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Breaking: Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor Chris Madel drops out of the race.

“I can’t look my daughters in the eye and say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics and Asians because of the color of the skin... I did not sign up for that.”
January 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.
October 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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September 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.
James Baldwin’s Lesson for Teachers in a Time of Turmoil
Rigorous lessons are not mutually exclusive from culturally and politically relevant ones.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It isn’t normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.
August 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As Miller unleashes a wild tirade about Trump’s D.C. takeover, he’s ominously consolidating power right before our eyes. Yet poll after poll has shown that the public is rebelling.

The question is: Why won’t Democrats act like it? trib.al/xTL7q33
August 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water : ScienceAlert share.google/KVttyIChZuFJ...
Good idea.
There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water
Tiny fragments of plastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food and drink.
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August 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Rolling out the red carpet for a dictator who bombed a maternity hospital.
US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.
August 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the Election Rigging Response Act, a Democratic gerrymandering plan intended to offset efforts to strip liberal areas around the country of their electoral votes.

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August 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.

Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A months-long investigation estimates that the profits from the Trump family's ventures in private clubs, hotels, golf courses, crypto currencies, NFTs, and other businesses has raised President Trump’s net worth by billions of dollars.
How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?
A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.
www.newyorker.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
www.axios.com/2025/08/12/t...

Not the Washington DC I was proud of visiting for the first time as a child!
Photos: Scenes from Trump's takeover of D.C.
Trump's move drew protests in D.C., where there's been an increased federal law enforcement presence tonight.
www.axios.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
www.science.org/content/arti...

From the melting of permafrost or polar regions?
Giant virus with record-long tail discovered in Pacific Ocean
Infecting marine plankton, the pathogen may use its extreme appendage to enter host cells
www.science.org
August 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“When I became a doctor, I decided to enter hematology to study and treat leukemia patients,” says Dr. Masao Tomonaga, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki bombing. “This continued over my entire life, because the diseases which developed from atomic bomb survivors continue even now.”
A Nagasaki Survivor And Physician Recounts His Life's Work
Dr. Masao Tomonaga was 2 years old when the US bombed Nagasaki. Eighty years later, he reflects on a lifetime of treating other survivors.
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August 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM