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A New England raised guy. Living in Southern Vermont. Was an average person working in Mental Health and then Physical health fields till I became an average old man. Now I am just trying to make the moments count as well as some Art.
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Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

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Waking Up on Sunday Be Like: 'I'm Starving but the Fridge Is So Far Away!'🥱😴🍮

Market manipulation is normal when you vote for an orange criminal rather than the sane and qualified lady. 🤷 #Tariffs

How many Billions have been lost by the people and handed over to the overlords of wealth as a result of D.J.T. 's tariff game?

Are there no consequences for these trumper's who are grabbing innocent people of our country. People who they feel deserve to be removed from society. D.J.T is a felon and needs to be stopped. Donald is not king.

And now as the people of the world sit back and ignore the passing of our once basic human rights of Individualism there are more laws passing to criminalize LGBQ+. Turkey has made it illegal for any gathering of LGBQ+ people. Building a list to track all LGBQ for future actions.

Breaking News: A federal judge called President Trump’s attempts to punish the law firm Jenner & Block “disturbing” as he temporarily blocked most of an executive order that targeted it, the latest courtroom defeat in Trump’s campaign of retaliation against law firms.

⚡️State Department officially informs Congress of plans to dissolve USAID, CNN reports. The agency, which has been central to U.S. foreign aid efforts, will be disbanded by July 1.

A federal judge ruled that DOGE has no right to access sensitive personal information at various government agencies, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, banking and income information and more.

A 2-1 decision by a U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will keep in place a temporary restraining order to prevent any more deportations of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, invoked by President Trump

"Intellectualized efforts to make anti-democratic right-wing sentiments attractive are one thing. When and how they became politically efficacious is another. Scholars debate when the first recognizable forms of politically effective right-wing populism emerged."

Letter to the Editor: This administration is constantly trying to impress us that it knows best and has all the answers, but its actions show just the opposite. Administration officials are absolutely clueless, sloppy and incompetent.

"Today the executive partner of my former firm sent us all an 'update' that attempted to convince some of the best minds in the legal profession that he did us a solid by capitulating to the Trump administration's demands for fealty and protection money."

@dorothywoodend.bsky.social: To be blunt, it’s not very fun living through history. But documentaries are useful for context and even a grim comfort.

Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.

Alina Habba blatantly lies on Fox: "He is skyrocketing right now ... President Trump's approval rating is at an all-time high of anyone."

“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said. “If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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Elon Musk thinks he can BUY our votes and take away our rights. Please don’t let that happen! Brad Schimel is a Trump shill. On April 1st it’s *imperative* that every Wisconsinite who’s eligible to vote, go cast their vote for the only candidate who cares about the people, Susan Crawford!

‘Never been easier to steal secrets’: U.S. allies reconsider intelligence sharing after Signal-gate John Brennan, Peter Baker and David Jolly discuss fallout from the leaked group chat detailing military’s war plans www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohw0...

Last week ICE detained parents of three young children under 13-years-old, in Washington, D.C. The family fled political persecution in Venezuela two years ago and applied for asylum. Despite having Temporary Protected Status and pending asylum applications, they were charged with illegal entry.

I mean, if you just want to get crushed in a gubernatorial race in Virginia, this is the kind of thing you say.

Elon Musk has updated his post with new language apparently after being informed that his previous tweet was evidence that he was committing a state felony. Screenshots live forever.

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#wearetheflood alone we are but a drop of water together we are the flood. We must stand and protect our democracy.

Trump will kill this case immediately.

Prepared talking points. If you don't get your SS check, if you complain you're a crook. They are prepping the narrative that they will use when they stop delivering your checks.

Without Congressional action, the World Trade Center Health Program will begin denying care for 9/11 survivors & first responders. Unacceptable. I joined NY colleagues in introducing a bill to secure permanent funding for WTCHP, so those impacted get the help they deserve.

When America faltered, others stood up to lead.

Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."