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Carlissa Gilliam
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Blue Democrat living in red "Misery".
Fighting for Democracy. Looking for a safe space to recover, reload and re-energize for the days ahead. We can do this!! I
Retired Chief Nursing Officer, RN, BSN, MSN, NeuroPsych Nurse Practitioner.
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SANDY HOOK SURVIVOR: “I carry this trauma with me every single day… we deserve to live in a nation where you value children more than guns.” 🇺🇸

(H/T @marchforourlives.bsky.social )
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
December 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Last year, Meta had to reckon with an alarming realization about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. The company has tolerated the fraud to safeguard billions in revenue reut.rs/4oXsgC2
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Adults who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have a lower risk of death regardless of the cause, a new study has found.
COVID-19 shot tied to lower risk of death from any cause, study shows
Adults who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have a lower risk of death regardless of the cause, a new study has found.
l.euronews.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Former police officer convicted of running drug trafficking ring
Former police officer convicted of running drug trafficking ring
WAVERLY, Ohio (WCMH) — A former police officer in Pike County will spend the next decade in federal prison for his role in running a steroid and cocaine ring out of southern Ohio. According to pros…
myfox8.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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"Peter Thiel is Spying on You" projected on the Hamilton Avenue side of #Palantir office building in #PaloAlto.
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Kristi Noem is scrambling to shift blame to her subordinates for not meeting deportation quotas as the Department of Homeland Security descends into an atmosphere of chaos and finger-pointing, according to a new report.

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ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Spirals Under Intense White House Pressure
Trump’s DHS head is melting down and blaming people right and left, according to a new report.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia began mourning victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years.
Father and son behind Bondi Jewish festival shooting that killed 15, Australian police say | Daily Maverick
www.dailymaverick.co.za
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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The U.S. led the global billionaire increase, with 92 new self-made billionaires representing wealth of $180 billion, according to UBS.
Rising stocks and IPOs helped create 287 new billionaires this year
The U.S. led the global billionaire increase, with 92 new self-made billionaires representing wealth of $180 billion, according to UBS.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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A legal analyst was stunned on Sunday as she discussed the Department of Justice's latest "cover-up" attempts in a case against a member of Congress.
'A case killer': Legal analyst stunned by Trump DOJ's latest 'cover-up' attempt
A legal analyst was stunned on Sunday as she discussed the Department of Justice's latest "cover-up" attempts in a case against a member of Congress. President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has been pursuing charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) for allegedly assaulting a federal office...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.
JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force aircraft | CNN Politics
A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing hi...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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The Irish Left’s Putin problem
The Irish Left’s Putin problem
The realities of Russia don't matter for Ireland’s self-proclaimed "democratic socialists". Just as they do not for some other segments of the European left
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December 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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The on-demand online delivery and pickup service Instacart is utilizing AI pricing to charge customers varying prices on identical items, a new investigation has revealed. (Contains affiliate links)
Instacart AI accused of charging shoppers up to 23% more for same items
www.irishstar.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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December 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
No. No. No.
The Trump regime is pushing for Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Italy to leave European Union, this is the latest ploy by MAGA to weaken support for Ukraine and help Russia. Trump's inner circle is hoping to plunder Ukraine's territories and dissolve the EU for financial gain.
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Every single death The President of the United States orders done with American money makes the American People murderers by default...

Because we provided all components for it to continually happen.

We did not stop it.

Will we ever learn?

We will be held responsible in history.
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Congresswoman Ramirez to Noem: "Your options are limited: resign, get fired or get impeached."
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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“The world’s 7 richest individuals are all now powerful media barons, controlling what 🌎 sees, reads, and hears, marking a new chapter in oligarchical control over society and striking another blow at a free, independent press and diversity of opinion.” www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-ri...
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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HERITAGE FOUNDATION: "Nice state ya got there. Pity if anything happened to it."

INDIANA: "Oh, *do* fuck off."
December 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Would that we were hearing such realism from the UK government

www.politico.eu/article/dani...
Danish intelligence classifies Trump’s America as a security risk
Denmark sounds the alarm about the U.S.’s increasingly antagonistic posture toward Europe.
www.politico.eu
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM