Eileen ike West
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Eileen ike West
@ikewest.bsky.social
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An advocate for environmentally-safe prose of all shapes and sizes, I write Folk Poetry, Fantasy/Romance/Spiritual Fiction, and Film Scripts. Time finds me scribbling down sundry midlife misdemeanors - my petty crime of choice: whistling out of tune.
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Great how the home
bussed 90 y.o. "kids"
to the #protest-march.
Left them
feelin' #FIESTY!
A lasting surge of power
felt by everyone!
Now, an important
part of #UShistory,
and #elder-memories.

#politics #NoKings #revolt #non-violence #pedo-tRump #relese-tRumpsteinfiles #bluesky #writer #poet #joke
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“Woke” originally meant awareness of injustice, especially racial. But the right repackaged it as a catch-all for everything they resent in modern liberal culture: inclusion, diversity, gender equality, climate action, accountability.
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History of the GOP, in a nutshell.
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LETHAL force outside the United States is governed by international law, U.S. law, and treaties. Any such act would constitute MURDER under U.S. and international law UNLESS it were a LAWFUL military action authorized by Congress or self-defense under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter.
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Trump proved that presidential power is much too much. Unenforceable norms aren’t laws. If democracy is to survive, the presidency itself must be reined in with LOTS of clear limits, real consequences, and no exceptions.
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Don’t throw your signs away.
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In Giuffre's 2015 civil case against Maxwell, she named:

"All staff and employees at Mar-a-Lago during 1999-2002" as individuals who may have knowledge of Maxwell's crimes.

Shown here, paragraph 91

7 other Epstein survivors also can be placed at Mar-a-Lago

Giuffree not the only one

#Epstein
#1090, Att. #41 in Giuffre v. Maxwell (S.D.N.Y., 1:15-cv-07433) – CourtListener.com
***STRICKEN DOCUMENT. Deleted document number [1090-38 and 1090-41] from the case record. The document was stricken from this case pursuant to 1091 Order Striking Document from Record, . (yv) NOTICE o...
www.courtlistener.com
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Definitely don’t spread this information everywhere.
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Sounds … about right.

But still crazy to think those words were spoken aloud.
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
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Once again, as soon as I start posting on Epstein, the MAGA/Trump trolls come out.

Just blocked 16 in the last hour.

#TrumpIsTerrified
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She was legally declared a victim of a crime in a court of law, she was not an "accuser," she was a VICTIM
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The reasons don’t seem that unknown.”For reasons that are unknown, Mr. Black wired hundreds of thousands of dollars to at least three women who were associated with Mr. Epstein.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...
Money, Women and Taxes: Jeffrey Epstein’s Fiery Friendship with a Wall Street Titan
www.nytimes.com
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Donald Trump just posted this on Truth Social

Somebody needs to take the phone away from Grandpa
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NBC just gutted the very teams that gave marginalized voices a seat at the table—then called it “restructuring.”

The cuts:

📌NBC BLK (Black community coverage)

📌NBC Latino (Latino community coverage)

📌NBC Asian America (Asian American community coverage)

📌NBC Out (LGBTQ+ community coverage)
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The Dumbest Administration in History.

Here is a map showing the exact spot a CHP vehicle was struck by shrapnel after a shell detonated over I-5 during the Trump-Vance missile firings at Camp Pendleton:
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Donald Trump has illegally blown up at least seven boats in the Caribbean without any reason that would stand up in court.
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I have never seen such a perfect image
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I'm grateful to @60minutes.bsky.social featuring our study published @justsecurity.org.

Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...