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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋

@rosegardenerwi.bsky.social
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🦋 Just a female, white, suburban, baby-boomer who is progressive (as in Bernie Sanders, AOC and Pramila Jayapal progressive). Within me competes both a romantic poet and a snarky cynic...

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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If only MAGA would🤷🏻‍♀️ ... Is it not time to awake from the deceitful dream of a golden age, and to adopt as a practical maxim for the direction of our political conduct, that we, as well as the other inhabitants of the globe, are yet remote from the happy empire of perfect wisdom and perfect virtue?
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Robert Reich pulls no punches, & I'm here for it.😊 .. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 34 years — its dependence on money from big corporations and the wealthy.... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-b...
robertreich.substack.com
The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Classism is the foundational bias. It uses racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, etc to achieve its ends. But at the end of the day, underneath it all is power dynamics and the fundamental assumption that "my tribe is superior".🤷🏻‍♀️
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Epstein Reveal.... 8 survivors with Rosie O'Donnell... www.instagram.com/reels/Dc0kN0...
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Rosie O’Donnell on Instagram: "after the corrupt AG (trumps former personal lawyer) implied that he did not believe men accused of sex abbuse would be charged as a result of the epstein files - desp...
147K likes, 5,976 comments - rosie on September 3, 2026: "after the corrupt AG (trumps former personal lawyer) implied that he did not believe men accused of sex abbuse would be charged as a result ...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
May the circle be unbroken..🎵🎶🎵🎶
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'll take, "things not on my election year bingo card" for $500, Alex....🤷🏻‍♀️ www.huffpost.com/entry/karl-r...
huffpost.com
Karl Rove Announces He Will Vote Democrat In Fiery Rebuke Of GOP: 'I'll Have No Part Of It'
“The GOP’s stables need a cleaning,” the Republican strategist wrote in a scorching Wall Street Journal editorial.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When did we become So sure of ourselves That we cast away Our inner connection To the natural world???
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Just for the smiles and good feelings...💕 youtu.be/TfmpcxSsoGI?...
youtu.be
Kids React to Native American Hoop Dancer Eric Michael Hernandez
YouTube video by Ericmicha3l
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
..... Edgerton resident Kimberly Twente, a co-defendant in one of the cases, told the Capital-Journal, "..... This fight is much bigger. This fight is about every other city or township that has to go through something like this." www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
yahoo.com
Kansas cities sue residents over petitions seeking to block large data centers
"This fight is about every other city or township that has to go through something like this."
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Should be on billboards along every interstate in this country. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I grew up in Iowa when the Iowa Basic Skills standardized test was considered gold standard throughout the country. Ohhh... how far my home state has fallen...😣 www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
yahoo.com
Iowa, Deemed Below Basic in Reading, Stays Silent on the ‘Honesty Gap’
Every few years, testing experts at the U.S. Department of Education weigh state assessments against their “gold standard,” the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as “the nation’s...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
.... and....oligarchy Dems wonder why they keep losing elections. 🤷🏻‍♀️ www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...
nbcnews.com
Hakeem Jeffries says Medicare for all is not legislation he currently supports
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) indicated that he does not currently support Medicare for all legislation after co-sponsoring similar bill...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
When you're right, you're right.🤷🏻‍♀️ === ... Voters see clearly that many of our politicians are serving their largest corporate donors instead of the working class. Younger voters cannot fathom voting for a status quo that has never served them, www.commondreams.org/news/david-h...
commondreams.org
Forced Out of DNC for Criticizing Party Leaders, David Hogg Speaks Out: 'I Wasn't Wrong' | Common Dreams
As progressives notch win after win in Democratic primaries, the 26-year-old activist said it shows that the party "didn’t lose Gen Z; they just needed candidates to vote for."
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The common sense solution. 🤷🏻‍♀️ .... Both Sanders and Warren support lifting the cap on taxable income to generate more revenue for Social Security. Currently, the Social Security payroll tax only applies to the first $184,500 workers earn... newrepublic.com/post/214079/...
newrepublic.com
Will This Bill Save Social Security, or Kill It?
Welcome to The Blue Book! Today, read about the PROMISE Act, Doug Jones’s chances in Alabama, and more ...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Running scared in Maine. 🤷🏻‍♀️ www.axios.com/2026/08/04/t...
axios.com
Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general
Collins' opposition makes every remaining undecided Republican that much more important.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Welp... when you're right, you're right.🤷🏻‍♀️ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Obama called Trump an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr. a ‘f****** moron,’ diary reveals
Former President Obama reportedly apologized for using crude language during the call, but continued his blunt criticism of the Trumps
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ok...someone won today's @bsky.app 😅🤣😂
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
..... Melinda Person said “a robot built by a company associated with sex dolls has no business in our classrooms,” emphasizing that robots — no matter how “lifelike” — are incapable of the human connection students require in order to thrive. www.newyorkupstate.com/schools/2026...
newyorkupstate.com
After backlash, Upstate NY school district pauses plan to add humanoid robot to classroom
The $57,590 investment in an AI teaching assistant sparked intense community debate.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Looks like Democratic Socialists have corporate Dems running scared.🤷🏻‍♀️
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
OMG... the Democratic Socialists are in charge... 😲 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape
Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulation
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The numbers of people who conflate "bold" with unrepentant bullyism is astounding....🤷🏻‍♀️ ====/ Among positive attributes, "bold" was the most commonly selected, with 43 percent saying it describes the president www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
newsweek.com
Donald Trump’s approval rating with men crashes to record low
Donald Trump's approval rating among men has fallen to its lowest level on record across both of his presidencies, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
On the way to idiocracy...🤷🏻‍♀️ ... “We cannot afford to have a society in which a significant fraction of our best young minds think that cheating is OK,” he said. “That leads to a declining society, to a failed society … We cannot choose to become idiots.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
insidehighered.com
Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to Cheat
Brown University leaders’ response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Whatthey said about the East Wing.🤷🏻‍♀️ .... While there is some evidence ......, there is currently no confirmation that the administration intends to remove the oldest trees ... www.newsweek.com/is-trump-cut...
newsweek.com
Is Trump Cutting Down DC’s Oldest Cherry Trees For Golf Course?
The claim spread after President Donald Trump announced work on a sweeping renovation of the publicly owned golf course.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
... Between 2008 and 2016, when Harrison worked as a lobbyist for the powerhouse firm the Podesta Group, he represented scores of huge corporations. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Progressive primary victories have corporate Democrats panicking | Norman Solomon
The success of democratic socialists has led to an establishment backlash, fueling divisions over how to respond
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Took him long enough....🤷🏻‍♀️ www.ms.now/news/jeffrie...
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Jeffries congratulates NYC democratic socialists on their House primary wins
“We must decisively address the affordability crisis and crush far-right extremism!” he wrote in a post on X.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
... Trump said as many as 45,000 people attended the kickoff rally on Wednesday night. However, independent estimates ..... with some placing attendance at just over 1,000 and noting the audience thinned before the speech ended. www.newsweek.com/trumps-state...
newsweek.com
Trump’s State Fair loses power on first day
Trump’s State Fair hit by outage as vendors lose power, crowds draw scrutiny and states and performers pull back from the event’s rollout.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Back in 2016, when Bernie advocated fir taking over the DNC and reforming it, he wasn't messing around. He is the father of a 21st century Democratic Socialist Movement in this country.✊️ thenationmagazine.substack.com/p/progressiv...
thenationmagazine.substack.com
Progressive Democrats Are Winning in Just About Every Corner of America
Sweet victories are fueled by demands of voters who want new leaders and authentic advocates.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
.... Hakeem Jeffries ..... says New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is going to have to smooth things over with congressional Democrats after backing several progressive candidates who ousted incumbents during Tuesday’s primary elections. 🤣😅😂🤣😂😅 www.huffpost.com/entry/hakeem...
huffpost.com
Sour Jeffries Says Mamdani Has 'Work To Do' After His Candidates Oust House Incumbents
The House minority leader told CNN the mayor is going to have to patch things up with congressional Democrats follow Tuesday's primary upsets.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
THIS!!!!!!! Every. Single. Word. I'm old enough to remember Reagan selling his snake oil "trickle down economics" and watching the party of FDR capitulate duringthe following decades. bsky.app/profile/alt-...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I wonder if Susan Collins is "concerned" yet?🤷🏻‍♀️ www.commondreams.org/news/maine-p...
commondreams.org
As Oligarchy Pours $400 Million Into Pro-Collins Ads, Platner Says: 'Ban Billionaires From Buying Elections' | Common Dreams
In a high-stakes Senate race in Maine, Democratic candidate Platner's historic primary win has Republicans worried. With a projected $384 million in spending, can grassroots support overcome billionai...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Let it rain.....🎵 Let it rain.....🎵 Let it rain.....🎵 www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
usatoday.com
UFC White House weather suffers thunderstorm threat for Freedom 250
The chance of thunderstorms in Washington D.C. Sunday, June 14 peaks at 8 p.m., the start time for UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
When the battle lines are clearly drawn and the powerful see the peasants rising up.🤷🏻‍♀️ www.commondreams.org/news/susan-c...
commondreams.org
'This Is Oligarchy': Nearly 100 Billionaires Are Funding Susan Collins' Reelection Bid | Common Dreams
"While Susan Collins’ campaign is backed by billionaire donors, our campaign is built on a movement funded by the people, with an average donation of $26," said Graham Platner's campaign manager.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Spare me the praises of AI. Every single one of us is vulnerable.🤷 www.malwarebytes.com/blog/ai/2026...
