erikapotgieter.bsky.social
@erikapotgieter.bsky.social
Proudly South African... don't judge us, the racist autocRATS all fled (apologies America) Sports lover (Spurs , Barca, German football, Warriors, Eagles, Flyers, Springboks) EcoWarrior🌐 Craft beer lover 🍻 Explorer 👣
This place is an oasis.💙
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Mockler: As much as the Trump admin tries to act like it's different from prior Republican administrations, they're doing the same thing. They cut taxes for the richest, they cut benefits for the poorest, and then they go to war for either regime change or for oil.
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Miami will have its first Democratic mayor in 30 years
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Same headline.

Seven years apart. 🤡

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Good news. I think I've come up with a policy idea that can both eliminate the harm that Trump's trade war is doing to farmers AND also reduce the cost of groceries for regular Americans. (You'll never guess what it is.)
Farmers get a bail out in the face of the costs they've born from Trump's trade war. Quite an admission that his policies have hurt Americans.

Now riddle me this: Why not bail out consumers who are paying more for imported goods?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
December 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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'Decapitated bodies, death threats, that's our daily life': Tennis players, helpless targets of angry gamblers
'Decapitated bodies, death threats, that's our daily life': Tennis players, helpless targets of angry gamblers
For many players, abusive messages and threats from disappointed gamblers have become a part of daily life, as French tennis player Alice Tubello has experienced.
www.lemonde.fr
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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“Blamed his use of ChatGPT.” FFS, what are you doing? If you can’t do actual research to support your beer writing instead of relying on AI, just quit. This is such an embarrassment.
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.

They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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#Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke — who his own DOJ indicted in July for rigging a public university’s arena bid—

It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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👇👇
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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These 2 headlines sum up the last year.
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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This story sums up Trump: No need for evidence. No need for laws or treaties. No need for discussions. If Trump decides (based upon whatever random information or maybe just heartburn) that someone is in the wrong, he believes he has the right to kill them.

The US is now a rogue nation.
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7

Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Amazing headline.

h/t @brianstelter.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.

The hypocrisy is stunning.
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.

Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?

He gets a full presidential pardon.

Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM