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Paulette Tara
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Retired School Counselor/ American History teacher and political activist. Looking for a place free of misinformation and that has like minded friends
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The television ratings for Donald Trump's second inauguration dropped 27% from Joe Biden's in 2021 and were nearly 20% lower than Trump's first swearing-in in 2017.
Trump’s Inauguration Ratings Down Bigly From Biden’s
The television ratings for President Donald Trump's second inauguration are in, and they dropped 27% from President Joe Biden's in 2021 and were nearly 20% lower than Trump's first swearing-in in 2017...
www.mediaite.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#Booksky

My current read are:
January 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Dictators rise by weaponizing fear and dividing the people. Trump is following the playbook step by step; now, it’s just a matter of who he’ll target first…

hartmannreport.com/p/trumps-hit...
Trump’s Hit List: Who Will Be His First Victims?
Dictators rise by weaponizing fear and dividing the people. Trump is following the playbook step by step; now, it’s just a matter of who he’ll target first…
hartmannreport.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Why doesn't the headline read:

"Trump inauguration moved inside because of anticipated tiny crowd"

We all know that's the real reason...
January 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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It is unconscionable to hold disaster victims hostage as part of a scheme to pass massive tax breaks for billionaires and wealthy corporations.

Let me politely articulate our position to House Republicans.

Get lost.
January 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wearing black tomorrow - 1-20-25. But, then again, I will be wearing black often the next four years. You might say I am in mourning!!!
January 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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“Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead," Biden said.

https://buff.ly/40EublK
January 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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"The status of the company will exist in a weird Zombie statutory state of being among the living dead."
'A possible problem': Trump's favorite law professor shoots a hole in his TikTok proposal
Jonathan Turley, a law professor and Fox News contributor who regularly champions all things Donald Trump wasn't so sure about the president-elect's call for businesses to trust "that there will be no...
www.rawstory.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Here's your guide to presidential pardons.
How US Presidents Wield Their Mighty Power to Pardon
The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Rooted in the “prerogative of mercy” of English kings dating back to the seventh c...
www.bloomberg.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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⚡️Ukraine producing its own air defense systems, Syrskyi says.

"We have the capacities and capabilities to create, and we are working on creating, our own domestic air defense complex," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said on Jan. 19.
Ukraine producing its own air defense systems, Syrskyi says
"We have the capacities and capabilities to create, and we are working on creating, our own domestic air defense complex," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said on Jan. 19.
kyivindependent.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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💯🎯
January 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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When will they finally realize that Trump doesn’t give a shit about them!?
January 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Recently, I have been following Thomas Hartmann and the Hartman Report. I have found it very informative and accurate.
January 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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TOMORROW WE CELEBRATE MLK not DJT.

Pass it on...
January 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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😓
Remember this day.

The last full day with a Democratic President.

We don’t know when or if we’ll ever live another day like this. 🥺
January 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Biden’s presidency concludes tomorrow, but his final week has been nothing short of historic: 2,500 commutations and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Gaza mark the end of his consequential term.
January 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
January 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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This
January 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
Opinion | The Hard Reality American Expats Quickly Learn (Gift Article)
Expatriation was nonetheless the making of me: liberated me, humbled me, revealed to me who I was and what I wanted my life to be.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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More than 400,000 students in American colleges without permanent legal status are in limbo as they await what Donald Trump has pledged to be the largest deportation program in U.S. history.

“Sadness is a common feeling but also frustration and a sense of unfairness.”
‘Dreamers’ Make Emergency Plans as Trump Vows to Deport Millions
Students lacking permanent legal status are scrambling to prepare in case an immigration crackdown hits campuses.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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We’re appropriately focused on all of the awful things we’re about to face during the next four years but we’re going to miss all of the little things we’ve come to expect from a normal president too.
December 21, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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Under a new expansion, families in 35 of Oregon’s 36 counties have full access to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which gifts books every month to children from birth until age five: www.kptv.com/2024/12/18/d...
Dolly Parton's 'Imagination Library' expands in Oregon
A local organization is partnering with country music icon Dolly Parton to improve literacy rates in Oregon.
www.kptv.com
December 21, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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Rand Paul is the culprit for holding up cancer research funding for kids.

Is anyone...anyone at all...surprised?

What a tw@t.
December 21, 2024 at 3:29 AM
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Good one.
December 20, 2024 at 11:29 PM