Okiedog
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Okiedog
@okiedog.bsky.social
GenX. M. INFJ-t. ICU RN. Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond, call me what you will
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RICO charges dropped against ‘Stop Cop City’ defendants. “A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a years-long conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility..." apnews.com/article/atla...
Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."
apnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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So is Trump just doing the Spanish-American War again?
January 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Trump sent Mar-a-Lago masseuses on Epstein house calls: report

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump sent Mar-a-Lago masseuses on Epstein house calls: report
A new report from the Wall Street Journal dives into the origin of a rift between Trump and Epstein
www.yahoo.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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"At the same time conservatives have overseen a massive transfer of taxpayer dollars from the government to private entities, they’ve also gutted the ability of government agencies to have sufficient staff to investigate those same private entities."
The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
Privatization and a lack of oversight creates a vicious cycle.
www.publicnotice.co
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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"Regional offices abruptly disappeared in a rushed reorganization. New policies were rolled out only to be canceled or changed, prompting confused customers to jam the phones and the website, which crashed repeatedly..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump
Customer service deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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My latest👇

Unlike in past years, we are not only up against the GOP and its right-wing allies, but the Department of Justice as well. Their collective goal is to use data to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s DOJ Wants Your Data
Donald Trump and the Republican Party know that they are likely to be voted out of power in November 2026. The tools they are counting on to prevent this are the same ones being deployed by the larges...
www.democracydocket.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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A good start
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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January 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”

-Zohran Mamdani
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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The Bari Weiss effect
January 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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"Several times a year, doctors ask me if I can tell the difference between a giraffe and a whale because they are so sure I am not in cognitive decline!"

He is so stupid he doesn't realize that the *only* reason he is asked to take this test (repeatedly) is that his doctors note cognitive decline.
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Donald J. Trump is, undoubtedly, the stupidest, most needy person to ever become president, but the case can be made that he is the stupidest, most needy person to ever become famous.
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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“Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty?” - Patrick Henry

#RadioFreeAmerica
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)

www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
Can the President Be Indicted? A Long-Hidden Legal Memo Says Yes (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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The Trump Epstein victims want their names retracted

MAGA donors allegedly pressuring Trump to hide their names in Epstein Records

www.womenzmag.com/politics/tru...
MAGA donors allegedly pressuring Trump to hide their names in Epstein Records
A veteran investigative reporter closely tied to the Jeffrey Epstein story raised a striking concern this week, suggesting that powerful figures could be
www.womenzmag.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.
12 takeaways from Smith's closed-door testimony
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM