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If we want culture to thrive, not just survive, it’s on all of us now.
April 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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One is made a national story every single week and the other is shhhhh.....
April 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Reykjavík, Iceland at the US embassy #3E #Handsoff #FiftyFiftyOne

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April 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Amid Attacks on Endangered Species Act, Trump’s Pick to Lead Wildlife Conservation Faces Confirmation Hearing.

“This bill is part of an extinction agenda.”

@altfws.altgov.info

insideclimatenews.org/news/2803202...
Amid Attacks on Endangered Species Act, Trump’s Pick to Lead Wildlife Conservation Faces Confirmation Hearing - Inside Climate News
Brian Nesvik, the former director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, stands to oversee plant and wildlife management for the U.S.
insideclimatenews.org
March 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."

CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."

MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."

CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."

Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
March 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I just got word- my book is available for pre-order! 🎉

Considering climate change focuses on what will happen around the planet in the next 20, 40, and 60 years and how we can plan for a future.

I hope it inspires and supports you as things continue to change.

#climatechange #authors #nasa
Considering Climate Change (Changing Planet)
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March 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"

"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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They’re going to strip mine our fucking parks.

We’re not going to let them.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United
www.whitehouse.gov
March 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you
March 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
My flight was delayed for 3hrs because there are not enough air traffic controllers. Make America great I guess
March 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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This power grab is unprecedented, unbounded, and unconstitutional.
March 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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NEW: The specialist unit searching for Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia has been AXED by Elon Musk.

Just when you think he can’t stoop lower.

19,500 children have been stolen from Ukraine & sent to Russia. The unit at Yale had already rescued 100s - but its funding has now been halted.
Musk cuts the team finding Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
Trump’s federal cost-cutting - led by Elon Musk's Doge – has now hit the unit helping rescue Ukrainian children taken by Russia
inews.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.

Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.

On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
March 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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"The White House ordered a stop to the background check investigations after they deemed the process too intrusive..."

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'Highly unusual': White House halts FBI background checks for senior staff, shifts them to Pentagon: Sources
The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources say.
abcnews.go.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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I wish I lived in a country where Chuck Schumer and John Fetterman had at least half the balls of Nancy Pelosi or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
March 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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🦬 In defiance of Judge Alsup's order, both the USDA and DOI are claiming that reinstating fired probationary employees will "impose substantial burdens on the Department, cause significant confusion, and potentially subject terminated individuals to conflicting...information."
March 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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March 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Crowds are massive in Silver Spring, Maryland…the home of NOAA. People chanting, “Save NOAA Now!” and “We will not weather the storm.” Make your voices heard and keep it up. #NOAA #NWS Severe Weather is on its Way. And so is hurricane season. 🌀 🧪
March 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM