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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 1d

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susants @susants.bsky.social · 2d

Finally something one can approve of Rubio doing.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Mr. Secretary, the president is on the phone. He sounds very angry and he keeps calling you Lil Marco.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 1d

"The RIFs have begun," White House budget director Russell Vought wrote on social media, referring to so-called reductions in force. A spokesperson for the budget office characterized the cuts as "substantial," without offering further details.
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www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 2d

Joel Webbon Tells Christians To Join ICE And 'Make Jesus Smile' By Enacting ‘God’s Vengeance’ on Immigrants www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...

Joel Webbon Tells Christians To Join ICE And 'Make Jesus Smile' By Enacting ‘God’s Vengeance’ on Immigrants

Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon urges Christians to join ICE and serve as "God's appointed avenger" to round up and deport immigrants: "You can join ICE today and make Jesus smile as you, wit...

www.peoplefor.org

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susants @susants.bsky.social · 2d

What's up?
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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 3d

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 2d

Stocks dropped sharply around midday on Friday after Trump revived fears of the trade war with China. www.businessinsider.com/stock-market...

The trade war is back: Stocks are tumbling on Trump's 'massive' tariff threat

Stocks fell sharply as Trump threatened massive tariffs on China, reviving investors' fears about the global trade war.

www.businessinsider.com

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 2d

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments
As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.

By Joshua Davis , TRUTHOUT

Published October 9, 2025

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Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments

As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.

truthout.org

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 3d

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susants @susants.bsky.social · 4d

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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 5d

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 3d

The Debt Collective is perhaps best known for the ripple effects of the small student loan repayment strike the group organized against a defunct for-profit college in 2015.

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 3d

The strike grew into a nationwide movement demanding justice for millions of people facing overwhelming student debt. By 2025, the Biden administration had approved $188.8 billion in student debt relief for more than 5 million people. truthout.org/articles/ten...

Tenants Launch US’s First Ever Rent Debt Strike Against Corporate Landlord

Nine tenants organized by the Debt Collective are refusing to pay back rent, hoping to inspire others to do the same.

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 3d

The strike grew into a nationwide movement demanding justice for millions of people facing overwhelming student debt. By 2025, the Biden administration had approved $188.8 billion in student debt relief for more than 5 million people. truthout.org/articles/ten...

Tenants Launch US’s First Ever Rent Debt Strike Against Corporate Landlord

Nine tenants organized by the Debt Collective are refusing to pay back rent, hoping to inspire others to do the same.

truthout.org

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 7d

TRUMP APPOINTED Judge temporarily BLOCKS Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon

www.npr.org/2025/10/04/n...

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's National Guard deployment to Portland

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Ore., which the president had ordered over the objections of local leaders.

www.npr.org

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 8d

The foreign ambassador then cut into Rubio's Cuban American heritage, saying,

“The current secretary of state was not born in Cuba, has never been to Cuba, and knows nothing about Cuba."

www.alternet.org/foreign-dipl...

'He knows nothing': Foreign diplomat unleashes on 'corrupt' and 'extremist' Trump official

Cuba's foreign minister not only accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio of being corrupt, but he also said the Cuban American "knows nothing about Cuba," The Hill reports.In an interview with the Asso...

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 8d

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10/04/2025

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 8d

“…Trump Administration’s Dpt of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will,” Pritzker said in a statement. “It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.“

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says

“This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum," Pritzker said.

www.politico.com

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 8d

“…Trump Administration’s Dpt of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will,” Pritzker said in a statement. “It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.“

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says

“This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum," Pritzker said.

www.politico.com

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 10d

Arrested Development or Never Developed⁉️

susants @susants.bsky.social · 10d

@waltermae.bsky.social Release the Epstein Files.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11d

See the difference? 👀

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susants @susants.bsky.social · 10d

Of course using government funds to propagandize (with lies) is just another Trump staggering abuse of power. Like the leaflet the nazis dropped on their victims and the Israelis are doing to the Palestinians. LIES @waltermae.bsky.social

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10d

NEW: THREAD: Just a small collection of propaganda emails sent by the regime to federal employees who have sent them to me on the condition of anonymity. First, we all saw the HUD banner from Tuesday morning. 1/

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 11d

MAGA with Japanese characteristics
Kamiya said he would welcome the chance to meet Trump, who has defied protocol previously to meet with like-minded opposition figures.

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 11d

He hosted Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage at the Oval Office in September, while Vice President JD Vance met AfD's leader in Germany this year. The White House didn't respond to a request for comment. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'

Sanseito has set up an international arm to court Trump's allies, betting that conservative recognition will help it shake up staid Japanese politics.

www.japantimes.co.jp

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 11d

He hosted Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage at the Oval Office in September, while Vice President JD Vance met AfD's leader in Germany this year. The White House didn't respond to a request for comment. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10...

Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'

Sanseito has set up an international arm to court Trump's allies, betting that conservative recognition will help it shake up staid Japanese politics.

www.japantimes.co.jp

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Blue Woman Voting 📎 @bluewomanvoting123.bsky.social · 11d

Caine is willing to give illegal orders. Makes me feel like even though the Air Force are the smartest of all military members, they are not the bravest.

Based on Caine's willingness to go along, I make this assessment.

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · Feb 22

“…said he was nominating retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to take Brown’s place. Cain, a retired Air Force Lieutenant General, is a partner at Shield Capital, a venture capital firm.”https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/21/cq-brown-trump-fired-joint-chiefs-general-00205593

Trump fires Joint Chiefs Gen. CQ Brown

Trump, in a Truth Social post, said he was nominating retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to take Brown’s place.

www.politico.com

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 12d

Warns of ‘Pearl Harbor–Style’ Attack Risk from China
Brig. Gen. Douglas K. Wickard warns that China’s shipbuilding, desert mock-ups, and cyber intrusions signal a decisive decade and a test of U.S. civic readiness.
THE INTELLECTUALIST
SEP 29
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U.S. General Warns of ‘Pearl Harbor–Style’ Attack from China

Brig. Gen. Douglas K. Wickard warns that China’s shipbuilding, desert mock-ups, and cyber intrusions signal a decisive decade and a test of U.S. civic readiness.

open.substack.com

Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 13d

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susants @susants.bsky.social · 15d

@waltermae.bsky.social Words fail.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15d

BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.

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susants @susants.bsky.social · 14d

@waltermae.bsky.social Grim reality.

RB @rbisrb.bsky.social · 15d

A Big NO...

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 13d

Amy MccGrath
Former Fighter Pilot
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Mitch Jackson (@mitchthelawyer)

Amy McGrath (former fighter pilot)

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Mrs.OtisSendsHerRegrets @waltermae.bsky.social · 16d

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