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Grew up in DC suburbs. Flew forTWA in another lifetime BEFORE Carl Ichon chewed it up and spit it out! #FDRdem I am a serious woman I believe in TRUTH, EQUALITY,INCLUSION and DIVERSITY! Deal with it! No DMs! No GoFunds!🚫

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · Feb 17

I honestly
Entirely
Mean THIS 👏💙

whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · Feb 17

I feel so sorry
I am trying hard to catch up
With everyone
Who is so generously
Following me
Please know I’m trying
And I appreciate it
Immensely 👏💙

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 2h

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 2h

SQUEAKER Johnson is Losing
The Battle,And The War......

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Revolution Underground @americanprodigy.bsky.social · 3h

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Epic take down

YouTube video by Tom Powell Jr

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 2h

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 3h

Well that says it all
Republicans aren’t hard to figure out
They love tax breaks for zillionaires
AND they love people who have convicted of CRIMES! Go figure 🤷‍♀️

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Boebert & Burchett are complaining that George Santos is having a difficult time with prison.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Only a strong and powerful leader like Trump can bring this war ravaged city back from the brink of destruction and anarchy.

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 3h

For anyone doubting there isn’t any WAR going on in this beautiful, friendly American city. Here is the proof! Don’t every “WAR ZONES” have Marathons?!?!

ICE bringing WAR to towns near you!
Sign up now to be the next
Times running out
Sale prices!!

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE DESPERATELY RUNNING 26 MILES, 385 YARDS TO ESCAPE A WAR ZONE

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Takfe @takfedotcom.bsky.social · 1d

A 13-year-old Florida student was arrested after asking ChatGPT how to harm a classmate on a school device. The AI monitoring system Gaggle alerted authorities immediately. The teen claimed it was a joke, but officials treated it seriously. #SchoolSafety #AIMonitoring #FloridaNews

Florida 13-Year-Old Arrested After Asking ChatGPT How to Kill a Classmate | Takfe

A quick question typed into ChatGPT on a school device turned into a serious police response. This matters because schools are using AI monitoring tools to s...

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Elise Flynn @eliseflynn.bsky.social · 18h

(My dad worked for TWA for 36 years as a district sales manager. They made him retire on his 65th birthday. He hated Carl Icahn and said the unions, pilots, & stewardesses hated Icahn, too, knowing he'd bankrupt the airline - which he did.)

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you for that! We knew what was coming as well. 🖐️💙🤚

whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 13h

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From Oyster Farming to Running for Senate with Graham Platner

Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 09/09/2025 · 51m

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 14h

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Government shutdown threatens WIC funding for families nationwide

The ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, potentially leaving millions of families without essential food benefits.

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 1d

www.rawstory.com/trump-oregon...
Though this was obvious to anyone actually LIVING in one of these beautiful proud American cities?
They are the ones BRINGING the WAR!!!

GOP busted using South American riot pics to justify Oregon troops: 'We're bad memers'

The Oregon Republican Party is facing backlash after it shared a social media post about a planned military deployment in Portland using a fabricated image composed of photographs from South America.T...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

It’s easy to cast Trump as antidemocratic and hostile to the rule of law. It’s much harder to take on institutions and people such as Weiss who invoke ideas like the “free press” while actually advancing a right-wing agenda.

That's why this kind of conservatism is so dangerous. trib.al/U9kVC5M

MAGA Lite: What “Bari Weiss Conservatism” Is, and Why It’s Dangerous

The new CBS executive isn’t exactly MAGA. But her polite Trumpism will still help destroy America as we know it.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

According the victim's attorney, body camera footage captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good.”
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

“First of all, is there a tape that has audio and video of the transfer of the $50,000?” Senator Sheldon Whitehouse asked Bondi, referencing reports that such a recording indeed exists.

“You would have to talk to Director Patel about that,” Bondi replied.

“No, I’m talking to you.”
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 2d

Schools were not forcing kids to have transgender surgery.

Babies were not being aborted after they were born.

Migrants were not crossing the border to vote for Kamala Harris.

Donald Trump is a pathological liar and, if you believed this shit, you are a pathological dumbass.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 18h

Saying it's the Democrat shutdown is like saying the Titanic was sunk by the passengers.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks, New Yorker

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 14h

Humm
It would be funny
BUT? It seems the republicans are really into this particular Christian (🧐) Nationalism and this works for them.
Barefoot and Pregnant ladies!
Didn't work THEN
Won't work NOW

Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 15h

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mainewomenforward.bsky.social @mainewomenforward.bsky.social · 15h

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism

Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 14h

Beginning to think that the FAA
May be what breaks the shutdown 🤷‍♀️

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

“.. flights are being delayed this evening at Nashville International Airport due to “staffing,” with average arrival delays of 126 minutes as of 5:30 p.m.”

@politico.com #shutdown
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15h

Based off this post, which I updated w/the habeas petition.

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$400,000: The "Free" Medical Care Kristi Noem's Goons Made Taxpayers Pay - emptywheel

After ICE badly broke the leg of a guy detained at a Carson car wash back in August, he's been in the hospital with 24/7 private security guard. Which means taxpayers have already paid around $400,000...

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