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Number of words in Trump’s inaugural address about renaming the Gulf of Mexico, renaming Denali mountain, and retaking the Panama Canal: 213.
Number of words about making housing, health care, or child care more affordable: Zero.
Number of words about making housing, health care, or child care more affordable: Zero.
January 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Number of words in Trump’s inaugural address about renaming the Gulf of Mexico, renaming Denali mountain, and retaking the Panama Canal: 213.
Number of words about making housing, health care, or child care more affordable: Zero.
Number of words about making housing, health care, or child care more affordable: Zero.
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'Truly Frightening': Top Historian on MAGA and Tech Bros' Unprecedented Alliance
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'Truly Frightening': Top Historian on MAGA and Tech Bros' Unprecedented Alliance
Heather Cox Richardson, of ‘Letters From an American’ fame, tells Mehdi what worries her most about this moment in US history - and what gives her hope.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
'Truly Frightening': Top Historian on MAGA and Tech Bros' Unprecedented Alliance
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Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
January 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
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Hey LA, Chevalier’s Books on Larchmont is taking donations of kids/MG/YA books for kids affected by the fires.
January 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hey LA, Chevalier’s Books on Larchmont is taking donations of kids/MG/YA books for kids affected by the fires.
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We heard you like video
January 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We heard you like video
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January 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Today is MLK Day—and his story is a powerfully important reminder that if we channel his courage, we are able to make change.
The work goes on to make his dream of racial, social, and economic justice a lived reality. I’m committed to that fight.
The work goes on to make his dream of racial, social, and economic justice a lived reality. I’m committed to that fight.
January 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today is MLK Day—and his story is a powerfully important reminder that if we channel his courage, we are able to make change.
The work goes on to make his dream of racial, social, and economic justice a lived reality. I’m committed to that fight.
The work goes on to make his dream of racial, social, and economic justice a lived reality. I’m committed to that fight.
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Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
And we honor the longstanding bond between the labor and the civil rights movement, and vow to channel our strength and energy into action to build worker power and fight for working people.
And we honor the longstanding bond between the labor and the civil rights movement, and vow to channel our strength and energy into action to build worker power and fight for working people.
January 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
And we honor the longstanding bond between the labor and the civil rights movement, and vow to channel our strength and energy into action to build worker power and fight for working people.
And we honor the longstanding bond between the labor and the civil rights movement, and vow to channel our strength and energy into action to build worker power and fight for working people.
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Many who fled the L.A. wildfires were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.
Burned and anxious pets fill Pasadena shelter after Eaton fire
Many who fled the flames were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.
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January 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Many who fled the L.A. wildfires were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.
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Meta’s Abandonment of Fact-Checking Empowers a President Who Traffics in Lies
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Meta’s Abandonment of Fact-Checking Empowers a President Who Traffics in Lies
By Barbara McQuade
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January 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Meta’s Abandonment of Fact-Checking Empowers a President Who Traffics in Lies
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Not to be alarmist, but please be prepared for many gov services to vanish or be horribly downgraded in the months to come. While continuing to push national and local electeds to hold the line, think about non-gov groups that are supporting folks in your community and consider how to support them.
January 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Not to be alarmist, but please be prepared for many gov services to vanish or be horribly downgraded in the months to come. While continuing to push national and local electeds to hold the line, think about non-gov groups that are supporting folks in your community and consider how to support them.
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For over a decade, Pete Hegseth said women shouldn’t serve in combat. He started singing a different tune once he got picked to be Defense Secretary. But if he’s just saying whatever he needs to say to get confirmed, he could flip back to his long-held view after getting the job.
January 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
For over a decade, Pete Hegseth said women shouldn’t serve in combat. He started singing a different tune once he got picked to be Defense Secretary. But if he’s just saying whatever he needs to say to get confirmed, he could flip back to his long-held view after getting the job.
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Trump nominee is enjoying 'perverse Republican version of affirmative action': MSNBC host
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Trump nominee is enjoying 'perverse Republican version of affirmative action': MSNBC host
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes shredded President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections as “unqualified and lackluster” – but suggested more was at play in an op-ed published Wednesday.The cable news host appe...
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January 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Trump nominee is enjoying 'perverse Republican version of affirmative action': MSNBC host
www.rawstory.com/trump-nomine...
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We are setting up a center in Virgil Village/Silverlake for Altadena teenage boys who have lost everything (like the one that’s already going for Altadena teen girls). I’ll have more info tomorrow on items these kids need and how to donate. ❤️
January 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We are setting up a center in Virgil Village/Silverlake for Altadena teenage boys who have lost everything (like the one that’s already going for Altadena teen girls). I’ll have more info tomorrow on items these kids need and how to donate. ❤️