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After the government shutdown, the National Park Service is working on the return of normal services, such as staffing visitor centers and providing tours.

Here are seven parks that are perfect for a late fall visit:
Seven national parks we love for fall
After the government shutdown, the National Park Service is working on the return of normal services, such as staffing visitors centers and providing tours.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Trump said he was going to cut federal spending, yet renaming DoD may cost up to $2B. Autocratic movements use spectacle, not strategy, to consolidate control.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads,...
www.nbcnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."

—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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"Everyone is aware of the need—of both the businesses suffering from ICE and the prospective clients who now won’t leave their houses to get food. They are eager to help out." ICYMI, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social from Chicago: www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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For several weeks, more than 40 million Americans have been facing uncertainty over the status of federal food assistance through the SNAP program. Those worries have been especially sharp for residents of Alaska and Hawaii, the two states with the highest food costs in the nation.
In Alaska and Hawaii, Higher Food Prices Intensified SNAP Anxiety
Some residents are receiving benefits, but the uncertainty over the past weeks has burdened many in the two states, where the cost of food is the highest in the nation.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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A new study shows people who experienced multiple episodes of shingles had a higher risk of dementia for several years after the second outbreak, compared with those who had it only once.
How a childhood virus can contribute to dementia later and what you can do
A new study suggests that the shingles vaccine may help prevent dementia by reducing the risk of varicella-zoster virus reactivation
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Read a federal appeals panel’s sharp rebuke of the Trump administration.
Read a Federal Appeals Panel’s Sharp Rebuke of the Trump Administration
A federal appeals court in Virginia issued a striking opinion on Thursday, reaffirming that the Trump administration had to take a more active approach in seeking the release of a Maryland man, Kilmar...
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday night that he had met with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador. nyti.ms/3YzXwwg
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
IRS is proud of you guys! You filed on time or filed an extension. You paid on time or got a refund.

We know you support us because you filed and paid your taxes.

I am giving you guys a big ✋️, and a 🫂. You made it.

Fed employees appreciate your support.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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IRS is proud of you guys! You filed on time or filed an extension. You paid on time or got a refund.

We know you support us because you filed and paid your taxes.

I am giving you guys a big ✋️, and a 🫂. You made it.

Fed employees appreciate your support.
💙💙
April 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
April 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
April 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of you all supporting us with your time, resources, and energy.

Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.

All with an average donation of $21.

THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
News: AOC had her strongest ever quarter, raising over $9.5m from 266k individual donors for an average of just $21.

AOC doesn’t take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors.
April 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of you all supporting us with your time, resources, and energy.

Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.

All with an average donation of $21.

THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
News: AOC had her strongest ever quarter, raising over $9.5m from 266k individual donors for an average of just $21.

AOC doesn’t take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors.
April 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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A federal judge ordered the White House to restore full access to the Associated Press, saying that the restriction was "contrary to the First Amendment,”

Good! We must protect Americans' Constitutional rights and the rule of law.
April 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"After the last soldier was found, the Lithuanian government planned a procession for the soldiers’ departure on Thursday, with schools closing early and thousands lining the streets of Vilnius." That's behaving like an ally.
When American Soldiers Were in Trouble, Our Allies Showed Up
Inside the allied effort to find four soldiers lost in a training exercise.
www.thebulwark.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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"After the last soldier was found, the Lithuanian government planned a procession for the soldiers’ departure on Thursday, with schools closing early and thousands lining the streets of Vilnius." That's behaving like an ally.
When American Soldiers Were in Trouble, Our Allies Showed Up
Inside the allied effort to find four soldiers lost in a training exercise.
www.thebulwark.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This has always been the GOP's strategy:

1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.

2) Explode the deficit.

3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.

4) Repeat.

They're trying to get away with it again.
April 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Dictators of all stripes hate solidarity. They’d prefer that we cower alone. They want us to feel powerless.

This is why I encourage you to participate in the peaceful demonstrations planned for today across America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare
April 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Thousands of people crowded in front of the Washington Monument on Saturday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump and top adviser Elon Musk’s dismantling of federal agencies, alleged circumventing of due process and introduction of tariffs.
Thousands rally in D.C. as Trump protesters gather across U.S.
In Washington and across the country, demonstrators rallied in opposition of the president’s agenda
www.washingtonpost.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
March 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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This is why the number 32 matters in the fight against Trump
March 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM