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She was an absolutely wonderful actress- and a rare and fascinating person. Thoughts with her children and sisters. Rest in peace Diane.
October 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
She was an absolutely wonderful actress- and a rare and fascinating person. Thoughts with her children and sisters. Rest in peace Diane.
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me when this wasn't released immediately and I need to clean my house
October 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
me when this wasn't released immediately and I need to clean my house
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Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
I think this may be the first occurrence ever of “Democrats refuse to fold” in a headline. Small but important milestone. Too bad they used a pic of #Schumer. Have a @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social pic instead! 💛💙🗽
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I think this may be the first occurrence ever of “Democrats refuse to fold” in a headline. Small but important milestone. Too bad they used a pic of #Schumer. Have a @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social pic instead! 💛💙🗽
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump and Stephen Miller have relied on an army of MAGA "influencers" widely disseminating a fraudulent picture of Portland in chaos, to bolster the case for deploying military.
NYT has a good new piece on this. But it made several missteps worth highlighting. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
NYT has a good new piece on this. But it made several missteps worth highlighting. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
October 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Trump and Stephen Miller have relied on an army of MAGA "influencers" widely disseminating a fraudulent picture of Portland in chaos, to bolster the case for deploying military.
NYT has a good new piece on this. But it made several missteps worth highlighting. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
NYT has a good new piece on this. But it made several missteps worth highlighting. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
#NYC mayor-to-be @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social deftly maneuvers and levitates above interruptions, gotcha questions, and rhetorical traps with unflappable tranquility. My VP pick for @aoc.bsky.social #AOCMamdani2028 🗽🇺🇸💙
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
Zohran Mamdani Says He’s Ready for Donald Trump
The Democratic candidate for New York City mayor discusses threats from the President, and what socialism means in practice.
www.newyorker.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#NYC mayor-to-be @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social deftly maneuvers and levitates above interruptions, gotcha questions, and rhetorical traps with unflappable tranquility. My VP pick for @aoc.bsky.social #AOCMamdani2028 🗽🇺🇸💙
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
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Congratulations to the happy couple
The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."
Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest
The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."
www.oregonlive.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Congratulations to the happy couple
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The First Amendment protects your right to read what you want, no matter what politicians or school officials say. Maine is not immune to book bans and challenges. Check out our banned books reading list, learn more about the freedom to read, and get involved >> ACLUMaine.org/BannedBooksWeek2025
October 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The First Amendment protects your right to read what you want, no matter what politicians or school officials say. Maine is not immune to book bans and challenges. Check out our banned books reading list, learn more about the freedom to read, and get involved >> ACLUMaine.org/BannedBooksWeek2025
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Cool that soon we will apparently have almost no food: The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed last week that the president’s crackdown is cutting off agriculture’s labor supply and threatening “the stability of domestic food production.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices
U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Cool that soon we will apparently have almost no food: The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed last week that the president’s crackdown is cutting off agriculture’s labor supply and threatening “the stability of domestic food production.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“The 🦁 does not 😕 himself with his noticeable memory loss, 😶🌫️ and slight cognitive decline.”
www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
When Will the Lion Concern Himself
Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days
www.thegauntlet.news
October 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“The 🦁 does not 😕 himself with his noticeable memory loss, 😶🌫️ and slight cognitive decline.”
www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
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Direct link that does not get blocked for people using VPNs: drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
drive.google.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Direct link that does not get blocked for people using VPNs: drive.google.com/drive/mobile...
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"How to Report ICE" 10/2:
Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY
San Francisco in Spanish
tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x
Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY
San Francisco in Spanish
tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x
October 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"How to Report ICE" 10/2:
Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY
San Francisco in Spanish
tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x
Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY
San Francisco in Spanish
tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x
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Restocked with @meganpiont.bsky.social's incredible "How to Report ICE" zine - also collecting donations for @thenyic.bsky.social ! #NYCC Artist Alley L25 - come see, come see!
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Restocked with @meganpiont.bsky.social's incredible "How to Report ICE" zine - also collecting donations for @thenyic.bsky.social ! #NYCC Artist Alley L25 - come see, come see!
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.
Why the delay?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
October 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.
Why the delay?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
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“nobody can get a virus that is objectively bad for you, objectively harmful, that we know invades the brain, degrades the immune system, and attacks the blood vessels, dozens and dozens of times, and just “be fine” That is not how human bodies work.”
Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...
When Will the Lion Concern Himself
Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days
www.thegauntlet.news
October 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
“nobody can get a virus that is objectively bad for you, objectively harmful, that we know invades the brain, degrades the immune system, and attacks the blood vessels, dozens and dozens of times, and just “be fine” That is not how human bodies work.”
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[3]: (cont’d) Republican cuts also threaten the financial stability of rural hospitals and increased healthcare costs for working families across the country.
indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
STOP THE TRUMP SHUTDOWN
indivisible.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
[3]: (cont’d) Republican cuts also threaten the financial stability of rural hospitals and increased healthcare costs for working families across the country.
indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
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[3]: (cont’d) The “Big Ugly Bill” has led to significant cuts in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, resulting in over 15 million people losing health coverage and causing premiums for many to nearly double.
www.protectourcare.org/shutdown-sho...
www.protectourcare.org/shutdown-sho...
Shutdown Showdown: Everything Trump Has Done Since Taking Office To Increase Your Health Care Costs — Protect Our Care
Hard-working families across the country are reeling from the disastrous aftermath of Donald Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill. In one stroke of a pen, they stripped health care from...
www.protectourcare.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
[3]: (cont’d) The “Big Ugly Bill” has led to significant cuts in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, resulting in over 15 million people losing health coverage and causing premiums for many to nearly double.
www.protectourcare.org/shutdown-sho...
www.protectourcare.org/shutdown-sho...
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[3]: (cont’d) www.pgpf.org/article/why-...
Why Are Americans Paying More for Healthcare?
High healthcare spending is not necessarily a bad thing, especially if it leads to better health outcomes. However, that is not the case in the United States.
www.pgpf.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
[3]: (cont’d) www.pgpf.org/article/why-...
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[3]: (cont’d) Despite this high spending, USA has poorer health outcomes compared to other wealthy countries, including lower life expectancy and higher rates of avoidable deaths.
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes
This cross-national comparison of health care systems assesses U.S. health spending, outcomes, status, and service use relative to 12 other high-income countries.
www.commonwealthfund.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
[3]: (cont’d) Despite this high spending, USA has poorer health outcomes compared to other wealthy countries, including lower life expectancy and higher rates of avoidable deaths.
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
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[2]: (cont’d) The biggest spending cuts target #Medicaid and #FoodStamps: programs that serve low-income Americans. The CBO estimates these changes (alone) will cause 11.8 million people to lose their health insurance by 2034.
govfacts.org/explainer/ho...
govfacts.org/explainer/ho...
How the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' Targets Medicare and Medicaid
Congress passed a major overhaul to America’s healthcare safety net in 2025. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed the House on July 3, 2025, by a vote of 218-214 following a Senate vote of 51-50 wi...
govfacts.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
[2]: (cont’d) The biggest spending cuts target #Medicaid and #FoodStamps: programs that serve low-income Americans. The CBO estimates these changes (alone) will cause 11.8 million people to lose their health insurance by 2034.
govfacts.org/explainer/ho...
govfacts.org/explainer/ho...
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[2]: (cont’d) The Congressional Budget Office projects the “Big Ugly Bill” will add $3.3 trillion to the national #deficit over the next decade. The math is straightforward: $4.5 trillion in tax cuts minus $1.2 trillion in spending cuts equals a massive hole in the federal budget.
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
[2]: (cont’d) The Congressional Budget Office projects the “Big Ugly Bill” will add $3.3 trillion to the national #deficit over the next decade. The math is straightforward: $4.5 trillion in tax cuts minus $1.2 trillion in spending cuts equals a massive hole in the federal budget.