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💔 for my children: “The Trump administration has dismissed the hundreds of scientists and experts who had been compiling the federal government’s flagship report on how global warming is affecting the country.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...

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Dear Canada- Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever. ❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸 #MakeAmericaNormalAgain

submitted 12 hours ago • 1562 comments

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

submitted 1 day ago • 1362 comments

Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!

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“Voters didn’t turn out for Democrats last November - not because they don’t want us to fight for our values, but because they think we don’t want to fight for our values. We need to knock off the rust of poll-tested language, decades of stale decorum. It’s obscured our better instincts.” - Pritzker

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(1/5) 🕊️ Pritzker called for mass protest and disruption—now. Like a cracked bell, his words echo. In tight places, Harriet Beecher Stowe said, the tide turns. 🌊 🔗 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... @maevereston.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @jbpritzker.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

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(1/5) 📝 Today’s Letter from an American reminds us: democracy isn’t lost in a grand coup. It’s bartered away in glittering rooms. If we don’t defend it—locally, nationally, globally—it will vanish like smoke through careless fingers. 🏛️ open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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April 27, 2025

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April 21, 2025

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“‘Pretty soon, within the next couple of weeks, everything regarding IT and cyber at the department will start to operationally reach a point of no return,’ one source, who was part of a team that managed these systems at HHS for a decade before being part of the RIF, alleges to WIRED.”

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April 18, 2025

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Never forget.

submitted 12 days ago • 74 comments

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism. If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone. Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

submitted 12 days ago • 1871 comments

I was interviewed today re: the relevance of the Declaration of Independence People think "When in the Course of Human Events" is the imp't part. The preamble. But the meat is the long list of sins the King committed vs the colonists. They believed their rights were being violated by a tyrant.

submitted 14 days ago • 47 comments

This.

submitted 19 days ago • 77 comments

America the Beautiful.

submitted 23 days ago • 10 comments

This is a very big deal. Trump is systematically dismantling the protections against foreign (e.g. Russian) interference in our elections.

submitted 23 days ago • 238 comments

Trump is not done attacking our elections. He and his supporters plot every day to undermine the right to vote. They are constantly looking for opportunities to exploit weaknesses in the election system. This is their top priority. The question for us is whether it is ours as well.

submitted 23 days ago • 69 comments

April 5, 2025

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Take a moment to breathe in the air of resistance and community. And relish it. It’s ours. And it matters.

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April 2, 2025

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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

submitted 25 days ago • 60 comments

“For all Americans, it’s a moral moment, it’s not left or right. It’s right or wrong.” - Cory Booker Thank you @booker.senate.gov!

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(WaPo) - Members of President Donald Trump’s National Security Council, including .. Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews w/ three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 27 days ago • 88 comments

BREAKING: Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz used GMAIL to discuss NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION. That's LESS SECURE than Hillary's private email server. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 27 days ago • 309 comments

Elon Musk bought and paid for Brad Schimel. That tells you all you need to know, Wisconsin. Vote Susan Crawford today.

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My latest story: The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations. The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. www.propublica.org/article/meas...

submitted 31 days ago • 18 comments

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h...

submitted 31 days ago • 32 comments

March 28, 2025

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Commercial banks donated $23,992,279 to elect Republicans last year. Today, Republicans voted to end the cap on overdraft fees. This is what corruption looks like.

submitted 32 days ago • 14 comments

Elon Musk PACs have spent $17M on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. He’s also donated $3M, and giving voters $100. Elon is currently suing the state and would have cases ruled on by the winner. Billionaires are a direct threat to democracy.

submitted 31 days ago • 15 comments

“To clarify a previous post” where I announced I’d be committing a felony…

submitted 31 days ago • 27 comments

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

submitted 33 days ago • 1708 comments

Georgia GOP lawmakers are poised to ban absentee ballot drop-off the weekend before Election Day, prohibit last-minute State Election Board rules and withdraw the state from a voter registration accuracy organization. #gapol ajc.com/politics/geo...

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