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Donna in Rome

@donnainrome.bsky.social
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Lifelong Dem from a diehard Republican family, trained for years as an artist (Painting major, now mostly photos) & teacher, living in Italy for 50+ years & working for 4 decades as an Italian-English translator. 24/7 caregiver for a disabled adult son.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is psychosis. He is profoundly mentally ill. He is not fit to be in any position of power over anyone or anything. He should not control nuclear weapons.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
Trump on Jon Husted: "I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body, because I didn't know he was a great athlete ... I looked at his ass"
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelensky is awesome 👏👇
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
UNEARTHED: Ken Paxton caught on video partying with fugitives in Dubai. The fugitives were charged with healthcare fraud and helped bankroll Paxton’s campaign.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’d highly recommend that nobody download this app. At best, it’s unfiltered propaganda. At worst, it’s spyware.
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just "may be"??? 🙄😠
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE.
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Krell Built a Machine That Could Make Anything They Imagined. It Killed Every One of Them in a Single Night. politimix.substack.com/p/the-krell-...
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The Krell Built a Machine That Could Make Anything They Imagined. It Killed Every One of Them in a Single Night.
A 1956 film got the structure of this exactly right, including the part where the safety system identifies the threat, recognizes who it belongs to, and shuts itself down rather than act.
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is IMPORTANT!!! A must-watch. 👍👍👍👍👍 Can Mike Johnson refuse to seat Democrats? Mark Romano explains everything. youtu.be/4Aya3JEbiUY?...
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Stop the HYSTERICS — they are LYING to You!!
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Mister Magic @mistermagic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The most Woke franchise in sports: The Philadelphia Eagles Go Birds!
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Jerri Green @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just 30 days until the polls open for Early Voting. Help us reach every voter we can in the next month by signing up to knock doors or make calls at mobilize.us/jerrigreenforgovernor. Make sure you're ready to cast your vote at greenforgovernor.com/vote.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it?
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 14/09/2026
Nothing says “America First” like having Moscow sponsor the open bar.
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trumps ability to corrupt every institution, virtue, and tradition we supposedly hold dear remains his superpower
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/b...
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MapQuest is No. 1 on the App Store after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name | CNN Business
The most popular iPhone app in the United States is one that few people have thought about since dial-up internet: MapQuest.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Flock cameras have no place in Texas. They can piece together an exact map of your behavior — the places you went and how long you were there. Flock calls this “pattern-of-life” mapping. Texans call it something else: government overreach.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A 76-year-old man holding permanent US residency and grappling with stage four prostate cancer is reportedly being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Tacoma, Washington. What the fuck are we doing here? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency
ICE spokesperson says Loreto Javar failed to disclose criminal conviction in Philippines when he applied for visa
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 01/09/2026
The alleged crimes are piling up, the evidence is hiding in plain sight, and Trump’s Pentagon is betting that nobody in Washington will dare hold Whiskey Pete accountable… hartmannreport.com/p/what-happe...
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What Happens When America’s “Secretary of War” Starts Committing Crimes in Plain Sight?
The alleged crimes are piling up, the evidence is hiding in plain sight, and Trump’s Pentagon is betting that nobody in Washington will dare hold Whiskey Pete accountable…
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 25/08/2026
They’ve reportedly tried to keep Natalie Harp away from Trump. The frightening question is what they know that we don’t… hartmannreport.com/p/trumps-inn...
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Trump’s Inner Circle Panics Over “Natalie” as the Rasputin Parallel Gets Real
They’ve reportedly tried to keep Natalie Harp away from Trump. The frightening question is what they know that we don’t…
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 26/08/2026
Covid is surging, measles is killing again, and the man running America’s health system spent years attacking the very vaccines that could save lives… hartmannreport.com/p/rfk-jr-get...
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RFK Jr. Gets Busted as America’s Vaccine Defenses Collapse
Covid is surging, measles is killing again, and the man running America’s health system spent years attacking the very vaccines that could save lives…
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 06/08/2026
Americans aren't embracing socialism—they're rejecting 45 years of Reaganomics, billionaire rule, and an economy rigged against the middle class… hartmannreport.com/p/theyre-not...
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They're Not Voting for Karl Marx, They're Voting for a Damn Raise
Americans aren't embracing socialism—they're rejecting 45 years of Reaganomics, billionaire rule, and an economy rigged against the middle class.z
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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Thousands of Vespas swarm Rome’s historic center to mark iconic scooter’s 80th anniversary
Around 15,000 Vespas buzzed through Rome on Saturday, celebrating the scooter's 80th anniversary. Enthusiasts from Europe, the US, Australia and the Philippines gathered to honor the iconic brand.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/06/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now the biggest threat to this country are not a handful of House candidates in New York, it is the president of the United States who is trying to destroy American democracy."
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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British Comedian HUMILIATES Trump Over Iran War FAILURE
YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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We Are In A Batman Cartoon
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 19/06/2026
US-Iran talks in Switzerland abruptly cancelled after Israeli air strikes on Lebanon
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US-Iran talks in Switzerland abruptly cancelled after Israeli air strikes on Lebanon
US vice-president JD Vance changes travel plans at last minute
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
OMG. 🤦🏻‍♀️😠 Perfect comment: "60 million dollar nap". 😡 youtube.com/shorts/TsqOg...
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ASLEEP AT HIS OWN UFC SH*T SHOW
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HollyBeeKind @hollybeekind.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Octavia Spencer in the movie The Help holding a pie and the words Happy birthday Donald Trump, I made you a pie
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Desecrating the place
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Doug Sewell @dougsewell.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This has been around for a while, but the point stands: empty land doesn’t vote.
Two maps, both attempting to portray voter lean by location.
The difference: the top map appears to fill all empty land (ranch land, national parks, etc) with red.
The bottom map leaves empty land uncolored.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
A Blanche that doesn’t blush.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026
Rep. Madeleine Dean: "What is true is that the president has lied about being on Epstein's plane, and the unredacted files prove that. There's a lot in here. It's all covered up."
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I know nothing matters any more. But this one should matter.
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
He says this is because they've never filed a claim! Can he really be this stupid? Does he have no idea how insurance works? I went for years without filing an insurance claim BECAUSE I WAS HEALTHY! But if I had gotten in an accident I would have needed it. WTF are we dealing with here???
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026
BLANCHE: Who the president chooses to pardon is not a problem, period IVEY: What's the legal basis for that statement? BLANCHE: The Constitution IVEY: The Constitution does not give him the authority to pardon in exchange for payments. It does not permit bribery
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Cynthia Rose @stillcham.blacksky.app · 02/06/2026
They love Al so much because they hate reality.
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The thing that every Trump appointee has in common is a bottomless appetite to debase themselves in service to Dear Leader. When this era mercifully ends, clips like this will be used as evidence of our national mass delusion, which i imagine is a common theme in all post-authoritarian societies.
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026
i know the White House thinks it's cute that nobody in the administration has real responsibilities beyond fluffing the president on TV, but that disaster of a press briefing by Dr Oz is a reminder that it's actually good to know what you're talking about
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🔥 SPRINGSTEEN: "I’m here to support Stephen Colbert, the first guy who lost his show because a president can't take a joke - and the Ellisons feel they need to kiss his ass… small-minded people with no idea what freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about." 🇺🇸
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Donna in Rome @donnainrome.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
😠😡🤬 (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/o...
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Opinion | Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Has Never Been Before
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/05/2026
Remember when they told everyone taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny?
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