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Merry Christmas to All!

submitted 159 days ago • 0 comments

"U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported 271,484 immigrants to nearly 200 countries last fiscal year, according to the agency's annual report." The highest number in a decade. Obviously, they were going to vote for Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

submitted 162 days ago • 0 comments

"A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the overall future of the historic case remains unclear." apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 163 days ago • 0 comments

Flatter Trump: Control the Puppet SEE: Musk, Elon; Putin, Vladimir; Jong-Un, Kim; Jinping, Xi; The Taliban

submitted 164 days ago • 0 comments

GOP: MAKING AMERICA GREAT (1) Eliminate pensions (2) Retire Boomers, draining SS/Medicare (3) Force future retirees to be dependent on depleted SS/Medicare & negligible 401(k)s (4) Mass deport millions of immigrant contributors to SS/Medicare (5) Blame Democrats

submitted 165 days ago • 0 comments

'Florida.. is facing.. a steep drop in net migration, from 249,064 in 2022 to just 126,008 in 2023" And many youthful doctors, dedicated educators, & vital migrants are fleeing, right as Boomers retire & those practitioners are needed most. Thanks, #DeSantis. floridamedianow.com/2024/12/movi...

submitted 167 days ago • 0 comments

I wonder why Dr. Phil hasn't brought these up regarding the pathologically lying Donald Trump.

submitted 168 days ago • 0 comments

"How are [Trump's deporters] going to [mass deport millions of undocumented immigrants]? Within two days, we will not have food. There will not be food anywhere." Voted for Trump anyway. #Immigration #Deportation #Trump #MAGA #Farmers

submitted 168 days ago • 0 comments

Two unelected bureaucrats making too many decisions about unelected bureaucrats making too many decisions. #Elovek #DOGE

submitted 170 days ago • 0 comments

I've asked before, and I'll ask again. If Trump follows through on his threat to declare a "National Emergency" on Day 1, allowing him to use military assets against U.S. citizens for his "mass deportation", a full-on "show us your papers" autocracy... When does this "police state" end?

submitted 182 days ago • 0 comments

"What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies then we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then?" – Valery Alekseyevich Legasov (HBO, Chernobyl)

submitted 183 days ago • 0 comments

Trump and Eloswamy want to return to an America where rivers caught fire, buildings were filled with asbestos, kids played with mercury, and some Americans got their very own water fountains.

submitted 184 days ago • 0 comments

That's what I'm talking about.

submitted 184 days ago • 0 comments

"Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed." Instead, #MAGA chose RFK, Jr. who will likely block it. apnews.com/article/ozem...

submitted 187 days ago • 0 comments

JD Vance: "If Trump had lost an election, he may have spent the rest of his life in prison." This statement should concern every American. Trump received all due process. He shouldn't be able to avoid sentence by winning an election. A convicted felon shouldn't have been allowed to run.

submitted 188 days ago • 0 comments

You don't "lead by strength" by electing the most insecure man on the planet. And a man's insecurity can be determined by how much reaffirmation he requires.

submitted 188 days ago • 0 comments

TIP: When blocking a MAGA troll, hold up. See who they're following and who's following them. See who they repost. See who likes their posts. See if they have any Starter Packs. And BLOCK away. THEN block the first one.

submitted 188 days ago • 0 comments

Asked an honest question for the #MAGA crowd who support Trump declaring a National Emergency on Day 1 and using U.S. military assets on U.S. soil to mass deport undocumented immigrants... When does the police state end? Think they have an answer? #Immigration

submitted 188 days ago • 1 comment

Trump and his #MAGA following want you to believe that racism is solved in America, and no person or group receives either preferential or targeted treatment. #DEI #DEA #Profiling www.nbcnews.com/politics/dea...

submitted 190 days ago • 0 comments

Browsing Bluesky, because there's only so many times you can read the same thread...

submitted 191 days ago • 0 comments

Still can’t get over how many people on the right voluntarily went to bat for Matt Gaetz despite allegations of sex trafficking of a minor. Not only was it for nothing since the AG nomination failed… but now you’re forever on record advocating for an alleged statutory rapist.

submitted 192 days ago • 1272 comments

A candidate that ran on unification now claiming a mandate to implement a highly partisan agenda. Of course. #Trump #Project2025

submitted 192 days ago • 0 comments

Let me acquaint those blaming immigrants for housing shortages with the word of the day: Gentrification

submitted 192 days ago • 0 comments

#MattGaetz, Trump's nominee for Attorney General, mocking 400,000 dead Americans from COVID.

submitted 192 days ago • 0 comments