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Arnaldo Pomodoro: 06-23-1926 - 06-22-2025, 1 day shy of his 99th birthday. Sfera con Sfera at the the Berkeley Library, Trinity College, Dublin. Symbolic for our times...like the mechanical soul of this 21st century world, beautiful, but fractured, in need of repair.

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What the hell - this is staggering - all from Florida? Florida Department of Law Enforcement: 69% of the children were missing from their communities. 31% were missing from foster care systems. Be vigilant, America. Something is seriously wrong here. What's happening to those who aren't found...

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👀 Live-streamed erasure 👀 Under God's sun. In God's name. And the Rising Lion continues with the bleeding lamb. “Woe to you...you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs… outwardly appear righteous, but inwardly, you are full of hypocrisy & wickedness.” Matthew 23:27–28

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Israel-Iran conflict - ceasefire in 12 days! Meanwhile, in Palestine... Mourners carry the body of Palestinian boy Ammar Hamayil, killed by Israeli forces in Kafer Malik village on Monday - his funeral near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

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Must meet the Miller quota - 3,000 arrests per day. The same sons and daughters will be called to die for this country...you know, the essential, the collateral - do or die - negotiable - we dictate whether you deserve dignity, human.

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Miko Peled: "…it is a question of values.” And America stands with Israel, regardless. Which lives are worth defending? Which are written off as collateral? What of American values?

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Can't fake this! He emulates what the working/middle-class craves - honesty; dignity; clear, relatable messaging - a man of the people, for the people. Vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, New Yorkers! Can't vote with you, but I stand in solidarity. What have you got to lose?

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Post G7: UK's Morning Star - Tomorrow's Headline ...and talking like a gangland boss, Mr. Trump..."The UK is very well protected. You know why? Because I like them - that's their ultimate protection." Wondering what would have happened in that instance, if Keir Starmer didn't bend his knees...

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Manipulation of public perception has begun - tired, recycled rhetoric Must save the civilized world! Another call to slaughter - those deemed subhuman by the anointed. No mask needed this time. How ugly this zeal for war unfettered - a perpetual masquerade of deceit, unflinching in shame.

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G7 Summit: Power vs. Representation G7 nations represent less than 10% of the world's population while humanity's struggle for equality remains on a staircase to nowhere. Billions unheard/ignored. Reuters: Security officer inspects stairs on tarmac ahead of G7, Calgary Intl Airport, Canada.

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Fallen to deaf ears. Who owns the land. Who covets the land. Who rules the land. Who is made to submit, again and again. Steven Crowchild: “This is native land.” “Instead of war, I chose peace. Instead of hate, I chose love. Instead of hostility, I tried my best to show humanity.” Humankind!

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Foreign Aid to Israel: Billions to trillions — served extra thick $300,000,000,000+ of taxpayers sweat & toil, America. Two jobs? Dry toast? Can't sleep? Can't afford to be sick? Your slice? Bologna. Theirs? Free healthcare. Forget Canada. Israel has long been the 51st state. Allegiance to whom?

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Israel-Iran Conflict We the People — may be summoned — again — to serve in freedom's name. Hold your children close, America. No privilege nor bone spurs of the Golden Age would save them. Israel is America! America is Israel! There — I've said it, while still free.

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No Kings! Storms Gather...06.14.2025 "These are the clouds about the fallen sun, The majesty that shuts his burning eye: The weak lay hand on what the strong has done, Till that be tumbled that was lifted high And discord follow upon unison, And all things at one common level lie." — W. B. Yeats

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Iran-Israel Conflict Tribute to Yeats on his birthday from "The Second Coming" so fitting for this day. "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" "The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity." — W. B. Yeats

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Israel-Iran Conflict * "I think it better that in times like these a poet’s mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right." — Yeats Lindsey Graham: Game on. Pray for Israel. But, not all of us are poets. Happy Birthday, Yeats! *

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Home of the Brave (Sioux Chiefs, 1905) "It is not necessary for eagles to be crows." - Sitting Bull (Hunkpapa Lakota)

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“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” The ledge is now.

