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lillyfinch

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#introduction Married to a wonderful man for 40 years. Gardener, walks, archaeology, history, mystery books, mountains, wildlife, nature, liberal, raised in Alaska but now in Texas where there are some grounded people, working towards a higher level of consciousness, mom to two cats: Tiger Lilly and Rowan the tiramisu terror #USNews #Journalism #Wildlife #Landscapes #Politics #WorldNews #Humor

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GottaLaff , to random
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Another day, another…

1 Dead and 24 Wounded in Akron , Police Say

Details about what led up to the shooting in Akron, , were unclear. At least two of those wounded were in critical condition, officials said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/us/akron-ohio-shooting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff 😿

GottaLaff , to random
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Still feeling pretty awful, so posting and replies at a minimum today again. I’ll post a few this a.m., then, just alerts.

Thank you ahead of time for all the kind words and good wishes.

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff feel better soon.

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff
“Well that was exhausting “



lillyfinch , to random
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It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character.” Joseph Heller, Catch-22

GottaLaff , to random
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FYI, I’m under the weather and not even reading replies today, let alone answering. I’m just posting alerts. Apologies. 😴

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff

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Congressional leaders invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin to address joint meeting of Congress

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/politics/benjamin-netanyahu-joint-address-congress?cid=ios_app

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff wow

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Maddow:

"The case started with 5 women the state’s ban stopped from getting medical care for their complicated pregnancies. The case has since grown to include 20 women and two doctors.

In August, a judge issued an injunction allowing Texans with complicated pregnancies to get an abortion if their doctor made a 'good faith judgment' that it was necessary.

The Supreme Court overturned that ruling today."

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/31/texas-supreme-court-zurawski-abortion/

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff they really don’t give a shit if women die.

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Kyle Griffin:

The IRS is making its free online tax filing program permanent for the 2025 tax season.

All 50 states and D.C. are invited to participate.

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff and once again republicans are going to try and block it in red states. Wonder what all their more humble citizens will think of this. Another example of republicans hurting their own constituents.

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The verdict may not matter to Trump's base, but I do think there is a group of people it matters to who are being overlooked: the people who were already likely to vote for Biden.

A Trump acquittal would have sapped trust in legal systems and government further. It would fueled apathy. Hopelessness and apathy can reelect Trump.

lillyfinch ,
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@futurebird so true..what a relief

futurebird , to random
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Someone in my building is BLASTING "New York New York"

Which is traditionally done after yankee games if they win in our building.

LOL.

lillyfinch ,
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@futurebird this is so cool

GottaLaff , to random
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NEW: THE JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT IN THE TRUMP TRIAL.

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff your not alone sister

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff so thrilled I was here when the news came it….sweeter that you deceived it. Thank you for all your hard work in keeping us apprised. You’re the best!

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Democracy Docket:

NEW: In a new brief, nine Republican secretaries of state are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up an election case out of and reconsider the independent state legislature theory, a radical legal theory that could upend American .

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/republican-election-officials-support-radical-theory-to-upend-american-elections/

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff SOB

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Via Sarah N. Lynch:

Judge is giving 's legal team and the government 12 days to tell her how the SCOTUS decision upholding the CFPB's funding/appointment impacts Trump's claim that was unlawfully appointed and funded...

lillyfinch ,
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@tdwllms1 @GottaLaff does Jack Smith have no recourse? This is such blatant bias.

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff @tdwllms1 I would think he has along list to prove her stalling and bias but I am sure, like you said, he is working on it…just not fast enough

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#TrumpTrial Thurs 30 May 2024 🧵#Deliberations continue

Justice #Merchan says he believes that the #jury wants him to repeat a significant portion of the #JuryInstructions.

He will read pages 6-35.

Each page yesterday took him just a little more than a minute, so this will take >30 mins.

Between that & the testimony readbacks, also expected to take >30 mins, there will likely be >1 hour this morning w/the jury in the courtroom, not actively deliberating.

#criminal #law #Trump

lillyfinch ,
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@Nonilex horrifying

GottaLaff , to random
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The amazing Jamie on how to force & to recuse.

Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/opinion/alito-thomas-recuse-trump-jan-6.html?unlocked_article_code=1.v00.1DYU.BwyXypgGhMDF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff thank you for the gift. I had a subscription but couldn’t stand their bias.

GottaLaff , to random
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Of f’ing course

Via Kyle Griffin:

BREAKING:

In two new letters to Congress, Samuel #Alito refuses to recuse himself from cases involving #Jan6 despite concerns about the two controversial flags being flown at his homes. #SCOTUS

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff brazen comes to mind right after treasonous

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📌Via Kyle Cheney:

MARK IT DOWN: Jury deliberations began at about 11:30am. We'll hear from them if they have a question ... or a verdict.

Via @atrupar:

#Trump fans haven't been rooting so hard for something to be hung this hard since Mike Pence #TrumpTrial #legal

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff @atrupar hoping to see many, many, many more republicans say they won’t vote for t

GottaLaff , to random
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👀Decision Desk HQ’s 1st Forecast projects GOP favored to score trifecta w 58% chance of winning pres, 80% chance of taking Senate, 64% chance of retaining House. Our model uses advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze 100s of datapoints incl polling, econ indicators, political trends, candidate characteristics, campaign finance data.

Forecasts are not certainties but possibilities…range of outcomes..extensive data, runs 1000s of simulations to ID most likely paths
https://elections2024.thehill.com/forecast/2024/president/

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff bs…”predictions” haven’t been right since 2016. The only poll that counts is the election. I personally am counting on a lot of Republican women saying they will vote red and then quietly vote blue.

GottaLaff , to random
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TODAY IS THE DAY.

We're in Washington now and arrive in #Canada this afternoon. 🇨🇦

Our new home.

It's surreal, scary, wonderful.

My posting will be light until we're settled in a little.

Thank you for all your amazing replies and good wishes. I read them all, but can't reply back.

Big hugs to all of you. 🥰

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff wonderful

GottaLaff , to random
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Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on #ReproductiveRights in the United States.
https://apnews.com/article/melinda-french-gates-donation-reproductive-women-rights-ab3512903cac247960d1fe03eabaeb89

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff YOU GO WOMAN!

GottaLaff , to random
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Btw, I am reading live posts of the #TrumpTrial but unable to post for you (sorry). Prosecution is killing it.

FYI: Via Kyle Griffin:

Judge Merchan tells the jury that Trump lawyer Todd Blanche's comment was "improper, and you must disregard it."

"If there is a verdict of guilty, it will be up to me to impose a sentence." He adds: A "prison sentence is not required in the event of a guilty verdict." #legal #Trump

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff YAY!

GottaLaff , to random
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👀👀 Via Kyle Cheney:

JUST IN: Judge has denied 's gag order request in FL, saying prosecutors' failure to confer with defense before filing it was "wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy."

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff she had help…..so this means Smith can’t take it to the 11th?

GottaLaff , to random
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My reason for moving: When Trump got in, I said to Mr. Laffy, "He'll now have the courts. We can't overcome a lot of that." This is what I was referring to:

: upholds 's congressional map, reversing a lower court decision that struck down the map for racial gerrymandering.

The Court also makes it harder to fight against future racial gerrymandering. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/south-carolina-redistricting-challenge/

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff here is my fantasy…Robert’s steps down out of shame, Alito resigns after we win the presidency, Thomas leaves for anyone of various reasons..like health.

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff @maddad envious

GottaLaff , to random
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Was there ever a doubt?

is supporting ’s 2024 White House bid, she said Wednesday in her first public remarks since exiting the Republican presidential primary more than two months ago.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/22/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump?cid=ios_app

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff There has to be a word specifically for people like Hayley who sell their souls to someone like t. Lost just isn’t even close and whore, a word I don’t like, is for someone who at least provides a service.

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’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, signed a bill on Tuesday that bars health professionals from performing gender-transition surgeries, prescribing puberty blocking drugs and overseeing hormone treatments for patients under 18. The state now joins about two dozen others that have passed laws restricting or banning what doctors call gender-affirming care for minors. (1/2)

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff this is so cruel….what happens if you want a nickname

GottaLaff , to random
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Many of us have been sounding the alarm on this for years.

Welp.

Via Kyle Griffin:

In an interview with KDKA-TV, #Trump says he's "looking at" policies that would restrict access to #contraceptives

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff @Wileymiller EXACTLY!

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff they really don’t get it…

GottaLaff , to random
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🧵starts HERE.

Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!

1/...Tyler McBrien:

Trey Gowdy again...

Per Trump's campaign, this is today's Greek chrous: Don Trump, Jr., Matt Whitaker, Pam Bondi, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Rep. Daniel Webster, Rep. Dan Meuser, Rep. Ronny Jackson, Rep. Troy Nehls, Rep. Dale Strong, Rep. Maria Salazar, Sebastian Gorka, Chuck Zito, Joe Piscopo, Bill White

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff why isn’t it first come first served for this trial. Why does he get a gallery of supporters ?

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff Thanks again for a tremendous job. Have a good trip home.

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff @Nonilex will do

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Emptywheel:

Reminder that the first time Trump colluded w/RU to undermine Obama policy in first transition was to protect Bibi and illegal settlements.

Reuters:

Exclusive: Three former US foreign policy officials in Donald #Trump's administration met with Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu and other public figures in Israel, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters https://reut.rs/3wM2taP

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff how can this b3 happening….t is,t president

GottaLaff , to random
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NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!

1/... Tyler McBrien:

It's 2:09 p.m., Trump walks in with his defense team in tow.

Alan Dershowitz is still here as well.

All five members of the prosecution are already seated.

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff wow what a day….thank you…..

GottaLaff , to random
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⚠️World's oceans have gone 'crazy haywire,' officials warn, with majority of coral reefs in peril

Conditions last year were so unusually warm in some waters that heat stress levels were literally off the charts of NOAA's alert system.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/ocean-record-heat-coral-bleaching-rcna152637

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff

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“The #Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Thursday recommended a full pardon for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice”
https://apnews.com/article/4b1d0c54b0de451642bcf1e8cd75a7e5

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff crap

flexghost , to random
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Meet Colin Allred

Father
Titans Linebacker
Representative for Texas’ 32nd district
Obama admin lawyer

He’s running against Ted Cruz for the Senate

…and he just dropped a BANGER of an ad

You can donate to Colin here: https://colinallred.com/

Meet Colin Allred standing there being all goody two shoes / paladin class

lillyfinch ,
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@flexghost WOW great ad. He really hits the nail on the head. Definitely will be voting for him. Perhaps he can make me not feel so bad about living in this cursed state.

GottaLaff , to random
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Biden admin announced will end coal leasing on federal lands in Powder River Basin, which produces nearly half the coal in the US.
The decision by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management affects a vast coal-producing region that covers more than 13 million acres across Montana and Wyoming, and it handed a long-sought victory to climate advocates. For years, they have fought to restore an Obama-era moratorium on coal mining on federal lands #ClimateCrisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/16/coal-leasing-powder-river-basin-climate/

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff wonderful news…of course no one will point out coal has dropped because of other sources.

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Elie Mystal:

I wish there weren’t going to be debates.
A:They’re dumb
B:2nd term pres are notoriously bad in their 1st debate for reelection. They’re not used to being…questioned. Challenged. Having somebody in their face like that.

Obama got touched up by Romney in their 1st one. HW Bush got destroyed by Bill Clinton. Clinton in turn had trouble w wooden Bob Dole 1st time out

I slightly remember W doing ok against Kerry. But W was so fucking stupid “okay” was using complete sentences

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff not sure we can compare the debates of past presidents with this sistuation. This all new terrirory and Biden has gotten some very savvy and sharp people working for him. My only concern is if they will turn the mic off when t tries to bulldoze Biden. t doesn’t want a live audience for some reason.

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Via Adam Schiff:

People are losing respect for our system of justice because a Speaker of the House stands outside a courthouse to falsely denigrate it.

If you have no respect for the rule of law, Mr. Speaker,

At least have some self-respect.

Aaron Rupar:

Speaker Mike Johnson is outside #Trump's trial offering a stream of lies

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff can’t believe Johnson considers himself an ethical lawmaker.

GottaLaff , to random
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Some-bodee got his pre-Big Moving Day haircut today!

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff such a handsome dude

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff understandable…what a charmer

GottaLaff , to random
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NEW 🧵starts HERE.

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

1/... Erica Orden:

Trump returned to courtroom accompanied by Eric, Lara Trump, + rest of entourage.

McB:

Back in overflow, the rules are as strict as ever—even Chris Hayes
gets ID'd.

"Press credentials?" a court officer demands, as another reporter gives a good natured, "You sure you're a member of the press, Chris?"

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff t is such a narcissist

GottaLaff , to random
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#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

1/…More color from Pagliery:

Eric Trump just swapped seats with Rep. Donalds just in time for the congressman to appear in photos behind Trump's defense table.

That's what this trial is now for Trump, a political photo opp.

More...

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff they are turning our court into a photo op…disgusting

lillyfinch ,
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@GottaLaff NFL WOW

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The admin has concluded it is “reasonable to assess” that ’s military campaign in has violated , but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of aid, Dept told Fri.


https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/10/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah/biden-israel-us-weapons-gaza?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

lillyfinch ,
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@Nonilex holy crap…..😿

Nonilex , (edited ) to random
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Alright, who’s ready to see #Trump get his just deserts? He fucked up the whole damn world & that’s not an overstatement.

PS #BabySquirrel & I had a lovely weekend. It’s as boy! (He’s developed discernible - stuff)
He is doing quite well! Name: “Ramone” because he’s a sweet little punk rocker.

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@Nonilex


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