Anne Baker
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Anne Baker
@mittenbabe.bsky.social
Holistic nutritionist @ Www.nourishholisticnutrition.com organic cook, gardener and outdoor enthusiast, avid reader of books, cat lover, recovering news junkie, still in love w my husband of 36 years. 💜 cats deep conversations and authentic people.
Barack Obama tells House Democrats that party should focus on the midterms, not ideological divides - ABC News share.google/JnrCHkt3UvD8...
Barack Obama tells House Democrats that party should focus on the midterms, not ideological divides
Barack Obama told House Democrats at an event on Sunday in Los Angeles that they should not get caught up in ideological differences and can “sort through” them later.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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The Tates’ right-leaning content tour demonstrated how increasingly intertwined the manosphere had become with Trump and his media allies — a trend that has since continued.
New reporting explains the role of right-wing media and the Trump administration in the Tate brothers' release from Romania
www.mediamatters.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Fuck the corrupt pair, Witkoff and Kushner. They are selling out the West for Russian bribes. I don't understand why Congressional leaders here in the US are not louder, more outraged about what is happening, more willing to fight.
Zelenskyy rejected Witkoff’s proposal to withdraw troops from Donbas during talks in Berlin, — AFR

Reports say the Ukrainian side insists that any ceasefire must come without prior territorial concessions to Russia. The maximum they are willing to accept is a freeze along the current front line.
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Anything he doesn't like he just whines is a hoax.
“Tens of millions of American consumers are poised to face vastly more expensive health care premiums unless Republicans act. Barring a breakthrough, families nationwide will soon have to choose between paying far more or going without.”
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As health care consumers confront brutal choices, Trump expresses indifference
“Don't make it sound so bad,” the president said when asked about the tens of millions of Americans facing a dramatic spike in health care costs.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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This is nuts. Sounds fairly close to a horrific midair catastrophe tied to whatevet the fuck trump thinks hes doing in venezuelan air space. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids 'midair collision' with Air Force plane near Venezuela
A JetBlue Airways pilot said he narrowly avoided a "midair collision" with a U.S. military aircraft that entered his flight path.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Combat | by Dick Dowdell | The Political Prism | Medium share.google/hesLxPnj4VET...
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Combat
Real warriors don’t have to be muscle-bound — and they don’t always need to be male
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December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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With Donald Trump still trying to deal with the Epstein files, Marjorie Taylor Greene, unemployment and much more; he's having multiple internal issues including FBI Director Kash Patel. Many say he will be out in the next couple of months. dailycast.news/is-trump-loo...
Is Trump Looking to Kash Out FBI Director? - Dailycast Newstalk Radio
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing potential changes to FBI leadership, as concerns mount over recent controversies and management decisions at the bureau, according to sources familiar w...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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NEW: A federal judge in Denver found Tuesday that federal immigration authorities have routinely carried out illegal arrests in Colorado and ordered them to better document detentions so their legality can be monitored.
Federal judge orders ICE agents in Colorado to follow law, stop ‘pattern’ of illegal arrests
The 66-page decision came three weeks after four immigrants testified that ICE agents had arrested them without warrants and without first checking to see whether they were likely to flee.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
$ for brutality & surveillance. Of course. This country puts the almighty $ before EVERYTHING now.😵‍💫
ICE lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms, according to new contracting records reviewed by WIRED.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Breaking news: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has exhausted his appeals, the country’s Supreme Court ruled, and will begin his 27-year sentence for plotting a military coup to stay in power after his 2022 election loss.
Bolsonaro out of appeals; will start 27-year sentence for coup attempt
The former Brazilian president will begin his sentence in a specially prepared cell at federal police headquarters in Brasília.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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A Trump administration request to the Supreme Court to deploy troops in Chicago contains factual errors, mischaracterizing the responsiveness of local police and the actions of protesters, our Visual Investigations team found. nyti.ms/43T7qfn
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
The Trump administration has claimed the police were slow to protect federal agents on Oct. 4, but videos and audio show that their rationale conflates hours of events involving a shooting, a protest, a car crash and a police radio call.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Anti trust laws ??? No problem says the folks who are supposed to review and enforce them.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The AI Bubble burst begins.✅️
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Republicans in Congress are staring down a political barrel loaded, cocked and pointed directly at them by Donald Trump and they know it.
Bucktin on the MAGA ship sinking - with Trump drilling new holes in the hull
www.mirror.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The idea that Trump built a durable, multiracial working-class coalition was always overstated. trib.al/hxDajMO

Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
The Young Voters and Minorities Who Backed Trump in 2024 Hate Him Now
Political analyst Michael Podhorzer discusses why the Republican candidates in New Jersey and Virginia came nowhere near matching Trump’s 2024 support among voters of color and young voters.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Of course congress needs to approve $. $2000. Would only cover 1 month of premiums for 1 person. Not even close to tax subsidies on ACA!
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the $2,000 checks from tariff revenue would require congressional approval.
Donald Trump $2,000 Check Update: Timeline Given for Direct Payments
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November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Black and Latino homeowners receive lower appraisals than white homeowners for comparable properties, a disparity that blocks access to mortgages and refinancing, and widens the racial wealth gap. buff.ly/dCJEwRX
Black and Latino homeowners in Philly face discrimination when appraisers assess their properties
An unbiased appraisal is key to ensuring that homebuyers and those seeking to refinance a mortgage can do so under fair and equal conditions.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Every step we take toward a more compassionate and inclusive world brings us closer to a future where children and families can live without fear and with endless possibilities.

We won’t stop working toward that future. Follow us to learn how you can take action #ForEveryChild. #promoted
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
From across the pond.
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is legislative terrorism.
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM