Expat Dreaming
@teklamarie.bsky.social
Harm reductionist. Liberal with progressive leanings. Here bc my rural VA neighbors are in a cult. Strange days when you get radicalized by empathy. Gentle reminder - the lesser of 2 evils, hurts less people. 🫶🏼
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“That man works for you now. Right?”
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) questions Pam Bondi about Justice Dept's decision to hire a pardoned Jan 6 riot defendant... and questions if Trump Admin truly "backs the blue"
February 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
“That man works for you now. Right?”
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So...are illegals
"Taking our jobs?
or
"Taking our jobs with them when they leave?"
"Taking our jobs?
or
"Taking our jobs with them when they leave?"
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
So...are illegals
"Taking our jobs?
or
"Taking our jobs with them when they leave?"
"Taking our jobs?
or
"Taking our jobs with them when they leave?"
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My quick take after reading FBI's Fulton County affidavit: it's a bunch of discredited recycled BS peddled for years by election deniers and it's appalling that a judge signed off on a warrant for the raid based on the "evidence" presented here
Affidavit for Fulton County FBI raid is out & begins with massive red flag, noting that "criminal investigation originated from referral sent by Kurt Olsen, [Trump's] Director of Election Security & Integrity"
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
My quick take after reading FBI's Fulton County affidavit: it's a bunch of discredited recycled BS peddled for years by election deniers and it's appalling that a judge signed off on a warrant for the raid based on the "evidence" presented here
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Loudoun Chair Phyllis Randall calls out the Bezos Post's attack on @SenLouiseLucas: "the purposeful, unacceptable use of a Black woman's picture to make her look angry, or sinister or crazy continues" bluevirginia.us/2026/02/bezo...
!["Regardless of one's feelings about mid-decade redistricting, the bias[ed] coverage is obvious and disturbing. And, as often happens, the purposeful, unacceptable use of a Black woman's picture to make her look angry, or sinister or crazy continues. It is infuriating! 😡 Same paper, same editorial department, months apart, obvious bias[ed] coverage" - Loudoun Chair Phyllis Randall](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlan7kocyn37uzb25btjt2cc/bafkreihzktofvxwvrhgfkc6v76anynt65mzo24c4pjqf2aaoye7uj24urm@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Loudoun Chair Phyllis Randall calls out the Bezos Post's attack on @SenLouiseLucas: "the purposeful, unacceptable use of a Black woman's picture to make her look angry, or sinister or crazy continues" bluevirginia.us/2026/02/bezo...
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The number of women telling me that Lindsey Vonn should have stepped down to allow another to compete is MIND BOGGLING. This criticism is rarely (if ever?) leveled at male athletes. Vonn earned that spot. It was her decision to take the risk. Only women are expected to "make space" for others.
February 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The number of women telling me that Lindsey Vonn should have stepped down to allow another to compete is MIND BOGGLING. This criticism is rarely (if ever?) leveled at male athletes. Vonn earned that spot. It was her decision to take the risk. Only women are expected to "make space" for others.
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Let's call this what it is. Donald Trump is trying to shake down the American taxpayer for $10 billion to enrich himself. www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...
IRS commissioner says taxpayers will pay the bill if Trump wins $10 billion lawsuit
Treasury Secretary and acting commissioner of the IRS Scott Bessent confirmed the details in a hearing with the Senate Banking Committee.
www.mlive.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Let's call this what it is. Donald Trump is trying to shake down the American taxpayer for $10 billion to enrich himself. www.mlive.com/news/2026/02...
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Nepo plunderers www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.
Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well.
www.wsj.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Nepo plunderers www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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White Christian nationalism is the most powerful animating force in my former political party. It’s scary, it’s antithetical to America, and the threat that it represents should animate every single one of us.
February 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
White Christian nationalism is the most powerful animating force in my former political party. It’s scary, it’s antithetical to America, and the threat that it represents should animate every single one of us.
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New strategy: Make people forget you’re a pedophile by reminding them you’re an unrepentant racist.
Last night, Trump posted a video to his social media platform that contained a racist clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. It's still up:
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
New strategy: Make people forget you’re a pedophile by reminding them you’re an unrepentant racist.
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Thanks to the fascist MAGA regime, the US and Russia now have no limits on nuclear weapons for the first time in several decades after purposely letting a major arms treaty expire.
I’ll never regret voting for Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. They warned everyone.
I’ll never regret voting for Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. They warned everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Thanks to the fascist MAGA regime, the US and Russia now have no limits on nuclear weapons for the first time in several decades after purposely letting a major arms treaty expire.
I’ll never regret voting for Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. They warned everyone.
I’ll never regret voting for Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. They warned everyone.
I don't know who any of these people are but one thing is for sure - they are better than the people they replaced.
Governor Spanberger Announces Additional Staff Appointments
bluevirginia.us/2026/02/thur...
bluevirginia.us/2026/02/thur...
February 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I don't know who any of these people are but one thing is for sure - they are better than the people they replaced.
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🔥 @brotherjones.bsky.social: “PSA for my Republican colleagues— there’s a Super Bowl halftime show, I know some of you will be triggered by Bad Bunny… you should know he’s from Puerto Rico, which is in 🇺🇸.
You may watch the TP USA show, just know Kid Rock sings about underage girls.”
You may watch the TP USA show, just know Kid Rock sings about underage girls.”
