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History buff. Let’s not repeat history. Avocations: Writing poetry, photography, creative crafts. Empathy is not weakness. Spiritual seeker. Getting angrier by the day with institutions failing Americans by not standing up to tyranny.

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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
www.dawn.com/news/1987606... "Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian has released an open letter, addressing the American people, calling on them to question the motives of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran."
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Read the full text of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s letter to the American public
In the open letter, Pezeshkian has called on Americans to question the motives of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio... "NASA’s rocket launches carrying the Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back aboard SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft launched at 6:35pm EDT from Launch Complex 39B." A new generation
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LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates - NASA
Live updates for launch of NASA's Artemis II test flight will be published on this page. NASA’s launch broadcast coverage is airing
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Joanna Johnson on Instagram: "Alberta - Bill 25. #rant #teacher #teachersofinstagram #alberta #education"
950 likes, 50 comments - unlearn16 on April 1, 2026: "Alberta - Bill 25. #rant #teacher #teachersofinstagram #alberta #education".
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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ForwardTN on Instagram: "U.S. MARINE VETERAN ON MILITARY FLYOVER TO KID ROCK’S MANSION: “As a veteran, a Tennessean, and an American, I’m outraged.” “A stunt like this cheapens the oath that all of u...
593 likes, 17 comments - forwardtennessee on April 1, 2026: "U.S. MARINE VETERAN ON MILITARY FLYOVER TO KID ROCK’S MANSION: “As a veteran, a Tennessean, and an American, I’m outraged.” “A stunt like ...
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 01/04/2026
Jess’s crowning achievement. @jessicatarlov.bsky.social
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... "How did Trump get Hormuz so wrong? The answer reveals one of Trump’s most characteristic and most fateful mistakes: his steadfast refusal to acknowledge that Americans live in a world economy."
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Why Trump Didn’t Predict the Gas-Price Spike
The president doesn’t understand that markets are global.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson... "Johnson announced a new approach to pass a funding bill for (DHS) that would not include (ICE), Johnson and John Thune said."
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Mike Johnson caves to Democrats' DHS funding bill demands
The partial DHS shutdown strained airport operations nationwide and imposed financial hardship on federal workers.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
slate.com/news-and-pol... "🍊💩 is faced with a dramatic choice: escalate his war on Iran by sending in ground troops—or to pull out altogether. he’s simply been bombing as many targets as U.S. intelligence can assuming massive firepower precludes the need for a strategy.
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Trump’s Boxed Himself Into a Trap on Iran
Even if the president winds down the war now, he’ll leave the U.S. worse off than when it started.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
time.com/article/2026... "Trump warned NATO allies of a “very bad” future should they not help secure the Strait of Hormuz. European countries responded to Trump with caution and resistance, declining to send warships to the vital trade waterway." Create a crisis. Demand others solve it.
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Trump Threatens to Pull U.S. Out of NATO Amid Fallout Over Iran War
Trump said he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO after criticizing a lack of support from allied nations over the Iran war.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... "a handful of giant corps dominate virtually every sector of our economy, charging higher & higher prices for their products. BlackRock, Vanguard, Fidelity and State Street – are the major stockholders of more than 95% of American corporations."
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Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes | Bernie Sanders
We need a 5% wealth tax on America’s 938 billionaires. Over a 10-year period, this bill would raise much-needed $4.4tn for public coffers
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/01/t... "🍊💩 is reportedly considering pulling the U.S. out of NATO, after their reluctance to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. described the 77-year-old defensive alliance as a “paper tiger” membership in the bloc after the Iran conflict ends Oh yes."
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Trump says he's considering pulling U.S. out of 'paper tiger' NATO
The president's comments are the latest threat to America's allies after their reluctance to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
inews.co.uk/news/uk-secu... "Donald Trump’s chaotic foreign policy and repeated criticism of Sir Keir Starmer has left Whitehall officials feeling they can no longer trust their longest and closest ally, The i Paper has been told."
inews.co.uk
UK security officials have started withholding intelligence from US due to Trump
Officials fear British secrets will not remain classified as the US President has 'no compulsion about screwing over allies'
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Late555 @late555.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
He forgot that Congress is a thing. TBF, Congress also forgot that Congress is a thing...
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Michael Brown on Instagram: "So instead of giving her a break, you give her a book that tells her it’s her fault for needing one? 🫩"
27K likes, 1,840 comments - yourbestiemisha on March 31, 2026: "So instead of giving her a break, you give her a book that tells her it’s her fault for needing one? 🫩".
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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ashleytheebarroness on Instagram: "They burned it in 18 hours. Then made sure it couldn’t come back. Blamed the people, denied the claims, blocked the rebuild. And th…"
They burned it in 18 hours. Then made sure it couldn’t come back. Blamed the people, denied the claims, blocked the rebuild. And they still rebuilt anyway.Not because the system worked… but because they refused to let it win.#fyp #ashleytheebarroness #americanhistory #blackhistory365 #history
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DWkY0z4... Illegal election EO by 🍊💩. Courts need to act fast and ENFORCE
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Adam Kinzinger on Instagram: "Trumps illegal executive order and the silent GOP. This is getting out of hand, and it will get worse as his grip on power slips."
