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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
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70 years ago today, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Her bravery and dedication to justice continues to inspire us to fight for a better world for all.
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right” - Rosa Parks.
Her bravery and dedication to justice continues to inspire us to fight for a better world for all.
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right” - Rosa Parks.
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
70 years ago today, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Her bravery and dedication to justice continues to inspire us to fight for a better world for all.
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right” - Rosa Parks.
Her bravery and dedication to justice continues to inspire us to fight for a better world for all.
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right” - Rosa Parks.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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A guy collapses down on the floor right next to him, the guy could be dying, and Trump doesn’t move a muscle, doesn’t give a damn, and looks super pissed off that his photo op this afternoon has been interrupted. Donald Trump, in a perfect nutshell.👇
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A guy collapses down on the floor right next to him, the guy could be dying, and Trump doesn’t move a muscle, doesn’t give a damn, and looks super pissed off that his photo op this afternoon has been interrupted. Donald Trump, in a perfect nutshell.👇
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
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He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.
Then ICE arrested him.
If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
Then ICE arrested him.
If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.
He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.
Then ICE arrested him.
If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
Then ICE arrested him.
If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
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I think this is right:
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
October 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I think this is right:
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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Jesus, I’ve seen what you’ve done for others…
September 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Jesus, I’ve seen what you’ve done for others…
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Because of course
Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives destined for low-income countries were destroyed at the direction of the Trump administration.
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.
nyti.ms
September 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Because of course
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What are we even doing?
This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.)
h/t @joshuajfriedman.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
h/t @joshuajfriedman.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Firefighter arrested by US border agents was on track for legal status, lawyers say
Lawyers say arrest of man fighting Bear Gulch fire in Oregon was illegal and demand immediate release from detention
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What are we even doing?
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The firing of the BLS Commissioner, favorable treatment of Maxwell, intimidation of the universities—a notable week on the slide to a banana republic.
August 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The firing of the BLS Commissioner, favorable treatment of Maxwell, intimidation of the universities—a notable week on the slide to a banana republic.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal — and we as a nation are directly implicated in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel.
There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.
In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel.
There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.
July 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal — and we as a nation are directly implicated in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel.
There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.
In response, the United States must stop all military assistance to Israel.
There's no moral clarity in wreaking vengeance on innocent people.
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To make a single chinchilla coat, hundreds of these sensitive and affectionate creatures are brutally killed. All fur and leather products should be illegal.
July 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
To make a single chinchilla coat, hundreds of these sensitive and affectionate creatures are brutally killed. All fur and leather products should be illegal.
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"Food is unaffordable. There is nothing": In Gaza, a third of the population has not eaten for multiple days in a row, according to the World Food Program. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Food is unaffordable. There is nothing": In Gaza, a third of the population has not eaten for multiple days in a row, according to the World Food Program. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
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The House is set to leave early for August recess today.
Why?
Speaker Johnson shut down the House until September to block a vote on the release of the Epstein files.
Why?
Speaker Johnson shut down the House until September to block a vote on the release of the Epstein files.
July 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The House is set to leave early for August recess today.
Why?
Speaker Johnson shut down the House until September to block a vote on the release of the Epstein files.
Why?
Speaker Johnson shut down the House until September to block a vote on the release of the Epstein files.
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Horrible @lisamurkowski. You sold the country out. What about taking care of America’s interests?
July 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Horrible @lisamurkowski. You sold the country out. What about taking care of America’s interests?
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A new study estimates that USAID saved 92 million lives from 2001 to 2021, and that its demolition could kill 14 million people in only five years through 2030.
That would make the end of USAID by far the most impactful action Trump has taken this year. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
That would make the end of USAID by far the most impactful action Trump has taken this year. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
An analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet projects that cuts to the agency will lead to more deaths from diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
www.nbcnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A new study estimates that USAID saved 92 million lives from 2001 to 2021, and that its demolition could kill 14 million people in only five years through 2030.
That would make the end of USAID by far the most impactful action Trump has taken this year. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
That would make the end of USAID by far the most impactful action Trump has taken this year. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Nina Kuscsik, the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston Marathon, has died at 86.
Nina Kuscsik, First Woman to Win Boston Marathon, Dies at 86
Overcoming male resistance, she became the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston event.
trib.al
June 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Nina Kuscsik, the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston Marathon, has died at 86.
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Physical injury rates are high in slaughterhouses, making it one of the more dangerous occupations. But much less is known about the mental and emotional toll of slaughterhouse work. @kennytorrella.bsky.social reports for @vox.com:
This overlooked cause of PTSD is only going to get worse
What slaughtering animals all day does to your mind.
buff.ly
June 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Physical injury rates are high in slaughterhouses, making it one of the more dangerous occupations. But much less is known about the mental and emotional toll of slaughterhouse work. @kennytorrella.bsky.social reports for @vox.com:
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Leader Schumer is now calling Trump's budget bill the "Well, We're All Going to Die Act."
June 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Leader Schumer is now calling Trump's budget bill the "Well, We're All Going to Die Act."
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Couldn't agree more with this. It's jaw-dropping to see the patty cake people are playing with him after what was a full constitutional assault that, oh by the way, is almost certainly going to lead to tens of thousands of people in the global south dying needlessly.
The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...
May 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Couldn't agree more with this. It's jaw-dropping to see the patty cake people are playing with him after what was a full constitutional assault that, oh by the way, is almost certainly going to lead to tens of thousands of people in the global south dying needlessly.
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Trump says he'll look into possible pardons for the men convicted in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
May 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trump says he'll look into possible pardons for the men convicted in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.