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As one of the grandmothers there, I can say it was empowering to speak truth to power. And we arent stopping.
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
As one of the grandmothers there, I can say it was empowering to speak truth to power. And we arent stopping.
Budgets are moral documents! sojo.net/articles/opi...
Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Inverts Biblical Values
The Bible says whoever is kind to the needy, honors God. This budget has other ideas.
sojo.net
May 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Budgets are moral documents! sojo.net/articles/opi...
This is horrifying. This opens all of us for Big Brother to monitor us.
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is horrifying. This opens all of us for Big Brother to monitor us.
This is so awful. The lies, the hubris, the arrogance, the stupidity. It's embarrassing and a disgrace.
March 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is so awful. The lies, the hubris, the arrogance, the stupidity. It's embarrassing and a disgrace.
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I wrote about the importance of "prebunking," in light of rumors that Elon Musk may have purchased $40 million in Super Bowl ads to spread misinformation about the "fraud" and "corruption" in this vital agency. I hope you will read and share asharangappa.substack.com/p/prebunking...
Prebunking Elon Musk's Super Bowl Propaganda
Perception is reality.
asharangappa.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I wrote about the importance of "prebunking," in light of rumors that Elon Musk may have purchased $40 million in Super Bowl ads to spread misinformation about the "fraud" and "corruption" in this vital agency. I hope you will read and share asharangappa.substack.com/p/prebunking...
Question for the strategists out there...with Congress abdicating their authority, could a recall referendum movement get started? I know it likely wouldn't work, but it might gum up the works for a minute. Could threats of a recall act like threats of a primary?
February 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Question for the strategists out there...with Congress abdicating their authority, could a recall referendum movement get started? I know it likely wouldn't work, but it might gum up the works for a minute. Could threats of a recall act like threats of a primary?
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
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“I keep telling folks: This is what white people want. This is what they voted for, and not just in the most recent election. Majorities of white folks have steadfastly elected, appointed, and supported whites who don’t think the Civil Rights Act should be a thing.”
As of this moment, the entire federal government is in violation of the Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment —not b/c the government has ended DEIA programs, but b/c the government is discriminating against employees and new hires based on the color of their skin.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Trump’s Attacks On DEI Are a Green Light for the Government to Discriminate
Under the guise of eliminating racial discrimination against white men, the Trump administration is launching a frontal assault on the country’s civil rights infrastructure.
www.thenation.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“I keep telling folks: This is what white people want. This is what they voted for, and not just in the most recent election. Majorities of white folks have steadfastly elected, appointed, and supported whites who don’t think the Civil Rights Act should be a thing.”
Is anyone doing a crosstab of the EOs vs. Project 2025? Seems like it's 100% alignment so far.
January 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Is anyone doing a crosstab of the EOs vs. Project 2025? Seems like it's 100% alignment so far.
Will dive into the horrendous policies later but right now feeling awful for Kamala having to sit and listen to him denigrate her very being and everything she holds dear.
January 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Will dive into the horrendous policies later but right now feeling awful for Kamala having to sit and listen to him denigrate her very being and everything she holds dear.
This is a must read for everyone, even if you don't live in ohio.
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NEW: Endless Attacks on Education
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You wouldn’t know it, but all of the four following things are true:
1. Ohio was one of the pioneers in the public school movement in the early 1800s, which anchored much of the state’s success and growth that followed;
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NEW: Endless Attacks on Education
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You wouldn’t know it, but all of the four following things are true:
1. Ohio was one of the pioneers in the public school movement in the early 1800s, which anchored much of the state’s success and growth that followed;
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January 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This is a must read for everyone, even if you don't live in ohio.
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Lessons of history
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A year ago, I wrote a review of Erik Larson's "In the Garden of Beasts," an account of the US Ambassador to Germany's tenure there in the early-mid 30s.
I shared lessons from the account that feel more relevant now than ever.
Here is a snippet of them:
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A year ago, I wrote a review of Erik Larson's "In the Garden of Beasts," an account of the US Ambassador to Germany's tenure there in the early-mid 30s.
I shared lessons from the account that feel more relevant now than ever.
Here is a snippet of them:
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December 6, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Lessons of history
My response to X posts about Trans: Spare us that you protect kids, esp. girls. If you truly did, you would ban assault weapons, support women's bodily autonomy, support initiatives to ensure women get a fair shake at work and punish sex offenders, not vote for them. Just admit you hate Trans ppl.
December 4, 2024 at 9:44 PM
My response to X posts about Trans: Spare us that you protect kids, esp. girls. If you truly did, you would ban assault weapons, support women's bodily autonomy, support initiatives to ensure women get a fair shake at work and punish sex offenders, not vote for them. Just admit you hate Trans ppl.
JDs Rockwellian post yesterday piqued a distant memory yesterday. Then, today, I connected the dots, or letters...
November 29, 2024 at 7:10 PM
JDs Rockwellian post yesterday piqued a distant memory yesterday. Then, today, I connected the dots, or letters...
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A recent analysis found that when Trump imposed tariffs during his first term, companies who contributed to Republicans were more likely to be granted tariff exemptions.
Trump's corporate donors won't shoulder the cost of his trade wars.
It's crony capitalism at its worst.
Trump's corporate donors won't shoulder the cost of his trade wars.
It's crony capitalism at its worst.
Donations Improved Odds of Avoiding Trump Tariffs, Study Finds
Public companies whose executives donated to Republican candidates had a higher chance of winning exclusions from President-elect Donald Trump’s first-term tariffs on China, while those that gave to…
buff.ly
November 27, 2024 at 2:10 AM
A recent analysis found that when Trump imposed tariffs during his first term, companies who contributed to Republicans were more likely to be granted tariff exemptions.
Trump's corporate donors won't shoulder the cost of his trade wars.
It's crony capitalism at its worst.
Trump's corporate donors won't shoulder the cost of his trade wars.
It's crony capitalism at its worst.