Phillip
@philliplewis65.bsky.social
A proud member of the U.S. Army, committed to service, leadership, and integrity. Passionate about history, writing, and lifelong learning, with a deep dedication to protecting freedom, dignity, and peace for future generations.
Love their feisty attitudes & beauty!
𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕥🌴🐦𝕊𝕜𝕪𝕓𝕚𝕣𝕕 ℍ𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕟🦋@margaretsiegien.bsky.social · 4d agoSpotted this gorgeous Blue Jay! Love those brilliant blue feathers and that little crest. Nature's always got something beautiful to show us. 🐦💙 #birdphotography #birdwatching #photography #photographer #birds
🚨 NEWS: In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump’s accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. 1/
Took an Uber today and left my phone under the armrest. I panicked when I realized it was gone. So I borrowed a phone to call mine to see if it was in the room. The Uber driver picked up. She had come back and was in the lobby trying to find me. There *are* good people amongst us.
Isn’t this their goal? to be able to ignore laws? The object is to own the courts and if you can’t own the courts, you own the enforcement of the courts You and I would go to jail if we ignored court orders
DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files
State attorney general set 31 July deadline for documents relating to abuse of girls at Epstein-owned Zorro ranch
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Performative bullshit. Fauci is a hero. Besides, they’re trying to ban an 85-year-old retiree from a job he already left.
He swears they can't track the disease because it's 'hard to track', not because they stopped tracking it. https://bit.ly/4x4VR0C
RFK Jr. weighs in on why cyclosporiasis outbreak has been 'hard to track'
Health Secretary Robert Kennedy tells USA TODAY in an exclusive interview food surveillance is better than ever, but explosive diarrhea is hard to track.
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"To Rep. Jamie Raskin, the policy’s real stakes are a larger institutional usurpation. 'Maxwell is just a small window into the kind of total power the president wants to exercise over the penal system,' he said."
Todd Blanche’s New Grip on the Federal Prison System
Critics worry a little-noticed policy shift could let the attorney general reward allies, punish enemies, and sideline longstanding Bureau of Prisons processes.
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The GOP revolt over Todd Blanche is suddenly very real. Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis have effectively stalled Blanche’s nomination and could prevent his confirmation until September, if he gets confirmed at all.
The GOP revolt over Todd Blanche is suddenly very real
Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis have effectively stalled Blanche’s nomination, and could prevent his confirmation until September — if he gets confirmed at all.
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17 years ago today, the federal minimum wage was increased to $7.25—17 years ago! That was last time we had a federal minimum wage increase. It's past time we change that.
Ignorance on full display and she can’t even recognize that. God help us.
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 2w agoMichigan school board official Angie Smith says she’s supporting Haley Stevens because she thinks Stevens will represent everyone and “not just one race." "Don’t come out speaking only Arabic, don’t come out with your Arabic music on.” Video from reporter Sam Robinson:
Trump Needs Punishment for starting his $Bs war yet making his country sick and threatened with virus’s, no meds etc.
19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales died defending this country. Think about that while politicians demonize immigrants and terrorize Latino communities. Americans with names like Gonzales have always fought, bled, and died for this nation. RIP to her and Lt. Tyler Feehan. 🇺🇸
“I don’t know why the President of the US behaves like this toward his allies. It’s not the first time. It is disappointing that he does not show the same determination with the enemies of the West and the US, whose leaders he instead treats with far greater indulgence.” - Italy PM Giorgia Meloni
I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love and support that Michelle has poured into me over the years. Her story — from her South Side roots to the White House and beyond — is a central part of the Obama Presidential Center.
youtu.be/LHHSuqryp2c The corruption and conflicts of interest are staggering!!!!!
Supreme Court HIT with NEW SCANDAL as Alito Treasury Link REVEALED!!!
YouTube video by Legal AF
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The $250 bill will be the first denomination to carry a trigger warning for survivors of sexual abuse.
JUST IN: Iran has suspended talks and message exchanges with the United States in protest of Israel’s military actions in Lebanon, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency.
NEW: In September, we sued ICE for documents related to its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware for remotely hacking phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps. Now, we have some documents, they owe us more, and basically everything has been redacted.
We Sued ICE to Get Its Spyware Contract. The Agency Is Redacting Essentially Everything
Paragon's software is capable of remotely breaking into phones and accessing messages from encrypted messaging apps. Our lawsuit aims to pry records about it from ICE.
404media.co
Tulsi Gabbard forced out as DNI. Trump's $1.8B slush fund sparks screaming matches. Marge Greene warns Trump is normalizing the idea of canceling elections. Thom Tillis fires back. Colbert's final night. And much more in today's Bulletin.
Today in Politics, Bulletin 385. 5/22/26
… Tulsi Gabbard resigned as DNI, joining the ranks of a long list of Trump appointees who have been fired, forced out, or quit.
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While the American people struggle to afford basic needs and make ends meet, Republicans remain focused on shoveling billions more to ICE and Border Patrol.
These baby Eastern blue #birds fledged today. I will miss them but I expect the tree swallows trolling their house for weeks will move in quickly
If RepubliKKKans In Congress Get Their Way,ONLY White Men Will Be ALLOWED To Vote........
It’s astounding that Zelensky survived a full-scale war without ever having a ballroom.
