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Earth has only ONE atmosphere. Try not to pollute it with CO2 or unkindness.
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If THIS doesn't persuade you that gun control laws are needed, nothing will. This is NOT NORMAL (in any other country but USA)
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Prof Gavin Yamey
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RFK Jr has suggested he wants to end access to mifeprostone; it's the MAHA war on women >100 studies have examined the effectiveness/safety of the abortion pills mifepristone & misoprostol. "All conclude that the pills are a safe method for terminating a pregnancy" (
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youtu.be/PZ8lmUzL7M0?...
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Pete Hegseth deleted the proof...
YouTube video by Keith Edwards
https://youtu.be/PZ8lmUzL7M0?si=W04xhnn0raqHeLRz
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Sen. Adam Schiff
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Pete Hegseth has been proudly posting videos of deadly boat strikes for months. If he's so confident that the killing of two shipwrecked survivors on September 2 was legal, then he should stop stalling and release the full video.
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Marc Elias
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On Tuesday morning I am arguing an important campaign finance case in the Supreme Court. I will be off line until that is over. In the meantime, stay informed about what else is happening to democracy in court by following
@democracydocket.com
and visiting
www.democracydocket.com
Be back soon!
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The Bulwark
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Kennedy has gone well beyond recruiting some contrarians with novel perspectives. He has populated the advisory committee almost exclusively with people with records of attacking vaccines. And this is what that gets you:
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This Is What It Looks Like When RFK Jr. Wins
His handpicked ‘experts’ just voted to roll back hepatitis B vaccine guidelines—and reverse a historic public health victory.
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ProPublica
about 3 hours ago
ProPublica reporter
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found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents. “The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief
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The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims
As federal data becomes less available, our journalists are doing shoe-leather reporting to provide readers with the precise numbers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reporters-data-immigration?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1765242008&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The Bulwark
about 3 hours ago
"It’s not yet time to indulge thoughts of peace and good will to all men (if that’s your thing). For the next two weeks, the kind of Christmas spirit we need is Washington crossing the Delaware and winning a victory for the cause of freedom."
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All Gas. No Brakes. Trump Quakes.
It’s dark out there, literally and politically. But there is hope, too.
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Joe Walsh
about 3 hours ago
I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.
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tRUMP is selling the entire USA down the drain for his own personal gain.
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Elizabeth Warren
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After a backroom meeting with Donald Trump and a donation to the Trump ballroom, NVIDIA got a deal to sell the most advanced AI chip it has ever sold to China. The NVIDIA CEO should testify under oath in Congress.
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PBS News
about 3 hours ago
Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans contend in a federal lawsuit and shareholder proposal that seek to expand eligibility.
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Disney changed the disability policies for their parks. Here's what to know
The battle over who can skip long lines on popular rides because of their disabilities marks the latest struggle by Disney to accommodate disabled visitors while cracking down on past abuses. But some...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/disney-changed-the-disability-policies-for-their-parks-heres-what-to-know
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Jamie O’Grady
about 4 hours ago
This.
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𝕲𝖆𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖔
about 5 hours ago
#GVerse
#Repost
If you agree! U.S. citizens and immigrant communities are being denied due process. We stand with them and will hold this Administration accountable.
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Murshed Zaheed
about 3 hours ago
Disregarding the judiciary branch (except the Trump/McConnell
#SCOTUS
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D.O.A., I hope.
@schiff.senate.gov
@padilla.senate.gov
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Blue Georgia
about 4 hours ago
CNN fact-check: Trump has NOT ended eight wars.
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Josh Cowen
about 3 hours ago
I recount here when in 2020 Trump attacked Benson for sending out absentee ballot apps—among his effort to cast doubt on the results. The GOP is doing it now wrt to her role in MI elections
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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑
about 4 hours ago
1. I agree with this take 2. This is far more optimistic than I'm used to seeing from The Bulwark and I'm down with it.
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Natasha Bertrand
about 3 hours ago
Potentially a big day on the Hill tomorrow… Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine and SecState Marco Rubio are expected to brief the Gang of 8 tomorrow afternoon Separately, outgoing Southern Command commander Adm. Alvin Holsey is expected to virtually meet HASC and SASC leaders.
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Bill Grueskin
about 3 hours ago
Good to see the Washpost putting this as grafs 2 and 3 of tonight’s Hegseth story.
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How Sick Is He?
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How Sick Is He?
The physical and mental health of the president is a state secret
https://open.substack.com/pub/steady/p/how-sick-is-he?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers (but what have they done to PREVENT abuse?)
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N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/nyregion/ny-archdiocese-sex-abuse-settlement.html?smid=bs-share
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Elizabeth Warren
about 5 hours ago
Shoe prices are up 15% heading into the holiday season. One possible reason why? Trump’s Justice Department greenlit DICK’S Sporting Goods taking over Foot Locker. Now, stores are closing and American shoppers are getting the boot.
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This little light of mine
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Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
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Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/retirees-volunteering-election-democracy-study-health/
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Reuters
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Trump ally Habba resigns after court disqualified her as US Attorney
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Trump ally Habba resigns after court disqualified her as US Attorney
Alina Habba, a former lawyer to President Donald Trump whom he later installed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, said on Monday that she was stepping down from the role after a federal appeals court found her appointment was unlawful and disqualified her from supervising cases.