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Disgraceful! Tar and feather already in short supply. Judge, Mayor, Governor, Senator...Senator Padilla represents 39 million Californians. Lawless preaching law & order, weaponizing it. Protect colleagues...citizenry...? Imagine what we're not seeing. Imagine what we're not hearing.

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“For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” - Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb”

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Long-separated from his wife and newborn son - wishing Mahmoud Khalil a sunny Father's Day! What a waste of time, oxygen and dignity. How callous! “The petitioner’s career and reputation are being damaged and his speech is being chilled. This adds up to irreparable harm.” - Judge Michael Farbiarz

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Hurricane Season is Here, Ominous Clouds Terry Moran leaves behind a trail of sharp, thoughtful commentary. Accountability, never optional. This American confronts power with uncomfortable truths. He is no sheep.

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Gaza - as seen from Israel "Nothing's stronger than the will of the oppressed" "Living in a time trying to break the Palestinian minds What's hiding in the clouds hanging over my head My dad risks his life outside to buy bread..." - MC Abdul Who dies. Who profits. Who's human. Who's subhuman.

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Military spectacle on 06.14.2025 - celebrating the army's 250th birthday on Trump's 79th birthday. Taxpayers to foot $45M+ bill. Peanuts. Optics reign. Barricades up, force looms, war machines roll. Forecast? A damp 'national security special event' in D.C.

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Strategic Maneuvering for Dummies: Political narrative has shifted from Trump/Musk to ICE protests in Los Angeles. Same playbook, new stage - 140 Days - Art of the Win Deflect > Engage > Disengage No room, no room for animals!

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LA, The Truth of Fiction - America's Children! Trump: We're going to take care of our military & our great, great, great veterans. Gavin Newsom: You sent your troops here without fuel, food, water or a place to sleep. Here they are - being forced to sleep on the floor, piled on top of one another.

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LA, June 2025 ICE Protests American liberties eroding Public outrage - civil unrest brewing Press targeted - voices silenced Power unchecked - overreach; MILITARY presence And so it begins, America. And so it begins. Mark Twain: "In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man..."

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And 'God' watches... "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." << ICC Sanctions >> America - Land of the Free - 'was' the exception. That freedom to speak truth to power tarnished. Proud beacon, embers flicker, fanned by resounding indifference of rule.

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How will history remember this day? 🚀 Cosmic Takedown / Feud of the Century The Billionaire Eclipse begins - Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump Also on this day in American history: * 2004 - President Ronald Reagan passed away at age 93 * 1968 - Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot

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Of Human Worth "Humanity is failing in Gaza... We cannot continue to watch what is happening. It's surpassing any acceptable legal, moral, and humane standard." - Mirjana Spoljaric, President, International Red Cross Torah, Hosea 8:7: "For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind..."

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Trump & Putin & that fly on the wall...🪰 Trump: 'Could end the war within 24 hours of taking office.' It's been 3,216 hours since Trump’s first full day in office up to his conversation with Putin today. Fly: 75 minutes of honeyed words. One full of it, Vlad stirring the pot - drip, drip, drip. 🪰

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06.01.25: Round 6 lasted 4 hours "I have also banged a lot of tables in my career." – Dommaraju sympathizing with Carlsen’s frustration after his loss.

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⛓️🪚 Disgust from the start, Foul-measured fart, Inglorious echoes remain. Bye-Bye-Bye! Wishing you a strong dose of clarity, an improved vision and a spark of that consciousness that eludes your gilded realm. ⏳

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Con Mór, The Giant - a massive, mythical figure created by Macnas, renowned Irish performance company seen below in 'organic growth' garden designed by Liat and Oliver Schurmann. Bloom gardening and flower festival, Dublin, Ireland. Reuters/Clodagh Kilcoyne

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🌮 On to Mars…where we meme, dream, and scheme. The algorithm decides, the rockets must rise - deals to be made, grand fortunes for sale. Ad astra! 🚀

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Scott Pelley - an American worthy of the title. "Relying on one point of view is dangerous, unethical, and foolish...Ignorance works for power." Wake up, America!

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"The fear to speak – in America!"

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