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Saints fan (obviously); #oilspill and #fracking watchdog, technophile, communicator, filmmaker, writer, dolphin hugger. Opinions I share here are mine alone.

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Joined January 2010
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In Trump’s America, there are two immigration systems: one where his wealthy, well-connected allies are welcomed while hardworking immigrants with clean records are terrorized in the streets. Trump is harboring the election-denying son of a wannabe dictator fleeing prosecution, while turning his back on people fleeing war and famine. Shameful.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family have landed in Miami after fleeing his country. This comes a day after they were granted United States visas by the Trump administration.
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Meta is blocking Angie Nixon. Maybe we can at least amplify her here. Follow, retweet, etc.
Hey @Meta 👋 We are currently hosting a get-out-the-vote rally in Osceola County, home to a large Puerto Rican community, and our #LatinosConAngie @Instagram page was suddenly taken down while we were actively posting content from the event. This page is a critical communication tool for reaching Latino voters and mobilizing our community. With just seven days until Election Day, every minute matters. We are calling on Meta to immediately restore the page and provide an explanation for its removal. Voters deserve access to critical election information, especially in these final days. @andymstone
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Steve and Jared's Excellent Adventure hits a wall. "The Nord Stream pipeline will not bring Russian gas into Europe after the war in Ukraine comes to an end, the European Commission has said." euronews.com/2026/10/28/nord…
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Bolsonaro literally fled on a narco-traffickers plane 🥲 Between the pardon for Juan Orlando Hernandez in Honduras, refuge for Flávio from Brazil, and the close alliance with Ecuador’s Noboa, the Trump admin is proving itself to be the true ally of narco-terror in the region.
🇧🇷🇦🇷🇺🇸 O jatinho usado por Flávio Bolsonaro para fugir aos EUA pertence a um sócio do narcotraficante argentino Federico “Fred” Machado, atualmente preso nos EUA, segundo a Revista Forum. A aeronave em questão é o Gulfstream G400 de registro LV-JQW, voando pela Baires Fly.
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I don't want to hear a fucking word about "Dan Sullivan" Alaska. Republicans ran four (4) FAKE candidates in 2020 to cheat their way into maintaining power in Florida. The Chair of the Florida GOP at the time was ringling bro kin, and current Nat'l GOP, Joe Gruters.
1. There's more than just three #ShillCandidates from the 2020 Election for Florida House seats. Follow along. I'm not seeing any discussions about District 42 and that's a big problem.
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Read this article and the investigative report from House Judiciary Committee Democrats. @AGToddBlanche is a monster. November is coming.
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Flavio Bolsonaro’s aides are complaining that he fled Brasil, as they thought he was going to stay and be the “leader of the opposition” (lol). A coward like his father.
El Coordinador de campaña de Flavio Bolsonaro: "Estamos sorprendidos (con la fuga). Tuvo 60 millones de votos y esperábamos que asumiera el papel de ser líder de la oposición..." Hasta los propios dicen que es UN CAGÓN y acá Milei lo ayuda a huir
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Why did the flight manifest list Flavio Bolsonaro as an Italian National and not Brazilian meaning that he just immigrated to the United States with falsified documents. Where is ICE ? Didn’t Ron DeSantis say that Florida wouldn’t become a Sanctuary State. Maralago bound.
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Data center interests trying to buy Florida elections 👇
The co-developer of the "Project Tango" AI data center has put $100K+ into key state elections this month. Sent $$$ to: - Byron Donalds (governor) - James Uthmeier (attorney general) - Blaise Ingoglia (chief financial officer) - Jason Brodeur (SD 10) - Josie Tomkow (SD 14)
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My initial thought about Flávio Bolsonaro fleeing to US was not his exposure but mostly because Trump needs to keep him quiet about what Trump, Bannon and perhaps Musk did to try to elect him.
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NEW: After nearly 18 months at odds with Pope Leo XIV over immigration and the war in Iran, President Trump’s approval among American Catholics has fallen to 30 percent, near the lowest Pew has ever recorded for him. The steepest drop has come among Latino Catholics, a group that helped carry him to the White House. Only 18 percent now approve of his job performance. In April, Trump called Leo “WEAK on Crime” and claimed the first American pope owed his election to him, while Vance lectured the pontiff to “be careful” about theology. Now the backlash is landing in the swing districts that will decide the House, where Catholics make up a far larger share of voters than they do nationally. thelettersfromleo.com/p/trum…
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"Musk is a dangerous individual and that he controls SpaceX increases the national security risks. But the risks would exist no matter who controlled the company. If a wise trillionaire controlled SpaceX outright, it would still be an unacceptable risk." thebulwark.com/p/nationalize…
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I look forward to all the people here who think that only battle-tested veterans should be making war plans defending the firing of a three-star with *six* Bronze Stars because he disagreed with *checks notes* Elbridge Colby
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OH MY DAYS HE KEEPS BARBECUING HIM
Obama Cheesecake Factory UPDATE "The President wasn't even mad about the Saddam Hussein comparison—that part didn't bother him—but he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments"
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Performing for one man and doesn't care about the level of contempt he earns from pretty much everyone else on the planet. @USAmbUN
quite the scene at the UN yesterday as tough guy Mike Waltz cuts a WWE promo on the Cuban delegation
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Holy cow. He’s right!! I just tried it! @Google what do you have to say about this?
Google has specifically prevented its AI tool from telling users who won the 2020 presidential election, even though it happily tells us that Trump won in 2016 and 2024. This sort of political intervention into LLM responses is deeply problematic. (h/t to Charles Mann)
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Barack Obama: There's only one common-sense choice in this race, and that is Jon Ossoff. It's not just because he's so put-together, or because he looks like a Kennedy and is handsome in his videos. It's because he learned from his mentor, John Lewis, what it means to stir up some good trouble. That's what he's been doing on your behalf.
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This is why US weapons are so expensive and take so long to build. They’re pork barrel projects for every Senator and Representative and parts and assemblies are made in 100 factories in several states for just one weapon. Like submarine parts in non-coastal Cleveland.
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Trump’s license will not absolve you of legal & moral accountability. You’re complicit— aiding & abetting sanctions evaders. For profit.
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