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· Jan 30
I recently reposted a former congressional staffer who said that when an issue got 20-30 calls it would get representatives freaked out and ready to do something. It takes less than you’d think, because so few people actually take that kind of action
Grassroots activism at work
* in general, representatives get few calls
* 20-30 calls could get them to do something
Don't necessarily need a lot of people. Just need enough people willing to do the work.
* in general, representatives get few calls
* 20-30 calls could get them to do something
Don't necessarily need a lot of people. Just need enough people willing to do the work.
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Uh oh
Former CIA officer @johnsipher.bsky.social joins Chris to unpack what the West gets wrong about Russian intelligence—from hostile counterintelligence to Putin’s use of active measures and reflexive control.
🎧 Audio: pod.fo/e/36a59d
🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8
🎧 Audio: pod.fo/e/36a59d
🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8
December 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Uh oh
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Please make sure every military member you know knows this.
Trump’s promise Wednesday to pay troops a “warrior dividend” bonus is actually a military housing stipend already approved by Congress, and not a generous new White House program.
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Please make sure every military member you know knows this.
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Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
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House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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The Green Beret Preparation and Survival Guide #disasterpreparedness #survival #LifeHack #ClimateAction #hiking #camping #lifehacks #disasterpreparedness amzn.to/3BYEq5E
December 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Green Beret Preparation and Survival Guide #disasterpreparedness #survival #LifeHack #ClimateAction #hiking #camping #lifehacks #disasterpreparedness amzn.to/3BYEq5E
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How many Americans carry their passports EVERY time they leave the house?
More importantly, do we want America to be a country where police can stop anyone at any time and demand their documents and arrest them if they don't produce them?
That's what life was like in Russia when I served there.
More importantly, do we want America to be a country where police can stop anyone at any time and demand their documents and arrest them if they don't produce them?
That's what life was like in Russia when I served there.
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
How many Americans carry their passports EVERY time they leave the house?
More importantly, do we want America to be a country where police can stop anyone at any time and demand their documents and arrest them if they don't produce them?
That's what life was like in Russia when I served there.
More importantly, do we want America to be a country where police can stop anyone at any time and demand their documents and arrest them if they don't produce them?
That's what life was like in Russia when I served there.
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It was great fun talking to these guys!
December 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It was great fun talking to these guys!
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"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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What do you call it when a foreign power’s agents target and damage your transportation infrastructure, drinking water and food safety?
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What do you call it when a foreign power’s agents target and damage your transportation infrastructure, drinking water and food safety?
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Stay safe #PNWFlood 80% of Natural Disasters Are Accompanied by FLOODS #coast #disasterpreparedness via @SlideShare #hurricane #ClimateCrisis www.slideshare.net/slideshow/ho...
How to Prepare for, Deal With and Survive FLOODS
80% of natural disasters are accompanied by floods. The document provides comprehensive information on the dangers of flooding, emphasizing the power of water and types of floods, such as coastal, river, and surface floods. It offers practical tips for preparation, survival, and recovery during and after a flood, including emergency supplies, evacuation procedures, and safety measures. Additionally, resources are referenced for checking local flood risks and essential gear for individuals to maintain during potential flooding situations. - Download as a PPTX, PDF or view online for free
www.slideshare.net
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Stay safe #PNWFlood 80% of Natural Disasters Are Accompanied by FLOODS #coast #disasterpreparedness via @SlideShare #hurricane #ClimateCrisis www.slideshare.net/slideshow/ho...
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🔥 @ossoff.senate.gov on the ACA subsidies extension vote: “This is life or death.”
(@SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn both opposed it - but as Ossoff reminds us they were quick to vote to let themselves put millions of taxpayer dollars in their own pockets recently🤔)
(@SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn both opposed it - but as Ossoff reminds us they were quick to vote to let themselves put millions of taxpayer dollars in their own pockets recently🤔)
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🔥 @ossoff.senate.gov on the ACA subsidies extension vote: “This is life or death.”
(@SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn both opposed it - but as Ossoff reminds us they were quick to vote to let themselves put millions of taxpayer dollars in their own pockets recently🤔)
(@SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn both opposed it - but as Ossoff reminds us they were quick to vote to let themselves put millions of taxpayer dollars in their own pockets recently🤔)
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ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
December 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
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JFC. The weakening of America continues.
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
JFC. The weakening of America continues.
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Q: "Could we see American troops on the ground in Venezuela?"
Trump: "I don't want to comment on that."
Q: "Can you rule out a ground invasion?"
Trump: "I don't wanna rule in or out. I don't talk about that."
Trump: "I don't want to comment on that."
Q: "Can you rule out a ground invasion?"
Trump: "I don't wanna rule in or out. I don't talk about that."
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Q: "Could we see American troops on the ground in Venezuela?"
Trump: "I don't want to comment on that."
Q: "Can you rule out a ground invasion?"
Trump: "I don't wanna rule in or out. I don't talk about that."
Trump: "I don't want to comment on that."
Q: "Can you rule out a ground invasion?"
Trump: "I don't wanna rule in or out. I don't talk about that."
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Statement from the House Select Committee on China, chaired by Republican Rep. John Moolenaar. Trump is selling us out to a foreign country. Again.
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Statement from the House Select Committee on China, chaired by Republican Rep. John Moolenaar. Trump is selling us out to a foreign country. Again.
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Come work with me! Salary range $85,000-$100,000. Benefits include a union, fairly low insurance premiums and so many cat photos. job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Come work with me! Salary range $85,000-$100,000. Benefits include a union, fairly low insurance premiums and so many cat photos. job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
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CalRx® Insulin Glargine pens are coming soon, priced at just $55 for a five-pack of 3 mL pens beginning January 1, 2026.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
CalRx® Insulin Glargine pens are coming soon, priced at just $55 for a five-pack of 3 mL pens beginning January 1, 2026.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
This CalRx® insulin product is interchangeable with Lantus® and will be available to any pharmacy in the state. Learn more at calrx.ca.gov.
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The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond. n.pr/4qeZn5p
Rafael Ithier, a legend of salsa music, dies at 99
The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond.
n.pr
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond. n.pr/4qeZn5p
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Here’s a great article describing how, before the vaccine, Alaska Natives had some of the highest rates of liver cancer in the world, and the hepatitis B vaccine virtually eliminated the cancer. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Hepatitis vaccines credited as life-saving for Alaska children may be upended
Hepatitis B, once rampant in Indigenous villages, has been brought under control in the state, but a CDC advisory committee voted to drop the vaccine recommendation for newborns.
www.adn.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Here’s a great article describing how, before the vaccine, Alaska Natives had some of the highest rates of liver cancer in the world, and the hepatitis B vaccine virtually eliminated the cancer. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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Tom Nichols: “This ongoing game show of ‘strike a boat every day’ […] is making us into worse people — every one of us, whether we’re in uniform or just ordinary citizens. It is spiritually and morally corrosive on every level.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Tom Nichols: “This ongoing game show of ‘strike a boat every day’ […] is making us into worse people — every one of us, whether we’re in uniform or just ordinary citizens. It is spiritually and morally corrosive on every level.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
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“Metro Nashville is suing the federal government, saying new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules could force hundreds of Nashville families back into homelessness or life-threatening situations.” www.wsmv.com/2025/12/06/l...
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“Metro Nashville is suing the federal government, saying new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules could force hundreds of Nashville families back into homelessness or life-threatening situations.” www.wsmv.com/2025/12/06/l...
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...