fire states.

Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 13h

Agreed. Or at least bring local police in to protect the protesters from ICE doing funny business/what they did to provoke and stage/manufacture chaos in Portland. Senator Merkley called them out on it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_yf...

Merkley SLAMS Trump Administration for Inciting Violence in Portland

YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14h

The fight for democracy is the defining battle of our generation, and protecting free and fair elections must be our top priority. That is why my law firm is litigating 63 voting cases — to preserve our basic civil and political rights, Marc Elias writes.
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Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases

Read here.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Democrats Organizing For America @democratsofa.bsky.social · 14h

Senator Merkley spoke on the Senate floor about the Trump’s dastardly attempts to incite civil unrest by USING America’s military AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE to help justify & further enable his and his fascist handlers illegal attempts to overthrow the United States Of America & our Constitution!

Merkley SLAMS Trump Administration for Inciting Violence in Portland

YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14h

Given his stock holdings, very possible.

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Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir

Over a dozen Trump appointees in the White House and Department of Homeland Security have owned stock in the controversial company raising privacy concerns across the political spectrum.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14h

It’s at multiple levels. We have private hedge fund millionaires running treasury and commerce. The grift and corruption runs deep.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14h

So, will soldiers be tasked to clean up dead bodies like the Kuwaiti’s had to do after Iraq killed civilians during first Gulf War in Iraq’s Ice Rink in Kuwait City? Or, unearth mass graves that were crushed by heavy equipment in Bosnia? Who will document & test the DNA of the dead bodies in Gaza?

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RM @squireafd.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you Lee for helping us defend democracy!

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14h

No, I track that daily via real-time posts.

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