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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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The UEFA Women’s EURO 2029 is heading to Germany 🇩🇪
Munich, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, and Wolfsburg will be the eight host cities📍
📸 WEURO2025
Munich, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, and Wolfsburg will be the eight host cities📍
📸 WEURO2025
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The UEFA Women’s EURO 2029 is heading to Germany 🇩🇪
Munich, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, and Wolfsburg will be the eight host cities📍
📸 WEURO2025
Munich, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, and Wolfsburg will be the eight host cities📍
📸 WEURO2025
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It’s wild how the press is ok with the president abusing the pardon power. That used to be one of the most scrutinized things about a presidency.
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It’s wild how the press is ok with the president abusing the pardon power. That used to be one of the most scrutinized things about a presidency.
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Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Vermont Green FC has been accepted as a member of the United Nations' initiative, Football for the Goals (FFTG).
By joining Football for the Goals, Vermont Green FC commits to advocating for the achievement and implementation of policies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
By joining Football for the Goals, Vermont Green FC commits to advocating for the achievement and implementation of policies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Vermont Green FC Joins United Nations Initiative - Vermont Green Football Club
Vermont Green FC announced today that the club has been accepted as a member of the United Nations’ initiative, Football for the Goal (FFTG).
vermontgreenfc.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Vermont Green FC has been accepted as a member of the United Nations' initiative, Football for the Goals (FFTG).
By joining Football for the Goals, Vermont Green FC commits to advocating for the achievement and implementation of policies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
By joining Football for the Goals, Vermont Green FC commits to advocating for the achievement and implementation of policies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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I think this so often these days...
November 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I think this so often these days...
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Remembering all who served
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Remembering all who served
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🚨 AWAY TICKETS FOR THE SEMI ARE ON SALE! 🚨
All the info and instructions you need to register and purchase are here: 107ist.org/event-6432247
We are currently allotted 43 tickets, but can get more if needed.
GO THORNS! #BAONPDX
All the info and instructions you need to register and purchase are here: 107ist.org/event-6432247
We are currently allotted 43 tickets, but can get more if needed.
GO THORNS! #BAONPDX
107 Independent Supporters Trust - Rose City Riveters @ Washington Spirit NWSL Playoffs - November 15, 2025
107ist.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🚨 AWAY TICKETS FOR THE SEMI ARE ON SALE! 🚨
All the info and instructions you need to register and purchase are here: 107ist.org/event-6432247
We are currently allotted 43 tickets, but can get more if needed.
GO THORNS! #BAONPDX
All the info and instructions you need to register and purchase are here: 107ist.org/event-6432247
We are currently allotted 43 tickets, but can get more if needed.
GO THORNS! #BAONPDX
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For the first time, Football Manager 26 introduces women’s football, including 40,000 players from 14 playable leagues across the globe 👏
📸: FootballManager
📸: FootballManager
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
For the first time, Football Manager 26 introduces women’s football, including 40,000 players from 14 playable leagues across the globe 👏
📸: FootballManager
📸: FootballManager
Thank goodness!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Snap food benefits - Trump must fully fund aid program by Friday
The federal judge ruled that Trump was choosing to withhold federal food aid due to "political reasons".
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thank goodness!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The administration has pulled the plug on IRS Direct File, a tool that helped eligible taxpayers file for free. This decision comes despite Direct File’s immense popularity with its users.
Direct File won’t happen in 2026, IRS tells states
The free service that allowed taxpayers to file online directly with the IRS was used by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers in 2024 and 2025, who gave it high marks — although tax prep companies and R...
www.nextgov.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The administration has pulled the plug on IRS Direct File, a tool that helped eligible taxpayers file for free. This decision comes despite Direct File’s immense popularity with its users.
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration is still temporarily barred from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, for at least another five days while she reviews the case and signaled that her final ruling may extend the restriction indefinitely. Thank you, Judge Immergut!
Federal court grants injunction, decision on National Guard to come Friday
Federal Judge Karin J. Immergut has paused the deployment of the National Guard yet again.
katu.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration is still temporarily barred from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, for at least another five days while she reviews the case and signaled that her final ruling may extend the restriction indefinitely. Thank you, Judge Immergut!
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News: Another fed contract cancelation, this time by the FAA, looks to mean the loss of surface weather observations from dozens of sites, primarily in NC and MD. More: https://tinyurl.com/yp57f2ck
Another federal contract cancelation impacts weather data, with surface observations reduced in North Carolina and Maryland
Monday tropical deep dive focuses on the western Pacific
tinyurl.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
News: Another fed contract cancelation, this time by the FAA, looks to mean the loss of surface weather observations from dozens of sites, primarily in NC and MD. More: https://tinyurl.com/yp57f2ck
What an insane series. Between the world series and the Timbers game tonight I'm done
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What an insane series. Between the world series and the Timbers game tonight I'm done
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(money that Congress has already allocated for emergency use) if the shutdown continues into November. A reminder to the Trump administration: withholding funds already allocated by Congress is illegal, though they continue to act as if they are above the law.
Due to Federal Government Shutdown, USDA Notifies States that SNAP Benefits Won't Be Issued for November | Department of Health and Human Services
AUGUSTA-- Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has notified every state that November funding for the Supplemental Nutr...
www.maine.gov
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
(money that Congress has already allocated for emergency use) if the shutdown continues into November. A reminder to the Trump administration: withholding funds already allocated by Congress is illegal, though they continue to act as if they are above the law.
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The Trump admin’s USDA issued new guidance stating it will not use existing funds to cover SNAP benefits if the government shutdown extends beyond October 31. This move effectively threatens to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Trump admin’s USDA issued new guidance stating it will not use existing funds to cover SNAP benefits if the government shutdown extends beyond October 31. This move effectively threatens to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding
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WNBPA players are fighting for a new contract so they get an equitable share of the profits THEY create.
Pay them what you owe them, @wnba.com Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and @nba.com Commissioner Silver! America’s unions have our players’ backs.
Pay them what you owe them, @wnba.com Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and @nba.com Commissioner Silver! America’s unions have our players’ backs.
WNBA players union director criticizes NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s statements
Revenue sharing remains a wedge issue in CBA talks. Silver said the focus should be on salary increases.
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This will only end badly
October 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This will only end badly
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Thank you for letting us be part of your career, thank you for your advocacy off the field, and thank you for making the game better, Christen 🥺🖤
October 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Thank you for letting us be part of your career, thank you for your advocacy off the field, and thank you for making the game better, Christen 🥺🖤
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“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving
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“the president is less popular than the Vietnam war” should be a simply irresistible headline
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
“the president is less popular than the Vietnam war” should be a simply irresistible headline
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