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Tina Mamadou

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Mom. RN. Lover of family, science, nature, wildlife, travel, and photography with a smattering of foreign policy and politics thrown in.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 3h
Shit! 😳 Let’s make this nationwide.
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FrameToFrameNature @frametoframenature.bsky.social · 13h
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @atlanticbirding.bsky.social is #Waders; any wading bird, here is a Roseate Spoonbill in a wetlands in the Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Cano Negro, in #CostaRica. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography
Roseate Spoonbill in a wetlands in the Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Cano Negro
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 6h
This is clearly not acceptable
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Kort Duce @kortduce.bsky.social · 12h
A great blue heron perches at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #FlyDay #BirdOfTheDay #Waders #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons
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A great blue heron perches at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado.

In this vertical black-and-white photograph, a great blue heron fills the frame in left profile, with its neck and head tucked close to its body. It stands on its right leg atop an exposed tree root system while its left leg and foot slowly lift into the air. The background consists of calm pond water, with the upper third reflecting the dark vegetation along the opposing shoreline.

A beautiful, quiet moment of a great blue heron at rest in a wetland habitat so vital to its survival.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h
Six months ago:
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DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h
Sam Altman said people are just gonna have to die in order to implement AI. In the very same week, Anthropic claimed it’s a human rights violation to be mean to the computer. These people need to be held accountable. They think lines of code are a person with rights but living people are debris.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 12h
Presidents use blind trusts so nobody has to wonder if the guy setting economic policy is trading on it Trump skipped that part —- Thousands of stock trades, nearly $2B in his pocket later Nothing like it in American history More on @cnn.com 👇 -TN
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12h
“We are enforcing the nation’s laws. Why is that controversial?” The Fugitive Slave Act. The Three-Fifths Compromise. The Nuremberg Laws. Dred Scott. The Indian Removal Act. The Law for Protection of German Blood. Anti-miscegenation laws. The Defense of Marriage Act. The Reichstag Fire Decree.
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 21h
NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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Brian ☀️🌏🌘 @balail.bsky.social · 16h
Belted Kingfisher with a fish... #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The kidlets have been showing up one at a time today, here’s one while I was home. Up on the snack table, bowl in lower right corner of the pic. Taken with the DirtyWindowFilter ™️ so as to not startle by opening the patio door. #birds
A visiting roadrunner is up on a small tray table getting snacks from a bowl. The bird is looking into the house through a window and sees me and the camera.
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Marga @margasib.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
American Robin enjoying some fresh-picked berries 🍒🌱 #WildlifePhotography #birding #Colorado #ECK #plants
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
One of this year's Junior Magpies dropped by with the whole family (5 of them). Looking good, Junior! Still has those lovely blue eyes #birds
Very round bird with black head and chest, white belly and iridescent blue/green wings is standing on the edge of a concrete bird bath. Junior is looking at the camera with their blue eye. Bird looks thoughtful and calm.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge has ruled DHS violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment when it removed Ahmed Soliman to Equatorial Guinea and must facilitate his return to the US. prospect.org/2026/10/07/f...
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Federal Judge Rules DHS Must Bring Back Gay Arizona Man Imprisoned in Africa - The American Prospect
A Trump-apppointed judge ordered Ahmed Soliman must be returned to the United States.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ophthalmologist Dr. Agatha Aboe led the medical campaign in Ghana to eliminate trachoma (leading infectious cause of preventable blindness globally). It worked. Ghana became the 1st country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate the disease, 2018. #WorldSightDay #WomenInSTEM
A low-angle, close-up portrait of renowned Ghanaian ophthalmologist and public health pioneer Dr. Agatha Aboe. Celebrated for leading the historic medical campaign that made Ghana the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate trachoma in 2018, she is captured looking upward and to the left with an optimistic, serene smile. Her black hair is neatly styled with shaved, patterned sides. She wears distinctive semi-translucent, light-blue-framed glasses and bright orange, teardrop-shaped beaded earrings that offer a vibrant color contrast. Her top is a simple, high-collared bright blue shirt. The background features a soft-focus, minimalist golden-yellow architectural column under warm, natural sunlight. The tight composition and uplifting lighting establish an empowering, visionary mood, symbolizing her historical significance as a leading global voice for Women in STEM who now exports eye-health roadmaps to other endemic nations
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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Betty the Blackbird #birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #photography #eating
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Judge Sorokin orders vindictive-selective prosecution discovery & disclosure of grand jury minutes for Ksenia Petrova, the frog embryo researcher. "Credible showing [she] was prosecuted due to her status as Harvard-affiliated researcher & J1 visa holder." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They, in turn, reproduce under-oath statements made by a longtime customs
attorney in Petrova's federal habeas proceedings, which also concerned the events at issue in this
case. Doc. No. 45 at 13. The attorney had provided a sworn declaration attesting that, during his thirty-five-year career, he was not aware of any person having been prosecuted for smuggling without having been processed by customs officers for a "failure to declare" violation, nor could
he recall ever seeing smuggling charges brought for failing to declare a research sample
regardless of the traveler's willfulness. Id.; Doc. No. 67 at 22 (quoting same declaration). In the
circumstances presented, the foregoing suffices to satisfy Petrova's burden of supplying "some
evidence" of discriminatory effect as the relevant caselaw requires. The cited declaration
comprises a credible showing that Petrova was prosecuted due to her status as a Harvard-affiliated researcher and J-1 visa holder-
facts which "some evidence" before the Court also
shows placed her in the crosshairs of those presently controlling the Executive Branch. E.g., Doc. No. 67-2 (referencing visa and "educated individuals with a pedigree"); Doc. No. 67-4 at 5 (responding to "fake news" and mentioning Petrova's affiliation with Harvard); see also Doc.
No. 67 at 9-10 (describing context in which Petrova's case arose and actions targeting Harvard
and higher-education-related visa holders). The same declaration also credibly shows that other
travelers who have willfully failed to declare research samples or similar items but were not
Harvard-affiliated visa holders were not treated the same way.
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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This morning’s subject… stay tuned for the (heavily-compressed) vid!
Juvie Peregrine Falcon with a full crop
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Michael R Photography 🌿 @msriffle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay ALT theme is #Eating. This brown pelican had a beakfull of fish. I stood right next to this pond and filled the frame with this stunning creature. It paid no mind to me as it was busy. #photography #wildlife #ECK #birds #birders #birdsky #conservation #biodiversity #nature
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I’m getting ready to go to my neurology appointment. I’m so nervous. I’m hoping for a positive outcome. I could use your positive vibes. Jelly is giving me the love that I need and I could also use some more good vibrations. Thank you so much.🙏💜
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: We knew in April that DOJ was investigating Hutchinson. Now NBC reports they are seeking a grand jury indictment for lying to Congress. The thing is, she didn't lie to Congress. She testified truthfully about what someone else told her. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Justice Department seeks criminal charge for former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson
The former Trump aide was a star witness before the Jan. 6 committee. The case is being pursued by the Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon.
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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Daphne the Dipper. Dippers are the UK's only aquatic songbird, and they sing beautifully. #BirdOfTheDay #crooners #ECK #birds #wildlife #nature
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh good. Real-life Thought Police. Exactly what I always wanted. #MakeOrwellFictionAgain
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Mr. Northern Flicker shows off his black cravat and moustache. Always in style #birds
Woodpecker perched on the edge of a birdbath in front of a single, golden elm leaf floating on the water. Bird has black polkadots on its front, topped by a black chest patch that looks like a cravat. He also has a black moustache. This bird exudes confidence.
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Brian ☀️🌏🌘 @balail.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Morning flight of the Green Heron... #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Nature whispers in flashes of blue and ripening fruits 💙🌿 A cue for myself to slow down. I’m taking a break for a bit due to some health and family pressures. Thanks to AB and Rob for covering my #BOTD 🙏 Wishing you all the best and a good few weeks ahead 🕊️👋 #ECK #InsectThursday #Butterflies
A photograph of a tiny Holly Blue butterfly seen in side profile perched and feeding on a ripe blackberry. It has pale blue grey closed wings that are backlit making them appear white in some areas and are dotted with tiny dark spots. The foreground shows the thorny stem of the blackberry with two unripened darker red coloured berries. The background is in soft green from the evergreen foliage behind it.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026
Update: I lived
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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Lulu the Long-tailed Tit #birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #photography #eating
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: CONTENT WARNING FOR SA: Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional district Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by two men while repairing campaign signs according to a sheriff's report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If I ran a website that gave teens advice on how to commit suicide I would go to jail
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: ICE collected tens of millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of an effort to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal
It's one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus has become involved in elections.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 07/10/2026
Happy 100th birthday to the dedicated, driven, and dynamic Dr. Opal Lee! Thank you for your resilience, your strength, and for refusing to let this country ignore its history. You’ve poured so much love into this world. May your birthday be filled with the same love and joy you’ve given so many!❤️
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Aintright @aintright.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Peter the Pied Wagtail #BirdOfTheDay #Perched #birds #ECK
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 07/10/2026
BREAKING A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center's Trump-installed board to UNSEAL the 163-page report (with redactions) on the $250M+ renovation plan and two year closure. The Board also must unseal a related Powerpoint. Doc buff.ly/E6jyjGl
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s [74] Motion to Unseal is GRANTED IN PART. The Clerk of the Court shall unseal in full the [65-2] Delta PowerPoint. Defendants shall submit to Plaintiff and the Court any proposals for narrowly tailored redactions to the [65-1] JLL Plan, accompanied by particularized and substantial written justifications, no later than October 14, 2026. Plaintiff shall file any response to the proposed redactions no later than October 19, 2026. The Court will then review the proposals and rule by separate order.
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Brian ☀️🌏🌘 @balail.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Belted Kingfisher #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
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Brian ☀️🌏🌘 @balail.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Reddish Egret and Mullet... #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Lecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdSupermodel. This great blue heron knows how to the pose! #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky
Great blue heron in profile, its neck coiled across its chest. Lake in the background.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026
You cannot convince me that frat brothers organically walked into separate police interviews using the same word, “consensual,” and that it wasn’t coordinated. Especially after a witness told police there was allegedly a fraternity meeting to get everyone “on the same page”.
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Marburymoths @marburybirds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Ravens treated me to a long photo session this morning. They are so photogenic. Took loads and it was difficult to choose my favourite but I think it's the 1st one!
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
10:53 PM • 10/4/26 • 1.3M Views
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He simply must be removed from office as any other President would have been if they had uttered these words. "A small price to pay" means he is willing to let 15 million Americans be murdered and he thinks it is acceptable. The fact that those people clapped when he said that makes me sick.
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Brian ☀️🌏🌘 @balail.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Merlin #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: We're asking the DOJ & Interior IGs to investigate Davey Hearn's prosecution They botched a $14M pool job & pinned it on an innocent citizen The judge said they shot first & asked questions later. @democracydefendersfund.org, Steptoe & WLG have questions of our own👇 -TN
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