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Kathy L Weiss
@middlechildtake.bsky.social
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Writer/editor, granny to five, runner, humanitarian, who knows we are more alike than we are different. Except vis-a-vis crimes and corruption. I have a ❤️ for anyone touched by the devastating disease known as #ALS. Slava Ukraine! No DMs, please!
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 3h
Congress: you have no purpose if you make taxpayers pay for this
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.
The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms
The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 11h
President Biden signed a proclamation in 2021 that also recognized the day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, but the federal holiday known as Columbus Day was not affected or renamed.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Update from Luke Broadwater
www.nytimes.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 11h
Always dividing; never uniting Americans:

Just after President Trump’s cabinet meeting was opened to the public, he signed a “Columbus Day” proclamation for Monday. “In other words, we’re calling it Columbus Day,” he said, adding: “We’re back, Italians.”

But Columbus Day never went anywhere.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 14h
Shopping wool throw blankets? Artisans in #Ukraine make these:

shop.freetheocean.com/products/975...
Ukrainian 100% Wool Fringed Throw Blanket
Wrap up in warmth and spread comfort across the sea! This 100% wool throw is woven to perfection, offering timeless warmth and odor resistance, perfect for snuggling up at home. Crafted with care by s...
shop.freetheocean.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 14h
Other major newspapers include The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Post, all of which are widely read both nationally and regionally.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 14h
Incidentally, why do you think Trump denigrates @nytimes.com by labeling it "Fake News"??? Because it's one of the most read newspapers in America.

The top U.S. newspapers, measured by a combination of print and digital circulation, are The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 14h
Pritzker knows Trump is a mobster:

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The Bad Blood Between Trump and Pritzker Goes Back Decades
President Trump’s declaration that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed is the latest clash between two feuding billionaires.
www.wsj.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
In March, he launched large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis over the group’s Red Sea attacks, and in September, he ordered US forces to strike boats in the Caribbean, including at least three originating from Venezuela, claiming they were ferrying drug smugglers and narcotics to the US.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
Besides participating in bombing Iran together with Israel in June, Trump also ordered US forces to attack Somalia in February, claiming he was targeting senior ISIL (ISIS) leadership in that country.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
“Trump’s retreat from international institutions, wish to take over Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark, a NATO ally, as well as infringements on basic democratic rights within his own country, do not align well with the will of Alfred Nobel,” she said.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
No! He's a BULLY and A LIAR; he's been the aggressor more than the peacemaker:
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: What are Trump’s credentials, and can he win?
With the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump claims to have helped broker peace in eight wars. Do his assertions hold up?
www.aljazeera.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
Forget what his wife says. Most Americans say he's unfit:

www.npr.org/sections/sho...
59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says
A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what — or who — people believe increasingly depends on their politics.
www.npr.org
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
Don't forget the Saudis; they benefit from his fossil fuel promos.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
Uh-huh. Here's the Trump Tower part: Phase 2: "Gaza will be REDEVELOPED for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_...
Donald Trump's September 2025 Gaza Strip proposal - Wikipedia
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
Wait: Have they heard about Phase 2? Putting in a Trump Tower in the Gaza strip?

www.bbc.com/news/live/cx...
Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases 'within days' after Israel and Hamas agree first phase of deal - live updates
US President Donald Trump says both sides agree to the first phase of his plan, which paves the way towards a ceasefire.
www.bbc.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
What if...these bank records show that #Epstein "bought" (rather than "stole") girls from Mar-a-Lago:

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/09/b...
Top House Democrat seeks Jeffrey Epstein financial records from Dimon, other bank CEOs
The Trump administration is under fire for refusing to make public investigative files about Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump.
www.cnbc.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
Headline of the day:

Should They Just Go Ahead and Put Up a Gold Trump Sign on the Supreme Court? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
Opinion | Should They Just Go Ahead and Put Up a Gold Trump Sign on the Supreme Court?
www.nytimes.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
“Carrying on in this fashion, ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it.”
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
The judge, a Reagan appointee, compared immigration agents to “cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan” and declared that federal efforts to deport outspoken protesters amounted to a “full-throated assault” on freedom of speech.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
“ICE goes masked for a single reason — to terrorize Americans into quiescence,” a federal judge, William Young, wrote in a blistering 161-page First Amendment ruling handed down last week. “In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police,” he continued.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’
www.nytimes.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
The agents were identified in documents obtained by a Republican senator as having worked with Jack Smith, the special counsel who led the federal inquiries into Donald J. Trump.
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
Kash Patel Fires Two F.B.I. Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Kash Patel Fires Two F.B.I. Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation
www.nytimes.com
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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 16h
It is a mirror image of the strategy that conservatives criticize the fringes of the environmental movement for favoring. Rather than trying to put oil companies out of business, Mr. Trump is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.