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This is not some disgruntled ex-employee speaking off the record. This is David Maraniss, a Pulitzer-winning reporter and author who’s now an associate editor at the Washington Post, where he’s been affiliated for more than 40 years.

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"Harvard University has laid off its staff in the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, the unit of its $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative tasked with identifying the direct descendants of those enslaved by Harvard affiliates."

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President Trump picked Andrew Puzder as his ambassador to the European Union. Puzder was Trump's pick for Labor secretary in 2017, but removed himself from consideration after old abuse allegations which he denied, resurfaced 19thnews.org/2025/01/andr...

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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

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Yesterday, Trump signed more executive orders on Inauguration Day than any President in history. Every day this week, I'll be breaking down Trump's attacks on your rights and freedoms. First up: immigration rights and birthright citizenship. (1/11)

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Yikes. Sen. Jack Reed, the top Dem on the Senate Armed Services Committee, spells out all the details of the sworn affidavit recounting Pete Hegseth's specific incidents of alcohol abuse, abusive behavior toward his second wife + offensive public misconduct.

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BREAKING: Trump has revoked a rule prohibiting ICE from arresting undocumented immigrants at or near "sensitive locations," like schools, places of worship, hospitals, & shelters." We need to act I list 7 tangible actions you can take to help protect immigrants: www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

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Relax your forehead. Unclench your jaw. Roll your shoulders. Put on your fave playlist.

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Despite patriarchy's persistence, growing numbers of men believe they have it worse off than women. And, new research shows this "male victimhood" ideology is most common among men who aren't facing hardship. Which means what they're really feeling is status loss. 1/ www.psypost.org/male-victimh...

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Ok #booksky, let’s talk. 👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books. 👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

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It turns out the “free speech” guys want the federal government, or its proxies, to control all major communications platforms

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A lesson from the TikTok Affair should be that bipartisan efforts to preserve U.S. national security are vulnerable to the incoming president getting bought off and switching sides for his own personal and political benefit. Not great!

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Translation: He wants its rare-earth minerals for himself. Pro tip: Always look through the nonsense noise for the inevitable grift.

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I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...

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To everyone's surprise, it turns out that attaching a money-sucking machine to a hospital system makes it worse.

submitted 70 days ago • 397 comments

Dear Joe, I know it feels really wrong to order your AG to release a Special Counsel report because that’s been a bad thing to do for so long. But the Supreme Court says it’s okay now. It’s legal. It’s an official act. So go ahead, Mr. President. It’s normal now. ~ Everyone

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Apple TV is now free to watch all weekend. Plenty of time to watch all 4 seasons of Slow Horses. Thank me later.

submitted 75 days ago • 296 comments

I stand by this.

submitted 75 days ago • 332 comments

If I hadn’t come on here tonight, I’d have never know what Liv is.

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Three former sheriff’s deputies in Virginia Beach, Virginia, were indicted Friday on murder charges in connection with the death of an inmate who had been held at the city jail last year, according to the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

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Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever. Make it go viral but make sure she benefits. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

submitted 75 days ago • 196 comments

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This photo is as haunting as the article. No female is smiling.

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H5N1 (and 🐈) — Part II "The American Bird Conservancy (abcbirds.org) estimates cats kill 500 million birds per year, about half of those are attributable to pet cats (the other half, to ferals). Cats who remain indoors are at less risk of encountering H5N1."

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Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025: 1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it. www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...

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This wonderful man could've been our Vice President, but some of you will never allow us to have nice things. 😞

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in just over a week (yup, almost as soon as 2025 starts) — there are special elections in Virginia that will decide if Dems keep their majorities in the Senate & House boltsmag.org/legislative-...

submitted 81 days ago • 8 comments

Our seventh most-read story of this year: When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients. Read more (published October) ⬇️

submitted 81 days ago • 162 comments

12 mins. Audio version. [Catch up on what's really happening and yes, there are some well placed (and entertaining) bleeps.] #HeatherCoxRichardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social #LettersFromAnAmerican 12/27/2024. #MAGA #DOGE #Loomer #H1BVisas heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-2...

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Israel has burned northern Gaza’s last remaining hospital. And kicked out its patients, including neonatal and ICU patients. I picked a western news source since y’all seem more likely to believe those. I don’t know how else to get people to care. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/h...

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Imagine nominating, donating to, and then voting for a Democratic Representative who wins the seat and then immediately switches to the Republican Party. In FLORIDA. Hillary Cassel & Susan Valdes need to be investigated.

submitted 81 days ago • 433 comments

I think a lot about this quote from Anaïs Nin’s diary from 1939-1944: “America is in even greater danger because of its cult of toughness, its hatred of sensitivity, and someday it may have to pay a price for this, because atrophy of feeling creates criminals”.

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