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Resident of San Jose, CA. Happily married. Retired. BA in English from UC Berkeley. Lived in Malaysia for most of the 90s. Lutheran, Democrat and MtF trans πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ πŸ’™ πŸ’œ

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If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected β€” young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! β€” and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

09.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 30275 πŸ” 5124 πŸ’¬ 1722 πŸ“Œ 472
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Me a year ago: "Musk may be a happy hatchet man thinking he is reshaping the government. But for Trump he is a useful tool to help allow Trump to restaff it."

WaPo today: "A year after Elon Musk and his DOGE allies purged 100k's of federal employees, the Trump administration is ramping up hiring."

09.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 1160 πŸ” 417 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 13
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Like clockwork.

06.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 20504 πŸ” 8124 πŸ’¬ 859 πŸ“Œ 434
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Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails Republicans rejected a resolution to curb Trump’s ability to unilaterally take military action, even as questions linger about the scope and goals of the escalating conflict.

Fetterman just voted with every Senate Republican (except Rand Paul) to block legislation aimed at halting Trump's disastrous war of choice with Iran.

@fetterman.senate.gov and his GOP colleagues now share ownership of Trump’s stupid, unpopular, unjustified and already tragic war β€” and the fallout.

04.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 763 πŸ” 315 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 25
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Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.

An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/b...

04.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 2935 πŸ” 1782 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 340
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Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions The Justice Department is expected to drop its appeals of four trial-court rulings that struck down the president’s actions against Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

Exclusive: The Justice Department plans to abandon its defense of President Trump’s executive orders that targeted several high-profile law firms.

02.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 41
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Appreciated!! Very well done & I concur!! 😫😠🀬

I find this meme SO SPOT ON, & TOO FUNNY!! Poor ole Satan!! 😈🀣🀣

26.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Colon cancer is quickly becoming the #1 killer of people under 50. One contributing factor is red meat, especially processed meat. This is literally insane.

27.02.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Killing in the name of

27.02.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

UPDATE: Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal says that "ICE used a phony missing persons bulletin for a 5 year old girl," to lie and get into a Columbia residential building and detain a student.

"It is unconfirmed at this time whether they impersonated an officer to do so," he adds.

26.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 1073 πŸ” 418 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 49

We need to be really clear that this kind of incident is going to make it harder for communities to find missing children in legitimate scenarios

This puts kids in more danger than they were already in because of ICE

26.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 281 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Yes, he's rambling incoherently, but let's not overlook the fact that he looks and sounds like absolute dogshit.

23.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 2348 πŸ” 369 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 9
A label saying made with Korea technology

A label saying made with Korea technology

Got some instant pho that includes this mysterious bit of advertising

23.02.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 380 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 1

He was speaking too clearly, without the slurring. I gotta admit I laughed when he said Chuck Schumer can’t even make a chesseburger. That’s when I knew for sure it wasn’t him. Trump has no sense of humor.

22.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was clearly an impersonation

22.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

trump and the gop is still trafficking kids, it just exists inside a different wrapper now...

22.02.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I’ll just be blocking all the β€œYou’d better be nice to me or I’m not gonna vote” people. The privilege necessary to hold your vote hostage is astounding, and I don’t have time for it.

22.02.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 4948 πŸ” 664 πŸ’¬ 301 πŸ“Œ 59
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New Jersey has proposed the F.U.C.K.I.C.E Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...

22.02.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 23100 πŸ” 6595 πŸ’¬ 641 πŸ“Œ 653

this is called "LLM as judge" in AI evals land. Totally legit and not problematic at all :)

19.02.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture via a CNN reporter of a banner with Trump’s face going up on outside of DOJ building

Picture via a CNN reporter of a banner with Trump’s face going up on outside of DOJ building

Biden would’ve been instantly impeached in a bipartisan vote if he put his face on the freakin’ Department of Justice building

19.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 14579 πŸ” 4278 πŸ’¬ 1636 πŸ“Œ 1020

Unless and until Congress removes him, there is no federal budget. Congressmembers can negotiate for their priorties all they want; their desires are meaningless.

If he can do this, he can, for example, fund ICE endlessly even if we convince Congress to withhold appropriations.

19.02.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Congress why?

19.02.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 561 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 7
Tweet from Doug Collins: Effective immediately, VA is halting enforcement of the interim final rule, Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication.

VA issued the rule to clarify existing policy and protect Veterans’ benefits in the wake of an ongoing court action. But many interpreted the rule as something that could result in adverse consequences.

While VA does not agree with the way this rule has been characterized, the department always takes Veterans’ concerns seriously. To alleviate these concerns, VA will continue to collect public comments regarding the rule, but it will not be enforced at any time in the future.

Tweet from Doug Collins: Effective immediately, VA is halting enforcement of the interim final rule, Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication. VA issued the rule to clarify existing policy and protect Veterans’ benefits in the wake of an ongoing court action. But many interpreted the rule as something that could result in adverse consequences. While VA does not agree with the way this rule has been characterized, the department always takes Veterans’ concerns seriously. To alleviate these concerns, VA will continue to collect public comments regarding the rule, but it will not be enforced at any time in the future.

BREAKING: SECVA Doug Collins has CANCELLED his effort to STRIP Veterans of their benefits thanks to MASSIVE backlash from We the People. WELL DONE and STAY LOUD!

19.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 4360 πŸ” 1278 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 74

What do you call a government that violently kidnaps a lawful immigrant off the streets & holds him in filthy, inhumane conditions for weeks with no charges or legal representation?

18.02.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 280 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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Host: "Anger over Pretti's death and the killing of Renee Good has catalyzed state lawmakers to take matters into their own hands. A new bill introduced today would allow US citizens to sue ICE agents if their constitutional rights are violated."

17.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 939 πŸ” 351 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 19

Snort more cocaine off toilet seats & stfu, both of you fucking losers, goddamn πŸ’€

18.02.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
CBS Left SCRAMBLING After Trump's FCC Ban On Stephen Colbert Guest Backfires Massively
CBS Left SCRAMBLING After Trump's FCC Ban On Stephen Colbert Guest Backfires Massively YouTube video by The Damage Report

#CBS boss #BariWeiss gets hit with the bad news after #StephenColbert defies the network's attempt to fall in line with Trump's #FCC chair's block on interviewing #TexasDemocrat running for a Senate seat, #JamesTalarico, and the un-televised interview surges in popularity.
youtu.be/dcACnIVG7GQ?...

18.02.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend."

RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein filesβ€”even once. And she never met him.

So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.

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