Ellen
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Retired, Sistart, limited abilities, mother of 2, grandmom of 2, not interested in bs!
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The Blue Origin flight earlier this year was an expensive, brief, and environmentally nightmarish vacation for a few ultra-wealthy people. Anyone who worked on it needs to understand how insensitive space tourism looks to the millions of Americans who struggle to afford food & rent.
Astronaut Amanda Nguyen says backlash from Blue Origin flight left her depressed - The Guardian ; paying to go to space, especially at the level they were at, doesn’t make you an astronaut. Just because I’ve been to China and India, doesn’t make me Marco Polo..
a man in a costume is standing in a swimming pool with a snake around his neck .
ALT: a man in a costume is standing in a swimming pool with a snake around his neck .
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December 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Blue Origin flight earlier this year was an expensive, brief, and environmentally nightmarish vacation for a few ultra-wealthy people. Anyone who worked on it needs to understand how insensitive space tourism looks to the millions of Americans who struggle to afford food & rent.
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Right-wingers spent all year defending Epstein’s associates due to “lack of evidence” (while they were hiding said evidence), now they want to deport every Somali in Minnesota because a “journalist” alleged that a few Somalis are engaged in fraud. Minorities are guilty until proven innocent to them.
December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Right-wingers spent all year defending Epstein’s associates due to “lack of evidence” (while they were hiding said evidence), now they want to deport every Somali in Minnesota because a “journalist” alleged that a few Somalis are engaged in fraud. Minorities are guilty until proven innocent to them.
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From alert to inert in 12 months.
January 1, 2026 at 11:58 AM
From alert to inert in 12 months.
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“The biggest disappointment of 2025 may well have been not what Trump did but how so many let it happen.” @sbg1.bsky.social reviews the year in politics.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“The biggest disappointment of 2025 may well have been not what Trump did but how so many let it happen.” @sbg1.bsky.social reviews the year in politics.
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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January 1, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
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NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
December 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
🚨Desantis CAUGHT FUNNELING $35 MILLION away from Floridians?!?
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year.
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds.
youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...
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If the United States had sensible priorities and taxed billionaires and didn't waste so much money on useless toys for Pete Hegseth to pretend he's a he-man warrior, our country could, instead, have beautiful, clean, high-speed trains like they have in Europe.
December 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
If the United States had sensible priorities and taxed billionaires and didn't waste so much money on useless toys for Pete Hegseth to pretend he's a he-man warrior, our country could, instead, have beautiful, clean, high-speed trains like they have in Europe.
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I thought the slogan for RFK Jr’s movement was Make America Healthy Again?
December 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I thought the slogan for RFK Jr’s movement was Make America Healthy Again?
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unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
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That’s a serious escalation, and we've heard nothing about it from our own government.
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
That’s a serious escalation, and we've heard nothing about it from our own government.
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
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-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence
These are the foundations of real freedom.
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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This is how you do it folks
December 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is how you do it folks
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Trumpers have a howling void of angry insecurity where a soul should be. Unchecked power tastes like ashes in their mouth because they thought when they got it everyone would be forced to like and admire them even though they’re irredeemable assholes. But people still treat them like assholes.
Trump crony has embarrassing meltdown after more Kennedy Center performers quit www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump crony has embarrassing meltdown after more Kennedy Center performers quit
The Trump administration is lashing out at performers who have chosen to cancel performances at the Kennedy Center following Donald Trump’s recent decision to deface the cultural institution with ...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Trumpers have a howling void of angry insecurity where a soul should be. Unchecked power tastes like ashes in their mouth because they thought when they got it everyone would be forced to like and admire them even though they’re irredeemable assholes. But people still treat them like assholes.
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Russian media claims the infamous “Doomsday” military radio station UVB-76 has started broadcasting “Swan Lake.”
👉In Russia, “Swan Lake” has long been the soundtrack of state panic, rolled out during coups, leadership transitions, and information lockdowns.
👉In Russia, “Swan Lake” has long been the soundtrack of state panic, rolled out during coups, leadership transitions, and information lockdowns.
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Russian media claims the infamous “Doomsday” military radio station UVB-76 has started broadcasting “Swan Lake.”
👉In Russia, “Swan Lake” has long been the soundtrack of state panic, rolled out during coups, leadership transitions, and information lockdowns.
👉In Russia, “Swan Lake” has long been the soundtrack of state panic, rolled out during coups, leadership transitions, and information lockdowns.
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THIS. My blood would boil every time a FAUX pundit tried to condescend about the honest labor in her past, as if it’s a character flaw. She’s still my hero. 💙
Alexandria will always be on my heroes list.
Future POTUS.
Future POTUS.
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
THIS. My blood would boil every time a FAUX pundit tried to condescend about the honest labor in her past, as if it’s a character flaw. She’s still my hero. 💙
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