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Keeping my sanity with needles and yarn. Dog lover. Reader of books. PNW. Political junkie. đź’™

  1. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

    The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

    Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

    The list goes on and on.

    Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

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  2. Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.

    If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.

    Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

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  3. He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him.

    He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons.

    He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him.

    He’s defying the Supreme Court.

    Don’t you see what’s happening here?

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  4. This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.

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