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Elizabeth Spiers
about 5 hours ago
As with everything he says, this is wildly uninformed. Formula keeps getting better and saves lives. And modern research indicates that outcomes are roughly the same. There are reasons to breastfeed but your child isn’t suffering if you don’t
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Wyden Says Trump's $12 Billion Farmer Bailout Exposes Folly of 'Destructive Tariff Spree'
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Wyden Says Trump's $12 Billion Farmer Bailout Exposes Folly of 'Destructive Tariff Spree' | Common Dreams
"Donald Trump’s trade war is taxing families, killing markets for our farm goods, and driving farmers into bankruptcy," said Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden.
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The American Prospect
about 9 hours ago
“No ICE in my cup!” Protestors gather outside the Kennedy Center as Trump receives the “FIFA Peace Prize.”
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and Emma Janssen report on the fight to keep white supremacy out of soccer:
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The Beautiful Game Is Getting Ugly - The American Prospect
Soccer fans braved a winter storm to demand FIFA President Gianni Infantino reject Trump’s white supremacy, using the slogan ‘No ICE in Our Cup.’
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Charles Ornstein
about 14 hours ago
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences
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Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
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Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/nyregion/queens-migrant-boy-detained-rally.html?smid=bs-share
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Trump Is Getting Weaker
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Trump Is Getting Weaker
And even some Republicans are finally grasping that it's a mistake to always stick by him
https://open.substack.com/pub/america/p/trump-is-getting-weaker?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Let's call Trump's anti-Somali hate for what it is
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Let's call Trump's anti-Somali hate for what it is
It's not "heated" or "divisive." It's Nazi stuff.
https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar/p/trump-somali-racism?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Is This The End of the Free World?
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Is This The End of the Free World?
Trump wants to MAGAfy Europe, too
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/is-this-the-end-of-the-free-world?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Linda Plush
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Barbara - A.K.A. Aunt Tifa
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Thoughts!?
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Israel Revoked Palestinians’ Work Permits — Then Launched a Deadly Crackdown on Laborers
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Israel Revoked Palestinians’ Work Permits — Then Launched a Deadly Crackdown on Laborers
Before October 7, Palestinian laborers would cross into Israel for jobs. Then Israel revoked work permits and unleashed a violent crackdown.
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/04/israel-palestinians-work-permits-laborers/
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Matt Ortega
about 23 hours ago
"Needy Amin" still ranks among the banger nicknames for Trump.
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Ricky Davila
about 23 hours ago
I’m still waiting on Black MAGA to explain to me how this racist white supremacist piece of shit is helping you.
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A Journalist Reported From Palestine. YouTube Deleted His Account Claiming He’s an Iranian Agent.
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A Journalist Reported From Palestine. YouTube Deleted His Account Claiming He’s an Iranian Agent.
YouTube offered conflicting explanations for deleting the account of Robert Inlakesh, who covered Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/07/youtube-deleted-journalist-israel-palestine-censorship/
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The Bulwark
1 day ago
In his 1989 farewell address, Ronald Reagan focused on civic memory—on America’s tendency to forget its own story. More than three decades later, that warning feels less like a rhetorical flourish and more like an unheeded alarm.
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The Danger of Patriotism Detached From American Ideals
And how Ronald Reagan’s notion of ‘informed patriotism’ offers a path out of our political dysfunction.
https://lnk.thebulwark.com/3XZz9aF
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
1 day ago
📥 Sen. Kelly: Read boat strike memo into Congressional Record You can, and should, follow the historic lead of Sen. Mike Gravel, who in 1971 read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record. Read about this and more in our weekly newsletter, The Classifieds, (and subscribe).
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Sen. Kelly: Read boat strike memo into Congressional Record
Plus: IRS says it will take eight months to search for an email
https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/sen-kelly-read-the-boat-strike-memo-into-the-congressional-record-newsletter/
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
4 days ago
No community should be forced to bear the weight of a system that profits from human suffering. Private, for-profit prisons have no place in a fair and free democracy—and especially profiting off the suffering of an inhumane and undemocratic detention system. Period.
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ACLU
1 day ago
The stories of pregnant women in ICE detention — one shackled while miscarrying, another placed in solitary confinement with a high-risk pregnancy — are not one offs. They're a clear pattern of neglect where ICE ignores its own rules. This cruelty must end.
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Pregnant immigrants held for months in detention despite rules against it
With the immigration crackdown, more pregnant women are being detained. The ACLU alleges a woman was shackled while miscarrying and others were denied prenatal care.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-12-03/she-spent-her-pregnancy-in-a-detention-center-shes-not-alone
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Kai Ryssdal
1 day ago
Perhaps…not a true change of heart, then? Gosh
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An example to us all, but of WHAT?
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The New York Times
1 day ago
The Trump administration said on Friday that it would waive an $11 million fine levied against Southwest Airlines over the company’s 2022 holiday travel meltdown, when the airline canceled nearly 17,000 flights. The penalty had been part of a fine imposed by the Biden administration.
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Trump Administration Waives $11 Million Southwest Airlines Fine
The penalty was part of a fine imposed by the Biden administration after it determined the airline had failed to provide prompt customer service and refunds to passengers in 2022.
https://nyti.ms/48Jw8k1
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