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After a decade+ of nonstop pollution offenses, GOP Sen. Jim Justice's coal empire learned earlier this year that it was under federal criminal investigation. But before prosecutors could gather crucial evidence, Todd Blanche's office told them "pencils down."

Time in the garden with Bob

issuu.com/susanfeller/... Opens today, June 4 - July 11 At TheGallery at 2265 Market Street, Wheeling, WV

A reminder that my team is trying to bring some joy and reaffirmation of human agency to this anniversary with the 250 to 250 videos. Here's Pete Buttigieg talking about the Erie Canal, for example:

MSM, some quick notes: 1. It’s not a settlement (the case was dismissed). 3. It’s not a ballroom (it’s a bunker). 3. It’s not a library (Trump said it will be a hotel). It matters that you get it right.

NEW: The $1B ballroom provision has been STRIPPED from the Republican budget bill.

Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...

Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

I’m listening to seasoned reporters talk about how frightened they were during the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night and imagining how much worse it is for America’s children. If there’s ever been a time to pass sensible gun control laws, it’s now.

🚨BREAKING: A Virginia circuit court has refused to block the implementation of Democrats’ new congressional map, which voters approved in a statewide special election last week. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

HUGE WIN! H.R. 1897 the bill that would have gutted Endangered Species Act protections for threatened and endangered species has been pulled from today’s House floor vote. Your calls and pressure worked. Thank you for speaking up.

Christian Nationalism is a Cult of Convenience

Watching so many videos of people experiencing the Artemis II launch I recall the thrill I had as a Senior Girl Scout. I was selected to represent NJ with twelve others from the East Coast and attended the Apollo 14 lift off. Memorialized the experience on jeans and my uniform

Please share widely!

It’s the 60th Anniversary of the end of the poll tax. So of course, Republicans want to bring it back. Read a little history & the language the Court used to leave no doubt about laws that use a poll tax to interfere with the right to vote. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

March 16, 2026

This is not the best part of the firing, but it’s in the Top 10.

Always informative

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider two cased brought by the rightwing group PILF — one concerning the group’s ability to access voter roll records, and another addressing what constitutes “reasonable efforts” by states to maintain accurate voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com

Williamsport, Maryland: projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/first-ice-...

DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled: Voters as “Votors” Emergency as "Emeregency" United States as "United Staes" And, it included a non-party in the caption. These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day.

It’s not “the Department of War”

Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!) This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

This was totally fun! A nice break from my usual beat.

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Roxbury, New Jersey: www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/l...

125 photographs of life in Palestine before the British Mandate, ca. 1896–1919: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/photographs-of-palestinian-life

January 6 was the worst day of my life. But the threat of Donald Trump didn’t end when the mob left the Capitol. That’s why I’m running for Congress: to defend this country, with the full constitutional authority of Congress. I’m Harry Dunn. And I’m ready to finish the job.

February 3, 2026

This morning I wrote that DOJ’s ballot seizure in Georgia looks like a dry run for 2026. My advice and request: Sign up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

January 24, 2026

NEW: AG Bondi tells Judge Cannon not to release Volume II of Jack Smith's final report because it's protected by deliberative process privilege (no it isn't) and because Smith wasn't appointed properly (yes he was.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

1984: “The National Portrait Gallery removed a swath of text that mentioned President Donald Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection as it swapped out a prominent photo of him this week.” www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Last year, the U.S. EPA awarded West Virginia $106 million to create a program to help low-income communities access solar energy and reduce their power costs. The federal government canceled the program earlier this year. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/22/e...

As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.” Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.

"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...

It’s free...it’s fun...it’s Monday Night Travel! You’re invited to hop on my virtual sleigh on Dec. 15 as I share a collection of fresh sizzle reels and highlights from my 2025/26 TV productions, plus a peek behind the scenes at my creative adventures at home. Register now at www.ricksteves.com/mnt

Poet @amandagorman.bsky.social: ‘Words get their best meaning when paired with actions’ youtu.be/Ef4rxeNQEWw?...

@lastwordmsnow.bsky.social are we going to have to subscribe to @ms.now to get your podcasts on time?

Back to working on the second banner for democracy. The reverse of this one has dozens of the DOGE terms. I will be leading a discussion on the fiber artists who are speaking out online in February through @IntheStudioOnline (Find the lectures and workshops posted early December on the IG page).

NEW: Retiring UMWA President Cecil Roberts talks about where the coalfields have been and where they could be going. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/10/27/c...

Thought for living and creating in this economy/political environment from Laura Shaw Quilts open.substack.com/pub/laurasha...

See two banners I am creating as I speak out. See more work on IG at @braveartspeaks

September 11, 2025 in the USA is a different world. See more work by artists using their skills to speak up on @braveartspeaks