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Carol Armen 💙

@carolarmenesq.bsky.social

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Attorney, writer, extensive reader, single mom of a GenZ, problem-solver, pantheist. Ally: Black Americans, LGBTQ+, Natives, Immigrants. Outside Philly. Please don't talk down to me, it makes me mad. Resist, Rebel, Revolt! 🌊

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 4h

Which 8 wars are those???

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

“The National Guard’s mostly quiet walks through Washington, D.C., are expected to cost a little more than $200 million…”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

The Trump administration’s National Guard deployments are highly inefficient.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

Strongly disagree with their position.

Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

It was exceedingly comforting to hear military jets passing over our home at several moments today. 🙄

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💙🇺🇸DWally🇺🇸💙 @dkwally.bsky.social · 2d

American Oversight Sues DOJ and FBI for Records of Any Trump Interviews in Epstein Investigation - American Oversight americanoversight.org/american-ove...

American Oversight Sues DOJ and FBI for Records of Any Trump Interviews in Epstein Investigation - American Oversight

We’re challenging the FBI’s refusal to confirm whether President Trump was interviewed.

americanoversight.org

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WhatRWeDoingHere @voteblue4vr.bsky.social · 1d

But no healthcare for Americans.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

Of course there is. How else do you broker a last-minute peace in an effort to get a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d

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The Israeli media is reporting on a ‘secret clause’ in the Gaza ceasefire deal that no one is talking about

Hebrew-language Israeli media reports say there is a “secret clause” buried in the Gaza ceasefire agreement that would allow Israel to resume the war. Palestinians worry this is the pretext Netanyahu ...

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty kitty. 😊

Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

The thing that amazes me most is that MAGA tries to characterize itself as the Second Revolution, when in action they're more in the position of Britain during the American Revolution. It's the the claim of being "patriots"-- because they said so.

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LR Detherage @lr-detherage.bsky.social · 1d

Qatar States of America

#TrumpTraitor

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

Idaho will now be renamed Trump's Qatar.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 2d

Huh. A Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho….such a grab bag bullshit day after day.

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously--where are the leaks?

Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 1d

The person who leaks the Epstein files will never have to buy a drink again in their life.

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jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous @jazzrat2000.bsky.social · 1d

time is running out, please help me to normalize trans people by accepting them into your life! if you will do this, thanks, and please repost!

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

Not enough yet.

Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

Safety issue? 😂

Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad someone is watching the Federal Register. All kinds of things happen between the passage and the execution of a bill.

popularresistance.org/labor-depart...

Labor Department: Immigration Raids Are Causing A Food Crisis - PopularResistance.Org

The Department of Labor’s new rule cutting farmworker wages bluntly states that souped-up immigration enforcement has devastated the agricultural workforce and created a significant “risk of supply sh...

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

No show, no pay.

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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

We're opening the borders to an invasion of a different kind.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
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Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

#2. Ignoring legal requirements again. Court challenges have taken too long to reach the necessary level to shut it down before they drop all pretense of compliance.

Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 1d

What??? and

Why would the US ever do that?

What are they doing with all the money from these deals?

www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho

The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.

www.cbsnews.com

Carol Armen 💙 @carolarmenesq.bsky.social · 2d

He did his best with that last minute "peace in the Middle East." I'd like to see the terms of that deal. I don't expect it will last.

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