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Californian. Civil servant. Library & arts lover. MBA. Former journalist and political junkie who’s damn worried about our democracy. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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I’m pissed that because everyone in this administration is a grifter and a liar, I can’t tell if the statement is based on real intel or not. Makes me want to just sit and mutter the f-bomb over and over again.

13.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember when Trump campaigned on bringing down the debt?

The US National Debt increased by over $1,000,000,000,000 in the first five months of the fiscal year.

One trillion in new debt.

Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth is splurging on king crab, lobster, and steaks as Trump cuts off food aid for kids.

13.03.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 313 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7

Where the bleeping hell is the ghost of McCain to haunt this guy?

13.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

!!!!

12.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bahahahaha… oh wait, is this because of an anti AI survival necessity? Oh no.😟

12.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert

Great … because of this completely corrupt administration we don’t know if this is legit intel or Kash Patel lying his ass off or not. abcnews.com/amp/US/fbi-w...

11.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, always good to confirm there isn’t photo manipulation.

11.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Open The Books - Bias and Credibility RIGHT BIAS These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward conservativeΒ causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may

Curious to note here that the watchdog group that released the report is considered right-wing biased. mediabiasfactcheck.com/open-the-boo...

11.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry, what? There’s reports of Iran laying mines in the strait and his answer is just do it, you wimps?

11.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(It does speak to the complete insanity happening right now. These people with our lives in their hands don’t have the fortitude to simply tell an old man that they are going to wear their own goddamn shoes.)

11.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah the setting looks legit. I’m mostly asking for a citation so I can look at the photo myself and compare.

(Because if we are talking about shoes, we aren’t talking about a whole lotta other stuff.)

11.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

!!! This one I need receipts on. I mean, look at the clown size thing. Anyone?

11.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This feels Stalin-esque in its insanity.

11.03.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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About β€” Don't Steal This Book AI companies are building their products by copying millions of books without permission or payment. The UK government is considering legalising this large-scale theft. We urge them to rule this out....

If AI developers wish to use our copyright work to build their software they can ask us for permission. If we agree, they can pay us to license it on clearly defined terms.
Tech companies ignoring copyright is theft. The UK government should uphold the existing law.
www.dontstealthisbook.com/about

10.03.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I was wondering about this. *sigh

10.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We knew this was bad when it happened, but it’s still painful to see the information now.

10.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please come to Sacramento and invite legislative staff and other Capitol workers. All government staff actually.

09.03.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I fear what will happen to the Paris of the Middle East.

*sigh

08.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huh. Who’d have guessed that starting a chaotic war in the Middle East would directly benefit those oil fields in Texas. What a coincidence!*

*Just to be clear, this is sarcasm.

08.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so angry. And sad, very sad, about how awful our administration is right now.

08.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fox has been doing this - showing unrelated B-roll - since the early 2000s. I learned this while on a job regarding a small earthquake, and watched Fox later with footage of major mudslides from months prior. I complained to the emergency response agency, who said Fox did it all the time.

08.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trump’s Fantasy Is Crashing Down

I wrote about Trump's fantasy of omnipotence and invulnerability crashing against the material reality of a interdependent world. This insane, heedless war will ruin us all. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

06.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 763 πŸ” 206 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 23

WHAT THE ACTUAL F!!CK

08.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Bummed I got here late, will be reading up now.

08.03.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(I’d think that Iran would be top of mind, of course.)

08.03.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone in DC worried about the California open primary for Governor?

08.03.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I fear that because this is not viable as a business generally, the handful of AI companies are vying for federal dollars & the biggest bucket available from defense/war, and the next from homeland security (privacy invasion and used for human rights violations).

Feels like Andor and the Empire.

07.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our troops are dying this isn’t a video game. The White House is posting so-called β€œhype” videos that mix real footage from the war in Iran with clips from movies and video games like Call of Duty. It’s an absolute disgrace.

07.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 11903 πŸ” 3352 πŸ’¬ 477 πŸ“Œ 174

Oh holy hell. This … all of this, but the double-tap on the girl’s school and the sinking of an unarmed ship because they were participating in exercises WITH US….

06.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0