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@ashoko

Independent thinker, proud immigrant and US educated engineer who loves what πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAmerica stands for. Views are personal. Respect logical and philosophical differences, not outright falsehood. πŸ—½

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Vote NO on Markwayne Mullin: following the law is not optional Text SIGN PRFAKL to 50409 β€” Markwayne Mullin lacks the character and the experience to serve as secretary of homeland security. His past conduct in Congress -- including challenging a witness to fight in the chamber -- shows a grave lack of self control and respect for rules and norms. He is also saliently unqualified on the basis of experience, education, credentials and track record as well as lacking good character. Recall that he has repeated Noem’s statements that protesters in Minnesota are β€œhighly paid professional agitators and anarchists"-- a blatant lie. The American people repudiate lying in public office; someone who condones lying about the victims of ICE's extrajudicial executions should have no place in that agency. Let me also remind you that Mullin voted AGAINST the release of the Epstein files because he said he wanted to "give them cover." This statement combined with other evidence of his unsuitable character should exclude him from any cabinet office. You know that the Epsteinfiles released so far reveal a trafficking, abuse, and pedophile network so extensive that it has been characterised as a crime against humanity. An elected servant of the people who does not stand on the side of justice and equality before the law should have no place at the head of a federal agency. IN short: Mullin lacks character, integrity, credential, and relevant experience: he should NOT be confirmed. Please vote NO. I ask you to block his confirmation. If his nomination goes forward, insist on all democratic conditions to rein in ICE until such time as it can be dissolved. Please use all the tools at your disposal to expose his record and hold him to account; block or delay his appointment. Remove Stephen Miller, too. A U.S. govt agency that violates the law, the constitution, court orders, international standards on treatment of detainees and rules on the use of force has no legitimacy. I will add a postscript that has only just been made public: Mullin has unacceptable conflicts of interest. These alone should exclude him. He is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate β€” and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August. He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.

πŸ–‹οΈ β€œVote NO on Markwayne Mullin: following the law is not optional” hit 2,000 signers!

πŸ’¬ Text SIGN PRFAKL to 50409

06.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Controversial GOP Rep. Nancy Mace Says She Got 9 Tattoos While In Congress So She Experienced β€˜The Pain’ She Needs β€˜To Feel’ (uInterview - Feed) Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) disclosed why she had gotten nine tattoos during her time as a member of Congress. According to a profile published by Pol...

Getting Tattoos is how she feels other’s pain??? l.smartnews.com/p-7hO0M6Ig/5...

07.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Karl Rove Declares Democrat James Talarico Could Pull Off Wild Upset in Texas (Mediaite) Fox News’ Karl Rove warned on Thursday that Democrat James TalaricoΒ could pull off a wild upset in the Lone Star State’s 2026 Senate raceΒ if Republicans nomi...

Talarico: l.smartnews.com/p-7hAyipYQ/I...

07.03.2026 02:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Respect recognizes respect.

06.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 15000 πŸ” 3871 πŸ’¬ 630 πŸ“Œ 163
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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‘ 11864 πŸ” 2892 πŸ’¬ 244 πŸ“Œ 90
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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

06.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 23485 πŸ” 6753 πŸ’¬ 513 πŸ“Œ 407
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I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.

This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.

06.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 19393 πŸ” 7569 πŸ’¬ 1042 πŸ“Œ 485

And having Mullin heading DHS doesn’t reduce that threat.

06.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

China and India present ample data. China had to take some really tough stance and India is trying to deal with it currently.

06.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The current situation would still be blamed on Obama/Biden citing their β€œvery bad” agreement with Iran.

06.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yet, Trump has great admiration for Putin.

06.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The data suggests US doing even worse when you consider, what part of Good β€œ49%” population is immigrant population with > 90% good score.

06.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Declining employment and sticky unemployment. Not a recipe for healthy economy for the masses.

06.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As long as Trump is not personally paying, he doesn’t care. MAGA and Republicans keep ignoring that fact.

06.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AOC: This is about actual crimes happening in front of us. This is about shredding the Constitution and plunging us into war. This is about taking crypto money and money laundering… So if you’re asking me if I’d support impeachment, I do

05.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 21472 πŸ” 5878 πŸ’¬ 391 πŸ“Œ 218
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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

05.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 22415 πŸ” 4944 πŸ’¬ 757 πŸ“Œ 403
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The New MAGA NAZI ICE leader πŸ₯΄

U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin HIDES behind a chair in the House chambers as rioters enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021 PROVIDED/C-SPAN

The MAGA PEDOPHILE PROTECTOR was there TO OBJECT to Joe Biden being the duly elected President of the United States

05.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 1484 πŸ” 562 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 48
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Nobel economist Paul Krugman says the Iran war could be the 'straw that breaks the camel's back' for a fragile US economy (Business Insider) The US-Iran war has sparked major volatility in financial markets. Economist Paul Krugman thinks the war could have significant consequences for the US...

Doesn’t bode well for us: l.smartnews.com/p-7hvbn3oY/e...

06.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thou Shalt Not Assault Marines While Sending Them To War U.S. Senator Sheehy Is going to Hell.

share.google/xOnrAReETl0R...

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 8513 πŸ” 2287 πŸ’¬ 357 πŸ“Œ 142

Kristi Noem is gone. Good, but it’s the bare minimum. Two American citizens killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Court orders violated. FEMA gutted. Firing her doesn’t fix all of that, but it’s a start.

05.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 2210 πŸ” 426 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 18
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Bookmarked this for β€œoil has pretty much stabilized.” Let’s check back next week on this.

05.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 1680 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 161 πŸ“Œ 28
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Moskowitz: "Let me congratulate the former Homeland Security Secretary on her appointment to be the Shield of Americas, which I'm pretty sure the president came up with when he watched the last Avengers movie"

05.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 24882 πŸ” 5636 πŸ’¬ 1386 πŸ“Œ 463
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β€œYou’re a U.S. senator!”

Bernie stops Noem’s replacement from literally trying to fight someoneπŸ‘‡πŸ½

This should go great

05.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 9357 πŸ” 3501 πŸ’¬ 1112 πŸ“Œ 524
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The competition for the dumbest member of the United States Senate has just heated up with the elimination of one its strongest contestants!!

05.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 10033 πŸ” 1915 πŸ’¬ 1212 πŸ“Œ 193
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Proving yet again one of my basic rules on navigating Trumpism: He will always replace an incompetent person with someone more incompetent.

05.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 7897 πŸ” 2077 πŸ’¬ 789 πŸ“Œ 186
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05.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 6828 πŸ” 1878 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 113

Just mind boggling. Pure overt deflection.

05.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Moskowitz: I want to end on a happy note. I got you a new Coast Guard blankie, the one you lost.

04.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 11496 πŸ” 2307 πŸ’¬ 482 πŸ“Œ 241
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Virginia Supreme Court clears way for voters to counter GOP gerrymanders The decision restores the referendum and allows election preparations to move forward immediately.

Good news!

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, for the second time, that voters can decide whether the state can redraw its congressional map β€” clearing the way for a referendum that, if successful, could help counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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