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Patricia Kopp

@mvgal92691.bsky.social

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She/her. Library Cataloger, quilter, bookworm. Now retired. Moderate, not a progressive. Still with her (Hillary & Kamala). Never Bernie. I believe in the horseshoe theory of politics. If you’re screaming Do Something, pass me by. No DMs.

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Patricia Kopp @mvgal92691.bsky.social · Nov 11

My dad, Gysgt William D. Kopp, served in the USMC for 22 years. He enlisted when he was 17. He was there for World War II (first battle was Saipan), occupied Japan, Korea and Vietnam. When he retired he worked at MCAS El Toro Exchange for 22 years. The drawing is dad at age 17. #Veterans

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h

The number of injured has risen to 14 following a Russian MLRS strike on Kherson’s Korabelnyi district this morning, according to local authorities. Previously, Russians claimed to have 'control' over this area which was quickly refuted by local authorities and Ukrainian forces.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 6h

❤️‍🔥The Czech initiative “Gift for Putin” said it raised the full $520,000 needed to purchase a Ukrainian-built Flamingo cruise missile.

🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

Czechs Fund Ukraine’s Flamingo Cruise Missile in Record 48 Hours, Honoring Dana Drábová

The Czech initiative “Gift for Putin” successfully raised $520,000 in under 48 hours for a Ukrainian cruise missile named DANA 1.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 7h

There’s nothing that can sum this up,

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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 6h

Good morning Friday! It's a bloody chilly one. I've fought the online appointment system already, only time will tell if I conquered it.

Now I'm supposed to "take it easy", we'll see how that goes...

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Rebecca E ❌👑 @spoutiblegirl.bsky.social · 9h

Strong words. Great advice. FOCUS on now...prepare for what comes later. When people tell you their vote doesn't count or one vote won't make a difference remind them that every vote for democracy, including theirs, matters! VOTE like your freedoms depend on it because they do.

a sign that says your vote matters in red white and blue

ALT: a sign that says your vote matters in red white and blue

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 9h

States, not the Federal government run nationwide elections under the auspices of 50 Secretaries of State.

Don't worry about elections yet.

Vote and Get Out The Vote

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Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 11h

Brought to you by the same voters who started losing faith in the government when government forces attacked the Branch Davidian complex in Waco in 1993

....sigh

Hegseth doesn't dispute the existence of a memo planning for the establishment of a "National Guard response force that's gonna be trained in crowd control and civil unrest and deployed in all 50 states by April 2026."

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12h

This country is allowed to have tariffs. You just have to convince Congress that they're a good idea.

The President can hold tariff powers instead of Congress, if you can convince voters to amend the Constitution.

If you can't convince anyone of anything, rethink your ideas.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "If this country is not allowed to have tariffs, if this country is not allowed to have the president negotiate on behalf of it w/tariffs, we are put in a position where we're gonna be a 3rd world country. We can't let that happen. I think it's the most important case that we are gonna have"

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The Ronin @the-ronin.bsky.social · 12h

Chicago, IL: Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino personally joined an ICE raid at a laundromat in the city, but the owner locked the doors and refused entry, halting the operation on site

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12h

Alabama has just executed Anthony Boyd tonight.

Lauren Gill explained so much that went wrong in his case and trial. Important to not look away.

Lauren Gill @laurengill.bsky.social · 6d

Alabama plans to execute Anthony Boyd next week with nitrogen gas for a 1993 murder.

No physical evidence linked Boyd to the crime.

He was convicted solely on the testimony of a co-defendant who avoided the death penalty by testifying against him.

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He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts

No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.

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William Perrin @willperrin.bsky.social · 10h

This Alpha House sketch where a Ronald Reagan impersonator horrifies a Tea Party audience with actual quotes from Ronald Reagan is strangely prophetic #canada youtu.be/qo4lXLj343M?...

Ronald Regan Impersonator from Alpha House

YouTube video by TheAlmightPat

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 9h

And, really, there's nothing misrepresented in the ad. If anything Reagan goes even harder in favor of free trade. Yes, the context is the retaliatory tariffs he's issuing on certain Japanese products, but he's explaining why and why he hopes to get rid of them soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 9h

So much to say here, but the idea that they would sue over this is beyond ridiculous. There is no legitimate claim here. I'm guessing they're thinking about a publicity rights claim, but that won't fly. California's law exempts political/news usage.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h

Here's the statement from the Reagan Foundation.

"The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks."

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute learned that the Government of Ontario, Canada, created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan delivering his "Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade," dated April 25, 1987. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter. We encourage you to watch President Reagan's unedited video on our YouTube channel.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Dissenting Judges Voice Dire Warnings for the Country As 9th Circuit Denies Rehearing of LA National Guard Stay talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dissent...

Dissenting Judges Voice Dire Warnings for the Country As 9th Circuit Denies Rehearing of LA National Guard Stay

The full 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear a panel’s...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17h

Indiana MAGA Republicans Threaten Their Colleagues to Bow to Trump’s Gerrymandering Pressure talkingpointsmemo.com/news/indiana...

Indiana MAGA Republicans Threaten Their Colleagues to Bow to Trump’s Gerrymandering Pressure

Although there are currently not enough Indiana Republicans on board with the...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16h

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 20h

If & when federal courts (& SCOTUS) insist on deferring to the President's determination that deploying the Natl Guard is necessary for the enforcement of federal law, safety, etc. - please remember Trump says he's making such decisions based in part on what the CEOs of Salesforce & NVIDIA tell him.

Truth Social post - "Great people like Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, & others have called saying that the future of SF is great."

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16h

It was a shithole wing nymag.com/intelligence...

Trump Defends White House Demolition, Says East Wing Was Ugly Anyway

“The East Wing was not much,” Trump argued, so it shouldn’t “hurt a very expensive, beautiful building” like his White House ballroom.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16h

Greg Bovino Immediately Flouts Chicago Court Order, Lawyers Say talkingpointsmemo.com/news/greg-bo...

Greg Bovino Immediately Flouts Chicago Court Order, Lawyers Say

For two weeks, CBP commander Greg Bovino was gone from the streets...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

... threatened to invade every state in the US, renewed his conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and vowed his people would prevent it from happening "again," bragged about illegally slashing programs Democrats like, said he would send disaster relief to a state because it voted for him ...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

... called several African American politicians "low IQ," called all Democrats terrorists, insisted the 7 million Americans who protested his regime were all paid, showed a video of him flying a jet and dropping shit all over them, sent $40 billion to Argentina to prop up a fellow dipshit tyrant ...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ballroom, bragged about murdering civilians in international waters, pardoned some more criminals, directed federal prosecutors to indict his opponents ...

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 13h

lol - so much for all the hype from certain lefty (thinktank) corner about Trumpy economic "populism" could mean standing up for the little guys vs the monopolies.

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 14h

Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino, via Twitter:

https://x.com/cgasparino/status/1981496719863955913

SCOOP: A Trump official tells
@nypost
that the administration favors Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery – and a number of rival bidders are likely to face stiff hurdles from US regulators in the blockbuster auction. “Who owns Warner Bros. Discovery is very important to the administration,” a senior Trump administration official told On The Money. “The Warner board needs to think very seriously not just on the price competition but which player in the suitor pool has been successful getting a deal done. And that points to the Ellisons.”

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve never thought the military getting involved in a big way was likely, and whatever that likelihood was before that speech it’s lower since that speech.

And even lower after No Kings.

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 13h

Their weakness makes them no less dangerous, because they’ll resort to ever-increasing attempts to assert federal power through force. But it looks like they will have to go to a Plan B or Plan C to get the number of agents they want on the streets. /5

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 14h

…in to more overt immigration enforcement. There are probably other options they’re considering. They’re almost certainly all batshit legal arguments, but that hasn’t held them back yet.

Judged by Miller’s grandiose pronouncements 175K applicants for 100K jobs shows tremendous weakness. /4

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