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An important read opened to read. Please share widely.
When Congress refuses to act, it seems the destruction will only grow unimpeded by the dictator. Shame on them.
As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
When Congress refuses to act, it seems the destruction will only grow unimpeded by the dictator. Shame on them.
As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
An important read opened to read. Please share widely.
When Congress refuses to act, it seems the destruction will only grow unimpeded by the dictator. Shame on them.
As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
When Congress refuses to act, it seems the destruction will only grow unimpeded by the dictator. Shame on them.
As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
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Wow! Just made it worse!
Nurses & docs would never get away with saying this to a patient that can’t afford a treatment or diagnostic test. Humans do die at some point, but they shouldn’t die because of your reckless vote in the Senate.
Nurses & docs would never get away with saying this to a patient that can’t afford a treatment or diagnostic test. Humans do die at some point, but they shouldn’t die because of your reckless vote in the Senate.
May 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wow! Just made it worse!
Nurses & docs would never get away with saying this to a patient that can’t afford a treatment or diagnostic test. Humans do die at some point, but they shouldn’t die because of your reckless vote in the Senate.
Nurses & docs would never get away with saying this to a patient that can’t afford a treatment or diagnostic test. Humans do die at some point, but they shouldn’t die because of your reckless vote in the Senate.
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Systemic protections and guardrails are essential to a functioning society. Nature understands this even if oligarchs don't.
May 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Systemic protections and guardrails are essential to a functioning society. Nature understands this even if oligarchs don't.
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Worth reading.
“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Worth reading.
“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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BREAKING: White House says that those who leaked the story about Pete Hegseth giving war plans to his family on Signal might be prosecuted.
So, the whistleblowing is the crime, not the crime itself.
So, the whistleblowing is the crime, not the crime itself.
April 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
BREAKING: White House says that those who leaked the story about Pete Hegseth giving war plans to his family on Signal might be prosecuted.
So, the whistleblowing is the crime, not the crime itself.
So, the whistleblowing is the crime, not the crime itself.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the consumer messaging app Signal set up on a computer in his office at the Pentagon so that he could send and receive instant messages in a space where personal cellphones are not permitted, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office
The app facilitated communications in a building where cell service is poor and personal phones are not allowed in some areas.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had the consumer messaging app Signal set up on a computer in his office at the Pentagon so that he could send and receive instant messages in a space where personal cellphones are not permitted, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
BREAKING: The acting commissioner of the IRS is resigning over the agency's deal to share immigrants' tax information with ICE, according to two people familiar with the decision.
IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants' tax data to ICE, sources say
Melanie Krause, acting head since February, will step down over the data-sharing document signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
nbcnews.to
April 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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President Donald Trump’s focus on immigration is drawing significant resources away from other crime-fighting departments, according to more than 20 sources who spoke to @Reuters reut.rs/41QIh31
Exclusive: Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown
Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally.
reut.rs
March 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
President Donald Trump’s focus on immigration is drawing significant resources away from other crime-fighting departments, according to more than 20 sources who spoke to @Reuters reut.rs/41QIh31
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At town halls across the country, lawmakers of both parties are being confronted with angry constituents.
A 'dumpster fire': Angry voters bash lawmakers over Trump and DOGE
At town halls across the country, lawmakers of both parties are being confronted with angry constituents.
bit.ly
March 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
At town halls across the country, lawmakers of both parties are being confronted with angry constituents.
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Another potent storm is putting millions in the United States in harm’s way again, just days after a deadly, cross-country storm left a trail of destruction in its wake.
Dangerous déjà vu: Another mighty, multi-threat storm is tracking across the country | CNN
Another potent storm is putting millions in the United States in harm’s way again, just days after a deadly, cross-country storm left a trail of destruction in its wake.
www.cnn.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Another potent storm is putting millions in the United States in harm’s way again, just days after a deadly, cross-country storm left a trail of destruction in its wake.
I was worried he wouldn't want a little brother
November 13, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I was worried he wouldn't want a little brother