Award-winning Caribbean writer, cyclist and piano pounder. @NYTravelWriters' Executive Board. The mustache is not a #PillowGuy thing; after all, I look better.

Joined October 2008
In the 4 years since the SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, more than 1/3 of Idaho’s obstetrician-gynecologists have left. The wait time for a hysterectomy, even in Boise, can be 6 months. For an annual exam, more like 9 months. Thanks, MAGA. nytimes.com/2026/10/20/magaz… #healthcare
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Ken Paxton is not a racist! After all, is he the one who told Thelma Louise to be a black woman?
IS KEN PAXTON A RACIST? Today he kicked out a woman from his rally. She wasn't protesting. She was just standing there being black. Turns out the woman he ejected is Thelma Louise- a MAGA social media influencer with more than 200,000 followers. Your Thoughts?
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On National Heroes' Day let us recall, celebrate, and emulate the courageous and selfless #Jamaicans who laid the foundation for the freedom and rights we enjoy; and let us celebrate those who toil quietly; ensuring that their legacy is a Nation of peace, prosperity, and justice. #Jamaica #NationalHeroesDay
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Eat your heart out, girls & boys: I just got a letter from the daughter of Ken Paxton, Texas' GOP candidate for the Senate. With a hand-written address on the envelope, no less! How'd I get this lucky? Was it my contribution to @jamestalarico ? #Midterms2026 #Fundraising
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Forbes Magazine is the last publication on earth that would try to make Republicans look corrupt, yet even Forbes reported that $150 million.
THIS IS BARON. Baron is unemployed. Baron is unemployed, yet somehow managed to rake in a cool $150 million last year. Baron is unemployed, yet somehow managed to rake in a cool $150 million last year, AND NOT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN CARES. Remember when those same Republicans tried to get President Biden IMPEACHED because his son sold paintings for $50,000. I do. Hypocrites.
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Yeah, but at least Elon Musk isn't an immigrant.
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ICE run over U.S. citizen riding his bike—break his arm. Agents handcuff him behind his back without calling paramedics. They inflict even more injuries—send him to the hospital in serious condition. Then agents detain another U.S. citizen—for yelling at them on the sidewalk. Man with the broken arm's daughter says he was hit on his e-bike by an unmarked car. He was then tased twice and pinned to the ground—currently receiving treatment at the hospital. Multiple ICE vehicles were running through stop signs—speeding the wrong way down one-way streets. All on a weekend afternoon with kids playing outside. Incident occurred near the intersection of East 56th Street & Elm Avenue in Long Beach, California. Stop ICE Net doesn't have an account on this platform—so posting first full length, English translated, and credited video here to help raise awareness.
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Live it up, Vlad! Trump Protects Putin From Graham-Blumenthal, by @PhillipsPOBrien phillipspobrien.substack.com…
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Most Americans have no idea what socialism is. When government takes over industries, that's socialism. Yes, really. Read Marx. Now can you guess which American president ordered the U.S. government to accumulate part ownership of >30 American companies? nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/el…
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"Russian [social media] propaganda seems determined to amplify perceptions that Democrats have retreated from supporting Israel." It's the old imperialist trick: Instead of uniting your enemies against you, divide and conquer. nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/po… @real_alethia #doppelganger
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Good comment you added. But here's the good news: Trump really is doing something to Make America Great Again by not contributing any of his own enormous wealth to his pet ballroom project.
The Washington Post released the names of all the donors for Trump’s ballroom. Where is that money, and why are taxpayers now going to fund a substantial portion of his ‘bunker’ that has risen from $400 million to $800 million? Trump LIED once again saying no taxpayer money would be used. 🤬 Donor list in comments.
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Buying votes? I feel that we've gone back to the Boss Tweed era. Only worse.
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But Aaron, he's working to Make America Grate Again!
JD Vance: "You ask Ken Paxton a simple question and you will get a direct answer" NARRATOR: Ken Paxton has still refused to answer questions about why he won't debate, why he went to England on July 4 with his mistress, why he went to Dubai for New Years with his mistress, his 15 homes, or how his net worth has increased 7,000% since he entered public office.
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Pete Hegseth is blocking promotions and firing generals, especially women and people of color, and it’s costing us some of our most experienced and qualified servicemembers. That makes our country less safe.
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How to avoid real issues: Trump mocks the name of candidate Abdul El-Sayed and calls him a “jihadist.” He accuses Haitians and Africans of invading states. Vance "jokes" that James Talarico is gay; Trump accuses the Texan of being vegan who eats lettuce! cnn.com/2026/10/14/politics/…
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🚨REPUBLICANS HAVE A SENATE PROBLEM. NC: Cooper +14 GA: Ossoff +8.1 NH: Pappas +5.9 OH: Brown +3.1 TX: Talarico +2.7 MI: El-Sayed +2.7 MN: Flanagan +2.2 AK: Peltola +1.4 ME: Jackson +1.2 IA: Turek +0.6 KS: TIED A Democratic Senate majority is within reach. Let’s finish the job.
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On this day in 1964, it was announced that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of #nonviolence and its application for Civil Rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought and proved that systemic oppression could be challenged and dismantled through nonviolent resistance. Nonviolence isn’t just a strategy in our history books. It’s an everyday mindset that empowers us to build a better, more peaceful world. #MartinLutherKingJr #Nonviolence365 #TheKingCenter #MLK
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Correction, if you don't mind: It's not the made-up "story" about Talarico; it's the made-up *stories.* Plural.
BREAKING: Trump campaign employee Rhein Amacher, who helped spread the fabricated James Talarico story, just posted this and then quickly DELETED it. The post appears to contain a death threat against a sitting U.S. congresswoman. Will Kash Patel and the @FBI investigate this, or will they look the other way?
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