Chris Pierson
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About 40% of SNAP recipients are children. Around half of ALL children in the country are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
About 40% of SNAP recipients are children. Around half of ALL children in the country are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
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ICE kidnapping a child walking home from school
October 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
ICE kidnapping a child walking home from school
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On this day in 1910, Louisiana broadened its law against interracial marriage, prohibiting Black and white people from living together and authorizing the state to break up thousands of families.
Jun. 14, 1910 | Louisiana Broadens Ban on Interracial Marriage By Prohibiting Cohabitation
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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June 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1910, Louisiana broadened its law against interracial marriage, prohibiting Black and white people from living together and authorizing the state to break up thousands of families.
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Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo
Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo
Other images displayed by Trump during meeting with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa were false or misleading
The evidence of supposed mass killings of white South Africans presented by Donald Trump in a tense White House meeting on Wednesday were in some cases images from the Democratic Republic of Congo, while footage shown during the meeting was falsely portrayed as depicting “burial sites”.
“These are all white farmers that are being buried,” said Trump, holding up a print-out of an article accompanied by a picture during the contentious Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Continue reading...
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May 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo
#PopeLeo #BlackHistory
*Both of Leo XIV's maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié, are described as Black or mulatto in several census documents."
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*Both of Leo XIV's maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié, are described as Black or mulatto in several census documents."
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Pope Leo XIV's family tree shows Black roots in New Orleans
Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.
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May 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#PopeLeo #BlackHistory
*Both of Leo XIV's maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié, are described as Black or mulatto in several census documents."
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*Both of Leo XIV's maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié, are described as Black or mulatto in several census documents."
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Welcome, @katiephang.bsky.social!
Katie Phang: And now that my time here at MSNBC comes to a close, I am taking that fight back to a familiar place… I hope you'll follow along with me as I continue to meet you where you are at places like Substack and YouTube with fellow truth tellers like MeidasTouch…
April 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Welcome, @katiephang.bsky.social!
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
I'm with the great folks at the @erbks.bsky.social Englewood Review of Books in Indianapolis. Great people doing amazing work.
April 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm with the great folks at the @erbks.bsky.social Englewood Review of Books in Indianapolis. Great people doing amazing work.
Thank you Senator Corey Booker for standing up for the American people. I'm standing with you. May others ride to stand with you. Photo from 2016.
April 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thank you Senator Corey Booker for standing up for the American people. I'm standing with you. May others ride to stand with you. Photo from 2016.
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“[Cuomo] was irate over the site, which happened to be championed by his political nemesis” Mayor de Blasio
“Cuomo made his displeasure clear in a phone call to the Mets owner [Steve Cohen]. The governor later withheld vaccines from the facility for several weeks.” www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
“Cuomo made his displeasure clear in a phone call to the Mets owner [Steve Cohen]. The governor later withheld vaccines from the facility for several weeks.” www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Cuomo held up Citi Field mass vaccine site amid beef with de Blasio
The account, shared by nine people involved in New York’s pandemic response, conflicts with the image Cuomo cultivated as a steady leader in a time of tumult.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“[Cuomo] was irate over the site, which happened to be championed by his political nemesis” Mayor de Blasio
“Cuomo made his displeasure clear in a phone call to the Mets owner [Steve Cohen]. The governor later withheld vaccines from the facility for several weeks.” www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
“Cuomo made his displeasure clear in a phone call to the Mets owner [Steve Cohen]. The governor later withheld vaccines from the facility for several weeks.” www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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The US spends almost twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation. Yet 85 million Americans are uninsured or under-insured and 68,000 die each year because they can’t afford a doctor.
Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.
Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.
March 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The US spends almost twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation. Yet 85 million Americans are uninsured or under-insured and 68,000 die each year because they can’t afford a doctor.
Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.
Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.
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On this day in 1965, police brutally attacked hundreds of civil rights activists during a march in Selma, Alabama, now known as Bloody Sunday.
Mar. 7, 1965 | AL Law Enforcement Attacks Civil Rights Activists on 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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March 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this day in 1965, police brutally attacked hundreds of civil rights activists during a march in Selma, Alabama, now known as Bloody Sunday.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must pay U.S. businesses and nonprofits the congressionally authorized $2B they’re owed for work already completed for USAID.
This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a constitutional duty to comply with this order.
This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a constitutional duty to comply with this order.
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must pay U.S. businesses and nonprofits the congressionally authorized $2B they’re owed for work already completed for USAID.
This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a constitutional duty to comply with this order.
This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a constitutional duty to comply with this order.
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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congratulations to No Other Land, which may be the first film to win a major Oscar but not theatrical distribution.
The Most Relevant Movie in Theaters Is Poised to Make Oscar History. It Would Be a Shameful First.
It swept the critics’ awards and seems like an Oscars lock, yet it still doesn’t have a distributor.
slate.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
congratulations to No Other Land, which may be the first film to win a major Oscar but not theatrical distribution.
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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
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
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All I can think is that men who have never known hunger made this decision.
Men who have never known hunger. Who have never lacked medical care. Never fled war. Never lived in a refugee camp.
Hunger is a terrible thing. And this waste is so sinful. Why? What is to be gained by such suffering?
Men who have never known hunger. Who have never lacked medical care. Never fled war. Never lived in a refugee camp.
Hunger is a terrible thing. And this waste is so sinful. Why? What is to be gained by such suffering?
February 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
All I can think is that men who have never known hunger made this decision.
Men who have never known hunger. Who have never lacked medical care. Never fled war. Never lived in a refugee camp.
Hunger is a terrible thing. And this waste is so sinful. Why? What is to be gained by such suffering?
Men who have never known hunger. Who have never lacked medical care. Never fled war. Never lived in a refugee camp.
Hunger is a terrible thing. And this waste is so sinful. Why? What is to be gained by such suffering?
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"Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship: The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court."
Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship
The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship: The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court."
#TuskegeeAirmen #WASP
#DEI
"An Air Force official told CBS News: "Immediate steps were taken to remove curriculum that is now under review to ensure compliance with Executive Orders issued by the president."
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#DEI
"An Air Force official told CBS News: "Immediate steps were taken to remove curriculum that is now under review to ensure compliance with Executive Orders issued by the president."
www.cbsnews.com/news/tuskege...
U.S Air Force removes course that included videos of Tuskegee Airmen, female WWII pilots
The Tuskegee Airmen were founded in 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama when the U.S. Army Air Corp began a program to train Black servicemembers as Air Corps Cadets.
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:52 AM
#TuskegeeAirmen #WASP
#DEI
"An Air Force official told CBS News: "Immediate steps were taken to remove curriculum that is now under review to ensure compliance with Executive Orders issued by the president."
www.cbsnews.com/news/tuskege...
#DEI
"An Air Force official told CBS News: "Immediate steps were taken to remove curriculum that is now under review to ensure compliance with Executive Orders issued by the president."
www.cbsnews.com/news/tuskege...
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
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January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
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Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!
January 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!
I am finishing my first book of the New Year, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. It was a gift from a parishioner at church. Up next on my list is James by Percival Everett.
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January 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I am finishing my first book of the New Year, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. It was a gift from a parishioner at church. Up next on my list is James by Percival Everett.
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#Biden #Pardons
I'm not sure which of Biden's pardons sickens me the most. This one really burns me up. Is it time to end the presidential pardons and commutations? #KidsForCashJudge pardoned How about using it for people on death row, or Leonard Peltier?
www.citizensvoice.com/2024/12/12/b...
I'm not sure which of Biden's pardons sickens me the most. This one really burns me up. Is it time to end the presidential pardons and commutations? #KidsForCashJudge pardoned How about using it for people on death row, or Leonard Peltier?
www.citizensvoice.com/2024/12/12/b...
Biden commutes sentence for Kids-for-Cash judge
Former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan, who gained notoriety for wrongfully imprisoning juveniles in the Kids-for-Cash scandal, is one of nearly 1,500 inmates whose sentences President Joe …
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December 15, 2024 at 2:54 AM
#Biden #Pardons
I'm not sure which of Biden's pardons sickens me the most. This one really burns me up. Is it time to end the presidential pardons and commutations? #KidsForCashJudge pardoned How about using it for people on death row, or Leonard Peltier?
www.citizensvoice.com/2024/12/12/b...
I'm not sure which of Biden's pardons sickens me the most. This one really burns me up. Is it time to end the presidential pardons and commutations? #KidsForCashJudge pardoned How about using it for people on death row, or Leonard Peltier?
www.citizensvoice.com/2024/12/12/b...