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"We are not going away, and we are certainly not going to bend the knee.
Citizens have always come forward in our country and will continue to rise up, speak out, and stand strong in the tough battles ahead."
I want to share some words from my friend Fred Wertheimer.
Citizens have always come forward in our country and will continue to rise up, speak out, and stand strong in the tough battles ahead."
I want to share some words from my friend Fred Wertheimer.
Watergate and Trump: The role of citizens
Wise words from Fred Wertheimer
robertreich.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"We are not going away, and we are certainly not going to bend the knee.
Citizens have always come forward in our country and will continue to rise up, speak out, and stand strong in the tough battles ahead."
I want to share some words from my friend Fred Wertheimer.
Citizens have always come forward in our country and will continue to rise up, speak out, and stand strong in the tough battles ahead."
I want to share some words from my friend Fred Wertheimer.
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Tomorrow is TheBriefing with Jen Psaki. Her first guest is Pete Buttigieg!
May 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Tomorrow is TheBriefing with Jen Psaki. Her first guest is Pete Buttigieg!
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Felon Enrique Tarrio (seditious conspiracy and obstruction of law enforcement), leader of the Proud Boys, thanked felon Donald Trump (deliberate falsification of business records), leader of the GOP, for pardoning him for his role in the attack on Congress and the police.
Proud Boys’ Ex-Leader Thanks Trump for Pardon at Mar-a-Lago Encounter
Enrique Tarrio said he told Mr. Trump that he had saved his life by including him in a blanket grant of clemency for Jan. 6 defendants.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Felon Enrique Tarrio (seditious conspiracy and obstruction of law enforcement), leader of the Proud Boys, thanked felon Donald Trump (deliberate falsification of business records), leader of the GOP, for pardoning him for his role in the attack on Congress and the police.
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Trump is now attempting to overturn the conviction of a Colorado clerk who tampered with voting machines in a failed effort to prove the 2020 election was rigged against him.
May 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Trump is now attempting to overturn the conviction of a Colorado clerk who tampered with voting machines in a failed effort to prove the 2020 election was rigged against him.
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"The Italian newspaper La Repubblica featured the image on its homepage, alongside commentary accusing Trump of 'pathological megalomania'..."
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Many Catholic leaders weren’t amused by Trump’s ‘joke’ about becoming pope
When the president isn't using faith as a sword against his perceived political foes, he’s using it as a punch line to an unnecessary joke.
www.msnbc.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"The Italian newspaper La Repubblica featured the image on its homepage, alongside commentary accusing Trump of 'pathological megalomania'..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Hospitals across U.S. laying off staff, pausing payments amid Medicaid funding delays: WSJ
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Hospitals across U.S. laying off staff, pausing payments amid Medicaid funding delays: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that unexpected delays in Medicaid funds have forced hospitals in at least 10 states to layoff staff and pause critical payments to medical suppliers. President an...
www.msnbc.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hospitals across U.S. laying off staff, pausing payments amid Medicaid funding delays: WSJ
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
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May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025
On his social media feed yesterday evening, President Donald J.
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May 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Trump administration has suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country. The program collects data on levels of harmful air pollutants, including ozone and particulate matter, at the 63 national parks in the USA.
May 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Trump administration has suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country. The program collects data on levels of harmful air pollutants, including ozone and particulate matter, at the 63 national parks in the USA.
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Your School House Rock moment......
May 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Your School House Rock moment......
hope that helps..
May 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
hope that helps..
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Prince Harry, "I can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point"
"The things they're going to miss is everything"
"I love my country, I always have done, despite what some people in my country have done"
"The things they're going to miss is everything"
"I love my country, I always have done, despite what some people in my country have done"
May 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Prince Harry, "I can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point"
"The things they're going to miss is everything"
"I love my country, I always have done, despite what some people in my country have done"
"The things they're going to miss is everything"
"I love my country, I always have done, despite what some people in my country have done"
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The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.
Scientists reel as turmoil roils National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.
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The Canadian federal election, on Monday, which culminated in the Liberal Party’s retention of the Prime Ministership, was won by defying Trumpism. “It was a close election, but, for once, an uncomplicated result with real meaning,” Adam Gopnik writes.
What Canadians Heard—and Americans Didn’t
The Canadian federal election, on Monday, which culminated in Mark Carney’s retention of the Prime Ministership, was won by defying Trumpism.
www.newyorker.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Canadian federal election, on Monday, which culminated in the Liberal Party’s retention of the Prime Ministership, was won by defying Trumpism. “It was a close election, but, for once, an uncomplicated result with real meaning,” Adam Gopnik writes.
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Look at these good dogs celebrating Therapy Animal Day at the Capitol!
May 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Look at these good dogs celebrating Therapy Animal Day at the Capitol!
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This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
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Breaking News: Germany classified the right-wing Alternative for Germany party as an extremist group, giving intelligence officials more tools to monitor it.
Far-Right AfD Is Labeled Extremist by Germany’s Intelligence Agency
The designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the most popular in the country.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Breaking News: Germany classified the right-wing Alternative for Germany party as an extremist group, giving intelligence officials more tools to monitor it.
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Happy otterversary Uni Sushi! The lil pup joined our sea otter family six years ago today, after being found as an orphan and rescued by @montereybayaquarium.org
May 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Happy otterversary Uni Sushi! The lil pup joined our sea otter family six years ago today, after being found as an orphan and rescued by @montereybayaquarium.org
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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
www.npr.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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A photographer captured an image of Michael Waltz’s phone screen, which had a list of his conversations on what appears to be a modified version of the app Signal, during a White House cabinet meeting, a day before he was ousted from his job as national security adviser. nyti.ms/3GDhqk7
May 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A photographer captured an image of Michael Waltz’s phone screen, which had a list of his conversations on what appears to be a modified version of the app Signal, during a White House cabinet meeting, a day before he was ousted from his job as national security adviser. nyti.ms/3GDhqk7
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, denounced on Thursday what she described as "relentless attacks" on judges, and an environment of harassment that "ultimately risks undermining our Constitution and the rule of law."
Attacks on Judges Undermine Democracy, Warns Ketanji Brown Jackson
Speaking to a judicial conference, the Supreme Court justice said attacks were designed to intimidate and influence.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, denounced on Thursday what she described as "relentless attacks" on judges, and an environment of harassment that "ultimately risks undermining our Constitution and the rule of law."