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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.
 
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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.

Happy POTUS Anniversary

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Celebrate with POTUS Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris to mark another successful year leading our American Democracy.

KUDOS and Congratulations on their anniversary. Please, allow me to kindly and respectfully suggest that they consider a series of Town Hall and Fireside Chats via broadcast and streaming sessions.

Woke Me Up

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Many USA revealers say New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day at a time to celebrate the fresh start that a new day and year.

However, there is also a troubling side to this holiday’s history. During the years before the Civil War, the first day of the new year was often a heartbreaking one for enslaved people in America.

https://time.com/5750833/new-years-day-slavery-history/?utm_source=link…

2022 Winners and Losers

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The winners are POTUS and Lewis. We call him Dear Mr. President for a good reason. US Representative John Lewis for Good trouble.

WE ARE FAMILY

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Just as this great nation came together after 9/11, come together after Trump's indicted for a 1/6 attempt to overthrow our government.

A divided nation should learn from World Cup athletes on settling our internal disputes. We must see through the smoke screen that the twice-impeached, loser liar has managed. He has now been referred by Congress for criminal prosecution and has got nowhere to run, except to Putin his puppet master.