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Retired Social Worker, business partner, wife, mother, grandmother and friend. News junkie, avid gardener and bookworm.
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Socialism for oil companies paid by us the taxpayers, but no healthcare for us that we pay for with our tax dollars.
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Socialism for oil companies paid by us the taxpayers, but no healthcare for us that we pay for with our tax dollars.
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"Trump told oil execs that if they donated a billion dollars to his campaign, they would get a 'deal.' He made good on the promise. They're getting the 'Quo' to go with that 'Quid Pro.' But MAGA voters won’t be getting anything out of it. You can’t buy eggs with access to oil reserves in Venezuela."
Oil First, America Last
Trump sold out voters for oil and the chance to cosplay the strongman in Venezuela
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January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"Trump told oil execs that if they donated a billion dollars to his campaign, they would get a 'deal.' He made good on the promise. They're getting the 'Quo' to go with that 'Quid Pro.' But MAGA voters won’t be getting anything out of it. You can’t buy eggs with access to oil reserves in Venezuela."
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Meanwhile, what has Sheraton done for you lately? #BoomerAdJokes
ICE is furious because the Hilton cancelled their reservation because of ICE’s immigration enforcement activities.
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Meanwhile, what has Sheraton done for you lately? #BoomerAdJokes
Omg
if she gave him the medal she’d be president tomorrow
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Omg
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I love my country and believe in the ideals of America and our democracy, and I call on democracies around the world like Canada, Mexico, England, France, Germany, Denmark, etc to launch sanctions against us. It is time. Trump is out of control.
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I love my country and believe in the ideals of America and our democracy, and I call on democracies around the world like Canada, Mexico, England, France, Germany, Denmark, etc to launch sanctions against us. It is time. Trump is out of control.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testified before the House Judiciary Committee two weeks ago. His request to testify publicly was denied by Chair Jim Jordan, who then released the transcript on New Year’s Eve. READ the thread below.Share it. Also, the link: d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/...
January 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testified before the House Judiciary Committee two weeks ago. His request to testify publicly was denied by Chair Jim Jordan, who then released the transcript on New Year’s Eve. READ the thread below.Share it. Also, the link: d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/...
Trump administration sure cares about fraud- if a Democrat does it or if it happens in a blue state. We no longer operate under the rule of law.
President Donald J. Trump commuted the prison term of David Gentile, who led GPB Capital, less than two weeks after he began serving a seven-year sentence in a $1.6 billion fraud that prosecutors said harmed more than 10,000 investors.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Trump administration sure cares about fraud- if a Democrat does it or if it happens in a blue state. We no longer operate under the rule of law.
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The legal justification for Trump’s new war is so preposterously wrong that the Justice Department concealed it from Congress when Bill Barr first road-tested it for George H.W. Bush in 1989, even in the face of a subpoena. Then Barr lied about it under oath. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Once Secret Memo That Trump Thinks Justifies His Venezuela Invasion
The legal theories the administration has floated to defend its actions draw on a historical source the president once disavowed.
slate.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The legal justification for Trump’s new war is so preposterously wrong that the Justice Department concealed it from Congress when Bill Barr first road-tested it for George H.W. Bush in 1989, even in the face of a subpoena. Then Barr lied about it under oath. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments talkingpointsmemo.com/news/top-doj...
Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments
This article first appeared at ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments talkingpointsmemo.com/news/top-doj...
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The rule defines the meaning of a postmark, the date printed or stamped on most mailed items. In the past, the postmark generally indicated the date the USPS received the item. Now, it will explicitly mean the date that the USPS processes the item. https://to.pbs.org/4qiBkTa
How this new mail rule could affect your ballot, your tax return and more
The rule, which went into effect on Christmas Eve, defines the meaning of a postmark, the date printed or stamped on most mailed items.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The rule defines the meaning of a postmark, the date printed or stamped on most mailed items. In the past, the postmark generally indicated the date the USPS received the item. Now, it will explicitly mean the date that the USPS processes the item. https://to.pbs.org/4qiBkTa
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NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
meidasnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Insider trading on war crimes seems like peak criminality.
January 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Insider trading on war crimes seems like peak criminality.
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“Children were present at all sites except for one — that site, was not yet open for families for the day when inspectors arrived.”
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January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
“Children were present at all sites except for one — that site, was not yet open for families for the day when inspectors arrived.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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A leaked early draft of a U.S. peace plan under President Donald Trump sought broad amnesty for Russians accused of war crimes, in a way that legal experts say could also cover indicted officials such as Vladimir Putin.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A leaked early draft of a U.S. peace plan under President Donald Trump sought broad amnesty for Russians accused of war crimes, in a way that legal experts say could also cover indicted officials such as Vladimir Putin.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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Dementia is a helluva drug
January 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Dementia is a helluva drug
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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If only he were capable of embarrassment.
A global phenomenon is that everyone's Laughing out loud at Trumps America.
#TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
#TrumpisGlobalJoke
#TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal
#TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
#TrumpisGlobalJoke
#TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 AM
If only he were capable of embarrassment.
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The more you know…
December 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The more you know…
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“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
December 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
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Krishnamoorthi: It seems there was a lot of care taken to redact any reference to Trump—but not nearly as much care taken to protect the names of survivors. That lack of care may itself be a message to survivors: don’t push it, because if you do, we’ll keep releasing in ways that could prejudice you
December 31, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Krishnamoorthi: It seems there was a lot of care taken to redact any reference to Trump—but not nearly as much care taken to protect the names of survivors. That lack of care may itself be a message to survivors: don’t push it, because if you do, we’ll keep releasing in ways that could prejudice you
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$47 million fraud case dropped by Trump after Wiederhorn made huge donations to his campaign and inaugural fund. Not Somali.
December 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
$47 million fraud case dropped by Trump after Wiederhorn made huge donations to his campaign and inaugural fund. Not Somali.
Also remember that guy in Florida whose company was busted for historic fraud against Med? He went on to become governor and then Senator. GOP sure hates medical fraud.
December 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Also remember that guy in Florida whose company was busted for historic fraud against Med? He went on to become governor and then Senator. GOP sure hates medical fraud.
Exactly. I’ve been thinking of all those wedding cakes that weren’t made with SCOTUS’ approval.
The “fun” thing about the kennedy center freakout is that conservatives have been carving out “creative” exceptions to anti discrimination laws so they can be bigots to ordinary people just trying to make a purchase, but if actual artists don’t want to perform for the god king they must be punished
December 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Exactly. I’ve been thinking of all those wedding cakes that weren’t made with SCOTUS’ approval.