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Thomas Massie serving this level of shade was not on my 2025 card.

submitted 9 hours ago • 57 comments

MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs? VOUGHT: I reject the assertion MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact

submitted 8 hours ago • 650 comments

A new schedule comes to IPR News Radio on Monday. We're excited to add some new shows!

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

many differences between Trump's first term and his second, but rest easy knowing we at least have the consistency of "weirdly corrupt HUD secretary trying to make his office needlessly fancy"

submitted 11 hours ago • 10 comments

The secretary of health and human services said that funding will be curtailed until Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, takes into account the science of vaccine safety in its campaigns.

submitted 4 hours ago • 96 comments

I know there’s a lot of news right now but this is really crazy. They’re booting the National Science Foundation out of its newish building with no plans for where 1800 people are going to go.

submitted 11 hours ago • 23 comments

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

submitted 14 hours ago • 266 comments

Oh hey. Check this out. This dashboard visualizes the human impact of funding changes for aid and support organizations. Each metric represents real people affected by policy decisions. #massmurderers www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

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The President is threatening to impose import taxes on Americans to get back at Spain for the decisions Spain is making about military spending. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

submitted 13 hours ago • 30 comments

I'm attending Leelanau Indivisible's event, “Food and Fun at Hop Lot in Suttons Bay” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/leelanauindi...

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

Former Trump lawyer Emil Bove who was “willing to ignore court orders in order to fulfill the president’s aggressive deportation campaign” per a whistle-blower” has a confirmation for a 3rd circuit judgeship Wednesday, a move widely seen as fastracking him for SCOTUS www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

submitted 1 day ago • 161 comments

Last week, Alaskan meteorologists at the National Weather Service issued their first-ever heat advisory. Hear more about it in our news update from Friday: buff.ly/nElEHea 📷: U.S. Geological Survey

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The 2026 World Humanist Congress has pulled out of the U.S. due to safety concerns under Trump. It will now be held in Canada. This isn’t just a venue change—it’s a red flag. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/trump-poli...

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"If it's hot outside for you, it's most likely even hotter for your pet," one expert tells NPR. Here's how to protect your pet outdoors, keep them engaged inside and respond to signs of heat stroke.

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

whoa! (gift link so you can read without the paywall) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

submitted 1 day ago • 795 comments

I'm working on a story for NPR about financial anxiety among LGBTQ folks right now, as some worry their rights and benefits could be rolled back. Is this you? If so, get in touch. Drop me a line at [email protected], with a bit about your situation and a number to reach you. Thanks!

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When NOAA weather radio alerts go down, it hurts rural Michiganders and communities with less access to internet and cell coverage. We deserve to know if these outages stem from Trump's outrageous cuts. Thank you @debbiedingell.bsky.social for demanding answers! www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

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Guess he's at least being honest about it. Make no mistake, this is the position of the entire Republican party.

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Shout it loud and proud, MAGA.

submitted 1 day ago • 126 comments

Loyalty trumps experience in this alternate timeline we're living through.

submitted 1 day ago • 202 comments

AOC is quite on point with this.

submitted 1 day ago • 104 comments

"People are not only going to lose their healthcare, they’re going to die.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Wow

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700,000 working families in Michigan could see their taxes go UP if the GOP Billionaires-first Bill passes...while people earning over $4.3 million will see huge tax breaks. Republicans are pushing an anti-working class agenda. www.wlen.com/2025/06/23/w...

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This measured, dignified & statesmanlike response proves conclusively that he is a role model for our nation's youth & should counter the narrative that he is an impulsive, infantile, psychologically-damaged dimwit. #TacoTuesdayTirade 🌮 🤬

submitted 1 day ago • 1138 comments

Demand an affidavit ballot and submit it. Your vote will count.

submitted 1 day ago • 58 comments

Trumpism is bad, he doesn’t want to end foreign wars and he’s not gonna make things cheaper. Democrats, this is your moment to narrate what’s happening.

submitted 2 days ago • 244 comments

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

submitted 4 days ago • 817 comments

This is absolutely reprehensible.

submitted 4 days ago • 280 comments

Make America Healthy Again.

submitted 6 days ago • 198 comments

In an interview on The Daily podcast today, border czar Tom Homan said all he wants is for people to come here by following the rules.

submitted 6 days ago • 23 comments

I'm attending Leelanau Indivisible's event, “Food and Fun at Hop Lot in Suttons Bay” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/leelanauindi...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Guy who has golfed 33 days this year thinks Americans need to work more.

submitted 6 days ago • 533 comments

Repost. Repost. Repost. For the next 18 months.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

SLOTKIN: Have you given the order to be able to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way? HEGSETH: What is that based on? SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you

submitted 7 days ago • 916 comments

This bears repeating, over and over again lest anyone forgets. The R's keep lying about what we saw with our own eyes. They refused to send the National Guard until it was too late. They pardoned these traitors and for some, they will receive payments.

submitted 7 days ago • 33 comments

Fun thing about an American military adventure in Iran is that the President gets even more power during wartime.

submitted 7 days ago • 64 comments

Temple University's Kathy Hirsh-Pasek compares media consumption to a diet. If you cut out nutritious food, children will either turn toward more unhealthy food, like desserts, or eat less in general, akin to going hungry. She views the funding hit against PBS in the same vein. (via @edsurge.com)

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

The horrific assassination of a Minnesota state legislator and her spouse — and the attempted assassination of another legislator and his wife — has been termed as “politically motivated.” More aptly, it should also be categorized as Christian nationalist-motivated terrorism. ffrf.us/4458b4k

submitted 9 days ago • 27 comments

Last February, I led a proposal submission that encompassed six months, hundreds of hours, four institutions, a massive team, and and 256 pages. NSF just informed us that the entire Biology Integration Institute program was archived and our proposal would not even be reviewed. With a form email.

submitted 9 days ago • 98 comments

“Ten years of lies ranked above law. Ten years of hate placed above humanity. Ten years where truth became treason and decency became weakness. Ten years of corruption and corrosion in the White House.” -Rick Wilson therickwilson.substack.com/p/ten-years-...

submitted 9 days ago • 195 comments

Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing theonion.com/protest...

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Kristi Noem Appears With Bandage Over Ear Struck By Words

submitted 12 days ago • 480 comments

If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU. Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.

submitted 12 days ago • 91 comments

This is far worse than the contempt of court language in the House bill. It SHOULD come out in the Byrd bath, but Republicans could choose to ignore the parliamentarian. Very scary attack on checks and balances by the Senate GOP.

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

"Trump and MAGA have declared a religious war, not just against secularism or progressive forms of religion, but also against traditional religion that refuses to serve their radical vision for the world." www.vox.com/politics/416...

submitted 12 days ago • 8 comments

"The HHS document says that another paper it cites found 'an increase in placental blood clotting in pregnant mothers who took the vaccine.' But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women." www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...

submitted 12 days ago • 1118 comments