Mikki aka The Whippet
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I wonder how this will affect everything...
Elon Musk said a new political party he has been threatening to start up “is formed,” a day after President Donald Trump signed a tax-cut and spending bill that the Tesla billionaire CEO has denounced
Musk Declares ‘America Party’ Formed After Trump’s Bill Passes
Elon Musk said a new political party he has been threatening to start up “is formed,” a day after President Donald Trump signed a tax-cut and spending bill that the Tesla Inc. billionaire chief executive officer has denounced.
bloom.bg
July 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I wonder how this will affect everything...
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Oh, he's sooooo horrible...
April 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Oh, he's sooooo horrible...
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Great illustration. Current events leave me speechless :(
These Tariffs are a war on Allies. Putin is pleased. I implore the USA citizens to take back their Democracy any way they can. The USA: Give me Freedom or Give me Death. Fight the Death! #Tariffs
March 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Great illustration. Current events leave me speechless :(
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📍Happening NOW in New York! March 4th for Democracy. Find your protest at www.FiftyFifty.one.
50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement.
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #March4thForDemocracy #NewYork @polrev.bsky.social
50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement.
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #March4thForDemocracy #NewYork @polrev.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📍Happening NOW in New York! March 4th for Democracy. Find your protest at www.FiftyFifty.one.
50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement.
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #March4thForDemocracy #NewYork @polrev.bsky.social
50 Protests. 50 States. 1 Movement.
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #March4thForDemocracy #NewYork @polrev.bsky.social
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As Trump takes center stage before a prime-time audience, Democrats plan to do everything they can to use the moment to drive home their criticism of the Republicans’ political agenda
Democrats Invite Fired Park Rangers, Vets to Attend Trump Speech
Jessica Martinez, a breast cancer survivor who lives with multiple sclerosis and relies on Medicaid to pay for medication, will be sitting in the House gallery when President Donald Trump delivers his...
www.bloomberg.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As Trump takes center stage before a prime-time audience, Democrats plan to do everything they can to use the moment to drive home their criticism of the Republicans’ political agenda
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#Canada
Xitter causes election interference. As a fight for Democracy let's find a way to ban this horrid disinformation source.
Xitter causes election interference. As a fight for Democracy let's find a way to ban this horrid disinformation source.
Ban X/Twitter in Canada
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...
you.leadnow.ca
February 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#Canada
Xitter causes election interference. As a fight for Democracy let's find a way to ban this horrid disinformation source.
Xitter causes election interference. As a fight for Democracy let's find a way to ban this horrid disinformation source.
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I heard my friend Dan here give a remarkable brief talk about this last month. Thankfully, he’s written it up at length to share.
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I heard my friend Dan here give a remarkable brief talk about this last month. Thankfully, he’s written it up at length to share.
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The day after people across the United States took to the streets for No Kings Day, Trump signed an executive order consolidating executive power. He wants to seize direct control over independent agencies that were designed to operate outside of presidential influence to prevent authoritarian rule.
February 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The day after people across the United States took to the streets for No Kings Day, Trump signed an executive order consolidating executive power. He wants to seize direct control over independent agencies that were designed to operate outside of presidential influence to prevent authoritarian rule.
Yay, Governor Tim!
I’ve met with President Zelenskyy and members of his government. They are strong, honorable allies.
Minnesota stands with the people of Ukraine as they fight to defend freedom and democracy.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Minnesota stands with the people of Ukraine as they fight to defend freedom and democracy.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Trump attacks Zelenskyy as a ‘dictator without elections’ who duped US
The president’s remarkable attack on the Ukrainian president is sure to deeply worry international allies and domestic supporters of an American-led global order.
www.politico.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Yay, Governor Tim!
I see it...
I guess I'm weird, but I'm going to listen to a Nobel laureate before I listen to a failed casino owner.
Nobel Economist Warns How Donald Trump’s Policies Could Spectacularly Crash www.yahoo.com/news/nobel-e...
Nobel Economist Warns How Donald Trump’s Policies Could Spectacularly Crash www.yahoo.com/news/nobel-e...
Nobel Economist Warns How Donald Trump’s Policies Could Spectacularly Crash
Joseph Stiglitz issued a dire warning of what may come for Americans.
www.yahoo.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I see it...
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Collaboration between countries is beneficial to everyone. They finally start looking at this, and now funding cuts:
They’re targeting specific types of research, including things that most of us find pretty important, like differences in diseases between men and women
They’re targeting specific types of research, including things that most of us find pretty important, like differences in diseases between men and women
‘Incredibly worrisome’: Canadian research facing uncertainty after U.S. funding freeze
A freeze on U.S. federal funding for scientific research has derailed studies on this side of the border, creating what one immunologist calls an 'incredibly worrisome' state of affairs.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Collaboration between countries is beneficial to everyone. They finally start looking at this, and now funding cuts:
They’re targeting specific types of research, including things that most of us find pretty important, like differences in diseases between men and women
They’re targeting specific types of research, including things that most of us find pretty important, like differences in diseases between men and women
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the “make america healthy again” agenda appears to be an elaborate op conjured up by sentient strains of listeria and salmonella www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns
The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
the “make america healthy again” agenda appears to be an elaborate op conjured up by sentient strains of listeria and salmonella www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
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yup
Works as advertised
February 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
yup
Democracy yes, dictatorship NO
We are continuing from this moment to the next step - the establishment is not the answer. #50501movement #politicalrevolution #fiftyfiftyone #ImpeachTrump
This is only the beginning. Follow us and join the movement!
#50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #BuildTheResistance #PoliticalRevolution #NoVoiceUnheard #NoKings #VoicesOfFlorida #VoicesUnheard #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #NoKingsDay @polrev.bsky.social
#50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #BuildTheResistance #PoliticalRevolution #NoVoiceUnheard #NoKings #VoicesOfFlorida #VoicesUnheard #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #NoKingsDay @polrev.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Democracy yes, dictatorship NO
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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
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Why hasn't Elon been arrested?
February 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Why hasn't Elon been arrested?
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The richest man in the world is sitting at the Resolute desk, about to defund your public school.
Trump should stop him.
Trump should stop him.
February 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The richest man in the world is sitting at the Resolute desk, about to defund your public school.
Trump should stop him.
Trump should stop him.
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Bracing for March. This won't melt until May/June.
February 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Bracing for March. This won't melt until May/June.
I wish Coach Tim was our VP...
The goal of our nation-leading Child Tax Credit is simple: lift kids out of poverty and get money back to working families.
Last year, nearly 225,000 families claimed the Child Tax Credit and saw an average total credit of $2,500.
Last year, nearly 225,000 families claimed the Child Tax Credit and saw an average total credit of $2,500.
February 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I wish Coach Tim was our VP...
Uh, so when does he march into Poland?
New: Donald Trump says he would not promise to avoid a military confrontation over his desire to bring Greenland or the Panama Canal under US control
Trump Won’t Rule Out US Military Taking Greenland, Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump said he would not promise to avoid a military confrontation over his desire to bring Greenland or the Panama Canal under US control.
www.bloomberg.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Uh, so when does he march into Poland?
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Today, Congress certified the results of a free and fair election.
Four years after an attempted insurrection, we must continue to protect and uphold our democratic ideals by ensuring that never happens again.
Four years after an attempted insurrection, we must continue to protect and uphold our democratic ideals by ensuring that never happens again.
January 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Today, Congress certified the results of a free and fair election.
Four years after an attempted insurrection, we must continue to protect and uphold our democratic ideals by ensuring that never happens again.
Four years after an attempted insurrection, we must continue to protect and uphold our democratic ideals by ensuring that never happens again.
Why doesn't this surprise Me?
December 29, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Why doesn't this surprise Me?