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Solidarity (•́⍜•̀)人༼ ▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿ ̿༽ Power to the People ൬
𖤓 Heat Seeker- Herbal Harvester- Recipe Renegade,
🥄Saucy Spoon Slinger for the Sauté Sorcerer Society
More Pie, Less Political Piffle from Bureaucracy Bozos
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⌇▂▂(˘❥˘) \̅_̅/
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
www.kuow.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The White House has installed plaques on the exterior of the building bashing President Trump's predecessors, including Presidents Biden and Obama.
White House installs plaques mocking former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden
The Biden plaque refers to him as “Sleepy Joe Biden” and calls him “the worst President in American History.”
nbcnews.to
December 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The White House has installed plaques on the exterior of the building bashing President Trump's predecessors, including Presidents Biden and Obama.
White House installs plaques mocking former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden
The Biden plaque refers to him as “Sleepy Joe Biden” and calls him “the worst President in American History.”
nbcnews.to
December 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Outspoken Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised dire concerns Wednesday about the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and robotics, warning that the United States is unprepared for the economic disaster that such technologies will bring.
Senator sounds dire alarm of looming 'mass unemployment' — and warns Trump is in on it
WASHINGTON — Outspoken Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders raised dire concerns Wednesday about the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and robotics, warning that the United States is unprepared for the economic disaster that such technologies will bring. In comments to Raw Story, Sanders cited major...
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Trump admin broke spending deal agreement to halt mass layoffs, judge says
Trump admin broke spending deal agreement to halt mass layoffs, judge says
Judge Susan Illston plans to issue yet another order blocking RIFs.
dlvr.it
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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As the hunt for the Brown University shooter enters its fifth day, students and others are increasingly vexed and frightened that the killer remains at large and the motive is obscure. “How can they not have found him yet?” on.wsj.com/4p6CqQJ
Frustration Grows as Hunt for Brown Shooter Drags On
Experts say it is only a matter of time before the Brown University shooter makes a mistake: “He is not the person he was a week ago.”
on.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As the hunt for the Brown University shooter enters its fifth day, students and others are increasingly vexed and frightened that the killer remains at large and the motive is obscure. “How can they not have found him yet?” on.wsj.com/4p6CqQJ
Authorities are renewing their push for more information from the public to help figure out who killed two students and injured nine others at Brown University.
Authorities press for more information from the public amid search for Brown University shooter
Providence police on Wednesday released images of someone "who was in proximity of the person of interest" and asked for help in identifying them. Authorities have not yet identified a suspect.
nbcnews.to
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Smith defends his decision to prosecute Trump for efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.
Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends record before Republican lawmakers
Smith defends his decision to prosecute Trump for efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.
www.aljazeera.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Swiss companies are potentially entitled to claim “several hundred million francs” in tariff refunds from the US because the trade deal between the nations will be applied retroactively, Switzerland’s economy minister said.
Swiss Firms Could Get Back Millions in US Tariffs, Parmelin Says
Swiss companies are potentially entitled to claim “several hundred million francs” in tariff refunds from the US because the trade deal between the nations will be applied retroactively, Switzerland’s economy minister said.
bloom.bg
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Trump said the projected cost of his White House ballroom has risen to $400 million, double the initial estimate in July of $200 million.
Trump says projected White House ballroom cost doubled to $400 million
Trump said the projected cost of his White House ballroom has risen to $400 million, double the initial estimate in July of $200 million.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Some Tesla models now feature Grok, an AI assistant with a controversial track record. Could putting AI in the driver’s seat be a dangerous move?
Grok AI in Tesla cars could be a recipe for disaster
Some Tesla models now feature Grok, an AI assistant with a controversial track record. Could putting AI in the driver’s seat be a dangerous move?
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
trib.al/1zsoLsV
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John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
December 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
African Christian leaders attending a conference with faith-based health organizations called for countries on the continent to do more to replace U.S. Agency for International Development funds that were cut by the Trump administration earlier this year.
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/a...
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/a...
African Christian leaders and health nonprofits seek to fill gaps after USAID cuts
(RNS) — The leaders from 10 countries on the continent called for more local funding to restore essential resources to fight malaria, HIV and tuberculosis.
religionnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Justice Department has waged an unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private information.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Brian Cole Jr., suspect in D.C. pipe bomb case, believed to be Trump supporter.
www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-c...
Brian Cole Jr., suspect in D.C. pipe bomb case, believed to be Trump supporter
The man suspected of planting pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC is believed to be a Trump supporter and has been speaking with investigators, multiple sources told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Brian Cole Jr., suspect in D.C. pipe bomb case, believed to be Trump supporter.
www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-c...
"Opposition to women’s voting rights has long been a fringe, but persistent, feature of the American right," writes Guardian columnist Moira Donegan.
Rightwingers are trying to destroy women’s right to vote | Moira Donegan
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM