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Another week of listening down. #WeeklyTunes #LastFMCollage #LastFM #musicsky

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The White House signed an Executive Order that puts America’s public lands—including the Boundary Waters—at immediate risk. This is a direct move toward dismantling critical protections for the Wilderness under the guise of national security. ACT NOW: www.savetheboundarywaters.org/trumps-execu...

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Okay, I wrote a longer thing about @durbin.senate.gov, @amyklobuchar.com, @klobuchar.senate.gov, @whitehouse.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov apparently wanting to hand Donald Trump a huge weapon with which to censor online speech. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/d...

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When you're gloating about dismantling the Department of Education you should probably not spell the name wrong

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Sabrina Imbler spoke to Kate Wheeler about what Farm to School meant for students, farmers, and communities; the dehumanizing rollout of her firing; and why every kid deserves a nutritious lunch. defector.com/an-interview...

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today's DOGE IS FOUR LETTERS is a really thoughtful conversation with a social scientist at FEMA about why they do the work, what's important about it, and what pulling all this damage may mean in the future for disaster preparedness.

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I approach a pile of scarab beetles devouring the corpse of a dead crow. They have protein, the protein I need to survive. The dead wind howls. I adjust the cloth around my nose to keep out the dust. I am alone out here. One thought persists: "Surely now the Republicans will turn away from Trump."

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Nadja is keeping watch on the Johnson Street Turkey Gang... #catsky #rescuecat #thedustballs

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Heard a soft little “flump” noise above where I’m sitting on the couch and looked up to discover it was just Evie doing a little flop n’ roll to get extra comfy atop the cat tree…🥹💕 #catsky #rescuecat #thedustballs

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The sixth installment in my effort to build mixes based on each track from Einstürzende Neubauten's Rampen (apm: alien pop music) is up. thatwordyguy.blogspot.com/2025/03/alie... #musicsky #EinstürzendeNeubauten full tracklist in alt text (1/3)

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we're not throwing trans people under the bus for any fucking reason. None. There are two sides: the one that throws people under buses and the side that does not. Choose which one you are on.

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"senate minority leader"

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The sixth installment in my effort to build mixes based on each track from Einstürzende Neubauten's Rampen (apm: alien pop music) is up. thatwordyguy.blogspot.com/2025/03/alie... #musicsky #EinstürzendeNeubauten full tracklist in alt text (1/3)

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Another week of listening down. #WeeklyTunes #LastFMCollage #LastFM #musicsky

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Reading the news in 2025 like

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Don't go thanking @amyklobuchar.com for her vote against cloture today. Yes we pressured her to do the right thing, but only because Schumer had enough votes in his pocket. Klob should have signaled opposition early like @smith.senate.gov & should be calling for Schumer to step down now.

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Because when we find an old timey Soda Fountain in a tiny little former ghost town-turned-artist community in New Mexico, you better bet we're going to patronize that old timey Soda Fountain. ❤️

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TEXT #COURAGE to give $5 to your favorite Democratic Senator who had the courage to stand athwart catatrophe yelling "what if there's a worse catastrophe later?"

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Goose this man.

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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

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whether they’re retiring or not this should be the last term for each of them

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"Retirees are a net drain on society because they do not work eighty hours a week. They merely provide free childcare to their grandchildren and pay for unnecessary hobbies like pickleball, contra dancing, and hospice."

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A basic problem for Schumer is that in fucking up the tactics over the last 48 hours, he hasn't just caved on the substance, he's revealed that public position two days ago—that the Senate Dems had the votes to block the House CR, and would use it to push for a clean 30-day—was an open, knowing lie.

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Let's break this down really clearly: 1. The government employees' union opposes the CR. These are the people directly affected by it. 2. Schumer says they're wrong. 3. Trump thanks Schumer. Receipts below.

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Then call for Chuck Schumer's removal as Senate Minority Leader. This is a classic banana in the tailpipe: Dem leadership who are in safe seats and most well-funded to hold off a primary challenge will fold like cheap patio furniture to Trump/Musk while rank-and-file Dems post defiant messages.

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"I’m sorry for the morbid analogy but I think of those Chernobyl scenes with people who’ve already been irradiated by don’t realize it yet. They think they’re fine. But they’re not. They’ll find out in a few days." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/takin...

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If every Senate Democrat said, "we won't let Musk and Trump do what they're doing to famers, to social security, to cancer research and to every American's health without a hell of a fight" and just repeated that, they'd be shocked by how much of America would be on their side.

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"I don’t get paid if there’s a shutdown but shutting the government down and putting up a fight is preferable to giving in." "Every single one of my colleagues supports a shutdow." "Everyone I know in my office was hoping the Dems would grow a spine and shut the government down."

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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!

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these people swore an oath to defend the constitution but i guess that’s just too hard

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it doesn't matter if the CR was bad or anywhere near good; as long as lawlessnes reigns supreme in Washington you don't vote for a single GOP bill or a single GOP nominee, why is this so fuckin' hard to understand

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