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Congrats, Miami, on the win! Eileen Higgins has won the 2025 mayoral election becoming the city’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years. And a huge thank-you to all the poll workers and volunteers who made it possible! 💙🌊
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Congrats, Miami, on the win! Eileen Higgins has won the 2025 mayoral election becoming the city’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years. And a huge thank-you to all the poll workers and volunteers who made it possible! 💙🌊
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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Jon does a really good job of showing the parallels between Venezuela and Iraq: youtu.be/C5QGzYFjVaU?...
FIFA Gives Trump a Gold Pacifier & Looming War on Venezuela Gives Jon Iraq Déjà Vu | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Jon does a really good job of showing the parallels between Venezuela and Iraq: youtu.be/C5QGzYFjVaU?...
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Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
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Miami will have its first Democratic mayor in 30 years
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Miami will have its first Democratic mayor in 30 years
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He's not wrong. We are being ruled by a mentally unstable Russian agent who is unable to comprehend that he's being actively used by Putin to destabilize our country and the rest of the world.
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
He's not wrong. We are being ruled by a mentally unstable Russian agent who is unable to comprehend that he's being actively used by Putin to destabilize our country and the rest of the world.
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🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
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Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
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Doing my morning reading, and want to call out @thebulwark.com, with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social (and others) for consistently smart takes that make me think.
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Doing my morning reading, and want to call out @thebulwark.com, with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social (and others) for consistently smart takes that make me think.
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Florida’s voucher audit is a warning: the state lost track of 30,000 students and hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars that should have supported public schools. Kids pay the price when there’s no oversight. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How Florida lost track of 30,000 students, a ‘cautionary tale’ for vouchers
The state’s auditor general found “a myriad of accountability problems” in the nation’s largest voucher program.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Florida’s voucher audit is a warning: the state lost track of 30,000 students and hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars that should have supported public schools. Kids pay the price when there’s no oversight. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
By Ed Shanahan and Stella Raine Chu
17 y.o. William McKernan said, “Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped. I used to go to [P.S] 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country.”
By Ed Shanahan and Stella Raine Chu
17 y.o. William McKernan said, “Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped. I used to go to [P.S] 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country.”
Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
By Ed Shanahan and Stella Raine Chu
17 y.o. William McKernan said, “Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped. I used to go to [P.S] 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country.”
By Ed Shanahan and Stella Raine Chu
17 y.o. William McKernan said, “Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped. I used to go to [P.S] 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country.”
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It's official: Rep. Jasmine Crockett has announced she's running for U.S. Senate in Texas.
December 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It's official: Rep. Jasmine Crockett has announced she's running for U.S. Senate in Texas.
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“We had soiled beds, waiting rooms with holes in the chairs, mounting sepsis issues and had just laid off 200 qualified nurses,” a former Phoebe exec recalled, “but we had a new logo.”
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 3: Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes
Phoebe paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became Albany’s only hospital. But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“We had soiled beds, waiting rooms with holes in the chairs, mounting sepsis issues and had just laid off 200 qualified nurses,” a former Phoebe exec recalled, “but we had a new logo.”
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
Read Part 3 of our "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:
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President Zelenskyy has rejected the Trump peace plan, submitted to him in its original Russian.
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
President Zelenskyy has rejected the Trump peace plan, submitted to him in its original Russian.
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I just want to let Sean Duffy know that I didn’t dress up for my flight today. Yoga pants. Tank. Slippies. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I just want to let Sean Duffy know that I didn’t dress up for my flight today. Yoga pants. Tank. Slippies. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.
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If we won’t adhere to our own laws, or any international laws, why would anyone else?
Their brazen lawless actions will have a ripple effect and it will endanger Americans everywhere.
Their brazen lawless actions will have a ripple effect and it will endanger Americans everywhere.
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
If we won’t adhere to our own laws, or any international laws, why would anyone else?
Their brazen lawless actions will have a ripple effect and it will endanger Americans everywhere.
Their brazen lawless actions will have a ripple effect and it will endanger Americans everywhere.
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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Many would disagree with that “nothing to fear” bit: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Many would disagree with that “nothing to fear” bit: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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"Man of the people." www.levernews.com/trump-waives...
Trump Waives Southwest Airlines Fine For Holiday Meltdown
Under former airline lobbyist Sean Duffy, the Transportation Department is rolling back consumer protections for travelers.
www.levernews.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Man of the people." www.levernews.com/trump-waives...
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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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PSA! 📢 The dept of Ed is planning to reclassify nursing, counseling, social work, ＆ other degrees from "professional" to "graduate." This would cut in HALF the amount of loans students can take out ＆ would undermine these vital, women-dominated fields. Sign to join the fight app.sosha.ai/s/3KiluA4i
Sign now: Protect professional status for nurses, teachers, & social workers!
app.sosha.ai
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
PSA! 📢 The dept of Ed is planning to reclassify nursing, counseling, social work, ＆ other degrees from "professional" to "graduate." This would cut in HALF the amount of loans students can take out ＆ would undermine these vital, women-dominated fields. Sign to join the fight app.sosha.ai/s/3KiluA4i