Mark Grabe
@grabemark.bsky.social
Retired educational psychologist. https://learningaloud.com
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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President Clinton is right. This is not getting as much attnetion as it should. The USA under Trumpstein is betraying this promise, which means any agreement involving Russia and the USA is not worth the paper it’s written on 🤷♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
President Clinton is right. This is not getting as much attnetion as it should. The USA under Trumpstein is betraying this promise, which means any agreement involving Russia and the USA is not worth the paper it’s written on 🤷♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
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This is why Johnson sent the Congress home during the Shutdown for 54 days, nearly 8 weeks, so the FBI would have time to redact Trumps name from the Epstein files.
What a joke !
What a joke !
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is why Johnson sent the Congress home during the Shutdown for 54 days, nearly 8 weeks, so the FBI would have time to redact Trumps name from the Epstein files.
What a joke !
What a joke !
What was the purpose of Trump’s speech? Bizarre.
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
What was the purpose of Trump’s speech? Bizarre.
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Trump: “we’re bringing back clean beautiful coal”
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Trump: “we’re bringing back clean beautiful coal”
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LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
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After the first canceled monthly jobs report in decades, we finally got updated numbers about Trump's economy – and they don’t look good for the American people.
Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs and failed economic policies are hammering the labor market and harming workers.
Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs and failed economic policies are hammering the labor market and harming workers.
December 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
After the first canceled monthly jobs report in decades, we finally got updated numbers about Trump's economy – and they don’t look good for the American people.
Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs and failed economic policies are hammering the labor market and harming workers.
Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs and failed economic policies are hammering the labor market and harming workers.
A key complaint about DEI is that it rejects meritocracy. MAGA hypocrisy is on obvious display in the amateurish qualifications of those Trump has put in Cabinet positions. Merit in these individuals was ignored.
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A key complaint about DEI is that it rejects meritocracy. MAGA hypocrisy is on obvious display in the amateurish qualifications of those Trump has put in Cabinet positions. Merit in these individuals was ignored.
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
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Van Hollen: "Courts have rejected many of the admin's representations, including in the Abrego Garcia case. Trump puts out lies on social media but when they get to court judges are saying, 'What you're telling the public is just untrue.' We've seen DOJ lawyers be fired bc they didn't want to lie"
December 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Van Hollen: "Courts have rejected many of the admin's representations, including in the Abrego Garcia case. Trump puts out lies on social media but when they get to court judges are saying, 'What you're telling the public is just untrue.' We've seen DOJ lawyers be fired bc they didn't want to lie"
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The Indiana Lt. Gov. confirmed the #Trump regime threatened to withhold federal funding unless lawmakers gerrymandered the state—
Textbook quid pro quo extortion — In a normal administration this would be a national scandal
Textbook quid pro quo extortion — In a normal administration this would be a national scandal
December 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Indiana Lt. Gov. confirmed the #Trump regime threatened to withhold federal funding unless lawmakers gerrymandered the state—
Textbook quid pro quo extortion — In a normal administration this would be a national scandal
Textbook quid pro quo extortion — In a normal administration this would be a national scandal
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In just a month, 10,000 people in MA dropped their health insurance. That's 2x more than last year.
10,000 mommas, grandpas, aunts, neighbors, and friends who looked at their bill and said "I can't do this."
Because Republicans won’t lift a finger to lower health care costs.
10,000 mommas, grandpas, aunts, neighbors, and friends who looked at their bill and said "I can't do this."
Because Republicans won’t lift a finger to lower health care costs.
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In just a month, 10,000 people in MA dropped their health insurance. That's 2x more than last year.
10,000 mommas, grandpas, aunts, neighbors, and friends who looked at their bill and said "I can't do this."
Because Republicans won’t lift a finger to lower health care costs.
10,000 mommas, grandpas, aunts, neighbors, and friends who looked at their bill and said "I can't do this."
Because Republicans won’t lift a finger to lower health care costs.
The give the money to the consumers seems to be the Republican health care plan. This makes no sense to me. Insurance for many is a hedge against catastrophe where many illnesses or an accident would wipe individuals out. A few thousand dollars makes no difference.
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The give the money to the consumers seems to be the Republican health care plan. This makes no sense to me. Insurance for many is a hedge against catastrophe where many illnesses or an accident would wipe individuals out. A few thousand dollars makes no difference.
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BASH: Trump is clearly very concerned about Central & South American presidents allegedly trafficking drugs to the US. So why is he planning to pardon former Honduran president who was convicted of drug trafficking?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Well, the particular circumstances of that I'm not quite aware of
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Well, the particular circumstances of that I'm not quite aware of
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BASH: Trump is clearly very concerned about Central & South American presidents allegedly trafficking drugs to the US. So why is he planning to pardon former Honduran president who was convicted of drug trafficking?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Well, the particular circumstances of that I'm not quite aware of
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Well, the particular circumstances of that I'm not quite aware of
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It’s not enough that Trump and Hegseth are helping Putin and Netanyahu commit war crimes. Now they have to commit their own on top of it.
The Hague is waiting.
The Hague is waiting.
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It’s not enough that Trump and Hegseth are helping Putin and Netanyahu commit war crimes. Now they have to commit their own on top of it.
The Hague is waiting.
The Hague is waiting.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
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While the right lose their goddamn minds about a lone wolf doing something horrendous in DC today, let’s not forget that last week in the White House they all gushed over a genocidal, journalist murdering tyrant whose country financed 9/11.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
While the right lose their goddamn minds about a lone wolf doing something horrendous in DC today, let’s not forget that last week in the White House they all gushed over a genocidal, journalist murdering tyrant whose country financed 9/11.
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„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
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Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
The Epstein issue seems such a powerful example of a core problem in this country. Wealth and the associations among the wealthy seem to function outside of the normal rules that guide the rest of us and yet have such a great general influence.
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Epstein issue seems such a powerful example of a core problem in this country. Wealth and the associations among the wealthy seem to function outside of the normal rules that guide the rest of us and yet have such a great general influence.
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So weird how all these things - superduper pardon power, total immunity, no birthright citizenship - didn’t seem to exist in the Constitution until the One True Leader Trump was elected; suddenly they find all these things that’d never apply to a Democrat President
"The problem here is that some of Trump’s strongest soldiers got jammed up in state court, and neither Trump or Martin can stand the fact Trump can’t reach down and erase those convictions. So Martin is finding creative ways to shred the Constitution."
Ed Martin's peculiar view of pardon power
Trump's pardon attorney is very confused about how pardons work.
www.publicnotice.co
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
So weird how all these things - superduper pardon power, total immunity, no birthright citizenship - didn’t seem to exist in the Constitution until the One True Leader Trump was elected; suddenly they find all these things that’d never apply to a Democrat President
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None of this trump and Epstein stuff is surprising and yet seeing it in print still feels jarring. it’s easy to be cynical but we absolutely don’t know what will break through until it does.
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
None of this trump and Epstein stuff is surprising and yet seeing it in print still feels jarring. it’s easy to be cynical but we absolutely don’t know what will break through until it does.