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Secondly, if they somehow did succeed in cancelling midterms, there would be no Congress to approve a budget. Treasury can’t release funds without Congress.
Nothing would get paid. We would default on our debt. The global economy would collapse, and the midterms would be the least of our worries.
Nothing would get paid. We would default on our debt. The global economy would collapse, and the midterms would be the least of our worries.
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Secondly, if they somehow did succeed in cancelling midterms, there would be no Congress to approve a budget. Treasury can’t release funds without Congress.
Nothing would get paid. We would default on our debt. The global economy would collapse, and the midterms would be the least of our worries.
Nothing would get paid. We would default on our debt. The global economy would collapse, and the midterms would be the least of our worries.
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I get it, but think about it like this:
The entire House loses their position at the end of this term.
Elections are run by states. Let’s say red states all cancel the midterms (they can’t). Blue states won’t.
Is the GOP just going to accept an entirely blue House of Representatives? 1/2
The entire House loses their position at the end of this term.
Elections are run by states. Let’s say red states all cancel the midterms (they can’t). Blue states won’t.
Is the GOP just going to accept an entirely blue House of Representatives? 1/2
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I get it, but think about it like this:
The entire House loses their position at the end of this term.
Elections are run by states. Let’s say red states all cancel the midterms (they can’t). Blue states won’t.
Is the GOP just going to accept an entirely blue House of Representatives? 1/2
The entire House loses their position at the end of this term.
Elections are run by states. Let’s say red states all cancel the midterms (they can’t). Blue states won’t.
Is the GOP just going to accept an entirely blue House of Representatives? 1/2
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ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
January 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
Instead take a camera or alternate phone.
🚨REMINDER: DO NOT take your phone to protest actions. #privacy
"404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer." […]
"404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer." […]
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January 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Instead take a camera or alternate phone.
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"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
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Volunteering to get Dems registered and organizing to engage and help Dems vote in November is a critical priority for all of us who want to end tyranny & Republican corruption. Let’s get focused on getting what we deserve from our Government. Plus, it feels really good to be part of this process.
January 2, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Volunteering to get Dems registered and organizing to engage and help Dems vote in November is a critical priority for all of us who want to end tyranny & Republican corruption. Let’s get focused on getting what we deserve from our Government. Plus, it feels really good to be part of this process.
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Politics is nothing more than representation. When done right, it represents the people. Yes, different people have different views & opinions. Which accounts for different political parties & ideologies. When corrupted, which is often, politicians work against the ppl that they pretend to represent
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Politics is nothing more than representation. When done right, it represents the people. Yes, different people have different views & opinions. Which accounts for different political parties & ideologies. When corrupted, which is often, politicians work against the ppl that they pretend to represent
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NWS WPC has issued a top-of-scale "high risk" flood outlook in/near Transverse Ranges of SoCal; most of the SoCal urban corridor is in "moderate"(second highest) tier. This is a strong signal that significant flash flooding/urban flooding/debris flows are possible on Wed. #CAwx
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
NWS WPC has issued a top-of-scale "high risk" flood outlook in/near Transverse Ranges of SoCal; most of the SoCal urban corridor is in "moderate"(second highest) tier. This is a strong signal that significant flash flooding/urban flooding/debris flows are possible on Wed. #CAwx
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My husband’s golf buddy just texted him this. “Republicans Finally Unveil Their Healthcare Plan.. All Americans Must Move to Canada”
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My husband’s golf buddy just texted him this. “Republicans Finally Unveil Their Healthcare Plan.. All Americans Must Move to Canada”
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Of course he did.
December 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Of course he did.
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Feeling alarmed isn’t hysteria, it’s civic literacy.
Every democracy that slid into authoritarianism reached this stage: when partisan leaders in SCOTUS, Congress, and the Cabinet stop acting as checks and start acting as shields for the regime.
We’re there.
Every democracy that slid into authoritarianism reached this stage: when partisan leaders in SCOTUS, Congress, and the Cabinet stop acting as checks and start acting as shields for the regime.
We’re there.
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Feeling alarmed isn’t hysteria, it’s civic literacy.
Every democracy that slid into authoritarianism reached this stage: when partisan leaders in SCOTUS, Congress, and the Cabinet stop acting as checks and start acting as shields for the regime.
We’re there.
Every democracy that slid into authoritarianism reached this stage: when partisan leaders in SCOTUS, Congress, and the Cabinet stop acting as checks and start acting as shields for the regime.
We’re there.
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I think it was Betty Bowers who posted recently that they would have had to refuel 20 times to reach the US.
For what it's worth.
For what it's worth.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I think it was Betty Bowers who posted recently that they would have had to refuel 20 times to reach the US.
For what it's worth.
For what it's worth.
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"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Trump could have shut down air travel to slow the spread of COVID. He decided to wait instead for a real crisis...the election of Adelita Grijalva.
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Trump could have shut down air travel to slow the spread of COVID. He decided to wait instead for a real crisis...the election of Adelita Grijalva.
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He's cutting off food aid to 42 million of America's poorest and hungriest tomorrow, and hje's bragging about his bathroom?
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
He's cutting off food aid to 42 million of America's poorest and hungriest tomorrow, and hje's bragging about his bathroom?
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Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin.
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin.
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
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And while I do agree with some specific points therein, the memo overall conveys a poor understanding of climate science, a poor understanding of the societal & economic impacts of extreme events, and cleans on multiple false dichotomies to come to its flawed conclusions. [18/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
And while I do agree with some specific points therein, the memo overall conveys a poor understanding of climate science, a poor understanding of the societal & economic impacts of extreme events, and cleans on multiple false dichotomies to come to its flawed conclusions. [18/n]
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3C of global warming means droughts, & floods, of historically unprecedented magnitudes across broad swaths of the planet. It means the collapse of ecosystems, and possibly even cascading effects that could trigger any number of critical Earth system "tipping points." [12/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
3C of global warming means droughts, & floods, of historically unprecedented magnitudes across broad swaths of the planet. It means the collapse of ecosystems, and possibly even cascading effects that could trigger any number of critical Earth system "tipping points." [12/n]
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nobel peace prize nomination application:
1) sent us troops into us cities
2) murdered 51 people (so far)without due process or any attempt of actual legal explanation
3) nuclear bombs
1) sent us troops into us cities
2) murdered 51 people (so far)without due process or any attempt of actual legal explanation
3) nuclear bombs
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
nobel peace prize nomination application:
1) sent us troops into us cities
2) murdered 51 people (so far)without due process or any attempt of actual legal explanation
3) nuclear bombs
1) sent us troops into us cities
2) murdered 51 people (so far)without due process or any attempt of actual legal explanation
3) nuclear bombs