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Progressive political commentator (print, radio, podcasts) for years. I post a lot: breaking news + legit info you can use, prone to snark. My mini Australian Labradoodle, Hamilton, has trained me well.

Now where's my trough of wine? 🍷🇨🇦

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2026-05-09 19:09:44 UTC

Popping in with a really remarkable, intriguing, thorough post that's on Substack. I usually don't go to Substack, but for some reason I read this one, and I couldn't stop reading it.
It's her theory about #EpsteinFiles #Epstein and Russia, more. Well worth your time.
https://alisav.substack.com/p/the-handler-karyna-shuliak-jeffrey?utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true

2025-06-14 20:12:37 UTC

SO glad to see this.
#Minnesota, you are 💪🏼
#NoKings
‪daviss‬
‪@chaddavis.photography‬:
Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

2025-05-11 00:13:47 UTC

🤦🏻‍♀️ #ThesisGate
“A review of #Hegseth’s thesis by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three experts on plagiarism, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying.”
- The Princetonian https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/05/princeton-news-pete-hegseth-senior-thesis-plagiarism-allegations

2025-04-16 16:39:09 UTC

Remind me not to share good news here. It just gets spat on.
Seriously, folks, take the wins when they come. Stop whining.
Or would you rather they don't come?

2025-03-26 19:03:26 UTC

Fact check: True
Via Anna Bower:
“They weren’t WAR plans, they were just ATTACK plans” is a totally bonkers comms strategy
#SignalGate

2025-03-22 15:56:57 UTC

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2/ A cautionary tale to lawyers: Trump reportedly revealed parts of his private conversation with the firm chair that were not part of their formal deal. Anyone who is surprised that happened hasn't been paying attention. Virtually no consequences to Trump for doing this.

2025-03-13 22:23:21 UTC

Via Angry Staffer:
“White House officials took the unusual step of ordering a stop to the background check investigations after they deemed the process too intrusive, sources said”
It’s a fucking background check. It’s SUPPOSED to be invasive.

2025-03-10 20:53:12 UTC

Kill SS and bleat racism all in one disgusting quote
Via Rupar:
#Musk: "The waste and fraud in entitlement spending -- that's the big one to eliminate. That's the half trillion, maybe 600 or 700 billion a year. That's also the mechanism by which Democrats attract & retain illegal immigrants by essentially paying them to come here & then turning them into voters."

2025-03-10 13:41:32 UTC

Because #Trump needs more exposure/$ 🤦🏻‍♀️
“ Amazon has announced it will begin streaming "The Apprentice" —show famous for boosting Trump's profile — on Prime Video service on Monday.
1st time it will be avail on a streaming service…The show's executive producer, Mark Burnett, remains one of his closest allies”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amazon-begin-streaming-trumps-apprentice-rcna195590

2025-03-05 18:52:27 UTC

Welp. It's official:
" #Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new #tariffs on imports from #Mexico and #Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade war could harm U.S. manufacturers.
The announcement comes 👉🏼after Trump spoke with leaders of the “big 3” automakers👈🏼, Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis on Wed" #TrumpTax
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china-lutnick-2b269614084027a4894aa14f3dc16227

2025-03-05 14:16:03 UTC

#WompWomp Keep ‘em coming
Via The Economist Steven Mazie:
#BREAKING: #SCOTUS DENIES #Trump‘s emergency bid to cancel nearly $2 billion in #USAID spending. The vote is 5-4.
Via Anna Bower:
Alito, in a dissent joined by Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and Thomas, says he is “stunned” by the majority’s decision.
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/110/245/269/781/749/original/b8a97e4e24abcece.png

2025-03-01 23:58:01 UTC

Keep ‘em coming. #TeslaTakedown
“Demonstrators gathered at more than 50 #Tesla showrooms across the United States on Saturday in protest of CEO #Musk’s role in slashing government agencies as part of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency [sic] established by #Trump”
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/01/business/tesla-takedown-musk-doge?cid=ios_app

2025-01-24 18:40:42 UTC

#Trump demands a voter ID law in #California as a condition for the state to receive federal funding after deadly wildfires, politicizing disaster aid https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-president-news-01-24-25?Date=20250124&Profile=cnnbrk#cm6azw89z00063b5vavz66dh9