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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 22h

Good $$ question. We are very entangled with Qatar.
• Re: Idaho base
apnews.com/article/idah...
• US has a major base in Qatar not far from Doha. Bibi bombed Doha 2x with late notices to US. A bad move.
• F-35s to Qatar
boeing.mediaroom.com/2020-04-13-B....

• Deals - aside from ’gifted’ plane

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures Historic $1.2 Trillion Economic Commitment in Qatar

MAKING AMERICAN MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION GREAT AGAIN: Today in Qatar, President Donald J. Trump signed an agreement with Qatar to generate an economic

www.whitehouse.gov

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 23h

Training at US base. We have a base near Doha. Bibi bombed Doha 2x.
Donnie love$ Qatar. We are very entangled. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
In the Gaza peace plan, US sends a few troops. Qatar is to be one of the peacekeepers.
US trains lots of “allies” Singapore has a training base here too

Qatari Air Force facility update: Official clarifies status and plans

Plans for the facility date back to 2017 when the U.S. agreed to train Qatari pilots to use new F-15 fighter jets.

www.newsweek.com

Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 23h

US has a major base near Doha. Bibi gave US late notices when he bombed Doha 2x
Bibi reportedly said he had DJT under control
Yrs ago US talked Qatar into being neutral spot for mtgs. US & Qatar to be Gaza peacekeepers🤷‍♀️
Donnie loves💰. Qatar was Bibi’s $ conduit to Hamas. Everyone finds Qatar useful.

Liberman: Netanyahu sent Mossad head, general to Qatar, ‘begged’ it to pay Hamas

Yisrael Beytenu party leader says the pair were sent by PM two weeks ago to convince Doha not to end its money transfers to the Gaza-based terror group

www.timesofisrael.com

Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

apnews.com/article/idah...

Things to know about the Qatar training facility planned for an Idaho Air Force base

When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to build a facility at an Air Force base in Idaho, social media posts ...

apnews.com

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, BTW, Donnie doesn’t worry about whether things are legal. Too hard to keep this a secret even if he wanted to but that doesn’t mean there are any details.
Kind of like the $20B USD he swapped for Argentina’s pesos. Pesos rallied on the news.
A peso is now worth $0.00070 compared to $1.00 USD.

Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

Is Qatar paying? Donnie love$. US trains lots of allies
Maybe Bibi bombing Doha 2x without warning US encourage it. US has an important base in Qatar. Embarrassing. 2nd time Bibi messed with Nobel Prize effort by trying to kill negotiators. Qatar & the US are in the Gaza peace plan as peacekeepers.

Things to know about the Qatar training facility planned for an Idaho Air Force base

When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to build a facility at an Air Force base in Idaho, social media posts ...

apnews.com

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

😊 A real book. You had to understand alphabetical order. Grates 6-8 about 15 years ago before cell phones were allowed in classrooms. Computers were in a separate room.
Touching paper is good. Having to figure things out is good for the brain.
(By the way, we’re bring cursive back.)

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

Mocking works much better than ignoring so people don’t see what’s happening
I live in a very red state. Never ceases to amaze me ppl assume ‘red hats’ see & hear all the things we do. They don’t. Content of their ‘news’ sources is carefully curate. Just like the WH is doing with federal websites

Reporting in 'war-torn' Chicago, Pritzker mocks Trump's 'hellhole' narrative on 'Jimmy Kimmel'

The governor filmed a video near the Monroe Street Bridge Thursday afternoon as proceedings were underway at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in the lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago against the Tru...

chicago.suntimes.com

Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

It’s true he doesn’t care about rural America. Let’s not forget he hates urban America & declared war on major cities.
He doesn’t know Knox County KY exists. Knox Co. like many other places are collateral damage. Unlike Argentina which gets a bailout like the US is some kind of hedge fund investor.

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

No kidding?

Health Secretary Kennedy, Trump link circumcision to autism through Tylenol

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. noted boys who are circumcised have higher rates of autism, which he said could be a result of Tylenol.

www.usatoday.com

Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

1980s gnomes were mostly public graffiti. Painted over by gov’t & Orange Hats got a “fresh canvas.” Orange Hats would protest in looking like garden gnomes in orange hats. Police arrested them in ridiculous & embarrassing photo ops. Now these gnomes pay homage as an ever growing tourist attraction.

Orange Alternative, Gnome spotting in Wroclaw

Europe’s East is alive with myth and legend. From the deepest recesses of the Black Forest to the towering peaks and deep mines of the Ural Mountains, this is a region steeped in folklore and…

notesfromcamelidcountry.net

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

Fun weighs less heavily on our souls
—deliberately silly but symbolic challenge to the government’s all-powerful grip on people’s lives, groups would dress up as gnomes and gather in the streets. … no dignified way to arrest a gnome … became an act of rebellion that made the police seem ridiculous—

Orange Alternative, Gnome spotting in Wroclaw

Europe’s East is alive with myth and legend. From the deepest recesses of the Black Forest to the towering peaks and deep mines of the Ural Mountains, this is a region steeped in folklore and…

notesfromcamelidcountry.net

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

Makes perfect sense. It also engages students which is important. “Debate” is more fun than “discussion”.

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect. 😊

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

It also punctures their aura of underserved power. Or as AOC says, laugh at them. Make them feel small.
beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool...

Use humour to undermine authority - Beautiful Trouble

Especially when the powerful rule through fear and intimidation, it is often humour, laughter, and absurdity that can help to undermine power and embolden dissent.

beautifultrouble.org

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect. A proven tactic used by resistance movements. The gnomes of Wroclaw. Ben Franklin.
As AOC says: Laugh at them. Make them feel small.
Besides, it is much more memorable & fun.
beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool...

Use humour to undermine authority - Beautiful Trouble

Especially when the powerful rule through fear and intimidation, it is often humour, laughter, and absurdity that can help to undermine power and embolden dissent.

beautifultrouble.org

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Deb ❌👑 @debkat.bsky.social · 2d

Serious "rebellion" continues.

Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 2d

Oooh, watch out for the scary antifa animal crossing in war ravaged Portland 😂

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

More costumes! More seniors playing the ukulele! More group dance! It makes clear how insane Trump and his sycophants are.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

Who is the “we”?
Whoever they are & whatever he’s whining about wasn’t near as bad as what Epstein’s victims endure/endured.
Epstein’s victims want the files released. If they can handle it your “we” can to.

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 1d

2 girls came to my class from detention & were disruptive as students finished their work. I told them “be more studious.”
Response: I’m tellin‘ my grandma.
I asked if she could spell it. Nope. Had them get a dictionary as I wrote “studious” on the chalkboard.
Oops. They thought it meant stupid.🙃

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 2d

A powerful protest. So powerful they can’t call it by its name & blame it for the shut down.
Even though Johnson shut down the House for next week too. Even though Thune could get around the filibuster with a simple majority as he did with judicial nominees.
Panic? Epstein files? Smoking something?

All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH- @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the "incredibly dishonest and downright dangerous new talking point being pushed by MAGA:"

“Republicans on Capitol Hill are claiming that peaceful protesters are part of a terrorist network hell bent on destroying America.”

Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 2d

GOP House leaders ‘promoted’ this event. They can’t call it No Kings. Here’s HuffPo
www.huffpost.com/entry/no-kin...
This rally is super powerful already & causing the shutdown(?)
What they are smoking? Is it Panic? Epstein files?
•Thune can pass it w/o Dems as he did judicial nominees

Here’s Yahoo

Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.

www.yahoo.com

Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 2d

Jimmy Kimmel has requested ‘reports from the hell holes’. At about the 5:55 mark he finishes the intro (on Antifa) shows a few clips & finishes with Gov Pritzker.
This is why authoritarians can’t stand comedians. I’m sure JK will get tons of footage for our enjoyment‼️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H_6...

Trump REALLY Wants Nobel Peace Prize, Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Had Enough & We Meet Jimmy Kibble!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

www.youtube.com

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 2d

HEALTH NEWS SCANDAL SHEET
Autism, Tylenol, Pregnant Women & Circumcision = connected

RFK Jr saw a video of a woman with a baby in her placenta!
RFK, Jr & POTUS agree — Tylenol Bad
RFK, Jr says don’t take medical advice from him. Not a doctor.
POTUS is a non-doctor.

RFK Jr. Admits He Will 'Make the Proof' that Tylenol Causes Autism, Despite Scientists Debunking the Theory

While referring to a video of a woman “gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted that he will “make the proof” to link the use...

people.com

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Ann Sharon @annsharon.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, it’s not his fault.
Jesse Watters claimed on air that when a guy votes for a woman “he starts to transition.” Yes, really. Scientists told him.
Some of his co-hosts were not impressed.
(The video clip is no longer on X 😂)

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