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Progressive Independent. Also, a freedom fighter, death penalty defense, post-conviction, and civil rights attorney. Carolina girl.
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Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit – which would be a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine – could involve broad talks on global issues, not just the ongoing war. ssnews.page.link/UpCYiEn8uUUX...

💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

📌Happy birthday, George Washington. You couldn't believe this if you tried ...

He will sabotage or shut down CISA next.

If you haven't realized it yet, Trump and MUSK are doing an open coup and purging the government of any guardrails as they assume authoritarian rule. But pronouns! Kamala is a woman! Woke!

Why aren’t you here? Want to show the administration how you feel? Show up. Now. Lincoln Memorial. Please.

Dan Caine, Trump’s new replacement for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly told Trump, “I love you, sir. I think you’re great, sir. I’ll kill for you, sir.” He also put on a MAGA hat, despite it violating military protocol.

In 2020, the military was adamant about refusing to get involved in the election. That's why Trump hates General Mark Milley so much. Now, Trump is transforming the military into one that will back him up in 2029. We need to figure out how to prepare for that eventuality.

Why did Trump fire CQ Brown? According to advisers, it was because of a four-minute video Brown taped after the George Floyd murder talking about his experiences as a Black pilot in the Air Force, Helene Cooper reports. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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If I had to respond to an email as a federal employee asking me what I did at work last week, I'd make sure to list all the duties I had to absorb because of mass illegal firings, followed by a description of what the EPA's Walter Peck did in Ghostbusters.

This is strength. Not Trump.

Will the $5000 check threat will be used in GOP budget as leverage to keep dems from shutting down the government? Every time I think there's no way they'd have the audacity or balls to do something so blatantly unethical and unconstitutional... they do it.

One Woman Killed in Russia's Bombing of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine Says: (Reuters) - One woman was killed and three others were injured in Russia's guided bomb attacks on the industrial city of Kostiantynivka in the...

Washington evangelical pastor & chaplain, David Franklin, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for recording himself sexually abusing a 4 year old girl & possessing child sexual abuse material. www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/c...

So DOGE's 'wall of receipts' is riddled with errors, falsehoods and distortions. big shock. about what you'd expect from 6 tech bros dragged over from the strip club www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

Brilliant front page

Trump’s embrace of Russia is not new. This goes back a long time. It’s just more obvious now.

$200 million taxpayer dollars spent on “tell me I’m pretty” ads to stroke his own ego, while he fires people to “save money.” Sociopathic.

FIRED FEDERAL WORKER TO NBC: “I was a Trump supporter. He’s coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no apparent reason.”

A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from terminating federal grants and contracts related to DEI. The ruling bars Trump from requiring federal contractors and grant recipients to certify that they don't engage in "equity-related" programs, a term the judge found too vague to be enforced.

www.npr.org/2025/02/22/g... The homeless in America is staggering It's everywhere It's families It's veterans It's young people 84% CUTS IN STAFFING AT HUD OFFICES that are support offices for HOMELESS PROGRAMS where are they going to go? What ... more Guantanamo bay?

I still can’t believe that Donald Trump berated a governor and said “I am the law” yesterday. And it was like the fourth most important news of the day.

What?! This is beyond dangerous

Have you noticed the press is not calling this the Trump-Vance administration? Don’t let Vance escape your attention, even though he isn’t making headlines—he’s still dangerous.

Good Morning Everyone (ty @cwebbonline.com ) Please take a moment to listen Please take a moment and be like this great guy.... Please take a moment to remember Amanda Gorman said " IF ONLY WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SEE IT." "IF ONLY WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT "

Per @cturnbull1968.bsky.social: “Dear DNC, if you don’t run political ads with Elon holding a chainsaw, combined with video of a chainsaw cutting Grandma’s social security benefits and healthcare, I’m going to file a suit against you for gross negligence.”

No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny. But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.

Dumber than...

This is Trump's collateral damage

True.

Trump’s every act demonstrates his belief that power is vested in him personally, and affirms that he is bent on amassing more. The new cover of The Economist.

HELL YEAH!! The largest organization of professional and amateur surfers has just SLAPPED Donald Trump with a major lawsuit to protect California beaches from off shore drilling. SEE YOU IN COURT!

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From the get go of the second Trump administration, it was clear that the president would try to pass a bunch of executive orders without any clear indication that he, or his trusted advisors, actually knew if it was legal. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/wha...