Susan Goodwin
@susannaspeaks5.bsky.social
Mom, wife, progressive clergy, writer. Lover of water, democracy, nature, kindness, dogs, books, libraries and yoga. Ally. Friend. No MAGA. No DMs. Bucks County, Pa /Mid-coast Maine. 💙 📚
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Public outrage about corruption should become even greater than it was after the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Four Ways to Fight Trump’s Golden Age of Corruption | Opinion
www.newsweek.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Public outrage about corruption should become even greater than it was after the Watergate scandal in 1974.
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"These fabricated allegations were blatant acts of political retaliation and a dangerous abuse of power." So said NM Attorney General Raúl Torrez about the dropped charges against Comey and James.
Judge drops James Comey and Letitia James charges, saying prosecutor served 'unlawfully' • Source New Mexico
A senior federal judge dismissed charges Monday against two public officials with long-running public disputes with President Donald Trump, saying the controversial appointment of the president’s…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"These fabricated allegations were blatant acts of political retaliation and a dangerous abuse of power." So said NM Attorney General Raúl Torrez about the dropped charges against Comey and James.
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“If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work,” Kelly wrote. “I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.”
Pentagon investigates Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after he appears in video blasted by Trump | Arizona Mirror
The Department of Defense is looking into “serious allegations of misconduct” against Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.
azmirror.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work,” Kelly wrote. “I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.”
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For all the juice Bluesky has, for all the love we are feeling from you today (and every day), make no mistake: This fundraiser is a big, big lift. If you feel able, can you talk to a less-online liberal and let them know this is happening?
We are trying to build something that cannot be ignored.
We are trying to build something that cannot be ignored.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
For all the juice Bluesky has, for all the love we are feeling from you today (and every day), make no mistake: This fundraiser is a big, big lift. If you feel able, can you talk to a less-online liberal and let them know this is happening?
We are trying to build something that cannot be ignored.
We are trying to build something that cannot be ignored.
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“Given the scale of Epstein’s trafficking operation, it’s clear that many more powerful people were involved. My staff have seen a paper trail with their own eyes. Banks that helped enable him should be investigated." trib.al/ISBFh8N
Top Dem Reveals How JPMorgan Chase Helped Epstein Hide His Crimes
Senator Ron Wyden accused the bank of obstructing law enforcement from examining the financial infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking network.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Given the scale of Epstein’s trafficking operation, it’s clear that many more powerful people were involved. My staff have seen a paper trail with their own eyes. Banks that helped enable him should be investigated." trib.al/ISBFh8N
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Donald Trump at around midnight had an "outburst" in which he said Democratic military veterans have committed "a crime of serious proportion.
'Crime of serious proportion!' Trump unloads on Dem military vets in midnight 'outburst'
Donald Trump at around midnight had an "outburst" in which he said Democratic military veterans have committed "a crime of serious proportion."Trump took to Truth Social to respond to a video in which several Dem lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds reminded troops about their consti...
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Donald Trump at around midnight had an "outburst" in which he said Democratic military veterans have committed "a crime of serious proportion.
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After the friendly White House meeting on Friday between President Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, the prospect of the National Guard being deployed to the city in the coming months seems less likely.
Mamdani and Trump Tamp Down Fears Over National Guard in New York City
In a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press,” Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said he had made a forceful case to the president that troops were not needed in the city.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
After the friendly White House meeting on Friday between President Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, the prospect of the National Guard being deployed to the city in the coming months seems less likely.
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“I knew that I was black and a woman, but I didn’t know a young black woman wasn’t supposed to be at the New Yorker,” says Jamaica Kincaid.
Jamaica Kincaid: ‘Books saved my life’
The acclaimed author on falling in love with writing—and why she’s not shocked by ‘undemocratic America’
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“I knew that I was black and a woman, but I didn’t know a young black woman wasn’t supposed to be at the New Yorker,” says Jamaica Kincaid.
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NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
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Jeffrey Epstein was supposedly advising Arab countries on how to deal with America, had an audience scheduled with a Qatari prince, and close to Donald Trump’s future ambassador to Turkey.
Jeffrey Epstein's secret role in Washington's Middle East diplomacy
Epstein was supposedly advising Arab countries on how to deal with America, had an audience scheduled with a Qatari prince, and was close to Trump’s future ambassador to Turkey.
reason.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Jeffrey Epstein was supposedly advising Arab countries on how to deal with America, had an audience scheduled with a Qatari prince, and close to Donald Trump’s future ambassador to Turkey.
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About 1 in 3 Pennsylvania fourth graders could read at a proficient level last school year, according to national test scores. The new state budget puts more money toward boosting literacy rates.
Here’s how much money Pennsylvania will spend to boost student literacy
About 1 in 3 Pennsylvania fourth graders could read at a proficient level last school year, according to national test scores. The new state budget puts more money toward boosting literacy rates.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
About 1 in 3 Pennsylvania fourth graders could read at a proficient level last school year, according to national test scores. The new state budget puts more money toward boosting literacy rates.
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A woman who was “in hell” after spiralling into gambling addiction – blowing £500,000 and even losing her home – has warned of the terrifying rise in people struggling as online gambling platforms thrive.
'Winning £127,000 was worst night of my life, it was start of a nightmare'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A woman who was “in hell” after spiralling into gambling addiction – blowing £500,000 and even losing her home – has warned of the terrifying rise in people struggling as online gambling platforms thrive.
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The emails, made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, add to the questions about Trump's friendship with Epstein and about any knowledge he may have had in what prosecutors call a yearslong effort by Epstein to exploit underage girls.
See the Emails: Epstein Said Trump 'Knew About the Girls' and 'Spent Hours' With a Victim
Jeffrey Epstein wrote in an email Donald Trump had "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a victim and said Trump "knew about the girls."
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The emails, made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, add to the questions about Trump's friendship with Epstein and about any knowledge he may have had in what prosecutors call a yearslong effort by Epstein to exploit underage girls.
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Then they came for the Dreamers.
Read @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social's heartbreaking look at the fear and chaos the Trump administration has wrought onto the lives of young people brought to the United States.
"A real betrayal."
Read @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social's heartbreaking look at the fear and chaos the Trump administration has wrought onto the lives of young people brought to the United States.
"A real betrayal."
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Then they came for the Dreamers.
Read @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social's heartbreaking look at the fear and chaos the Trump administration has wrought onto the lives of young people brought to the United States.
"A real betrayal."
Read @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social's heartbreaking look at the fear and chaos the Trump administration has wrought onto the lives of young people brought to the United States.
"A real betrayal."
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The families of five girls and two counselors killed in the floods at Camp Mystic are suing the Texas camp and its managers, alleging they wasted time as the storm approached and dangerously directed campers to remain in cabins as floodwaters came in.
Families of Camp Mystic flood victims sue owners, claiming negligence
The lawsuit alleges the camp and its owners deliberately chose not to make evacuation plans despite the facility’s location in an area known to flood.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The families of five girls and two counselors killed in the floods at Camp Mystic are suing the Texas camp and its managers, alleging they wasted time as the storm approached and dangerously directed campers to remain in cabins as floodwaters came in.
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Now that COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has kicked off, a question is once again rearing its head: Should the negotiation’s participants be able to vote? @jbwinters.bsky.social reports via @grist.org:
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UN Climate Talks Are Built on Consensus. That’s Part of the Problem.
At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Now that COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has kicked off, a question is once again rearing its head: Should the negotiation’s participants be able to vote? @jbwinters.bsky.social reports via @grist.org:
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A vote to stop President Donald Trump’s deadly strikes on alleged drug-running boats off the coast of Venezuela failed Thursday in the U.S. Senate, nearly mirroring the outcome of a similar war powers vote last month ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/07/r...
US Senate fails to pass war powers resolution blocking Trump attacks on Venezuela • Ohio Capital Journal
WASHINGTON — A vote to stop President Donald Trump’s deadly strikes on alleged drug-running boats off the coast of Venezuela failed Thursday in the U.S. Senate, nearly mirroring the outcome of a…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A vote to stop President Donald Trump’s deadly strikes on alleged drug-running boats off the coast of Venezuela failed Thursday in the U.S. Senate, nearly mirroring the outcome of a similar war powers vote last month ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/07/r...
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President Trump has pointed to the cost of Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal bundle, which is roughly 25% less expensive this year than it was last year, as an example of the economy experiencing a “golden age.”
But the 2025 Thanksgiving bundle is also smaller than the 2024 package.
But the 2025 Thanksgiving bundle is also smaller than the 2024 package.
Trump touts cost of Walmart's Thanksgiving meal to vindicate his policies — ignoring a key detail
Since Tuesday's elections, Trump has repeatedly boasted that Walmart's Thanksgiving meal bundle is cheaper than it was under President Joe Biden. But there's also less food in it.
nbcnews.to
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
President Trump has pointed to the cost of Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal bundle, which is roughly 25% less expensive this year than it was last year, as an example of the economy experiencing a “golden age.”
But the 2025 Thanksgiving bundle is also smaller than the 2024 package.
But the 2025 Thanksgiving bundle is also smaller than the 2024 package.
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Survey finds 40% of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change
Survey finds 40% of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change
Research which polled a representative sample of 2,000 people also found over a third of Coalition voters believed the climate would not change at all
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About 40% of Australian women without kids say they are hesitant to have children because of climate change, a new survey suggests.
The survey, on attitudes about the impacts of global heating, also found that half of Australians were very or extremely concerned about climate change and two in five believed the climate would be “much hotter” in 2050. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Survey finds 40% of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change
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I have said this before, and I’ll say it again here: We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings. trib.al/n93ZbRA
The Washington Post Has Become
Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right-wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I have said this before, and I’ll say it again here: We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings. trib.al/n93ZbRA
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Democrats captured two governorships, won every statewide race in Virginia, gained 13 seats in the Virginia House and more. While the party saw big wins this week, it’s critical to prepare for Trump’s sure attempts to subvert the 2026 midterms.
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What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Democrats captured two governorships, won every statewide race in Virginia, gained 13 seats in the Virginia House and more. While the party saw big wins this week, it’s critical to prepare for Trump’s sure attempts to subvert the 2026 midterms.
https://bit.ly/4oSjXYj
https://bit.ly/4oSjXYj
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“Despite evidence that the world is not yet on the path to stopping and reversing deforestation, some important pieces are falling into place,” writes Jack Hurd. He argues that “with targeted investment, deforestation can indeed be stopped”
If only the market value of an intact forest were more obvious, writes Jack Hurd
A COP in a rainforest could be the biome’s best hope
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Despite evidence that the world is not yet on the path to stopping and reversing deforestation, some important pieces are falling into place,” writes Jack Hurd. He argues that “with targeted investment, deforestation can indeed be stopped”
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The Assemblies of God is facing calls for reform and repentance after an NBC News investigation revealed decades of sexual abuse allegations and alleged cover-ups within the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
Assemblies of God pastors call for change after churches fail to oust accused abusers
Ministers spoke out after an NBC News investigation revealed 50 years of abuse and cover-up allegations in the largest Pentecostal denomination.
nbcnews.to
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Assemblies of God is facing calls for reform and repentance after an NBC News investigation revealed decades of sexual abuse allegations and alleged cover-ups within the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
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"How did we get here? Everyone knows the answer: In 2024, Musk spent a negligible fraction of his vast fortune, now some $455 billion, to effectively buy a government position." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...
Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money
Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"How did we get here? Everyone knows the answer: In 2024, Musk spent a negligible fraction of his vast fortune, now some $455 billion, to effectively buy a government position." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...
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Ohio Senators have voted to require that absentee ballots arrive by Election Day to be counted. In 2022, ballots postmarked by Election Day had 10 days to show up. Lawmakers changed that to four days in 2024, and now look to axe the grace period entirely. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/07/o...
Ohio Senate approves bill requiring that absentee ballots arrive by Election Day to be counted • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Senators voted Wednesday to require absentee ballots arrive by Election Day to be counted. In 2022, ballots postmarked before Election Day had 10 days to show up to be counted. Lawmakers changed…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ohio Senators have voted to require that absentee ballots arrive by Election Day to be counted. In 2022, ballots postmarked by Election Day had 10 days to show up. Lawmakers changed that to four days in 2024, and now look to axe the grace period entirely. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/07/o...