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Retired journo/writer, nana, NE based with ties to the EU. We ALL are part of a foreign class of servants, JD! Silly me, I foolishly believed we were old enough to know better. Warning: I block suspected trolls/bots. 🇺🇲🇳🇱🇫🇷🇩🇪
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We were very careful not to blame every German who fought in WW2 for the actions of their leaders. But you'll notice that the Germans were also very careful not to name any post-WW2 Army bases Fort Goering or Fort Himmler, for very good reasons.

I maintain bitter resentment.

Toadies for $2000 Ken.

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I have read comments from magas on YouTube saying “we have given these illegals free rent , free food , free healthcare and this is the thanks we get”.

NEWSOM: “.. California may be first, but it clearly won’t end here. .. Other states are next. Democracy is next.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

Very, very scary. Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Oh yeah? We'll see about that. Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

I cannot stop watching this clip of a uniformed officer raising a weapon and firing directly towards reporter Lauren Tomasi and crew live on the air. I don’t give a shit if it’s a non-lethal projectile or not; JOURNALISTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS IN SAFETY.

He rallied others to vote for Trump….

“A nation where investors must pay bribes and possibly risk later being charged with crimes as a routine ‘cost of doing business’ cannot remain the thriving financial center of the world for long.” @davidrlurie.bsky.social on the coming cost of “making crime legal.” open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

More than half of us are in there. Look for yourself. Scary as hell. Gift article. wapo.st/45hjAjz

Scary as hell. Gift article. wapo.st/4mU1g6r

Trump wants a confrontation, wants to see the situation erupt. No American president should behave like this. No kings.

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Trump’s federalization of the CA National Guard under 10 USC § 12406 is illegal. The law requires that orders be issued “through the Governors of the States.” Gov Gavin Newsom has not issued the orders. Guard troops in LA are following unlawful orders. law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10…