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As @justinworland.com reminds us, "Francis paid special attention to the disproportionate impact of climate change on the world’s poorest and critiqued the economic structures that make this a reality."
Remembering Pope Francis's Climate Legacy
Pope Francis served as a voice of moral clarity, speaking and writing about the social consequences of human influence on the planet.
time.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
As @justinworland.com reminds us, "Francis paid special attention to the disproportionate impact of climate change on the world’s poorest and critiqued the economic structures that make this a reality."
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In Georgia, a political storm is brewing over ballooning electricity bills.
The fight is just the beginning as electricity prices become a national issue with implications for climate change, AI and the broader economic landscape.
time.com/7311613/ai-e...
The fight is just the beginning as electricity prices become a national issue with implications for climate change, AI and the broader economic landscape.
time.com/7311613/ai-e...
Backlash to High Electric Bills Could Transform U.S. Politics
Across the U.S., electricity bills are on the rise thanks, in part, to AI data centers. Voters aren't happy about it.
time.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In Georgia, a political storm is brewing over ballooning electricity bills.
The fight is just the beginning as electricity prices become a national issue with implications for climate change, AI and the broader economic landscape.
time.com/7311613/ai-e...
The fight is just the beginning as electricity prices become a national issue with implications for climate change, AI and the broader economic landscape.
time.com/7311613/ai-e...
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"Newsom is saying two things. First, we’re not going to let Republicans play by different rules anymore. And second, we are going to use our power however we can, no matter what The New York Times editorial board says about it."
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Transcript: Gavin Newsom’s Harsh Trump Takedown Nails It: “Wake Up!”
As Newsom escalates his warnings about Trump, a critic of Democratic Party failures explains how Newsom is offering a new approach to the info-wars—and why it hints at an answer to MAGA authoritarianism.
trib.al
August 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Newsom is saying two things. First, we’re not going to let Republicans play by different rules anymore. And second, we are going to use our power however we can, no matter what The New York Times editorial board says about it."
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NEW: Man who wants Nobel Peace Prize creates Department of War.
August 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
NEW: Man who wants Nobel Peace Prize creates Department of War.
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This is an unconstitutional and authoritarian power grab.
The constitution grants power over federal elections to the states and Congress - not the president.
The constitution grants power over federal elections to the states and Congress - not the president.
President Trump said late Saturday that he would issue an executive order to require voter identification for all U.S. elections, a continuation of his efforts to overhaul the nation’s election laws, which he has long attacked and falsely blamed for his 2020 election loss.
Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D.
He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots. The Constitution doesn’t give the president explicit authority over election law.
nyti.ms
August 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This is an unconstitutional and authoritarian power grab.
The constitution grants power over federal elections to the states and Congress - not the president.
The constitution grants power over federal elections to the states and Congress - not the president.
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It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?
August 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?
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REP. BUDDY CARTER: What eroded confidence in the CDC was the covid vaccine
BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
August 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
REP. BUDDY CARTER: What eroded confidence in the CDC was the covid vaccine
BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
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July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025
This morning, President Donald J.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
July 23, 2025
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STANTON: Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve an apology?
FEMA ACTING ADMINISTRATOR RICHARDSON: What happened in Texas is an absolute tragedy
STANTON: I'll take that as a no
FEMA ACTING ADMINISTRATOR RICHARDSON: What happened in Texas is an absolute tragedy
STANTON: I'll take that as a no
July 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
STANTON: Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve an apology?
FEMA ACTING ADMINISTRATOR RICHARDSON: What happened in Texas is an absolute tragedy
STANTON: I'll take that as a no
FEMA ACTING ADMINISTRATOR RICHARDSON: What happened in Texas is an absolute tragedy
STANTON: I'll take that as a no
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The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment
Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
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On behalf of NE Ohio, I voted against Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, a cruel and reckless piece of legislation that rips basic food and health care benefits away from millions. My full statement ->
July 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
On behalf of NE Ohio, I voted against Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, a cruel and reckless piece of legislation that rips basic food and health care benefits away from millions. My full statement ->
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We must not leave this out of the account of what they have done. What Musk and Trump and Vought did. What Johnson and his band of sycophants allowed them to do. What tens of millions of fellow Americans endorse.
STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
July 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We must not leave this out of the account of what they have done. What Musk and Trump and Vought did. What Johnson and his band of sycophants allowed them to do. What tens of millions of fellow Americans endorse.
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Donald Trump gives people permission to be their worst selves. His politics are not just representative, they are generative. His words seep into people’s souls and slowly corrode whatever potential for human decency ever resided there.
Floridians are taking pictures of themselves next to the sign for their new death camp
As I've said before, giving this concentration camp a cutesy name is reprehensible
As I've said before, giving this concentration camp a cutesy name is reprehensible
July 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Donald Trump gives people permission to be their worst selves. His politics are not just representative, they are generative. His words seep into people’s souls and slowly corrode whatever potential for human decency ever resided there.
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July 5, 2025
July 5, 2025
Yesterday afternoon, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
July 5, 2025
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Regarding the flooding: GOP doesn’t want to fund the programs that predict these things, but they still want to blame the federal government for not predicting this. DOGE has consequences
July 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Regarding the flooding: GOP doesn’t want to fund the programs that predict these things, but they still want to blame the federal government for not predicting this. DOGE has consequences
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AOC: They’re giving people crumbs and they are taking away the whole loaf.
July 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
AOC: They’re giving people crumbs and they are taking away the whole loaf.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget.
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
July 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget.
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
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Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.
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Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are inflicting pain on Illinois families.
No matter what happens, we can't let this silence us — keep speaking out and staying loud.
I'll be right there fighting alongside you.
No matter what happens, we can't let this silence us — keep speaking out and staying loud.
I'll be right there fighting alongside you.
July 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are inflicting pain on Illinois families.
No matter what happens, we can't let this silence us — keep speaking out and staying loud.
I'll be right there fighting alongside you.
No matter what happens, we can't let this silence us — keep speaking out and staying loud.
I'll be right there fighting alongside you.
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US fiscal folly could create big, beautiful debt spiral reut.rs/40Cf7or
US fiscal folly could create big, beautiful debt spiral
The U.S. tax and spending bill passed on July 3 is expected to add more than $3 trillion to the country’s deficit over the next decade. If the current debt trajectory continues unabated, it could set off a slow motion debt spiral that could endanger the Federal Reserve’s independence.
reut.rs
July 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
US fiscal folly could create big, beautiful debt spiral reut.rs/40Cf7or
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I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable time on this Independence Day. It’s another reminder that we are a democratic republic not ruled by a king.
July 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable time on this Independence Day. It’s another reminder that we are a democratic republic not ruled by a king.
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Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for bankruptcy as it grapples with mounting debt, post-pandemic headwinds and shifts in consumer spending.
Del Monte Foods, maker of popular canned goods, files for bankruptcy
The company, founded in 1886, said it was voluntarily initiating Chapter 11 proceedings, citing mounting debt, economic headwinds and consumer spending shifts.
wapo.st
July 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for bankruptcy as it grapples with mounting debt, post-pandemic headwinds and shifts in consumer spending.
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@aflcio.org 'CONGRESS' did not do this. DONALD JOHN TRUMP and the REPUBLICANS did this.
Speak truth to your members!
Speak truth to your members!
Congress voted to pass the largest job-killing bill in history.
Congress voted to take away health care from 17 million people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.
Congress voted to take away food assistance from 3 million people.
Congress voted to betray working people.
Congress voted to take away health care from 17 million people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.
Congress voted to take away food assistance from 3 million people.
Congress voted to betray working people.
July 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@aflcio.org 'CONGRESS' did not do this. DONALD JOHN TRUMP and the REPUBLICANS did this.
Speak truth to your members!
Speak truth to your members!