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The apple harvesting season is over in upstate New York, but post harvest orchard maintenance is still going on. Workers are removing the reflective runners that are used to improve fruit quality by reflecting sunlight back into the lower and inner parts of the tree. #WeFeedYou
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The apple harvesting season is over in upstate New York, but post harvest orchard maintenance is still going on. Workers are removing the reflective runners that are used to improve fruit quality by reflecting sunlight back into the lower and inner parts of the tree. #WeFeedYou
Hi Donald. How's the work going lowering the prices of eggs and the rest of our beautiful grocery bills? Americans would like you to know we think it's going extraordinarily bad.
November 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hi Donald. How's the work going lowering the prices of eggs and the rest of our beautiful grocery bills? Americans would like you to know we think it's going extraordinarily bad.
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Even after a historically successful election and the largest protest in American history, Chuck Schumer’s caucus caved in the shutdown fight. Senate Democrats need bold new leadership to fight the Trump regime, and that starts by making Schumer step aside: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Even after a historically successful election and the largest protest in American history, Chuck Schumer’s caucus caved in the shutdown fight. Senate Democrats need bold new leadership to fight the Trump regime, and that starts by making Schumer step aside: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
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“Based on the available evidence, the skills that future graduates will most need in the AI era—creative thinking, the capacity to learn new things, flexible modes of analysis—are precisely those that are likely to be eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.”
“When you allow a machine to summarize your reading, to generate the ideas for your essay, and then to write that essay, you’re not learning how to read, think, or write.“
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“Based on the available evidence, the skills that future graduates will most need in the AI era—creative thinking, the capacity to learn new things, flexible modes of analysis—are precisely those that are likely to be eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.”
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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Don't know whether this is new or has been up for awhile. Either way, when the White House creates a hit list of journalists it doesn't like, the free press is in danger. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Don't know whether this is new or has been up for awhile. Either way, when the White House creates a hit list of journalists it doesn't like, the free press is in danger. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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Donald Trump is gambling that he can consolidate authority before the public turns too sharply against him, argues David Frum:
Trump Might Be Losing His Race Against Time
The president is gambling that he can consolidate authority before the public turns too sharply against him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Donald Trump is gambling that he can consolidate authority before the public turns too sharply against him, argues David Frum:
An administration that embraces war crimes is not a democratic regime.
All available evidence suggests that the Trump administration’s lethal strikes in the Caribbean constitute murder, plain and simple.
US ordered 2nd attack to kill survivors of Caribbean boat strike: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly issued an order to leave no survivors in a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, prompting a second attack.
www.nydailynews.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
An administration that embraces war crimes is not a democratic regime.
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Small businesses are the cornerstone of our communities.
On Small Business Saturday and throughout the holidays, shop local.
On Small Business Saturday and throughout the holidays, shop local.
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Small businesses are the cornerstone of our communities.
On Small Business Saturday and throughout the holidays, shop local.
On Small Business Saturday and throughout the holidays, shop local.
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It’s Small Business Saturday.
Local entrepreneurs represent the best of America.
They deserve our support today and always!
Local entrepreneurs represent the best of America.
They deserve our support today and always!
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It’s Small Business Saturday.
Local entrepreneurs represent the best of America.
They deserve our support today and always!
Local entrepreneurs represent the best of America.
They deserve our support today and always!
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Leaked call transcripts between special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Putin advisor could derail Trump's progress on peace in Ukraine. And, air travel is back to normal just in time for Thanksgiving. n.pr/3M2HPdJ
Trump backs Witkoff after leaked call with Russian aide. And, Thanksgiving air travel
Leaked call transcripts between special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Putin advisor could derail Trump's progress on peace in Ukraine. And, air travel is back to normal just in time for Thanksgiving.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Leaked call transcripts between special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Putin advisor could derail Trump's progress on peace in Ukraine. And, air travel is back to normal just in time for Thanksgiving. n.pr/3M2HPdJ
(Via NPR): The impact of the spending bill on access to student loans is painful enough, but effectively shutting the door to middle and lower class students further exacerbates the wealth and education gaps in America. This has massive implications for future generations. We cannot let this stand.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
(Via NPR): The impact of the spending bill on access to student loans is painful enough, but effectively shutting the door to middle and lower class students further exacerbates the wealth and education gaps in America. This has massive implications for future generations. We cannot let this stand.
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ICE detained Katie, a British woman in the final stages of her green card process, while she was holding her 6 month old son.
She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.
She’s been detained ever since:
She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.
She’s been detained ever since:
British woman arrested by ICE agents in California while holding newborn son
Katie was in the final stages of securing her green card when she was detained.
metro.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
ICE detained Katie, a British woman in the final stages of her green card process, while she was holding her 6 month old son.
She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.
She’s been detained ever since:
She’s married to an American and was following the process, yet at her last immigration meeting they grabbed her.
She’s been detained ever since:
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November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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Speaking as a new-to-organizing human: this article is spot on.
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Speaking as a new-to-organizing human: this article is spot on.
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In short: Even though the court ordered discovery based on the likelihood of vindictive and selective prosecution, we don't even need to get into it and you should dismiss the charges now given we just learned the DOJ lied to a judge about Costa Rica not accepting Mr. Abrego.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In short: Even though the court ordered discovery based on the likelihood of vindictive and selective prosecution, we don't even need to get into it and you should dismiss the charges now given we just learned the DOJ lied to a judge about Costa Rica not accepting Mr. Abrego.
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Maybe history does repeat itself. Tariffs on tea are driving up costs and consumers pay the price. That didn't end well for the ruling party last time something like this happened...
Maybe history does repeat itself. Tariffs on tea are driving up costs and consumers pay the price. That didn't end well for the ruling party last time something like this happened...
'All over again, taxation without representation': Tea enthusiasts, historians argue tariff regime is the same as the American Revolution | Fortune
Bruce Richardson of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum says, “Congress is avoiding the issue by simply allowing the president to act like George III.”
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
fortune.com/2025/11/23/t...
Maybe history does repeat itself. Tariffs on tea are driving up costs and consumers pay the price. That didn't end well for the ruling party last time something like this happened...
Maybe history does repeat itself. Tariffs on tea are driving up costs and consumers pay the price. That didn't end well for the ruling party last time something like this happened...
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"Two-thirds of the contracts DOGE canceled at the Department of Veterans Affairs this year were with veteran-owned businesses."
DOGE had a cutting spree. 550 vet-owned businesses felt it.
Among the contracts DOGE canceled under the Department of Veterans Affairs alone, two-thirds were with veteran-owned businesses.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Two-thirds of the contracts DOGE canceled at the Department of Veterans Affairs this year were with veteran-owned businesses."