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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Great piece everyone who’s not in the #epsteinemails should read. To misquote the Joker, “This country needs an enema.”
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The Epstein emails “together sketch a devastating epistolary portrait of how our social order functions, and for whom,” Anand Giridharadas writes. “Saying that isn’t extreme. The way this elite operates is.”
The Epstein emails “together sketch a devastating epistolary portrait of how our social order functions, and for whom,” Anand Giridharadas writes. “Saying that isn’t extreme. The way this elite operates is.”
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
This power elite was already used to ignoring the powerless. Redeeming a disgraced sex offender was a logical next step.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Great piece everyone who’s not in the #epsteinemails should read. To misquote the Joker, “This country needs an enema.”
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
The #cdc website now says vaccines can cause autism, a change that happened without scientific review. Welcome to the #NewDarkAges
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The #cdc website now says vaccines can cause autism, a change that happened without scientific review. Welcome to the #NewDarkAges
A bright spot in the day: guy running for the light rail carrying a banjo. #lifeisgood
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A bright spot in the day: guy running for the light rail carrying a banjo. #lifeisgood
Asked point-blank if he’ll bring ACA extensions to the floor, Speaker Johnson bolted. We know the answer already. He won’t.
Further proof that Republicans don’t care about bringing your health care costs down.
Further proof that Republicans don’t care about bringing your health care costs down.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Many thanks to @seattlepolicedept.bsky.social for never giving up.
In 1994, 14-year-old Tanya Marie Frazier vanished after summer school and was later found dead. Prosecutors this week charged a 57-year-old man with murder in connection with her death.
After More Than 30 Years, a Man Is Charged in Seattle Girl’s Killing
Tanya Marie Frazier, 14, never returned from summer school in 1994, and was found dead in a wooded area five days later. The police say a new DNA analysis links a felon to her death.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Many thanks to @seattlepolicedept.bsky.social for never giving up.
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I’m not going to take this sitting down, because Arizona doesn’t deserve that.
Swear me in, Speaker Johnson!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Swear me in, Speaker Johnson!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Opinion | Adelita Grijalva Just Wants to Get to Work. The House Speaker Won’t Let Her.
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’m not going to take this sitting down, because Arizona doesn’t deserve that.
Swear me in, Speaker Johnson!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Swear me in, Speaker Johnson!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
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It's been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
With #snap in limbo and layoffs at a 20-year high, consider donating to your local food bank. Even a small donation makes a huge difference. For folks in WA, visit Northwest Harvest at www.northwestharvest.org.
Homepage - Northwest Harvest
Northwest Harvest is Washington State’s leading hunger relief agency. We distribute food to our partner programs across the state and advocate for food justice.
www.northwestharvest.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
With #snap in limbo and layoffs at a 20-year high, consider donating to your local food bank. Even a small donation makes a huge difference. For folks in WA, visit Northwest Harvest at www.northwestharvest.org.
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
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IT’S ELECTION DAY, AMERICA!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
IT’S ELECTION DAY, AMERICA!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
Many thanks to @alzassociation.bsky.social and your generous volunteers. #alzheimers
October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Many thanks to @alzassociation.bsky.social and your generous volunteers. #alzheimers
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I think we should all call it the #EpsteinBallroom always.
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I think we should all call it the #EpsteinBallroom always.
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@adamsmith.house.gov Stay strong on the shutdown. 2016 #healthinsurance rates are in for WA, and they’re up almost 100%. Thanks for your service. www.seattletimes.com/business/wa-...
Shocking increases await WA health insurance buyers next year
Washingtonians who buy their insurance on the exchange are grappling with premium spikes and considering forgoing insurance.
www.seattletimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@adamsmith.house.gov Stay strong on the shutdown. 2016 #healthinsurance rates are in for WA, and they’re up almost 100%. Thanks for your service. www.seattletimes.com/business/wa-...
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Also, remember, apathy is the enemy. Authoritarians want you to give up in advance.
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Also, remember, apathy is the enemy. Authoritarians want you to give up in advance.
Thank you @adamsmith.house.gov
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee called on Monday for his panel to hold a hearing to examine the Trump administration’s use of the military in the Caribbean. The administration has acknowledged killing more than 30 people in the strikes.
Lawmaker Demands Hearing on U.S. Strikes on Boats in Caribbean
Representative Adam Smith said the Trump administration had failed to provide a legal rationale for killing rather than arresting drug trafficking suspects.
nyti.ms
October 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Thank you @adamsmith.house.gov
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The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.
This is truly terrifying.
This is truly terrifying.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.
This is truly terrifying.
This is truly terrifying.
Reading #atmosphere. Any other #TaylorJenkinsReid fans? Halfway through and I’m gobsmacked. She says at the beginning she’s gonna break your heart with this one. She delivers.
October 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reading #atmosphere. Any other #TaylorJenkinsReid fans? Halfway through and I’m gobsmacked. She says at the beginning she’s gonna break your heart with this one. She delivers.
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Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.
The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein
YouTube video by The Onion
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.
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A new NYT as-told-to series, "Lost Science," documents the work of researchers who have lost their jobs or funding after cuts by the Trump administration. Share your story with us!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A new NYT as-told-to series, "Lost Science," documents the work of researchers who have lost their jobs or funding after cuts by the Trump administration. Share your story with us!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Thirty original paintings by Bob Ross will be available for sale beginning next month through the auction house Bonhams, the artist's estate said. The proceeds will benefit public TV stations that have been grappling with funding cuts by the Trump administration.
Bob Ross’s ‘Happy Little’ Paintings Will Be Auctioned
Thirty canvases, many created for viewers of Ross’s PBS series, “The Joy of Painting,” will be sold to benefit public television stations grappling with funding cuts.
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thirty original paintings by Bob Ross will be available for sale beginning next month through the auction house Bonhams, the artist's estate said. The proceeds will benefit public TV stations that have been grappling with funding cuts by the Trump administration.