Marianne Cates
@marticates.bsky.social
Retired, living and loving life, dances in the rain.
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“It’s like modern-day slavery.”
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:33 PM
“It’s like modern-day slavery.”
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
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i agree with murder in principle BUT
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
i agree with murder in principle BUT
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Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."
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Bernie Is Right Again….
“You think Musk and Bezos are spending hundreds of billions on Ai to say, 'we can guarantee healthcare, we can lower the work week, we can solve global warming?' No. It's not about Ai being good or bad. It's who controls it." – Bernie Sanders
“You think Musk and Bezos are spending hundreds of billions on Ai to say, 'we can guarantee healthcare, we can lower the work week, we can solve global warming?' No. It's not about Ai being good or bad. It's who controls it." – Bernie Sanders
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Bernie Is Right Again….
“You think Musk and Bezos are spending hundreds of billions on Ai to say, 'we can guarantee healthcare, we can lower the work week, we can solve global warming?' No. It's not about Ai being good or bad. It's who controls it." – Bernie Sanders
“You think Musk and Bezos are spending hundreds of billions on Ai to say, 'we can guarantee healthcare, we can lower the work week, we can solve global warming?' No. It's not about Ai being good or bad. It's who controls it." – Bernie Sanders
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Only a fucking idiot would try to run another country when the one he’s already in charge of is being fucked up so badly by him!
Looking right at you Donald J. Trump.
Looking right at you Donald J. Trump.
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Only a fucking idiot would try to run another country when the one he’s already in charge of is being fucked up so badly by him!
Looking right at you Donald J. Trump.
Looking right at you Donald J. Trump.
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“It was as if the President didn’t learn any of the lessons of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.” @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social blasts President Trump’s claim the U.S. will “run the country” of Venezuela after capturing President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation without congressional approval.
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“It was as if the President didn’t learn any of the lessons of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.” @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social blasts President Trump’s claim the U.S. will “run the country” of Venezuela after capturing President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation without congressional approval.
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every politician, anywhere, whose response to the US breaking international law is like “the legal analysis is complicated” or “I am not qualified to comment” instead of condemning it, is collaborating with fascism and is your political opponent, invested only in upholding the existing hegemony
January 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM
every politician, anywhere, whose response to the US breaking international law is like “the legal analysis is complicated” or “I am not qualified to comment” instead of condemning it, is collaborating with fascism and is your political opponent, invested only in upholding the existing hegemony
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If you’ve ever wondered what our U.S. service members would do when given an illegal order…now…you know. They all followed it.
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
If you’ve ever wondered what our U.S. service members would do when given an illegal order…now…you know. They all followed it.
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In a nutshell.
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
In a nutshell.
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Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures. Congress must step up and reassert its power. No more forever wars.
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures. Congress must step up and reassert its power. No more forever wars.
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With this whole disgusting Trump and Epstein saga, Elizabeth Warren is exactly right - follow the money.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
With this whole disgusting Trump and Epstein saga, Elizabeth Warren is exactly right - follow the money.
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Oversight Dems:
We are sure it’s just a coincidence, but today is the statuatory date for the DOJ to explain its redactions in the Epstein file productions.
We have not forgotten, and we won’t let up - regardless of the President’s new unconstitutional actions.
We are sure it’s just a coincidence, but today is the statuatory date for the DOJ to explain its redactions in the Epstein file productions.
We have not forgotten, and we won’t let up - regardless of the President’s new unconstitutional actions.
January 4, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Oversight Dems:
We are sure it’s just a coincidence, but today is the statuatory date for the DOJ to explain its redactions in the Epstein file productions.
We have not forgotten, and we won’t let up - regardless of the President’s new unconstitutional actions.
We are sure it’s just a coincidence, but today is the statuatory date for the DOJ to explain its redactions in the Epstein file productions.
We have not forgotten, and we won’t let up - regardless of the President’s new unconstitutional actions.
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It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
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"Venezuelans at celebration parties in Miami could not believe it, insisting that Trump had misspoken. His plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations."
Donald Trump wants to run Venezuela, and dominate the western hemisphere
Snatching Nicolás Maduro and attempting to take control of Venezuela and its oil is an extraordinary display of the new “Donroe doctrine”
www.economist.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"Venezuelans at celebration parties in Miami could not believe it, insisting that Trump had misspoken. His plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations."
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Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
Trump is a marketer first and foremost. Deceptive Marketing is still marketing. Goal accomplished NO ONE is talking about the Epstein files or Jack Smiths testimony.
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Trump is a marketer first and foremost. Deceptive Marketing is still marketing. Goal accomplished NO ONE is talking about the Epstein files or Jack Smiths testimony.
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Reasons it’s ok to forcibly remove a president, according to the US president:
- doing crimes with family
- targeting vocal opponents
- domestic use of security forces
- humanitarian crisis denial
- weaponization of Supreme Court
- dismantling democratic elections
- ruinous economic policies
- doing crimes with family
- targeting vocal opponents
- domestic use of security forces
- humanitarian crisis denial
- weaponization of Supreme Court
- dismantling democratic elections
- ruinous economic policies
January 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Reasons it’s ok to forcibly remove a president, according to the US president:
- doing crimes with family
- targeting vocal opponents
- domestic use of security forces
- humanitarian crisis denial
- weaponization of Supreme Court
- dismantling democratic elections
- ruinous economic policies
- doing crimes with family
- targeting vocal opponents
- domestic use of security forces
- humanitarian crisis denial
- weaponization of Supreme Court
- dismantling democratic elections
- ruinous economic policies
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To sitting members of Congress: Stop telling us what Trump did. We know that. Start telling us what you’re going to do about it, and then do it. You are the only people with legal means of stopping this. Stop talking and do something, or step aside in favor of someone who will.
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
To sitting members of Congress: Stop telling us what Trump did. We know that. Start telling us what you’re going to do about it, and then do it. You are the only people with legal means of stopping this. Stop talking and do something, or step aside in favor of someone who will.
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Trump did it again. This is his 2nd post pushing a conspiracy that Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman murdered in her own home.
Absolutely disgusting.
Absolutely disgusting.
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Trump did it again. This is his 2nd post pushing a conspiracy that Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman murdered in her own home.
Absolutely disgusting.
Absolutely disgusting.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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A Corrupt Supreme Court, That Explains It….
Foreign presidents can be held accountable for crimes in OUR country.
But our own president cannot.
Make it make sense
Foreign presidents can be held accountable for crimes in OUR country.
But our own president cannot.
Make it make sense
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
A Corrupt Supreme Court, That Explains It….
Foreign presidents can be held accountable for crimes in OUR country.
But our own president cannot.
Make it make sense
Foreign presidents can be held accountable for crimes in OUR country.
But our own president cannot.
Make it make sense
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"