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At the age of 85, Margaret Atwood’s books are increasingly being banned, including her dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Atwood tells her story, Sunday on 60 Minutes. 60Minutes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
At the age of 85, Margaret Atwood’s books are increasingly being banned, including her dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Atwood tells her story, Sunday on 60 Minutes. 60Minutes.com
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Our presidents should serve all the states, not just the ones that voted for them.
October 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our presidents should serve all the states, not just the ones that voted for them.
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Today’s No Kings protest could be the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.
People have power.
People have power.
October 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Today’s No Kings protest could be the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.
People have power.
People have power.
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Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist who changed how people see chimpanzees and themselves, died Wednesday at the age of 91.
She died of natural causes while she was in California on a speaking tour, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a statement on social media.
(Photo: Apic/Getty Images)
She died of natural causes while she was in California on a speaking tour, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a statement on social media.
(Photo: Apic/Getty Images)
October 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist who changed how people see chimpanzees and themselves, died Wednesday at the age of 91.
She died of natural causes while she was in California on a speaking tour, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a statement on social media.
(Photo: Apic/Getty Images)
She died of natural causes while she was in California on a speaking tour, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a statement on social media.
(Photo: Apic/Getty Images)
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Jane Goodall received the Presidential Medal of Freedom when the people who received them were worthy of the honor.
October 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Jane Goodall received the Presidential Medal of Freedom when the people who received them were worthy of the honor.
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Take the good news seriously too
An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.
Moldova 🇲🇩 👍
October 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Take the good news seriously too
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“It is easy to lose sight of the real stakes” in this government shutdown, the editorial board writes. “President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance, and Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.”
“It is easy to lose sight of the real stakes” in this government shutdown, the editorial board writes. “President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance, and Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.”
Opinion | The Real Stakes of the Shutdown
President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance. Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.
nyti.ms
October 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“It is easy to lose sight of the real stakes” in this government shutdown, the editorial board writes. “President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance, and Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.”
“It is easy to lose sight of the real stakes” in this government shutdown, the editorial board writes. “President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance, and Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.”
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Farmers planted in April or May. They have to sell in the next couple months. There isn’t any way they can react to the Trump havoc.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Farmers planted in April or May. They have to sell in the next couple months. There isn’t any way they can react to the Trump havoc.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
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“Trump’s only expertise on crime is committing it… and shielding predators like Maxwell.”
– Congresswoman Shontel Brown 🔥
‼️ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES ‼️
– Congresswoman Shontel Brown 🔥
‼️ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES ‼️
September 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“Trump’s only expertise on crime is committing it… and shielding predators like Maxwell.”
– Congresswoman Shontel Brown 🔥
‼️ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES ‼️
– Congresswoman Shontel Brown 🔥
‼️ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES ‼️
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REPOST if you stand with Jimmy Kimmel!
September 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
REPOST if you stand with Jimmy Kimmel!
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Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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Remember when they tried to blame democrats and the left for the assassination of Minnesota lawmakers, before they had any knowledge of who the shooter was or what he was about?
September 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Remember when they tried to blame democrats and the left for the assassination of Minnesota lawmakers, before they had any knowledge of who the shooter was or what he was about?
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Republican congressmen are political terrorists and they will all burn in hell for this blatant scorn on the assassination of Democrats.
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September 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Republican congressmen are political terrorists and they will all burn in hell for this blatant scorn on the assassination of Democrats.
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Scotland the Brave 💙
🖕 Trump . . . he's in the Epstein Files !
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Scotland the Brave 💙
🖕 Trump . . . he's in the Epstein Files !
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July 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Scotland the Brave 💙
🖕 Trump . . . he's in the Epstein Files !
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Scotland the Brave 💙
🖕 Trump . . . he's in the Epstein Files !
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After last week's abrupt cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, late night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, and Jon Stewart joined Monday's episode in a show of support for Colbert.
July 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
After last week's abrupt cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, late night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, and Jon Stewart joined Monday's episode in a show of support for Colbert.
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We stand with Stephen Colbert.
Jimmy Kimmel Drops F-Bomb In Fiery Instagram Post Ripping CBS For Canceling Colbert—And Fans Are Here For It
We stand with Stephen Colbert.
www.comicsands.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We stand with Stephen Colbert.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Zero scandals, strong leadership. Repost if you like President Obama too 🙌🏻
July 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Zero scandals, strong leadership. Repost if you like President Obama too 🙌🏻
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45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a singles match apnews.com/article/venu...
July 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
45-year-old Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova to win a singles match apnews.com/article/venu...
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Canada PM Carney stops Trump from going into one of his signature fascist rants against "blue" cities: "Let me exercise my role as G7 chair" #G7
June 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Canada PM Carney stops Trump from going into one of his signature fascist rants against "blue" cities: "Let me exercise my role as G7 chair" #G7
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Go Chicago! Wow! ❤️
June 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Go Chicago! Wow! ❤️