12K likes, 491 comments - adam_kinzinger on March 31, 2026: "Trumps illegal executive order and the silent GOP. This is getting out of hand, and it will get worse as his grip on power slips.".
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
fortune.com/2026/03/31/d... "In ME, Chuck Schumer has thrown his weight behind Gov. Janet Mills, but some of his Senate colleagues are backing insurgent candidate Graham Platner. A similar dynamic is playing out including MI where progressives senators are endorsing non-establishment candidates."
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Democrats in disarray as rank and file clash with Chuck Schumer's plan to run elderly moderates in must-win races | Fortune
“Clearly there’s a disagreement of strategy here,” said New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich, speaking of the Maine race in particular.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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Devin on Instagram: "📢 03/30 — At some point… people are going to start asking questions. #News #StayInformed #StockMarket #Iran #Truth"
6,601 likes, 226 comments - unitingnow on March 30, 2026: "📢 03/30 — At some point… people are going to start asking questions. #News #StayInformed #StockMarket #Iran #Truth".
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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More Perfect Union on Instagram: "The Trump administration is filled with people who stand to cash in from war. Multiple Pentagon officials and their friends stand to profit every time we drop a bomb....
12K likes, 303 comments - perfectunion on March 17, 2026: "The Trump administration is filled with people who stand to cash in from war. Multiple Pentagon officials and their friends stand to profit e...
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... "House Republicans are throwing around an idea to make cuts to the Affordable Care Act in order to find the $200 billion Trump needs to get himself out of the mess he created in Iran, Axios reported on Monday."
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GOP wants to cut health care funding to pay for Iran war
As the war in Iran stretches into its fifth week, congressional Republicans are looking for ways to help fund the quagmire President Donald Trump created in the ...
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana... "The Kansas Supreme Court last month declared that the state constitution contains no fundamental right to vote, but emphasized that voting is a “political right” subject to strong constitutional protections."
statecourtreport.org
Kansas Supreme Court Declares Voting Is Not a Fundamental Right
The decision makes it more likely that laws restricting voting rights in Kansas will be upheld, though protections for voting remain.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/article... "The U.S. Army is investigating why two AH-64 Apache attack helicopters flew over a No Kings protest in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, and then performed low-altitude maneuvers near the home of musician Kid Rock."
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Army Investigates Helicopters at No Kings Protest After Kid Rock Video
U.S. Army officials want to know how two Apache attack helicopters ended up at the protest—and at Kid Rock’s home.
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Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion @nateturner.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"Clay Higgins pointed out, No Kings a huge success “we were carefully observing. Libs gathered predictably, weather cooperated, It was pretty much a flawless operation- digital images, billions of identifying data points. AI eats that stuff. Success.” Threat on Americans exercising 1st amend.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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Optimist Economy on Instagram: "Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards shares the numbers on the corporate tax rate in America. From Season 2, Episode 9, “Corporate Profits Are Up. Their Tax Bill Should Be To...
621 likes, 8 comments - optimist_economy on March 28, 2026: "Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards shares the numbers on the corporate tax rate in America. From Season 2, Episode 9, “Corporate Profits Are Up...
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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Migrant families allege children held by ICE face unsafe and unsanitary conditions
Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about thei...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I mean there it is.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Cosplaying working class Rafael Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard. When he flees his constituents without power, he stays at the Ritz-Carlton. His wife, Heidi, is Managing Director at the fancy investment firm Goldman Sachs. They are not men & women with callouses on their hands. They are elites.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/03/2026
NBC: Under intl law, hitting civilian infrastructure is prohibited. Why is POTUS threatening war crimes? LEAVITT: POTUS has made it quite clear to the Iranian regime their best move is to make a deal or else N: Which objectives would destroying a desalination plant help? LEAVITT: Haley, go ahead
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
www.propublica.org/article/jose... "Coulson’s civil action was one of several efforts to hold Schwartz accountable for what happened at his nursing homes. Federal prosecutors in New Jersey charged Schwartz with orchestrating a $39 million payroll tax scheme connected to his nursing home empire."
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A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.
At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e... "Spain has closed its airspace to American aircraft involved in military operations against Iran. This move marks a significant escalation beyond Madrid’s previous refusal to allow the use of jointly operated military bases."
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Spain closes airspace to US warplanes in further rebuke to Trump
The Nato member state says it is not going to be ‘complicit in something that is bad for the world’
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
thedailyadda.com/2026/03/30/n... "sweeping new investigation has now exposed just how deeply troubled the construction project really is. rushed timeline has created serious structural problems - doomed by speed, ego, and a complete disregard for standard building practices.
