ZacNewman
I think, therefore I am not a Trumper
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Dogs are better than people
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#Ukraine has liberated around 54% of the maximum amount of extra territory Russia seized since 24 Feb 2022.
Russia now controls around 18% of internationally recognised areas of Ukraine, including the Donbas and Crimea regions under Russian control since 2014.
@EdgeOErin My wife is the granddaughter of Dr. MacKay. They lived near Lake Ainslie, near some lumber mills, so I know you have good wood for an arc.
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"I live down the road." Heh. I loathe Christmas carols, but the opportunity to hear these two voices together is so worth it.
Enjoy!
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Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63885028 #news
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It has taken Kyrsten Sinema just 4 years to increase her net worth from $325,000 (2018) to $11 milion (August 2022). Her salary as a Seantor is a little over $180,000. Her entire term so far has been a cash grab from big donors.
Arizona... you know what to do.
@Rickbflony Yes, and now the Dems are under no pressure to support her financially. She's gay, and she does this on the day when many Republicans vote no on gay marriage. Good riddance.
Gees, now that this has happened, how will Republicans convince their supporters the Keystone Pipeline was never built?
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/economy/oil-prices-rise-after-keystone-pipeline-leak/index.html
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So far this week, Argentina convicted a vice-president, former president of corruption, Germany thwarted a coup and arrested its plotters, & Peru arrested a President in the process of attempting a coup.
And the beacon of democracy?
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Special Counsel Jack Smith files CONTEMPT Motion against Trump in Stolen Document Case
"The Department of Justice Criminal Investigation of Trump now being led by Special Counsel #JackSmith has intensified as the DOJ has filed a contempt motion against #DonaldTrump for not designating a custodian of records to certify all stolen and documents have been returned to the #DOJ. "
Nice - a contempt charge for trump and his legal enablers
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As it's being discussed (finally) in The Bad Place... It is NOT immunity "debt"...
This virus has copied so many traits of HIV, yet people still refuse to accept that a compromised immune system is another shared trait?
If somebody said you could avoid HIV in the 90's by masking, would you still be embarrassed to wear one, just because nobody else was?
Use your brain.
#Covid
#ImmunityTheft
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This is scary folks. We got to get people to register and vote.
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/
This could be big.
Last night the chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, Ron Wyden (D-OR), and chair of House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, asking for information in their “ongoing investigations into whether former Senior White House Adviser Jared Kushner’s financial conflicts of interest led him to improperly influence U.S. tax, trade, and national security policies for his own financial gain.
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@Rickbflony Most Americans seem to have NO IDEA what’s involved in true negotiation. They think Trump’s “Art of the Deal” (threats and outsourced violence) works 100% of the time. Negotiating the release of Brittney Griner in the midst of the Russia - Ukraine war was undoubtedly complex and deal could have fallen apart at any moment.
Herschel Walker did not know how many children he had, or their names. Is it any wonder Trump adored him?
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Joe Biden is the first president since 1934 who didn’t lose any senate seats in their first midterm election.
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#politics
Had lunch with my folks, who are Boomers and unapologetic Trump voters. TIL that Both voted straight Dem ticket in AZ's elections this year, and they have no plans to support that orange menace in 2024. Their biggest reason? They've lost faith that the GOP will fairly represent their grandchildren and great grandchildren after watching them destroy human rights nationwide.
They're die-hard R's. For them to flip is a devastatingly bad sign for the GOP. I could not be more proud. :)
@joyannreid Clearly, Ted Cruz's house is not a safe environment for his children. Youth Services must get become involved. His daughter must be allowed to live, and pursue happiness as our Constitution and Declaration of Independence prescribe.
@Florence And her dad refused to leave Washington and come home. This man is more despicable than we had known.
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Shares of TESLA opened lower - again - and are down another 3.5% to 173.56. It's now official, at least for the moment, that Mr. Super Cosmic Business Genius is NO LONGER the richest man in the world. He's still the most annoying, however. And the most overrated
ZacNewman
I think, therefore I am not a Trumper
Retired History Teacher
Happily Married
Dogs are better than people
Joined Oct 2022