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WTF?? Purely persecution: “ Kilmar Ábrego Garcia is back in federal court as the Trump administration keeps trying to deport him to Liberia. The government is asking a judge to lift an injunction blocking ICE from detaining and deporting …

HOW do gay marriages impact the Catholic religion, AT ALL??! If you don’t believe in gay marriage, DO NOT MARRY SOMEONE OF YOUR SEX. What freedoms of choice by NON CATHOLICS impede the ability of members of the Catholic Church from prac…

I deeply appreciate Republicans who can reconsider their biases and views and stop defending the indefensible. I listen to them and think about how they have changed, wishing some people I know personally could do the same. Bill Kristol i…

“ A conservative Christian lawyer who spent 18 years at the Interior Department resigned in protest, warning of “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of law” under Trump. In a resignation letter obtained by the Guardian, John Murdock ci…

So embarrassing. 🤦🏻‍♀️ “ The White House is defending its new assistant press secretary, who posed with a rifle in a “F* Joe Biden” shirt.** Beni Rae Harmony, 24, joined the press office days after covering Trump as a correspondent for …

“Since Driscoll left, the Army has begun rolling back his modernization efforts, even as Hegseth announced a drone warfare headquarters that appears to mirror Driscoll’s plans. The Army’s acting chief of staff ordered Driscoll’s experimen…

“Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, in his first interview since resigning in August, told Rolling Stone he tried to drag the Army into the age of cheap drones and AI, only to watch Pete Hegseth fire the generals leading that effort. Dri…

I had to have my car towed twice today, due to a flat tire. Oddly enough, the first time I’ve had a flat tire in my long life. Second tow, the ENORMOUS tow truck driver had a heavy accent that I couldn’t place. Been here just a year, from …

“ A gentle giant named Backpack was crowned champion of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week. Backpack, officially Bear 89, won with more than 100,000 votes, narrowly beating Bear 910 with just over 50% in the final round of the annual online contest at …

“ Deportation Cases Alone Migrant children, some as young as 2 or 3 years old, are appearing before immigration judges in Harlingen, Texas without attorneys, facing deportation proceedings they’re too young to understand. CNN witnessed 2…

“ A New York Times investigation found that after President Trump toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and lifted his own prior ban on Venezuelan gold, the administration rushed to broker gold-trading deals in an industry still riddled …

“ Top Senate Democrats are demanding an investigation after AI-generated intelligence nearly triggered a military strike on a Chinese ship. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, S…

“ California health officials are warning that an infected, unvaccinated traveler exposed people to measles across six counties via Amtrak trains and buses. The passenger entered the state on a train that reached Los Angeles on September …

Olivia of Troye: Speaking of the EPA: RFK Jr. drew applause when he announced that the Department of Health and Human Services will examine the health effects of electromagnetic radiation and so-called “chemtrails”—the streaks behind airpla…

From Mary Trump: On Thursday, Donald hosted outdoor industry executives at the White House Rose Garden, also known as the new White House parking lot, and signed executive orders aimed at expanding hunting and fishing access because we don’…

Russel L. Honore' on X: @ltgrusselhonore @POTUS W Respect Sir Three Things Ya Can’t Hide 1. The Sun 2.The Moon and 3 THE TRUTH! DISTRACTIONS Will Not Hide The Truth : 1 . Banning MSM @CNN @MSNOWNews @politico 2. Demolished The @Kenned…

From Aaron Parnas: Trump Voters Say Enough: 60,000 NFL fans belted out “O Canada” in a Buffalo stadium, and it infurated Trump’s base: Roughly 60,000 fans packed the Bills’ new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium for their season opener against …

via Aaron Parnas newsletter: The family of Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old Texas woman who died in 2024 while 20 weeks pregnant, is suing Attorney General Ken Paxton, blaming his state abortion ban for her death. Walker had a history of pre…

A customer writes: I remember reading one of your essays in your catalog after 9/11 about a buying trip in Turkey and your conversation with your taxi driver. We all need to remember our shared humanity. Continue the good fight. I’ll fi…

“ The Trump EPA has proposed a new rule that would kill the requirement for datacenters to publicly disclose the air pollution they release, letting emission permits get issued behind closed doors instead. Datacenters are often sources of n…

“ Newly leaked details show Trump ignored direct warnings before launching the Iran war. In a February Oval Office meeting, Tulsi Gabbard warned that striking Iran risked closing the Strait of Hormuz, triggering energy chaos, and installing…

“ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s string of firings and feuds has left the Army without a chief of staff since he dismissed Gen. Randy George without explanation in April, and there is no sign a replacement is imminent; officials say Hegse…

Afabulous50: Nobody read Project 2025: “It’s never gonna happen. It’s not real. It’s too long to read. Congress will stand up to him. SCOTUS will stand up to him. None of these people will be confirmed. I’m not voting for a black woman wh…

“ The tech industry is increasingly alarmed that the swift, bipartisan backlash against data centers isn’t a fleeting election-year issue but a lasting political crisis stretching into 2028, with politicians across the spectrum, including …

via Aaron Parnas.. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Army is phasing out a cutting-edge drone assault battalion it established in Europe just this past January, a unit created to absorb lessons from Ukraine’s drone warfare against R…

Rep Adam Smith: We have a president conducting a war with no plan and no idea what he's doing. U.S. service members have died, and the administration won't tell us how many interceptors we have left to defend our troops. They're not even…

Rep Adam Smith: Yesterday I voted against the defense authorization bill. I didn't do that lightly. Here's the problem: Congress just approved $1.6 trillion in defense spending—a 60 percent increase—at a time when our country is running …

Rep Adam Smith: Trump has created a personal police force at the Department of Homeland Security. It's not subtle. In last year's reconciliation bill, Republicans pumped $190 billion into DHS. Their yearly budget is about $60 billion. That…

In this frustrating world, sometimes it’s hard to find things to feel good about, but there’s something that lifts my spirits every time: Donating blood 🩸 Costs nothing but a bit of time, literally saves lives. A very valuable contributi…

My lil grey neighborhood cat pal hasn’t been here for 16 days. I know she would be here if she had a choice. I’ve been asking around about her, and today I might have gotten an explanation: People have been seeing coyotes in the neighborh…

The embrace of the Algerian National Team by Lawrence, Kansas, ahead of the FIFA World Cup is a beautiful display of community spirit. From the KU Marching Jayhawks playing the Algerian anthem to locals learning French and Arabic to welco…

Rep Adam Smith tells the truth: Where we actually are with Iran. The short version: we are stuck. Trump has wanted Iran to give up their nuclear program, end their ballistic missile program, and stop supporting terrorism in the region. T…

‪🌞T h e r è s e‬ ‪@theresheis.bsky.social‬ I feel you. Our government seems to go maga like as well. Police isn't protecting the people anymore. Government is ignoring the national institutions, abusing power, ignoring law, tackling the …

Rep Adam Smith: 150 school girls killed in an American airstrike on Iran. That was 80 days ago. This administration still has not taken responsibility for it. I pressed Pentagon officials directly: acknowledge the mistake. Instead, I got …

Rep. Adam Smith: The Middle East is in chaos. The Strait of Hormuz is shut down. Gas prices are up $1.50. Inflation is the highest it's been in years. And this administration has no plan to fix any of it. Yesterday, I questioned military …

Good public schools saved me from a harsh, ugly childhood at home. It’s incredible to me that teaching, such a crucial job and huge responsibility for our future gets so little true respect and focus in this country. I understand that rich…

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall: This week, I heard something that shocked me. In a federal appeals court, lawyers for Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, argued that military retirees were subject to freedom of speech restric…

The fight for equality & voting rights for Black Americans: Déjà vu, here we are AGAIN, with racist whites again trying to deny Black Americans their humanity and freedoms. I remember what went on with Jim Crow. I didn’t live in the Sout…

