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The U.S. National Park system generated $55.6 billion in economic output on a budget of $3.6 billion in 2023. What Elon and DOGE are doing isn't about efficiency but about privatizing public resources for the enrichment of a few.

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Survey: How many times have you been on jury duty? I got a summons recently. (It's about every 2 years!) Done it so many times I've lost count. Favorite trial: Backwoods Oregon man attacked brother for failing to say happy b'day to mom. They literally couldn't testify without using profanity.

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#oligarchy

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DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America. Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.

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Amok

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This guy is my rep in the US House (Oregon Congressional District 2). Certainly not getting MY vote in 2027 when he's up for re-election.

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Trump's tax proposal. Your taxes will go UP if you make less than $360,000/year, with the poorest Americans paying the highest tax rate. Is this what you want?? In November 2026, vote for Democratic candidates who are running for the Senate & House so we can push back!

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Yes!

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"A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity." -Jimmy Carter 10/14/76

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Because banks need more money ...? Ugh

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Over 11,000 children killed by Israeli troops in 1 year. "The record number of women and children killed in Gaza does not include ... nearly 20,000 people who are either unidentified, missing or entombed beneath rubble." www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

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Jan 6 rioters who were pardoned for their insurrection think their pardon should extend to child porn, illegal firearms, etc. One pardoned rioter has died after release as he fought with police.

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On my Google Maps, the Gulf of Mexico is now labeled "Gulf of America." Seriously, fuck that shit. #Gulfofmexico

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Burn! www.facebook.com/share/v/1YhZ...

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Just what Oregon and California need, a firefighter shortage. 😡

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Yes, NYT, please use forthright headlines! You shouldn't walk on eggshells when the prez is a bull in a china shop (to mix idioms)

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A four-star admiral and the first woman to lead a branch of the military, was removed from her post as the Coast Guard’s top officer on Trump’s second day in office.

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Nova Scotia & British Columbia are pulling US liquor off shelves as Canadian provinces fight back for Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports. Red state Kentucky, you're going to do a nose dive as the main exporter of spirits. #IvotedforHarris #tariffs #tradewar

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Don't buy a swasticar. #swasticar #fascist #musk

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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

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Abysmal irony

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Remember all the times that corporate media simply parroted Trump’s lie that he knew nothing about Project 2025?

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Nineteen … and counting. That’s how many former Fox News hosts, commentators, on-air medical experts, producers, and staff are set to join President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration. Never before has one media outlet exported so many alumni to a president’s day-one cabinet and staff.

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Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge). You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant no matter what the ICE officer says.

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Yes, the Republicans on the United States Armed Service Committee (!) misspelled "military" on their poster lamenting the military's low standards brought on by diversity, equity, & inclusion practices. Maybe these guys could have benefited from a DEI hire.

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#childlabor

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Padilla: Will you defend birthright citizenship as the law of the land? Bondi: I will study birthright citizenship Padilla: You're asking to be considered for Attorney General and you still need to study the 14th Amendment of the Constitution?

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The Atlantic said on X [re Oct 2024 cover]: "Inspired by the visual language of old Ray Bradbury and Stephen King paperbacks, Justin Metz created this illustration, which may be the first cover without a headline or typography in The Atlantic’s 167-year history."

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Red states receive federal aid when there are hurricanes and tornadoes, but blue states don't deserve it when there are devastating wildfires? Where is the "united" in United States?

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View from Upper Table Rock, southern Oregon #MtMcLoughlin #Hikingatdusk #Oregontrails #Hiking #mountains #winterhiking #randonee

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This is what our trees look like in Oregon. #sturgisforktrail. #Graybackmountain #hiking. #Oregon. #josephinecounty. #forest. #oldgrowth. #trails. #nature. #siskiyoumountains #hike

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