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wdwillett.bsky.social

@wdwillett.bsky.social
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Widowed gay American expat (not looking). Retired and living in Ecuador. Lifelong Democrat. 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 🇪🇨🇺🇦🇮🇱

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/08/2025
"Newsom is showing not just that resistance is plausible, but that especially when it's backed up with a plan it pays major political dividends — which hopefully will lead other Democrats to resist too."
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Gavin Newsom's moment
Democrats have found their fight. Newsom is leading the charge.
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Jürgen R 💙🇺🇦 🐝 @dailykotzn.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/08/2025
CW: Sexual assault Men are impersonating ICE agents to kidnap and assault women. This is one of many reasons why we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Tell your elected officials to take action today: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 03/08/2025
An ex-MSNBC anchor despaired Saturday as he recounted the story of an American-born teenager tasered and assaulted by ICE agents as he rode in a car with his mother.
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'What have we become?' Ex-MSNBC anchor sickened by teen US citizen's ICE tale
An ex-MSNBC anchor despaired Saturday as he recounted the story of an American-born teenager tasered and assaulted by ICE agents as he rode in a car with his mother.David Shuster, who hosted primetime shows on the network, wrote about the story on the Substack Blue Amp on Saturday.“What have we beco...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Mike Pence has the courage! "Release all of the files regarding Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution. ... Anyone who participated or was associated with this despicable man ought to be held up to public scrutiny." www.cbsnews.com/video/mike-p...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Firing the prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell doesn’t make the problem go away. It intensifies awareness of a coverup.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Its been a month, and we still don't know why the Proud Boys' terrorist designation was removed
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Not a single House Republican voted in favor of releasing the Epstein files. Not one.
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WIRED @wired.com · 15/07/2025
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
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The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
If Texas does this, California should do the same!! Time to fight fire with fire!!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/07/2025
Hmm
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/07/2025
Front page of Drudge right now
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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
FYI, no one “wrote” the Epstein files. The files are a mountain of evidence intended to be used in Epsteins prosecution before his untimely demise. 😏 It’s also the mountain of evidence Bondi recently reassigned 100s of agents to vet. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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FBI Agents, FOIA Staff Pulling All Nighters Reviewing Jeffrey Epstein Files
An army of FBI agents and FOIA analysts have been holed up in the bureau’s sprawling Central Records Complex in Virginia as they process thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files — at the expense of...
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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
And he’s been doing this for the majority of his life!
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 12/07/2025
Lawlessness begets more lawlessness: "2 men wearing 'ICE' vests rob motorist at gunpoint in Milton." www.delawareonline.com/story/news/c...
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2 men wearing 'ICE' vests rob motorist at gunpoint in Milton. What to know, plus safety tips
If you are unsure if the person pulling you over is a law enforcement officer, call 911 to verify.
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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
You don't tug on Superman's cape You don't spit into the wind You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger And you don't mess around with AOC
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
FIRST: "The Epstein list is on my desk waiting for review." NEXT: "The Epstein list doesn't even exist." NOW: "Oh, wait, the Epstein list DOES exist after all, but it was written by Biden, Obama, and Hillary, so if the name 'Donald Trump' appears on it, you know it's a hoax."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/07/2025
Turns out a lot of people who actually believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ don't think getting thrown into a concentration camp, deported to a country they're not from, or eaten by gators is a fitting punishment for working under the table.
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A Religious Rebellion Against Mass Deportation
American Christians are showing increasing discomfort with Trump’s signature policy.
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode deficits 3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/07/2025
"Falling out or not, there was more than enough on the record to make Trump nervous about what might come out of an honest and rigorous review of the Epstein files by competent, unbiased law enforcement agencies." Still is, actually. ICYMI Philip Rotner: www.thebulwark.com/p/case-close...
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Case Closed on Epstein? Not So Fast
Take a closer look at what the Justice Department memo says—and doesn’t say—about the sexual predator’s “client list.”
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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 12/07/2025
🚨Take away her citizenship?! Trump’s not kidding. Fascists never start with camps. They start with enemies lists. Rosie today. You tomorrow.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
We need to call this chain link Florida abomination what it is: a death camp. We cannot call it what the monsters who made it want us to call it. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/call-it-wh...
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Call It What It Is: A Death Camp
Words have incredible power.
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TommyBoy @tampatom69.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
So, everyone is just going to ignore this now? Cool! Cool! Proof it was just another reality show stunt. An expensive and ineffective flex.
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WIRED @wired.com · 11/07/2025
BREAKING: Metadata shows the FBI’s ‘raw’ Jeffrey Epstein prison video was likely modified. 🧵
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Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 04/07/2025
This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better. But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.
Vice President Harris and Douglas Emhoff watch fireworks at the White House on July 4, 2024.
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
If people would like to dig deeper into the process of breaking free of Trumpism, check out my film: youtu.be/2mgLbdGIepc?...
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The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories (2022) | Full Movie | Documentary
YouTube video by Indie Rights Movies For Free
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/07/2025
🚨🚨🚨 IT GETS WORSE 😳 "Kristi Noem didn’t authorize FEMA’s deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday, more than 72 hours after the flooding began, multiple sources told CNN." Story: www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/p...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/07/2025
"Metadata embedded in the Epstein video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison’s surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro."
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Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
There is no evidence the footage was deceptively manipulated, but ambiguities around how the video was processed may further fuel conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
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🦋 ~Bindi~ 🦋 @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
How convenient. Has an NDA? Maybe for his own protection more like it. Hmmm if only we had a DOJ that would subpoena him...🤔
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
A man was robbed and assaulted in Milton, Delaware, by two masked men impersonating ICE agents www.delawareonline.com/story/news/c...
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2 men wearing 'ICE' vests rob motorist at gunpoint in Milton. What to know, plus safety tips
If you are unsure if the person pulling you over is a law enforcement officer, call 911 to verify.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
🚨 While Texas families called FEMA to report missing children, Kristi Noem remained in Washington for five days, posting on Instagram, leaving thousands of calls unanswered during the state’s deadliest floods, according to The Daily Beast and The Washington Post. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Speak Truth.....about stupid Tariffs
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EDEN GATEKEEPER @edengk.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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Exposing Jeffrey Epstein's international sex trafficking ring | 60 Minutes Australia
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for. UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families. Our full statement below. ⬇️ 1/
a line of heavily armed federal agents in riot gear standing in a field surrounded by tomato plants
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