Alex Berger
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Mothers in New Hampshire who were downstream of sites contaminated with “forever chemicals” experienced triple the rate of infant deaths and had more premature births or babies with low birth weights, a new study shows. https://wapo.st/48s0AQB
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Mothers in New Hampshire who were downstream of sites contaminated with “forever chemicals” experienced triple the rate of infant deaths and had more premature births or babies with low birth weights, a new study shows. https://wapo.st/48s0AQB
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BREAKING: BERNIE SANDERS:
“If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”
“If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
BREAKING: BERNIE SANDERS:
“If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”
“If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”
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American parents, please ignore Trump’s recent reiteration of nonsense about Tylenol and vaccines, as well as anything the man ever says about the health of your children. Please talk with your medical professionals.
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
American parents, please ignore Trump’s recent reiteration of nonsense about Tylenol and vaccines, as well as anything the man ever says about the health of your children. Please talk with your medical professionals.
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$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
October 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
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There are many good science fiction novels. Not a single one that I have read delivers a happy vision of the future in which aged right-wing billionaires control the media.
October 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There are many good science fiction novels. Not a single one that I have read delivers a happy vision of the future in which aged right-wing billionaires control the media.
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Trump admin then: “Nothing will be torn down”
Trump admin now:
Trump admin now:
New photo reveals further demolition of the East Wing to build Trump's $250 million ballroom.
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump admin then: “Nothing will be torn down”
Trump admin now:
Trump admin now:
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Seattle’s current mayor days ago said he wants large screens downtown with an AI Martin Luther King Jr.
“Well, Dr. Martin Luther King, I've always wanted to meet you. What was your day like today? What did you have for breakfast?” — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell
“Well, Dr. Martin Luther King, I've always wanted to meet you. What was your day like today? What did you have for breakfast?” — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell
OpenAI announced that it has "paused" users' ability to generate videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on its artificial intelligence video tool Sora, following backlash over "disrespectful depictions." https://cnn.it/4qxP0KX
October 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Seattle’s current mayor days ago said he wants large screens downtown with an AI Martin Luther King Jr.
“Well, Dr. Martin Luther King, I've always wanted to meet you. What was your day like today? What did you have for breakfast?” — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell
“Well, Dr. Martin Luther King, I've always wanted to meet you. What was your day like today? What did you have for breakfast?” — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell
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Today her election was certified. No more excuses.
Arizona AG threatens lawsuit as Johnson delays Grijalva swearing-in
It's been three weeks since Grijalva's landslide win in the special election for southern Arizona's 7th Congressional District.
www.axios.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Today her election was certified. No more excuses.
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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina became the latest GOP-controlled state to announce it will gerrymander its congressional map to please President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Is Latest Gop-Controlled State To Announce a Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🚨BREAKING: North Carolina became the latest GOP-controlled state to announce it will gerrymander its congressional map to please President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This is a big deal.
NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.
Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch
NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.
techcrunch.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is a big deal.
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This needs to become a huge story
NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This needs to become a huge story
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From performative Mr. Free Speech to tiresome unctuous toady
September 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
From performative Mr. Free Speech to tiresome unctuous toady
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George is a U.S. citizen and veteran — and he was still kidnapped by ICE and denied due process.
ICE cannot arrest, detain, or deport U.S. citizens — full stop. We must pass my Stop ICE from Kidnapping US Citizens Act immediately to stop these illegal actions.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
ICE cannot arrest, detain, or deport U.S. citizens — full stop. We must pass my Stop ICE from Kidnapping US Citizens Act immediately to stop these illegal actions.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
George is a U.S. citizen and veteran — and he was still kidnapped by ICE and denied due process.
ICE cannot arrest, detain, or deport U.S. citizens — full stop. We must pass my Stop ICE from Kidnapping US Citizens Act immediately to stop these illegal actions.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
ICE cannot arrest, detain, or deport U.S. citizens — full stop. We must pass my Stop ICE from Kidnapping US Citizens Act immediately to stop these illegal actions.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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🚨BREAKING: The Missouri House in a 90-65 vote approved a Republican congressional gerrymander, advancing the map to the Senate as part of a national plan to try to rig the 2026 election by eliminating Democratic seats in Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri House Sends GOP Gerrymander to the Senate
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Missouri House in a 90-65 vote approved a Republican congressional gerrymander, advancing the map to the Senate as part of a national plan to try to rig the 2026 election by eliminating Democratic seats in Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Missouri House gave preliminary approval to the GOP’s mid-decade congressional gerrymander Monday, taking another step toward passing a map designed to rig the 2026 election at the expense of Black voters in Kansas City. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri House Gives Preliminary Approval to GOP Gerrymander, Ballot Initiative Attack
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Missouri House gave preliminary approval to the GOP’s mid-decade congressional gerrymander Monday, taking another step toward passing a map designed to rig the 2026 election at the expense of Black voters in Kansas City. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Labor Day. I thought of the lines from Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias”, as I contemplated the poster of Donald Trump that now decorate the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. I thought of labors of creation, and of destruction.
snyder.substack.com/p/look-on-my...
snyder.substack.com/p/look-on-my...
Look on my works, ye Mighty
Labors of Destruction and Creation
snyder.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Labor Day. I thought of the lines from Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias”, as I contemplated the poster of Donald Trump that now decorate the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. I thought of labors of creation, and of destruction.
snyder.substack.com/p/look-on-my...
snyder.substack.com/p/look-on-my...
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BREAKING: The Pentagon has authorized up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges.
This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two.
Every day, we inch closer to fascism.
This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two.
Every day, we inch closer to fascism.
September 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
BREAKING: The Pentagon has authorized up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges.
This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two.
Every day, we inch closer to fascism.
This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two.
Every day, we inch closer to fascism.
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The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
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BREAKING: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after Annunciation Catholic School shooting:
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying!”
Stop paying for a f-cking minute and demand action by people and not just God.
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying!”
Stop paying for a f-cking minute and demand action by people and not just God.
August 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after Annunciation Catholic School shooting:
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying!”
Stop paying for a f-cking minute and demand action by people and not just God.
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying!”
Stop paying for a f-cking minute and demand action by people and not just God.
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There is lots of hope to be had in this old world, even during the darkest of times. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold
Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers pr...
www.sciencedaily.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There is lots of hope to be had in this old world, even during the darkest of times. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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NEW: Yesterday, I posted that I was unable to get the COVID vaccine at my VA clinic, and many of you assured me that the new one would be available soon and that I was overreacting. I was not overreacting. I am no longer eligible for the vaccine. apnews.com/article/vacc...
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults
The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season.
apnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
NEW: Yesterday, I posted that I was unable to get the COVID vaccine at my VA clinic, and many of you assured me that the new one would be available soon and that I was overreacting. I was not overreacting. I am no longer eligible for the vaccine. apnews.com/article/vacc...