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History, culture, politics. Liberal. Big reader. Somewhat impatient.🔸️Protect our communities! All of them!🔸️No gofundmes🔸️No DMs 🔸️ I won't follow back until you've posted & replied enough to reveal something about yourself. It's self-defense. 💙
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January 29, 2021 "Donald Trump was cultivated as a Russian asset over 40 years and proved so willing to parrot anti-western propaganda that there were celebrations in Moscow, a former KGB spy has told the Guardian." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

From January 2019 “Why is he so chummy with Vladimir Putin – this man who is a former KGB agent, never been a friend to the United States, invaded our allies, threatens us around the world, and tries his damndest to undermine our elections?” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019...

The war in Ukraine is "Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. Tens of thousands have been killed, entire cities have been reduced to smoldering ruins, millions of Ukrainians became refugees, & Russia was isolated from the West." Slava Ukraini 🌻🇺🇦 www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

He will not criticize Putin.

"[Hegseth] questioned whether history - making air force general CQ Brown Jr got job because of race" 📢 IN TRUTH, THE DOD HIRE WHO GOT THEIR JOB BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE & GENDER WAS PETE HEGSETH. 😡 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

BRAVO to Maine Governor Janet Mills for slapping petty tyrant trump in the face with her calmly defiant "see you in court." THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. 🔥🔥🔥

BINGO!

On of the most beautiful pieces I ever read - from many years ago - but I kept the photo so I could reread multiple times. Among many things, it is about how the world is so much wider and deeper and connected than what we can see. From Parabola 2014. I hope people can zoom it out to read.

Great account! Twilight-Zone approach to contemporary politics. Enjoy!

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This is what community is all about. Read this comment & be inspired to reach out to people who might need you. 💙

Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

With over ten years of service spanning five administrations, Amy Paris was dismissed on February 14, a casualty of tRump’s mass firings. “They said it was performance,” she explained. “I have clear proof I was one of the top performers in the entire federal government.” 19thnews.org/2025/02/amy-...

A Russian assault group surrenders to Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovs'k direction. The Ukrainians have started to use FPV drones with loudspeakers to guide surrendering Russians out of the combat area. The Russian offensive around Pokrovs'k, Donetsk region, has stalled.