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Desert Princess

@desertprincess.bsky.social

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A fellow American who believes in Justice, Truth and the Constitution. Recommends TimothySnyder’s brilliant books: On Tyranny and On Freedom.The Lucky Loser is another good read. No DM’s please, not interested in what you’re selling or preaching

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · Sep 11

A must read:

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An excellent in depth article examining how and why the wealth gap causes the decline of countries and what was done to mitigate it.

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Hundreds of societies have been in crises like ours. An expert explains how they got out. — Vox

Anti-establishment parties and politicians are surging in Western Europe and Japan. In the United States, the MAGA movement, led by President Donald Trump, has seized power.

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 20h

Oh darn…

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Rod Sterling was a man who had convictions and voiced them well.

Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 20h

The stopped program Esmeralda 7 “was expected to produce up to 6.2 gigawatts of energy, enough to power nearly two million homes.”I have driven by several solar panel installations around the Las Vegas area. They are out in the middle of nowhere harming no one. Whereas coal & oil production do.

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Victoria @victoriabenning.bsky.social · 21h

This Flu Season Doesn’t Have to Be as Deadly as the Last www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

This Flu Season Doesn’t Have to Be as Deadly as the Last

Last year’s flu season was long, brutal, and ultimately tragic. By the time infections had subsided in May, as many as 1.1 million Americans were estimated to have been hospitalized and as many as 100...

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Conflicts @conflicts.bsky.social · 21h

Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip

https://www.europesays.com/2485275/

Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip https://on.ft.com/42Xtmph Posted by Standard_Ad7704

Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip - EUROPE SAYS

Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip https://on.ft.com/42Xtmph Posted by Standard_Ad7704

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 20h

“But within hours of the ceasefire going into effect, Hamas made a public show of force in the enclave it has ruled with an iron fist since 2007.”

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John S @johns3785.bsky.social · 21h

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As Money Rushed In, ICE’s Rapid Expansion Stalled Out

Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new funds.

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 20h

And they say judges aren’t politically motivated.

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 21h

SCOTUS

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 21h

Having just received his COVID vaccine and flu shots this week, Trump is resuming his assault on the health of everyone else in the world. 🤬
#ProudBlue wapo.st/4nknZI5

Mass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecasting

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

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summer-someplace.bsky.social @summer-someplace.bsky.social · 21h

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 21h

At 6'2" and 224 lbs, his Body Mass Index (BMI) is approximately 27.3, which classifies you as overweight.

Why are his ankles swelling and why is he always confused and sleepy?

Trump’s second ‘routine’ annual physical raises eyebrows: ‘Why is the White House lying?’ - SILive.com

Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 1d

LOL 😂 The truth hurts 🤣

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 1d

What a $400M+ gift can buy you. Now do we understand what the felon is all about?

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 1d

Of course he did.

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Queen Mab @queenmab99.bsky.social · 1d

It's gonna take so much to restore what that f-ing pig has damaged.

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Heidi Reinberg @heidireinberg.bsky.social · 1d

My answer to your question is: Because it's not what we all want anymore.

(And thanks for sharing it, so much. Have been sending it to so many people, both in and out of documentary making).

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 1d

So the felon removed from public viewing, this historical statue of George Washington from the Washington Memorial, to place it in his guest only, Mara A Lago, recreation of a patio in the Rose Garden. What next? The Lincoln Memorial?

Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 1d

OSHA has been gutted: a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. The United States Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which President Richard M. Nixon

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 1d

Heartbreaking 💔

For the folks saying politics doesn’t affect you— this is proof that it does.
It impacts everyone.

Prayers up for the love ones, the community and first responders having to deal with this tragedy.

Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 1d

The blast in Hickman County is both a human disaster and a warning sign — of what happens when democracy dies piece by piece and communities lose control over their own lives.
#Project2025 #Deregulation
open.substack.com/pub/advocacy...

Tennessee’s Gag Order on Democracy

The Explosive Cost of Silencing Communities

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Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · 1d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Desert Princess @desertprincess.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta laugh.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

The random people who called into this C-SPAN session had better questions for Mike Johnson than most corporate media outlets

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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