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Trump 2.0... I can see him and RFK Jr Talking horse pills and bleach.

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Each of these four points is crucially important. They explain why Ukraine is not lost — and Europe is not threatened — without the United States. More commitment and expenditure will be required, but there’s no reason for surviving democracies to capitulate

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

People knew what they were voting for last November...it was all out there for people to see what another round of this mess would be like.

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Here is a new post. madmangreatlake.wordpress.com/2025/02/22/o...

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

But he's not going anywhere unfortunately.

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Oui, oui.

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Let's hope this is truly the case. Europe has to get it's act together since my country has gone haywire ...hopefully for only four years.

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I don't know why I bother to misspell here on bluesky when there is this cool show.

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If this is rhe case then let's just bring in King Charles and drink a cup of tea.....

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Straightforward from here 1. DOGE cuts $50 million in govt spending 2. Falsely calls it $50 billion 3. Sends every taxpayer a share of that $50 billion as a savings "dividend" 4. Republicans add $5 trillion in tax cuts 5. GOP complains about deficit under next Democratic administration

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

Maybe it's one of Elon Musk's 'ninions'.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

I agree..so does almost half of America.

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I stumbled on PBS a cool show on Australians rehabbing koala bears.

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People voted for incompetence.

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How much is Congress cutting from their $6.5 billion/year budget? Don’t you think congress can operate on say, maybe, $5 Billion? And each congressman has 18 staff, they could operate on say, 14? What about the White House?

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Brazil shows that it can be done. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

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I don't think they're doing all they can to reduce egg prices.

submitted 4 days ago • 8 comments

It may be 15 degrees but it's sunny.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Oh, my.

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It may be cold, it's still a nice sunny morning.

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This looks nice

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Well, Me.Thompson, we are seeing the consequences of that right now.

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theintercept.com/2025/02/17/e...

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www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Government does important work — but not if DOGE can prevent it paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-govern...

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I wonder if 'Robert Reich' will be looking at this. That was weird yesterday. madmangreatlake.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/a...

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After seeing all these cat pics here on Bluesky I keep thinking about my late cat.

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See, it's not just Cleveland.

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This is interesting...and based on experience.

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It's snowing again.

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Back to reality.

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Hmmm..I just had a curious 'chat' just now from someone on the West Coast.

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Emil Bouvet looks a lot like the F.W. Murnau version of Nosferatu.

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I'm glad i came home when I did.

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Wow Top Hat is on Turner Classic Movies right now...too bad I cannot see it. Thank you Spectrum.

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It was just starting when I took this photo this morning. It's really coming down now.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

This sure leaves Ohio out.

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Even more Profiles of Courage, Patriotism and Resistance to Trump. This is the third installment in my series highlighting people and organizations who are valiantly and patriotically taking the fight to Trump. Their stories must be amplified! My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/even-more-...

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941

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