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Victims of the most restrictive abortion ban by the Republicans.
▫️Neveah Crain, 18
▫️Josseli Barnica, 28
▫️Amber N. Thurman, 28
▫️Candy Miller, 41
should still be alive today. Their deaths were preventable.
RIP 🙏🏼 🕯🙏🏼
Victims of the most restrictive abortion ban by the Republicans.
▫️Neveah Crain, 18
▫️Josseli Barnica, 28
▫️Amber N. Thurman, 28
▫️Candy Miller, 41
should still be alive today. Their deaths were preventable.
RIP 🙏🏼 🕯🙏🏼
Delicious and healthy holiday desert from my grandma's kitchen.
Maple roasted sweet potatoes, fresh cranberries, pecans, pistachios, butter and brown sugar.
Happy Holidays
Maple roasted sweet potatoes, fresh cranberries, pecans, pistachios, butter and brown sugar.
Happy Holidays
December 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Delicious and healthy holiday desert from my grandma's kitchen.
Maple roasted sweet potatoes, fresh cranberries, pecans, pistachios, butter and brown sugar.
Happy Holidays
Maple roasted sweet potatoes, fresh cranberries, pecans, pistachios, butter and brown sugar.
Happy Holidays
WY US Senator Cynthia Lummis is retiring.
Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for governor and won't run for reelection in the House.
Women have no future within the Republican Party period.
Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for governor and won't run for reelection in the House.
Women have no future within the Republican Party period.
December 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WY US Senator Cynthia Lummis is retiring.
Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for governor and won't run for reelection in the House.
Women have no future within the Republican Party period.
Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for governor and won't run for reelection in the House.
Women have no future within the Republican Party period.
Mexican Parliament female lawmakers shove and pulled each other's hairs.
abc7chicago.com/post/video-s...
abc7chicago.com/post/video-s...
Lawmakers from rival blocs scuffle during Mexico City Congress session, video shows
An ordinary session in Mexico City's Congress descended into a brief scuffle among lawmakers as a debate over transparency reform turned confrontational.
abc7chicago.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Mexican Parliament female lawmakers shove and pulled each other's hairs.
abc7chicago.com/post/video-s...
abc7chicago.com/post/video-s...
Effective Feb 14, 2025, Microsoft will increase the MS365 Personal dubscriptions from $69.99/year to $99.99. That's a whooping $30 increase.
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Effective Feb 14, 2025, Microsoft will increase the MS365 Personal dubscriptions from $69.99/year to $99.99. That's a whooping $30 increase.
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Well, the Hero of Bondi Beach is named Ahmed el Ahmed. Iirc intifada means "rise up". And Ahmed certainly did "rise up" from hiding behind a parked car & tackle a murderer and wrestle a rifle from him. Maybe Ahmed globalized the intifada but not the way Brett means.
youtu.be/IUEcLiZI6sI
youtu.be/IUEcLiZI6sI
Hero suffers two gunshot wounds in Bondi beach shooting | 7NEWS
YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Well, the Hero of Bondi Beach is named Ahmed el Ahmed. Iirc intifada means "rise up". And Ahmed certainly did "rise up" from hiding behind a parked car & tackle a murderer and wrestle a rifle from him. Maybe Ahmed globalized the intifada but not the way Brett means.
youtu.be/IUEcLiZI6sI
youtu.be/IUEcLiZI6sI
Every U.S. state along Canadian border is hurting financially due to decline in tourists from Canada: new report
US businesses
“In 2024, Canadian tourism contributed $20.5 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 140,000 American jobs,”..." nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
US businesses
“In 2024, Canadian tourism contributed $20.5 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 140,000 American jobs,”..." nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Every U.S. state along Canadian border is hurting financially due to decline in tourists from Canada: new report
“The joy of the ‘shopping day trip’ has been replaced by anxiety over border enforcement and tariffs," says a New Hampshire store owner.
nationalpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Every U.S. state along Canadian border is hurting financially due to decline in tourists from Canada: new report
US businesses
“In 2024, Canadian tourism contributed $20.5 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 140,000 American jobs,”..." nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
US businesses
“In 2024, Canadian tourism contributed $20.5 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 140,000 American jobs,”..." nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
Remember he's accused Fed board member Lisa Cook and Leticia James of the same thing HE DID years ago.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Remember he's accused Fed board member Lisa Cook and Leticia James of the same thing HE DID years ago.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
Remember he's accused Fed board member Lisa Cook and Leticia James of the same thing HE DID years ago.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Remember he's accused Fed board member Lisa Cook and Leticia James of the same thing HE DID years ago.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
‘Orwellian’: Current and former prosecutors alarmed after DOJ scrubs mentions of Trump and January 6 from court records www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/p...
