Cherie Haas
@cheriehaas.bsky.social
Mom to dogs, cats and 3 young adults; Believer in God/Follower of Christ; reader and writer; world traveler;
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Mamdani is sworn in, recalling the basic social safety net of the New Deal that was born in New York City.
Unfortunately, more small boats were destroyed near Venezuela bringing the death count to at least 115.
And Trump has now taken the cognitive exam 3 times.
Mamdani is sworn in, recalling the basic social safety net of the New Deal that was born in New York City.
Unfortunately, more small boats were destroyed near Venezuela bringing the death count to at least 115.
And Trump has now taken the cognitive exam 3 times.
January 2, 2026
Just after midnight on January 1, in a private ceremony in the long-closed former City Hall subway station in Manhattan, New York Attorney General Letitia James swore Zohran Mamdani into office as may...
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January 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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Mamdani is sworn in, recalling the basic social safety net of the New Deal that was born in New York City.
Unfortunately, more small boats were destroyed near Venezuela bringing the death count to at least 115.
And Trump has now taken the cognitive exam 3 times.
Mamdani is sworn in, recalling the basic social safety net of the New Deal that was born in New York City.
Unfortunately, more small boats were destroyed near Venezuela bringing the death count to at least 115.
And Trump has now taken the cognitive exam 3 times.
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The history of Ellis Island and immigration in this country. Fascinating what legal immigration meant over time. Everyone should know the history of how their own family ended up in this country.
The history of Ellis Island and immigration in this country. Fascinating what legal immigration meant over time. Everyone should know the history of how their own family ended up in this country.
December 30, 2025
The hallmark of the first year of President Donald J.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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The history of Ellis Island and immigration in this country. Fascinating what legal immigration meant over time. Everyone should know the history of how their own family ended up in this country.
The history of Ellis Island and immigration in this country. Fascinating what legal immigration meant over time. Everyone should know the history of how their own family ended up in this country.
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As we prepare to enter a new year, here is a review of 2025 from America's favorite historian, Heather Cox Richardson, that does end with hope for the future.
As we prepare to enter a new year, here is a review of 2025 from America's favorite historian, Heather Cox Richardson, that does end with hope for the future.
December 30, 2025
The hallmark of the first year of President Donald J.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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As we prepare to enter a new year, here is a review of 2025 from America's favorite historian, Heather Cox Richardson, that does end with hope for the future.
As we prepare to enter a new year, here is a review of 2025 from America's favorite historian, Heather Cox Richardson, that does end with hope for the future.
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Remembering the Massacre of Wounded Knee... We cannot go back and change the past. The past has its own terrible inevitability. But it is never too late to change the future.
Remembering the Massacre of Wounded Knee... We cannot go back and change the past. The past has its own terrible inevitability. But it is never too late to change the future.
December 28, 2025
On the clear, cold morning of December 29, 1890, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, three U.S.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Remembering the Massacre of Wounded Knee... We cannot go back and change the past. The past has its own terrible inevitability. But it is never too late to change the future.
Remembering the Massacre of Wounded Knee... We cannot go back and change the past. The past has its own terrible inevitability. But it is never too late to change the future.
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Trump is building a golden legacy for himself. And if you want to see the episode of 60 Minutes featuring the story of the prisoners sent to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison which was pulled just hours before it was to air, Canada has the bootleg copy.
Trump is building a golden legacy for himself. And if you want to see the episode of 60 Minutes featuring the story of the prisoners sent to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison which was pulled just hours before it was to air, Canada has the bootleg copy.
December 22, 2025
This afternoon, President Donald J.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Trump is building a golden legacy for himself. And if you want to see the episode of 60 Minutes featuring the story of the prisoners sent to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison which was pulled just hours before it was to air, Canada has the bootleg copy.
Trump is building a golden legacy for himself. And if you want to see the episode of 60 Minutes featuring the story of the prisoners sent to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison which was pulled just hours before it was to air, Canada has the bootleg copy.
Will the Epstein Files Transparency Act be yet another example of how the Department of Justice disregards Congress and therefore the Will of the People?
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Will the Epstein Files Transparency Act be yet another example of how the Department of Justice disregards Congress and therefore the Will of the People?
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"A new chart showing month-to-month changes to the job market since November 2020, when Trump lost his reelection bid to Biden.
"The red columns show the months in which Trump was in the White House, while the blue columns reflect Biden’s term."
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"The red columns show the months in which Trump was in the White House, while the blue columns reflect Biden’s term."
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December 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"A new chart showing month-to-month changes to the job market since November 2020, when Trump lost his reelection bid to Biden.
"The red columns show the months in which Trump was in the White House, while the blue columns reflect Biden’s term."
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"The red columns show the months in which Trump was in the White House, while the blue columns reflect Biden’s term."
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Will the Epstein Files Transparency Act be yet another example of how the Department of Justice disregards Congress and therefore the Will of the People?
Will the Epstein Files Transparency Act be yet another example of how the Department of Justice disregards Congress and therefore the Will of the People?
December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Will the Epstein Files Transparency Act be yet another example of how the Department of Justice disregards Congress and therefore the Will of the People?
Will the Epstein Files Transparency Act be yet another example of how the Department of Justice disregards Congress and therefore the Will of the People?
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Rob Reiner gave us these great words through his character Bob Rumson.
Rob Reiner gave us these great words through his character Bob Rumson.
December 15, 2025
“For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Rob Reiner gave us these great words through his character Bob Rumson.
Rob Reiner gave us these great words through his character Bob Rumson.
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This newsletter mostly focuses on the laws and practice regarding the preservation of historic buildings which Trump has either already damaged (the East Wing of the White House) or would like to make changes to (several historic federal buildings in Washington, D.C.).
This newsletter mostly focuses on the laws and practice regarding the preservation of historic buildings which Trump has either already damaged (the East Wing of the White House) or would like to make changes to (several historic federal buildings in Washington, D.C.).
December 14, 2025
Last Sunday, on December 7, Mydelle Wright, a well-regarded preservationist, filed a declaration before a court, saying that President Donald J.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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This newsletter mostly focuses on the laws and practice regarding the preservation of historic buildings which Trump has either already damaged (the East Wing of the White House) or would like to make changes to (several historic federal buildings in Washington, D.C.).
This newsletter mostly focuses on the laws and practice regarding the preservation of historic buildings which Trump has either already damaged (the East Wing of the White House) or would like to make changes to (several historic federal buildings in Washington, D.C.).
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A great explanation of international Human Rights Day, celebrated for over 70 years and recognized by President Biden last year but not by President Trump this year. In fact, ...
A great explanation of international Human Rights Day, celebrated for over 70 years and recognized by President Biden last year but not by President Trump this year. In fact, ...
December 10, 2025
Today is Human Rights Day, celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Hu...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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A great explanation of international Human Rights Day, celebrated for over 70 years and recognized by President Biden last year but not by President Trump this year. In fact, ...
A great explanation of international Human Rights Day, celebrated for over 70 years and recognized by President Biden last year but not by President Trump this year. In fact, ...
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Two take-aways for me from today's newsletter:
1) We have prevailed against fascism before. We can do it again!
2) Any one of us can be the hero that is needed in any moment, whether or not we ever get our name in the history books.
Two take-aways for me from today's newsletter:
1) We have prevailed against fascism before. We can do it again!
2) Any one of us can be the hero that is needed in any moment, whether or not we ever get our name in the history books.
December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Two take-aways for me from today's newsletter:
1) We have prevailed against fascism before. We can do it again!
2) Any one of us can be the hero that is needed in any moment, whether or not we ever get our name in the history books.
Two take-aways for me from today's newsletter:
1) We have prevailed against fascism before. We can do it again!
2) Any one of us can be the hero that is needed in any moment, whether or not we ever get our name in the history books.
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Trump's concerning rants, specifically over Thanksgiving...
There is bipartisan support in Congress for an investigation as Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth tries to throw an admiral under the bus for carrying out the double-tap strike on a fishing boat in Venezuela.
Trump's concerning rants, specifically over Thanksgiving...
There is bipartisan support in Congress for an investigation as Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth tries to throw an admiral under the bus for carrying out the double-tap strike on a fishing boat in Venezuela.
December 1, 2025
President Donald J.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Trump's concerning rants, specifically over Thanksgiving...
There is bipartisan support in Congress for an investigation as Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth tries to throw an admiral under the bus for carrying out the double-tap strike on a fishing boat in Venezuela.
Trump's concerning rants, specifically over Thanksgiving...
There is bipartisan support in Congress for an investigation as Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth tries to throw an admiral under the bus for carrying out the double-tap strike on a fishing boat in Venezuela.
What a clear picture of the corruption that is being normalized in front of our eyes! The billionaires looking out for themselves while pretending to be looking out for us. (continue in the comments)
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What a clear picture of the corruption that is being normalized in front of our eyes! The billionaires looking out for themselves while pretending to be looking out for us. (continue in the comments)
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Lots of truth! And much of it from Republicans who see what's happening.
Lots of truth! And much of it from Republicans who see what's happening.
November 29, 2025
In the wake of yesterday’s report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Special Operations to kill the survivors of a September 2 stri...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Lots of truth! And much of it from Republicans who see what's happening.
Lots of truth! And much of it from Republicans who see what's happening.
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Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Murdering crew members claiming they were smuggling drugs while pardoning a drug kingpin. Very on brand for the Trump regime.
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How much more email must we endure or will we put up with from this administration? Purges of immigrants and death to Venezuelan fishing boat crews continue without the blessing of Congress while deals against Ukraine are being made with Russia.
How much more email must we endure or will we put up with from this administration? Purges of immigrants and death to Venezuelan fishing boat crews continue without the blessing of Congress while deals against Ukraine are being made with Russia.
November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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How much more email must we endure or will we put up with from this administration? Purges of immigrants and death to Venezuelan fishing boat crews continue without the blessing of Congress while deals against Ukraine are being made with Russia.
How much more email must we endure or will we put up with from this administration? Purges of immigrants and death to Venezuelan fishing boat crews continue without the blessing of Congress while deals against Ukraine are being made with Russia.
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The true and much more detailed story of the first Thanksgiving! President Abraham Lincoln promoted a radical idea that we give thanks for the immigration and the freedom of enslaved people that brought replacements for those lost in the war.
The true and much more detailed story of the first Thanksgiving! President Abraham Lincoln promoted a radical idea that we give thanks for the immigration and the freedom of enslaved people that brought replacements for those lost in the war.
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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The true and much more detailed story of the first Thanksgiving! President Abraham Lincoln promoted a radical idea that we give thanks for the immigration and the freedom of enslaved people that brought replacements for those lost in the war.
The true and much more detailed story of the first Thanksgiving! President Abraham Lincoln promoted a radical idea that we give thanks for the immigration and the freedom of enslaved people that brought replacements for those lost in the war.
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"A Brazilian judge has ordered ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year jail sentence for plotting a coup d’état after his 2022 election loss."
THAT's how it's done. US et al: take note.
THAT's how it's done. US et al: take note.
Jair Bolsonaro to start 27-year sentence for Brazil coup plot
Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes finds all of former president’s legal appeals had been exhausted
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November 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"A Brazilian judge has ordered ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year jail sentence for plotting a coup d’état after his 2022 election loss."
THAT's how it's done. US et al: take note.
THAT's how it's done. US et al: take note.
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We have been echoing the 1890s through our use or withholding of our dollars in the economy. Join the national "Weain'tbuyingit" movement this weekend and refuse to buy from Home Depot, Target and Amazon, the top three violators of this idea.
We have been echoing the 1890s through our use or withholding of our dollars in the economy. Join the national "Weain'tbuyingit" movement this weekend and refuse to buy from Home Depot, Target and Amazon, the top three violators of this idea.
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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We have been echoing the 1890s through our use or withholding of our dollars in the economy. Join the national "Weain'tbuyingit" movement this weekend and refuse to buy from Home Depot, Target and Amazon, the top three violators of this idea.
We have been echoing the 1890s through our use or withholding of our dollars in the economy. Join the national "Weain'tbuyingit" movement this weekend and refuse to buy from Home Depot, Target and Amazon, the top three violators of this idea.
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The courts are protecting our freedoms by ruling in favor of the rule of law.
The courts are protecting our freedoms by ruling in favor of the rule of law.
November 24, 2025
U.S.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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The courts are protecting our freedoms by ruling in favor of the rule of law.
The courts are protecting our freedoms by ruling in favor of the rule of law.
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Who's in charge of the peace plans for Gaza/Israel and for Russia/Ukraine? Russia, the U.S., our own government doesn't seem to be on the same page about that.
Who's in charge of the peace plans for Gaza/Israel and for Russia/Ukraine? Russia, the U.S., our own government doesn't seem to be on the same page about that.
November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Who's in charge of the peace plans for Gaza/Israel and for Russia/Ukraine? Russia, the U.S., our own government doesn't seem to be on the same page about that.
Who's in charge of the peace plans for Gaza/Israel and for Russia/Ukraine? Russia, the U.S., our own government doesn't seem to be on the same page about that.
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The history of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. HCR presents another instance where we find that the thing shocking us today has actually happened before. This time - a sitting POTUS calling for the death of sitting members of Congress.
The history of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. HCR presents another instance where we find that the thing shocking us today has actually happened before. This time - a sitting POTUS calling for the death of sitting members of Congress.
November 22, 2025
On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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The history of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. HCR presents another instance where we find that the thing shocking us today has actually happened before. This time - a sitting POTUS calling for the death of sitting members of Congress.
The history of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. HCR presents another instance where we find that the thing shocking us today has actually happened before. This time - a sitting POTUS calling for the death of sitting members of Congress.
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Ukraine is just one way that Trump is trying to take us and the world back to a previous era. The more we try to move toward a better world for all, there are those whose selfish ambitions cause them to interfere in that process.
Ukraine is just one way that Trump is trying to take us and the world back to a previous era. The more we try to move toward a better world for all, there are those whose selfish ambitions cause them to interfere in that process.
November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Ukraine is just one way that Trump is trying to take us and the world back to a previous era. The more we try to move toward a better world for all, there are those whose selfish ambitions cause them to interfere in that process.
Ukraine is just one way that Trump is trying to take us and the world back to a previous era. The more we try to move toward a better world for all, there are those whose selfish ambitions cause them to interfere in that process.