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The Peace Corps is facing steep cuts—again. But this isn’t just budget trimming; it’s dismantling a quiet force for global goodwill. Volunteers build trust, skills, & solidarity in places U.S. policy often forgets. Cuts hurt soft power & silences voices of peace. #SavePeaceCorps #ForeignAidMatters

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Beyond generalities of "tax cuts for the wealthy" -- more specifically -- who are the "wealthy" people and the corporations in your district positioned to benefit from the "big bill?" Given the critical importance of this effort, who should be exposed? #congressionaldemocrats

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RIP, Norm.

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@rhyall.bsky.social Thanks for your great coverage, Ryan and Yall team. Please post your social media updates here as well.

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Hurricane season starts June 1 and if you live in a Gulf state, you need to watch this. It’s worse than you might think. The few employees still left at FEMA admit: they are not prepared. Not enough staff. Not enough supplies. Not enough leadership. Plan accordingly.

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This is an excellent piece.

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Via NYT — yeah, great … “The severe weather is hitting at a time when the Weather Service is facing staffing shortages after the Trump administration ordered cuts. Nearly 600 people have departed through layoffs and retirements.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/w...

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Kicking millions of people off Medicaid will not make America great. Cutting SNAP benefits which feed kids will not make America great. Canceling funding for health research will not make America great.

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House Republicans have spent days working to advance a massive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans. They’re deciding which essential services — like Medicaid — they’ll slash to pay for it. We must keep speaking out and centering the voices of those who would be hurt most: working-class Americans.

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Sure, let’s dissect the mental and physical acuity of the former president who sought to make lives in America better while minimizing the reality of a deranged arsonist dismantling the country we’ve known and loved. What a failure to meet this moment.

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@thurrott.bsky.social Hi Paul, did you also report on this? Is it true that MS has extended the expiration of W10 support? Must have missed it on Windows Weekly Thanks for any thoughts / advice. www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

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According to P25 plan?

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No to Trump / Johnson "big tax bill"! No to Medicare cuts! No to tax breaks for corporations and oligarchs! #GOP

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I occasionally consume big media news. Disappointing "coverage" by NBC News of POTUS Middle East trip. Heard nothing about his personal / family real estate investments & projects, influence risks -- all at tax payer expense. Along with the gift jet, comments on Emoluments Act concerns? Sheesh.

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Word.

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Thanks to VP Gore for this poignant reminder and encouragement. IMHO, this is leadership in thought, word, and deed. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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Popeye gets it.

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On Friday, Rolling Stone reported that DOGE staff have been working on a multimillion-dollar project to insert Musk’s Starlink into FAA’s systems, but DOGE staff have made FAA employees sign nondisclosure agreements, so details are scarce. Any ?'s. @jayapal.house.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

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No surprise here.

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If politics makes you nauseous — a new study found that inhaling aromas of common isopropyl alcohol pads are more effective than drugs in emergency room settings. Could be helpful at a town hall, press conference, State of the Union address, or on AF1. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Agreed. Thank you for your service. @durbin.senate.gov

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Please apply scrutiny to this process — safeguard privacy and public health. @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @jayapal.house.gov @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov

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Bravo!

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Stay loud stay visible stay brave

submitted 36 days ago • 402 comments

Wow! eng8.energy/technology/

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FYI -- to all. My account has wrongly been labeled as spam by BlueSky. No worries -- I aim to continue spreading sanity. Apologies for any confusion or inconvenience. Best regards. #notspam #staysafe #makeaplan #takeastand

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WSJ: No confidence. Worst April since the Great Depression. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

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Bravo!

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Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.

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FYI -- to all. My account has wrongly been labeled as spam by BlueSky. No worries -- I aim to continue spreading sanity. Apologies for any confusion or inconvenience. Best regards. #notspam #staysafe #makeaplan #takeastand

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Word. Or, rather, T-shirt.

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