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@esteflan

Reporter for the Times West Virginian. Timeswv.com

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Umm, why are the public utility guys cracking down on undocumented immigrants?

From a press release distributed by Gov. Patrick Morrisey today.

21.10.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's almost like the rich are paying to make sure half of the 90% turn on the other half so the 90% don't come together against them. Weird.

26.09.2025 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, we have ICE kidnapping people off the streets, Trump going after his critics, Stephen Miller basically a hairs breadth away from calling for the blood of his enemies and the dismantling of every social safety net but someone's hair style is the problem. Ok.

26.09.2025 16:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But...they fought for something evil. Square that for me please.

11.06.2025 21:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The takeaway isn't, "surprised he can find a way to go lower," its, "he is on step x of his plan toward his desired outcome."

10.06.2025 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We need to stop seeing the moves he and the others in his tent make from our perspective and understand them on their own terms. Otherwise we will keep underestimating them over and over again.

10.06.2025 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He's not twisting himself into a reality pretzel, he's showing you who he is. He knows its bullshit. He doesn't care. The naked acquisition of power is the only thing he cares about, so he can push his christian nationalist agenda without opposition. This is The Ends Justify The Means personified.

10.06.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The only story that matters is Ghorman aggression. The threats. The inexplicable resistance to Imperial norms.

10.06.2025 01:28 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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The marines deployed to LA today

10.06.2025 00:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fight the Empire.

09.06.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 20958 πŸ” 5116 πŸ’¬ 240 πŸ“Œ 202

Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.

09.06.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The image is a screenshot of a tweet from AB (@AlannaBennett
). The tweet reads: "THE person who said Grey’s Anatomy will outlive our democracy was really onto something". Below the tweet, there is a nested tweet from Variety (@Variety
) posted 22 hours ago, which says: "β€˜Grey’s Anatomy’ has been renewed for Season 22 at ABC. variety.com/2025/tv/news/9…". Accompanying the nested tweet is an image of Ellen Pompeo with blonde hair wearing a black top over a striped shirt, with another person in the background.

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from AB (@AlannaBennett ). The tweet reads: "THE person who said Grey’s Anatomy will outlive our democracy was really onto something". Below the tweet, there is a nested tweet from Variety (@Variety ) posted 22 hours ago, which says: "β€˜Grey’s Anatomy’ has been renewed for Season 22 at ABC. variety.com/2025/tv/news/9…". Accompanying the nested tweet is an image of Ellen Pompeo with blonde hair wearing a black top over a striped shirt, with another person in the background.

I fear it may come to pass.

05.04.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 2621 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 5
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Asked Sen. Shelley Moore Capito's team if she continues to support Secdef Pete Hegseth last night. Received this reply this morning.

"Senator Capito continues to support President Trump's nominees."

Couldn't find media relations information for Sen. Jim Justice's office.

26.03.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Democrats think everything is an episode of the West Wing. They think they’ll all dress the same at the speech and someone will say β€œno Mr Trump sir you stop” and Trump will melt down and repent right there, as if Aaron Sorkin scripted it all. Such nonsense.

04.03.2025 21:51 πŸ‘ 814 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 20

"No Other Land," the Palestinian-Israeli made film showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers, just won the Oscar for Best Documentary.

It can't get a distributor in the US.

Which tells you everything about censorship in the US.

03.03.2025 02:14 πŸ‘ 21705 πŸ” 6073 πŸ’¬ 236 πŸ“Œ 153

Nice of them to do an In Memoriam for James Bond

03.03.2025 01:27 πŸ‘ 733 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 5

A point to consider.

16.02.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 26102 πŸ” 4455 πŸ’¬ 1184 πŸ“Œ 202

Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.

Aspiration is the answer. Not just β€œwe’re not the bad guys.”

We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. πŸ‘ŠπŸ½

31.01.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 119484 πŸ” 13423 πŸ’¬ 3197 πŸ“Œ 743
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Here's What You Can Do to Keep Democracy Alive During Trump's Second Term Authoritarians thrive on fear and hopelessness. Here are 17 things you can do to not give into such negativity.

"Here's What You Can Do to Keep Democracy Alive During Trump's Second Term"

Authoritarians thrive on fear and hopelessness.
For Zeteo, George Lakoff & Gil Duran outline 17 important and useful things you can do to *not* give into such negativity.

Read/share/subscribe:

20.01.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 1823 πŸ” 627 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 42
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Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.

SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.

18.11.2024 20:19 πŸ‘ 6222 πŸ” 2568 πŸ’¬ 663 πŸ“Œ 857

The NYTimes once again boldly missing the point

18.11.2024 17:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0