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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.

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13-yr-old Camarria Williams made a remarkable discovery when she found a compound with potential cancer-fighting properties in goose poop from Garfield Park, Chicago. This surprising find happened while participating in the Chicago Antibiotic Discovery Lab, a STEM program in collaboration with the

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if ice comes don’t open door -ask to see badge through window Ask for warrant signed by judge. Tell them to slide it under door. Only open door if ICE shows you a judicial search or arrest warrant naming person at your address. If no warrant, keep door closed: www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

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This is residents in San Diego telling Ice-Gestapo agents to get TF out of their neighborhood. More of this please. 💙👊

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Harvard is offering several of their on-line courses FOR FREE, including understanding the Constitution, basic Government, and how to recognize a dictatorship takeover. Check it out! pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

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My first guest piece collaborating with @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social - A take on how global media calls out Trump’s racism & shocking behavior more prominently & more directly than most US media. With positive shoutouts to @karenattiah.bsky.social & @adamserwer.bsky.social bit.ly/4kgHccC

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In need of a howl? Grieving? Sarah Silverman's Postmortem is a thing of beauty. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_11...

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Lovely piece on new home for our beloved @earlylearningnatn.bsky.social, now Zero2Eight w @the74.bsky.social. Gratifying that what I built + nurtured for 6 yrs (w top journos + @deanna.bsky.social) lives on.Thanks @rebeccagale.bsky.social for shout out! @swartzmark.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3dt2b4tz

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Very exciting!

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-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom.

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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

submitted 12 days ago • 519 comments

We're on our own now.

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-$1.5T in new tax cuts predominantly for the rich -$700B in Medicaid cuts -$500B in Medicare cuts -$300B in SNAP cuts -Leasing public lands to Big Oil -Ending IRS Direct File -Ending clean energy tax credits -Banning AI regulation in the states The oligarchy's wish list.

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www.wgbh.org/news/2025-05...

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Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants

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⚡️Zelensky gifts pope with icon from war-torn Izium. Zelensky presented Pope Leo XIV with the icon"Mother of God with Child," painted on an artillery box. The icon represents children "who suffered from the war, who were deliberately kidnapped and deported by Russia."

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