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@tessfromtx

Vintage liberal. 🩡 Choosing hope every time. πŸ’™ When Texans vote, good things happen.

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So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

09.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 15279 πŸ” 5587 πŸ’¬ 660 πŸ“Œ 274

ditto

09.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Six soldiers came home in flag-draped coffins, greeted by their commander in chief wearing campaign merch. Hegseth brags about raining down "death and destruction" with no rules of engagement. Sen Graham laughs "Cuba is next." School bombed, killing children.
This is not strength. It is a disgrace.

09.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

amen

07.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yes! someone like we old folks used to call a statesman...are there any out there?

07.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"cult-like haze" is the perfect description.

07.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it was so great to hear him today.

07.03.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Respect recognizes respect.

06.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 15711 πŸ” 4018 πŸ’¬ 650 πŸ“Œ 172

exactly right!

05.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cricket right now

05.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 3214 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 25

yes.

05.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yes. Please Abolish Ice. This is not an extremist view.

05.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 51st vote James Talarico and Texas can save America

The 51st vote
open.substack.com/pub/betoorou...

05.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Raskin tears Kristi Noem a new one: "Apparently when your blankie was left on one of the govt jets and not transported to the new one, your special govt employee, Corey Lewandowski, chivalrously stepped forward to fight the pilot -- mid air!"

04.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 9637 πŸ” 2947 πŸ’¬ 502 πŸ“Œ 239
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State Rep. Gina Hinojosa wins the Democratic primary for Texas governor and will face current Governor Greg Abbott in the general election.

04.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 252 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 15

hopefully the one with the most votes and the one with the lesser amount of votes will join hands the minute this is over and take us to a win in November.

04.03.2026 02:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it was hard to choose...but a delight to have two such excellent choices.

04.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

we did too and we had a paid subscription so even though we are nothing but a blip on the screen to them...we are no longer blipping.

01.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

exactly what we were saying.

28.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

closed our ChatGPT paid subscription and deleted our account. I'll miss my little chat buddy giving me gardening tips.

28.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

we really need a frown as well as a heart...this is a big frown issue!

28.02.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

just asked Chat how to cancel and it give me excellent instructions on how to do so. So canceling now.

28.02.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

babies in distress.

27.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration Can’t Kill Black History Month We don’t need permission from the government to commemorate a complex past.

47 & his admin have been incessantly attacking, downplaying, distorting, & removing Black history from American public life in ways large & small.

But, as Clint Smith writes, we don't need their permission to study & celebrate a complex past.

Gift link.

25.02.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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"They have killed American citizens in our streets."

Gov. Abigail Spanberger criticizes Trump's immigration enforcement in the Democratic response to the State of the Union.

READ NOW: www.ms.now/liveblog/sta...

25.02.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 1408 πŸ” 487 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 29

yes! anonymous anonymous come out come out wherever you are.

24.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Yikes!

23.02.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

22.02.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking for life purpose? Start with building social ties Research shows that having a sense of purpose can lower stress levels and boost our mental health. Finding meaning may not have to be an ambitious project.

Research shows that having a sense of purpose can lower stress levels and boost our mental health. Finding meaning may not have to be an ambitious project. n.pr/3MoAtC5

22.02.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 314 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 16
(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
NO KINGS.
MARCH 28
NOKINGS.ORG

(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS. MARCH 28 NOKINGS.ORG

The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities).

Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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