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✅ TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell the BLM, “The law requires 'maximum protection' of fish, wildlife, and habitat in the Western Arctic.”

Click below for more information and to email the BLM. DEADLINE: November 21, 2025. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #Arctic #ecology #environment #BigOil
TAKE ACTION: Tell the BLM to protect the Western Arctic
Don’t exploit one of the most significant ecosystems in the world for the benefit of oil companies.
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🎯 Seems as if Fox News wasn't prepared for bluntness.

“Expand [the Supreme Court from 9] to 13 and get some balance on the court,” Carville said.

“Are you going to eliminate the filibuster?”

“Yes, the country is facing a national emergency.” #filibuster #FoxNews #SCOTUS
‘You’ve been around too long’: James Carville shames Fox host after heated debate
Democratic strategist James Carville pushed back against Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany Saturday after being pressed on his belief that the next Democratic president should pack the Supreme Court and ...
www.rawstory.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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📌 “Department of War” Name Change, Which Isn’t Even Official, Will Cost $2 Billion

The name change signals that the president and his department heads are willing to spend money on pet projects while making cuts (to things that help all Americans) elsewhere. #DOD #Hegseth #PhotoOp
“Department of War” Name Change, Which Isn’t Even Official, Will Cost $2 Billion
The move prioritizes “political theater over responsible governance,” a group of Democrats said in a statement.
ino.to
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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📌 Hemp Farmers Say Provision in Bill Ending Shutdown Will Decimate Their Industry

“Our industry is being used as a pawn as leaders work to reopen the government. Recriminalizing hemp will force American farms and businesses to close ...” #hemp #farmers #shutdown
Hemp Farmers Say Provision in Bill Ending Shutdown Will Decimate Their Industry
Twenty-two Democratic senators joined almost all Republicans in voting against removing new THC restrictions.
ino.to
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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📌 Articles cover slavery, lynchings, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights era.

“America does not have a full accounting of itself without the historic Black press,” says Nicole Carr, author, investigative journalist, and professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta. #Black_Press #newspapers #history
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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📌 Rep. Grijalva signed the discharge petition immediately after she was sworn in. #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #DischargePetition
House will vote on Epstein files after newly sworn Democrat completes discharge petition
Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona was sworn in after record 50-day wait sparked by the government shutdown.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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✅ TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell the BLM, “The law requires 'maximum protection' of fish, wildlife, and habitat in the Western Arctic.”

Click below for more information and to email the BLM. DEADLINE: November 21, 2025. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #Arctic #ecology #environment #BigOil
TAKE ACTION: Tell the BLM to protect the Western Arctic
Don’t exploit one of the most significant ecosystems in the world for the benefit of oil companies.
progressivesecretary.salsalabs.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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📌 The campaign requires syringes and solar-powered refrigeration units. Vaccines must be kept cold or they lose their potency.

Israeli authorities are blocking importation of these two essential items; they consider them “dual use,” with military purposes. (!?!) #Gaza #Israel #UNICEF #vaccines
Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - UNICEF, the United Nations Children Fund says it is attempting to begin a catch-up campaign of immunization in the Gaza Strip for the thousands of children who have been...
www.juancole.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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📌 Remembering Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902), an American writer, activist, a leader of the women's rights movement during the mid- to late-19th century, and an abolitionist. #suffragist #abolitionist #suffrage
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🎯 “And that's what the Republicans have been afraid of all along, is this (ACA subsidy) vote.”

“So if they vote yes, then the Democrats [can] say ‘We won, we pushed it, we got it.’ And if they vote no, they (Democrats) have a great election issue come 2026.” #ACA #subsidy #shutdown
Republicans warned they've  trapped themselves 'in a box' with vote promise
Republicans may have won the battle over the government shutdown after a handful of Democrats and one independent caved because they thought they couldn’t outlast Donald Trump, but they now face losin...
www.rawstory.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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📌 This journalist wasn’t a danger for the more than two weeks he’s been in detention, either.

The Trump administration agreed to release British pro-Palestinian commentator Sami Hamdi, acknowledging that he is not “a danger to the community or to national security.” #Hamdi #ICE #Palestine
After More Than 2 Weeks in ICE Detention, UK Commentator Sami Hamdi Released
The Trump administration’s agreement acknowledged that he is not “a danger to the community or to national security.”…
ino.to
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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⁉ Who the hell OK'd using your tax dollars like this!

Part of the deal to end the shutdown allows GOP senators to personally sue the federal government for as much as $500,000 over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s lawful search of their phone records. #shutdown #JackSmith
Shutdown Deal Lets GOP Senators Personally Sue Over Jack Smith Probe
$500K For Election Subversion Tucked into a spending bill that is part...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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⁉ Really? They're offended by initials? On Wheel, WTF stands for "What the Fun." Do they think that innocent children are somehow going to determine that the "F" might stand for something else? What the Fish!!
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators to vote “No” on the “Fix Our Forests Act,” H.R. 471.

Click below for more information and to email your Senators. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #environment
TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators, “The ‘Fix Our Forests Act’ will do more harm than good.”
The “Fix Our Forest” Act, won’t do any such thing.
progressivesecretary.salsalabs.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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For now, same-sex marriage is still the law of the land. There's not much good news out of SCOTUS, but we applaud this. #SCOTUS #same-sex
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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📌 Republicans agreed to extend ACA subsidies ... at the cost of limiting #healthcare for millions of Americans.

“Republicans said they might vote to lower Americans’ healthcare costs, but only if we agree to include a backdoor national #abortion ban,” Sen Wyden said. #Republicans
'His plan all along': GOP accused of trying to slip backdoor abortion ban into funding bill
Congressional Republicans are reportedly trying to insert anti-abortion language into government funding legislation as the shutdown continues, with the GOP and President Donald Trump digging in again...
www.alternet.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell the Bureau of Land Management, “Protect Wyoming’s migration corridors from oil and gas development.” [Not limited to U.S. citizens] Deadline: November 17

Click below to submit a comment. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #Wyoming #BLM #environment #OilandGasDevelopment
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS: Tell the BLM to stop oil-and-gas leasing along Wyoming's migration paths
Stop this very risky rule change
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November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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♦ He's talking about the Epstein files. It makes sense.

"I honestly think that #Johnson and the Trump camp just think it'll go away, and the reason why I think #Trump may think that is...he's gotten away with it for so long, [he] can get away with it again," Professor Lucas said. #Epstein
'Smells fishy': Analyst stunned by House GOP's reluctance to swear in new representative
A professor of international politics was stunned during an interview on Thursday because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has still not sworn in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona after more than a mo...
www.rawstory.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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From David Horsey / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency

AI Data Centers, “Give me your grid! I don't care about your higher electricity bill or blackouts. I want power!” #AI #electricity #blackouts
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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🎯 If AI data centers were good for localities, companies wouldn't be trying to hide their utility usage. The new wave of AI data centers come with unprecedented needs for water and energy and are likely to result in increased rates for all of us. #AI #utilities
Tech Giants Are Trying to Cover Up the Environmental Impacts of Their Data Centers
Silicon Valley is using legal loopholes and NDAs to keep the public in the dark about the water and energy being consumed by generative AI.
progressive.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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✅ TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress, “Ensure seniors receive the largest possible COLA to help them manage rising costs.”

Click below for more information and to email Congress. Follow us, “Like,” & share. #COLA #SocialSecurity
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to support seniors and pass the “Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act”
The COLA doesn’t keep pace with the cost of living for seniors
progressivesecretary.salsalabs.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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🇺🇸 In deep red Mississippi, for the first time in years, the Democrats broke the Republican supermajority by flipping two seats.

#Democrats gained two seats in the state Senate and secured additional House representation. #Mississippi #ElectionsMatter
'Inroads in tough territory': Dems break GOP supermajority in deep red state
The Democratic party's sweeping Tuesday night victories included many high profile ones, but over in deep red Mississippi, for the first time in years, the party broke the Republican supermajority by ...
www.rawstory.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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🎯 Krasner is one of the nation’s most prominent progressive prosecutors, whose focus on less incarceration, expanded diversion programs and prosecuting police misconduct has been popular with city voters. #progressive #Philadelphia #criminal_justice_reform #DA
RE-ELECTED: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner, Last Man Standing
Larry Krasner was one of a hopeful wave of progressive DAs that were, yes, supported by George Soros for criminal justice reform.
crooksandliars.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🎯 Prop 50 passed!

Under Proposition 50, the state's nonpartisan redistricting commission is temporarily suspended until the next Census, and a map is passed that seeks to eliminate five Republican congressional districts in California. #Proposition50 #California #redistricting
California voters pass Gavin Newsom's scheme to fight back against Trump's gerrymandering
California voters handed Democrats yet another victory on an already action-packed election night, passing Proposition 50.The ballot measure, passed and championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is a response ...
www.rawstory.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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🇺🇸 Congratulations!

The Associated Press called the race at 9:34 p.m. ET, with Mamdani pulling in 50.4% of the vote ahead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo with 41.3% and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa with 7.5%. #Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani Easily Wins the NYC Mayoral Race. What Comes Next?
By electing Zohran Mamdani, New Yorkers have just launched one of the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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📌 Maine voters rejected Question 1, a Republican-backed measure primarily about voter ID, that, if approved, would have restricted absentee voting and ballot access and disenfranchised eligible voters. #Voter_Suppression #Maine
Voters Reject Republican Push for Voter ID and Restricted Vote by Mail in Maine
On Tuesday, Maine voters rejected Question 1, a Republican-backed measure primarily about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM