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Progressive, pro-democracy nerd.
We can't control everything in this world. What we can control is what we focus on. As we confront a difficult reality, let's all stay present in our own lives and with our loved ones.
We can't control everything in this world. What we can control is what we focus on. As we confront a difficult reality, let's all stay present in our own lives and with our loved ones.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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Immigrants are *building* houses for people in this country, not “taking” them.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Immigrants are *building* houses for people in this country, not “taking” them.
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It's really not OK from a political or moral standpoint that it took 10 years, many of them with Democrats in control of the WH or Congress and 3 prez campaigns against Trump, to get Epstein emails like this out in the open, @ryanlcooper.com writes.
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How on Earth Are We Just Now Hearing About Trump’s ‘Hours’ With an Epstein Victim? - The American Prospect
The recent release of more emails is only the latest in about 10,000 stories implicating Donald Trump in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses. What were the Justice Department and congressional Democrats doing wi...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's really not OK from a political or moral standpoint that it took 10 years, many of them with Democrats in control of the WH or Congress and 3 prez campaigns against Trump, to get Epstein emails like this out in the open, @ryanlcooper.com writes.
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The Starbucks strike has begun with stores in 40 cities, as 12,000 unionized workers have been stymied from getting a first contract and relentlessly retaliated against. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social reports on the critical labor action:
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Starbucks Workers Tell Bosses: No Contract, No Coffee - The American Prospect
Starbucks baristas didn’t want to go on strike. But after four years of waiting for a contract at any of their hundreds of unionized stores, 12,000 workers at one of the world’s biggest fast-food comp...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Starbucks strike has begun with stores in 40 cities, as 12,000 unionized workers have been stymied from getting a first contract and relentlessly retaliated against. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social reports on the critical labor action:
prospect.org/2025/11/13/s...
prospect.org/2025/11/13/s...
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
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We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.
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Our leading news organizations turned a cache of ultimately-innocuous emails into a scandal-coded weeklong series of front page stories leading into the 2016 election. If they do not cover the "emails from notorious pedophile implication the President" emails with the same fervor, it's curious!
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Our leading news organizations turned a cache of ultimately-innocuous emails into a scandal-coded weeklong series of front page stories leading into the 2016 election. If they do not cover the "emails from notorious pedophile implication the President" emails with the same fervor, it's curious!
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📣 OK, as promised, here's my *deeper* dive into how 14 states have instituted #ACA pricing policy which will *dramatically* mitigate the expiring tax credits for a significant portion of enrollees...IF enrollees take advantage of it:
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There Will Be Graphs: A deeper dive into how 14 states are dramatically mitigating the expiring tax credits
Last week I posted a deep dive into how a bunch of states are taking action to at least partially cancel out the impact of the impending end of the enhanced federal Advance Premium Tax Credits (APTC) ...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣 OK, as promised, here's my *deeper* dive into how 14 states have instituted #ACA pricing policy which will *dramatically* mitigate the expiring tax credits for a significant portion of enrollees...IF enrollees take advantage of it:
acasignups.net/25/11/11/the...
acasignups.net/25/11/11/the...
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‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Friends, the pod with CNN's @ronbrownstein.bsky.social is up and the GOP losses last Tuesday are actually worse than they looked at first. And portend big trouble for the GOP in the midterms. Wait until you find out WHO is causing the problem.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Friends, the pod with CNN's @ronbrownstein.bsky.social is up and the GOP losses last Tuesday are actually worse than they looked at first. And portend big trouble for the GOP in the midterms. Wait until you find out WHO is causing the problem.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
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Remember all the talk of a huge realignment of the electorate toward the GOP? Young people-people of color??
It lasted one cycle. Whew! Ron Brownstein with the details.
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youtu.be/1Y4BwxmLsQE
It lasted one cycle. Whew! Ron Brownstein with the details.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
youtu.be/1Y4BwxmLsQE
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Remember all the talk of a huge realignment of the electorate toward the GOP? Young people-people of color??
It lasted one cycle. Whew! Ron Brownstein with the details.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
youtu.be/1Y4BwxmLsQE
It lasted one cycle. Whew! Ron Brownstein with the details.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
youtu.be/1Y4BwxmLsQE
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Hi.
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hi.
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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“The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.“
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.“
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The point of having a standards editor is that you bring in a skilled, disinterested person to read or watch a story and point out possible bias, errors and lapses.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
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Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The point of having a standards editor is that you bring in a skilled, disinterested person to read or watch a story and point out possible bias, errors and lapses.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
Lev Parnas reports that Trump was willing to extend the shutdown into January.
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BREAKING: My Sources Say Trump Told the Senate — Kill the Filibuster or I’ll Keep America Shut Down Into January
MAGA in panic as Trump tells GOP senators: kill the filibuster or let Americans suffer.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Lev Parnas reports that Trump was willing to extend the shutdown into January.
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.
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Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.
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🚨OUR NEW AD JUST DROPPED 🚨
Washington is giving billionaires the easy ride—while hard-working Tennessean get a rough ride due to bad policies.
I’m running for Congress to change that. Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social beginning on Nov. 12 to shake up Washington. Election Dec. 2nd
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Washington is giving billionaires the easy ride—while hard-working Tennessean get a rough ride due to bad policies.
I’m running for Congress to change that. Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social beginning on Nov. 12 to shake up Washington. Election Dec. 2nd
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November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🚨OUR NEW AD JUST DROPPED 🚨
Washington is giving billionaires the easy ride—while hard-working Tennessean get a rough ride due to bad policies.
I’m running for Congress to change that. Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social beginning on Nov. 12 to shake up Washington. Election Dec. 2nd
#TN7 #AftynBehn
Washington is giving billionaires the easy ride—while hard-working Tennessean get a rough ride due to bad policies.
I’m running for Congress to change that. Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social beginning on Nov. 12 to shake up Washington. Election Dec. 2nd
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Give Matt your support if you can. He does good work.
Some personal news: I have been financially supporting a family member in a mental health crisis which has spiraled into a financial disaster.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
Donate to Support Needed for Rent and Career Transition, organized by Matt Sheffield
I never thought I'd be doing this before, but I could really use your hel… Matt Sheffield needs your support for Support Needed for Rent and Career Transition
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November 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Give Matt your support if you can. He does good work.
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Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago:
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago:
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
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BREAKING: Minnesota SNAP recipients should get their November benefits as soon as this weekend, state officials say.
The Trump administration has complied with a court order requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use contingency funds to cover SNAP this month.
The Trump administration has complied with a court order requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use contingency funds to cover SNAP this month.
Minnesota SNAP recipients to get full November benefits within days, state officials say • Minnesota Reformer
The federal government fully funded the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for November, complying with a court order issued by a federal judge in Rhode Island. Minnesota officials s...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
BREAKING: Minnesota SNAP recipients should get their November benefits as soon as this weekend, state officials say.
The Trump administration has complied with a court order requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use contingency funds to cover SNAP this month.
The Trump administration has complied with a court order requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use contingency funds to cover SNAP this month.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc