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Valerie A. Metzler
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archivist/historian, DOOP, katz, music and all of the soccers.
RFK Jr. was never fit to be Department of Health and Human Services secretary—and his failed leadership since his confirmation has put lives in danger. Sign the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/fi...
Fire RFK Jr. NOW!
RFK Jr. was never fit to be Department of Health and Human Services secretary—and his failed leadership since his confirmation has put lives in danger. Sign the petition!
sign.moveon.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Tuesday was a dream come true for the Union's Danley Jean Jacques and Haiti, a soccer program that faces challenges like none other in qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1974

www.delcotimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Union’s Danley Jean Jacques lives ‘dream’ of qualifying Haiti for World Cup
First World Cup appearance for Haiti since 1974. “I’m very proud to have qualified my country for a World Cup.”
www.delcotimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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“We are the ones that are saying what the forest is demanding. We are the ones that are saying what the river is asking for. We are going through a lot of violence in our territories," says Alessandra Korap Munduruku, an Indigenous leader from the Amazon.
“We Need to Be Heard”: Indigenous Amazon Defender Alessandra Korap Munduruku on COP30
Thousands of Amazonian land defenders, both Indigenous peoples and their allies, have traveled to the COP30 U.N. climate conference in Belém, Brazil. On Friday night, an Indigenous-led march arrived a...
www.democracynow.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Unilever/Magnum has been silencing Ben & Jerry’s when the brand has tried to speak out about social injustices & progressive values. It’s wrong.

Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's petition & be entered in a raffle to win a free pint of his pro-ceasefire sorbet! sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...
Unilever: Stop silencing Ben & Jerry’s ice cream NOW!
Unilever/Magnum has been silencing Ben & Jerry’s when the brand has tried to speak out about social injustices & progressive values. It’s wrong. Join me & sign Ben from Ben & Jerry's...
sign.moveon.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Back to back winter windows with a club record sticker signing? And the Milan Iloski deal in between?

Did Jay Sugarman hit the powerball or something? #DOOP
🇬🇭 Sources: Philadelphia Union finalizing deal to sign Ghanaian youth int'l forward Ezekiel Alladoh from Brommapojkarna. FotbollSkanalen 1st.

Details:
- Club-record fee in region of $4.5m
- U-22 initiative
- Big, physical forward who fits pressing system
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Shield-winning Philadelphia Union finalizing club-record deal for new forward: Sources
The Union are still focused on winning MLS Cup 2025, but they're making a significant move for 2026 and beyond as well.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.

12 days of work in 107 days.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Well now. Brenden Aaronson just scored his first goal of the season for Leeds United.
October 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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😕😕😕😕
October 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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In case he plays a part this weekend, two notable dates:

Sept. 28, 2009: Cavan Sullivan born

Nov. 7, 2009: Chicago Fire's last playoff win before Wednesday night
October 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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October 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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The Union’s return to the playoffs is a milestone moment for Bradley Carnell.

It's his first trip to the playoffs since 2023, when he guided St. Louis to the West's best record but crashed out in the first round.

Will this veteran Union team banish those ghosts?

www.inquirer.com/soccer/phila...
The Union’s return to the playoffs is a milestone moment for Bradley Carnell
It's his first trip to the playoffs since 2023, when he guided St. Louis to the West's best record but crashed out in the first round. Will this veteran Union team banish those ghosts for good?
www.inquirer.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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BRENDEN AARONSON GOAL FOR LEEDS. OUR BOYS CAN NOT STOP SCORING 🇺🇸
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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A Saturday big read...

Jay Sugarman wants the Union to get more respect, and knows winning MLS Cup will make that happen.

The biggest prize "feels like the one thing we haven’t quite gotten our hands on,” he says.

And he knows the pressure there is to get it:

www.inquirer.com/soccer/phila...
Jay Sugarman wants the Union to get more respect, and knows winning MLS Cup will make that happen
As the Union return to the playoffs, the team's principal owner knows the biggest prize "feels like the one thing we haven’t quite gotten our hands on.” And he knows the pressure there is to get it.
www.inquirer.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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A rarer sight than a Saturday night off for the correspondent: a Wanamaker Organ concert with a brass ensemble as accompaniment, playing a mix of classical and New Orleans jazz.

The best instrument you’ll ever hear, alive for another night.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM