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Represented! Our little town in the red part of Pennsytucky got in on the HandsOff protests too.
April 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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For the "where are the protests?" crowd, here are the protests
If you can go, go. 5pm today. Last night's cutoff of federal funding by 47 doesn't just mess with the recipients, it violates the Constitution and seizes powers that belong to Congress. It's a dictatorial attempt at consolidation of power in the presidency.

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WHITE HOUSE RALLY · VizEvents
The White House has just frozen federal funding, a move that could halt payments within days to states and households relying on essential programs like SNAP food aid, housing assistance, education, h...
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January 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is a nerve racking game.
January 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Weekend brunch: cheese omelet with salsa and strawberry jam-topped grits.
January 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The January 2025 winter here has been eerily similar to those in Potsdam NY … frigid outside with blinding sunlight so it’s toasty inside.
January 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I tried making baby blooming onions with cipollini onions. Kinda worked. The sauce however was excellent.
January 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Saw Jimmy Stewart’s The Jackpot last week at the museum. Oh those old time giveaways.
January 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This looks sinister, but it’s really just my favorite Birdman sprinkling seed around the house as he does most winter mornings.
January 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What to read next? Quinn’s The Briar Club (February book club selection), Rutledge’s West with Giraffes or Harrow’s The Once and Future Witches. Thrumming beneath the soles of your feet? That line rings familiar and pulls me toward the latter.
January 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Despite the zigzag edges, this puzzle was fun to do.
January 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our book club book for January was a great read!
January 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Snow time!
January 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Max. The sun-seeking cat.
January 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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“There’s another Alito flag.”
May 22, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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NEWS: Rep Jamie Raskin has been making the case to Senate Dems that they consider using their subpoena power to continue his investigation into Trump's millions in profits from foreign governments while in office.

Why aren't Senate Dems pursuing this? 1/

newrepublic.com/article/1781...
Trump Pocketed Millions in Foreign Payments. Why Won’t Senate Democrats Investigate?
Jamie Raskin and House Democrats unearthed dynamite. But they can’t subpoena. Senate Democrats can. So—will they?
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January 17, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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GOP learns the hard way: Turning the base up too high blows out your Speaker
October 3, 2023 at 10:07 PM
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Cassidy Hutchinson: Trump "is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime"

www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/p...
Cassidy Hutchinson tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Trump is the 'most grave threat' to American democra...
Cassidy Hutchinson warned Tuesday that her former boss Donald Trump would not have guardrails if he wins a second term as president, arguing that Trump’s violations of the Constitution after he lost...
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September 26, 2023 at 9:41 PM
One of the best compliments you can give a cat is that it’s like a dog and vice versa.
September 21, 2023 at 12:05 AM
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Trump is specifically charged with 13 counts in the indictment (thread):

*Count 1 - RICO violation
*Count 5 – SOLICITATION OF VIOLATION OF OATH BY A PUBLIC OFFICER, related to Trump's call to GA House Speaker David Ralston 12/20/2020
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August 15, 2023 at 4:07 AM