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Maryann

@maa-human

Old enough to be retired, tried it for awhile need to be active so I work from home, love my dogs +1 cat. Naturally curious, have varied interests. Independent. Love flowers. Will post flower pictures, and fur baby pictures.

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My friend 'Reza was born in Persia as he called it and explained how the Shah put his uncle in prison for being a political dissident against the leader who was a cruel dictator while we worked at Piece O'Pizza in California. The CIA has been a huge disaster for America and denying that is DUMB!πŸ’™πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ’™

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The disrespect is just appalling.

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So we're all smarter than the Bank of America securities head of US Equity and Quantitative Strategy?

09.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 7355 πŸ” 1659 πŸ’¬ 561 πŸ“Œ 89

The US and Israel made a martyr out of an 86 year old man with prostate cancer on deaths door and destroyed the momentum of the opposition inside Iran, lost global standing, failed to protect its bases in the region, endangered all allies; in no way was this a victory.

09.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 927 πŸ” 272 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 6

Thinking about the intel prediction that Xi Jinping wants the Chinese military to be ready to take Taiwan by 2027 (without making an assessment about likelihood):

On the pro side, China must be loving all the data they get on American missile/ ammunition consumption in Iran as well as stockpiles

08.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 240 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6

I’m sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead.

07.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 13560 πŸ” 2700 πŸ’¬ 687 πŸ“Œ 137
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Americans Have Never Had Less Recourse for the US Government Violating Rights: A Conversation With Steve Vladeck Accountability under both state and federal law faces high hurdles, but Congress could fix that

I sat down with @stevevladeck.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net to discuss the hurdles to states potentially prosecuting ICE agents for murder and other crimes, and the need to fix Section 1983 so federal agents are subject to civil liability for violating people's rights.

06.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 11
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GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley goes independent in longshot bid to stay in Congress β€” POLITICO Kiley is running in a Democratic-leaning district after last year's gerrymandering blew up his existing district's boundaries.

GOP Rep Kevin Kiley filed to run as an independent after Gerrymandering and Mike Johnson have soured him on partisan politics.
He has been at odds with the GOP on several key votes including extending the ACA and criticizing partisan politics.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news

07.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4
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Binance Fired Staff Who Flagged $1 Billion Moving to Sanctioned Iran Entities Weeks after Trump pardoned Binance’s founder, the company dismantled a probe and suspended the investigators. Binance denied that the inquiry ended or that staff were fired for the concerns.

Periodic reminder: Binance reportedly helped $1.7B flow to Iran-linked entities.

When internal investigators flagged it, Binance fired them.

Balance is a major business partner of Trump’s.

07.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 289 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 10
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Justice Department publishes documents with sexual assault allegations against Trump The department shared FBI documents outlining allegations involving Trump.

These allegations of child rape are horrific. They back up the story of Jane Doe, another 13-year-old victim.
The American courts, police, politicians and media know that the President of the United States is an accused child rapist and abuser.
Horrifying.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

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Interesting hand signal from Pete Hegseth this morning

07.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1095 πŸ” 414 πŸ’¬ 212 πŸ“Œ 165
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NEWS: White House Blocks Intel Report Warning of Elevated Terror Threats Due to War as Trump Escalates and Air Fare Set to Surge Good morning everyone.

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

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07.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWho knows in which direction Trump’s narcissism and megalomania will push him? For now, what we do know is that one man has taken us to war. We know his party has voted to give him a blank check to continue it.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/kristi-noe...

07.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 664 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 5
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a box of straws sits on a counter in a cartoon ALT: a box of straws sits on a counter in a cartoon

That is not what Iran said. They said no more missiles to countries that don't fire upon them. You know, being an actual intelligent country. They aren't surrendering anything. They are uniting their region. People are already pausing participation on "Board of peace" scam. Trump sounds desperate.

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Israel strikes eastern Lebanon, killing dozens, after raid to recover IDF pilot’s remains fails Commandos started digging up grave thought to be of Ron Arad, leading to gun fight with local residents and Hezbollah fighters * Middle East crisis – live updates An Israeli operation in eastern Lebanon to locate the remains of a famous IDF pilot ended in failure overnight, when the commandoes were caught in a gunfight with Hezbollah and local residents, leading Israeli jets to pummel the area with airstrikes that killed dozens of people. The fighting left three Lebanese soldiers and 41 residents of the Bekaa valley dead, according to the Lebanese army and ministry of health. No injuries were reported among the Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...

Israel strikes eastern Lebanon, killing dozens, after raid to recover IDF pilot’s remains fails

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Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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It’s meeeeeeeeee

07.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 388 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 7

Feb 13 β€” White House on Noem, in a statement: β€œThe President continues to have full confidence in the Secretary.”

Mar 6 β€” White House on Bondi, in a statement: β€œThe President has full faith in the Attorney General.”

Start the clock.

06.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 2374 πŸ” 479 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 30

I know most republicans dont know these are two separate countries so this makes sense

06.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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‘ 5482 πŸ” 2464 πŸ’¬ 197 πŸ“Œ 220

I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

05.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 9061 πŸ” 2192 πŸ’¬ 366 πŸ“Œ 64
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The Lutnick Trump Fallout, Tariffs, and the Business of Profiting From β€œLiberation Day” By Michael Popok

The Lutnick Trump Fallout, Tariffs, and the Business of Profiting From β€œLiberation Day”

By @mspopok.bsky.social

πŸ”— substack.com/@legalaf/not...

04.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.

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Old Hegseth: We aren’t fighting one of those open-ended wars without clear limits, goals, and objectives.

New Hegseth: β€œMetrics are shifting, dust is settling, and more forces are arriving.”

In other words: Never mind.

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As a Gold Star daughter, I feel the pain of the families who have already lost their soldier. Trump doesn’t care about the lives of our military. He so casually said there will be more fallen soldiers. All for his narcissistic ego and craving for more power. He must be impeached. Call your reps!

04.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

Asked by Congress whether Corey Lewandowski has β€œa role in approving contracts” at DHS, Sec. Kristi Noem said: β€œNo.”

Internal DHS records reviewed by @propublica.org show Lewandowski personally approved a multimillion-dollar equipment contract last summer.

www.propublica.org/article/kris...

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