malwarebytes.com
Meta's AI support bot happily handed Instagram accounts to hackers
Hackers convinced an AI support bot to hand over Instagram accounts by changing recovery email addresses.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Anticipated titles to include: * When the Spirit Moves Me * Tomorrow is Forever Away * Always Tomorrow * Excuses Abound * Time Gets Away * Better Things to Do * Waiting for the Moment And hot off the presses (when they get around to it)... * Mythical Somedays🤷🏻‍♀️
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Psst... don't tell anyone, but... 🤫
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
... We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning....🤷🏻‍♀️ deadline.com/2026/05/dona...
deadline.com
Donald Trump Calls For Freedom 250 Concert To Be Canceled
Donald Trump calls for Freedom 250 Concert to be canceled and suggests it is replaced by a MAGA rally following a mass exodus of scheduled performers.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
In a "novel" ruling??? .... Corporations, partnerships, trusts, limited liability companies, and other “artificial entities” have the right to vote in Delaware elections under some circumstances, a judge said in a novel ruling Tuesday. news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/corporat...
news.bloomberglaw.com
Corporations Can Vote in Some Delaware Elections, Judge Says (1)
Corporations, partnerships, trusts, limited liability companies, and other “artificial entities” have the right to vote in Delaware elections under some circumstances, a judge said in a novel ruling T...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Dr. King and all those who worked, led and fought during the Civil Rights Movement carved the path forward. Now we must pick up where they left off and leave a path with our own foot prints added to it. A path for our own children and grandchildren to follow....
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
.... The 61-year-old retired police officer spent 37 days behind bars before authorities dropped the felony charge against him in October.... apnews.com/article/char...
apnews.com
Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement
Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Tonight, a good thing happened here in Wisconsin. 💞🙏 www.wpr.org/news/a-mothe...
wpr.org
'A Mother of A Revolution!' composer conducts piece in Watertown
The Watertown School Board banned “A Mother of A Revolution!” from the high school spring concert, saying it violated the district's controversial issues policy.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"accountability for deaths"??? ===== .. The immigrants at the Adelanto ICE detention complex have not eaten since Tuesday, organizers said. They are demanding “due process, bond reform, improved conditions, adequate medical and mental health care, nutritious food, accountability for deaths, ...
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Immigrants held at ‘inhumane’ California ICE facility start hunger strike
Immigrants at an ICE detention complex in Southern California have launched a hunger strike, citing inadequate medical care, and overcrowding.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Excellent interview with Progressive @chrisrabb.com who won against a candidate endorsed by Cory Booker.
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Lot's of us learned from history.. and you ignored us when we warned you.🤷🏻‍♀️ .... now I understand how somebody like Adolf Hitler was able to brainwash millions of people. I never thought I’d see that again in my lifetime. ...., but we don’t learn from history. newrepublic.com/post/210557/...
newrepublic.com
Trump Voter Says He Gets Now How Hitler Could “Brainwash” Millions
The man, who said he voted for Donald Trump three times, called the president a “liar” and a “con man.”
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Speaking truth to power and taking no prisoners. Best line: "The MAGA party is the last breath of the Confederacy". youtu.be/2WtjlX2USsU?...
youtu.be
Listen up! 👂🏾 Marshawn has a word! #Gerrymandering #VotingRights #JimCrow
YouTube video by Reese Waters
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
..... When the county utility investigated, officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta.... www.eenews.net/articles/geo...
eenews.net
A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure
Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Well... it's the Monday morning after, and Norah O'Donnell is still employed at 60 Minutes. May her position remain safe.🙏
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
... locals who admit they still support the president and his immigration crackdown but don't want the facility to open point out that they never thought the president’s policies would impact their lives.🤦‍♀️🙄 www.rawstory.com/ice-facility...
rawstory.com
'Regret, buyer's remorse, betrayal': Deep red town revolts over Trump ICE facility
The citizens of tiny Social Circle, Georgia, where Donald Trump received 70 percent of the vote all three times he ran for president, are in full revolt against the president’s administration after th...
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
And the plot thickens....🤷🏻‍♀️ ==== Amanda Ungaro, the Brazilian ex-partner of one of Donald Trump's closest associates, has publicly warned First Lady Melania Trump of legal action .... just hours before Mrs Trump's unscheduled Epstein address at the White House. www.ibtimes.co.uk/careful-me-b...
ibtimes.co.uk
'Be Careful With Me, B**': Melania Trump Receives Brutal Warning From Amanda Ungaro—Who Is She?
Amanda Ungaro, deported to Brazil in 2025 after a clash with a Trump envoy, has warned Melania Trump of legal action a day before the First Lady's Epstein speech.
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It’s Bek @itsbek.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Today my older brother would have turned 68 years old. He took his life 43.5 yrs ago. Suicide affects everyone left behind. I wish I knew why he felt there was no other way. If you feel suicidal, please talk to someone. 💔
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🌹Rose Gardener 🦋 @rosegardenerwi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Surprising absolutely no one.🤷🏻‍♀️
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