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Runaway Republican to Democrats. Democrat for 20 yrs. Worked for US Congressman...learned a great deal about workings of government. Still believing in Democracy and this Country! Home base Palm Springs, CA.
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Today is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, also known as Red Dress Day. We honour and remember the women, girls and two-spirit people who have been impacted by violence. We acknowledge their families and communities. #reddressday

Thousands of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens were forced to flee their country in the early 1990s. Today, they remain in limbo without the proper documentation to return or integrate into Nepalese society.

This non-answer is completely incoherent

China sends back new Boeing jet made too expensive by tariffs

American Revolution Recalled and Renewed on 250th Anniversary in SF Protest

EXCLUSIVE: DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.

What happens when publications lose free spreech? www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Haiti’s history has been a sad one for its people…

The Associated Press and the Trump administration faced tough questioning in court Thursday as the White House fights to block a lower court order mandating officials stop denying the wire outlet entry to spaces where other journalists are permitted. buff.ly/i1eX3Pg

"Without steady support for scientific research and the academic institutions that generate it, without the rule of law that sustains constant innovation and capital risk-taking, our country’s ability to advance new industries will be greatly diminished." www.liberalcurrents.com/elon-musk-is...

finance.yahoo.com/news/moody-b... Of doom and gloom Seems like the only thing going up

President Donald Trump is fighting to end automatic citizenship for children born to parents who are in the country unlawfully or on temporary visas, part of his broader crackdown on immigration and one that would overturn more than a century of court precedent.

The U.S. may impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at U.S. ports, which could further escalate the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

The Trump administration is eyeing about $40 billion in cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services’s budget next year, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.

Did you know beetles pollinate more flowering plants than any other insect group? They've been at it for over 200 million years, predating bees and butterflies.

We are in the most perilous times, but it is imperative that we not remain silent. We are all at risk. Simply by dissenting we can be targeted. We cannot and will not go silently into the night. Push back with all your might. #StrongerTogether #MomSky www.ft.com/content/4c4b...

Van Hollen: "I think that the situation for both Trump and the president of El Salvador is unsustainable. SCOTUS ruled 9-0 that the administration has to facilitate his return, and you have the president of El Salvador saying, 'Well, I don't have the power to release him.' Both things are untrue."

Van Hollen: "If the president gets to shred the Constitution and ignore the Supreme Court in this case, it is a very short path to the president ignoring court orders in other cases. So every American should care about this."

Hackers turn Silicon Valley crosswalks into mockery of Musk, Zuckerberg

News Analysis: President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more.

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This could be Time Magazine’s picture of the week

After reaching a preliminary agreement last week, countries hope more than three years of negotiations on battling future pandemics will finally end.

For years, China has controlled the export of rare earths—metals essential to products like semiconductors and lights. Now, amid a trade war with the U.S., it's tightening that grip, threatening American manufacturing and military power. But what are rare earth metals, and why are they important?

"Nobody watches you anymore. You have no credibility," Trump snapped at CNN's Kaitlan Collins.

5.2 earthquake near Julian, (San Diego county)….shaking felt around Palm Springs area….

From the Editorial Board: Our public libraries serve as a great equalizer. Funding them should be a priority.

Social Security Announces Major Change to Filing Claims https://twp.ai/4img05

I am proud to join my colleagues in filing an amicus brief standing up to Trump’s unconstitutional and un-American attack on birthright citizenship. Let me be clear: If you’re born on U.S. soil, you are a U.S. citizen. That’s not just common sense—it’s the Constitution.

"Nobody was texting war plans" -- Pete Hegseth

Happy Record Store Day, everybody. Make sure to shop local.

Trump’s administration has falsely declared more than 6,300 immigrants dead—adding the names and ss numbers of thousands of living, breathing people to the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File. They will no longer be able to access their bank accounts or use their credit cards.

An estimated 15,000 people are at the Fighting Oligarchy rally with AOC and Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles today. Amazing!