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When elected officials see mass protests and then immediately adjust their behavior in response, that is a good thing. That's how this should work!
Celebrate Blumenthal for this. And then ask your own Dem senator what they're doing. And what Schumer is doing.
Celebrate Blumenthal for this. And then ask your own Dem senator what they're doing. And what Schumer is doing.
Breaking: Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he plans to place a hold on ALL Trump nominees going forward.
This will force Republicans to hold individual votes to override each hold, which will severely slow down their agenda.
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This will force Republicans to hold individual votes to override each hold, which will severely slow down their agenda.
🔗: www.axios.com/newsletters/...
April 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
When elected officials see mass protests and then immediately adjust their behavior in response, that is a good thing. That's how this should work!
Celebrate Blumenthal for this. And then ask your own Dem senator what they're doing. And what Schumer is doing.
Celebrate Blumenthal for this. And then ask your own Dem senator what they're doing. And what Schumer is doing.
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Oh hey, this is a great idea!
California pilots a solar-over-canal system to combat drought. Project Nexus will cover canals with solar panels, generating clean energy while preventing water evaporation. The project showing potential for 13 GW of annual energy, while saving 50,000 acres of land. buff.ly/ZBokAil
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
California solar on canals initiative moves forward
The California Solar Canal Initiative project aims to use information gained in a University of California, Merced study and begin to identify communities willing to generate electricity with solar…
buff.ly
April 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Oh hey, this is a great idea!
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Bringing this series to a close. It should not be difficult for you to explain why Dred Scott was wrongly decided and the Fourteenth Amendment nullified its effects. For anti-birthrighters, this is a challenge. That’s reason enough to reject their arguments.
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
The Dred Scott Challenge or: Why Constitutional Law is Not a Game
I'm a very competitive person by nature, and I like a good challenge. That's a big reason why I play video games, and why I particularly enjoy
reason.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bringing this series to a close. It should not be difficult for you to explain why Dred Scott was wrongly decided and the Fourteenth Amendment nullified its effects. For anti-birthrighters, this is a challenge. That’s reason enough to reject their arguments.
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
reason.com/volokh/2025/...
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In case you missed it, the USDA has suspended food shipments to US food banks!!! We need to donate to our local food pantries!
I encourage you to read this article from The New York Times about the food banks. Here's a gift link you can read it for free www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
I encourage you to read this article from The New York Times about the food banks. Here's a gift link you can read it for free www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Food Banks Left in the Lurch as U.S.D.A. Shipments Are Suspended (Gift Article)
A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed by the federal government was under review.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In case you missed it, the USDA has suspended food shipments to US food banks!!! We need to donate to our local food pantries!
I encourage you to read this article from The New York Times about the food banks. Here's a gift link you can read it for free www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
I encourage you to read this article from The New York Times about the food banks. Here's a gift link you can read it for free www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Take It Down would give the rich & powerful an easy way to demand content removal—no questions asked.
Trump Calls On Congress To Pass The “Take It Down” Act—So He Can Censor His Critics
We've opposed the Take It Down Act because it could be easily manipulated to take down lawful content that powerful people simply don't like. Last night, President Trump demonstrated he has a similar ...
www.eff.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A team of public health pros, web devs, and coders has preserved a copy of the #CDC website as it existed on January 20, 2025: RestoredCDC.org
Love seeing this ingenuity. We can all put our unique skills to use in the fights against fascism 🦾
#AcademicSky 🧪
Love seeing this ingenuity. We can all put our unique skills to use in the fights against fascism 🦾
#AcademicSky 🧪
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Doge has itemized $10bn in savings; but all of those were revised down to $19m due to errors and now have been removed from the list.
So essentially there are zero itemized savings from DOGE as of today.
So essentially there are zero itemized savings from DOGE as of today.
March 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A priest, a minister, and a rabbit walk into a blood drive. The rabbit hops up on the counter and says "I don't know about these guys, but I'm a type O"
January 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A priest, a minister, and a rabbit walk into a blood drive. The rabbit hops up on the counter and says "I don't know about these guys, but I'm a type O"