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If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, millions of lands owned by the American people for generations will be sold to the highest bidder, quickly and with no public review.
Here are maps of what land would be eligible, plus you can read the addition for yourself:
www.frommers.com/tips/miscell...
Here are maps of what land would be eligible, plus you can read the addition for yourself:
www.frommers.com/tips/miscell...
U.S. Senate to Force Sale of Millions of Acres of Publicly Owned…
A Senate committee led by Sen. Mike Lee aims to liquidate massive swaths of the American West and Northwest at great speed and with no hearings or public…
www.frommers.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, millions of lands owned by the American people for generations will be sold to the highest bidder, quickly and with no public review.
Here are maps of what land would be eligible, plus you can read the addition for yourself:
www.frommers.com/tips/miscell...
Here are maps of what land would be eligible, plus you can read the addition for yourself:
www.frommers.com/tips/miscell...
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Me on hour 14 of dragging Republican Medicaid cuts for filth and giving them no end in sight
May 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Me on hour 14 of dragging Republican Medicaid cuts for filth and giving them no end in sight
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As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it would start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping.
A Biden-era 'junk fee' rule is now in effect. Ticketmaster says it will display fees more clearly
As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it would start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping.
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May 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it would start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi said President Donald Trump had saved more than a third of the U.S. population from a fatal fentanyl overdose in his first 100 days. Drug policy experts and toxicology doctors say that math is flawed.
What Pam Bondi’s statement about fentanyl overdoses misses
Attorney General Pam Bondi said President Donald Trump had saved more than a third of the U.S. population from a fatal fentanyl overdose in his first 100 days. Drug policy experts and toxicology…
buff.ly
May 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi said President Donald Trump had saved more than a third of the U.S. population from a fatal fentanyl overdose in his first 100 days. Drug policy experts and toxicology doctors say that math is flawed.
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt all funding for PBS and NPR.
It would impact those two networks, the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide and national programs like the News Hour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=viUa...
It would impact those two networks, the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide and national programs like the News Hour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=viUa...
A look at Trump's executive order targeting public media funding
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
President Donald Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt all funding for PBS and NPR.
It would impact those two networks, the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide and national programs like the News Hour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=viUa...
It would impact those two networks, the roughly 1,500 public media stations nationwide and national programs like the News Hour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=viUa...
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President Donald Trump has been busy during the first 100 days of his second term. PolitiFact has been busy, too, fact-checking statements from Trump and his administration, prominent Democrats and viral social media posts about notable moments. 🧵
April 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
President Donald Trump has been busy during the first 100 days of his second term. PolitiFact has been busy, too, fact-checking statements from Trump and his administration, prominent Democrats and viral social media posts about notable moments. 🧵
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A new project timed to World Heritage Day asks us to experience the world through its sounds. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
'Sonic Heritage' project lets people experience world's most iconic places through sound
If you think of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, you might conjure an image of Michelangelo’s famous ceiling. But what does that famous place, or any place, sound like? A new project timed to World Heritag...
www.pbs.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A new project timed to World Heritage Day asks us to experience the world through its sounds. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR
PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that the loss of funding would devastate local stations, "particularly smaller and rural stations who rely on federal funding for a larger portion of their budgets.”
www.pbs.org
April 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the second trimester.
More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws
In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among…
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the second trimester.
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PolitiFact fact-checked President Donald Trump’s address to Congress which covered his administration’s approach to immigration, foreign policy. Trump alleged Social Security fraud and touted false lowered numbers of border apprehensions. www.politifact.com/article/2025...
March 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
PolitiFact fact-checked President Donald Trump’s address to Congress which covered his administration’s approach to immigration, foreign policy. Trump alleged Social Security fraud and touted false lowered numbers of border apprehensions. www.politifact.com/article/2025...
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Our #socialsecurityadministration has been around since 1934. That’s 90+ years!
But it’s in need of reform, like many of our country’s other government-led agencies. Why?
For one, our benefits in comparison to other countries are lower. Below average to be specific.
But it’s in need of reform, like many of our country’s other government-led agencies. Why?
For one, our benefits in comparison to other countries are lower. Below average to be specific.
March 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Our #socialsecurityadministration has been around since 1934. That’s 90+ years!