‘Orwellian’: Current and former prosecutors alarmed after DOJ scrubs mentions of Trump and January 6 from court records | CNN Politics
The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is b...
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
‘Orwellian’: Current and former prosecutors alarmed after DOJ scrubs mentions of Trump and January 6 from court records www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/p...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Wow, an extraordinary generous offer from a Bolts reader:
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
I stand with Senator Kelly. Captain Kelly you're not alone.
I stand with Sen. Mark Kelly.
To all active and retired US Military members: Defy illegal orders. Defy Unconstitutional orders. When you swore an oath, you were not reciting a poem – you were making a commitment.
To all active and retired US Military members: Defy illegal orders. Defy Unconstitutional orders. When you swore an oath, you were not reciting a poem – you were making a commitment.
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I stand with Senator Kelly. Captain Kelly you're not alone.
The Texas housing market is collapsing rapidly, particularly in Austin, where tech companies are leaving en masse. The layoffs are devastating for workers who moved during the boom & bought expensive homes. Governor Abbott still refuses to acknowledge the reality.
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Texas housing market is collapsing rapidly, particularly in Austin, where tech companies are leaving en masse. The layoffs are devastating for workers who moved during the boom & bought expensive homes. Governor Abbott still refuses to acknowledge the reality.
U.S. Air Traffic Controllers Reject FAA's $10K "Patriot Bonus" With A Stern Response And Unresolved Shutdown Complaints www.thetravel.com/us-air-traff...
U.S. Air Traffic Controllers Reject FAA's $10K "Patriot Bonus" With A Stern Response And Unresolved Shutdown Complaints
Some air traffic controllers feel the FAA's attendance reward is "insulting" for very specific reasons that span decades.
www.thetravel.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
U.S. Air Traffic Controllers Reject FAA's $10K "Patriot Bonus" With A Stern Response And Unresolved Shutdown Complaints www.thetravel.com/us-air-traff...
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www.shekitaforwake.com
Friends if you are like me and contribute to democrat candidates outside your state please consider contributing to #MelanieShekita
I personally know her and she would be the best choice for this position.
Please repost for visibility 🙏🏼
#NorthCarolina
#WakeCountyDA
Friends if you are like me and contribute to democrat candidates outside your state please consider contributing to #MelanieShekita
I personally know her and she would be the best choice for this position.
Please repost for visibility 🙏🏼
#NorthCarolina
#WakeCountyDA
Melanie Shekita | Wake County
Melanie Shekita for Wake County District Attorney. She'll be a working DA and a champion for common-sense, practical law enforcement.
www.shekitaforwake.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
www.shekitaforwake.com
Friends if you are like me and contribute to democrat candidates outside your state please consider contributing to #MelanieShekita
I personally know her and she would be the best choice for this position.
Please repost for visibility 🙏🏼
#NorthCarolina
#WakeCountyDA
Friends if you are like me and contribute to democrat candidates outside your state please consider contributing to #MelanieShekita
I personally know her and she would be the best choice for this position.
Please repost for visibility 🙏🏼
#NorthCarolina
#WakeCountyDA
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Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
RIP Virginia Giuffre. Some chilling passages of Giuffre's posthumous memoir "Nobody’s Girl"
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
RIP Virginia Giuffre. Some chilling passages of Giuffre's posthumous memoir "Nobody’s Girl"
BREAKING NEWS
Military personnel seek outside LEGAL advice on whether Trump-ordered missions to strike alleged drug traffickers and the deployment to US cities are lawful.
youtu.be/ULWRcyk0o-o?...
Military personnel seek outside LEGAL advice on whether Trump-ordered missions to strike alleged drug traffickers and the deployment to US cities are lawful.
youtu.be/ULWRcyk0o-o?...
Military personnel seek legal advice on whether Trump-ordered missions are lawful
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
BREAKING NEWS
Military personnel seek outside LEGAL advice on whether Trump-ordered missions to strike alleged drug traffickers and the deployment to US cities are lawful.
youtu.be/ULWRcyk0o-o?...
Military personnel seek outside LEGAL advice on whether Trump-ordered missions to strike alleged drug traffickers and the deployment to US cities are lawful.
youtu.be/ULWRcyk0o-o?...
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
Schiff seeks to block $230 million payout to Trump
#GOPLootingTheTreasury
Trump wants taxpayers to pay him $230 million in compensation for investigating him.
- 8 US senators wants >$500K ea.
- M. Flynn wants $50M.
All these freebies are from taxpayers www.axios.com/2025/11/13/a...
#GOPLootingTheTreasury
Trump wants taxpayers to pay him $230 million in compensation for investigating him.
- 8 US senators wants >$500K ea.
- M. Flynn wants $50M.
All these freebies are from taxpayers www.axios.com/2025/11/13/a...
Scoop: Schiff seeks to block $230 million payout to Trump
It's the latest move in a long, ongoing battle between Trump and Schiff.
www.axios.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Schiff seeks to block $230 million payout to Trump
#GOPLootingTheTreasury
Trump wants taxpayers to pay him $230 million in compensation for investigating him.
- 8 US senators wants >$500K ea.
- M. Flynn wants $50M.
All these freebies are from taxpayers www.axios.com/2025/11/13/a...
#GOPLootingTheTreasury
Trump wants taxpayers to pay him $230 million in compensation for investigating him.
- 8 US senators wants >$500K ea.
- M. Flynn wants $50M.
All these freebies are from taxpayers www.axios.com/2025/11/13/a...
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Flynn … "Pleaded Guilty. Twice. For lying to the FBI."
One of trump’s former and disgraced National Security Advisors, resigned on his 24th day on the job.
Now wants restitution because he was tried and convicted as a cRImiNaL.
One of trump’s former and disgraced National Security Advisors, resigned on his 24th day on the job.
Now wants restitution because he was tried and convicted as a cRImiNaL.
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Flynn … "Pleaded Guilty. Twice. For lying to the FBI."
One of trump’s former and disgraced National Security Advisors, resigned on his 24th day on the job.
Now wants restitution because he was tried and convicted as a cRImiNaL.
One of trump’s former and disgraced National Security Advisors, resigned on his 24th day on the job.
Now wants restitution because he was tried and convicted as a cRImiNaL.
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
Remember these despicable 8 US senators who want taxpayers to pay them >500K for trying to topple the US elections:
1. Lindsey Graham, SC
2. Marsha Blackburn, TN
3. Bill Hagerty, TN
4. Josh Hawley, MS
5. Ron Johnson, WI
6. Cynthia Lummis, WY
7. Dan Sullivan, AK
8. Tommy Tuberville, AL
1. Lindsey Graham, SC
2. Marsha Blackburn, TN
3. Bill Hagerty, TN
4. Josh Hawley, MS
5. Ron Johnson, WI
6. Cynthia Lummis, WY
7. Dan Sullivan, AK
8. Tommy Tuberville, AL
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Remember these despicable 8 US senators who want taxpayers to pay them >500K for trying to topple the US elections:
1. Lindsey Graham, SC
2. Marsha Blackburn, TN
3. Bill Hagerty, TN
4. Josh Hawley, MS
5. Ron Johnson, WI
6. Cynthia Lummis, WY
7. Dan Sullivan, AK
8. Tommy Tuberville, AL
1. Lindsey Graham, SC
2. Marsha Blackburn, TN
3. Bill Hagerty, TN
4. Josh Hawley, MS
5. Ron Johnson, WI
6. Cynthia Lummis, WY
7. Dan Sullivan, AK
8. Tommy Tuberville, AL
The 8 Republican senators who want taxpayers to give them >$500K EACH.
Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY).
Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY).
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The 8 Republican senators who want taxpayers to give them >$500K EACH.
Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY).
Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY).