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This sort of philanthropy-with-few-strings is rare in the non-profit sector. Donors are too often known for using their giving to affect the priorities & agendas of the organizations they support. cep.org/report-backp...

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Is this why certain Dems are quiet, complying in advance? Keep an eye out for effects of "Operation Whirlwind " that intimidates dissenters, taking a page from the Putin& Orban playbook. Calling Musk a fascist ketamine addict gets one on an enemies of the state list?? gizmodo.com/top-maga-law...

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News coverage of OR2nd district House Rep Cliff Bentz townhall in rural Oregon. He got an earful."Especially in our rural communities...this is your opportunity as a public servant to stand up for American values, to not follow a king, but serve the people.” www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/b...

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Remember that every accusation/insult is an admission. www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...

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Oregon & other West coast sites are on the list of maybes. 🤔 Oregon state law defines us as a Sanctuary State, so this will be interesting. "Trump Plans to Use Military Sites "https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/migrants-military-sites.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yk4.Hq2d.eM0ovD8OO32E

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Dubyah is silent. His former ethics attorney however still has a spine. "If you're against big government the last thing you want to do is support a member of Congress who is going to just go to Washington, D.C., and do whatever the president tells them to do." www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/e...

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X user Dom Lucre, who has promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory, is at today's White House Black History Month event. He was once banned from X for posting what Elon Musk — who later reinstated his account — described as "child exploitation pictures." Offensive language warning.

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"The same guy running around the stage with a chainsaw and unable to complete a sentence wants to put his microchips in people’s brains."

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Keep swimming...

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Soc of Religion: re: in the Pacific Northwest, where most people are "unchurched" but are "spiritual not religious, " participate in esoteric "woowoo " practices, the "mindfulness industry" etc. DIY spirituality replaces old denominations/sects.

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CUT TO: It’s stolen. It’s all gone. Donald doesn’t have any idea where all that gold is, or who could have possibly stolen it. A real caper.

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THR: “.. Paramount now signaling that it’s prepared to go on the offensive .. leveraging the threat of uncovering information about Trump’s financials, including with respect to his social media company .. and the cryptocurrency he launched, in discovery.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

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I have solved Bird Flu. Give the chickens ivermectin. Have the chickens practice Earthing. The problem with their immune systems is they are not touching the soil enough. Coffee enemas for all chickens. Also we must stop reading them Ibram X. Kendi. Eggs will be back and most importantly not gay.

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Oregon offering guidance to trans person's medical care needs. We will no doubt be targeted by the Trump/Musk regime for this. www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-depar...

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Our Winter '25 issue is now live and unpaywalled at journals.sagepub.com/toc/CTX/current! Want a clickable table of contents? Go here: contexts.org/articles/w25-toc/. Want a playlist for all this sociology, with songs inspired by the articles in this issue? Go here: open.spotify.com/playlist/2Io...

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So now: "Prince Barron," first in line to inherit King Donald the First's throne. Charismatic leaders pass on their authority via either bureaucracy or patrimonialism. (Max Weber 101) What playwright will write the "history play" when the digital monarchical era ends? sethabrutyn.com/2020/05/18/p...

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The firing of the archivist is just another dangerous bone headed action. "...the dismissal of Shogan also has the potential to dramatically undermine the scaffolding of American democracy. " www.fastcompany.com/91277620/tru...

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Expect the full privatization of the.postal service soon...

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It's not a photo. It's a fake image created with AI, which you've now shared with your 356,000 followers on this platform without clarification.

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A video claiming that USAID has paid Hollywood stars millions of dollars to visit Ukraine has gone viral. But the clip is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that BBC Verify has investigated. @shayan86.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The rural low-income counties of Calidornia's far north have voted Trump/far-right for decades. But now the consequences are hitting home. kymkemp.com/2025/02/20/n...

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Snyder is correct. Trump is little more than the spokesmodel for the broligarchs: Global authoritarian ambitions are going unchallenged. Meanwhile, little Donald gets to play golf, and get on TV signing stuff that he doesn't understand. They are putting the US in the dumpster.

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JD Vance has to have SOMETHING to do, now that Musk is DJT's co-president. I predict he will lead the similar campaign in the US. Handmaid's Tale meets 21st Century style eugenics: we know the racist regime wants specifically more white babies, not so much Latino or Native or Black infants.

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A sign at my community Jan. 17 Save Democracy march. Sing along, kids (I hope you get the cultural reference!)

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The "great powers" throwing Ukaine under a Russian bus... www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Today's inflation data for my region info compiled by USA Facts (the Steve Ballmer funded project) "West price increases were lower in six CPI categories: apparel, education and communication, other goods and services, housing, recreation, and transportation. " usafacts.org/answers/what...

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Sandy Jencks shaped my career. His writing drew me into the Social Sciences as an undergrad. I then had the privilege to learn from him as a PhD student, and he served on my committee. A true scholar and role model I still aspire to. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...

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Anna Julia Cooper was an author, educator, sociologist, speaker, Black liberation activist, Black feminist leader, and one of the most prominent scholars in United States history. She was born enslaved, and yet became the fourth Black woman to ever earn a PhD. #BlackHistoryMonth

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For the first time in five decades, our Elder and Leksi (Uncle) Leonard has put his feet down in so-called North Dakota, the ancestral lands of his Anishinaabe and Dakota Ancestors.

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This morning, Leonard Peltier was released from over 49 years of wrongful incarceration. Peltier is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and will reside on his Tribal homelands in North Dakota.

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trump, by the numbers: 3 days since flood 2 days of golfing 11 laps in Daytona $5 million taxpayer dollars 14 dead in Kentucky 77 Truth Social posts ZERO posts about the Kentucky victims. NOT. ONE.

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