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It is kind of ironic that Trump wants Canada as his 51st state, but all of his efforts appear to be turning America into Russia’s 47th oblast.

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Two superpowers opening discussions on the future of a country which one of them is still invading, without that country

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My story in today’s paper on older Australians getting increasingly hooked on harmful conspiracy theories peddled by lunatics and grifters. thewest.com.au/news/wa/olde...

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Criticism and concern spread across both sides of the aisle Tuesday night following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States “will take over the Gaza Strip.”

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Jim Acosta, we are with you.

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“Fifteen North American Jewish organizations announced on Monday that they will be pivoting their social media content away from X, citing the platform's harmful discourse & promotion of ‘hate, antisemitism, and societal division.’” 1/28/25 www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...

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One day after the school shooting at Antioch High School in Tennessee, the Trump administration has disbanded the Federal School Safety Advisory Board that was created to combat mass shootings. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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Good summary of this shameful case. I'm glad good journalists blew the whistle. theconversation.com/murdochs-uk-...

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I’m really not crazy about Twitter’s new logo.

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She called out Musk’s salute in a social media post…and then lost her job at CBS. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

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🕊️ “… That’s a far different legacy than King, who by words, spirit and his audacity of hope, lit a flame for good that burns as hot and bright as any other American’s in the history of this confounding nation ...” 🕊️ Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. on a day we’ve never needed his strength more.

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#MartinLutherKingDay2025 "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."

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A sad but beautiful song for the good half of America. Benjamin Tod always cuts through. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fnx...

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Well done Le Monde. www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

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Fear gives them power over you. Take it away and they have nothing.

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FYI, folks from Bluesky. Reporters at The NYT, among other news organizations, are now generating a giant wave of accountability stories about the new Trump era. Reading these stories, sharing them, is a form of accountability as well. It is a form of participatory democracy too. Substance matters.

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I hope more people wake up to climate change. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...

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I turn off my phone for a few hours and in that time America has gone to a new level of crazy. What next?!

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