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Eileen ike West

@ikewest

An advocate for environmentally-safe prose of all shapes and sizes, I write Folk Poetry, Fantasy/Romance/Spiritual Fiction, and Film Scripts. Time finds me scribbling down sundry midlife misdemeanors - my petty crime of choice: whistling out of tune.

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MAGA confronts itβ€˜s biggest challenge invading Iran - geography.

07.03.2026 04:20 πŸ‘ 602 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 31

Big. Another potential pickup for Democrats. Razor thin margin now for Republicans.

07.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 858 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 6
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BlackRock fund limits withdrawals as redemptions rattle private credit BlackRock said on Friday it has limited withdrawals from a flagship debt fund ​after a surge in redemption requests, as investor worries mount around the $2 trillion private credit industry.

When this happened at Bear Stearns in 2007 two days later the bank collapsed. If Blackrock follows a similar path we are headed into a global meltdown of all major financial markets. www.reuters.com/business/bla...

07.03.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 904 πŸ” 414 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 52

The Justice Department forced the Florida Bar to drop its probe. The Florida Bar said today it is no longer investigating former Justice Department attorney Lindsey Halligan, reversing an earlier statement that a review was underway

07.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 2540 πŸ” 1060 πŸ’¬ 214 πŸ“Œ 80

Hey Mike Johnson, while you're encouraging people to step down (Tony Gonzalez) why dont you do the same for the pedophile president. Man you are such a weak POS.

07.03.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 1859 πŸ” 309 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 12

So say we all

07.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 1058 πŸ” 194 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 7
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"You don't liberate people at the barrel of a gun. Have we learned nothing from Iraq or Afghanistan? All we seem to have learned is from Gaza. Israel has learned that you can bomb hospitals & schools with impunity."

Me on MSNOW with @chrislhayes.bsky.social

Full intv: youtube.com/watch?v=u7LU...

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β€œLike I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.”

That’s what the President of the United States is saying to the American people.

He won’t be hurt by a retaliatory attack or high gas prices. But you will β€” and that’s a sacrifice he’s willing to make.

06.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 5902 πŸ” 1802 πŸ’¬ 296 πŸ“Œ 96
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And this is all he had to replace Noem.

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They don’t care if Russia is helping Iran because this is all to distract from Epstein.

06.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 1589 πŸ” 369 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 11

It can’t be said enough how right Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris were. About everything.

06.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 1182 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 280 πŸ“Œ 120

These are wild times when a funeral service is the most inspiring thing you’ve seen all week.

Grateful for this man’s leadership.

Rest in Power
Rev. Jesse JacksonπŸ™πŸΌπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•―οΈ

06.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 1231 πŸ” 382 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 10

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06.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

In addition to allegations of raping children, Trump is accused of otherwise assaulting them, threatened them repeatedly, and blackmailed and harassed them for years. He’s a monster.
He's also accused of confessing to Epstein that he uses illegal building permits.

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

06.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 1379 πŸ” 542 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 26

You guys ever think about how, if Al Gore had been president on 9/11, we might be energy independent now? I wish I didn’t.

06.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 1974 πŸ” 373 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 39
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The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon says three UNIFIL peacekeepers were injured after heavy firing struck their base in Al Qawzah in southwestern Lebanon. One was transferred to a hospital in Beirut. They have not identified who is responsible for he strikes. Thread πŸ‘‡

06.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 725 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 13
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So Iran now has, perhaps for the first time, information about the location of our most sensitive covert sites in the region.

A completely foreseeable, unnecessary consequence of unnecessary war with Iran.

06.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 3481 πŸ” 1382 πŸ’¬ 297 πŸ“Œ 102
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Wars Often Lose Public Support Over Time. Trump Started This One Without Much.

Americans skipped the rally-around-the-president stage this time. JFK gained 13 points after Cuban Missile Crisis, LBJ 8 after bombing Hanoi, GHW Bush 18 during Gulf War, GW Bush 8 after Saddam captured, Obama 11 after OBL killed. Trump gained 0 since Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

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Mayor Mamdani and a child play with Legos while looking very serious and concentrated. The child is impossibly adorable and wearing tiny blue glasses.

Mayor Mamdani and a child play with Legos while looking very serious and concentrated. The child is impossibly adorable and wearing tiny blue glasses.

No interruptions, please. We’re building universal child care.

06.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 18138 πŸ” 2003 πŸ’¬ 192 πŸ“Œ 146
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Yeah, I'm seeing predictions of gasoline being $15/gallon next week, but thanks to Donald Trump remaining laser-focused on what really matters to ordinary Americans, very rich people will soon be able to waltz in this:

06.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 1386 πŸ” 417 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 32

Watching all of these phenomenal speeches at Rev. Jesse Jackson's memorial service is the soothing and inspiring balm I needed today.

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Ben Stiller is calling out the White House after it used a clip from Tropic Thunder in a video promoting the Iran war.

β€œWe never gave you permission and have no interest in being part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie,” Stiller wrote.

06.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 12586 πŸ” 3086 πŸ’¬ 260 πŸ“Œ 94
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β€˜It’s like the Day of Judgment out here.’ New England residents trapped in Middle East as war escalates. - The Boston Globe β€œThere’s nothing you can do but just sit and pray and hope nothing happens,” said Hassan Mourad, who arrived in Beirut last week on business.

U.S. citizens are trapped in the Middle East with no clear information and no way out.

Donald Trump's response? β€œIt happened all very quickly.”

This is a complete failure.

I'm pressing the Trump administration for a plan to evacuate Americans now.

06.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 983 πŸ” 248 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 7
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Live updates: Trump says no deal with Iran until β€˜unconditional surrender’ | CNN Trump told CNN he is not concerned whether Iran becomes democratic state and that he’s looking for leadership favorable to US and allies. Israel also launched heavy airstrikes on Tehran. Follow for li...

Trump says no deal with Iran until β€˜unconditional surrender’

Trump told CNN he is not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state. UN Secretary-General AntΓ³nio Guterres warns war could "could spiral beyond anyone’s control."

06.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 6

Representative Joyce Beatty went to federal court seeking to stop Trump’s proposal to shut down the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years beginning this summer. Beatty is asking the court to intervene before the closure can move forward.

06.03.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 1279 πŸ” 238 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 9
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@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: "I couldn't have a lower opinion of Donald Trump and the leadership around him. The way that they are waging this war demonstrates contempt for the American people."

06.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 871 πŸ” 249 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 15
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It just keeps getting better every day …

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