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Strongly in favor of democracy
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NJer, soapmaker, believer in democracy, member of the Black Cat Club, lover of KDrama.
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ALERT: Per CBS News

Feds have arrested Don Lemon
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I just have to say that these sweet potato fries are absolutely delicious. We had them again for dinner tonight and I baked tofu in the same coating. So good. I made a sauce with kewpie mayo, lemon juice, garlic, and some chili sauce.
My Foolproof, Fast Way to Crispy, Sweet Potato Fries (Without Deep Frying)
Learn the secret to perfectly crispy oven-baked sweet potato fries using a cornstarch trick—no deep frying needed.
www.seriouseats.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.

Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
#NJ What was the whole "Navy themed photo opportunities " at Sherill's Inaugural Ball about? Hot sailors in kitten heels?
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I truly despise Bessent, but him calling Newsom "Sparkle Beach Ken" is so right on.
www.foxnews.com/politics/bes...
Bessent mocks Newsom at Davos as 'Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's appearance at the World Economic Forum gathering in Switzerland was criticized by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
www.foxnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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love to see it
Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
Lehigh County exec says he’s evicting ICE agents from Allentown office, citing 3 years of unpaid rent
Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel’s announcement to evict the ICE agents came shortly after the county’s financial watchdog revealed the agency owes more than $115,000 in rent.
www.mcall.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 AM
It's disappointing forNewsom--they aren't appeasing DJT, so he's behind the bus.
Gov. Newsom at Davos rips into world leaders who think they can appease Trump: “I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders.…this is pathetic”
January 21, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Per CNN Air Force One has just turned around. Mechanical troubles. I guess DJT heard about Carney’s speech.
January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
So I had thought that #Davos would just be about pacifying a madman but gosh the world has decided to move on without us. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...
Canada Flexes on Global Stage With an Eye to Its Own Survival
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Follow this thread. As usual, Jenny has done the work!
Some might be tempted to think Mark Lutter’s “charter city” proposal for Venezuela is reasonable. Many such people are unaware of the ideology of the men—eg, Palantir co-founders Peter Thiel & Joe Lonsdale & Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson —who fund or otherwise promote Lutter’s work. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Seeing as it’s the 5 year anniversary of Jan 6, & attempts to re-write what occurred continue unabated, I’m re-upping part 7 of my series about Roger Stone & his miscreants. It documents w/ screen shots & quotes much of what transpired. We cannot let them re-write history. @buckscountybeacon.com. 1/
Trump and the GOP Blocked Election Security Bills, But 'Stop the Steal' Made Everyone Forget - Bucks County Beacon
If the last two presidential elections are any indication, we can expect Roger Stone and his cabal of miscreants to flood the information space with phony, distracting, and inflammatory narratives abo...
buckscountybeacon.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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@nategowdy.bsky.social's "Insurrection" moves readers through the day in timestamped, chronological order, bringing them a first-hand, up-close account of not just the insurrection, but what it was like to be a journalist on the front lines of a battle for democracy.
Insurrection: January 6, up close and firsthand
Nate Gowdy's new photos bring you face-to-face with the fight for the Capitol.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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The FACTS about January 6

(Bookmark, as needed)

youtube.com/shorts/7AEbO...
The FACTS about January 6, 2021…
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Please donate to your local station. Here's the link for NJPBS.
www.njpbs.org #savepbs
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Good! An early insight of human centered design is that it was possible to reduce airplane crashes by introducing tactile switches and toggle that did not create confusion or require people to take their eyes away from their core tasks donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-origin...
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
So Malaysia is managing to call politician to account.
On a day of reckoning for arguably Malaysia's most divisive politician, Najib was found guilty of all four counts of abuse of power and all 21 money laundering charges, after a marathon legal battle that included multiple appeals and a partial royal pardon reut.rs/44MxjOp
December 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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"Journalism is printing something that someone does not want printed. Everything else is public relations."

~ George Orwell
December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Not enough people are talking about this:

Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.

I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
What a mess.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner María Corina Machado’s escape from Venezuela was particularly risky because her team had to inform the US military that she was escaping so they wouldn’t mistake her boat for an alleged narco boat and bomb it.

Full Story: bit.ly/3XJXIsh
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The gold crown worked.
Trump administration will highlight South Korea & Israel as "model allies" in its forthcoming National Defense Strategy, per Nikkei Asia. By contrast, Japan — host to 54,000 U.S. troops — & Australia, member of AUKUS and Five Eyes, will not receive the designation. asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/tr...
Trump's National Defense Strategy to hail South Korea as 'model ally'
Seoul's 3.5% defense budget, shipyards pledge suit 'partners' over 'dependents' US vision
asia.nikkei.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And more benefits of science.
Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
And we have science to thank for this.
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM