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Rick Downer

@rkdowner.bsky.social

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Just a lump of thinking meat made from stardust. Life begins at first breath. Abortion restrictions violate the 1st Amendment. Trans rights are human rights. Putin, Netanyahu, and Trump - the Axis of Evil. An #EnemyWithin

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Rick Downer @rkdowner.bsky.social · Nov 16

"the Bible does not clearly condemn abortion; it simply does not rule on it. It does, however, unequivocally demonstrate, within its own cultural constructions, that a woman’s life was considered to have more value than that of an unborn fetus, and that life begins at first breath."

The Bible is Silent on Abortion, but Vocal about When Life Begins - TheTorah.com

Egyptian and Mesopotamian abortion-inducing recipes attest to the practice of abortion in the ancient Near East. While the Middle Assyrian Laws prohibit the practice, the Torah offers no ruling. Never...

www.thetorah.com

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Winnowing @morganafare.bsky.social · 4h

This is exactly correct….less food, less shelter, less affordable utilities, less disaster warning capability, less safety, less educational facilities, less resources, less disaster relief, less reliable infrastructure, less trustworthy news sources, less fiscal oversight, LESS FREEDOM.

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Rick Downer @rkdowner.bsky.social · 1h

This shutdown is his Reichstag Fire. The House is never going to go back into session. The day the House goes back into session the Epstein files will be released, and that day will be the end of his presidency. None of the MAGAts can allow that.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

Schatz: They’re stopping wind and solar because this guy has some very strange ideas about the energy mix. And it’s consistent with the rest of his political and economic philosophy — if there’s less of everything, it gives him more authority to dole out favors

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

The constant lies to steal power and money . . .

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4h

May this peace hold.

Tweet from Barack Obama: “After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight…”
The tweet continues expressing hope for peace, aid to Gaza, and rebuilding efforts.

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 4h

Sign me up.

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offer a happiest ending,
where they will kiss you on
the forehead and compliment
something that you are
insecure about.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

Letitia James is being indicted for saving $50/month on a loan?

Gee, I wonder how much loan money Donald Trump saved when he got more than $270 million in debt forgiven after he failed to repay loans on his Chicago skyscraper development . . .

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Rick Downer @rkdowner.bsky.social · 1h

The NDAA of 2012 gives them the power of indefinite detention.

How can you get a writ of habeas corpus when the government simply denies that they have you in custody?

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 5d

Now that the Supreme Court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, it’s time for her to testify in front of the Oversight Committee. We must end Trump’s coverup of the Epstein case.

Read Ranking Member Robert Garcia’s full statement.⬇️

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Dr Paul M @drpaulm.bsky.social · 4d

To close a Wells Fargo A/C, you must have a zero balance and no pending transactions. You can call customer service at 1-800-869-3557, visit a branch with valid ID, or by mail a completed Account Closure Request form if you are outside the U.S. Wells Fargo does not allow account closures online.

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 4d

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Rick Downer @rkdowner.bsky.social · 2h

Avoid banks altogether. Go to a credit union.

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rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 4d

Luigi showed what to do.

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Rick Downer @rkdowner.bsky.social · 2h

And President Pedophile's solution for homelessness is prison. And prisoners can be used as slave labor per the Constitution. He intends to make people homeless so that he can imprison them and then use them as slave labor on farms to replace the farm labor he's deported.

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Ron Garrett @justthefactsman.bsky.social · 4d

Another fine reason to never do business with a well documented criminal enterprise like Wells Fargo.

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Francine McKenna @fmckenna.bsky.social · 4d

Yep, that’s what I thought when I saw the news. South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell' blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/02/s... I read this and think, “Could building owner have driven this to clear out building?”

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

blockclubchicago.org

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flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 4d

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 19h

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Doug Hammond @hammie777.bsky.social · 5h

Any questions? If you follow the money trail, it will tell you all the answers you will ever need.

Aunty Em @everycourthouse.bsky.social · 6h

Tied to Qatar

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Tim Murphy @tmurp1953.bsky.social · 5h

It was NEVER about America First. Not ever. 💰💰💰

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 6h

Argentina. Qatar. Trump is selling out America, piece by piece. Where did America First go?

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Rick Downer @rkdowner.bsky.social · 2h

You know what she meant.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 7h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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