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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 15h

Shot in the head with pepper spray
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Shot in the head with pepper spray

This is Trump's America

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 16h

How likely is it that Miller... uh, Trump will use this "hate" rally as the reason to invoke the Insurrection Act?

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 1d

Trump should send the National Guard troops home since they can't be paid during the shutdown

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, the irony!!
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Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, the irony!!
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Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

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Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

If I hadn't already dropped the Washington Post, I would do it now.

Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

I agree with...MTG?
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I agree with...MTG?

Share your health care story

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

Just received email:
"This is a message from the California Secretary of State on behalf of San Diego Registrar of Voters. Your ballot for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election was received and counted. Thank you for voting!"

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

Tariffs!
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Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

“Despotism doesn’t impose itself on everyone all at once. It creeps inward from the margins of society.”–Brian Beutle

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The Median Experience Of Tyranny

If the politics of tyranny were self-discrediting, we wouldn't need mantras like "never again."

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

The California law has tackled that problem by including what experts say is the first science-based legal definition of ultraprocessed foods in the United States

Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 2d

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California Will Ban Certain Ultraprocessed Foods in Schools

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings's event, “NO KINGS San Diego, CA” - sign up now to join! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS San Diego, CA · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 4d

Me too!

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 4d

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
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A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 4d

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Steven Beschloss (@america)

"What kind of monsters grab children and take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of government entity permits its agents to abuse American citizens and non-citizens without the sli...

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 5d

The Christian teachings of Kristi Noem
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The Christian teachings of Kristi Noem

The Secretary of Homeland Security has a way with words

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 6d

Me too
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.

I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 7d

ICE agents storm Chicago apartment
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ICE agents storm Chicago apartment

Children are separated from their parents and detained in vans

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 7d

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Just Penny not Penelope @pennyisd.bsky.social · 7d

Yup... and Gemini says:

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