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US CONGRESSWOMAN

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I once had the pleasant surprise of meeting Alex while walking the stunning side streets of City Island - A Slice of NYC Paradise.

#AOC was running against Representative Crowley, who had held his seat far too long. She stopped and asked me if I would be voting for her. I told her not to waste her time because as an independent voter, with no political affiliations, I can not participate in political primaries.

76 Trump Bones

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There is only a fraction of GOP elected officials are backing him — but he's leading the pack on endorsements.

GOOD OLD JOE

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KUDOS to POTUS He single-handedly saved the day. Beating the #MAGA Republican extremists an old-fashioned way. Pointing the way.

It's my way or the highway as President Biden continues delivering on his promise to try and compromise while staying very cool, calm, and collected. Joe allows others to spike the ball and winds up winning the game in the end. After Republicans were threatening to decimate funding for health care, education, science, and much more. The President was reportedly quoted as saying  - “This is nothing we want, just what we can tolerate.” 

ORG 123

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This is an outline to offer a Master Class in community organizing. A few kind folks and I began discussing ways to teach this concept and spread it online as a public service through this group of passionate creators, we decided that growing our brand on a global scale was a priority, 

WTF PEOPLE?

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How many kids must be slaughtered by assault rifle killers before the GOP realizes that #wethepeople are dying, while the NRA pays?

As you can see, this is the face of the GOP. Our solution won’t come unless you vote the bumbling puppets out of their jobs and replace them with ones that work for you. What’s going on here

Democracy and Criminal Justice Are Never Going to Get Along

CITY IMAGES

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CITY IMAGES https://cimages.me began 12 years ago, with the idea of holding the powerful to account. Twelve years later, our roots go deep and wide. And that’s because we believe that digital journalism makes Democracy stronger as the information ecosystem becomes more accurate.
 
Our work is driven by purpose rather than profit, we depend on your support and other readers like you to keep us going. Without #CityImages, our stories would go untold.

FREE SPEECH?

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Our #CityImages daily blog decided to leave #Twitter long before #NPR, #PBS, and all the rest

The First Amendment to the US Constitution claims Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

POTUS SOTU

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President Joe Biden held his own despite heckling from Congressional lowlifes who attempted to disrupt his second SOTU. 

Heckles, and moving moments: POTUS Grand Slam

 

GOP response to POTUS SOTU decline of civility

The response from many Republican lawmakers to President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday marked a new low for civility in politics in the United States.