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It’s imperative at this point that Europe develop a defense posture independent of the United States, which should be treated as the ally of Russia that it has now become.

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happy bday poet James Russell Lowell, b.1819, Cambridge, MA. “Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.” “All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.” “A wise man (or woman) travels to discover himself.”

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Trump: Fire hundreds of thousands of career civil servants trying to keep America safe and running. Also, Trump: Give DHS a budget of up to $200 million to run anti-immigrant ads that repeatedly thank Trump for leading an immigration crackdown. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

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US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine doesn’t sign minerals deal. Starlink is essential for Ukraine’s battlefield comms. This is the equivalent of FDR threatening to arm the Nazis if Europe didn’t sign over half its resources. Extortion. And utterly unforgivable. Hell awaits.

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MAGA really does want socialism youtu.be/v_xBv7bPXWc

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He thinks a couple of meaningless votes against Trump nominees can salvage his legacy.

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This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.

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PETE: “What we have to do now is make clear we do want government to work differently and better than it has, but burning it to the ground won’t do that for anyone.”

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wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

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I’m old enough to remember actual threats by MAGA during the last administration

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Murphy: "There's no separation between the Kremlin & the White House right now. The White House is a full-time Kremlin propaganda operation..there's a real probability American troops are going to have fight abroad to protect the global world order & our allies & perhaps American sovereignty itself"

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Jeffries: President Zelenskyy is not a dictator—he was a duly elected president of Ukraine. It’s shocking—but I guess not surprising—that Donald Trump continues to play footsie with Vladimir Putin, a sworn enemy of the United States.

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75M Americans voted for Vladimir Putin.

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Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

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I hate to ask this but i have to, are we now the bad guys? adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/are-we-now...

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“At least Russia has elections” Russia frequently jails and kills any opposition to Putin, who has been in power since 1999. If you like dictatorships, that’s fine. Just admit that. Don’t insult anyone’s intelligence—including your own—by claiming Russia has real elections.

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Fuck Putin. Fuck trump. I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇸.

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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

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Oh, first commercial suggestion... This is your brain 🥚... This is your brain on drugs!

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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Trump proves more and more every day that he is compromised. He is a Russian asset. He weakens this nation and is alienating our allies. The only reason for this would be to benefit Saudi Arabia, Russia, North Korea, and/or China.

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Dark Pence is back.

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I did an event in IN a few weeks ago where I said that on 1/6/21 Mike Pence saved the country (for now) by being one of very very few who stood by his principles under maximum threat.

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Trump Spirals in Morning from Hell...Does Putin's Bidding open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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According to the Trump Golf Tracker, Donald Trump has spent 27% of his presidency golfing so far.

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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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The most shocking thing about this is that anyone took him at his word.

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They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.

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Will they ever stop saying that fool was elected with a mandate! Mainstream Media needs to get this right!

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It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out. They gut the FAA. Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted. Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.

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The CFPB has: -Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud -Cracked down on junk fees -Fought against politically-motivated debanking -Protected veterans from predatory lenders -Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.

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In this last month I have made the mental transition from "air travel is very safe" to "at least it would be a relatively quick way to go"

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Ah yes, focusing on the issues that impact regular Americans.

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