Unless everyone else is blocked too, I guess I am blocked for some reason. This is my back door solution for now. This seems important to share, https://apnews.com/article/trump-clean-energy-offshore-wind-democrats-virginia-2ea1ca1df84435…

I’m possibly blocked from Bluesky and I really want to share this story. Notice the helpers: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/track-field/man-helped-competitor-boston-marathon-explains-rcna341852

I absolutely do NOT UNDERSTAND the Republicans, of all people, embracing Putin’s little poodle. WHAT THE HELL?? Where are the Reagan Republicans now!!?? I’m definitely a product of the Cold War, but I’ve also known quite a few Russians, …

David Brin • Author, Futurist, Public Speaker Nick Hanauer’s 2014 appeal to his fellow billionaires to consider the one trait that all schools of psychology call central to sanity – satiability. Hanauer tells other members of the rising p…

Flashback to the fifties and sixties.. When I was maybe 10-12, my parents wanted to build a bomb shelter in our basement. A family of five at that time, the youngest wasn’t born, yet. I talked them out of it. No plumbing. Air tight, on…

Whether we want to admit it or not, the world sees all Americans as RESPONSIBLE for Trump & his sickening, stupid, cruel administration. Makes one rethink our reaction to Germans in the time of Hitler, doesn’t it. With empathy we never …

I finally left a Trumper speechless. He was talking about how he expected construction projects to pick up after the first of the year but everything is very slow. I said that I knew some reasons why, but he wouldn’t want to hear it. But…

Rep. Adam Smith: TSA workers, the Coast Guard, FEMA, these agencies protect Americans every single day, and they should not have to suffer through this. I don't support holding them hostage. The administration already has the money to keep …

Many of the European issues have been caused by Trump. Indeed his actions often impact on world markets and world trade. We are quite entitled to focus on the problems in the USA. We watch human rights being destroyed by Trump, Neom and Ic…

What Trump & Republicans are causing to happen: “The European Parliament has no authority to do anything related to the USA, so they are not going to legislate to help you. Their job is us to ratify EU policies. All authority lies with th…

Update on the Lil Grey neighborhood cat: She hasn’t been by in several days, & she had just purrfected her routine with me: Arrive at dawn & annoy the squirrels on the patio by sitting on Sammy Squirrel’s favorite chair right next to the ki…

As I was just telling a friend, I’ve got a quandary tonight. The lil neighborhood cat comes by almost every morning, sometimes again in the middle of the day, but tonight she came back after dark, didn’t even want another cattacino, just wa…

For my friends here who are cooks: The Saucier's Apprentice: A Modern Guide to Classic French Sauces for the Home By Raymond Sokolov Wonderful Book -- But Be Prepared to Spend Serious Time... By Thriftbooks.com User, June 7, 2004 If you…

Hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone, a friend and former colleague of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, purchased more Argentine bonds shortly before Bessent announced a financial package for Argentina in September 2025. This was part …

Ever had something you really wanted to do but had no idea how to figure it out? I’ve thought so many times about a guy I used to slightly know, back in the 80’s, who was remarkable. He lit up the room just by walking in the door. Everybo…

“I cannot stand by while a country is invaded, a democracy bombarded, and children killed with impunity. I believe that the only way to secure U.S. interests is to stand up for democracies and to stand against autocrats. Peace at any price …

Politico: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ended its plans last week to block data brokers from selling consumers’ personal data — including financial information and Social Security numbers — to third parties. Experts warn that the…

The 250 year celebration of the USA is going to SUCK if we’re not a functioning democracy by then. If instead we have a self proclaimed King of America and an obsequious Congress, a wholly owned DOJ, FBI and intelligence agencies, a Pent…

Timothy Snyder: We all have our foibles, our whims, our vulnerabilities. But when one person has unchecked power, irrationality becomes unchecked. Donald Trump thinks that everyone is always ripping him off. If he were the president in a no…