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The percentage of medication abortions arranged via telehealth grew again in the first half of 2025, according to a new report, despite Republican efforts to keep doctors in blue states from prescribing pills to women in states where abortion is illegal. https://wapo.st/3KGUF11
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The percentage of medication abortions arranged via telehealth grew again in the first half of 2025, according to a new report, despite Republican efforts to keep doctors in blue states from prescribing pills to women in states where abortion is illegal. https://wapo.st/3KGUF11
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Leaders of a Catholic church near Boston kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it.
Massachusetts Church Keeps Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Defying Diocese Leaders
The Christmas display, which replaces Jesus, Mary and Joseph with a sign saying “ICE Was Here,” has drawn criticism from Catholic leaders and immigration officials.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Leaders of a Catholic church near Boston kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it.
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The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro takes flack for ditching a regional carbon pact [via @grist.org]
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro takes flack for ditching a regional carbon pact
He pulled out in a compromise to get a budget passed. Critics say he “got rolled.”
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro takes flack for ditching a regional carbon pact [via @grist.org]
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🗣️ Medicare for All used to be the third rail of Democratic politics. Candidates were punished for mentioning taxes, private insurance, or the limits of the ACA. But a new poll shows broad support for single payer even under the conditions that once tanked the idea.
December 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🗣️ Medicare for All used to be the third rail of Democratic politics. Candidates were punished for mentioning taxes, private insurance, or the limits of the ACA. But a new poll shows broad support for single payer even under the conditions that once tanked the idea.
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“Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.”
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.”
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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Killing boatloads of poor people for *alleged* drug offenses while pardoning an elite trafficker...is the Drug War in a nutshell.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a move that would erase a major US drug-trafficking conviction ...
www.cnn.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Killing boatloads of poor people for *alleged* drug offenses while pardoning an elite trafficker...is the Drug War in a nutshell.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
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Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The federal government’s ability to counter cyberespionage, destructive hacks and organized criminal scams is declining under the Trump administration just as artificial intelligence supercharges those threats.
The U.S. has been cutting cyber defenses as AI boosts attacks
While artificial intelligence powers the offense, defense guidance is spotty and fewer officials are in a position to help fend off hackers and spies.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The federal government’s ability to counter cyberespionage, destructive hacks and organized criminal scams is declining under the Trump administration just as artificial intelligence supercharges those threats.
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The economic case for preserving America's wetlands
The economic case for preserving America's wetlands
Healthy wetlands can save money, homes, and lives—if Donald Trump leaves them intact.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The economic case for preserving America's wetlands
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Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates. n.pr/49GGFOY
The U.S. produces a lot of food waste. This place wants to address it
Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates. n.pr/49GGFOY
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Possibly the next chair of the Federal Reserve: "They can't afford bread for stuffing? Tell them to substitute cake!"
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Possibly the next chair of the Federal Reserve: "They can't afford bread for stuffing? Tell them to substitute cake!"
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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
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Offering no new plans to cut fossil fuels, the U.N.’s COP30 climate conference failed to produce a roadmap to stop global warming.
COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action - Inside Climate News
BELÉM, Brazil—After negotiators at COP30 retreated from meaningful climate action by failing to specifically mention the need to stop using fossil fuels in the final conference documents published Sat...
insideclimatenews.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Offering no new plans to cut fossil fuels, the U.N.’s COP30 climate conference failed to produce a roadmap to stop global warming.
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A proposal earlier this year sought to sell off public land. In Big Sky Country, Montanans put up a fight.
A proposal earlier this year sought to sell off public land. In Big Sky Country, Montanans put up a fight.
A proposal in Congress earlier this year to sell public land has Montanans fighting to defend their frontier.
cbsn.ws
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A proposal earlier this year sought to sell off public land. In Big Sky Country, Montanans put up a fight.
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🚨NEW: Iran will move its capital due to an ecological catastrophe. Experts warn the move won’t help the nearly 10 million people living in Tehran, who will continue to face the impacts of corruption and climate change.
“We saw this coming,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
“We saw this coming,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Iran's Capital Is Moving. The Reason is an Ecological Catastrophe
The move is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🚨NEW: Iran will move its capital due to an ecological catastrophe. Experts warn the move won’t help the nearly 10 million people living in Tehran, who will continue to face the impacts of corruption and climate change.
“We saw this coming,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
“We saw this coming,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
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NEW: A strong majority (65%) of voters prefer that the United States takes ambitious action on climate change, even if other countries do not.
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
NEW: A strong majority (65%) of voters prefer that the United States takes ambitious action on climate change, even if other countries do not.
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1. Trump is in the process of sending millions in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
The money purportedly is to settle legal claims.
But these claims are extraordinarily weak and have little to no chance of success.
In reality, it is a brazen theft.
The money purportedly is to settle legal claims.
But these claims are extraordinarily weak and have little to no chance of success.
In reality, it is a brazen theft.
Grand theft government
President Trump is in the process of sending millions of dollars in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
popular.info
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
1. Trump is in the process of sending millions in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
The money purportedly is to settle legal claims.
But these claims are extraordinarily weak and have little to no chance of success.
In reality, it is a brazen theft.
The money purportedly is to settle legal claims.
But these claims are extraordinarily weak and have little to no chance of success.
In reality, it is a brazen theft.
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trumps administration is the largest looting of the working class funneled up to the wealthy in history
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
trumps administration is the largest looting of the working class funneled up to the wealthy in history
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Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a briefing in late October from senior Pentagon officials. https://cnn.it/47Y1ZNt
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Deep below the US Capitol, in a secure room meant to protect discussions of American secrets, a wave of sarcastic laughter spread among lawmakers and staff members who were assembled to receive a briefing in late October from senior Pentagon officials. https://cnn.it/47Y1ZNt
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Congress stiffened restrictions on hemp, a form of the cannabis plant that was legalized in a 2018 farm bill, triggering protests from producers who rely on the now multibillion-dollar industry as a source of income.
Congress tightens THC restrictions on hemp, closing farm bill loophole
The restrictions on hemp-derived THC, the psychoactive compound found in cannabis, threaten to wipe out an industry worth approximately $30 billion, critics say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congress stiffened restrictions on hemp, a form of the cannabis plant that was legalized in a 2018 farm bill, triggering protests from producers who rely on the now multibillion-dollar industry as a source of income.
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The United Kingdom has stopped sharing intelligence on suspected drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean due to concerns about the legality of recent U.S. military strikes, two sources with knowledge of the matter tell NBC News.
U.K. withholds intelligence on alleged drug boats over U.S. strikes, sources say
The U.S. military has been carrying out lethal strikes on what Trump administration officials have said were boats carrying drugs.
nbcnews.to
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The United Kingdom has stopped sharing intelligence on suspected drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean due to concerns about the legality of recent U.S. military strikes, two sources with knowledge of the matter tell NBC News.
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Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise to an all-time high this year, according to a report.
At this rate, it will take the world four years to pass the threshold experts agree would constitute catastrophic warming, the authors said.
At this rate, it will take the world four years to pass the threshold experts agree would constitute catastrophic warming, the authors said.
Despite surging renewables, fossil fuel emissions will hit record this year
Emission-rate increases will accelerate in the U.S. and E.U. but will slow in China and India, according to a report published Wednesday.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise to an all-time high this year, according to a report.
At this rate, it will take the world four years to pass the threshold experts agree would constitute catastrophic warming, the authors said.
At this rate, it will take the world four years to pass the threshold experts agree would constitute catastrophic warming, the authors said.
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new video up at my youtube page on the history of the filibuster and why it’s Bad. watch/share/subscribe/etc!
youtu.be/a30e7lw6KL4
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What's the deal with the filibuster?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
new video up at my youtube page on the history of the filibuster and why it’s Bad. watch/share/subscribe/etc!
youtu.be/a30e7lw6KL4
youtu.be/a30e7lw6KL4