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Edna
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I am a politics and history nerd, and a news addict. I love reading, gardening, and watching history documentaries. I have a strong sense of justice so I will not put up with nonsense. I like knowledgeable people and engaging in intellectual conversations.
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A skeleton found in Vietnam contains a bone that was likely pierced by a projectile. It may be the earliest sign of interpersonal conflict in mainland Southeast Asia, research suggests. https://cnn.it/4oURAd3
August 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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March 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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NEW: RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy.

A Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday. www.lawdork.com/p/rfk-jr-rad...
RFK Jr.'s "radical transparency" means ending a 54-year-old transparency policy
The Nixon-era policy gave the public the ability to comment on HHS decisions relating to “public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.“ RFK Jr. ended that on Friday.
www.lawdork.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Yup.
February 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Every American I’ve heard from is embarrassed, including a lot of veterans, by this draft-dodging commander in chief who wants to sell us out to Putin and be Putin’s puppet.
March 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back on Sunday against demands from the Trump administration for billions in Ukrainian natural resources and for holding peace talks that exclude Ukraine, while announcing plans for a major summit of European leaders on Monday.
Zelensky Pushes Back Against U.S. Mineral Deal and Announces European Summit
The Ukrainian leader also said he would step down if Ukraine was allowed to join NATO, though it was unclear if he was serious or not.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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The ever-practical Clyde viewed the interruption of the conference as an opportunity to take a nap. 🤷🏻‍♂️
February 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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'Next Time We'll Come First': German Far-Right Celebrates Breakthrough: By Thomas EscrittBERLIN (Reuters) - For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election,...
'Next Time We'll Come First': German Far-Right Celebrates Breakthrough
By Thomas EscrittBERLIN (Reuters) - For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election,...
www.usnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Not asking much…

Make America Normal Again
February 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Germany votes today after JD Vance called for an end to the brandmauer, the firewall that holds off the far right. Reupping this piece explaining Elon Musk’s claim far right AfP is Germany’s future. Apparently, interfering in our election wasn’t enough for him joycevance.substack.com/p/musk-in-di...
Musk in Die Welt
It did not take long for Eva Marie Kogel, the opinion editor at Die Welt, Germany’s paper of record, to decide what the right thing for her to do was.
joycevance.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump: The future of college student groups based on race or ethnicity could be in jeopardy. As the Trump administration ramps up its efforts against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the Department of Education (DOE)…
College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump
The future of college student groups based on race or ethnicity could be in jeopardy. As the Trump administration ramps up its efforts against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the Department of Education (DOE) is signaling that it will seek to…
thehill.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Eggs are now so expensive they’re smuggling them like fentanyl.
February 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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New in PN: Trump's weaponized Department of Education

"The administration is already using the DOE to attack trans kids while shuttering nearly every civil rights investigation. It’s an abdication of the govt's role in protecting students from discrimination and a grim example of weaponization."
Trump has already weaponized the Department of Education
He vowed to kill it. What he's doing to it instead is even worse.
www.publicnotice.co
February 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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It’s crazy to think this county was more tolerant of the differences among us 50 years ago than it is today.
February 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Delta jet lands upside-down after Trump admin fires workers 'hired for FAA radar, landing': On the same day President Donald Trump's administration fired several hundred Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers, a Delta Airlines regional jet landed upside-down, injuring 15 people.

The New…
Delta jet lands upside-down after Trump admin fires workers 'hired for FAA radar, landing'
On the same day President Donald Trump's administration fired several hundred Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers, a Delta Airlines regional jet landed upside-down, injuring 15 people. The New York Times reported that all 80 passengers and crew…
www.alternet.org
February 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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The Rich keep getting more corrupt.

Russia reportedly sent a whopping $5 billion through banking giants JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup in a scheme to skirt US sanctions

These big corporations will sell their childrens' souls for a buck

#FUCKJPMORGAN
#corruptbanks

dailyhodl.com/2025/02/15/r...
Russia Sent $5,000,000,000 Through JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup in Alleged Scheme To Evade Sanctions: Report - The Daily Hodl
Russia reportedly sent a whopping $5 billion through banking giants JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup in a scheme to skirt US sanctions.
dailyhodl.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
They deserve it. We warned them but they ignored us.
February 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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The Trump administration said Friday it would continue to block Associated Press journalists from places like the Oval Office and Air Force One because the wire service was using the name Gulf of Mexico.
White House Will Continue to Bar Associated Press in Gulf of Mexico Fight
Associated Press journalists have been blocked from places like the Oval Office and Air Force One because the organization has declined to use the term ‘Gulf of America.’
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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The only thing this guy had going for him was his branding as a smooth communicator on TV… but dear God he is a dogshit communicator.
Hegseth at NATO summit: "We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Donald Trump’s America. Not exactly the “Golden age” he promised us
February 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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I’m so fucking sick of all of these criminals playing victim.
Eric Adams was on Fox & Friends this morning with Tom Homan and it was almost like they are a team or something
February 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM