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A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity. Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.

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"It was this story that woke me up and made me a scholar. I found it fascinating that a group of ordinary people from country towns who shared a fear that they were losing their democracy could figure out how to work together to reclaim it." heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-15-2...

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This is sublime.

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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — On Saturday, Feb. 22, more than 50 plungers, chickens and supporters gathered for the 2025 Lake County Special Olympics annual Polar Plunge at the Buckingham Homeowners Association Clubhouse. bit.ly/3FCbuHk

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LAKEPORT, Calif. — Should a man with a history of violent physical abuse against the mother of his children — who seven months ago broke into her home and assaulted her again — be considered eligible for mental health diversion and no prison sentence? bit.ly/4bIZq36

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A new appellate court decision has halted progress on the city of Clearlake’s plan to improve a roadway and build a new hotel. bit.ly/4iv1iyF

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Congratulations!

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London

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249084 TERRIFIED MARYELLEN sits in a corner - scared and overlooked! She is on the euthanasia list at Apple Valley unless we can get her out! Please repost! Pls foster/adopt! They killed over 20 this week! Please don’t let her die! She looks like a cuddly bear! 🆘‼️🆘

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Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

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A Humane Society worker took the critter the next day to Nebraska Wildlife Rehab with a note attached to her carrier: “Opossum was brought in due to having eaten an entire Costco chocolate cake.” My spirit animal. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

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Precisely this.

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Everyone needs a fun auntie!

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Amid heavy winter rains, the first Pet Fix animal clinic spayed and neutered 203 animals over three days, from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2.

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There it is. The world's richest man cutting funds for the poor in order to try to justify huge tax cuts and gifts to him and others. Not to mention more contracts and business deals that will benefit him I'm sure.

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Let's defund Musk. And deport him as well. Let him go buy his way into another country's government.

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Well, gosh. Didn't see that coming.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Lakeport man who was killed during a confrontation in Library Park will be remembered at two events this week.

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The California Public Utilities Commission approved $48 million for eight broadband infrastructure projects as part of the multi-year $2 billion Last Mile Federal Funding Account grant program, which expands broadband internet access for underserved and unserved communities across California.

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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it. “When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.” AOC 🔥🎯

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Dan McClellan explains it all for you: "Today's Christian nationalists stand condemned bythe prophets of the Hebrew Bible and by Jesus in the New Testament." Christians are supposed to prioritize mercy. Period. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8P...

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Yep.

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Deepest sympathies for my favorite actor, Mark Rylance, on the death of his brilliant and beloved wife -- and on his birthday, no less. "Ring the bell, sound the trumpets reverie, something is done, something is beginning. One of the great wise ones has passed."

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services is proposing to list the Clear Lake hitch as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act, after 13 years of an ongoing petition led by the nonprofit Center of Biological Diversity.

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — As devastating fires continue to rage in Southern California, firefighters from Lake County have joined the effort to stop them. bit.ly/3E3Uadu

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I fear there is deep truth here.

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Jonathan Pie nails it, ferociously. How is it that the "fictional" characters offer the truth more bravely? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R19...

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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County’s agricultural production hit a record level for value in 2023, despite shifts in key commodities, according to the latest county crop report.

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As someone who trained in history, I try to take the long view of things. Sometimes that leaves me optimistic. But today, watching President Carter's farewell and funeral, I feel like I'm watching a funeral for the country I knew and believed in. The timing of his death could not be more poignant.

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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — The Middletown Art Center is inviting community members to a reception and dedication of the new “Water Baskets,” the art project that decorated the water towers on Rabbit Hill.

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At the Board of Supervisors’ first meeting of 2025 on Tuesday, newly elected and re-elected supervisors were sworn into office and they elected the board’s new chair and vice chair.

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Beautiful. ❤️

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