@oak-aged
@oak-aged.bsky.social
Painfully politically aware.
X refugee. Chicago girl made from hardy Democratic stock. Voter, defender, mom & activist.
I am here to talk about politics, but can be easily distracted by topics on: Wine, cooking, cats, music & gardening.
X refugee. Chicago girl made from hardy Democratic stock. Voter, defender, mom & activist.
I am here to talk about politics, but can be easily distracted by topics on: Wine, cooking, cats, music & gardening.
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To him I say:
a cartoon character in a tuxedo is holding a violin in his hand
Alt: a cartoon character in a tuxedo is holding a violin in his hand
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
To him I say:
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again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast
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Bon(gino) Voyage!
👋 Bon(gino) Voyage!
The deputy FBI director calls it quits, the White House looks to strip naturalized Americans of their citizenship, and was the president high as a kite last night?
zeteo.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Bon(gino) Voyage!
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OMG
There's also "Don Snoreleone"...
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
OMG
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Film harder. Gotta pump those numbers up.
They planned to force him to crash or shoot him for recording their crimes. They then accused him of assaulting them. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Film harder. Gotta pump those numbers up.
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I think the military should not obey unlawful orders and should obey lawful ones
Simple to say, harder in practice, but that’s why you remind everyone that it’s important
Simple to say, harder in practice, but that’s why you remind everyone that it’s important
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I think the military should not obey unlawful orders and should obey lawful ones
Simple to say, harder in practice, but that’s why you remind everyone that it’s important
Simple to say, harder in practice, but that’s why you remind everyone that it’s important
Absolutely disgusting.
Victims get nothing and Maxwell is living her best life!!🤬
Victims get nothing and Maxwell is living her best life!!🤬
“Within days of her arrival at a Texas prison camp in early August, Ghislaine Maxwell gushed in emails to her friends and family over the cleanliness and safety of her new surroundings… Maxwell was moved days after meeting with Deputy AG Todd Blanche in July.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility
Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a less restrictive federal prison this summer. Congress is investigating allegations of special treatment.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Absolutely disgusting.
Victims get nothing and Maxwell is living her best life!!🤬
Victims get nothing and Maxwell is living her best life!!🤬
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Email from Ghislaine Maxwell to family after Trump had her transferred to a Club Fed facility, obtained by Dems on House Judiciary Committee.
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Email from Ghislaine Maxwell to family after Trump had her transferred to a Club Fed facility, obtained by Dems on House Judiciary Committee.
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Ghislaine Maxwell is the only woman Trump has ever satisfied.
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell is the only woman Trump has ever satisfied.
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Child rapist Donald Trump is doing everything to keep accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell happy, until he pardons her, so she doesn't talk.
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Child rapist Donald Trump is doing everything to keep accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell happy, until he pardons her, so she doesn't talk.
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wow, such brilliance, thank you genius king. good thing so many people worshipped this dumbass for so long.
November 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
wow, such brilliance, thank you genius king. good thing so many people worshipped this dumbass for so long.
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Mr. Juarez worked for more than a decade at a Trump Organization golf club in New York.
His eldest son, 20, is stationed at a military base in California, where he serves in the Marines.
All his children are U.S. citizens.
His eldest son, 20, is stationed at a military base in California, where he serves in the Marines.
All his children are U.S. citizens.
NEW: How ICE mistakenly deported Alejandro Juarez to Mexico.
Alejandro was detained in NYC, put on the wrong ICE plane and sent to Mexico.
He never saw a judge, no deportation order - a likely violation of law.
W/ @haleaziz.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
Alejandro was detained in NYC, put on the wrong ICE plane and sent to Mexico.
He never saw a judge, no deportation order - a likely violation of law.
W/ @haleaziz.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Mr. Juarez worked for more than a decade at a Trump Organization golf club in New York.
His eldest son, 20, is stationed at a military base in California, where he serves in the Marines.
All his children are U.S. citizens.
His eldest son, 20, is stationed at a military base in California, where he serves in the Marines.
All his children are U.S. citizens.
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Supreme Court handed Trump a 'loaded gun' — and he's pulling it in case after case: Legal expert @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
www.rawstory.com/trump-immuni...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immuni...
Supreme Court handed Trump a 'loaded gun' — and he's pulling it in case after case: expert
Slate legal columnist Dahlia Lithwick issued a warning Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively opened the door for President Donald Trump to act with unprecedented freedom. MSNBC host Ni...
www.rawstory.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Supreme Court handed Trump a 'loaded gun' — and he's pulling it in case after case: Legal expert @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
www.rawstory.com/trump-immuni...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immuni...
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Since you don't know about any of the things being asked - why are you even here? I mean it's clear you're not working... so?
'Haven’t seen it': Mike Johnson roasted for playing dumb on whatever reporters ask www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
'Haven’t seen it': Mike Johnson roasted for playing dumb on whatever reporters ask www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
'Haven’t seen it': Mike Johnson roasted for playing dumb on whatever reporters ask
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) doesn't appear to know, and he likely hasn't seen whatever video, speech, or statement reporters want to ask him about. For the past several weeks, as reporters peppe...
www.rawstory.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Since you don't know about any of the things being asked - why are you even here? I mean it's clear you're not working... so?
'Haven’t seen it': Mike Johnson roasted for playing dumb on whatever reporters ask www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
'Haven’t seen it': Mike Johnson roasted for playing dumb on whatever reporters ask www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
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The president had a MRI but won't say why.
He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.
He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.
He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.
How is any of this ok?
He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.
He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.
He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.
How is any of this ok?
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The president had a MRI but won't say why.
He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.
He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.
He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.
How is any of this ok?
He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.
He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.
He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.
How is any of this ok?
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88-year-old congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is suffering from dementia, says police report filed after she was allegedly scammed out of $4,400
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
88-year-old congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is suffering from dementia, says police report filed after she was allegedly scammed out of $4,400
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“I’m not going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country…We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead” - the antiwar president! Give him a Nobel!
The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela
More U.S. military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.
www.theatlantic.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
“I’m not going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country…We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead” - the antiwar president! Give him a Nobel!
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“My only surprise is he didn’t sell off the naming rights, so it could be the Donald J. Trump Coinbase DraftKings Ticketmaster Ballroom at the White House.” prospect.org/2025/10/24/g...
Goodbye, White House. Hello, Trump House. - The American Prospect
It turns out that the notion of American exceptionalism actually makes the country more vulnerable to an authoritarian takeover. But it’s not too late to stop Trump’s attempt to consolidate a dictator...
prospect.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“My only surprise is he didn’t sell off the naming rights, so it could be the Donald J. Trump Coinbase DraftKings Ticketmaster Ballroom at the White House.” prospect.org/2025/10/24/g...
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"Let them eat cake"
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Epstein Ballroom:
October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Let them eat cake"
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U.S. Military Kills Six People in Latest Boat Strike in the Caribbean
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
U.S. Military Kills Six People in Latest Boat Strike in the Caribbean
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
U.S. Military Kills Six People in Latest Boat Strike in the Caribbean
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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California is readying a one-time 5% tax on billionaires for the 2026 ballot that would go toward compensating for Trump's Medicaid cuts. The architects see it as a national model.
It will be announced today.
It will be announced today.
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
California is readying a one-time 5% tax on billionaires for the 2026 ballot that would go toward compensating for Trump's Medicaid cuts. The architects see it as a national model.
It will be announced today.
It will be announced today.
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She’s very happy that fire season is back
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
She’s very happy that fire season is back
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Trump Lied and Will Now Demolish Entire East Wing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump Lied and Will Now Demolish Entire East Wing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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I’m a sucker for positive thinking these days, especially if it is reality-based and helps brace us for the road ahead. Like this heartening list of what #NoKings accomplished. Thank you @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
www.arcdigital.media/p/7-things-t...
www.arcdigital.media/p/7-things-t...
7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished
The political emergency isn't over, of course, but who thought it would be. Here are seven things this weekend's protests accomplished.
www.arcdigital.media
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’m a sucker for positive thinking these days, especially if it is reality-based and helps brace us for the road ahead. Like this heartening list of what #NoKings accomplished. Thank you @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
www.arcdigital.media/p/7-things-t...
www.arcdigital.media/p/7-things-t...