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Word nerd, writes flash and short fiction. Former rock band songwriter & guitarist for ten years. Big fan of honesty, fairness, and kindness.
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Supreme Court, do your job. It's time.

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Need a break from the chaos? Here's a pretty leaf pattern.

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YAY HARVARD! Come on universities, be like Harvard and draw the line: Reject fascist govt intrusion and demands. There is strength in numbers!

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YAY HARVARD! From WaPo: Harvard University officials on Monday rejected Trump administration demands to make sweeping changes to its governance, admissions and hiring practices. ... the school “is not prepared to agree to demands that go beyond the lawful authority of this or any administration.”

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A Bloomberg investigation shows that of the first 238 men sent to CECOT, only 5 had been charged or convicted of felony assault or gun violations; 3 charged with misdemeanors like petty theft; 2 were charged with human smuggling. In any case, criminals in the US are entitled to due process. 1/2

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From Heather Cox Richardson: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com All people in the United States are entitled to due process, but Trump and his officers have tried to convince Americans that noncitizens are not. They have also pushed the idea that those they are offshoring are criminals, but ... 🧵

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NYT page one: @nytimes.com

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‪ Wait...what happened? I had 400 followers a week ago and all of a sudden it's 1.5K. Wut? Anyone else get an unexpected jump recently? 6 days ago I posted some "yay!" replies on several April 5 rally pix. Maybe a few folks would've connected from that, but over 1,000? 😳

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MAGA: Millions of American$ Grifted Again

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This part

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The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

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Excellent article from AP re: locking and shutting off your cellphone, laptop, etc. when crossing into countries such as the U.S. This is where we are, folks. Keep the article on hand for the next time you plan to travel from and to America. apnews.com/article/inte...

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Kurt Vonnegut man

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Thank you Rachel Maddow for pointing out this crumbling of the IRS. Nothing is safe anymore in the USA.

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The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!

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He just testified all morning about the reasons why the tariff policy was going to make America great. Then he checked his phone and realized everything he just said was canceled on Truth Social.

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Another way of rigging the midterms, and other elections after that. He is destroying every inch of the USA. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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