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Another helpful synthesis of how cooked we are right now. None of this is normal, y’all.
August 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Another helpful synthesis of how cooked we are right now. None of this is normal, y’all.
This Texas voter stands with Texas Dems- thank you for standing up for Texans.
Warrants issued for Texas Democrats breaking quorum to block redistricting vote
House Speaker Dustin Burrows says quorum break only delays but will not stop redistricting.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This Texas voter stands with Texas Dems- thank you for standing up for Texans.
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So let’s see…the Trump admin is sending innocent people to be tortured in foreign gulags, bringing back in homocidal maniacs, and transferring convicted sex traffickers into minimum security prisons. Do I have that right? nypost.com/2025/08/01/u...
Ghislaine Maxwell is quietly moved to cushy new Texas prison as she pushes for deal to tell all on Epstein, his associates
Ghislaine Maxwell has quietly been moved to a far more favorable Texas prison camp as she hashes a possible deal to divulge secrets about her sex-crimes accomplice Jeffrey Epstein.
nypost.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So let’s see…the Trump admin is sending innocent people to be tortured in foreign gulags, bringing back in homocidal maniacs, and transferring convicted sex traffickers into minimum security prisons. Do I have that right? nypost.com/2025/08/01/u...
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A corollary to this is that if you want people to be able to sit with this realization, it’s important to make them feel understood, not stupid. Providing an empathetic off-ramp (“that sucks that you were lied to”) is better than lecturing or shaming (“duh! how did you not see that?”) 2/
July 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A corollary to this is that if you want people to be able to sit with this realization, it’s important to make them feel understood, not stupid. Providing an empathetic off-ramp (“that sucks that you were lied to”) is better than lecturing or shaming (“duh! how did you not see that?”) 2/
I fixed it: How *LIES* by Trump were used to justify executive actions www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How inaccurate claims by Trump were used to justify executive actions
Many executive actions reflect Mr. Trump’s messaging, in some cases closely echoing inaccurate claims that have long been a feature of his public appearances.
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I fixed it: How *LIES* by Trump were used to justify executive actions www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
No kings.
A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.
The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
No kings.
“This decision comes at a time when nearly 1 in 4 children in Texas already face food insecurity,” Cole said. “Families across our state are struggling to put food on the table, and Summer EBT is a proven tool to help bridge that gap.”
Texas is one of a dozen states that doesn't participate in the Summer EBT program that gives low-income children meals when school is out.
Abbott vetoes summer food aid program, forgoing $450M in federal funds
Texas is one of a dozen states that doesn't participate in the Summer EBT program that gives low-income children meals when school is out.
bit.ly
June 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“This decision comes at a time when nearly 1 in 4 children in Texas already face food insecurity,” Cole said. “Families across our state are struggling to put food on the table, and Summer EBT is a proven tool to help bridge that gap.”
Sign our letter telling your U.S. Senators to VOTE NO on the Republican Big Bad Betrayal Bill and instead prioritize families and our economy over billionaires. #MomsSky action.momsrising.org/sign/SenateR...
Speak out against the harmful Republican budget & tax bill.
Sign our letter telling your U.S. Senators to VOTE NO on the Republican Big Bad Betrayal Bill and instead prioritize families and our economy over billionaires.
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June 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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It’s estimated that 16 million people could lose their health insurance under Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill.”
That's like everyone who lives in the states of:
Wyoming
Alaska
North Dakota
Montana
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
And Arkansas
COMBINED.
That's like everyone who lives in the states of:
Wyoming
Alaska
North Dakota
Montana
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
And Arkansas
COMBINED.
It’s estimated that 16M people could lose their health care under Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill.”
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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June 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It’s estimated that 16 million people could lose their health insurance under Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill.”
That's like everyone who lives in the states of:
Wyoming
Alaska
North Dakota
Montana
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
And Arkansas
COMBINED.
That's like everyone who lives in the states of:
Wyoming
Alaska
North Dakota
Montana
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
West Virginia
Idaho
Nebraska
And Arkansas
COMBINED.
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June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025
Two hundred and fifty years ago, on June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved “That six companies of expert riflemen, be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in V...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:47 AM
June 13, 2025
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Cuts the USDA says are aimed at "wasteful spending" mean an $11 million loss for the Houston Food Bank’s budget.
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Donald Trump's USDA cuts leave some Houston food pantries with empty shelves
Cuts the USDA says are aimed at "wasteful spending" mean an $11 million loss for the Houston Food Bank’s budget.
trib.al
May 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Cuts the USDA says are aimed at "wasteful spending" mean an $11 million loss for the Houston Food Bank’s budget.
trib.al/mdhj6ex
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
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Pete Hegseth in 2016: "If it was anyone other than Hillary Clinton, they would be in jail right now... because the assumption is in the intelligence community, if you are using unclassified means, there is the potential for and likelihood that foreign governments are targeting those accounts."
March 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Pete Hegseth in 2016: "If it was anyone other than Hillary Clinton, they would be in jail right now... because the assumption is in the intelligence community, if you are using unclassified means, there is the potential for and likelihood that foreign governments are targeting those accounts."
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I’m sorry to say it but:
The emporer is actually naked.
The emporer is actually naked.
March 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I’m sorry to say it but:
The emporer is actually naked.
The emporer is actually naked.
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That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
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February 21, 2025
February 21, 2025
In an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) yesterday, billionaire Elon Musk seemed to be having difficulty speaking.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
February 21, 2025
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How We Get Through This open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
On Being in Community
Sunday night, I mentioned that Stacey Abrams and I would be speaking together at a Fair Fight event today.
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
How We Get Through This open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025
The past week has solidified a sea change in American—and global—history.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
February 19, 2025
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Trump 45’s VP Pence posted: “Mr. President, Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.”
February 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Trump 45’s VP Pence posted: “Mr. President, Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.”
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion to people who were cheated by big banks and credit card companies.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
February 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned $21 billion to people who were cheated by big banks and credit card companies.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
So why are Trump and Musk gutting an agency that's returning money to people who were scammed?
For them, this has never been about cutting costs.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
February 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
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January 15, 2025:
January 15, 2025
It is somehow fitting that President Joe Biden’s farewell address to the nation, scheduled for 8:00 Eastern time tonight, was overshadowed today by the dramatic announcement that after months of negot...
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January 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
January 15, 2025:
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The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
January 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.