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Trump Made the Citizenship Test Harder. What if Every American Had to Take It? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...

It’s imperative to have informed and engaged citizens. We need to reinvigorate civics classes at all levels.
Opinion | Trump Made the Citizenship Test Harder. What if Every American Had to Take It?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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minakimes.bsky.social
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October 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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fpwellman.bsky.social
I know how this ends. Do you? Are going to not see it? My latest is an angry screed at the hate that goes into masked men taking immigrants from their hearings to meet their evil quotas. Please share. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
It's happening here
How a single conversation with an Iraqi sheik in 2003 foretold what I would see in my own country two decades later
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July 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
cheese87.bsky.social
Demonstrating just how amazing their parents were with this incredible tribute to them. So sorry for their and the community’s loss. It is a call to serve and give back. The Common Good must prevail.
ericcolumbus.bsky.social Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · Jun 17
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
June 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
cheese87.bsky.social
My friend and West Point classmate has been a tireless advocate for Veterans is helping organize and fund a Unite for Veterans rally in DC. Veterans are under siege right now and are losing hard fought benefits and government jobs. Please donate if you can.
fpwellman.bsky.social Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · May 28
We are 8 days and a wake up from the Unite for Veterans rally. I am so proud to be one of the organizers with an incredible crew of fellow veterans. We are raising money to make it big. Every penny goes to the effort and a generous donor is running a match right now. Even a little bit helps!
Fred Wellman is Fundraising for the Unite for Veterans Coalition — The Chamberlain Network
www.chamberlainnetwork.us
May 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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fpwellman.bsky.social
Dr. Rob Davidson is an ER physician in Michigan and the mismanagement of the measles outbreak has made its way there now. RFK Jr. is only making it worse with his lies. All new ‘On Democracy with FPWellman’ tonight at 11pm ET on @meidastouch.com! Don’t miss it!
April 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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mlbscores.bsky.social
Final:
Pirates 2
Reds 5
April 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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60minutes.bsky.social
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
cheese87.bsky.social
Thousand came out in Tucson for Hands Off Protest. Great signs and an inspiring example of democracy and citizens’ exercising their constitutional rights!

#handsoff

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Trans-fer Your Hands Off our Trans Family and Friends
April 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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crmonks.bsky.social
If you’re on the fence about going to the march today, read this piece by @lisaborders.bsky.social and consider it your rally cry. It packs a punch.
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mcsweeneys.net McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Apr 4
"Hell is here, in Boston, in the way a woman’s voice goes unnaturally high as she strangles a shriek when surrounded by six masked people in plainclothes who claim to be police. Hell inhabits the place in your heart where you feel her fear."
Meditations on Hell
“I’m coming to Boston, I’m bringing hell with me.” —Tom Homan, “border czar” and former acting director of ICE - - - Hell is not a lake of fire, no...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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lisaborders.bsky.social
This is not my typical @mcsweeneys.net piece, but these are not typical times. Grateful to the editors for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts.
mcsweeneys.net McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Apr 4
"Hell is here, in Boston, in the way a woman’s voice goes unnaturally high as she strangles a shriek when surrounded by six masked people in plainclothes who claim to be police. Hell inhabits the place in your heart where you feel her fear."
Meditations on Hell
“I’m coming to Boston, I’m bringing hell with me.” —Tom Homan, “border czar” and former acting director of ICE - - - Hell is not a lake of fire, no...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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simonwdc.bsky.social
I think that Trump
- has gone completely mad
- is owned by Putin
- seems intent on destroying the US
Has to start being given far more consideration in our daily discourse.
scottlincicome.bsky.social Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · Apr 3
WH has now confirmed: this is insane nypost.com/2025/04/02/u...
April 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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simonwdc.bsky.social
4 Rs voted w/Ds tonight to pass a Sen. Kaine led bill to invalidate fake emergency Trump has declared to impose tariffs on Canada. The 4 are Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, Paul. Important rebuke of Trump on this day where he descended into tariff madness.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Live updates: Trump’s tariffs to affect all imports, with some countries at higher percentages
The latest news on Trump’s presidency and updates on the wide-ranging tariffs he announced on multiple countries and imports Wednesday.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
What is wrong with giving a new leader a chance? A new approach, a fresh approach. Someone who has integrity, leadership skills, represents a key state, has guts and the confidence of the base. Time to put ego aside and screw seniority. This is my nominee.
March 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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petersagal.bsky.social
UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:
I just now got off the phone with Allan Schappert, the author of this letter. He’s not on social media. When I shared how his letter has travelled, he said, “I’m gobsmacked.” He wrote to share his story, and perhaps to let other veterans know they’re not alone, and he’s amazed that he touched a nerve. “The pen is mightier than the sword!” exclaimed this pilot who once wielded the nuclear sword at the controls of an American B52. Whew. He thanks you, Peter, for sharing his words. Allan and I have plans to grab a beer together this weekend.
March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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🚨Disabled Iraq War Veteran Eric Rodriguez isn’t mincing words:

“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
🔥"We'll Take the Fight to Them" – Disabled Iraq War Veteran & Union Steward Fights Back on VA Cuts
YouTube video by VoteVets
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March 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Trump’s tariffs aren’t just crippling our trade relationships, they’re hurting real farmers on the ground in Minnesota.

I’ll keep standing up for the farmers who feed, fuel, and grow our country.
March 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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acyn.bsky.social
Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
March 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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karaswisher.bsky.social
Call it by its name: Trumpcession
March 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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profgalloway.com
That’s right. 🇺🇦
March 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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jamellebouie.net
i will become a total shill for whichever politician decides to become the joe mccarthy of rooting out silicon valley ideology and influence
February 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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tristansnell.bsky.social
This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
February 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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fpwellman.bsky.social
Someone made a very impassioned post about people condemning Tesla over Elon making an argument that many smart, decent people work there and shouldn’t suffer because of him.

Fuck that.

I have friends who are Feds being smeared and terrorized. I give zero fucks about Elon’s employees.
February 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM