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Birds and Botany and Democracy
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I get it: Billy Joel could write “We Didn’t Start the Fire 2” using just headlines from the past two weeks.

That said, Trump’s increase in wealth has to be one of the biggest stories of his first year in office.

Check out this week's news on Trump's for-profit presidency in 1100 Pennsylvania.
Trump Is Worth $2.3 Billion More Than When He Was Re-Elected
News on the return of Donald Trump's for-profit presidency
www.1100pennsylvania.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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The families of Danes killed in Afghanistan have a message for Trump
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Sacrifice of the Danes
After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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House Democrats just DEFEATED a Republican bill to let employers deny overtime pay or minimum wage to workers if they classify time worked as "job training" or "education."

6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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Trump is threatening regime change. No, not in Iran or Cuba. Much closer to home. #FED #JeromePowell #Trump #RegimeChange #Iran #Cuba #Venezuela #economy #inflation #InterestRates #FederalReserve #DOJ
January 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Et si vous voulez en savoir plus sur Enheduana, cet épisode du podcast "La Nymphe et la Sorcière" auquel j'ai eu le plaisir de participer est fait pour vous !
lanympheetlasorciere.com/2025/02/21/e...
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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"ICE agents operate masked, heavily militarized, and—most troubling—without any visible identification...In democratic societies, the use of lawful force depends on legitimacy. Legitimacy depends on accountability. And accountability begins with identification." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Take the Masks Off
ICE won’t even match the courage and professionalism of the Iraqi Police.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Best Twitter riposte of the day. I started the morning looking at mass protest videos uncertain whether I was watching Minneapolis or Tehran. Turns out it was both.
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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“A Maryland man is navigating two devastating blows to his family after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested his wife just days before their 15-year-old son’s death from cancer.” www.kkco11news.com/2026/01/12/t...
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.kkco11news.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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This short statement by Jerome Powell deserves attention. He’s accusing the Trump administration of attempting to use a bogus criminal prosecution to extort compliance with White House demands to lower interest rates. Via @annabower.bsky.social
Here is the video message of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding the Justice Department’s criminal investigation related to the Fed’s building renovations.

Watch it.

youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 1:21 AM
apnews.com/article/budd... monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace
Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace
A group of Buddhist monks is getting viral attention with their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C.
apnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Gifford: This ridiculous rhetoric by the president—it’s going to impact every single American because it makes them lose faith in us.

That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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If McConnell had allowed the GOP-controlled Senate to impeach Trump after January 6, 2021, none of this would be happening.

Republicans MUST be punished for their corruption and the damage they're inflicting on the United States by losing their seats in Congress.

VOTE OUT ALL REPUBLICANS IN 2026.
January 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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From a new statement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee:
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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One way to tell if you’re “The Baddies” is if you’re the guy in helmet and body armor firing tear gas at high school students AT THEIR OWN SCHOOL.

CBP and ICE are a terrible mix of aggro and poorly trained, supercharged by feeling totally unaccountable.
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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I really miss these days.
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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What did those guys standing alongside Trump remind of you of yesterday? I had some thoughts...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
The US is being run by a bunch of guys from the back of high school detention room
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
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@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Israel is banning the Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders from operating in Gaza starting on New Year’s Day. www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza
The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said the organizations that will be banned Thursday didn't meet new requirements for sharing staff members, funding and operations information.
www.nbcnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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NIH funded this work—reflecting a surge in Alzheimer’s funding over the last 10-12 years. NIH is the primary funder for AD research.
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.

A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Seems there is yet another app using the ICEBlock logo and charging people for access. It’s called ICEBlocker and it is not us.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD or pay. Best we can tell is it’s Russian.

We would never ask for money.
December 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM