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Retired Federal worker living in Portsmouth NH. Active Democrat. Co-host of Seacoast Currents on WSCA Portsmouth Community Radio. University of Michigan sports fan.

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Also shouldn’t this be the front page story everywhere? It’s the entire trajectory of the war - literally two weeks after starting it Trump has been so thoroughly humiliated he’s pleading for China and France to come win it for him. The US on its knees, begging, in TWO WEEKS.

14.03.2026 15:56 👍 195 🔁 53 💬 10 📌 4
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🚨NEWS: Democrat Andy Thomson has won the Boca Raton mayoral race by just ONE vote.

🔵 Thomson — 7,568
🔴 Liebelson — 7,567

With 100% of votes in, Thomson becomes the first Democratic mayor of Boca Raton in over 30 years.

One vote decided the election.

13.03.2026 22:23 👍 7812 🔁 1845 💬 410 📌 379

Trump posted on his social media account about the people of Iran that "I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!”

This is the very same Trump who once listed protecting the people of Iran as one of his rationales for war.

13.03.2026 08:29 👍 3800 🔁 1319 💬 386 📌 127
Sen. Angus King (I-ME) speaks at a Senate Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) speaks at a Senate Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Angus King: “There is a clear winner in this war, Vladimir Putin & Russia — estimates released a few hours ago are that Russia has reaped $6 billion — about $400 million a day from the increase in oil prices & the easing of sanctions — I think the record should show the real winner so far is Putin”

13.03.2026 18:12 👍 1977 🔁 776 💬 105 📌 41
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to the media after attending Congressional briefings on Iran at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to the media after attending Congressional briefings on Iran at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Chris Murphy: “This is the most incompetent, incoherent war America has fought in the last 100 years — this administration has no idea what they are doing

I have great sympathy for our soldiers & our military leaders — they are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind”

13.03.2026 20:50 👍 2491 🔁 699 💬 124 📌 48

I wrote about the GOP’s historical trajectory:

The party that was founded to fight slavery in the middle of the nineteenth century is now fully in the hands of a white nationalist movement devoted to imposing white Christian patriarchal domination

08.03.2026 14:40 👍 137 🔁 43 💬 3 📌 0

There will be no more regime change wars. Instead we will fight wars in order to leave the regime unchanged.

by Donald Trump

05.03.2026 01:08 👍 731 🔁 109 💬 11 📌 4

Any psychologist, behaviorist, or mental health professional would agree that THE worst type of person to be sitting with the keys to the end of the world, is a dying narcissist, desperate to protect heinous secrets.

02.03.2026 21:39 👍 279 🔁 80 💬 6 📌 0

Marc Elias: "Today was an important day for the opposition movement. The law firms that stood up against Donald Trump threats won. Those that capitulated and collaborated with Trump will need to explain to future generations why, when democracy was at stake, they were such cowards"

03.03.2026 06:07 👍 1346 🔁 304 💬 29 📌 5

So the Trump administration messaging on Iran is really: This could go on for a bit, we don't know how long, and we don't really know what success looks like. Oh and also expect more Americans to die.

02.03.2026 17:46 👍 40 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0

Nobody gives a shit about your fucking ballroom! #NHPolitics

02.03.2026 18:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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No doubt Tulsi Gabbard is drafting her resignation letter as we speak.

28.02.2026 10:42 👍 4875 🔁 1195 💬 153 📌 59
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Trump advisers scramble to justify possible US military intervention in Iran Tehran’s ICBMs cannot currently reach the US, experts say, and White House has claimed its nuclear programme has been destroyed

An honest headline to an honest story.

Trump's march to war with Iran is NOT driven by Iran's killing of its own citizens nor by Trump's concern over Iran's nuclear program.

Trump is rushing toward a war of choice because he believes it will boost his historically low popularity.

28.02.2026 02:21 👍 149 🔁 81 💬 19 📌 6
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Survey shows high housing costs pushing young people away from New Hampshire Young people in New Hampshire are demanding change when it comes to housing.

Headlines like this are why I’m running. The housing crisis is driving young people out of our state.

As Governor, I’ll invest in affordable housing programs and cut red tape that delays housing production. We have to get this one right. #NHPolitics www.wmur.com/article/surv...

26.02.2026 20:25 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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White House circulating blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections Voting rights experts and at least one state election chief said Trump doesn’t have the authority to claim such powers — and any attempt would be blatantly illegal.

A draft emergency executive order to declare a national emergency to allow President Donald Trump to take unprecedented control over voting is being circulating by anti-voting activists who said they are in coordination with the White House. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

26.02.2026 20:47 👍 2330 🔁 1309 💬 212 📌 102
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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

The regime thinks it’s done with the Epstein scandal. They better think again, because we are NOT backing down.

