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M.E. Brown

@botanicalsrock

JD; Entrepreneur. Breast cancer thriver. Inquiring mind. Critical analyst. Proponent of independent thought and balanced living. Animals save us. Will not engage in battles of wit with unarmed people.

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I understand why Putin wants to destroy America, and I can guess why Trump is helping him do it. But I'll never figure out why Congress is letting him get away with it.

08.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 7444 πŸ” 1500 πŸ’¬ 663 πŸ“Œ 130

β€œPlan? You mean there was supposed to be a plan?”

09.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I live in NJ. The state of NJ, in both percentage and absolute terms, lost more manufacturing jobs than any other state in the union and it's not even close. Every single NJ county lost more jobs than the US average, and most lost >58% of jobs

And yet, nobody interviews "the forgotten man" here.

05.04.2025 06:44 πŸ‘ 317 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7

I understand that there are a lot of folks on the left who instinctively recoil from religious language, and with good reason given its use by the right.

But please listen to this, and focus on how he's trying to realign "Christian values" so they align with and advance progressive policy goals.

09.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 5114 πŸ” 1002 πŸ’¬ 423 πŸ“Œ 78
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The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime America has blood on its hands.

New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime

"American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."

09.03.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 7839 πŸ” 2838 πŸ’¬ 326 πŸ“Œ 136
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Are we allowed to get the rest of the Epstein files now?

09.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 15610 πŸ” 3920 πŸ’¬ 533 πŸ“Œ 184

It’s astounding really, and the women are as bad or worse.

09.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lindsey’s diplomacy working wonders in UAE.

09.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 19708 πŸ” 6749 πŸ’¬ 804 πŸ“Œ 435
Big Brown Dog (Chesapeake Bay Retriever) voicing opinions while out in the snow.

Big Brown Dog (Chesapeake Bay Retriever) voicing opinions while out in the snow.

28.02.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.

18.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 2229 πŸ” 436 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 18

Worse. Much worse.

28.02.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

British response to the film about Melania Trump: If they were screening it for free at the bottom of my garden I'd shut the curtains.

30.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 2164 πŸ” 338 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 22
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The owner of Twitter is inciting murder, according to the owner of Twitter.

04.02.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 1509 πŸ” 356 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 8
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A cheerful thought for a Sunday night: We're already 29% of the way through February; by the end of the month the UK will have an hour and forty minutes more daylight each day than it did at the start. Spring is coming x
(Photo PoliticalPics)

08.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 2508 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 11

My old pal @mortenmorland.bsky.social celebrating my 15th anniversary in Downing Street in style

15.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 2112 πŸ” 354 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4

Long live Larry!

28.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For lent this year I'm giving up napping. I shall still be sleeping, kipping and snoozing though.

18.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 1750 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 11
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a race car is driving down a track with a red and white striped barrier . ALT: a race car is driving down a track with a red and white striped barrier .

Visual representation of Trump's tarrifs:

20.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 1676 πŸ” 251 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 19
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Four years ago Russia began it's full scale invasion of Ukraine. They expected it to fall in days. They were wrong. Long live Ukraine.

24.02.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 3608 πŸ” 552 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 24

USA, 1990 : iran is two weeks away from a nuclear missile

USA, 2000 : iran is two weeks away from a nuclear missile

USA, 2010 : iran is two weeks away from a nuclear missile

USA, 2025 : iran is two weeks away from a nuclear missile

USA, 2026 : iran is two weeks away from a nu

27.02.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 1177 πŸ” 405 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 32

"Years ago, we tore up a nuclear peace deal w/Iran.
Months ago, we bombed Iran
& "obliterated" their nuke capabilities.
And now, we might just have to go to war with Iran
bc of their nuke capabilities."

-the ppl who tore up the nuclear peace deal w/Iran

27.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 2703 πŸ” 966 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 31
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Investigative Post obtained video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the Buffalo refugee.

Border Patrol claimed the shop was open. The doors, however were locked. Agents never notified family or lawyers. Shah Alam died 5 days later.

TIMELINE:
www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...

27.02.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 1630 πŸ” 925 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 88
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Judge Says U.S. Is Intentionally Violating the Law on Immigration

β€œOn the merits, its detentions are illegal,” the judge wrote.

β€œ[The government] knows this.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/n...

27.02.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 11487 πŸ” 4388 πŸ’¬ 377 πŸ“Œ 164

She was besties with Ghislaine too. Ghislaine called her sweetie.

When is Melania’s deposition?

27.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem is nothing if not creative.

#ImpeachKristiNoem

27.02.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interviewer: "What's your take on how he's framing the economy?"
Me: "It's that he's lying."

27.02.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 6706 πŸ” 1892 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 80

PSA for Wisconsin folks… but the underlying issue applies all around the country.

27.02.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 365 πŸ” 218 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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When is someone going to investigate the real fraud in our govt? The big fraud?

27.02.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 7216 πŸ” 3233 πŸ’¬ 314 πŸ“Œ 165

When is Lutnick’s deposition, Mr Comer?

27.02.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my professors predicted this with frightening accuracy in the 70s.

27.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0