Barbara Rachelson
@barbararvt.bsky.social
Mother, Grandmother,Social Worker, State Legislator, Nonprofit Exec, Adjunct Instructor, Advocate, cat lady, NJ girl living in Vermont via Ann Arbor, MI
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The Trump administration has reversed its attempt to eliminate funding for a key government oversight group, following calls from Capitol Hill to release the congressionally approved money and protect federal watchdog activities.
Trump administration revives some funding for IG group
The move marks a reversal of an effort to eliminate funding for the umbrella group that helps support inspectors general offices.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Trump administration has reversed its attempt to eliminate funding for a key government oversight group, following calls from Capitol Hill to release the congressionally approved money and protect federal watchdog activities.
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Donald Trump told a journalist, “Quiet, piggy,” when she asked him about Epstein—continuing his pattern of demeaning women, @isabelfattal.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein
The comment continues the president’s long-standing pattern of denigrating female journalists.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Donald Trump told a journalist, “Quiet, piggy,” when she asked him about Epstein—continuing his pattern of demeaning women, @isabelfattal.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
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The Trump administration said it has loaned Constellation Energy Corp $1 billion to restart its nuclear reactor at a Pennsylvania plant formerly known as Three Mile Island. https://cnn.it/4oOopbd
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Trump administration said it has loaned Constellation Energy Corp $1 billion to restart its nuclear reactor at a Pennsylvania plant formerly known as Three Mile Island. https://cnn.it/4oOopbd
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A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities. n.pr/44b30At
Texas appeals ruling that Trump-urged voting map is racial gerrymandering
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities. n.pr/44b30At
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
It’s especially troubling how much the extremist behavior of individuals or groups “is now excused or normalized by adjacent members of their own political communities,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
It’s especially troubling how much the extremist behavior of individuals or groups “is now excused or normalized by adjacent members of their own political communities,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
Opinion | On Republican Neo-Nazism, Hamas and Israel: An Epidemic of Moral Cowardice
People with extreme ideology don’t care anymore about hiding their excesses or their agendas. It’s all out there online or on YouTube.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
It’s especially troubling how much the extremist behavior of individuals or groups “is now excused or normalized by adjacent members of their own political communities,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
It’s especially troubling how much the extremist behavior of individuals or groups “is now excused or normalized by adjacent members of their own political communities,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
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"President Trump frequently demonstrates his disdain for journalists," writes Brian Stelter. "He expresses his admiration for authoritarians almost as often. Tuesday showed how intertwined those two instincts really are." | Analysis
Trump’s anti-press outburst hits differently with a Saudi prince by his side | CNN Business
President Trump frequently demonstrates his disdain for journalists. He expresses his admiration for authoritarians almost as often. Tuesday showed how intertwined those two instincts really are.
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
"President Trump frequently demonstrates his disdain for journalists," writes Brian Stelter. "He expresses his admiration for authoritarians almost as often. Tuesday showed how intertwined those two instincts really are." | Analysis
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Here's the other side of the coin from the Senator Kaine Op-Ed, and it's the one I fully subscribe to. If I were at that game, I'd blast a BOO to be heard for miles
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Here's the other side of the coin from the Senator Kaine Op-Ed, and it's the one I fully subscribe to. If I were at that game, I'd blast a BOO to be heard for miles
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | Democrats Sure Taught Trump a Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Here's the other side of the coin from the Senator Kaine Op-Ed, and it's the one I fully subscribe to. If I were at that game, I'd blast a BOO to be heard for miles
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Here's the other side of the coin from the Senator Kaine Op-Ed, and it's the one I fully subscribe to. If I were at that game, I'd blast a BOO to be heard for miles
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
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Democratic advocacy groups are rolling out the issue that they hope will launch their next successful attack on President Donald Trump’s economy: housing affordability.
Democrats eye housing affordability as next weapon against Trump
The Center for American Progress, a leading liberal think tank, wants the next Democratic president to boost new home construction and punish localities that don’t reform zoning codes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Democratic advocacy groups are rolling out the issue that they hope will launch their next successful attack on President Donald Trump’s economy: housing affordability.
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Supreme Court announces it will review an immigration policy from Trump's first term of turning away potential asylum seekers at the border: https://cnn.it/3LHEeBK
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Supreme Court announces it will review an immigration policy from Trump's first term of turning away potential asylum seekers at the border: https://cnn.it/3LHEeBK
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The Epstein files were the most important issue in the world to right-wing media, until they weren’t.
The President Who Cried Hoax
Republicans went after Epstein only when it was politically useful.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Epstein files were the most important issue in the world to right-wing media, until they weren’t.
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Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise,” our columnist @ezraklein.bsky.social writes. “Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention.”
“If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise,” our columnist @ezraklein.bsky.social writes. “Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention.”
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
This is how the shutdown ends?
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise,” our columnist @ezraklein.bsky.social writes. “Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention.”
“If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise,” our columnist @ezraklein.bsky.social writes. “Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention.”
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Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. Her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal. “Clearly we had different approaches here,” Stefany Shaheen said on Monday. nyti.ms/4nMq7s0
Jeanne Shaheen Faces Shutdown Blowback From Her Daughter
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. Her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal. “Clearly we had different approaches here,” Stefany Shaheen said on Monday. nyti.ms/4nMq7s0
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"Trump himself is a byproduct of the wealthy being empowered to violate the law." interc.pt/3XrScKp
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Trump himself is a byproduct of the wealthy being empowered to violate the law." interc.pt/3XrScKp
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U.S. forces killed six alleged drug smugglers in two separate attacks in the waters off Latin America, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, raising the death toll from President Trump’s counternarcotics campaign to over 75.
U.S. strikes two more alleged drug boats, pushing death toll past 75
The attacks in the eastern Pacific Ocean, disclosed Monday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, killed six people, he said.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
U.S. forces killed six alleged drug smugglers in two separate attacks in the waters off Latin America, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, raising the death toll from President Trump’s counternarcotics campaign to over 75.
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The Supreme Court announced it would decide whether laws that allow states to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day are constitutional, a case that could upend how elections are run in dozens of states across the country.
Supreme Court to decide if mail-in ballots may arrive after Election Day
An appeals court found that federal law requires all ballots be received by Election Day.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Supreme Court announced it would decide whether laws that allow states to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day are constitutional, a case that could upend how elections are run in dozens of states across the country.
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A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC
Jonathan Braun, Felon Freed by Trump, to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC
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President Trump has again floated giving out rebates from tariff funds, but sending direct payments to Americans would be difficult and ultimately unlikely.
Here’s what’s going on with tariffs and the pledge of dividends:
Here’s what’s going on with tariffs and the pledge of dividends:
Trump floated tariff rebates for Americans. That faces many challenges.
President Trump's plan to give Americans tariff rebates faces significant challenges and may not happen.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
President Trump has again floated giving out rebates from tariff funds, but sending direct payments to Americans would be difficult and ultimately unlikely.
Here’s what’s going on with tariffs and the pledge of dividends:
Here’s what’s going on with tariffs and the pledge of dividends:
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Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them. | Fact check
Fact check: Trump’s lying spree about inflation
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them. | Fact check
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President Trump is pursuing a policy of climate-change acceleration. His actions are fueling global warming—and may leave places in the United States uninhabitable by mid-century, Vann R. Newkirk II writes.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
President Trump is pursuing a policy of climate-change acceleration. His actions are fueling global warming—and may leave places in the United States uninhabitable by mid-century, Vann R. Newkirk II writes.
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RESULT: Democrat Mikie Sherrill is elected governor of New Jersey, per the AP. She defeats Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who aligned himself with Trump and campaigned to end state protections for immigrants.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
RESULT: Democrat Mikie Sherrill is elected governor of New Jersey, per the AP. She defeats Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who aligned himself with Trump and campaigned to end state protections for immigrants.
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Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor, CNN projects, after a meteoric rise in Democratic politics. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/43gCYeJ
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor, CNN projects, after a meteoric rise in Democratic politics. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/43gCYeJ
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BREAKING: Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins the New Jersey governor’s race, turning back a push from Republicans to build on Trump’s gains in the state, NBC News projects.
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey governor's race
Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the competitive race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, NBC News projects.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins the New Jersey governor’s race, turning back a push from Republicans to build on Trump’s gains in the state, NBC News projects.
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A federal judge just ordered the White House to restore sign language interpreters at all briefings conducted by Trump or Leavitt.
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from crucial updates from the government.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A federal judge just ordered the White House to restore sign language interpreters at all briefings conducted by Trump or Leavitt.
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BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.