Peace
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How dreary to be somebody! How public like a frog.
Me thinks she was also on the decoy plane and didn't like being used as literal target practice www.cnn.com/2026/08/12/p...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving role, Trump announces | CNN Politics
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.
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This is that saddest thing. Even if NYC can't currently employ these people, I hope they can find a way to protect them. Especially the Haitians who would be sent back to horribly unsafe conditions in Haiti.
New York City Dismisses Haitian Workers After Loss of Protected Status
Officials said that dozens of Haitian workers for the city would lose their jobs, but warned that the number could easily reach the hundreds.
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —Martin Luther King, Jr.
Republicans must not recognize themselves. I certainly don't recognize them. 1988 debate: @AnnCompton asks Bush & Dukakis who their heroes are Bush: "Fauci ...top doctor at NIH, working hard doing something about research on this disease of AIDS" x.com/HowardMortma...
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10/13/1988 debate: @AnnCompton asks Bush & Dukakis who their heroes are, "point out to young Americans as figures who should inspire this country?" Bush: "Fauci ...top doctor at NIH, working hard ...
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50 LEOs charged with stalking using Flock cameras. Imagine how many are abusing the system wapo.st/3S6rTuo
How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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I don't know the details of this case and whether justice is being done That said, this is the direction I want to be going. Hold everyone involved responsible, criminally and civilly. Make reckless gun owners and dealers un-insurable.
Colin Gray, Father of Teenage Shooter in Georgia, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison (Gift Article)
Prosecutors argued that Colin Gray bore responsibility for the 2024 shooting because he had given his son a gun and failed to act as the teen’s mental health deteriorated.
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The Trump/Epstein files must not be reduced to a political football. Holding conspirators and clients accountable needs to pave the way for prosecuting cases happening today. Children being exploited need to see by example that we care about this issue and that there is hope for them
Opinion | What Our Epstein Outrage Has Obscured (Gift Article)
It’s easy to shake our fists at a monster. It would be more effective to actually help exploited girls.
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Today is another one of those uncomfortable times where I find myself looking wistfully back at the Bush Administration.
This is so shameful and Rand Paul is remains unhinged because Fauci exposed Paul's ignorance about basic science
Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing
Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.
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The opposite of lenience and compassion. This woman is paralyzed after a similar murder/suicide plan brought on by poorly-treated, post-partum depression. Still they are prosecuting with vengence Akin to a witch hunt. Or what you'd expect from a town with ICE detention camps Shame on Plymouth, MA
At trial, former husband faces Lindsay Clancy for first time since their three children were killed - The Boston Globe
The trial of Lindsay Clancy on three counts of first-degree murder began Monday morning with her ex-husband Patrick Clancy’s testimony.
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Peace@masshole8647.bsky.social · last mo.The problem isn't that he was treated with lenience and compassion; the problem is that others are treated so harshly. We have to create a path for people to remain part of society whenever possible. Locking people out is a waste of money and human potential
This is just insane. Congress needs to stop it for gods sake
U.S. signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that gives it path to enriching fuel
The agreement with a kingdom signaling it wants a nuclear weapon has sparked alarm among nonproliferation experts. Congress has 90 days to act on the deal.
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This is a win folks. Boycotts work Organize and work them
Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4w agoCitizens Bank to cut ties with CoreCivic and GEO after a fierce public pressure campaign
Good for her taking one for the team and doing the right thing.
Nebraska’s Democratic Senate Nominee Files to Withdraw From Race
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Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski: “You know, we are in Europe sometimes castigated as a declining civilization. “But in Europe, we think that allowing people to go bankrupt for the sake of medical bills is not how a good society should be treating itself.”
Figured my local CSA was in the clear. Bet yours is too.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last mo.Exclusive: Investigators have linked shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by Taylor Farms as a potential source of contamination in the outbreak of a parasitic illness that has sickened thousands in United States.
What a strange tradition of giving political offices to family members. It's also how a sizable number of women have entered politics. Only it shouldn't be about what the deceased wanted. It's not part of an estate to be willed to someone. It is a public office
Lindsey Graham’s Sister Appointed to Finish His Senate Term After Trump’s Backing
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina named Darline Graham Nordone to replace Mr. Graham, who died on Saturday.
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Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · last mo.It’s not surprising but still jarring to see so many of the politicians claiming to be on “the good side” come out harder to defend a literal traitor to the country who worked for decades to erode civil rights than they ever have try to protect civil rights or save the country from criminal traitors
In 1970, students in a fifth-grade class at Hawthorne School in Beverly Hills were assigned to write a letter to someone they admired, asking them “What makes a good citizen?" So 10yr old Joel Lipton wrote to Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. Joel got a reply.
A year ago, Donald Trump signed a bill to slash health care for millions of Americans, including children. Here’s how many kids have lost Medicaid and CHIP because of Donald Trump so far. Alabama: 5,663 kids Alaska: 12,388 kids Arizona: 74,680 kids Arkansas: 10,523 kids
BREAKING: the clock struck midnight and our bipartisan housing bill is now law. Trump refused to sign it, but he couldn't stop it. This law is GROUNDBREAKING. It will build more housing, bring down costs, and for the first time, stop private equity from buying up homes.
Trump is deep in Richard Nixon levels of Paranoia Of course, it doesn't mean people aren't out to get him
LurchAddams👊🇺🇸🔥@dvcondreay.bsky.social · last mo.White House plans to permanently fence off Pennsylvania Avenue. The people’s house is now a prison. www.cbsnews.com/news/white-h...
I never heard of this experiment, wild with dramatic results and hope for us all.
The problem isn't that he was treated with lenience and compassion; the problem is that others are treated so harshly. We have to create a path for people to remain part of society whenever possible. Locking people out is a waste of money and human potential
Charges Against Man Who Drove Family Off Cliff Are Dropped After Treatment
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This is what I like to see. Ari Shtein, 18, arrested and charged just after the assault. This better not be pled away. It needs to stay on his public record.
@letfreedomring66.bsky.social · last mo.Teen creep sexually abused woman with 2 kids on NYC subway - then said 'My bad' Ari Shtein, 18, stood behind the victim on board a train when he allegedly reached into her underwear and penetrated her with his fingers, authorities and law enforcement sources said. nypost.com/2026/07/08/u...
The Congress and President we elect over the next 2 and 4 years will be the ones deciding how we fix Social Security. Everyone will be telling you they will protect it. Many of them will be lying to you, they really want to dismantle it. Choose wisely, I beg, for you and your kids
Jack Cousteau ⚓️@angrywaterman.bsky.social · last mo.4. Social Security must be made strong and enduring.
