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PDX resident, ex-public school teacher

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Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein gave FBI agents true accounts of her time growing up in SC. Claims she made about Donald Trump remain unsubstantiated.

Breaking: SC newspaper verifies portions of Trump accuser's story. Textbook journalism. Local journalism. Support your local news outlets. www.postandcourier.com/news/epstein...

08.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 7905 πŸ” 3358 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 168
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Monkey Sounds, β€œWhite Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that β€œpeople impacted by racial discriminat...

Attorneys at the Education Department’s civil rights office describe working in a β€œdismissal factory.”

Most discrimination complaints filed by students’ families have been dismissed without ever being investigated, records show.

(Published Dec. 2025)

10.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 474 πŸ” 236 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 10
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Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

10.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 24264 πŸ” 8408 πŸ’¬ 957 πŸ“Œ 498
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Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

07.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 6449 πŸ” 4052 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 277

Netanyahu playbook

10.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Again. This matters.

07.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 3936 πŸ” 1126 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 24

Same! I’m 52, a cancer survivor on endocrine therapy and the heaviest I’ve ever been while also being active and happy and fulfilled. Now, my friends with healthy bodies are shrinking themselves with zepbound. It’s triggering and I need to remind myself that happiness is an inside job.

06.03.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Secretary Noem acknowledges ICE and CBP can't shoot Americans for peacefully protesting, videotaping ICE officers or lawfully carrying a firearm, and yet her agents are routinely violating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. There is a total leadership breakdown requiring immediate change.

05.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 1958 πŸ” 611 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 34

For awhile I was obsessed with getting a survival condo, but then realized I’d be stuck underground with all the others who bought a survival condo. You know, hell is other people and all.

05.03.2026 06:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s nothing better than Dunkin’ iced coffee on a hot summer day. Here’s the thing: you want an iced coffee kinda weak so you can drink more of it. You can’t drink 20 oz of cold brew without losing your mind. That’s why Dunkin’. Also, RFK Jr is a POS.

04.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Operation epic failure

03.03.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 358 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3
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Accusing Jamelle Bouie of "exaggerated nastiness" and "hateful, uncharitable commentary" is absolutely insane.

02.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 2856 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 108 πŸ“Œ 59
Screenshot of news article printed in Yahoo from Jewish Insider: β€œPlatner faced blowback this week for boosting a social media comment about a looming war with Iran by Stew Peters, a neo-Nazi influencer who has frequently espoused antisemitic tropes and engaged in Holocaust denial. Platner's team said the post was made in error and "immediately" removed it after learning it elevated a "despicable account."

In late January, however, Platner sat for a lengthy online interview with Nate Cornacchia, a retired Green Beret who has also promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories. Near the end of their hour-long conversation, Platner, a fellow military veteran, called himself "a longtime fan" of Cornacchia's YouTube channel, "Valhalla VFT," and said it was "an absolute pleasure being" on the show.”

Screenshot of news article printed in Yahoo from Jewish Insider: β€œPlatner faced blowback this week for boosting a social media comment about a looming war with Iran by Stew Peters, a neo-Nazi influencer who has frequently espoused antisemitic tropes and engaged in Holocaust denial. Platner's team said the post was made in error and "immediately" removed it after learning it elevated a "despicable account." In late January, however, Platner sat for a lengthy online interview with Nate Cornacchia, a retired Green Beret who has also promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories. Near the end of their hour-long conversation, Platner, a fellow military veteran, called himself "a longtime fan" of Cornacchia's YouTube channel, "Valhalla VFT," and said it was "an absolute pleasure being" on the show.”

Screenshots of the Valhalla VFT YouTube channel thumbnails include vile racist images of the β€œSomali fraud scandal” and β€œrobberies and looting” due to SNAP benefits being cut, depicting black people robbing stores

Screenshots of the Valhalla VFT YouTube channel thumbnails include vile racist images of the β€œSomali fraud scandal” and β€œrobberies and looting” due to SNAP benefits being cut, depicting black people robbing stores

Graham Platner, the guy who had to cover his Nazi tattoo to save his senate campaign in Maine, went on the YouTube channel β€œValhalla VFT” in January where he said he’s a β€œlongtime fan of the show.” Check out these vile racist thumbnails from the channel & reporting on the antisemitic host.

01.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 1930 πŸ” 628 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 159

They hate tan suits

01.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From city council to president:

Max donation $1k per person.
Businesses may not contribute.
All assets in a blind trust. Can only live on gov't salary.
No stocks. No gifts.

Suddenly, government would be run by people who actually want to help instead of profit.

01.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In other words, Saturday.

27.02.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very millennial thing to say when many Gen Xers in 1989 were not in the cafeteria, but were smoking by β€œThe Wall,” a literal on campus spot where folks gathered to, I’ll say it again, smoke on campus.

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New poll: Voters would rather pause deportations than pay more for groceries, housing Trump's State of the Union address was largely about crime and immigration. Voters in our poll want to hear less about immigration policy and more about how he's going to bring down prices

New poll: 42% of adults say they would spend a hypothetical $75 billion surplus on reducing housing, health care, & food costs, vs 5% who say immigration enforcement.

Voters also say they'd want to pause Trump's deportations if they were causing inflation.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-v...

25.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 1018 πŸ” 224 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 12
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β€œWhat kind of administration releases naked photos of victims, and then protects the perpetrators?”

#TrumpEpsteinFiles #EpsteinAdministration

25.02.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 13713 πŸ” 5553 πŸ’¬ 486 πŸ“Œ 260
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

24.02.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 10200 πŸ” 5127 πŸ’¬ 335 πŸ“Œ 629
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Keystone Kash Busted Celebrating in Olympic Locker Room on 'Work Trip' His assistant public affairs director insisted the FBI director was not in Italy for the Winter Olympics.

His assistant public affairs director insisted the FBI director was not in Italy for the Winter Olympics.

22.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 2073 πŸ” 697 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 165
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Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash Civil rights groups and parents gathered in front of the Quakertown Police Department Saturday demanding answers for the violent confrontation Friday.

INBOX: the police chief of Quakertown, Pa., led a group of plainclothes officers to disrupt a peaceful high school student sidewalk protest yesterday.

They threw an underage girl to the ground, choked her, and disconnected all calls to the detention center where she and others are currently held.

21.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 3237 πŸ” 1805 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 204
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Donald Trump will HATE this ad when he sees it during the Olympic hockey final.

Let’s win gold. And then win back our country. LFG USA πŸ…πŸ”₯πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡²

22.02.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 12647 πŸ” 3156 πŸ’¬ 541 πŸ“Œ 156

Just watched Ep 1. Hilarious!

21.02.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Live dumb and die

21.02.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How many times have these advisors been divorced?

21.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Between this, Epstein, and A Hymn to Life, it’s like who literally is not a monster?

21.02.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

18.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 23728 πŸ” 5067 πŸ’¬ 486 πŸ“Œ 641
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

18.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 26481 πŸ” 6434 πŸ’¬ 552 πŸ“Œ 1078

I love this so freaking much

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