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Answer to Vance: Zelenskyy has thanked our country over and over again both privately and publicly. And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.

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This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.

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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

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A thing that everyone should do RIGHT NOW is download your Social Security statements. What you've paid in, what you're owed. www.ssa.gov/myaccount/st...

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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

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Hope is not a strategy.

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Great piece by @elienyc.bsky.social. Our institutions won’t save us. Only we can do that. Twas always thus, and always thus will be. Make sure to read the entite thing here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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the hostility toward civil servants says so much about these people. they cannot imagine people who would devote their lives, earn modest salaries, work without much acclaim, all to help develop, support, & promote american public policy. you know, ppl who believe in the public good.

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Advice from a Congressional staff member (sources at the end of this post): MAKE 6 CALLS A DAY -- two each to your 2 Senators and your 1 Representative (their DC office AND their local office).

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This was put in front of me, and you might find it interesting (or you might not). It feels to me like a particularly New Yorker–y kind of peeve.

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The systems and tools that have been honed to sharp precision for use against the most marginalized people in this country are now ready to be used against everyone else

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I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.

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Folks who skipped the vote because they don't understand or appreciate the role government plays in their daily lives are 'bout to find out reallllll quick.

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My thoughts, especially today are with every transgender person and trans child - and the good parents who support them. You are seen. You are respected, you are loved.

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This, from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social, has been on my mind today.

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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

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As the holiday season of 1938 came to Chicago, Bob May wasn’t feeling much comfort or joy. A 34-year-old ad writer for Montgomery Ward, May was exhausted and nearly broke. His wife, Evelyn, was bedridden, on the losing end of a two-year battle with cancer. This left Bob to look after their

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on “Wonderful Christmastime,” Sir Paul McCartney set out to make a timeless christmas classic and also to figure out what every button on his synthesizer did, and he absolutely succeeded at one of those things

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I have a great Freedom of Information joke, but [redacted].

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Most of our problems could be solved by properly funding public education.

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good for him! work-life balance is so important

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"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.” Ursula K. Le Guin .

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The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky

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Oh, dear girl...

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