Raney Linck, RN
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Raney Linck, RN
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Black Lives Matter, Support Ukraine, Ceasefire Now. www.RNnext.com
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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His father’s reply changed his perspective. “I was an Indian in Uganda. I was a Muslim in India. And I was all of these things in New York City,” Mahmood Mamdani explained to his son. And “to be a minority is also to see the truth of the place amidst the promise of it.”
Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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1. The coming explosion in health insurance premiums is finally getting some mainstream attention. That’s thanks to the Democrats. They are demanding that Obamacare subsidies expanded during the pandemic be renewed in exchange for support in keeping the government open.
Prepare for the Great Republican Sticker-Shock
For some, health insurance premiums will jump by “100 percent, 200 percent, 300 percent or more” by January, according to Charles Gaba.
www.editorialboard.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Tribal radio is important to the preservation and growth of tribal language. Trump’s public radio cuts threaten that.
Native languages need radio, which is at risk of being lost - High Country News
As public media is threatened after cuts from Trump administration, Indigenous radio also face threats to how they preserve and grow language.
www.hcn.org
August 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Funny how the same people that couldn't breathe in a covid mask have no problem breathing through a mask to conceal their identity while they abuse immigrants and citizens alike.
July 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway - WIRED
July 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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If this were a repeated line from congressional Democrats, there would be countless think pieces about why such rhetoric is alienating young men from the party.
Scalise: "The 35-year-old who's sitting in his mom's basement playing video games is gonna have to go get a job again."
July 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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The fact that our military was perfectly happy to use weapons abroad in violation of the War Powers Act doesn't bode well for us when they are asked to use weapons at home in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
June 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Here we go, we have Skrmetti. SCOTUS, 6-3, UPHOLDS Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care.

Roberts with the majority opinion, all three liberals dissent.
June 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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If you live in the US, you are in greater jeopardy today than you were 6 months ago. So is your family. So are your friends & neighbors. Virtually all the important parts of the U.S. gov't created to protect us are being shut down, gutted, or marginalized. My latest. newrepublic.com/article/1968...
We Better Pray That No Unexpected Crisis Hits While Trump Is President
It’s a world exploding with crises waiting to happen. Donald Trump has made us less prepared for every one of them.
newrepublic.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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This is the kind of sweeping, truth-telling journalism we need more of. Good job, AP.
Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come
Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.
apnews.com
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Not America First.
But America Last.
June 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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A 23-Year-Old Crypto Bro Is Now Vetoing NSF Grants While Staring At His Water Bottle

Picture this: You're a researcher who has spent years developing a grant proposal, gone through layers of expert review, and received National Science Foundation (NSF) approval. Then some kid barely out of college…
A 23-Year-Old Crypto Bro Is Now Vetoing NSF Grants While Staring At His Water Bottle
Picture this: You're a researcher who has spent years developing a grant proposal, gone through layers of expert review, and received National Science Foundation (NSF) approval. Then some kid barely out of college — whose main qualification appears to be founding a company that puts ads on the blockchain — logs into a Zoom meeting, pays more attention to his fingernails than the discussion, and kills your grant with a disinterested thumbs down.
www.techdirt.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Nazis also enjoyed toying with their victims.
May 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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With Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden during the Library of Awesome exhibit in 2017. She is a Wonder Woman who broke ground for all of us. We will keep her spark of curiosity & intellect alive. Our history - and our progress - will not be erased. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWyN...
May 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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15 artists will represent their countries at the First Semi-Final tonight.

Your fellow Eurovision party-goers will be wanting facts; get these memorised:

eurovision.tv/story/15-fac...
15 facts about our 15 First Semi-Finalists of 2025
Wanna know more about your Eurovision Song Contest 2025 artists? Before the show goes live, here’s some extra insight into the artists performing in the First Semi-Final.
eurovision.tv
May 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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#TheCostOfTrump is a cost that will be shouldered by all of us. Former Montana Senator Jon Tester breaks down how working families and farmers will pay the price of Donald Trump’s chaos and corruption.
April 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Trump's firing spree has hit the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that disperses federal funds to public TV and radio stations across the country. There's only one problem: Under the 1967 law that created the private corporation, Trump does not have the authority to fire them.
April 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Breaking news: The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025, contracting by an annualized rate of 0.3 percent, a stark reversal after nearly three years of solid growth, as tariff-related uncertainty upended spending patterns and raised fears of an impending recession.
U.S. economy shrank in early 2025, as tariffs sapped growth
GDP shrank in the first quarter, a new report shows, offering a look at how tariffs are reshaping spending patterns and changing the economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM