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Last night, Bruce Springsteen gave a speech to his audience in Manchester, England. He explained what’s going on in the US and pulled no punch. youtu.be/Hz97KLPwHYg?...

If we’re going to talk about fentanyl every day, let’s learn to pronounce it. (Hint: it’s not “fen-tuh-nahl “

The Gila Cliff Dwellings. A national monument in the Gila National Forest. The volunteers that keep it clean and are so informative were fantastic. #1 on my hierarchy of outrages: the possible loss of our public lands. #nps

On Passover, we tie the oppression of our people to the struggles of all people. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a US legal resident, has a family here, a judge ordered he not be sent to El Salvador, was deported in error, and SCOTUS has ordered him returned. None of us is free until all are free. 🕯️

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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

If democrats ever wrest control of the government again, can we get rid of the “executive order”??

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10 seconds on Kiro news tonite about the picketing at Tesla dealers today. Grrr

Our parks are in chaos. We’ve seen firsthand how Trump’s hiring freeze, the rescinding of hundreds of job offers, and the layoff of 5% of NPS staff have left us overwhelmed and short-handed.

RFKJR IS A ONE-MAN PLAGUE GOP SENATORS ARE ANY OF YOU SANE

I go back and forth from "WTF did he do now?" and "I'm done paying attention; just tell me when he's dead."

Nothing like throwing up in my mouth during the National Anthem on Super Bowl Sunday. 😖

Trump attending the Super Bowl should be a non issue. Lots of other people are going too. But it’s headline news what the players say. STOP POLITICIZING FOOTBALL FFS

📰DOGE (Department of Government EXTINCTION) TRACKER 🆕UPDATE 👉DOGE Slashes NIH Funding, Threatening Medical Research and Public Health #BeRelentless

Whoever was this reporter…. I’d like to buy them a drink. 🥃

I know a Russian man, we see each other for a few minutes occasionally. Yesterday I finally asked him what he thinks of Putin. “IDIOT! INSANE!” He went on to say that there was never “Russians n Ukrainians”. “ We are all brothers”.

Donald lied to Americans and said he signed an EO to “open the lever” so that beautiful water can flow down to LA. BUT they drained 2 reservoirs whose water might save farmers in the summer. All for optics.

The current president is giving me an anxiety attack. WTF

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