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Kids have the right to be healthy. Safe bike routes can help: ggwash.org/view/99375/k...

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Destroying encampments won’t reduce homelessness in DC: ggwash.org/view/99043/d...

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Destroying encampments won’t reduce homelessness in DC: ggwash.org/view/99043/d...

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Join me in taking action with @ucsusa on global warming, our broken food system, and more: www.ucsusa.org/action-cente...

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I'm attending EDF Action's event, “EcoAthletes: Winning the Climate Comeback” - sign up now to join me! #ClimateCantWait www.mobilize.us/edfaction/ev...

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Resistance is NOT futile

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The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday to order the state not to mail any notices to the roughly 1,400 voters whose ballots are included in the state’s cure process while litigation over Democrat Allison Riggs’ narrow victory continues in federal court. Paige and I explain what happens next.

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While you're distracted by a SCOTUS case about inclusive books in schools, the new leader at the IMLS is demanding that state librarians share what their grant money is being used for. I told you this would happen, and here it is.

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If any officer or enlisted member had passed classified information over an unsecured or unauthorized device, we would have been immediately removed [them] from our position, investigated, most likely prosecuted,” he said. “For an officer, it’s a career killer.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The indie bookstore around the corner had this sign. So I went inside and bought 2 books from the banned book section. Support local small businesses. Read banned books. Drink your Ovaltine.

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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

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Regional climate centers are back online. Top of the page reads: "Thank you to everyone who expressed their strong support for the Regional Climate Center program. Our funding has been restored by NOAA and the Department of Commerce."

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Authoritarian leaders topple democracy faster than you can imagine. If you wait to speak out against them, you have already lost. apple.news/AZMBTpOZQTXK...

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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients More details to follow--stay tuned!

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"The Last of Us" star Pedro Pascal is exactly right: You can't claim to stand for freedom while tearing it away from others 🤷

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Stay tuned for a related product from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social launching this summer that identifies global hotspots for the most urgently needed climate solutions

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We still have time to act. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Through war and peace, through boom and bust, through health and pandemic, not a single Social Security payment has been missed!

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Brick by brick we build a strong Democratic base across our State. Only then can Congressional candidates have a stable platform to stand on when it’s time. Every election is the most important election. Go to www.thezekelypodcast.com and find your local Democratic committee in Pennsylvania.

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Summer reading: A climate warrior pens a lyrical, and hopeful, local look at climate action marylandmatters.org/2025/04/22/t...

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Summer reading: A climate warrior pens a lyrical, and hopeful, local look at climate action marylandmatters.org/2025/04/22/t...

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RFK Jr. is launching a government registry to track autistic Americans using private medical records.

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On Earth Day, we're celebrating Kentucky's drive toward sustainability. Gov. @andybeshearky.bsky.social’s EV charging program is putting Kentucky on the map for clean transportation and creating new jobs 🌎

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That is exactly right!

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Our Executive Director joins a panel at the Comptroller of Maryland's event: "Climate Impacts and Building Resilience" with Delegate Jazz Lewis, Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, and Maryland Department of the Environment, Secretary Serena McIlwain. #EarthDay

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“I’ve never missed a court appearance. I’ve never missed an appointment with immigration or ICE,” Daboin Rall said. “The truth is: I don’t have any criminal record. I’ve done everything correctly according to the rules of this country.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

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Really not good www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/br...

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Marylanders could save hundreds on electric bills if the PJM grid undergoes reform marylandmatters.org/2025/04/16/p...

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ALERT: they are going after tax exempt status of educational & not profit advocacy orgs they don’t like. Call your Senators and tell them to defend nonprofit / tax exempt status. Otherwise, climate justice, human rights, workers rights, women’s rights - everything is in danger. Call now 202 224-3121

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im sorry to be so divisive and partisan but i dont think the government should be inventing a criminal history out of thin air to justify sending someone to a concentration camp in a foreign country

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#econsky www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/u...

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NEW: A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards,” one expert said. By @chrisbing.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro

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What's the difference between a "security zone" and a military occupation? In this case, I don't think there is one. apnews.com/article/isra...

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As the federal government slashes FEMA and the National Weather Service, here are four ways cities and counties can step up:

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The Trump administration’s proposed NOAA funding cuts would erase $485 million from their research arm, eliminating life-saving research on climate, extreme weather, air pollution, and more. The existence of climate and weather research is in jeopardy. www.science.org/content/arti...

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More trade war woes www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/b...

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No matter where you live, help us protect Allison Rigg's 2024 NC Supreme Ct victory. GOP & GOP-led NC courts are trying to throw out 68K votes months after the election. This is their plan for your state if they lose. Kill it in NC. Join us in the fight. #AllisonRiggs www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event...

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"I think it’s also very important that I have been a teacher for 30 years. That impacts not just the way I write, but also... I am extraordinarily aware of power dynamics." Teachers just know! Is There Hope for America? Heather Cox Richardson Thinks So via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

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Social Security WORKS because over 99% of all payments are made accurately and on time.

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The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Why are we talking about the Jewish response to Christian Nationalism? Well, for one not only is the separation of religion & state a foundational American principle, it’s a fundamental Jewish value. Honored to talk about this at the Summit for Religious Freedom! #SRF2025 @paulgolin.bsky.social

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This, right here, is a beautiful thing! #USMailNotForSale

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President Trump is going back to business as usual, allowing gun dealers who break the law to keep selling guns while law enforcement and ATF turn their backs. The result will be more Americans shot and killed, and homicide rates will undoubtedly soar just as they did during Trump’s first term.

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