Thomas Paine
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"These are the times that try men's souls"
You cannot support the freedom and democracy for the Venezuelan people without the Left undermining or outright attack you.

You are literally pushed in to being Far Right for supporting the removal of an evil man. No one on the Left supports removing Maduro & actively attack those who do.
October 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Happy radiator season, to all who celebrate
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October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is a problem and so isn't more than half of Americans living in suburbia.

It is a dangerous combination.

Suburbia robs us of democracy. It lacks the New England small town hall meeting energy or many democratic outlets of cities. It robs of public spaces and community.
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Maine’s border towns feel decline in Canadian visitors: ‘Half our community is gone’
Maine’s border towns feel decline in Canadian visitors: ‘Half our community is gone’
Border crossings were down nearly 30% in August compared to last year. In spots like Calais and Houlton, the difference is palpable.
www.pressherald.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Dr. Deb Houry, former CDC chief medical officer: “I have many that won’t speak about vaccines now and have removed their names off of papers. They don’t wish to present publicly anymore because they feel they were personally targeted because of misinformation.”

This is frightening.
Fearing Violent Threats, CDC Medical Experts Are Scared To Talk About Vaccine Safety
"I have many that won't speak about vaccines now and have removed their names off of papers," said former CDC chief medical officer Debra Houry.
www.huffpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.

There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.

He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
There are really two different Whites in America.

Those united behind universal principles and American values, and those anchored in racial identity and Confederate Culture.

The Confederate Culture has held this country back, and turning it backwards.
September 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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according to an immigration attorney representing several arrested workers, ICE agents chose to arrest the Korean workers to fulfill the quota of 3,000 daily immigrant arrests set by Stephen Miller www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Stephen Miller’s Quota Likely Drove Korean Arrests In Immigration Raid
When ICE agents arrested over 300 Korean workers at a Georgia battery plant, a daily immigrant arrest quota was likely on their minds.
www.forbes.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Here’s how the “invest-in-America” playbook is going.

@cnbc.com #Hyundai
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/t...
September 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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I always think about covid lockdowns and who was considered an essential worker. It wasn't the billionaires or the overly comfortable upper middle class office workers. It was the people who feed us, care for us, and keep the lights on, the people who are at the bottom of the economic ladder.
June 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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September 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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If and when the GOP enacts this map, Missouri will be sued. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri Senate Committee Advances GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Looks like Ted Williams giving some hitting advice to a young Yaz. They never played together, Williams last yr was 1960, and Yaz’s 1st yr was 61, but combined they played 42 yrs, hit 973 HR’s, won 9 Batting tiles, led the league in OPS 14x, had 17 top 10 finishes for MVP, and were in 37 AS Games.
September 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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"Will no one rid me of these meddlesome statisticians?" #econsky
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
Sound the Alarm: “White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency” | Econbrowser
econbrowser.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Always Been A Fan Of Hillary,
And I Voted For Her As Well...
If It wasn't for FBI James Comey,She Would've Probably
Been 1st Woman President....💙
May 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Supreme Court shields DOGE from transparency lawsuit
www.axios.com/2025/05/23/s...
Supreme Court shields DOGE from transparency lawsuit
Elon Musk had vowed "maximum transparency" of DOGE's work.
www.axios.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Hard not to notice that ICE isn't breaking up drug rings or gangs (because we would ABSOLUTELY hear about it if they were), but instead are dressing up like bank robbers and doing the laziest shit possible, like hanging out at immigration court or grabbing people for busted taillights. Worthless
May 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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typical corrupt science
May 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Boston Globe: '‘A bloodbath’: Trump administration moves to terminate scores of federal grants at Harvard'

'Harvard researchers who rely on federal grants to study cancer, infectious diseases..began receiving termination notices en masse on Thursday..'

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/16/m...
‘A bloodbath’: Trump administration moves to terminate hundreds of federal grants at Harvard - The Boston Globe
Harvard researchers who rely on federal grants to study cancer, infectious diseases, and a range of other topics began receiving termination notices en masse on Thursday from a number of federal agenc...
www.bostonglobe.com
May 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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It’s not just Newark: Nearly all air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed.
Newark Airport's Crisis Puts Spotlight on U.S. Air Traffic Controller Shortage
As of May 7, all but two of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the United States were understaffed, a New York Times analysis found.
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.

The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Beautiful sunset with BlueSky over green fields in Minnesota 🌅
#photography
#Photographer
#Sunset
#BlueSky
#Nature
#Minnesota
May 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM