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Upstate NYer. Parent of Baxter (14 yr old Bichon), Ollie (6 yr old Morkie) & a fabulous adult human. Married to the same great guy since forever. Desperately want us all to be in a saner timeline. Leaning hard on good books, tea & being vocal right now.
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This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.

submitted 5 hours ago • 126 comments

JEFFRIES: “we have no leverage” SCHUMER: *pulls out a lime and limply waves it around* BERNIE:

submitted 8 hours ago • 184 comments

Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

submitted 19 hours ago • 559 comments

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submitted 19 hours ago • 313 comments

Medicaid coverage for virtual visits ends April 1st. As someone who cares for children that live up to 8 hours away, this is DEVASTATING. Children, adults, elderly will all suffer. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES The 5 calls app makes it easy!

submitted 1 day ago • 68 comments

When the wreckage and dust of what these people are doing to our country has settled and the people have finally had enough to throw these jackals out of office, we will never forget the people who enabled it, despite their protestations they weren’t willing accomplices. Never.

submitted 1 day ago • 804 comments

Did the US fight on the wrong side in World War II? This Federalist Society law professor thinks so.

submitted 2 days ago • 29 comments

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submitted 2 days ago • 1368 comments

Lawyers, this is what it looks like to honor your oath as a lawyer and as a prosecutor. I want to lift up Denise Cheung, one of a growing group of senior DOJ lawyers who have put the rule of law ahead of politics & short-term career advancement. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

submitted 3 days ago • 32 comments

I am part of the 25%. The lifestyle change is worth it. This is the way…

submitted 3 days ago • 2214 comments

These are the kinds of stories about the human costs of the Trump-Musk coup that desperately need telling right now. Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity.

submitted 4 days ago • 52 comments

Word of the day, for the umpteenth time, is ‘apricate’, the sister of ‘apricity’. It means to bask in the warmth of the sun, especially on a chilly day.

submitted 4 days ago • 103 comments

I’m begging Democrats to stop talking about tax breaks for billionaires and the price of eggs! They are firing Air Traffic Controllers, stranding Americans in hostile countries, and getting ready to download our data from the IRS. No one is sitting around thinking “I’m worried about the deficit!”

submitted 5 days ago • 606 comments

This, from the same guy who just admitted he “made up” the Gaza condoms story

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

The thing is, we did let the fox in the henhouse. We did do that. And now some hens are going to get eaten. The only question is how many will remain, if and when we stop the fox. First problem is, most of the hens aren't paying attention.

submitted 6 days ago • 17 comments