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Bleeding-heart liberal. Hiker. Aurora and storm lover. Indie music fan. Court opinion reader. Save the National Parks!
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"What this means is that, by the time a foreigner cleans his social media in preparation for a trip to the U.S., as much of our news media has been urging us to do, it may already be too late." SO many people will not come to the US if they risk being treated this way, undermining our soft power

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#nokings #siouxfalls

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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents. When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:

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(🧵) Friendly reminder that if you’re overwhelmed right now and feel like there’s nothing you can do, you’re wrong! Not everything requires drone footage or the national news. Real change starts at the local level and it’s powerful. (1/23) Here’s a thread of things you CAN do.

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Rep. Dusty Johnson voted to take away state's rights when it comes to regulating AI. Now Sen. Liz Larson is leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers to take back local control and protect your online security. www.thedakotascout.com/p/sioux-fall...

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1/3 🚨 The Dept. of Energy is quietly trying to gut building accessibility rules under Section 504. This rollback would erase protections disabled activists fought decades to win. 🛑 Drop a public comment by June 16 to help stop it: 👉 dredf.org/action-alert... (Mini history lesson below ⬇️)

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"...fired a rubber bullet AT HER while she was on the air." Everyone needs to see this video. Officer should be disciplined but won't be. 🤬

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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

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The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--

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Umm... I seem to recall from a variety of documentaries about the moon landing, ... oh, never mind. Sigh.

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NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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@jimmykimmel.com on the consequences of the DOGE bros gutting OSHA... you're going to want to watch this one.

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These creative questions are fun to answer and can help reveal people's personalities. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker shares her favorites and explains how to come up with your own.

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This editorial pulls no punches. Wow.

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Very excited to see this. Somehow real life hasn't filled the rich asshole void left in my heart by Succession.

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The Succession creator says writing and directing a satirical movie about four tech moguls gave him an understanding of the “inhuman task” they face: balancing huge profits with responsible action. www.wired.com/story/jesse-...

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SANEWASHING! Argh... I'm losing it here!!

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“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far. In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...

submitted 27 days ago • 114 comments

Another big FU from Harvard… free online courses on the US government, the US constitution, civic engagement, and more. pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivered a shockingly erroneous definition of the legal concept habeas corpus while testifying at a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) asked a simple, straightforward question: “So, Secretary Noem, what is…

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