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πŸ¦‹πŸ’™πŸ¦‹ Mother of 3. Former history/government teacher. Love books, travel, dogs and democracy. Please no DM’s

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You may have heard that the (Federal) House of Reps introduced a national book banning bill recently, specifically targeting books w/ trans people. Some states are passing laws to protect the freedom to read--let's make Massachusetts one of them. Ask your rep to bring H.3594 to the floor.πŸ‘‡

10.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm tired of this shit. This is NOT our WAR DAMMIT. NOBODY WANTS IT. But the Beeb. PERIOD.

10.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Important to note the whistleblower complaint says the DOGE staffer bragged he had been guaranteed a pardon if he was ever charged.

10.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
10.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s shock and awe as Trump’s granddaughter does her bit for the war effort. All hail Kai Trump, the shopper-in-chief | Marina Hyde

Yes, many Americans are struggling, but it’s good to know the first family can still afford the Earth’s most expensive provisions, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

10.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B β€œUse-It-or-Lose-It” September Defense officials typically enter the end of each fiscal year with at least one goal in mind: spend the rest of the military’s budget by any means necessary.

Pete Hegseth spent $93 billion in a single month.

$225M in furniture
$15.1M in ribeye steaks
$2M in Alaskan king crab
$6.9M of lobster tail
$98,329 Steinway grand piano
$12,000 in fruit basket stands

Enjoy no medical care

openthebooks.substack.com/p/pentagon-s...

10.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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J.P. Cooney, ex-Trump prosecutor in Jack Smith's office, is running for Congress Cooney, who was fired with other of Smith's prosecutors after President Donald Trump took office, is running for a proposed district in Virginia.

He's got some pretty strong references on his resume.πŸ‘
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

10.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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10.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can’t trust them. On anything. This toxic malignant regime (the Trump regime), lies about everything. They said Renee Good & Alex Pretti were β€œdomestic terrorists”. There’s not a remote chance they’ll be truthful about a disastrous illegal war that threatens global peace & the global economy.

10.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Farage delivers energy sermon at the pump – just don’t mention the war Reform leader’s Derbyshire petrol station stunt grinds to halt when questions on Iran leave him short-tempered

β€œWhile Nige has been brown-nosing Trump with his warmongering, he’s missed that most of the country doesn’t want to follow the orange narcissist into an illegal war with no fixed objectives other than continue till The Donald gets bored”
@mrjohncrace.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

10.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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10.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are a secular democracy. If you don't like the freedom of religion, you are welcome to move somewhere else.

In America, you can be Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or anything else. It's written into our Constitution. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Get lost with this garbage.

09.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1436 πŸ” 378 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 29
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crooksandliars.com 'Tone Deaf': Trump's Granddaughter Flaunts Secret Service On Luxury Shopping Trip | Crooks and Liars

'Tone Deaf': Trump's Granddaughter Flaunts Secret Service On Luxury Shopping Trip #CrooksAndLiars

10.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Iran War Begins Without Public Enthusiasm Americans are already questioning the war as the political battle at home intensifies

House Model Update:

πŸ”΅ DEM: 236 (+21)
πŸ”΄ GOP: 199 (-21)

- March 8, 2026 -

(Seat change with 2024 Election)

Full article available for Substack subscribers here -> usapolling.substack.com/p/iran-war-b...

08.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4
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Elizabeth Warren: "I am a hard no on a supplemental. This is not a war the American people want us to engage in. This is not a war that makes us safer ... No. No more money. The only thing Congress has the power to do is to stop actions like this through the power of the purse."

10.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 15582 πŸ” 4332 πŸ’¬ 462 πŸ“Œ 255
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Trump doesn’t have the ability to dictate when the war is over.

10.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 3347 πŸ” 1297 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 52
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Evidence Grows U.S. Was Behind Deadly Strike On Iranian Girls School Video footage published by Bellingcat appears to show a Tomahawk missile striking a compound adjacent to the school.

Video footage published by Bellingcat appears to show a Tomahawk missile striking a compound adjacent to the school.

09.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 758 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 32

Stop the presses. We found someone even more stupid than the president.

10.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 514 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 5
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Blumenthal after getting briefed on Iran: "We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here. There's also the specter of active Russian aid to Iran putting in danger American lives ... China also may be assisting Iran"

10.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 7063 πŸ” 3178 πŸ’¬ 755 πŸ“Œ 421
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I wish I could say I was surprised

www.axios.com/2026/03/10/u...

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09.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 1566 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 5

EXACTLY!!! EVERY Journalist outside the U.S. has been showing the MASSIVELY unreported destruction to and around our Great American Bases and Embassies throughout the Middle East! It's very clear that we have HUNDREDS, THOUSDANDS, MAYBE MILLIONS more injured than Faux News and propaganda report!!!

10.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I don’t. We are getting very little information on this war. So different from Iraq where we got information 24/7. I think this war isn’t going well for our side or we would hear the orange one crowing about it more.

10.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, according to sources familiarβ€”far higher than the Pentagon’s publicly disclosed figure of just 8 seriously wounded troops. The true toll of this war is already far worse than the public has been told. (Reuters)

10.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 6297 πŸ” 3114 πŸ’¬ 464 πŸ“Œ 195

The most serious problems in America

Trump

Republicans

10.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Putin is helping Iran.

Zelenskyy is helping us.

Trump does not seem to understand or is ignoring these basic facts.

Hope someone on his team will help the president correct this policy position and...

Thank Zelenskyy.
Arm Ukraine.
Sanction Putin.

09.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 1342 πŸ” 515 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 26

That is hilarious πŸ˜‚

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Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to fill a seat on the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors. Charlie Kirk, the founder of conservative...

So, is this where they infuse their ChristoFascism culture into our military?? πŸ€”

β€˜Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board’
gazette.com/2026/03/09/t...

10.03.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4

Trump's latest tweets clear things up a little. He thinks that Iran will give up, and the US (or Trump personally) will own Iran.

That's not going to happen for a decade, if ever. At this spend rate we'll be a bankrupt third world country by then. He has to be stopped!

09.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 734 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 8

This morning, I awakened early to sit and then suddenly, anguish arose in me. Others must feel the same. The Mideast is literally on fire. So much loss of life... the children, the elders... then there is the terrible loss of any sense of safety and the loss of trust.

09.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 477 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5