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Frank Amari
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Lapsed attorney and former public defender.

Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump. Loves dogs, nature, art and history.

"As long as one lives, one can learn."
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · Nov 9
A question I've yet to see be asked:
What part of the greatness of America WASN'T accomplished by immigrants or by their "proud to be American" descendants?
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May 14:

WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. says he doesn’t think people should take medical advice from him | PBS News share.google/6kLP5D1hGJNa...
WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. says he doesn't think people should take medical advice from him
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that he doesn’t “think people should be taking advice — medical advice — from me.”
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November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Nonsense du jour:
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The most corrupt administration in history:

Housing official Bill Pulte fired ethics workers who were looking into his ally

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Housing official Bill Pulte fired ethics workers who were looking into his ally
The actions have also sowed uncertainty and undermined confidence in Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte across the housing finance industry.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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It's Trump's economy now:

Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says

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Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Employers have announced 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, the highest reading since the pandemic, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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It's Trump's economy now:

A critical part of the economy isn’t hiring. Bosses explain why.

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A critical part of the economy isn’t hiring. Bosses explain why.
Small companies, which employ more than 40 percent of the nation’s workforce, tend to experience financial shocks more acutely than their corporate peers.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Anti-vaccine activists love RFK Jr.:

‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise

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‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference celebrating RFK Jr.’s rise
An anti-vaccine conference in Austin celebrated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rise to political power, highlighting his influence in Trump’s Washington.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Trump threatens to punish air traffic controllers who missed working unpaid days during the shutdown, implies there aren’t patriotic
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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This morning:

Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

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Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen
The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold. The request Monday is the latest in a legal fight over how the program that helps 42 million American...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Nonsense du jour:

Trump threatens BBC with lawsuit amid editing scandal fallout

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Trump threatens BBC with lawsuit amid editing scandal fallout
Lawyers for Trump say the British government-supported broadcaster defamed the president in its report about Trump’s speech on Jan. 6, 2021.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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What a sh*t show:

Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced

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Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced
The Justice Department has lost thousands of experienced attorneys and backfilled a fraction of the open jobs, in part because of a lack of qualified candidates.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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This morning:

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling

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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling
The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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The Atlantic today:

What Actually Changed in 1776

The most consequential shift that year was not one of battle lines but of ideology.

By Edward J. Larson

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What Actually Changed in 1776
The most consequential shift that year was not one of battle lines but of ideology.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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The Atlantic:

Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake

The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.

By Jonathan Chait

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Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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On this day in 1871, according to his journal, explorer Henry Stanley greeted David Livingstone, the fellow explorer in search of the source of the Nile River, with the famous words “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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On this date in 1775, the United States Marine Corps was founded when the Continental Congress ordered that two battalions of marines be raised for service during the American Revolution.

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History of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia
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November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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On this date in 1969, the children's TV series Sesame Street—which featured a cast of puppet characters that included Elmo, Big Bird, and the Cookie Monster—debuted on the National Educational Television network (later PBS).
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Donald Trump’s approval rating plunges to double digit deficit - Newsweek share.google/DNkjX2X5ewJ1...
Donald Trump’s approval rating plunges to double digit deficit
Trump's sinking approval rating coincides with the current government shutdown becoming the longest in U.S. history this week.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978 - ABC News share.google/xqO9XkgZ2MrF...
Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978
President Donald Trump has become the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game
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November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Deep in coal country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'

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Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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"The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs."

-- Charles de Gaulle, who died #OTD 1970
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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"You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination."

-- Charles de Gaulle, who died #OTD 1970

Behind Trump's 2024 Victory: Turnout, Voting Patterns and Demographics | Pew Research Center share.google/v4PnNVmUpNGn...
Behind Trump’s 2024 Victory, a More Racially and Ethnically Diverse Voter Coalition
Pew Research Center’s in-depth study of its survey respondents who voted in the 2024 election examines turnout, voting patterns and demographics.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A confederacy of dunces:

Ranking the 2028 Republican presidential contenders

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Analysis | Ranking the 2028 Republican presidential contenders
Most of the contenders here are among Trump’s closest allies, but a non-MAGA candidate could bubble up.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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US Dept of Agriculture memo orders "States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025"
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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On this date in 2020, drugmakers BioNTech and Pfizer announce their COVID-19 vaccine is over 90% effective in a first look at the results from their phase 3 trial involving nearly 44,000 people.

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Get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines
Find out about the COVID-19 vaccines, the benefits of a COVID-19 vaccination, the possible side effects and how to prevent infection.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM