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Living lightly on the earth, Fierce mother and grandmother. Love dogs, poems, stories, renewable energy, the great mystery, and winter tomatoes.
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OMG, he is so clearly coked up—what is even happening?!

(Also, when did his ears get so big? I’ve never noticed that before. They even distracted me from his obvious cocaine-related behaviors for a moment.)
During a press conference, Marco Rubio was unusually energized, restless, with rapid speech, visible agitation, dilated pupils, excessive sweating, jaw tension, frequent sniffing, and an intense emotional presentation reflected in rigid posture and exaggerated gestures. ❄️⛷️☃️
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Squint real hard, and you might just see the “WTAF?!” word balloon that pops above Rep. Massie’s head right after Margaret Brennan finishes her question.
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?

MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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On this day in 1843 A Christmas Carol by Dickens, published for first time.
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, & try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”
December 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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The self-congratulatory tone of this press conference is astonishing. Law enforcement misidentified the initial suspect—again—then allowed the actual perpetrator to be completely in the wind for 48 hours, during which time he went on to kill again
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 5d
Officials say the suspected Brown University shooter was also responsible for the killing of an MIT professor at his Massachusetts home this week. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4s2xLSq
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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“I have no idea what they looked at, but it wasn’t the thing you all know they looked at…”
December 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Ukraine shouldn’t have dressed so provocatively.
“Zelensky shouldn’t have started the war with Russia.” - Trump

🙃
December 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.

like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.

I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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On Tuesday, Pritzker signed a bill that makes it easier for Illinois residents to sue federal immigration agents for up to $10,000 if they believe their rights have been violated, and also restricts those agents from enforcement outside courthouses. trib.al/RT7gIiN
Governor Pritzker Makes It Easier for People to Sue ICE
The Illinois governor has signed a major bill to rein in ICE agents.
trib.al
December 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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The "series of 'lethal kinetic strikes'" are "perhaps the most vivid illustration yet of this White House’s most corrosive instincts: casual brutality, contempt for legal limits, revulsion of foreigners, and sheer operational incompetence that turns even routine missions into international crises."
The Trump Administration’s Killing Rampage on Open Seas: A Video Roundup
Our mid-December collection of clips on the White House's brutal boat strikes—and what they reveal about this president's governing ethos
www.theunpopulist.net
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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"The genius of Wicked is that it shows how propaganda works: You tell the lie loud enough and long enough until even good people buy it. You do not need tanks when you have spin."

Thrilled to share @bulldogshadow.bsky.social's debut with us.
Wicked Shows Us the Moral Strategies for Resisting a Regime Gone Bad
It depicts how corrupt authoritarians invert our conception of good and evil
www.theunpopulist.net
December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Jared Kushner is investor in Paramount’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Capital, along with the sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, have ‘agreed to forgo any governance rights – including board representation – associate...
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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I mean, who among us hasn’t fantasized about being a pirate.
Trump: "It's been an interesting day from the standpoint of news. As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Largest one ever seized actually. And other things are happening."
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Remember how they said the upcoming war in Venezuela was about drugs, and then they seized an oil tanker?
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Thinking this is wrong isn’t radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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"Maybe Trump’s Authoritarian Shift will fail. I don’t know. But the regime is trading popularity for institutional power. Sometimes these trades work." lnk.thebulwark.com/4oIF0MJ
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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JFC. The weakening of America continues.
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Great news out of Florida. Dem candidate for mayor of Miami in powerful win, despite Trump, etc,, endorsement for Republican. Roughly 60% vs. 40%, and first time in almost 30 yrs for a Democrat to win this top job in Miami.
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
thehill.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Another nativity scene about life under the current regime.
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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I have been posting these concerns for days
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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100% THIS!!!!
December 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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This is SO interesting!!
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM