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Farmer, writer, naturalist--the best of all worlds.
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No different from
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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This is the ICE-masked thug that shot and murdered the woman in Minnesota.

Make his face known, and let's get some facial recognition users to make his name known.

Trump and DHS are going to try to cover it up.
January 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Wow, put this in the "Explainers Hall of Fame." My goodness this put everything Epstein into perspective. Brava, Asha.
I wrote the guide you didn’t know you needed: Your cheat sheet on complicity for the people involved with Epstein (and the non-release of his files) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Your Cheat Sheet on Complicity in the Epstein Saga
Who knew complicity could be so...complicated?
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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youtu.be/G0WXr_Uvl2Y?...

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

A true treasure for the current American people. We are proud of our country which is why we are concerned by what we have become. We're capable of doing greater things ✨️. Why do we allow others to diffuse our brilliance?

Fight the Good Fight
Ten Steps to Revolution | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The "people power" part of the story, with solar panels on homes and businesses, is what should have been happening, full speed, in this country for at least ten years now. It's kind of stalled now. I don't think this article makes clear: You can't beat the price of the fuel for solar. It's free.
Gift link for a fascinating & characteristically problematic NYTimes article:

What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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And here is the link (on the House GOP Judiciary YouTube channel) to the video portion of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s deposition:

youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Food co-ops everywhere!
Amazing! Get the #resources into the hands of the people. #Michigan is doing many things well. #food #forthepeople
‘We own it’: Community-owned grocery store opens in Flint, Mich., marking the end of a longtime food desert
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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we’ve been over this

we just did this in Massachusetts

they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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This from the Uk, a country not lacking for expressions in their own language. I’m sure we can borrow a few when necessary. Old man trump thinks the world loves him. If only he would wake up to the truth.
December 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
All good points, with social and environmental benefits as well as lowering food prices.
Everyone’s going crazy about high food prices. Here’s my five-point plan to lower them!
December 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Worker ownership empowers marginalized workers, particularly in exploitative and low-wage industries like home care and cleaning. Unlike traditional companies where workers lack agency, co-ops grant them direct control over their jobs and deliver the dignity they deserve.
Beloved Community Incubator: Organizing cooperatives, organizing the community | Seed Commons
Building power for excluded workers in Washington, DC
seedcommons.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Listen and repost, ad infinitum.
Message to President Trump from Greenland Tupaarnaq made by a greenlandic woman, which is a EU citizen.
December 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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“Only evil people would hide this and protect those who participated.”
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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‘How the South Won the Civil War’ 💯🎯
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020

'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Trump is bailing out farmers again, because of course he is. This is how it always works in Washington, D.C.: Heads farmers win, tails taxpayers lose
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.

Holy. Shit.

www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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My investigators are back with more on our follow the money investigation into Epstein.

Here’s a thread for anyone interested in learning about another major Epstein mystery:
Exclusive | Senators Press FBI Over Failure to Investigate Epstein’s Lawyer and Accountant
The FBI never interviewed Darren Indyke or Richard Kahn about their work for Epstein; they deny knowing about Epstein’s crimes.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.
A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack
The feminist telehealth provider Women Help Women cuts out pharma middlemen to make its new mifepristone-misprostol abortion pill combo pack.
msmagazine.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Jan. 5th? What's special about that day?
December 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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WaPo Page One:

@washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Do you know someone who eats? Does that someone also happen to live on the earth? Here’s an idea for the perfect holiday gift: WE ARE EATING THE EARTH. Seriously, not everyone will agree with all of it but everyone who’s read it has said it’s a good read. www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Are...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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The Inevitable, Trumpian Betrayal of Ukraine... from Tim Mak a searing and heartbreaking look at the US betrayal of allies and our deepest values open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Inevitable, Trumpian Betrayal of Ukraine
All Things Ukraine, Venezuela, and European Allies on Where in the World is Tim Mak?
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM