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I have worn many hats in this lifetime from foreman, sod picker, cnc operator , dishwasher, cook and manger. I am interested in what we can do together to make our democracy stronger and for all the people. No DMs. I will unfollow .

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Bye, Girl I am neither Andy Borowitz nor The Onion.

The Coast Guard’s new facility is in Birmingham, Alabama, which isn’t on the water. A parting gift from outgoing DHS Secy Kristi Noem:
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

10.03.2026 15:46 👍 1041 🔁 312 💬 84 📌 12

Yep!

10.03.2026 16:03 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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Gov. Ivey commutes Charles “Sonny” Burton’s death sentence Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Charles “Sonny” Burton, who was set to be executed Thursday.

www.wsfa.com/2026/03/10/g...

10.03.2026 16:06 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A cartoon of Pete Kefsbreath shouts at American flag-draped coffins: “STOP TRYING TO EMBARASS THE PRESIDENT!”

A cartoon of Pete Kefsbreath shouts at American flag-draped coffins: “STOP TRYING TO EMBARASS THE PRESIDENT!”

08.03.2026 04:36 👍 13828 🔁 3848 💬 257 📌 132
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This is what the bankrupting of America looks like, example, after example, after example of waste…

🗳️Vote All Republicans Out!🗳️

08.03.2026 20:31 👍 114 🔁 50 💬 3 📌 2
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They cut Meals on Wheels for seniors, doctors for the VA, and food for American children - but send billions of taxpayer dollars to the Middle East for an unnecessary war of choice.

04.03.2026 03:50 👍 15713 🔁 5228 💬 450 📌 176
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Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran U.S. media agency, voiding layoffs Sweeping layoffs at Voice of America made by Trump appointee Kari Lake were declared void by a federal judge, who said she served unlawfully.

BREAKING:

A federal judge in Washington just ruled that Kari Lake has unlawfully served as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media — which oversees Voice of America — and nullified many actions she has taken in the role, including mass layoffs of staff.

08.03.2026 00:55 👍 3524 🔁 1047 💬 124 📌 80

Trump economy in crapper. Dow and jobs down, growth down, costs (espec gas prices) up. And he's spending $1B on an unneccessary, illegal war.

06.03.2026 14:34 👍 367 🔁 81 💬 37 📌 2

The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

05.03.2026 23:15 👍 22680 🔁 5569 💬 606 📌 171
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MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”

06.03.2026 04:11 👍 19843 🔁 6086 💬 557 📌 238
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Opinion | He Didn’t Kill Anyone. Alabama Is About to Execute Him Anyway.

He Didn’t Kill Anyone. Alabama Is About to Execute Him Anyway. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

06.03.2026 14:09 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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This is not good.

06.03.2026 13:40 👍 9689 🔁 3705 💬 759 📌 466
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Opinion | He Didn’t Kill Anyone. Alabama Is About to Execute Him Anyway.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

06.03.2026 14:34 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🤥 @KristiNoem today: “I didn’t call Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist.”

FLASHBACK: she sure did 👇🏽

03.03.2026 19:42 👍 12170 🔁 4513 💬 914 📌 363
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Learn how to make an acorn cap into a whistle!

02.03.2026 22:29 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Press Conference - A Life on the Line: Clemency for Sonny Burton
Press Conference - A Life on the Line: Clemency for Sonny Burton YouTube video by Gigi Does PR

We have an update to the video link to share! Please join here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5xr...

03.03.2026 23:54 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Press Conference Calling on Alabama Gov. Ivey to Commute Death Sentence for Charles Burton 📱
Press Conference Calling on Alabama Gov. Ivey to Commute Death Sentence for Charles Burton 📱 YouTube video by CAIR - Council on American Islamic Relations

Join us for a live press conference, calling on Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to commute the death sentence for Charles Burton. He is a 75-year-old man who is facing execution this month for a crime he did not commit. Wednesday, March 4th, at 10am Central time.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxGO...

