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olderspicier.bsky.social
Avid gardener and sustainability geek. Studying climate and community, especially where they intersect. Turns out my authentic voice involves cussing. Alternately earnest and sarcastic. Former high school teacher. šŸ’™Since my first vote and always She/Her
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So are they walking back their claim that it was Iran-funded Hamas perpetrators? The last paragraph says that was the ā€œinitial assessmentā€ that led Shin Bet to claim Iranian involvement. But two Jewish-Israelis were arrested. Itā€™s a poorly written article.
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Yes, we do!
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It works for us. Fight, fight, fight. To quote the old felon and Nazi Bannon.
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I think this is how Kristi Norm disposes of the bodies of the puppies she has shot and killed.
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Thatā€™s the truth, Fred. I just spent the evening with a young friend who is fearful and uncertain. I told her that weā€™ve gotten back up on our feet and have momentum on our side. We fight for whatā€™s right and for equal justice under the law, so we will win. It will be messy, but weā€™ll win.
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Well done Wyoming constituent! Take it home to the ignorant people in what could be a wonderful state. Madam Chairwoman it is.
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Agree that Kaiser seems to work. I only know it peripherally. But Iā€™ve lived in a single payer universal coverage nation, and that really works.
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We still need to eliminate for-profit health insurance and for-profit corporations owning any part of a medical practice. Single payer universal coverage healthcare works.
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I stand with Gov. Janet Mills. ā€œWeā€™re going to follow the law [I wonā€™t ever call him sir]. Weā€™ll see you in court.ā€
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My Trader Joeā€™s quit pretending the store would have eggs any time soon. The former egg cartons space is filled with juices and kombucha.
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Add Rep. Melanie Stansbury to your list. Sheā€™s ranking member on DoGE oversight, and sheā€™s been out there in DC and with her constituents. Sheā€™s smart, brave, loud, and leading.
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Iā€™ve never been enchanted with Mark Cuban. He thinks he has all the answersā€”Dunning-Kruger Effect happens to billionaires more than regular people because no one tells them their ideas are shitty.
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McCormickā€™s voice was shaking as he told the audience at his town hall that they were supposed to ask him questions and not shout at him. Oh, dear, constituents shouting. How terrifying for poor little Republicans. They really are too fragile for actual public service.
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Legacy media need to not cover the old felon on his terms. Go be intrepid reporters, digging for actual news rather than repeating maga talking points.
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Good news!
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Itā€™s theater. Tarrio is a well-known informant. Heā€™s getting arrested either to boost his bona fides with his ā€œcolleaguesā€ or to safely get him out of the way before something bad happens. Tarrio was arrested January 4, 2021. He is a narc, though heā€™s also a very evil shit.
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maga suck.
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Tarrio is a long-time informant. Either something is going to happen and he needs to be safe, like he was in getting arrested on January 4, 2021, or he was challenged and needs some bona fides so heā€™s not exposed and eliminated by his allies. Itā€™s theater.
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Wow!
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Something is going to happen. Tarrio is a long-term informant. Either his associates were figuring it out and going to harm him, or he needs to be ā€œlocked upā€ like he was on January 4, 2021. Tarrio is protected.
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I read this morning that Guantanamo is empty again. Venezuelans shipped there have been sent in to Venezuela.
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Another poor Mark Cuban take. Dunning-Kruger yada yada yada.
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I agree about Ukraineā€™s mineral wealth, but I think Black Sea ports are also something Putin wants. To export these minerals and other Ukrainian resources.
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I have questions. Why the Crazy Kari Lake filter? Why does she wear a wig halfway back on her head that rises well above her scalp? Why is Lewandowski her ā€œspecial employeeā€ at DHS? Whatā€™s in that job description? Why does she do those (cringe) things to her face? Why does she kill puppies?
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Several times a week. Phone calls arenā€™t meaninglessā€”itā€™s the one point of contact that gets noted and attention paid.
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This cat just wants you to know that she/he is very disappointed you. No matter what you have done. Just disappointed. šŸ˜‚
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Iā€™m asking my two old, maga Jewish neighbors what they think now that both Musk and Bannon have thrown Nazi salutes this year. Iā€™d be terrified. Note that theyā€™re maga. Iā€™m absolutely sympathetic to people who didnā€™t choose the current situation.
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ā€œThe victim, who weā€™re not naming, but who is not the congressmanā€™s wife. ā€œduring a phone call between the [perp] and alleged victim, she ā€œlet officers hear Mills instruct her to lie about the origin of her bruises.ā€ Mills: Married, 2 kids
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Sexual assault on a young conservative staffer? That fits.
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You know the assignment! Flood Jeffriesā€™ office with phone calls and remind him that our Democratic representatives work for us. And we know that an opposition party is effective (see Trump 2021-2024) and needed. Our members of Congress work for us. We do NOT want any bipartisan agreement.
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Deep South. Fits. Reconstruction made the gravest of mistakes in not going far enough. Racism and white man violence has held this nation captive for far, far too long.
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Theyā€™ll splinter. Vance will try, but other factions will fight for power. My hope is that a few cowardly Republicans in Congress who are silent now will align with Democratic members to set the ship of state right and act like a Congress should.
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Iā€™ll pop a bottle of Prosecco in the freezer while I run outside to hoist the flag and start banging my wooden spoon on the bottom of a saucepan. Street parties!
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Itā€™ll be a week-long party!