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“Risky business”
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Connections
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In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.

249 years later, we have this idiot.

#VoteYesVirginiaToday

🚨🚨🚨 🚨🚨🚨Desperate Don will cheat Democrats out of seats to keep power in Midterms. He started this mess by asking Gov Abbott to find 5 seats in Texas.

TODAY is Virginia's day to VOTE YES to keep the balance! #VoteYesVirginiaToday 💙💙💙

Ossoff: "You were talking earlier about Jared Kushner. The guy leading our diplomacy in the Middle East is bringing in billions from Middle Eastern princes and sheiks and going around the region asking for billions more while he conducts nuclear diplomacy on behalf of the country. It's obscene."

The Brits appear ready to shame the US news media into covering this, distracted as they are by gazing at their own navels ...

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www.alternet.org The Pope is winning his feud with Trump — because it's deeper than politics

The Pope is winning his feud with Trump — because it's deeper than politics: analysis #AlterNet

@marcelias.bsky.social is right.

We can't let up, not even for a moment, until the job is done.

✅️Impeach.
✅️Convict.
✅️Save Democracy.

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The Strait of Hormuz is still closed. The Iranian regime is still firing on ships. Trump has accomplished nothing.

Just FYI.

The more you know…💫

Politicians shouldn’t pick their voters. We should pick our politicians. 🗺️

TOMORROW, April 21, 6am–7pm, fix this rigged system. Vote YES for elections that actually represent all of us—Black, brown, rural, urban, everybody.

We, the people have the power!
#VoteYesVirginia

Happy Happy Birthday, George!

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coloradle.com

#VoteYesVirginia
To all my Virginia friends
Tomorrow is election day
VOTE YES
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Please call your neighbors and friends
YOU......VIRGINIA CAN STOP TRUMP
Thank you
iwillvote.com

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4/21/2026- Director Patel www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/ap...

Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson has revealed that Donald Trump wanted to use nuclear codes during a White House meeting on Saturday night. General Dan Cain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stood up and said NO

This is the level of instability in the White House.

Because of the profound stupidity and arrogance of the president the US government has to refund at least 166 billion in tariff money.

Plus interest.

Plus he probably lost the money.

FAR exceeds…

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This👇🏼. AOC is the only one stating it clearly and plainly. Do I have any faith that the American people will ever elect a woman president someday? No. I hope I’m proven wrong.