Betsy Meezna
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This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
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Zelenskyy is Right on Top of Putin❗️👏👏👏👏
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 🔱
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 🔱
December 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Zelenskyy is Right on Top of Putin❗️👏👏👏👏
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 🔱
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 🔱
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Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it
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SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “We have to pray not only with our lips but with our actions… Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade, without doing all we can to stop it, is broken and in need of moral repair.”
December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “We have to pray not only with our lips but with our actions… Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade, without doing all we can to stop it, is broken and in need of moral repair.”
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Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Breaking Overnight:
Ukraine has blown up a Russian submarine for the first time, using its Sub Sea Baby underwater drones
The cost of a Varshavyanka-class submarine (Kilo-class by NATO) is estimated at around $400 million. Due to sanctions, building one could cost up to $500 million.
Ukraine has blown up a Russian submarine for the first time, using its Sub Sea Baby underwater drones
The cost of a Varshavyanka-class submarine (Kilo-class by NATO) is estimated at around $400 million. Due to sanctions, building one could cost up to $500 million.
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Breaking Overnight:
Ukraine has blown up a Russian submarine for the first time, using its Sub Sea Baby underwater drones
The cost of a Varshavyanka-class submarine (Kilo-class by NATO) is estimated at around $400 million. Due to sanctions, building one could cost up to $500 million.
Ukraine has blown up a Russian submarine for the first time, using its Sub Sea Baby underwater drones
The cost of a Varshavyanka-class submarine (Kilo-class by NATO) is estimated at around $400 million. Due to sanctions, building one could cost up to $500 million.
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Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's statement that the “Yellow Line” dividing Gaza will be Israel's new border shows that Israel's Gaza policy is a continuation of its history of redrawing its borders through ethnic cleansing and land grabs.
December 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's statement that the “Yellow Line” dividing Gaza will be Israel's new border shows that Israel's Gaza policy is a continuation of its history of redrawing its borders through ethnic cleansing and land grabs.
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PETER THIEL: I'm the biggest con-artist on Earth.
LARRY ELLISON: Hold my 🍺
DAVID ELLISON: Daddy, can I have my allowance?
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/maga-the-b...
LARRY ELLISON: Hold my 🍺
DAVID ELLISON: Daddy, can I have my allowance?
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/maga-the-b...
December 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
PETER THIEL: I'm the biggest con-artist on Earth.
LARRY ELLISON: Hold my 🍺
DAVID ELLISON: Daddy, can I have my allowance?
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/maga-the-b...
LARRY ELLISON: Hold my 🍺
DAVID ELLISON: Daddy, can I have my allowance?
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/maga-the-b...
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REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The biggest ‘welfare queens’ in 🇺🇸 are corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes, and CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet — not hungry kids, or working parents who work multiple jobs.”
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The biggest ‘welfare queens’ in 🇺🇸 are corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes, and CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet — not hungry kids, or working parents who work multiple jobs.”
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Measles didn’t make a comeback on its own.
This is RFK Jr’s anti-vax movement and his disinformation campaign. And equally as disturbing, some people are perfectly fine with this outcome.
This is RFK Jr’s anti-vax movement and his disinformation campaign. And equally as disturbing, some people are perfectly fine with this outcome.
December 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Measles didn’t make a comeback on its own.
This is RFK Jr’s anti-vax movement and his disinformation campaign. And equally as disturbing, some people are perfectly fine with this outcome.
This is RFK Jr’s anti-vax movement and his disinformation campaign. And equally as disturbing, some people are perfectly fine with this outcome.
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 It was referred to as a "disturbance", or a "crisis" but it was a race riot. It occurred in August 1957 and centered on the arrival of the first Black-American family to move into Levittown, PA. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
🧵 It was referred to as a "disturbance", or a "crisis" but it was a race riot. It occurred in August 1957 and centered on the arrival of the first Black-American family to move into Levittown, PA. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
December 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 It was referred to as a "disturbance", or a "crisis" but it was a race riot. It occurred in August 1957 and centered on the arrival of the first Black-American family to move into Levittown, PA. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
🧵 It was referred to as a "disturbance", or a "crisis" but it was a race riot. It occurred in August 1957 and centered on the arrival of the first Black-American family to move into Levittown, PA. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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December 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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There's so much good in this world! Don't forget to look for the beauty, sweetness & fun.
🔊⬆️
It helps us decompress to fight the bad things.
Here's an adorable timeline cleanser of my pup singing a holiday tune followed by some things we need to shine a light on in order to stop it from continuing.
🔊⬆️
It helps us decompress to fight the bad things.
Here's an adorable timeline cleanser of my pup singing a holiday tune followed by some things we need to shine a light on in order to stop it from continuing.
December 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
There's so much good in this world! Don't forget to look for the beauty, sweetness & fun.
🔊⬆️
It helps us decompress to fight the bad things.
Here's an adorable timeline cleanser of my pup singing a holiday tune followed by some things we need to shine a light on in order to stop it from continuing.
🔊⬆️
It helps us decompress to fight the bad things.
Here's an adorable timeline cleanser of my pup singing a holiday tune followed by some things we need to shine a light on in order to stop it from continuing.
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No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever.
And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.
And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.
Trump gets sued for ruining the White House
A prominent preservationist group is suing President Donald Trump over his construction of ...
www.dailykos.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever.
And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.
And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.
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OK then, what was the action? What has the Trump admin done? What proposals have they made? They have only ever offered “thoughts and prayers” on social media. Nothing else.
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
OK then, what was the action? What has the Trump admin done? What proposals have they made? They have only ever offered “thoughts and prayers” on social media. Nothing else.
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Couldn't agree more. All of these proposals are constitutional, reasonable, and vital. (1/2)
December 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Couldn't agree more. All of these proposals are constitutional, reasonable, and vital. (1/2)
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Wow! This man is a hero.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Wow! This man is a hero.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
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Congratulations to President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on becoming great grandparents! Welcome to the world, William Brannon Neal IV! What an amazing photo!💙🇺🇸
January 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Congratulations to President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on becoming great grandparents! Welcome to the world, William Brannon Neal IV! What an amazing photo!💙🇺🇸
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i am fascinated by how nate silver turns everything he doesn’t like into a bespoke ideology. it’s not that he is annoyed by HCR, it is that she is a dreaded “ism” responsible for everything he doesn’t like about the democratic party. same with bluesky.
December 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
i am fascinated by how nate silver turns everything he doesn’t like into a bespoke ideology. it’s not that he is annoyed by HCR, it is that she is a dreaded “ism” responsible for everything he doesn’t like about the democratic party. same with bluesky.