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Author of 2 volume Not to Yield & blog at http:// Shiningseausa.com; retired attorney, writer. Will follow anyone who may have something interesting to say, but no Trumpers. No DMs. Well married.

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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

Crucially important read:

The DHS is abusing its power to brand American protesters as terrorists.

WSJ: 181 of the 279 “people accused by officials on X of attacking federal officers in the past year” are U.S. citizens.

About 1/2 never charged.

0 convicted.

www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

08.03.2026 12:56 👍 545 🔁 245 💬 12 📌 9

@diegogaroto.bsky.social I would follow you back but don’t understand a word you have written.

05.03.2026 16:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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03.03.2026 19:26 👍 24 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0

The lying. The deflection. The arrogance. The shifting rationale in support of an illegal war. The refusal to consult Congress. The fact that he casually discusses draperies while American soldiers are dying. The cowardice of a political party that won’t take action to stop his rampant lawlessness

03.03.2026 02:35 👍 1061 🔁 411 💬 25 📌 9

Abolish ICE !

These are babies, I thought republicans were pro-life ?

28.02.2026 15:52 👍 97 🔁 56 💬 6 📌 4
OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON
TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN
"The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic.

"Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.'

"Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people.

"Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different.

"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

28.02.2026 16:46 👍 11108 🔁 3322 💬 367 📌 243

It was speculated repeatedly that if Trump ever got in trouble, he would start a war. Now he's done it. And, of course, it's spreading to other Middle East countries. What will the American body count be if he sends in troops?

28.02.2026 16:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.

23.02.2026 00:10 👍 22907 🔁 8815 💬 5579 📌 3313

Trump has been clear on multiple occasions that he feels no responsibility to the Constitution. No one then should be surprised about his new tariffs. Question is only how long these treasons are going to be tolerated.

21.02.2026 20:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
John Lennon - Imagine (Lyrics)🎶
John Lennon - Imagine (Lyrics)🎶 YouTube video by Vhic Playlist

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19.02.2026 20:48 👍 650 🔁 134 💬 40 📌 8
The President is Lying to the Public
The President is Lying to the Public YouTube video by Governor Wes Moore

The President is lying to the public:

1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.

youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI

18.02.2026 17:09 👍 13648 🔁 5193 💬 802 📌 341

How do we know that AG Bondi & the people doing her bidding are not destroying the vast trove of Epstein files they have withheld?

18.02.2026 18:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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With all of the flagrant corruption we know about, imagine what we don’t.

15.02.2026 14:18 👍 2181 🔁 808 💬 122 📌 47
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15.02.2026 13:03 👍 20556 🔁 8410 💬 469 📌 340
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)

13.02.2026 23:23 👍 4992 🔁 2368 💬 313 📌 147

Three more ballet programs at Kennedy Center, two entirely & one partially, have been canceled.

14.02.2026 04:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Typical that one fascist autocrat falls all over himself to praise another one.

13.02.2026 17:45 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Donald Trump said Russia wants to make a deal and that President Zelensky must start acting or risk losing a great opportunity. He stressed that Zelensky needs to move forward on the issue.

Listen Donny. Zelensky doesn't need to do anything. And specifically not listen to a traitor.

13.02.2026 17:41 👍 596 🔁 110 💬 53 📌 11

If Trump excludes the governors of Maryland and Colorado from the dinner related to the governors association meeting, all Democratic governors should decline to attend. To do otherwise is to endorse Trump‘s racism.

11.02.2026 20:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

(PBS)—Estonia says that Russia has no intention of stopping the fighting in Ukraine, despite recent talks aimed at ending the conflict. In their annual assessment, Estonian officials instead found that Moscow is using the negotiations as a tool for manipulation to buy time to build up its military.

11.02.2026 03:27 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

11.02.2026 17:48 👍 16567 🔁 4370 💬 1201 📌 371
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

10.02.2026 01:30 👍 38557 🔁 13776 💬 795 📌 559
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Convergence It’s odd how sometimes seemingly unrelated events converge and open our minds, at least for some of us, to new insights. For today’s example, I cite the decision of the Washington Post, facing econ…

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08.02.2026 21:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Long Ukrainian Winter How You Can Help

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08.02.2026 03:04 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.

06.02.2026 01:04 👍 16887 🔁 4141 💬 328 📌 195
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

05.02.2026 11:50 👍 32285 🔁 13859 💬 589 📌 1595

This has to be right up with one of America’s darkest time. ICE KILLING Americans, arresting honest hard working immigrants, similar to the same white immigrants arresting them.
DISGUSTING, HORRIBLE AND EVIL. America cannot survive as a nation with this kind of leadership.

04.02.2026 03:28 👍 7801 🔁 1577 💬 353 📌 91

“Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine’s energy system Russia launched a huge attack overnight on Ukraine’s energy system during some of the coldest days of the winter. It follows what was supposed to be a week-long ceasefire on striking energy targets.”
David Brennan
ABC News

04.02.2026 14:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0