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Persistent Peach
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MHC Grad
Mom of 3 young adults
Cat lover
LGBTQ Ally
Committed to preserving our rights, freedoms, and Democracy
May 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
April 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
April 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Same Nazis, faster transport.
April 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
April 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
With 47s refusal to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia the US has entered a dictatorship under a terrorist state.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
open.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We’re fucking doomed…
April 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
April 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
From the Boston protests today. 🤣
April 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Ahhh…that lovely taste of “Liberation”…
April 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Want to join me for this Hands Off event?
April 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I’m sure things will be different this time… 🙄
April 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Trump promised to leave Social Security alone, but his actions speak louder than his words, Times columnist Michael Hiltzik writes.
Commentary: Trump, the GOP and DOGE have launched their attack on Social Security. You should start worrying now
Trump promised to leave Social Security alone, but his actions speak louder than his words
www.latimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’
US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’
USAid cuts to clinics dispensing antiretroviral drugs will be ‘death sentence for mothers and children’, expert warns Sweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations working with HIV and Aids across Africa, with dire…
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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There’s no chance that Musk and his lapdogs will be yanked from their posts, since the point of DOGE is not really to reform government spending and accountability at all.
DOGE Is a Massive Scam—Even on Its Own Terms
Even if you believe that Musk is trying to root out waste and fraud (and you really shouldn't), he and his dweeby hatchet bros are only making things more corrupt and expensive.
www.thenation.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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More than 60 major moves that President Trump and his administration have made in his first 23 days, including executive orders and agency memos, have aligned with proposals in the Project 2025 blueprint, according to a New York Times analysis.
How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025
President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal government, but many of his administration’s actions so far have mirrored it.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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"So, you see, it's not really about saving money," said Sunny Hostin. "I think there's a much more nefarious reason."
'That's what they're doing': The View shares terrifying theory for Musk's education cuts
Donald Trump's special government employee Elon Musk is turning his focus on cutting the Department of Education — which the co-hosts of "The View" agreed will hurt the country for generations. Musk h...
www.rawstory.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM