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It’s not too late, but we can’t stand by and watch.
March 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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whether they’re retiring or not this should be the last term for each of them
The final tally to advance the CR is 62-38.

The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:

Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
March 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed Catholic charter school, a blockbuster case that could redraw the line between church and state by allowing the government to establish and directly fund religious schools for the first time.
Supreme Court to weigh whether states can allow religious public schools
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Hegseth secured his post in a vote of 51 to 50. Three Republicans, Sens. Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins, joined the Democrats in opposing his nomination. Vice President JD Vance cast the tiebreaking vote.

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wapo.st
January 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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January 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Dear Modern Humans,

You thought you were so much smarter than people from the Middle Ages. But you're not.

Why do you think the dark ages lasted so long? It was because of greedy, insane despots who crushed progress and dangerous thoughts.

It won't end until you rise up and overthrow them all.
January 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM