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I love books, I've always loved reading, especially about history. Love nature, dogs, animals, Music; favorite is Doo Wop, also jazz, blues, rock n roll & etc. Politics, Progressive. Love people and solitude
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Maddow: Brics is an acronym. It stands for the first letters of the first five countries that formed the brics organization. B for Brazil, R for Russia, I for India, C for China. What's what does the S stand for? Does it stand for Spain? No, it does not.

submitted 26 days ago • 130 comments

The plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., was carrying an unknown number of passengers from the figure skating community, including Russian husband-and-wife world champions.

submitted 25 days ago • 80 comments

Here are some important facts: - Last week, Trump gutted the Aviation Safety Committee - He has no FAA administrator because Elon Musk forced him to resign - He fired the head of TSA - He fired the head of the Coast Guard - He hired a compulsive drunk as Defense Secretary

submitted 25 days ago • 5 comments

It's a rare event for New Orleans area, it started with a mix last night and this morning snowing ❄️ it hasn't snowed in 130 years

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"If nothing else says oligarchy, it's a bunch of billionaires coalescing indoors so that they won't be chilly." -Joy Reid on the second inauguration of Donald Trump.

submitted 35 days ago • 26 comments

From monumental legislative successes to steady leadership amid our nation’s greatest challenges, Joe Biden gave us 4 years of reunification, recovery, and revitalization. Trump will try to steal the credit, but it was Biden who delivered it for us. Thank you, President Biden.

submitted 35 days ago • 147 comments

The lawyers get to work: Trump sued over DOGE

submitted 35 days ago • 225 comments

Democracy is hard work, says historian Jon Meacham, and often “counter cultural to how human beings are arranged.” Politicians “act on incentive,” so if you like something, let them know, because “people who want them to do the wrong thing are applying that pressure.” #Velshi

submitted 36 days ago • 18 comments

A president’s executive order cannot undo a law or a Supreme Court decision, let alone a provision of the Constitution. Forget that and you do have a dictatorship on day one.

submitted 35 days ago • 175 comments

“That is traitorous conduct on the part of people associated with Reagan’s campaign,” says Jimmy Carter biographer Jonathan Alter on the deliberate stalling of Iran hostage negotiations.

submitted 56 days ago • 11 comments

We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America. A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition. snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...

submitted 48 days ago • 214 comments

Sadly on December 28th we no longer have our sweet Elvis (the babe) with us, he is sorely missed, loved him so much. He was a good friend, the best. Our hearts are 💔 Forever Loved

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

I'm here from Twitter, love the blue butterfly 🦋, it's so beautiful! Hoping to connect w/those who follow me and vise-versa, and to meet new people

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

In rural communities, Democrats need to show up. We need to listen. And we need to organize and communicate year-round. Hope you'll read this powerful piece by Danielle Johnson—a rural Dem leader in WI—about our vision to unite, fight, and win everywhere.

submitted 43 days ago • 25 comments

Thank you to Canada for helping California right now. You are wonderful and good people. 🇨🇦

submitted 44 days ago • 632 comments

We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.

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