02.03.2026 22:35 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Press Conference - A Life on the Line: Clemency for Sonny Burton
Press Conference - A Life on the Line: Clemency for Sonny Burton YouTube video by Gigi Does PR

Join us for a live press conference, calling on Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to commute the death sentence for Charles Burton. He is a 75-year-old man who is facing execution this month for a crime he did not commit. Wednesday, March 4th, at 10am Central. Updated link!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5xr...

03.03.2026 23:56 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Join me at the next No Kings Day

March 28 will be the largest nonviolent protest in American history. Find your local No Kings event to stand up for our communities and reject Trump's fear and violence. app.sosha.ai/s/vVDBRGgP

04.03.2026 00:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Keep the U.S. out of forever wars! Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our nationa...

Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk.
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...

28.02.2026 21:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Video of our Vigil near an ICE headquarters here in Montgomery, AL

09.01.2026 15:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Our vigil last night for Pretti, Good and to stop HB 13 in Montgomery, AL legislature which would have police helping ICE

30.01.2026 19:29 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Alabama Our Bodies, Our Futures Advocacy Day: VDAY EDITION ! <3 · URGE (Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity) Calling all Young Alabamians 18-35 and their allies, BIPOC to the center! Join us at the Alabama State House on Tuesday February 10 for Our Bodies, Our Futures Advocacy Day 9AM-2PM in the name of Repr...

I'm attending URGE (Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity)'s event, “Alabama Our Bodies, Our Futures Advocacy Day: VDAY EDITION ! <3” - sign up now to www.mobilize.us/urge/event/8...

04.02.2026 17:19 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Today’s garden images! #BloomScrolling

16.02.2026 19:06 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Meidas Touch Network & MoveOn present
the PEOPLE'S STATE of the UNION
FEB 24 8:00 PM est
MOVEON.ORG/LIVE

SEN. ED MARKEY
SEN. JEFF MERKLEY
SEN. CHRIS MURPHY 
SEN. TINA SMITH 
SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN 
REP. YASSAMIN ANSARI 
REP. BECCA BALINT 
REP. GREG CASAR 
REP. VERONICA ESCOBAR 
REP. JIM HIMES
REP. SARA JACOBS 
REP. PRAMILA JAYAPAL 
REP. JOHN B. LARSON 
REP. SYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE 
REP. CHELLIE PINGREE 
REP. EMILY RANDALL 
REP. MARY GAY SCANLON 
REP. DELIA RAMIREZ 
REP. BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN
& MORE 

HOSTED BY KATIE PHANG & JOY REID

Meidas Touch Network & MoveOn present the PEOPLE'S STATE of the UNION FEB 24 8:00 PM est MOVEON.ORG/LIVE SEN. ED MARKEY SEN. JEFF MERKLEY SEN. CHRIS MURPHY SEN. TINA SMITH SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN REP. YASSAMIN ANSARI REP. BECCA BALINT REP. GREG CASAR REP. VERONICA ESCOBAR REP. JIM HIMES REP. SARA JACOBS REP. PRAMILA JAYAPAL REP. JOHN B. LARSON REP. SYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE REP. CHELLIE PINGREE REP. EMILY RANDALL REP. MARY GAY SCANLON REP. DELIA RAMIREZ REP. BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN & MORE HOSTED BY KATIE PHANG & JOY REID

Instead of listening to Trump’s litany of lies on Tuesday night, tune into the People’s State of the Union with @moveon.org and @meidastouch.com: www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

20.02.2026 01:45 👍 638 🔁 322 💬 9 📌 14
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Here are some of the things we've been doing in our community over the past year!

20.02.2026 16:18 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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When bearing false witness on TV, it's helpful to wear ash on your forehead. How else would anyone ever guess you're supposedly a "Christian"?

18.02.2026 21:29 👍 6098 🔁 1464 💬 1067 📌 203
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“.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus …
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”

18.02.2026 00:25 👍 17094 🔁 6157 💬 0 📌 0
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‘Please come back’: Minnesota restaurants brace for a long recovery after ICE surge With no official bailout on the horizon, the restaurant community tries to save itself.

Recovery will not happen overnight, but we will rebuild. We can all make an impact by continuing to shop local.

We will help stabilize these businesses, protect jobs, and ensure Minnesota’s economy rebounds.

www.startribune.com/please-come-...

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