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Retired geologist, veteran, political activist, organizer, avid reader, gardener, artist, crafter, grandmother, LGBTQ+ ally, pro-choice, pro-union, pro-science.šŸ„„šŸ„„šŸ„„
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Iā€™ve been saying for almost a decade now that trump was recruited when he went to Moscow in 1987. He was $10 billion in debt at the time. An easy target. Over the next few years, his debts magically disappeared. Not coincidence. It was a plan. The plan has now come to fruition. Know the enemy.

Most of this good news gets buried under the mountain of Trump and Muskā€™s garbage: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/more-good-...

This man who has so much ā€“ Everything. EVERYTHING and ANYTHING. Yet he spends his time taking from those with less ā€“ those struggling financially or with their health, to feed his greed and desperate, hungry ego. He is sinister. If allowed, he will completely destroy us.

I Stand With Ukraine šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦

The firing of the army's top lawyers and military decorated generals has only one goal šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡

šŸ—£ļø @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: ā€œEvery day our job is to wake up and say ā€˜what can I do today?ā€™ ā€” There is no act too small. Every action matters.ā€ šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

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.

This is how itā€™s done.

When Rupert Murdochā€™s rags turn on you ā€¦

Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money, an EARNED benefit!

YEAH!: ā€˜BOOOOO!ā€™ Maddow Airs Montage of House Republicans Getting Chewed Out by Constituents for Supporting Musk and DOGE" House Republicans need to be pressured every day to oppose Trump's cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and more: www.mediaite.com/politics/boo...

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

ā€œThe Ukrainian president was elected in free elections in Ukraine..he is an elected president of a free system. That's not the case with Vladimir Putin, who kills his opponents and has been manipulating his elections for a long timeā€ Emmanuel Macron President of France šŸ‘

Itā€™s a cult.

FUCK putin FUCK trump FUCK musk FUCK zuck FUCK besos FUCK mellon And last but not least, FUCKKKKKKK magats!!

Trump & Musk belong in prison.

When FAA employees are telling us itā€™s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

Duckworth: "He essentially just surrendered to Putin."

Yo DOGE, Found your waste! šŸ‘‡šŸ¼

Spineless, yellow-bellied, lily-livered, weak-kneed, pusillanimous chickenshits.

What a chicken shit excuse!!!

This is the most cowardly administration in history.

'You capitulated to Russia': Vance rant on Americaā€™s 'androgynous' masculinity draws fire: Vice President JD Vance, in a rare public appearance, told the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that Americaā€™s ā€œcultural messageā€ tells young men they should ā€œsuppress everyā€¦

Deadline Midnight! Please sign! ā€œ11 state AGs want to outlaw any state from forcing pesticide manufacturers to correctly label their products as carcinogenic, or the cause of other health harms, when the EPA does not recognize those harms.ā€ via @gmofreeusa.bsky.social #food #Health

ā€œAt least Russia has electionsā€ Russia frequently jails and kills any opposition to Putin, who has been in power since 1999. If you like dictatorships, thatā€™s fine. Just admit that. Donā€™t insult anyoneā€™s intelligenceā€”including your ownā€”by claiming Russia has real elections.

Itā€™s not a coincidenceā€”itā€™s a warning.

Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Trump signs order targeting any federal benefits going to those in the country illegally: President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order intended to identify and eliminate any federal financial benefits going to immigrants who entered the country illegally, something already prohibitedā€¦

I canā€™t remember where I read this, but itā€™s important: Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?

American presidents donā€™t even joke about this. Just because heā€™s petty doesnā€™t mean this isnā€™t dangerous.

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didnā€™t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

We wanted them to have healthcare and a high paying job and a planet to live on and freedom. They want us to suffer. The parties are not the same.

Trump wants to gut Social Security but he just spent neatly $11 million in one month of our tax dollars to play golf. Trump is the Marie Antoinette of America--and we all know how that story ended. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

Iā€™m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Bill Browder to Bartiromo: "This is like war reparations from Ukraine, who's the victim. Russia should be handing over their natural resources for all the money we've spent, not Ukraine. Ukraine needs to rebuild, they need to defend themselves. To punish Ukraine is a highly unsympathetic position."

Trump calls for a presidential election in Ukraine because Zelenskyy refused to investigate The Bidens is pure authoritarianism petty retaliation: colluding w/Putin rather than supporting Ukraineā€™s efforts! They r radical terrorists colluding via FAKE NEWS to remove a patriotic democrat from power!

Meet 11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, a young girl from Texas whose life was tragically cut short. She died by suicide after classmates threatened to call ICE on her family. Stop dehumanizing immigrants. That is not America.

And there it is

Former šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø ambassador to Russia šŸ‘‡šŸ½

It was an honor to sign the guest book in the home of Anne Frank. I was here as a younger man and thought about her life as a dark chapter of history. Today, I canā€™t help but think of her story as one of caution. Our world is fragile, and itā€™s incumbent on us not to break it.

I rarely reread what I've written because then I just think of all the ways I could have rewritten it, but I still very much appreciate @maddow.msnbc.com sharing @leahgreenberg.bsky.social's and my op-ed on air tonight! You can find the whole thing here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...