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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. #Dystopia-Orwell1984

LIVE: at the U.S. Capitol for a National Day of Protest. 💪💙

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Every member of the House is back on your home turf for congressional recess. We’ve got events scheduled across the nation to get their attention — because fighting back against the Trump-Musk coup is going to take all of us: indivisible.org/muskorus

Anytime a storm is brewing, your local forecasters are getting the latest data from NOAA. As the agency faces an uncertain future, one thing's for sure: for-profit companies would struggle to replicate NOAA's weather-forecasting prowess.

Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

“Diversity is better for the bottom line,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said. “In a global economy, those who reject the multicultural nature of consumerism and business will be left in the past they are living in.” #DEI apnews.com/article/blac...

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1st Circuit Court of appeals just denied the MAGA regime’s emergency motion to block a lower court order that ordered unfreezing of federal funds. Another Judge ordered HHS, CDC and the FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information. Two defeats for the orange felon.

This is going to be EPIC: All your favorite Democratic creators (and a few huge surprise guests) are coming together for a MASSIVE zoom Tuesday. This is going to be one of the most important conversations of the Trump presidency. Will you repost and join us? 🧵

This video will make your day ❤️🐿

A new book looks at the life of Marie Curie through the lens of some of the 45 women who passed through her laboratory.

“You suppose you are the trouble But you are the cure You suppose that you are the lock on the door But you are the key that opens it It's too bad that you want to be someone else You don't see your own face, your own beauty Yet, no face is more beautiful than yours.” —RUMI 💙💙

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Throughout history, the leadership provided by the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has always guided and shaped the sentiment and progress of the time. We have been the voice of the people and the trumpet call to rally for a cause.

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truly loved this conversation with the one and only @volts.wtf

“There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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Wishing you a safe and sane weekend BlueSky peeps! 📷 Jim McCrary Courtesy Lou Adler/Ode Records

I watch Congressional sub-committee hearings for fun. And I saw something the other day I hadn’t seen before. David Bier, from the very not liberal Cato Institute, delivered a defense of Biden’s immigration policies in comparison to Trump 1. Starting at 33:40 www.c-span.org/program/hous...

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This story is from “The Collected Works of Khalil Gibran”. What’s the meaning of the story? Any ideas? 💡

2. DEFEND INSTITUTIONS 👉🏼Institutions will not automatically defend themselves. They need to be defended. 👉🏼Many reasonable people assumed in Germany in 1933, as many do now, that rulers who came to power through institutions cannot destroy them. This assumption was wrong. #SnyderOnTyranny

“The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.” —RUMI 💙💙

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States. . . The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” — Isaac Asimov

Help It’s Been A Minute write LA a love letter. If you’re over 18, send a voice memo telling us why you love LA to [email protected]. Do it by 1/16 at 12p ET. We'll put some on the radio. By sending a memo, you grant NPR an unrestricted sublicensable right to edit or use it in any manner in any platform.

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My heart is breaking for you, SoCal friends. I know so many kids will be out of school again this week due to the devastating wildfires, so I've pulled together a bunch of my virtual author visits & read-alouds. They'll be freely available for you all month. katemessner.com/read-alouds-...

Vaccines save lives. This MUST not be a political statement! 👉🏼 Measles vaccination has saved an estimated 94 million lives globally since 1974. Of those, 92 million were children.

“That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquility.” — RUMI 💙💙

“I must learn to love the fool in me, the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries. . . “ — Theodore Isaac Rubin

@laist.com has tips from California's insurance commissioner on how to contact the state and start the claims process, and how to keep you and your loved ones from falling for scams.