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Jonathan Woolson
@jwoolson.bsky.social
Following Quaker traditions and Buddhist teachings, I am an anti-fascist pacifist. I am opposed to coercive economic systems. I am opposed to all acts and threats of violence.

Always have been.
Always will be antifa.
🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 ally.
http://about.me/jwoolson
A group of young Northwest Indigenous kayakers set out to become the first to paddle the entire Klamath River, from source to sea, after the biggest dam removal project in history. The youth dedicated years to training for the 30-day, 300-mile journey in summer 2025.
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First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath River after the largest dam removal in U.S. history
YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting
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November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A Choice That Hurts Working Families

Nick Langworthy voted for the CHOICE Arrangement Act, a bill that sounds good on paper but puts working families at risk.
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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We had a great turnout in Mayville! Folks came not just from Mayville and Westfield, but from Jamestown, Fredonia, and even Hamburg. The energy in the room was incredible.
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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At the heart of my campaign is a simple idea, the Common Good. It's about shared purpose, shared dignity, shared opportunity. Every student in New York 23 deserves access to modern learning, reliable broadband training for the jobs of tomorrow.
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Dr. HCR on the first week of November 2025.
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This Week in Politics | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he would not guarantee Democrats a vote on extending enhanced tax credits for those with coverage through the Affordable Care Act. https://to.pbs.org/4oDzqf2
WATCH: Johnson says he won’t promise ACA vote in the House as part of a shutdown deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he would not guarantee Democrats a vote on extending enhanced tax credits for those with coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Reliable internet isn’t a luxury. It’s a basic educational need.
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Across Upstate New York, too many families still can’t get online. In parts of Western and Northern NY, 1 in 5 households lack broadband. Among low-income families, it’s nearly 1 in 3.
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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N.B. - Satire
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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It’s not enough for schools to teach facts - they need to teach skills.

Hudson Valley Community College just broke ground on a $64 million Applied Technology Center to train students in manufacturing, renewable energy, and automotive tech.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Paul Ford: "A.I. is compressed human weirdness"
Steve Burns talks with his tech whiz friend, Paul Ford, to share his hopes and concerns about artificial intelligence. Paul was an advisor to the White House Office of Digital Strategy during the Obama Administration.
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Paul Ford on AI
YouTube video by Alive with Steve Burns
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October 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Waiting for the Barbarians, by Laurie Anderson

A concert of new works inspired by poet C. P. Cavafy. Filmed at the Saint Thomas Church in New York City, the performance is commissioned by the Onassis Foundation.

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Laurie Anderson's Mind-Blowing Performance of 'Waiting for the Barbarians'
YouTube video by ALL ARTS TV (ALL ARTS)
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October 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This TV ad run in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 was cited by TЯ卐MP as the reason for the complete collapse of trade negotiations between the US and Canada, yesterday.
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada after Reagan ‘anti-tariffs’ ad
YouTube video by The Independent
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October 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Cartoon by John Darkow.
October 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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October 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Historians Don't Think a US Civil War Is Likely—but They're Still Nervous

"We are absolutely in the beginnings of some kind of, maybe civil war is not the right term, but the fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread."

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Historians Don't Think a US Civil War Is Likely—but They're Still Nervous
“The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM