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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 6h

I don’t know if Trump has the capability of the self-reflection required to learn even from his own success. Nevertheless, it was a good analysis of what leveraged Trump’s Middle East successful first step and how to apply it to the war in Ukraine. Is Trump willing to get tough with Putin, though? 🤷‍♀️

Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 6h

That’s a sizable and practical aid package! 💙💛

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 6h

I don’t wish for anyone to feel despondent, but I’m glad you found such a fruitful way to vanquish those feelings.
Thank you! 💙💛

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 7h

The Supreme Court said profiling was OK, at least until they deliberate on the merits at some undetermined future time, if I remember correctly. The majority is apparently perfectly fine with this. And Kavanaugh thinks that it’s no big thing if the person under detention ends up being a US citizen.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 8h

She’s right wing, but she hasn’t completely sold out. She shows the same disdain for Orban that she shows for Trump. She also supports Ukraine and views Putin as the enemy.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 8h

No offense to old people in general, I hope.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 8h

The numbers have been ticking upward recently. It’s been a while since we’ve seen the 1200 mark! I could happily get used to seeing more of this!

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 8h

The KAB bomb attacks don’t get as much media attention as the drone and missile attacks, but they have been wreaking their fair share of havoc along the frontline and border communities of Ukraine. Not a surprise that a hospital was the target, given that it was Russia doing the targeting.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 8h

On that we definitely agree! I was just puzzled by the “even in victory“ phrasing. I may have read more into it than you intended.

Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 8h

They definitely got their answer then! Time for more Russians to get that answer as well.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 11h

I just watched it and I do recommend checking it out. Good discussion. Less than 40 minutes total.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 11h

I missed seeing it live, but I just watched it digitally. I knew of Shaun @olddogua.bsky.social from X / various news write-ups, but this was my first “in the flesh (digitally speaking)” experience seeing him. Appreciated hearing his perspective (loved hearing that America is not Trump!). Thanks!

Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 13h

Hopefully, this is only the beginning! 🇺🇦 ✊

Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 13h

Do they know how entertaining we find these videos to be, I wonder?

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 13h

There cannot be any lasting peace without justice and accountability. In the case of Russia, I also cannot fathom a lasting peace without Russia’s outright defeat because of how malign and metastasized its political and social culture has become. #MakeRussiaPay !

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 15h

About the story, I was born in Rogers Park and later went to college there. In between, I lived not far from what is now the ICE facility in Broadview. I had a summer job right near the facility. This is hitting so close to home for me. The whole operation just reeks of pettiness and vindictiveness.

Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 15h

China’s greatly increased military “dual-use” aid to Russia should be a much bigger story than what has played out thus far.

Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 15h

The Russian human safari tactics are spreading across all of Ukraine’s frontline communities. It’s outrageous!

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 15h

I hope that EU is successful in breaking the bottleneck preventing Ukraine’s cluster 1 negotiations from getting underway. Time is of the essence.

Happy to see the financial support for the tribunal, for those children returned from Russian control, and for the energy needs of Ukraine.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 15h

Absolutely!

Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 15h

My thought as well. Their desperation is showing. I hope the crowds get bigger in response. I haven’t seen any video from Day 320 yet, BTW.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 15h

This is outright draconian! They are losing their grip on reality and getting more desperate.

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 16h

Keep us posted on what comes of this draft legislation. It goes right at the daily protests (minus a few ringers like possession of nerve agents — seriously?).

Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 16h

⬇️ Many of you may already have seen this video or others, like Robert De Niro’s, calling on us to join any of thousands of local ❌ 👑s rallies this Saturday, October 18th. But in case you missed it, here’s a message from @gtconway.bsky.social . 👇 Be there, America! 🇺🇸
❌ 👑

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Mary Torgersen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 @marytorgersen.bsky.social · 16h

She look so happy in this photo! 💙💛