@HCandler

Pro-democracy advocate Blue voter MBA+MS Psych Retired consultant/retired rancher

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Joined September 2008
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As we learn thru growing older, our capitalist system ensures that an ordinary middle class person dies without a penny left. What money is left after paying for education, insurance, and healthcare is efficiently skimmed off by hedge fund owned nursing homes. Appalling. Cheers.
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I genuinely don’t understand how ordinary people are supposed to afford assisted living for their aging parents. Some facilities charge upwards of $10,000 A MONTH. That’s $120,000 a year just to make sure your parents are properly cared for. How is the average family supposed to afford that?
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Tom Bevan
@TomBevanRCP11h
New Gallup poll asks "which values the country most needs today?" Out of a list of 12 values, Republicans put "patriotism" #1, for Dems it ranks dead last - by a lot. Dems say "equality" is most needed, Republicans rank it 11th out of 12.
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📬 REMINDER TO MAIL VOTERS 📬 We are 8 days away from the midterms — a critical election that could determine House control and key positions in your community. To those voting by mail, TOMORROW is the last day USPS recommends mailing your ballot. Be sure to do so to ensure your vote counts.
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JUST IN: Trump administration's firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, judge rules reut.rs/4snTCEJ
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House Judiciary Democrats have just released a 50-page report that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein. ms.now/news/house-judiciary-…

House Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein files

The report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

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New: A group of former investigators intends to probe corruption and ICE violence being ignored by DOJ, with the idea of presenting the cases to local, state or future federal prosecutors. ms.now/news/former-doj-prose…

Former DOJ prosecutors form new group to take on cases they say the current DOJ won’t

Filling the void: A new private group says it will investigate political corruption and excessive force by federal officials, then present the evidence to state and local prosecutors.

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Brazil's election was critical not just for democracy but for the Amazon rainforest, which Lula swore to protect and the Bolsonaros swore to exploit - their "perverse project" of destruction. So many parallels to Trump in the US. This election mattered. 5/ theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
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#Brazil: Terrific, unexpected news. President #Lula won the run-off. But the Brazilian far-right will be more powerful than ever in the new Congress, and the #AmazonRainforest is one of their priority targets.
James North@jamesnorth7Oct 12
The likely victory of the far-right in #Brazil on October 25 is a climate emergency for the entire planet. Flávio Bolsonaro will start burning the Amazon rainforest again, pushing it closer to a "tipping point." My warning @newrepublic. @amazonwatch newrepublic.com/article/2162…

The Return of the Brazilian Far Right Is a Climate Catastrophe

Lula’s loss will be a disaster for the Amazon rainforest, and could accelerate global warming dramatically.

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Lula just obliterated his entire career plan.
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apple.news/AelhrfixdQKOGGKGI…

Lula wins reelection in Brazil, halting Latin America’s rightward shift

The leftist defeated Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro to keep Latin America’s largest democracy from joining the region’s rightward shift.

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It's time for a change. Vote for leaders like @AbdulElSayed and @JocelynBenson who will work every day to make this country better.
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Bloomberg
@businessOct 25
Serbian longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic surprisingly conceded defeat in a snap vote on Sunday, saying the student-led movement won over 2 million votes in the Balkan country bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Serbian Longtime Leader Vucic Concedes Defeat in Snap Vote

Serbian longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic surprisingly conceded defeat in a snap vote on Sunday, saying the student-led movement won over 2 million votes in the Balkan country.

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Jack Smith named Jeffrey Clark a co-conspirator bc he told Trump if Trump made him AG he would knowingly commit crimes to try to steal GA. John Roberts told Smith he couldn't do that. So now Blanche is doing the very same thing Clark did. Offer to use DOJ to steal an election.
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Something that's not being said. The REASON why @AGToddBlanche and @USAttyEssayli are so defiantly violating the Constitution is bc John Roberts said they can't be prosecuted so long as they're following Trump's illegal orders. Blanche's criminality arises DIRECTLY out of Trump v. US.
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The Republican mayor of Fort Worth - GOP nominee Bo French's home base - endorses Houston Democrat Jon Rosenthal for Texas Railroad Commissioner #txlege
Jon Rosenthal
@Jon_RosenthalTXOct 25
"Jon Rosenthal is the right choice for Texas Railroad Commissioner. Jon has the experience, proven leadership, and focus on what matters most to our state - smart regulation and policy in partnership with Texans and industry leaders. The Texas Railroad Commission is not a place for culture wars and bigotry - it’s the foundation of the Texas economy, and we cannot afford to hand it to the wrong leader. Vote for Jon Rosenthal." - @MayorMattie, Mayor of Fort Worth
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Fellow Democrats, make your small dollar donations ASAP!
G Elliott Morris
@gelliottmorrisOct 25
Small-dollar donations to Republican candidates are just apocalyptic. Selected examples here. Our forecasting research found in-state individual contributions are a strong predictor of results. Way stronger than PAC spending! votehub.com/2026/10/24/2026-…
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It might worth considering how much having had Covid has afffected the thinking and behavior of top govt. officials, especially older ones under a lot of pressure and with other health problems. Long Covid can have severe effects, especially in combination with other issues.
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The answer, Toddlet, is “None.”
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 25
BRENNAN: The DOJ lawsuit demands the Alaska result not be certified if voters are confused. The confusion is defined as Sen. Sullivan not winning. BLANCHE: That's not what it says BRENNAN: I'm quoting from it. You are telling them not to certify it. What right does the federal government have telling a state not to certify?
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Please follow and read @craigunger, whose tweets are just invaluable. We followed each other under my old account, which I’m gradually reassembling in my new one, and I’m so glad to reconnect with him now:
Craig Unger
@craigungerOct 25
A case in point: I have more than 50K followers, but two hours after posting the post below has 18 views!
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Musk’s ‘active measures’ extend from throttling Starshield to throttling leading anti-Trump voices on this platform.
Craig Unger
@craigungerOct 25
I’m shadow banned as well. Under Twitter, pre-Musk, I often got hundreds of thousands of views for a tweet. Under Musk I rarely get more than a few hundred. Musk says he’s all for free speech but he silences you if you’re not in bed with Trump Putin. @ShaunPinnerUA @WalshFreedom
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