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'Nobody saw this coming': Trump's prized White House ballroom is turning into an unprecedented disaster — insiders reveal the devastating truth behind closed doors
Nobody saw this coming quite like this. From the moment President Donald Trump announced his prized White House ballroom project, it was already turning heads for all the wrong reasons. Now, a devasta...
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... "Cory Booker, the Democratic senator from New Jersey, renewed his calls for new leadership of the Democratic party, saying the party has “failed this moment”."
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Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment’ and calls for new leaders
New Jersey senator also says party has ‘too small of a coalition’ as it seeks to confront ‘new challenges’
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/delta-... "As wait times at airports are expected to get worse, Delta said it will temporarily suspend a suite of services offered to members of Congress, including one that allows them to breeze past security checks, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported Tuesday."
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Delta Tells Members Of Congress To Wait In Line Like Everyone Else
The airline has stripped lawmakers of a series of travel perks as anger grows over the chaos at airports caused by the DHS funding standoff.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Cognetti: In 2024, Rob Bresnahan penned an op-ed saying that making money on your trades was “sickening.” Then he turns around and very quickly becomes one of the most active stock traders in Congress. And it’s the specific trades and votes…
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i... "Eisenstadt’s analysis was echoed by Ret. Gen. Joseph Votel who told ABC News that seizing & occupying Kharg Island would put US troops in a state of constant danger, warning they could be “very, very vulnerable” to drones and missiles launched from the shore."
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As Trump Prepares Iran Ground Assault, Expert Warns He's 'Run Out of Options' for Victory | Common Dreams
President Trump's planned ground assault on Iran faces expert criticism. Risky operations could lead to defeat, leaving US troops vulnerable.
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Jessica Yellin on Instagram: "Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the Fed decided to keep interest rates steady for now. He was blunt about the state of hiring — saying there is no jobs g...
56K likes, 1,868 comments - jessicayellin on March 18, 2026: "Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters after the Fed decided to keep interest rates steady for now. He was blunt about the state of hi...
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DWCF-t0... Is he serious?
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Adam Cam on Instagram: "Imagine watching a woman give birth… and still making it about you."
16K likes, 974 comments - adamcam10 on March 18, 2026: "Imagine watching a woman give birth… and still making it about you.".
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Kevin Foster on Instagram: "LAPD effectively blocked press from documenting their mass arrest of protesters."
2,109 likes, 175 comments - kevinhfoster on March 28, 2026: "LAPD effectively blocked press from documenting their mass arrest of protesters.".
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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JayDee Milo on Instagram: "Can women just sit in the park and have some peace??? MY GOD"
68K likes, 5,692 comments - jaydee_milo on March 26, 2026: "Can women just sit in the park and have some peace??? MY GOD".
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
www.newsweek.com/gop-lawmaker... "Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, called out the Trump administration for its new agricultural initiative, writing in an X post that it's “riffing on a porn site,” with the name “OnlyFarms," a play off of "OnlyFans."
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GOP lawmaker slams Trump admin for "riffing on a porn site"
Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, called out the Trump administration over "OnlyFarms.gov."
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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megan hunt on Instagram: "A lot of Republican women hitch their wagons to issues like human trafficking and domestic violence because those issues are legible within a traditional framework. They allo...
27K likes, 800 comments - 402meg on March 25, 2026: "A lot of Republican women hitch their wagons to issues like human trafficking and domestic violence because those issues are legible within a tradi...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Mike Johnson and House Republicans are blocking a vote on the bipartisan Senate bill that funds TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard and the rest of DHS — minus ICE. They’re holding airport security workers hostage to play politics. Prioritizing shutdown games over public safety is disgraceful! 😡
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
No kings day March 28 2026
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/rubio... "we’re done with our objectives, we’re going to face is an Iran that may decide that they want to set up a tolling system. illegal, it’s unacceptable, it’s dangerous for the world. the world have a plan to confront it.” The world? US broke it.
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Rubio: Iran May Own The Strait Now, And That’s a Huge Bummer
Secretary of State Marco Rubio today made some extraordinary comments after briefing...
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election apnews.com/article/cali... "A CA sheriff running for gov seized more than .5M ballots cast in a Nov special election saying he’s investigating a ballot count discrepancy. " How is this allowed?
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California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election
A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he’s investigating a ballot count discr...
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masakatsu agatsu konjō @mkolanda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
www.businessinsider.com/401k-hardshi... "Last year, 6% of Vanguard's clients took a hardship withdrawal, which allows them to access funds in tax-advantaged retirement accounts, such as a 401(k), before they reach retirement age. That was up from 4.8% in 2024, the asset management giant said."
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Americans are pulling money out of their 401(k) funds at record rates
Vanguard data shows Americans are pulling money out of their retirement accounts early at record rates to help make ends meet.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court DENIES appeals in two voter suppression lawsuits. Back to back victories for our clients and the voters of Arizona! www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon... www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
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🚨 Gould v. Mayes
Read about the latest voting rights victory in Gould v. Mayes.
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