Remind your representatives that we will not stop until they release ALL of the files

26.02.2026 01:38 👍 6298 🔁 1986 💬 285 📌 95

@abigailspanberger.com is absolutely right. This is why Democrats are winning elections now, and why we’re gonna win this November.

We’re the ones fighting for lower costs and a brighter future.

25.02.2026 05:39 👍 217 🔁 52 💬 13 📌 3
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Plan for ICE detention center in Merrimack has been scrapped, governor says After two months of speculation, protests and public debate, the Department of Homeland Security is moving on from plans for an immigrant detention facility in Merrimack, WMUR was first to report on T...

We don't always have to wait for an election to see results.

Last week I met Granite Staters raising their voice against this proposed ICE detention facility.

Today, they won: the Trump administration gave up. Never underestimate your own power in moments like these.

24.02.2026 18:18 👍 2456 🔁 487 💬 42 📌 16
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Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H., won’t move forward, governor says - The Boston Globe “We can breathe easy again,” said the chair of the Merrimack Town Council, which had opposed the warehouse.

“Today, the people of Merrimack and all of New Hampshire proved that organized, local voices are more powerful than a federal agency’s ruthless expansion,” she said. “This is a victory for us and all of New England but it is not the end of the fight.”

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...

24.02.2026 16:58 👍 8186 🔁 2271 💬 185 📌 140
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Plan for ICE detention center in Merrimack has been scrapped, governor says After two months of speculation, protests and public debate, the Department of Homeland Security is moving on from plans for an immigrant detention facility in Merrimack, WMUR was first to report on T...

After huge local pushback and protest, there will be NO massive trump prison camp in Merrimack New Hampshire:

www.wmur.com/article/ice-...

24.02.2026 16:55 👍 2669 🔁 568 💬 80 📌 35
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Plan for ICE detention center in Merrimack has been scrapped, governor says After two months of speculation, protests and public debate, the Department of Homeland Security is moving on from plans for an immigrant detention facility in Merrimack, WMUR was first to report on T...

No doubt fearing it an anchor going into re-election mode, Kelly Ayotte, who did everything she could to pretend she didn't know anything about the ICE prison in Merrimack, announces it's being ditched.

www.wmur.com/article/ice-...

24.02.2026 14:54 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2
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The Mad King descends deeper into his madness.

24.02.2026 03:26 👍 438 🔁 139 💬 84 📌 21

Dude must resign.

24.02.2026 03:57 👍 262 🔁 83 💬 9 📌 1
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The half-baked $38 billion campaign to commandeer warehouses for the detention of human beings is a dangerous and un-American overreach by DHS.

Our bill will rein in this chaos by mandating the transparency and accountability that communities across NH and America deserve over these decisions.

24.02.2026 02:08 👍 39 🔁 12 💬 8 📌 0
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BREAKING: Shackled migrants trapped on deportation plane stuck in blizzard Migrants, agents and guards stuck on the Omni jet are being provided with heat and food, according to NH state representative.

Confirmed. My story here:
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/breaking-sha...

23.02.2026 20:05 👍 288 🔁 180 💬 9 📌 27
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N.H. lawmakers introduce bill to require local approval for new ICE facilities - The Boston Globe N.H.’s congressional delegation is sponsoring a bill to block the US Department of Homeland Security from opening new detention facilities without a local community’s consent.

The all-Democratic congressional delegation from New Hampshire is introducing legislation to block the US Department of Homeland Security from opening new detention facilities without a local community’s consent.

23.02.2026 20:39 👍 22 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1

Totally normal 🤦🏽‍♂️

23.02.2026 13:17 👍 1232 🔁 173 💬 238 📌 28
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Kash Patel, laser focused on the safety of the American people

23.02.2026 13:33 👍 3253 🔁 701 💬 368 📌 147
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What the Supreme Court throwing out Trump’s tariffs means for you The decision may not lead to immediate price drops for consumers, despite the potential for refunds and changes to trade policies.

If Trump can help out his donors, he can help you out.

Put your money where your mouth is and start sending refunds.

21.02.2026 22:26 👍 1357 🔁 325 💬 36 📌 4
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We’ve seen what ICE agents are doing to U.S. citizens on camera. Imagine what they’d do behind the walls of this warehouse.

Grateful for those who joined today’s protest to speak out against Trump’s ICE facility and demand their Governor stand up for Granite Staters. #NHPolitics

21.02.2026 23:09 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1