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Sassy liberal with opinions, here to fight for the best in us. Sometimes funny, sometimes bleak, mostly terrified. βœŠπŸ»πŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ•πŸΏοΈ

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New documentary 'Immutable' follows student debate team as they find their voices The new documentary β€œImmutable” follows students in the Washington Urban Debate League over two years as they face challenges in their own lives and on the debate stage. In the program, students learn...

And now with a link

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

07.03.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

there are over 92,000,000 Iranians

07.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Today I learned here in Portland teachers are being asked to either take 3 furlough days or cut 170 full time teaching positions. My son is in a blended class of 4/5th graders because they didn’t have enough money for another teacher. Fuck off

06.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The slurs somehow have more agency than the Republicans.

The β€œNYT actually assigns agency to the people doing the thing” headline challenge remains unwon.

06.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 594 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

06.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 5186 πŸ” 1303 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 18
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Pete Hegseth claims Donald Trump has renamed the map of North America.
Prior to the Ukraine invasion, Putin used the same tactics. He claimed that Ukraine was not an independent nation - just part of greater Russia.
Fuck your greater America Trump. You are a criminal.

06.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 791 πŸ” 329 πŸ’¬ 132 πŸ“Œ 47
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New York is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam AG Letitia James will head an "independent assessment" of what happened to the Blind Rohingya refugee who Border Patrol dumped in Buffalo.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who died in the cold streets of Buffalo days after Border Patrol dumped him without coordinating with his family or lawyers.

06.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 6004 πŸ” 1790 πŸ’¬ 116 πŸ“Œ 100

A well done film I think you will be glad you watched. Let's support debate (as well as the programs featured in this documentary.)

07.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bill Criminalizing Mail-Order Abortion Pills as 'Drug Trafficking' Heads to Governor Mailing abortion drugs to patients would be a crime under a bill passed by the Mississippi Legislature.

NEW: A Mississippi bill criminalizing mail-order abortion pills as "drug trafficking" is headed to the Missisisppi governor's desk after passing both the House and Senate.

@heatherharrison.bsky.social reports: www.mississippifreepress.org/bill-crimina...

07.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 142 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 15
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 12191 πŸ” 7368 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 335

Can confirm, every Signal chat in town either said nothing or made one snide comment and then immediately got back to work

05.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 1236 πŸ” 310 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1
Spain’s MEP Irene Montero speaking to reporters

Spain’s MEP Irene Montero speaking to reporters

Irene Montero: No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression β€” Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. It will not happen in Iran either

When they want to sell their oil wars, their wars for profit, their imperial wars β€” they hide behind women’s rights to justify them

05.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 4896 πŸ” 1466 πŸ’¬ 128 πŸ“Œ 81

They 100% did. They started under Trump's first term with Louis DeJoy.

They wanted to cripple mail in voting and push business to private companies

06.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Moving petroglyphs and bulldozing roads to Native America sites.

05.03.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

BREAKING:

The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.

They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.

DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

06.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 5408 πŸ” 2418 πŸ’¬ 195 πŸ“Œ 214

Only stupider, if that's possible

06.03.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not if the 2029 Dem president tears it down on Jan 21

06.03.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Soulless hotel conference space’: Trump’s East Wing ballroom is poised for approval despite scathing public feedback | CNN Politics President Donald Trump’s massive East Wing ballroom project is poised to get its final approval from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation’s capit...

Donald Trump stacked the commission in charge of approving his golden ballroom with loyalists.

Yet even they can't deny that a majority of Americans oppose the project.

Destroying the White House East Wing to feed Trump's ego will be a stain on our history. www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/p...

06.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 720 πŸ” 191 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 10

Shameless monsters. How dare they?? Trump wants Zelenskyy to "do him a favor though"???

I do not wish for any loss of life resulting bc Trump is a demented tool. But to spit on Ukraine and then ask for their expertise gained in A WAR WE REFUSED TO HELP THEM WIN IMMEDIATELY is horrific.

06.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i'm taking a brave stance that may get me canceled: there is no reason for the pervert glasses to exist

04.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 5998 πŸ” 1502 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 47

They.
Just.
Lie.

05.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 1000 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 6
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Washington Post Columnist @maxboot.bsky.social, @therickwilson.bsky.social & @joetrippi.bsky.social sat down on Strategy Session to discuss why U.S. allies are now racing to arm themselves.

www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trump-star...

05.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black-and-white photo of a young girl standing on a porch, wearing a dark dress and white socks.

A black-and-white photo of a young girl standing on a porch, wearing a dark dress and white socks.

5 March 1937 | French Jewish girl, Charlotte Rotsztajn, was born in Paris.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 11 September 1942 and murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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β–Ά Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://bit.ly/3MtiLwY

05.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 444 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 13

"I asked God to forgive me, which he has."

Honestly this is the biggest perk of serving in Congress. Most people have to ask forgiveness and wonder. If you're in Congress you get a same day answer from the big guy.

05.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 3031 πŸ” 571 πŸ’¬ 156 πŸ“Œ 68

I know that the people who need to read this aren’t here, but here goes:

Rules of engagement aren’t for the enemy. They’re for you. They’re for your soldiers when they’re captured or wounded. They’re for your civilians when they’re in range of the enemy. They’re for your allies, to reassure.

04.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 4241 πŸ” 1050 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 46
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β€˜We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

Pathetic. Weak. Lame. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

05.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 1640 πŸ” 417 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 69

And it's not just tourists. It's public servants who work for we the people (State Department).

05.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not trying to make a glib or superficial comparison, but this phone message is a grim premonition of what awaits Americans the next time there’s a big natural disaster in the US. Planning for the safety of ordinary people is not something the federal government does anymore, at home or abroad.

05.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

That’ll be $134 billion, with interest. Thank you for your payment! 🀑

05.03.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 1384 πŸ” 394 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 10

Is a Senator who interferes with Capitol Police to break the bones of a Marine Corps veteran who's staging a protest subject to arrest for battery, or does that somehow fall under the Senator's constitutional privilege?

04.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 3615 πŸ” 970 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 41