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W.E.B. Du Bois on the white takeover of southern public schools after Reconstruction. Not a coincidence that the chapter, "Back Towards Slavery," follows his analysis of the eventual dedegration of the public school system. Attacks on education are vital to (re)instituting authoritarian rule.

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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Just moments ago, I received this message from a female Ukrainian soldier. It made my eyes get damp. Please, every day of your life, post and express support for Ukraine, and nothing but condemnation for Putin. As you can see, our support…matters.

submitted 20 hours ago • 120 comments

📌Happy birthday, George Washington. You couldn't believe this if you tried ...

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Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

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Trump & Musk belong in prison.

submitted 7 hours ago • 72 comments

These people all have actual conflicts of interest that should keep them from working on any investigations like this. It's a measure of how tainted and corrupt this Justice Department is becoming and it breaks my heart. I hope it doesn't break our country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 7 hours ago • 104 comments

Right-wing censors are now "quiet banning" books that they can't removed legally. Librarians in Chicago have been finding books dealing with race, LGBTQ+ issues or Islam hidden under shelves, in trash cans or otherwise "disappeared." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/l...

submitted 7 hours ago • 166 comments

This AM I have re-posted stories from WaPo, the NYT and NPR. The NYT story has multiple bylines and is a thorough factual debunking of an official government communication. You can argue about headlines and stay mad about past errors or you can realize institutional journalists are doing the work.

submitted 8 hours ago • 163 comments

Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years

submitted 6 hours ago • 112 comments

Unfortunately I won’t be to DC in time, but this rally for Ukraine is happening in Lincoln memorial. Attend if you can and Slava Ukrainii!

submitted 8 hours ago • 153 comments

Trump pardoned the sentence of arguably the single biggest drug trafficker in American history on his second day in office!

submitted 1 day ago • 963 comments

The whole "society is in collapse" thing gets exhausting sometimes, but seeing Cineplex run ads for an essay writing service (cheating) nearly broke me. I guess ads for how to get out of trouble for running down pedestrians is next??

submitted 9 hours ago • 22 comments

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

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Rank Corruption.... 👇 Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company. apnews.com/article/musk...

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Donald Trump — The House resolution "implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it." The House plan slashes $880 billion from Medicaid—TRUMP OWNS THIS!!! Democrats need to speak out now—LOUDLY. Don’t Cut My Medicaid 📢

submitted 22 hours ago • 180 comments

Trump keeps doing and saying the most vile, atrocious things, yet somehow, he always flips it and claims his opponents are the evil ones. Everything he accuses others of, he’s the one actually doing a hundredfold. And people just eat it up. Like, are you kidding me? How can they be THAT blind?

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$200 million taxpayer dollars spent on “tell me I’m pretty” ads to stroke his own ego, while he fires people to “save money.” Sociopathic.

submitted 6 hours ago • 248 comments

Oof! Brian hit the nail on the head!

submitted 5 hours ago • 151 comments

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

submitted 1 day ago • 508 comments

This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

submitted 5 hours ago • 493 comments

#FAFO #Resist #BlueCrew #Trump #GOP #MAGA #Politics

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submitted 6 hours ago • 111 comments

The caravans are back.

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This is a shameful way to treat our fellow citizens who are public servants. This doesn’t make America great.

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The US, Russia, and the richest man in the world who is busy carrying out a coup in our government, are coordinating a brutal shakedown of an ally whose very existence depends on our support. This is repulsive and people need to understand we’re only in the beginning of what is possible.

submitted 8 hours ago • 28 comments

Extortion, pure and simple.

submitted 14 hours ago • 649 comments

Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants. nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...

submitted 8 hours ago • 70 comments

KEEP PUSHING! If they won’t do a town hall DEMAND ONE

submitted 7 hours ago • 336 comments

Front page of today’s NY Post

submitted 8 hours ago • 78 comments

Just like we shouldn’t be firing FAA employees when commercial airliners are flipping upside down.

submitted 6 hours ago • 235 comments

“It’s a deterrent to lawful whistle-blowing,” said Mark Zaid, a lawyer who represents individuals who speak out about wrongdoing in the government. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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In her first children’s book, conservationist Bindi Irwin takes little readers on a journey through Australia Zoo. She joins us to talk about her family’s legacy, how motherhood fuels her approach to conservation, and what it’s like to run a zoo.

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