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Jon Averill

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Former Spanish profe in H.S., occasional documentary filmmaker, Rural-Reimagined volunteer, Solar-electric homesteader.

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Here’s the info for a call to bring NASHVILLE NOTICIAS reporter Estefany Rodriguez home after she was snatched by ICE (she is here legally, married to a citizen, applying for a green card): www.instagram.com/p/DVhw2x4Dbh...

06.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 493 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
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A budget is a moral document.

06.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 7580 πŸ” 3020 πŸ’¬ 208 πŸ“Œ 111
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peaklass
The beautiful village of Tissington always feels as if it's fallen out of the pages of a storybook.

πŸ“ Tissington, Peak District, England
Β© Peaklass, all real, no AI

01.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

01.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 23237 πŸ” 7889 πŸ’¬ 696 πŸ“Œ 322

Why will Trump & Republicans get their asses handed to them in November? This. This right here is why Trump & Republicans will get their asses handed to them in November.πŸ‘‡

26.02.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 1029 πŸ” 452 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 19

Difficult To pay for all of the damages……

24.02.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone who acts that unprofessionally needs to be fired. And forced to pay damages.

24.02.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes.

$9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst".

Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment….

24.02.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 10722 πŸ” 4014 πŸ’¬ 242 πŸ“Œ 110
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24.02.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It is crucial that Democrats read such things as they consider DHS funding. It is an affront to the entire idea of America. Operating like the secret police of the worst totalitarian societies. Unless it completely changes, funding it is an abdication of their Constitutional duty.

21.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 1064 πŸ” 363 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 12
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21.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 29090 πŸ” 8641 πŸ’¬ 727 πŸ“Œ 477
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ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...

Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.

β€œA bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

19.02.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 5891 πŸ” 3178 πŸ’¬ 286 πŸ“Œ 401
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.

The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...

17.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 3528 πŸ” 1748 πŸ’¬ 281 πŸ“Œ 425

I think of Sheldon Whitehouse's Senate lectures to be something that would become FDR fireside chats. He'd make a good President.

17.02.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A fighter for those who couldn’t. A true servant of humanity. RIP

17.02.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5

My latest for Liberal Currents. A substantial portion of conservatives want to be rich people in a poor country because it affords them a greater sense of hierarchy and power. We misunderstand that at our peril, but making it clear and not affording them the benefit of the doubt could save us.

17.02.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 303 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS‼️
You too, AUS‼️
#ClimateCrisis #TACO #auspol

16.02.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists warn of rising risk of Earth becoming irreversible β€˜hothouse’ β€˜We could be entering a period of unprecedented climate change,’ scientists warn

Several key parts of the Earth’s climate system appear closer to destabilising than previously believed, a new analysis finds.

But hey, the DOW hit 50,000 and coal is up.

13.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pam Bondi sounded a little different before she started doing Trump's bidding.

11.02.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 669 πŸ” 189 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 27

I would Not call them β€œcops.” Cops usually show their faces and wear badges.

12.02.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's jarring to see how much money is going to ICE instead of education, healthcare, public transportation, international aid, green energy infrastructure, and the arts, but I guess that's the point.

10.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1317 πŸ” 374 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 8
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Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White H...

Trump to direct Pentagon to buy buggy whips to revive horse&buggy industry.

Trump to direct Pentagon to buy muskets to revive musket industry.

Buggy whip and musket industries big donors to Trump.

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

11.02.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 993 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 21
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New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt contrasts Charlie Kirk's scolding and Bad Bunny's joy.

Subscribe today! salon.com/newsletter

Music by β€” who else? β€” Bad Bunny.

10.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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February 9, 2026 Last night’s thirteen-minute Super Bowl half-time show featuring Bad Bunny had more watchers than any other halftime show in history: an estimated 135 million watched live, while millions more have st...

February 9, 2026

10.02.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 1333 πŸ” 396 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 45
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'The Orange Seller.' (c1960) Reginald Brill was an English social realist and narrative painter whose work primarily depicts the lives of ordinary people and the landscapes that they inhabit.

10.02.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
β€œComplete and total exoneration.”

β€œComplete and total exoneration.”

β€œComplete and total exoneration.”

09.02.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 560 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

Remember this…

09.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 1143 πŸ” 392 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 7
Streaker Running Across Field At Super Bowl Just Concussed Player

Streaker Running Across Field At Super Bowl Just Concussed Player

Streaker Running Across Field At Super Bowl Just Concussed Player https://theonion.com/streaker-running-across-field-at-super-bowl-just-concussed-player/

09.02.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 1739 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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🎯🎯

09.02.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 9710 πŸ” 3942 πŸ’¬ 285 πŸ“Œ 189
Photo of 7 year old Diana Crespo sitting with her parents at a table in a restaurant. Her dad is giving a thumbs up.

Photo of 7 year old Diana Crespo sitting with her parents at a table in a restaurant. Her dad is giving a thumbs up.

The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.

Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.

Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.

Get them out!

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