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Joanne in Boston
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Secular Humanist/Environmentalist/Liberal 🌎🇺🇦💙
Compassion & Empathy
🚫Toxic religiosity
Can humanity save itself?

“There’s some good in this world Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for”

Love my husband, my coffee and a good bourbon Manhattan.
Pinned
Dark thoughts this morning…how must it feel to be Europe right now with Russian aggression ascending and Trump back in power. There will be no USA to storm the beaches this time…they will stand with the enemy. What has America done?
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Welcome to NBC, where Europe doesn’t hate JD Vance and Green Day doesn’t call out MAGA.

Hopefully, they’ll give us the real game score.
February 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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So my Governor was singled out and disinvited by Trump to the National Governors Association Bipartisan dinner at the White House. Trump’s racism is a mega phone. Moore is the Vice Chair of the NGA & the only Black Governor in the US. In solidarity w/him, all governors/esp Ds must refuse to attend!
February 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Me, too.
February 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
My current view of the Pru (Prudential Center) in Boston…
February 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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In an era defined by the chilling sight of agents rounding up members of the immigrant community, Bad Bunny at the #SuperBowl2026 provides a necessary counter-narrative: a vibrant display of cultural strength for millions of Latinos.

#BenitoBowl
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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The Epstein survivors have something to tell us in this ad slated to air during the Super Bowl: youtu.be/VxGYtS8-SjI
It's time for the TRUTH
YouTube video by World Without Exploitation
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Howard Lutnick should resign!!
He lied - describing his relationship with Epstein as a single a brief encounter. But apparently he visited the island & did business w Epstein even after child abuse conviction. In the UK, 3 people who did less than Lutnick resigned in disgrace
Resign Lutnick!!!
February 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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This is like something out of a horror movie, my god
We are in a small community outside Minneapolis and a child arrived to an empty house on Friday. No parents, ice kidnapped them and just leave children to wander alone after school
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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This seem pretty sus. They were drafting Epstein's death announcement before he died? And we learn this after Epstein's former cellmate says he thinks Epstein was left unprotected, and that someone wanted him dead. Sort of looks like he didn't kill himself, so who was behind this and who knew?
Newly released Epstein files include a draft statement attributed to federal prosecutors that is dated the day before Jeffrey Epstein was found dead. The draft appears among at least 23 documents in the disclosure labeled as statements from the Southern District of New York’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death
The file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Yes, it's true. The US Attorney's office in New York prepared a draft of an announcement of Epstein's death that is dated one day BEFORE Epstein died.

Nothing fishy here....
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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There's a point in the Files where Epstein appears to joke about he and Woody Allen both being "pedos," using that term

Does not seem to be a topic they shied away from
February 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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I have a dream
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Exit polls show socialist Antonio Jose Seguro has crushed the Far Right candidate Andre Ventura in Portugal’s presidential runoff.
February 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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ICE Barbie’s full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem. The initials spell KLAN. Sometimes the universe writes the joke itself.
February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Lotta fat old guys telling Olympic athletes that they should be sent home. No one is stopping you from getting off your couches and training to take their spots. Until then, enjoy watching them exercise their free speech rights. Go team USA.
February 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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Incredible.
My almost 105 year old abuelita-in-law is VERY excited for Bad Bunny. She came from the island, and for her entire life, she’s been an American citizen! Voted for FDR! 🇵🇷🇺🇸
February 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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What she says…
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Donald Trump was the president of the United States on January 6, 2021.
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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MAGA protesting Bad Bunny headlining Super Bowl halftime show with an all WHITE cast of performers tells you MAGA is simply the latest version of the pro-segregationist movement. Trump/MAGA are working to gut the Civil Rights Act in pursuit of returning America to BEFORE the civil rights movement.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Late result for anyone still awake: Na’Cole Thompson, the Democratic candidate in the mayoral race today in Leander, Texas, has won the election.

She got 57% and won’t need a runoff, with two Republicans adding up to 43%.
February 8, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Despite all their performative Don’t Tread on Me bluster, they are morally impotent in the moments that truly matter.

When the opportunity arrives for them to make a courageous stand, they’re suddenly struck by performance anxiety...

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-pathet...
The Epstein Files and the Pathetic Weakness of MAGA Men
As I watch men on the Right arguing against the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, I am reminded again how weak they all are, what a pathetic joke MAGA manhood is as an idea.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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This isn’t a TV plot-it’s real. Students, renters, women who changed their names, & rural voters w/o easy access to records will be affected. The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship w/specific docs or lose their voice. The people get pushed out completely. This is a solution w/o a problem.
February 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Thrilled to stand alongside New York’s Cutest to announce our new request for information for 2-K and 3-K providers. This is the first step toward universal childcare, so I brought in the experts.
February 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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February 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM