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"Don't think about this as some grand strategy, that [Trump's] planning all this out. He's playing checkers, not chess. This is one move at a time." I had a great conversation with the great @juddlegum.bsky.social. popular.info/p/what-will-...

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NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.

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More than half of U.S. sweet cherries grown for fresh consumption come from WA state, the largest producer in the nation. And if the workers are scared away from the cherry harvest, they won't be here for apples (60% of nation's fresh crop) or pears (80%) either.

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The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades. By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social‬ (Published Oct. 2024)

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Westfall was arrested in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, 2021, for violating the curfew put in place in the hours after the riot at the U.S. Capitol. He paid a fine to resolve the minor offense.

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2 properties in Strasburg Borough receive historic status from council lanc.news/4l9r3G1

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SCOOP: The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.

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NEW: A California court has upheld the disbarment recommendation for John EASTMAN, the attorney who helped develop President Trump's last-ditch effort to subvert the 2020 election. Eastman plans to appeals to CA Supreme Court. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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"Casey trailed Harris’ pace by 21,063 votes in Philly and its suburbs, larger than McCormick’s 15,115 vote statewide margin of victory" penncapital-star.com/election-202...

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Large parts of North America are forecast to have extremely high humidity over the next two weeks 😥 wapo.st/4lfEc0x

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Proud of @annrejrat.bsky.social and everyone at SpotlightPA.org for getting this story told: lancasteronline.com/news/local/t...

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The Pennsylvania Treasury invested an additional $25 million in Israel Bonds last week, hours before the country launched a series of air strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program and military capacity.

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The School District of Lancaster's board passed a proposed budget with a 4.25% tax increase. If approved in the district's final budget, that would be the highest tax increase from the city school district since 2008. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/a...

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New from @jaxonwhite.bsky.social

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Lancaster County’s top judge on Monday announced a new advisory board charged with establishing clear standards for the work of constables in the county, including a disciplinary process for these elected local law enforcement officers. lanc.news/3SPIz6e

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Stephen Miller's wife demanded the Social Security office promote Elon's bogus claims about scammers. "The Times’s investigation found that Mr. Musk became fixated on the program in early February after members of his team misread government spending data" www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

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Folks, WHENEVER you see these wild claims about the election results in Rockland County NY last year, understand that it's a pro se suit from the La Rouche Party candidate for US Senate, based upon results completely explained by insular Hasidic communities which vote as unified blocs. Ignore it.

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"Democracy is on the ballot"

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. @governor.pa.gov sat for a more than 30-minute interview with The Washington Post’s Colby Itkowitz (an LNP alum) open.spotify.com/episode/7Ltu...

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Now that AP has it: this guy is all over the internet, with a lot of videos of him preaching in DRC, the website of he & his wife's private security company, and so on. He's hardly a ghost.

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Lancaster, Pa. lancasteronline.com/news/local/c...

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Sarah Klimm, an LGBTQ+ advocate and retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant, filed paperwork to challenge Rep. Lloyd Smucker in next year’s midterm election. She told me her campaign is about "bringing dignity back to governance." lancasteronline.com/news/marine-...

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The coin-operated presidency. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5481...

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👀: “Two Israeli officials claimed to Axios that Trump and his aides were only pretending to oppose an Israeli attack in public — and didn't express opposition in private. ‘We had a clear U.S. green light,’ one claimed.”

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In summer of 2006, walking on the Upper West Side, I saw Frank McCourt exit a building and get into a cab.

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Man do I have some news about traditional country music.

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Holy shit, read this whole thing. The people who have been worried about the Dreamliner for years were particularly worried about the ones delivered to Air India. prospect.org/economy/2025...

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FEC.gov site down for everyone?

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Rep. RJ May, a founding member of the state’s ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus, faces 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse material.

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An important book sheds light on the failings of journalism in the pandemic. This week’s Second Rough Draft newsletter open.substack.com/pub/dicktofe...

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Days after she boosted an unsubstantiated claim that voter fraud may have cost her a win in last month's mayoral primary, Lancaster City Council member Janet Diaz took to social media on Tuesday to suggest that paid protesters who are… lanc.news/3HD6LpT

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The whole trans girls in sports discussion is absolutely being used to propagandize people into being transphobic bellends. In K-12, the number of trans girls in sports is five. In college the number is fewer than ten, according to the NCAA President. You're being manipulated. Please stop.

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@jessicavalenti.bsky.social update on the young woman in Pennsylvania. lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/da/11617/pos...

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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker leads three dozen GOP lawmakers in writing to Senate Majority Leader Thune insisting that the House budget framework be preserved -- i.e., tax cuts paid for with real cuts in spending. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Time for a big book rec: Bad Company, by old friend @greenwell.bsky.social. It comes out today. Hand to heart, I would've read this book cover to cover even if I didn't know the author at all. It's legit. bookshop.org/p/books/bad-...

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Protesters instigating violence in Boston, March 5, 1770.

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ICYMI...paywall lifted

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Troubled businessman Daryl Heller is set to return to federal bankruptcy court tomorrow, where attorneys for one creditor vying for his assets have recently filed a flurry of legal filings that raise new questions about payments to his children and… lanc.news/43Priiy

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A Lancaster County science fair champion has earned international honors for developing a fishing lure that won’t contribute to the problem of plastic pollution in waterways. lanc.news/43UnZ9U

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The losses attributed to Daryl Heller and his businesses have now ballooned to more $800 million, recent filings in the Lancaster businessman’s New Jersey bankruptcy case show. lanc.news/43wzAgl

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