But it’s in need of reform, like many of our country’s other government-led agencies. Why?
For one, our benefits in comparison to other countries are lower. Below average to be specific.
But it’s in need of reform, like many of our country’s other government-led agencies. Why?
For one, our benefits in comparison to other countries are lower. Below average to be specific.
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MUSK’S SPACEX LANDS FAA CONTRACT — CONFLICT OF INTEREST BE DAMNED
The billionaire fired hundreds of FAA employees. Now the agency is testing Starlink to help manage U.S. airspace.
The guy notorious for skirting safety will have more control over the airways.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The billionaire fired hundreds of FAA employees. Now the agency is testing Starlink to help manage U.S. airspace.
The guy notorious for skirting safety will have more control over the airways.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Musk's SpaceX Lands FAA Contract -- Conflict of Interest Be Damned
Elon Musk's SpaceX landed an FAA contract to use Starlink after the billionaire fired hundreds of the agency's employees.
www.rollingstone.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
MUSK’S SPACEX LANDS FAA CONTRACT — CONFLICT OF INTEREST BE DAMNED
The billionaire fired hundreds of FAA employees. Now the agency is testing Starlink to help manage U.S. airspace.
The guy notorious for skirting safety will have more control over the airways.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The billionaire fired hundreds of FAA employees. Now the agency is testing Starlink to help manage U.S. airspace.
The guy notorious for skirting safety will have more control over the airways.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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March 4th: Nationwide day of protests! 15 events added so far, and our team is working hard to get more up as quickly as they are submitted. There WILL be protests in all 50 states. Check back in a few days if you don’t see your state’s events listed yet.
www.FiftyFifty.one
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@polrev.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
March 4th: Nationwide day of protests! 15 events added so far, and our team is working hard to get more up as quickly as they are submitted. There WILL be protests in all 50 states. Check back in a few days if you don’t see your state’s events listed yet.
www.FiftyFifty.one
@polrev.bsky.social
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New piece by me and @leahgreenberg.bsky.social in the Nation this morning. Let me know what you think! www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch
By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.
www.thenation.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New piece by me and @leahgreenberg.bsky.social in the Nation this morning. Let me know what you think! www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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🚨 We are mobilizing for a NEW national day of protest— March 4th Against Monarchy!
Find organizing resources and more at linktr.ee/fiftyfiftyon....
@polrev.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social #NoKings #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne
Find organizing resources and more at linktr.ee/fiftyfiftyon....
@polrev.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social #NoKings #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne
February 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🚨 We are mobilizing for a NEW national day of protest— March 4th Against Monarchy!
Find organizing resources and more at linktr.ee/fiftyfiftyon....
@polrev.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social #NoKings #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne
Find organizing resources and more at linktr.ee/fiftyfiftyon....
@polrev.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social #NoKings #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne
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Given "what appears to be a loyalty purge of the federal bureaucracy, what appears to be unwillingness of the Trump administration to obey court orders, maybe historians will look back and say that American democracy ended in January 2025," Paul Krugman said. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Economist Paul Krugman on how political attitudes changed with U.S. economic shifts
We're getting a look at how the public mood and political attitudes have changed over time thanks to economic shifts and dislocation. Paul Solman sat down with Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman to ...
www.pbs.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Given "what appears to be a loyalty purge of the federal bureaucracy, what appears to be unwillingness of the Trump administration to obey court orders, maybe historians will look back and say that American democracy ended in January 2025," Paul Krugman said. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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*taps the Every New Technology Rewires Our Brains sign*
(Will widespread genAI use change how we think? Yes. So did Google Maps. And the codex. Is it WORTH the change? That is the vital question.)
(Will widespread genAI use change how we think? Yes. So did Google Maps. And the codex. Is it WORTH the change? That is the vital question.)
Microsoft: No, it’s not just that the idiot machine we built IS an idiot. It will also turn everybody who relies on it into idiots.
February 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
*taps the Every New Technology Rewires Our Brains sign*
(Will widespread genAI use change how we think? Yes. So did Google Maps. And the codex. Is it WORTH the change? That is the vital question.)
(Will widespread genAI use change how we think? Yes. So did Google Maps. And the codex. Is it WORTH the change? That is the vital question.)