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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩

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Blue check Xpat, disco-loving, fascism fighting, ex gossip columnist, author, ghost writer, game show champ, twin mama, Mrs., hot sauce collector, Bloody Mary maven, #TurdReichRedux resistor stuck in Floriduh & can't believe we're doing this again

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · Dec 3

Thanks to Joe Biden, America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals www.ft.com/content/1201...

Why America’s economy is soaring ahead of its rivals

The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world. Could Trump’s policies endanger its lead?

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 13m

'Astonished' legal expert details 'remarkable developments' in Comey case www.alternet.org/send/comey-e...

'Astonished' legal expert details 'remarkable developments' in Comey case

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty in a Virginia courtroom Wednesday after being indicted by a federal grand jury on two charges: making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1h

Portland PD threatens ICE with arrest! More. Of. This. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1h

'A terrible mistake': Morning Joe warns Republicans they 'lose on this fight every time'

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'A terrible mistake': Morning Joe warns Republicans they 'lose on this fight every time'

As the Republican Party tries to blame Democrats for as the U.S. enters its eighth day of a government shutdown, MSNBC's "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough excoriated the party, saying they "made a te...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 2h

'Young, rough men': Here’s where Trump officials go to find 'masculine and patriotic' recruits

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'Young, rough men': Here’s where Trump officials go to find 'masculine and patriotic' recruits

A 2024 memo from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) shows that rodeos are where the agency goes to recruit Border Patrol agents because it's where they are able to “target specific applicants ...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 2h

'Big fight' at Turning Point USA as 'real divide in ranks' forms over leaked Charlie Kirk texts

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'Big fight' at Turning Point USA as 'a real divide in ranks' forms over leaked Charlie Kirk texts

Cracks are appearing in the right-wing student organization Turning Point USA following the leak of texts from its founder, the late MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, in which he discussed Jewish donors p...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 3h

'Name these people': Lawmaker cornered over claim GOP fears 'Epstein bomb is about to drop' www.alternet.org/send/trump-e...

'Name these people': Lawmaker cornered over claim GOP fears 'Epstein bomb is about to drop'

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)'s Tuesday morning social media post teasing a big bombshell related to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has sent the internet into a frenzy."It’s coming to an end guy...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 5h

'Have to play a different game': Scholar offers one simple way to beat Trump www.alternet.org/how-to-defea...

'Have to play a different game': Scholar offers one simple way to beat Trump

A professor of democracy and international affairs at Johns Hopkins University says there's a simple way to beat President Donald Trump, who, under the Constitution, is "trying to seize power he's not...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 17h

Rep-elect Grijalva won her election TWO weeks ago, yet Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in.

Why? Because she would be the last signature needed on the Epstein vote.

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 17h

WATCH as Mark Kelly shuts down Peter Doocy!

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 18h

WATCH as Trump's gestapo tackle a civilian in Chicago.

When Democrats take back the House, ALL of ICE illegal actions need to be investigated!

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 21h

America knows exactly who is to blame for the Trump Shutdown...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 21h

Spot ON! 👏🏻👏🏼

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 21h

Oh really?

Release the files!

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 22h

'Unhinged': Critics blast Canadian PM for 'sucking up' to Trump in Oval Office meeting www.alternet.org/trump-carney...

'Unhinged': Critics blast Canadian PM for 'sucking up' to Trump in Oval Office meeting

Following a meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss trade issues amid escalating tensions caused by U.S. tariffs on Canadian products, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seemed to laugh off Tr...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 22h

Anchor baits Trump into accusing Fox of an anti-MAGA 'undercurrent' and 'lower' poll numbers www.alternet.org/send/anchor-...

Anchor baits Trump into accusing Fox of an anti-MAGA 'undercurrent' and 'lower' poll numbers

President Donald Trump was easily baited into bashing Fox News by an anchor at the network's competition who goaded him by telling him Fox has been against him for years, Mediaite reports.Newsmax anch...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 22h

Colombian President Gustavo Petro again slammed U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, saying he has "unleashed an ethnic war" in the U.S. www.latintimes.com/colombian-pr...

Colombian President Petro Compares Trump To Hitler, Says Trump Has 'Unleashed Ethnic War' In The U.S.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro again slammed U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, saying he has "unleashed an ethnic war" in the U.S.

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 23h

'Dishonest': Experts fact-check GOP senator’s 'conspiracy' claims about FBI phone tapping www.alternet.org/the-right-wi...

'Dishonest': Experts fact-check GOP senator’s 'conspiracy' claims about FBI phone tapping

After his questioning of Attorney General Pam Bondi at a Senate Committee Hearing Tuesday, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) ignited a firestorm of reactions after expressing outrage that, following his flee...

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arabellasays.bsky.social @arabellasays.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes refusing to respond to a question gives a clear answer.

Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

'Bombshell': AG 'shocks' ex-US attorney by refusing to answer question about Trump and Epstein www.alternet.org/trump-epstei...

'Bombshell': AG 'shocks' ex-US attorney by refusing to answer question about Trump and Epstein

While testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning, Attorney General Pam Bondi dodged and deflected on many subjects. But it was her refusal to answer specific questions on Preside...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

'Bombshell': AG 'shocks' ex-US attorney by refusing to answer question about Trump and Epstein www.alternet.org/trump-epstei...

'Bombshell': AG 'shocks' ex-US attorney by refusing to answer question about Trump and Epstein

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

Trump sacrificed US tourism for his MAGA agenda — and it 'could get worse'
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Trump sacrificed US tourism for his MAGA agenda — and it 'could get worse'

British newspaper The Telegraph has written a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump's "anti-tourism" measures, saying they have turned America into "one of the world's least welcoming countries." ...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

'Trump’s ability has been limited': Here’s where 'MAGA goes to die' www.alternet.org/trump-new-en...

'Trump’s ability has been limited': Here’s where 'MAGA goes to die'

New England has always been a Democratic stronghold, writes The Boston Globe, but when it comes to the Republican party, "New England is where MAGA goes to die.""Trump’s ability to take over state Rep...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

Germany's AfD seeks closer ties with the MAGA movement: In 2024, Björn Höcke, AfD state leader, was fined twice for using slogans linked to the Nazi-era paramilitary group Sturmabteilung (SA) during campaign speeches.
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Germany's AfD seeks closer ties with the MAGA movement – DW – 10/06/2025

Representatives of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have held high-profile talks in Washington to strengthen ties with the Trump administration. Relations with the US have long been contentious withi...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

'Trash': MAGA erupts in fury over country star’s anti-Trump tune www.alternet.org/trump-maga-2...

'Trash': MAGA erupts in fury over country star’s anti-Trump tune

Country music star and veteran Zach Bryan's new song "Bad News" has ignited MAGA fury over lyrics criticizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids under President Donald Trump’s admin...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

White House memo reveals plan to deny backpay for furloughed workers despite 'no legal authority' www.alternet.org/trump/trump-...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

This rift has caused significant damage in American Jewry. It has spurred family feuds, broken friendships, attempts to ostracize those who oppose Israel, and even cases of people being denied or fired from jobs in Jewish communal life. www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

The Zionist consensus among US Jews has collapsed. Something new is emerging | Shaul Magid

Two years after the 7 October massacre and the onset of Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, American Jewry has been profoundly transformed

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