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“We have a lot of stupid people in this country running things” - the man running things.
September 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“We have a lot of stupid people in this country running things” - the man running things.
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Tens of Thousands of Brazilians Protest Against Bill Granting Bolsonaro Amnesty
Tens of Thousands of Brazilians Protest Against Bill Granting Bolsonaro Amnesty
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Brazil to protest a congressional bill that would make it harder to charge lawmakers for alleged crimes and even reduce penalties for individ...
www.democracynow.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tens of Thousands of Brazilians Protest Against Bill Granting Bolsonaro Amnesty
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They are not up to the task of protecting our allies, and Russia knows it.
September 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
They are not up to the task of protecting our allies, and Russia knows it.
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I’m from L.A. We did not feel freer with your jackboots in our city. I’m sure those in D.C. would agree. Get lost with this fascist propaganda.
August 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I’m from L.A. We did not feel freer with your jackboots in our city. I’m sure those in D.C. would agree. Get lost with this fascist propaganda.
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At Cerro Pelon, the monarch sanctuary.
August 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
At Cerro Pelon, the monarch sanctuary.
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“Tariffs raise costs, and their uncertain implementation has customers of the equipment makers more cautious in their investments.”
Costs are rising and workers are losing jobs thanks to the president’s chaotic and reckless tariff taxes.
www.wsj.com/opinion/deer...
Costs are rising and workers are losing jobs thanks to the president’s chaotic and reckless tariff taxes.
www.wsj.com/opinion/deer...
Opinion | A Deere in the Tariff Headlights
The farm equipment maker takes an earnings hit and lays off workers.
www.wsj.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“Tariffs raise costs, and their uncertain implementation has customers of the equipment makers more cautious in their investments.”
Costs are rising and workers are losing jobs thanks to the president’s chaotic and reckless tariff taxes.
www.wsj.com/opinion/deer...
Costs are rising and workers are losing jobs thanks to the president’s chaotic and reckless tariff taxes.
www.wsj.com/opinion/deer...
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These are the kinds of policies that should be commonplace in the richest country in the world, but aren't.
Young people in Boston can get free meals all summer long. Visit boston.gov/summereats to find a Boston Summer Eats location near you.
July 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
These are the kinds of policies that should be commonplace in the richest country in the world, but aren't.
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This is tenacity.
w here’s a picture MN can celebrate. State Senator John Hoffman discharged from ICU today after being shot numerous times during assassination attempt. His family tells me he’s moving to a rehab facility and still has a long road ahead.
July 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is tenacity.
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The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
DOJ launches unusual lawsuit against entire federal district court in Maryland
The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
n.pr
July 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
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Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:
July 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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He can't be serious.
Mike Johnson Blasted After Claiming All Congress Can Do After Texas Floods Is 'Pray'
Of course 🙄
www.comicsands.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
He can't be serious.
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“In the face of all this, rather than stand up, America’s so-called “elites” have shown remarkable cowardice. They have rushed to bow and scrape before Trump, giving rhetorical cover to his anti-democratic actions and filling his coffers with millions of dollars in hopes of escaping his wrath.”
What It Means to Be Brave
The Founders didn’t want us to cower in fear.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“In the face of all this, rather than stand up, America’s so-called “elites” have shown remarkable cowardice. They have rushed to bow and scrape before Trump, giving rhetorical cover to his anti-democratic actions and filling his coffers with millions of dollars in hopes of escaping his wrath.”
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Progress in this country is never guaranteed. But that week, it felt like the efforts of so many, across generations, was bending the arc of the moral universe a little more towards justice. I sat down with Garrison Hayes to talk about that day, and what it can teach us about how change happens.
June 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Progress in this country is never guaranteed. But that week, it felt like the efforts of so many, across generations, was bending the arc of the moral universe a little more towards justice. I sat down with Garrison Hayes to talk about that day, and what it can teach us about how change happens.
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Progress in this country never comes easy or quick. For every few hard-earned steps forward, we might stumble a couple steps back. But sometimes, the slow, steady effort of generations is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.
Barack Obama on the 24 Hours that changed America forever
YouTube video by Garrison Hayes
www.youtube.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Progress in this country never comes easy or quick. For every few hard-earned steps forward, we might stumble a couple steps back. But sometimes, the slow, steady effort of generations is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.
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If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt working class families for generations to come. Call your representative today and tell them to vote no on this bill.
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt working class families for generations to come. Call your representative today and tell them to vote no on this bill.
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More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
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It really is incredible how despite a half-century of expanding executive power, ballooning the debt, bloating the government, and policing private behavior, the GOP is still discussed as the party of small government libertarianism and fiscal responsibility. Just no relation to reality at all.
July 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It really is incredible how despite a half-century of expanding executive power, ballooning the debt, bloating the government, and policing private behavior, the GOP is still discussed as the party of small government libertarianism and fiscal responsibility. Just no relation to reality at all.
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Never a more pertinent time to reread this document. Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/gkFxD-CMlZM?...
The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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July 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Never a more pertinent time to reread this document. Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/gkFxD-CMlZM?...
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Nasa astronaut on ISS, caught this sprite over Mexico and the US this morning. Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. Source: NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers
July 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Nasa astronaut on ISS, caught this sprite over Mexico and the US this morning. Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. Source: NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers
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Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
The Most Americans Are On Unemployment—Nearly 2 Milllion—Since Pandemic
Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
www.forbes.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Losses in service jobs sparked the first negative job growth in two years.
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"When the Founders wrote the Declaration that we celebrate today...they didn’t put their lives, fortunes, or sacred honor on the line so that we could, 249 years later, give in to a new form of autocracy."
New from me in @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/what-it-me...
New from me in @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/what-it-me...
What It Means to Be Brave
The Founders didn’t want us to cower in fear.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"When the Founders wrote the Declaration that we celebrate today...they didn’t put their lives, fortunes, or sacred honor on the line so that we could, 249 years later, give in to a new form of autocracy."
New from me in @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/what-it-me...
New from me in @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/what-it-me...
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Happy Independence Day, TX-30.
Let this day be a reminder that democracy doesn’t protect itself.
We’ve got to keep showing up, speaking out, and standing firm—until freedom feels real for everyone.
Let this day be a reminder that democracy doesn’t protect itself.
We’ve got to keep showing up, speaking out, and standing firm—until freedom feels real for everyone.
July 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy Independence Day, TX-30.
Let this day be a reminder that democracy doesn’t protect itself.
We’ve got to keep showing up, speaking out, and standing firm—until freedom feels real for everyone.
Let this day be a reminder that democracy doesn’t protect itself.
We’ve got to keep showing up, speaking out, and standing firm—until freedom feels real for everyone.