Kim Perales
KimPerales@toad.social
<p>Californian with a wide variety of interests, but since 2016, seeking justice, democratic norms, improving public: education & health, access to the arts, inclusivity, ethics in government, finance & business, human rights, IMM, ENVIR & worker protections, accountability for the oligarch criminality in the US & helping America turn blue.</p>
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#Paraguay: UEMO bank... "The connections btw all of these far-R nets being employed by the US are being exposed more every day. With each exposure➡️clearer. With that clarity,🚨come fractures in the billionaire-financed & manufactured far-R mvt in Latin Am. Cerimedo🚨partnered with Peña for the “Hispanic Prosp Gala” at #Trump’s MAL +connections: Shield of the Americas.. We're starting to see⚡major cracks form in #LATAM #FarRight politics." #Corruption #MarcoRubio #USPol https:...
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"Iran🚨denies any talks. At this pt who'll blink 1st & strike. #Trump says 3rd CSG will be in the region for Iran. That the blockade will continue. They'll strike if needed. They're all "locked & loaded." -Ali "He wouldn’t say flat out what he plans to do with IR, & even if he did -so impulsive & erratic🚨-makes it moot. Of course, all the Gulf Cs want this disaster to END, but this #delusion paired with the seeming desire to at min cont to escalate...
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Rs' MT losses:⚡much of that pain could've been avoided -or at least pre-empted🚨-had the Trump admin allowed a $B solar panel development project go ahead. #EPA under Trump appt L Zeldin:🚨refused to dish out $Bs of cong-approved funds meant to expand access to #solar #energy in low-income comms. The Biden-era program,⚡earmarked $7B for distribution to solar energy devs led by states & Tribal govts. States like MA & MI were previously approved for $156M... #Congress #USPol https:/...
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Rubio said #Trump would prefer to solve “this & every problem diplomatically,” but added:🚨 “sometimes that’s not possible, unfortunately.” "The Qatari PM will be meeting with Trump today to discuss⚡ongoing negotiations with Iran *telling to see whether or not Sec Bessent decides to impose new sanctions on Iran *would send a clear message by the US:🚨they're continuing to escalate the war." -B Erickson #Peace is virtually impossible in this #kakistocracy. #IranWar #USPol https...
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ICYMI: ">150 people💙labored >6 months to sew together 12,500 quilt🟦s -ea🟦representing a #Minnesota #immigrant taken by# ICE from the start of the 2nd Trump term to the end of Op Metro Surge." -FB News "MN's neighbors made a quilt for those deported. #Quilts have a long history as a medium for American pol expression, social reform, & grassroots activism: ~ Underground Railroad ~ Suffrage & Women's Rights ~ Civil Rights & Econ Coops ~ #Protest & Mem A...
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Good signs:⚡️”Paid $1000s for tweets” “Loomer announced on her show: stepping away roughly 1 hour after The WP contacted her this, D Harwell/S Nover report.” -D Lamothe “Hours before #Eisenkot is expected to get the nod, #Netanyahu⚡️posts a video, apparently new, in which he seems genuinely PANICKED, calls on his supporters to stop the formation of any new govt by any means nec, & threatens #violence. For 11 days, no one has seen this man in pub.” -N Tarnopolsky #USPol https://www.washington...
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"There're rumors circulating now surrounding a potential US/Iran peace deal.🚨Unfortunately, much of this seems to be pertaining to the nuclear discussion, & would only be plausibly agreed to by Iran IF the US agreed to the “7 Demands." -B Erickson The Saudi-led MIL🚨coalition in YE bombed the home of a const wkr in Saada on Oct 18, killing 9 fam mems -incl 5 children +injuring 19. A🚨US-supplied 500-lb bomb... #Trump #IranWar #WarCrimes #ETTD #USPol https://responsiblestatecraft...
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“Watching K Dmitriev, head of #Russia’s sovereign wealth fund,🚨speak from a WH podium bearing the US presidential seal while quoting #Putin is an image I’ll never forget. Dmitriev praised Maria Lvova-Belova as a great humanitarian.🚨She is wanted by the #ICC for alleged war crimes involving the unlawful deportation & transfer of Ukrainian children. He then presented #MelaniaTrump with a painting reportedly made by a girl who, acc to…” #Trump #Traitors #Ukraine #USPol https://www.onestnetwo...
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"Paraguayan Pres Santiago Peña (ally of #Trump, Rubio...)🚨has resigned amid a deepening pol & fin crisis sparked by the collapse of Ueno Bank, a major DITIGAL LENDER (USTD, Trump, Bessent want something similar!) with nearly 3M customers (~60%🚨of the pop) & ~$850M in public deposits. The Central Bank🚨seized control of Ueno- leaving Ms of customers unable to access their💰. Peña *held shares in the bank’s parent co until 2025,🚨faced impeachment: alleged misuse of public funds..."...
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Hubris:🚨Sec of State #MarcoRubio is reportedly preparing to resign from #Trump's cabinet to launch a bid for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. Sources in Washington & the UK govt expect Rubio to step down following disastrous MT results... Insiders suggest🚨Rubio needs to distance himself from controversial policies, incl: #IranWar. Up to 5 CAB members could leave the admin amidst public backlash🚨over energy costs, foreign policy, & potential impeach... #USPol https://www...
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"This clip shows: #HakeemJeffries🚨isn't right for the moment +reminds us: the allegedly liberal cable net has a 3-hr AM show hosted by a fmr Gingrich R. Maybe MSNOW⚡should think about revamping its own lineup to give viewers & voters what they want." -K Kruse "The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf." Jeffries *now poised to become the next #House Spk, says: #Democrats will focus on affordability concerns &...
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Dems⚡cracked the code on winning the South. OH/IA are back to swing state status. The Democratic Party💙is reborn. #JDVance bet on MAGA's cultural ascendance⚡in ruins. #Democrats💡made huge inroads into the South, won a Sen seat in the Great Plains, & reached deep into the parts of the Midwest: we all thought #Trump had turned permanently red. "A GENERATIONAL SHIFT💙-clarity of message & steadfastness of purpose: AES in MI, Talarico in TX, & Ossoff in GA." -D Loeur #USP...
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Update: "Sen Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was⚡improving in the hospital after suffering from a stroke on Saturday, a spokesperson for the senator said on Tuesday. The spokesperson also said the senator was💙“heartened” by the outpouring of well wishes from the public." “The prognosis seems⚡to be good,” Mr. Blumenthal said. “He’s responding well to treatment. They’re going to be rightly cautious.” -NYT #ChrisMurphy #Senate #Democrats #Health #USPol https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/chri...
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"Election Day stunner:🚨DOJ has sent criminal target letters to 20 Dems including campaign lawyer Marc Elias and DSCC in its double-Dan investigation — a major escalation." -G Thrush #Trump's desperation knows no bounds. #Fascism #DOJ #Weaponization #Elections #USPol https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/politics/alaska-investigation-target-letters-democrats.html https://electionlawblog.org/2026/justice-department-sending-target-letters-in-alaska-criminal-probe-including-to-dscc-a...
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Today: "Sweden & Belgium🚨appear to be among the hardest-hit Cs, w multi supermkt chains & stores experiencing sig disruptions & food losses. Retailers: responding, working with #cybersecurity specialists & taking affected products off sale to protect consumers." -GeoInsider "Critical infra includes food. Not only power plants & pipelines. Eur: mass amounts of spoiled food. Behind it➡️farms, processors, truckers, WH wkrs, cashiers & the person shopping on🚨f...
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"I'm so inspired by this ad by MS Senate candidate Scott Colom, who reminds us that a courageous man named Medgar Evers🚨died for his commitment to the right to vote. #Vote against the haters. Vote for an America we can all be proud of." -M Jacob "Medgar Evers was killed in his driveway bc⚡he refused to accept a MS where some were denied the right to vote. He stood💙with 1000s who marched, organized & sacrificed so future generations could've a voice." -S Colom #VR...
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“No longer abiding by WH dictates, #Ukraine has resumed strikes on #Russia's #oil IND, in today's dawn hours⚡️striking Russia's Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara Oblast. Likely a record number of strikes on one Russian facility, 11 sep areas of the complex now burning. This fac is ~800 km from UA’s INTL recognized border.” -Jay in Kyiv “Russia🚨violated ban on strikes against oil refineries hitting Ukrainian Kremenchuk refny overnight.⚡️UA responded.” -ToBeOr #Zelenskyy #Putin #T...
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"Bolsonaro🚨literally fled on a narco-traffickers plane.🚨Btw the pardon for JO Hernandez in HN, refuge for Flávio from #Brazil, & the close alliance with EC’s Noboa, the #Trump admin is proving itself to be the TRUE ALLY OF NARCO-TERROR IN THE REGION." -D Alder "The private jet🚨used by Flávio #Bolsonaro to flee to the US belongs to a pnr of the Argentine drug trafficker F Machado *currently imprisoned in the US. The aircraft in Q is the Gulfstream G400 with reg.." -A Geop...
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At the RU-AFR summit, #Putin🚨is effusive with praise for Musk—calling him a "true genius" & implying strongly: Musk assisted #Russia in the dev of its StarLink alt Rossvet. Putin & Musk are known to speak directly very often, & Musk's decision to throttle. #Starlink & #Starshield support to #Ukraine🚨have suddenly given the Kremlin an immense tactical advantage in the spl MIL op against Ukraine. Putin's remarks about #Musk at the sumt➡️eye-opener.." -S Horto...
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5 DEATHS today‼️Atop the agenda🚨should be the admin’s LETHAL #BoatStrikes *experts say: #CrimesAgainstHumanity💔~240 ppl DEAD & COST TAXPAYERS ~$5B. More must be done to “uncover the true cost of ongoing ops,🚨sanction those resp for serial killings & hold 3rd-C collaborators accountable for carrying them out. From⬆️JT MIL ops in EC,🚨blatant electoral interference from HN to BR,🔫pt diplomacy in VE, Dems must stem the tide of #Trump’s Donroe Doctrine. #Murder #Hegseth #USPol https://www.the...
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"Everything we love is on the line" in the US #election: #Trump🚨has systematically undone the strategy: since the 19C has made the US➡️world's leading C. He's eroded our sources of greatness. So what's at stake isn't just #affordability or #DataCenters or the #IranWar.🚨It's America's future. Trump +acquiescence of cong Rs,💔is vandalizing ED, from Head Start for 4-yr-olds living in poverty to elite univs researching new Txs for cancer." #ExistentialThreat‼️...
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As of Oct 24, #Ukraine's defense forces & experts from the Def Min⚡have recorded Starlink & Starshield operating at speeds above 161 km/h. On Oct 16, #Trump🚨claimed that the WH hadn't been involved in restricting Ukraine's use of the system. Meanwhile, The Telegraph reported that #Musk🚨approached Trump with the idea of restricting the bandwidth of the #Starlink & #Starshield satellite networks used by the Ukrainian military. #Zelenskyy #Putin #Traitors #Betrayal #USPol...
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"New reporting🚨uncovers that the WH intervened to shut down an investigation into the #Epstein files. I’m SO SURPRISED to hear this." -D Pakman "The WH🚨posted a video of Pres #Trump walking to “Angel of my dreams,” a nod to K Jenner’s walk at this week’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which has since gone viral" -J Manchester "Vance🚨becomes a hurricane as it nears Mexico" -The Hill What a day! #Distraction #Fascism #Betrayal #IranWar #Putin #Elections #VoteBlue...
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"UNBELIEVABLE! #PopeLeo⚡personally called #Putin and #Zelenskyy, pushing for a #ceasefire in #Ukraine. Now the #Trump White House🚨is trying to give #MelaniaTrump the credit, completely ignoring the Pope’s🕊️efforts! These people🚨will do absolutely ANYTHING to steal the spotlight and rewrite the narrative. The shamelessness is OFF THE CHARTS!" -C Jackson #Fascism #MelaniaTrump #TraitorTrump #Traitors #Betrayal #Russia #Peace #Negotiations #Elections #VoteBlue #USPol https://apnews.co...
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"This is a🚨serious warning" Iran🚨is now threatening to attack US bases across the middle east if commercial vessels continue to use the SoH.” -M Tardio “President #Trump🚨says U.S. is not -negotiating with Iran: “We are gonna have something, one way or the other, it'll happen fairly soon." -Insider Paper No #negotiations, regard for service members, civilians, the global #economy… GOP MOC are responsible for the carnage. #iranWar #Escalation #ETTD #Netanyahu #Israel #US #E...
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Trump's #DHS goons:🚨Armed & in uniform, fed agents from the DHS have been knocking on doors in several states to ask residents about their IMM status -🚨& to inquire if they have registered to vote or cast votes in past #elections. The op is part of an effort to root out potential noncitizen voters ahead of the MTs. DHS alleged➡️could be as many as 250K citizens illegally registered to vote... Just 156 ppl: charged with voting-fraud rel offenses... #VoterSuppression #USPol https://www...
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Why is #oil still at🚨$110/bbl? Despite the fact:⚡sig amt of oil IS flowing thru the SoH again,🚨the COST of shipping this oil is permanently raising the flr price for oil. Acc to R Johnston... an ~ est of the additional risk prem for shipping oil out of the SoH:🚨~30/bbl. Prior to the #IranWar➡️Brent : ~$70/bbl. TOTALLY🚨unsustainable -too expensive... & if it DID become a viable solution somehow for the US & global #economy? IR will... It’s an existential war. #ETTD #USPol https://meidasn...
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"The Guardian confirmed🚨America Next—the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed events—paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepell’s dad Timmy $250k for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed." -K Kruse "Man who heckled El-Sayed🚨is son of Republican adviser who was paid for ‘influencer marketing.'" Support #ElSayed! #Republicans #FEC #Elections #Sabotage #VoteBlue #USPol https://www.theguardian.com/us-...
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"I'm not sure how much more blatant it can get that🚨these guys are looting the federal government and then pointing over there and saying "look what THOSE BLACK PEOPLE ARE GETTING AWAY WITH!!!" -A Serwer "Stephen Miller🚨claims Somali-Americans in MN are "buying Mercedes, buying BMWs, they buy a nice house, all their kids fly first class all over the world." A Rupar #Projection #Corruption #Lies #Trump #Somalis #StephenMiller #TrumpRegime #Grifters #Racism #Fasc...
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NEW INVESTIGATION:🚨U of Belgrade Rector who resisted crackdown on students was hacked with #ZeroClick #Pegasus. Authorities raided his off in Mar. Serbia's snap #elections are 6 days away. THERE'RE MORE🎯S Prof Đokić refused to facil a govt crackdown on stu protests on campus. The price? Constant atks from pro-gov media, & a raid on the rectorate with devices & servers seized. High confidence: his iPhone:🚨hacked with Pegasus... 👊 #Democracy #Fascism #Spyware #USPol https:/...