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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

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Jeff.L @jefflockard.bsky.social · Aug 25

The US side.

Mexico is taking a different approach.

Colorful murals on the Mexico side of the US border fence.

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 25

And it won’t be boring black.

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 25

Now, I am afraid of getting run over by kids in vehicles too heavy for our streets, caught in crossfire between Guard, Police and ICE, and ulcers and nausea from seeing this in our city.

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 25

There are really only 2 words to respond to him. Guess.
Well, 2 more: “Grow some.”
This from one of those aging folks who has lived in the DC area longer than he has been alive. Never have I ever felt unsafe and I have walked, driven and shopped in all quadrants at all times, day and night.

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Save VOA @savevoa.bsky.social · Aug 24

On this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social with @brookegladstone.bsky.social & @micahloewinger.bsky.social, a history of VOA and how it’s been politicized. Plus, hear why Russia, China, and Iran are celebrating. Listen to the podcast by @wnyc.org Studios 👂

The Power of Shortwave Radio. And, What Gets Lost with Voice of America? | On the Media | WNYC Studios

This month, the director of Voice of America is being forced out in the latest of many moves to dismantle the state broadcasting service. On this week’s On the Media, a history of the...

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 25

Always more colorful. Probably playing some good music too

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 25

Amtrak train arrived at 10 pm tonight. I took Metro to Silver Spring - with 2 bags and a purse. Walked six blocks through downtown and, just as expected, arrived home safe and sound. Enjoyed the outdoor music downtown too.

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 25

That’s a lot of blood from one nose

Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 25

Are they painting the US side or the side in Mexico? 🤭

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 24

What is it called when government owns the means of production again?

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 23

They are painting it on the US side

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 20

Oddly, this gives me a lot of hope

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Aug 20

President Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Trump Wants to Paint Border Wall Black So It’s Too Hot to Touch

President Donald Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Aug 20

President Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Trump Wants to Paint Border Wall Black So It’s Too Hot to Touch

President Donald Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 19

www.businessinsider.com/corporate-ba...

US bankruptcies are surging past 2020 pandemic levels

Markets are rising and the economy is on solid footing, but corporate bankruptcies jumped to their highest level since 2020 in July.

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

There is a solution. Trump can go to Russia. He can be prime minister. They already do all the things he likes: jail political enemies, love oligarchs, tough police on the streets, strict immigration, lots of planes and bombs. And if they need golf courses and resorts, he’s their man.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 19

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Donald Trump’s interventions and intrusions “reveal a presidency determined to expand executive reach into virtually every sphere of national life,” Thomas Edsall writes.

Opinion | The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump

The president is driving the tentacles of the federal government deep into the nation’s economy, culture and legal system.

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

Windmilld have been fine in Holland for hundreds of years. Can’t we at least be as modern as the Dutch?

Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

Actually, you’d have to go right into the Wash Post newsroom.

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is only one anecdote, but I once left my purse on a bench on the Mall and when I went back 30 min latrr, it was still there.
Anyone else have similar incidents when crime did not occur? There is crime, but it is not rampant.

Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

What happened to their rallying cry of states’ rights?

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

What is the sound of 12 million people in the streets if there is no media coverage?

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

Takoma Park, Md is Rep Jamie Raskin’s district. Looking forward to him doing something about this incursion. Tacoma Park, Md starts across the street from Tacoma Park, DC. If they were a mile into Md. that is quite a distance.

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Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

How many Trump opponents have killed others over politics?

Jackie Frank @jmfrank.bsky.social · Aug 19

Looks like someone went into thrift stores and bought tasteless castoffs.

Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · Aug 19

Good lord! Look what Trump has done to our White House! Tasteless kitsch

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