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The fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. It may not be the battle we wanted, but it is the one we face. The state of our democracy and the future of our country depends on our willingness to take risks, ignore the naysayers, weather setbacks and fight fiercely for democracy.
The Survival of Democracy Depends on Our Willingness to Fight The Survival of Democracy Depends on Our Willingness to Fight
Justice Riggs is right. We should not have to fight for democracy. But the reality is that we must.
www.democracydocket.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. It may not be the battle we wanted, but it is the one we face. The state of our democracy and the future of our country depends on our willingness to take risks, ignore the naysayers, weather setbacks and fight fiercely for democracy.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal courts BLOCKS the dismantling of Dept. of Education. This is huge win for @democracyforward.org, their clients and the state AGs.
“The record abundantly reveals that
Defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute."
“The record abundantly reveals that
Defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute."
May 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal courts BLOCKS the dismantling of Dept. of Education. This is huge win for @democracyforward.org, their clients and the state AGs.
“The record abundantly reveals that
Defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute."
“The record abundantly reveals that
Defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute."
What Republicans are up to: Medicaid administrative burdens are "an excellent political tool" to "increase burdens to ensure large coverage loss among the eligible." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...
Opinion | Republicans Will Use Paperwork to Kick Americans Off Health Care
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
What Republicans are up to: Medicaid administrative burdens are "an excellent political tool" to "increase burdens to ensure large coverage loss among the eligible." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...
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Time to give more to the local food banks. Another angle on cruelty: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp
In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Time to give more to the local food banks. Another angle on cruelty: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
A mere 3 percent of working-age people on Medicaid do not work. A solution in search of a problem that will create headaches for everyone and reduce insured population. "Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless": www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
Opinion | Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A mere 3 percent of working-age people on Medicaid do not work. A solution in search of a problem that will create headaches for everyone and reduce insured population. "Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless": www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
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Hands down this is the best Great Blue Heron wingspread I have ever taken. This bird surprised me being at this location. It surprised me more when it opened its wings taking in the sunrise light very early in the morning.
#Birds #photography #nature
#GreatBlueHeron #Herons #ArdeaHerodias
#Birds #photography #nature
#GreatBlueHeron #Herons #ArdeaHerodias
April 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Hands down this is the best Great Blue Heron wingspread I have ever taken. This bird surprised me being at this location. It surprised me more when it opened its wings taking in the sunrise light very early in the morning.
#Birds #photography #nature
#GreatBlueHeron #Herons #ArdeaHerodias
#Birds #photography #nature
#GreatBlueHeron #Herons #ArdeaHerodias
Time to give more to the local food banks. Another angle on cruelty: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp
In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Time to give more to the local food banks. Another angle on cruelty: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
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Conservative and liberal judges across the country this week ruled against President Donald Trump in at least 11 different lawsuits challenging his administration’s immigration, elections and anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Courts Handed Trump A Slew of Legal Losses This Week
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Conservative and liberal judges across the country this week ruled against President Donald Trump in at least 11 different lawsuits challenging his administration’s immigration, elections and anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Milwaukee has a severe lead problem in its schools. The CDC folks hired to help clean up were fired & CDC refused to provide experts to help. Another day of cruelty - this time to children: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
Milwaukee’s Lead Crisis: Flaky Paint, Closed Schools and a C.D.C. in Retreat
Some children were exposed to lead and investigators found flaking paint inside aging schools. Two federal experts, expected to help guide the response, have lost their jobs.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Milwaukee has a severe lead problem in its schools. The CDC folks hired to help clean up were fired & CDC refused to provide experts to help. Another day of cruelty - this time to children: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
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“‘The man who has sworn to faithfully execute the laws and the Constitution of the United States has declared war on both, and declared war on everybody who is standing up for the laws and the Constitution of the United States,’ Conway said. ‘That’s what's going on here.’”
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March 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“‘The man who has sworn to faithfully execute the laws and the Constitution of the United States has declared war on both, and declared war on everybody who is standing up for the laws and the Constitution of the United States,’ Conway said. ‘That’s what's going on here.’”
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March 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I founded Democracy Docket five years ago to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. Its work is more important than ever and so is your support.
Consider becoming a premium member today. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
Consider becoming a premium member today. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
An extraordinary story about our cruel cancellation of US foreign aid. Millions expected to die because they've lost HIV treatments, food aid, vaccines writes nicholas Kristof. These are the faces of the human beings who are affected: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
An extraordinary story about our cruel cancellation of US foreign aid. Millions expected to die because they've lost HIV treatments, food aid, vaccines writes nicholas Kristof. These are the faces of the human beings who are affected: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The CFPB: what it is and why it's important to everyday life: crr.bc.edu/cfpbs-main-j... A retirement and financial blog I write was recognized- thanks! bloggers.feedspot.com/retirement_b...
March 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The CFPB: what it is and why it's important to everyday life: crr.bc.edu/cfpbs-main-j... A retirement and financial blog I write was recognized- thanks! bloggers.feedspot.com/retirement_b...
Social Security's data is at risk, and one former official worries this "could result in benefits not being paid out or delays in payments" #WashingtonPost reports: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team
DOGE officials also put millions of taxpayers’ private data at risk and refused to say why they needed access to it, the official says.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Social Security's data is at risk, and one former official worries this "could result in benefits not being paid out or delays in payments" #WashingtonPost reports: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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I’m a @crrbc.bsky.social superfan (I rely on their reports in writing newsletters for financial advisors). This is a great explainer on what the CFPB is, how it works, and why it’s important. Really recommend.
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CFPB’s Main Job: Protecting Your Hard-earned Money
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March 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’m a @crrbc.bsky.social superfan (I rely on their reports in writing newsletters for financial advisors). This is a great explainer on what the CFPB is, how it works, and why it’s important. Really recommend.
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