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πŸ€” Trump is falling to the best levels in his work - economy and immigration. He is under water in the polls. Garcea Γ nd likely orhws illegaly in El Salvador. And P

πŸ€” Make America Healthy Again RFK Jr said. But he's a politician not a medical person. Excess cestor oil will kill kids, Now two children who could be alive today. Fire him before more kids die. Just saying.

@nicollewallace.bsky.social πŸ€” I got this from my medic friend in the Ukraine. There was a missile attack yesterday on Kryvyi Rih it claimed the lives of 19 people including 9 children, I’m really angry at the same time I’m sad

@maddow.msnbc.com πŸ€” I got this message from my medic friend in Ukraine. There was a missile attack yesterday on Kryvyi Rih it claimed the lives of 19 people including 9 children. I’m really angry at the same time I’m sad. Why are we not upset three years after this all began? Can we change that?

πŸ€” Only Trump's word cause prices to sore. Tariffs go up. Market goes down 1600 points today.

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πŸ€” Seems best to have a president who obeys the Constitution as he promised, than to figure a trick way around it. The spirit of the law is far better than loopholes. Just saying.

FINALLY! A notice re the at least 20,000 (many say 50,,000) Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia! This should be the number one concern. What are they doing to them?

Give me a πŸ’™, like, & repost if you agree! It's been quite long enough! We miss our friends! 🫢

Are we great again yet?

πŸ€” Signal messages "disappear" in 7 to 30 days. How long does it take to fire those who breached national security and their oaths? They who hesitant win. Just saying.

@maddow.msnbc.com πŸ€” Please list a bullet point summary of the first 65 days of Trump's "perfect" term, except for this one "glitch" with the Signalgate breach Give date of the main event. Thank you so much. Your list was great Wed 3/26. Thanks.

This is Yale Professor Timothy Snyder, who studies authoritarians and tyranny, with a warning. He and another Yale professor, Jason Stanley, who studies similar topics at Yale, are moving to Canadian universities, a result of the political and academic climate here.

πŸ€” Folks from Nuuk, Greenland are planning a protest to "welcome" our VP and his family for their uninvited visit. Hope JD Vance doesn't try to ski again like he did in Vermont. It'd be just terrible to have another fiasco with the locals. After all those things he's said about them, seem fitting.

πŸ€” Sen Tom Tillis cast the deciding vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the Sec of Def. Yet Mon 3/24, Sen Tillis was nowhere to object or call for Hegseth's immediate resignation. Perhaps he's afraid Musk will pay to have him primaried if he opposes Trump's pick. But as a NC voter, I'm the one to fear.

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πŸ€” Trump brought his buddies to help. Now a billionaire cabal rules the White House and runs our country. His top political donor is now firing Social Security workers and privatizing it. Musk is now buying the WI supreme court judge race. Every GOP politician is afraid they will be bought out next.

πŸ€” Tim Snyder says "When you send innocent victims to a foreign gulag, you do not prevent terrorism, but practice it." On 3/23, we have sworn affidavits that at least three of those "criminals" are innocent. Now Trump claims he didn't sign the order to deport the 261 "bad people" sent to El Salvador.

πŸ€” Louis DeJoy resigned as the USPS Postmaster effective immediately. He says he cannot do his work with the cuts Musk and Trump are demanding of him. Keep in mind the USPS is not a business, but a Service. Americans depend on it all over this land. Don't mess with the USPS. Trump best read and heed.

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πŸ€” A Ukrainian has died in official US ICE custody because he had tattoos. According to a national news outlet, this is the third detainee death while in their custody. WHY is there an FBI Task Force set up for Tesla attacks but not even an investigation about the deaths and detention of these folks?

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πŸ€” We can't make this up. Sec Hegseth texted top secret war plans at midday to a journalist. Was he inebriated, or bragging or both? Either way, this is behavior unbecoming of an officer, let alone our Secretary of Defense. He must be removed from office at once and appropriate charges brought.

πŸ€” AG Bondi needs to balance WHAT she does with HOW she does it. The end does not justify the means. To take 261 suspected gang members to a gulag in El Salvador without cause or due process is a violation of civil rights for all of them. Even if some are criminals, do it legally with warrants.

πŸ€” Seems that AG Pam Bondi doesn't have a basic grasp of constitutional law after all. Freedom of speech is as basic as it gets. We should not "tread lightly" when we speak the truth. Rep Jasmine Crockett has a special way of expressing certain things. Perhaps lightly treading isn't one of her ways.

πŸ€” Seems our VP thinks Denmark is not doing a proper job. It's not a good ally to Greenland. Vance still promotes Trump's message that the US will acquire Greenland. If such were attempted, Trump would find out first hand what true defeat feels like. Many brave souls would be lost, but not those two.

πŸ€” The Baltic countries have begun to fortify their eastern borders with Russia for attack. Poland plans to bury 100k anti personnel mines along the borders with Russia and Belarus. No longer do NATO or European leaders expect the US to help, but rather harm their defense of democracy in the world.

πŸ€” Tom Homan said he doesn't care what a district judge says about deporting people who have a tattoo. HE thinks they're criminals. When Tom is sitting in jail or prison, maybe he will have time to think about WHY he should care about due process or evidence for a warrant, caring for people's rights.

Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman. He served for over 20 years in the army, fought in Iraq, and received the Purple Heart. RETWEET if you stand with Lt. Colonel Vindman against Donald Trump!

God, I love March Madness. The best college teams in the country battling each other, with instant elimination, over what's easily the most exciting two-and-a-half weeks in American sports. Never gets old. And the men's tournament is cool, too.

Yep, I’m one of the 63% and proud of it!

πŸ€” Musk is offering $100 bribes to Wisconsin voters who sign up to opposing liberalism in the courts. He supports the guy running instead of the gal for the state high court. Will all WS voters please GO VOTE on or by April 1st. If Elon Musk will pay you to do something, what could possibly go wrong?

πŸ€” Sec of State Rubio prohibited former Argentina officials from coming to the US due to "substantial corruption" and bribery. Seems like the pot is calling the kettle black. With Musk, Trump and all his cabinet members, there is a compelling collection of disingenuous people who are transactional.

πŸ€” The DEI purge is more than taking out pics of honored veterans, but now it includes removing any Holocaust reference. 6 million people were killed by the Nazis and we are not to mention it. Trying to erase history is the first step to rewriting it to fit the Trump autocratic regime. I say no!

πŸ€” Adam Kinzinger called it insane to grant Trump's top financial donor a top secret clearance for war plans against China. Musk has the largest car plant in China, billions of contracts with them. Has no need to know. Is not in an elected office. Has multiple citizenships. I would call it illegal.

πŸ€” Mark Hamill, actor from Star Wars, notes that Trump always sounds like a kid giving an oral report on a book he hasn't read. That makes sense, since Trump doesn't read his daily briefing, they draw pictures for him or make videos - no kidding. Have YOU ever tried to fake a report you didn't read?

Mark nailed it..... πŸ”¨

πŸ€” Zelenskyy declined US ownership of powerplants in Ukraine. Adding one part of a long-term settlement would be the return of all Urkranian children forcibly removed by Russia. The NATO and EU membership issues are also still on the table. As is the return of ALL sovereign land to Ukraine - period.

πŸ€” Not only did Hegseth willingly delete Collin Powell, Navajo Code Talkers, Medal of Honor recipients, Jackie Robinson, the Enola Gay, but ALL other perceived references to DEI (their term for racism, sexism or hate of non-whites). That is just plain wrong. Sec Hegseth needs to be courtmartialed.