@ksteere.bsky.social
Artist, writer of haiku and fan fiction, family historian and decorator of vegan and gluten free donuts in Albany, NY. Mother of 4 humans and 1 feline.
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James Talarico: Jesus gave us two commandments: love God and love neighbor.
There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
James Talarico: Jesus gave us two commandments: love God and love neighbor.
There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
There was no exception to that second commandment regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
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Brendan Carr (FCC Chairman) spent the entire Biden admin claiming Biden would force TV stations to cancel interviews critical of him—and we’d have fascism
Last night Brendan Carr forced CBS to cancel Colbert's interview of James Talarico
Yes—fascism is here
Every MAGA Accusation Is A Confession
Last night Brendan Carr forced CBS to cancel Colbert's interview of James Talarico
Yes—fascism is here
Every MAGA Accusation Is A Confession
February 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Brendan Carr (FCC Chairman) spent the entire Biden admin claiming Biden would force TV stations to cancel interviews critical of him—and we’d have fascism
Last night Brendan Carr forced CBS to cancel Colbert's interview of James Talarico
Yes—fascism is here
Every MAGA Accusation Is A Confession
Last night Brendan Carr forced CBS to cancel Colbert's interview of James Talarico
Yes—fascism is here
Every MAGA Accusation Is A Confession
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Rev. Jesse Jackson’s vision of a multiracial, working-class coalition changed America.
He inspired me and millions of others to fight for justice and unity.
Now it’s up to us to carry his vision forward.
He inspired me and millions of others to fight for justice and unity.
Now it’s up to us to carry his vision forward.
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson’s vision of a multiracial, working-class coalition changed America.
He inspired me and millions of others to fight for justice and unity.
Now it’s up to us to carry his vision forward.
He inspired me and millions of others to fight for justice and unity.
Now it’s up to us to carry his vision forward.
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This weekend, our first group of volunteers learned how to screen print! None of them had ever tried printing before, but by the end of the training, they were excited to make more.
So what are you waiting for? Drop off any t-shirt before March 9, and we’ll turn it into campaign merch for you :)
So what are you waiting for? Drop off any t-shirt before March 9, and we’ll turn it into campaign merch for you :)
February 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This weekend, our first group of volunteers learned how to screen print! None of them had ever tried printing before, but by the end of the training, they were excited to make more.
So what are you waiting for? Drop off any t-shirt before March 9, and we’ll turn it into campaign merch for you :)
So what are you waiting for? Drop off any t-shirt before March 9, and we’ll turn it into campaign merch for you :)
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[email protected] 's Seeking Rents is a model for state political news coverage. Would love a list of similar newsletters (and if your state doesn't have one, can you please start one? 🙂 ).
February 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
[email protected] 's Seeking Rents is a model for state political news coverage. Would love a list of similar newsletters (and if your state doesn't have one, can you please start one? 🙂 ).
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CBS forces Colbert to pull segment—and he isn't doing it quietly www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
CBS forces Colbert to pull segment—and he isn't doing it quietly
CBS prevented late night host Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Monday night, the latest act of censorship from the increasingly right-w...
www.dailykos.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
CBS forces Colbert to pull segment—and he isn't doing it quietly www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza over the past 24 hours. Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire last October, Israel has killed over 600 Palestinians and wounded over 1,600, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
February 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza over the past 24 hours. Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire last October, Israel has killed over 600 Palestinians and wounded over 1,600, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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Illinois has eliminated its bill backlog and debts.
Illinois has enshrined reproductive rights.
Illinois has reaffirmed labor rights.
Illinois has rebuilt its infrastructure.
Illinois has prioritized our children’s education.
Illinois has invested in our future — with more to come.
Illinois has enshrined reproductive rights.
Illinois has reaffirmed labor rights.
Illinois has rebuilt its infrastructure.
Illinois has prioritized our children’s education.
Illinois has invested in our future — with more to come.
February 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Illinois has eliminated its bill backlog and debts.
Illinois has enshrined reproductive rights.
Illinois has reaffirmed labor rights.
Illinois has rebuilt its infrastructure.
Illinois has prioritized our children’s education.
Illinois has invested in our future — with more to come.
Illinois has enshrined reproductive rights.
Illinois has reaffirmed labor rights.
Illinois has rebuilt its infrastructure.
Illinois has prioritized our children’s education.
Illinois has invested in our future — with more to come.
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Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program.
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program.
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
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Totally...
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Totally...
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
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(NBC) RIP, Jesse. Thank you for all that you did for us, for our country, and for the love and compassion that you showed. You wil always be a role model for all of us.
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
(NBC) RIP, Jesse. Thank you for all that you did for us, for our country, and for the love and compassion that you showed. You wil always be a role model for all of us.
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
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America has lost a titan in the struggle for civil rights and racial justice. From his days at the side of Dr. King, to his moral leadership in this century, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. spent his life pushing our nation closer to its own ideal.
February 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
America has lost a titan in the struggle for civil rights and racial justice. From his days at the side of Dr. King, to his moral leadership in this century, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. spent his life pushing our nation closer to its own ideal.
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"In a withering opinion Monday, Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,” saying the administration had attacked the concept of truth itself as it sought to erase details of America’s legacy of slavery."
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Judge orders restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits
Cynthia Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee, compared the administration’s effort to remove the panels to Orwell’s “1984.”
www.politico.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"In a withering opinion Monday, Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,” saying the administration had attacked the concept of truth itself as it sought to erase details of America’s legacy of slavery."
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story
apnews.com/article/afri...
apnews.com/article/afri...
She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story
A young woman in Zambia was sent to a maximum-security prison after she was denied a legal abortion and ended her pregnancy on her own.
apnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:31 PM
She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story
apnews.com/article/afri...
apnews.com/article/afri...
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Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
February 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
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Today's photo was taken at the wonderful St. Tudno's on the #GreatOrme Just as I was standing there, thinking that this photo needed 'something extra', along came Mr. Jackdaw. Don't you just love it when nature cooperates! #photooftheday #NOIR #Gothic #birdphotography
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Today's photo was taken at the wonderful St. Tudno's on the #GreatOrme Just as I was standing there, thinking that this photo needed 'something extra', along came Mr. Jackdaw. Don't you just love it when nature cooperates! #photooftheday #NOIR #Gothic #birdphotography
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"The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires health plans to cover mental health and substance use disorders in a comparable way to medical and surgical benefits, per DOL."
Kaiser reaches settlement with DOL over alleged mental healthcare access failures
The Department of Labor alleged Kaiser didn’t offer adequate provider networks and used patient questionnaires to prevent members from receiving care.
www.healthcaredive.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:08 AM
"The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requires health plans to cover mental health and substance use disorders in a comparable way to medical and surgical benefits, per DOL."
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MUST WATCH: On Presidents Day, Americans gathered outside Trump Tower just to give it the finger. Not metaphorically. Physically. Loudly. That’s the national mood.
February 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
MUST WATCH: On Presidents Day, Americans gathered outside Trump Tower just to give it the finger. Not metaphorically. Physically. Loudly. That’s the national mood.
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The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got approved for a $1 TRILLION budget without blinking so I'm gonna need every corrupt hypocritical politician complaining about made up food stamp fraud and forcing drug tests and work requirements on poor people to shut up forever. Thx.
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got approved for a $1 TRILLION budget without blinking so I'm gonna need every corrupt hypocritical politician complaining about made up food stamp fraud and forcing drug tests and work requirements on poor people to shut up forever. Thx.
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If history makes you uncomfortable, you should study it and learn from it. Closing your eyes to it just makes you a coward.
Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. Under Trump, the fight returns. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. Under Trump, the fight returns. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. Under Trump, the fight returns.
A social justice group is challenging a Trump order that led to the removal of historic panels about people George Washington enslaved at the President’s House in Philadelphia.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
If history makes you uncomfortable, you should study it and learn from it. Closing your eyes to it just makes you a coward.
Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. Under Trump, the fight returns. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. Under Trump, the fight returns. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
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Looking forward to learning more about Kate Barr.
North Carolina. Tomorrow. Tuesday, February 17, 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WwK... @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katebarrcanwin.bsky.social
North Carolina. Tomorrow. Tuesday, February 17, 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WwK... @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katebarrcanwin.bsky.social
American Conversations: Kate Barr
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Looking forward to learning more about Kate Barr.
North Carolina. Tomorrow. Tuesday, February 17, 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WwK... @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katebarrcanwin.bsky.social
North Carolina. Tomorrow. Tuesday, February 17, 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WwK... @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katebarrcanwin.bsky.social
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February 16, 2026
February 16, 2026
On February 13 and 14, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 AM
February 16, 2026
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(The Atlantic) Another neat article commenting on the Trump Administration's "voice" to Europe and Trump's collective "do it our way or move on." Trump, Vance, and Rubio seem to be working hard at walking away from our former allies.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Marco Rubio Doesn’t Get It
The Trump administration continues to lambast friends and empower foes.
www.theatlantic.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
(The Atlantic) Another neat article commenting on the Trump Administration's "voice" to Europe and Trump's collective "do it our way or move on." Trump, Vance, and Rubio seem to be working hard at walking away from our former allies.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...