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NAFO fella, Prof historian, Veteran, ret military pilot C-12/5/22/21, JD from CUA, PhD from G’town. Native Washingtonian (DC). Opinions wholly, entirely and absolutely my own. I don’t interact during working hours.
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You have done the Mashed Potatoes, the Watusi, and the Jerk. This weekend, try doing THE MONKEY.

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Wow! Congrats to Bluesky for passing the milestone of 32 MILLION users. Spread the word!! 💙🦋 bsky-users.theo.io

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Secretary Turner wants to cancel HUD programs that serve seniors and people with disabilities. Harming seniors and vulnerable Americans does not make our government more efficient. Senator Warren, Senator Smith, and I are holding this Administration accountable.

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Can we just seize the Russian assets already and give them to Ukraine? Good lord just do it

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“A former senior Soviet KGB spy chief has claimed that Donald Trump was recruited as a spy by Russian intelligence as early as 38 years ago by his department, and given the codename ‘Krasnov’.”

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Todays hero

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Tom Paine is always on point.

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Remember when the legislative branch would exercise its duty to check and balance the chief executive because of a blowjob? Good times.

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DID YOU KNOW: As Trump/Musk fire anyone in the fed government that participated in diversity, equity & inclusion, he just nominated Kimberly Richey for Asst Sec Office of Civil Rights at the Dept of Education. During Trump's 1st term, she ESTABLISHED the DEI office people are now being fired from.

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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

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There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

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www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-sue...

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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clearly the right move apnews.com/article/ap-l...

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Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

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KGB groomed Trump as an asset for 40 years, former Russian spy says New book interviewing Yuri Shvets and many other sources alleges Moscow rescued Trump's businesses with laundered funds, directly tying this to ex-president's affinity for Putin www.timesofisrael.com/kgb-groomed-...

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BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.

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Raskin: "It's becoming obvious to the American people that Elon Musk and Donald Trump are not opponents of corruption, they are agents of corruption."

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The ‘real’ reason they are gutting the IRS…👇 Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!

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DC will lose home rule. We saw this coming a mile away.

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"The Mob," New Jersey, 1961 Walter Chandoha was called the Richard Avedon of Cat Photography. Over the course of his decades-long career he created over 90,000 images of cats. They appeared in magazines, on the cans of cat food, in calendars & his books. "The Mob" is one of his most famous photos.

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Please follow and support former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe — an inspiring representation of our OPPOSITION movement. Earlier this week, Kluwe appeared at a city council meeting in Huntington Beach City, California and exercised his right to peaceful civil disobedience —…

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It’s never too late to think about your duty as a military professional. This book offers an evaluation of the major contributors to the #profession discussion and contemporary perspectives from practitioners, academics, and serving officers. The #profession and your nation are counting on you.

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NEW: Judge Chutkan sets a two-month briefing schedule on a proposed preliminary injunction against Elon Musk and DOGE for alleged violations of the appointments clause. This was the schedule that plaintiff states requested. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Mark my words—He is going to try to shut down mail-in voting. When he does, we will sue and we will win. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Stephen King has returned to Twitter. 10/10. No notes. 🔥

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