February 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
🔥 @brotherjones.bsky.social: “PSA for my Republican colleagues— there’s a Super Bowl halftime show, I know some of you will be triggered by Bad Bunny… you should know he’s from Puerto Rico, which is in 🇺🇸.
You may watch the TP USA show, just know Kid Rock sings about underage girls.”
You may watch the TP USA show, just know Kid Rock sings about underage girls.”
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RENMAC:
“.. While there is quite a bit of attention on AI driving layoffs, most of the reasons cited in this data set are about ‘closing,’ ‘economic conditions,’ ‘restructuring,’ and ‘loss of contract.’ AI is a comparatively small factor behind the January jump in layoff news.”
“.. While there is quite a bit of attention on AI driving layoffs, most of the reasons cited in this data set are about ‘closing,’ ‘economic conditions,’ ‘restructuring,’ and ‘loss of contract.’ AI is a comparatively small factor behind the January jump in layoff news.”
February 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
RENMAC:
“.. While there is quite a bit of attention on AI driving layoffs, most of the reasons cited in this data set are about ‘closing,’ ‘economic conditions,’ ‘restructuring,’ and ‘loss of contract.’ AI is a comparatively small factor behind the January jump in layoff news.”
“.. While there is quite a bit of attention on AI driving layoffs, most of the reasons cited in this data set are about ‘closing,’ ‘economic conditions,’ ‘restructuring,’ and ‘loss of contract.’ AI is a comparatively small factor behind the January jump in layoff news.”
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USAID fraud - no arrests
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
USAID fraud - no arrests
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
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One woman wrote history. The other copied the homework and still failed the class.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 AM
One woman wrote history. The other copied the homework and still failed the class.
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There is some decency left in the world. Sadly that leadership isn't found in the United States. Well done France. Well done.
"Prosecutors in Paris said they asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning as part of an investigation into the distribution of sexual deepfakes and Holocaust denial content," via NBC news www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
Paris prosecutors summon Elon Musk after raid on X's French offices
The prosecutor's cybercrime unit said it carried out searches with Europol and French police.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
There is some decency left in the world. Sadly that leadership isn't found in the United States. Well done France. Well done.
This whole thread is bonkers & if we had the kind of press we had under Biden everyone & their mother would know that guy who was in the Epstein files met personally with Trump & his law firm took the knee immediately following.
Paul Weiss was the first firm to capitulate to Trump last year, and it followed Karp's personal visit with Trump in the Oval Office.
Donald Trump wants to, and is working to, destroy the rule of law
Attn, BigLaw: There will be no law firm business to save if Trump succeeds. Also: DOJ is planning Second Amendment litigation. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
This whole thread is bonkers & if we had the kind of press we had under Biden everyone & their mother would know that guy who was in the Epstein files met personally with Trump & his law firm took the knee immediately following.
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Brazilian influencer Júnior Pena cheered Trump’s immigration crackdown and assured his followers only “crooks” would be targeted. ICE just detained him. Thoughts and prayers. 🥴
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Brazilian influencer Júnior Pena cheered Trump’s immigration crackdown and assured his followers only “crooks” would be targeted. ICE just detained him. Thoughts and prayers. 🥴
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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(WSJ) - The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse.
@wsj.com
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February 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM
(WSJ) - The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
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Ask yourself this: What would have happened if Trump had ICE in its current form at his beck and call in 2020?
Is there any doubt he would have used it to seize voting machines? Intimidate voters? Storm the Capitol?
Is there any doubt he would have used it to seize voting machines? Intimidate voters? Storm the Capitol?
February 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Ask yourself this: What would have happened if Trump had ICE in its current form at his beck and call in 2020?
Is there any doubt he would have used it to seize voting machines? Intimidate voters? Storm the Capitol?
Is there any doubt he would have used it to seize voting machines? Intimidate voters? Storm the Capitol?
Just in 2018 Trump appointed judge does the expected.
JUST IN: Judge Tostrud lifts restraining order against Trump administraiton, concluding they're unlikely to destroy or alter evidence related to the Pretti shooting -- though he says the record is "not one-sided." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Just in 2018 Trump appointed judge does the expected.
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When norms fail, laws must lead.
Our norms are norms because we have respected them as such, not because they were written in stone, but because we believed in them. Please read my OP-Ed that was published last week in the Advocate/Times Picayune @nolanews.bsky.social @theadvocatebr.bsky.social
Our norms are norms because we have respected them as such, not because they were written in stone, but because we believed in them. Please read my OP-Ed that was published last week in the Advocate/Times Picayune @nolanews.bsky.social @theadvocatebr.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
When norms fail, laws must lead.
Our norms are norms because we have respected them as such, not because they were written in stone, but because we believed in them. Please read my OP-Ed that was published last week in the Advocate/Times Picayune @nolanews.bsky.social @theadvocatebr.bsky.social
Our norms are norms because we have respected them as such, not because they were written in stone, but because we believed in them. Please read my OP-Ed that was published last week in the Advocate/Times Picayune @nolanews.bsky.social @theadvocatebr.bsky.social
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After reading this, a better headline is “Trump and Gabbard Obstruct Whistleblower for 8 Months Citing Executive Privilege and Claiming it’s “Too Classified for Congress.”
WSJ Exclusive: A U.S. intelligence official has alleged wrongdoing by Tulsi Gabbard in a whistleblower complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the matter.
Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
After reading this, a better headline is “Trump and Gabbard Obstruct Whistleblower for 8 Months Citing Executive Privilege and Claiming it’s “Too Classified for Congress.”