Michele Dotson 🇺🇸🫶🏾⚖️🗳📬🇺🇦✌🏾🦾
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PRIORITIES: #Truth, #Facts, #VotingRights, #Democracy, NO racial/partisan #gerrymandering, End #CitizensUnited
Independent Liberal Club 92 member—hydrating
PRIORITIES: #Truth, #Facts, #VotingRights, #Democracy, NO racial/partisan #gerrymandering, End #CitizensUnited
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CORRECTION:
Americans and the world can ONLY blame Trump and Republicans for this government shutdown AND the last one.
1. They shut it down.
2. They own it.
3. They MUST re-open it.
#WorseThanWatergate the
#TrumpEpsteinShutdown
#Kleptocracy
#TrumpShutdown
#TrumpShutdown2
#RepublicanShutdown
Americans and the world can ONLY blame Trump and Republicans for this government shutdown AND the last one.
1. They shut it down.
2. They own it.
3. They MUST re-open it.
#WorseThanWatergate the
#TrumpEpsteinShutdown
#Kleptocracy
#TrumpShutdown
#TrumpShutdown2
#RepublicanShutdown
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Over 24 days in 1946, the German novelist Hans Fallada produced a rare, and now timely, literary touchstone. The novel—based on a Gestapo file—is an exploration of the sometimes corrosive, sometimes energizing nature of fear, Hillary Kelly writes.
How Terror Works
A 1947 German novel explores the sometimes corrosive, sometimes energizing nature of fear.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Over 24 days in 1946, the German novelist Hans Fallada produced a rare, and now timely, literary touchstone. The novel—based on a Gestapo file—is an exploration of the sometimes corrosive, sometimes energizing nature of fear, Hillary Kelly writes.
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I’m more worried about the lack of vetting for Trump cabinet members.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
Individuals with knowledge of the process that Rahmanullah Lakanwal went through contradicted senior Trump officials’ claim that he was not scrutinized.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m more worried about the lack of vetting for Trump cabinet members.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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A forever stain on America
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺”The United States is poised to recognise Russia’s control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories to secure a deal to end the war.” - Telegraph
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A forever stain on America
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The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That. trib.al/5e2Qk8k
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That. trib.al/5e2Qk8k
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Due to outdated privacy laws, the Trump administration can easily turn powerful surveillance tools against anyone and everyone, with scant safeguards. Now, ICE says that it plans to make this risk a reality for the swath of Americans who oppose the president’s agenda. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Due to outdated privacy laws, the Trump administration can easily turn powerful surveillance tools against anyone and everyone, with scant safeguards. Now, ICE says that it plans to make this risk a reality for the swath of Americans who oppose the president’s agenda. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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Opinion | Mark Kelly Is Being Investigated for Telling the Truth
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Imagine the reaction had Michelle Obama done this while First Lady.
First Lady Melania Trump announced the launch of "Muse Films," a production company that will debut with the upcoming documentary titled "Melania."
Melania Trump launches production company ahead of documentary
First Lady Melania Trump announced the launch of "Muse Films," a production company that will debut with the upcoming documentary titled "Melania."
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Imagine the reaction had Michelle Obama done this while First Lady.
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Investigate everything. Take nobody's word for anything.
These are the greatest crimes in history, and a vast 4,000 year old conspiracy that began with the invention of our false god; the Almighty dollar.
These are the greatest crimes in history, and a vast 4,000 year old conspiracy that began with the invention of our false god; the Almighty dollar.
From “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,” Lesson 11: Investigate.
“...Learn about sites that investigate propaganda campaigns (some of which come from abroad). Take responsibility for what you communicate with others.”
#OnTyranny
“...Learn about sites that investigate propaganda campaigns (some of which come from abroad). Take responsibility for what you communicate with others.”
#OnTyranny
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Investigate everything. Take nobody's word for anything.
These are the greatest crimes in history, and a vast 4,000 year old conspiracy that began with the invention of our false god; the Almighty dollar.
These are the greatest crimes in history, and a vast 4,000 year old conspiracy that began with the invention of our false god; the Almighty dollar.
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November 28, 2025
November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
November 28, 2025
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Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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More cracks in the dam
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
More cracks in the dam
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"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Bookmark this for the investigations to come: the Trump team’s boat bombings trace back to at least 2018. That’s when White House officials asked me & others about whether they could do something like this.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bookmark this for the investigations to come: the Trump team’s boat bombings trace back to at least 2018. That’s when White House officials asked me & others about whether they could do something like this.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
“The most consistent thing about Trump’s 10-month search for an end to the war in Ukraine has been his inconsistency.”
SOURCE: @theatlantic.com by Simon Shuster and Missy Ryan
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Why Trump Pushed for Peace—Again
The most consistent thing about Trump’s 10-month search for an end to the war in Ukraine has been his inconsistency.
www.theatlantic.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“The most consistent thing about Trump’s 10-month search for an end to the war in Ukraine has been his inconsistency.”
SOURCE: @theatlantic.com by Simon Shuster and Missy Ryan
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Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
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An Indiana legislator opposed President Trump’s push for the state to redraw its congressional map to gain GOP seats in next year’s midterms. Harassment followed. “I’d rather my house not get firebombed,” the lawmaker told @russellberman.bsky.social.
‘I’d Rather My House Not Get Firebombed’
He opposed gerrymandering. Harassment followed.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
An Indiana legislator opposed President Trump’s push for the state to redraw its congressional map to gain GOP seats in next year’s midterms. Harassment followed. “I’d rather my house not get firebombed,” the lawmaker told @russellberman.bsky.social.
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The controversy over the Heritage Foundation illustrates the collapse of intellectual standards on the right—a profound problem that Donald Trump has exploited and exacerbated, Jonathan Chait argues. theatln.tc/FJq7dmKY
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The controversy over the Heritage Foundation illustrates the collapse of intellectual standards on the right—a profound problem that Donald Trump has exploited and exacerbated, Jonathan Chait argues. theatln.tc/FJq7dmKY
🚨WAIT! WAIT!! WHAT?!🚨
We must never become numb to or desensitized by Trump’s “Triple-down” MAGAfied actions that defy his words and the actions that others, like “Pickled Pete” Hegseth, engage in on Trump’s behalf.
How did Trump “triple-down”? ⬇️
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We must never become numb to or desensitized by Trump’s “Triple-down” MAGAfied actions that defy his words and the actions that others, like “Pickled Pete” Hegseth, engage in on Trump’s behalf.
How did Trump “triple-down”? ⬇️
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🚨WAIT! WAIT!! WHAT?!🚨
We must never become numb to or desensitized by Trump’s “Triple-down” MAGAfied actions that defy his words and the actions that others, like “Pickled Pete” Hegseth, engage in on Trump’s behalf.
How did Trump “triple-down”? ⬇️
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We must never become numb to or desensitized by Trump’s “Triple-down” MAGAfied actions that defy his words and the actions that others, like “Pickled Pete” Hegseth, engage in on Trump’s behalf.
How did Trump “triple-down”? ⬇️
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
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Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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Your Black Friday reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Your Black Friday reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump