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Legendary songwriter Joan Baez hadn't sat down to write poems in many years.
"Lately, the more I read the daily news, the more I’ve felt compelled to write again. Lining up words into sentences that attempt to make sense of the chaos is my bulwark against a creeping feeling of despondency."
"Lately, the more I read the daily news, the more I’ve felt compelled to write again. Lining up words into sentences that attempt to make sense of the chaos is my bulwark against a creeping feeling of despondency."
July 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Legendary songwriter Joan Baez hadn't sat down to write poems in many years.
"Lately, the more I read the daily news, the more I’ve felt compelled to write again. Lining up words into sentences that attempt to make sense of the chaos is my bulwark against a creeping feeling of despondency."
"Lately, the more I read the daily news, the more I’ve felt compelled to write again. Lining up words into sentences that attempt to make sense of the chaos is my bulwark against a creeping feeling of despondency."
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"Typically lawmakers tend to treat redistricting as akin to getting a root canal or colonoscopy... Mid-decade redistricting hasn’t happened a lot & there's a lot of untested ground about what states can & can’t do voluntarily. We may be about to find out."
A New Cycle of Texas Gerrymandering: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
A redistricting expert answers questions from Bolts readers about the effort to redraw Texas’ congressional map, and its effects on communities of color and political representation.
boltsmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Typically lawmakers tend to treat redistricting as akin to getting a root canal or colonoscopy... Mid-decade redistricting hasn’t happened a lot & there's a lot of untested ground about what states can & can’t do voluntarily. We may be about to find out."
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Classic example of government waste—in fact exactly the sort of bullshit DOGE claimed from Day 1 it was laser-focused on getting rid off (but never actually was): pure vanity projects
A lot of children are dying around the world so Donald Trump can get his ballroom instead of the world having USAID
A lot of children are dying around the world so Donald Trump can get his ballroom instead of the world having USAID
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this coming September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
Trump's dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
n.pr
July 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Classic example of government waste—in fact exactly the sort of bullshit DOGE claimed from Day 1 it was laser-focused on getting rid off (but never actually was): pure vanity projects
A lot of children are dying around the world so Donald Trump can get his ballroom instead of the world having USAID
A lot of children are dying around the world so Donald Trump can get his ballroom instead of the world having USAID
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'No recovery from this': Grand Teton National Park advocates sound alarm bells over proposed sell-off of public lands for development. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
'No recovery from this': Grand Teton National Park advocates sound alarm bells
The GOP tax bill puts public lands for sale. Its effects could be irreversible.
www.sfgate.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
'No recovery from this': Grand Teton National Park advocates sound alarm bells over proposed sell-off of public lands for development. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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June 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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From a miltiary post on Reddt..... 80 year old vet arrested at the capitol today for protesting against military force used on US citizens.
June 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
From a miltiary post on Reddt..... 80 year old vet arrested at the capitol today for protesting against military force used on US citizens.
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Media will fail US again tomorrow and cover Trumpie's Draft Dodger Parade instead??? Well I won't watch it but I'll be scanning the nation-wide protests online & tune in to MSM only if he's struck by a lightening bolt!!!
June 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Media will fail US again tomorrow and cover Trumpie's Draft Dodger Parade instead??? Well I won't watch it but I'll be scanning the nation-wide protests online & tune in to MSM only if he's struck by a lightening bolt!!!
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There will be protests all across the US and in many other countries. You can check with NOKINGS.ORG for a closer rally! Even if you can’t be there in person, call your reps at (202) 224-3121 (U.S. House switchboard operator) and keep sharing online. We all have a part in this fight 💙
June 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
There will be protests all across the US and in many other countries. You can check with NOKINGS.ORG for a closer rally! Even if you can’t be there in person, call your reps at (202) 224-3121 (U.S. House switchboard operator) and keep sharing online. We all have a part in this fight 💙
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US #Congress should be doing more than just asking questions of #Hegseth ‼️. They too, will go down with the ship when the #American voices #riseup.
#NYC held rally and peaceful protests in the city in solidarity with LA. Many more are scheduled across the nation now.
apnews.com/article/pent...
#NYC held rally and peaceful protests in the city in solidarity with LA. Many more are scheduled across the nation now.
apnews.com/article/pent...
Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to LA and Pentagon spending
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been met with sharp questions and criticism by lawmakers who demanded details on his moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles.
apnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA
May 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA
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While ICE does their best Gestapo imitation, the FBI is testing those same waters. Ultimately, no one is safe from fascism. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Boston-area climate activists report visits from the FBI
Local climate activists are on edge after people claiming to be FBI agents visited at least six at their homes on the same day in Greater Boston in March. Weeks later, the motivations behind these vis...
www.wbur.org
May 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
While ICE does their best Gestapo imitation, the FBI is testing those same waters. Ultimately, no one is safe from fascism. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
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"The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
April 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
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20 ARMED men bust into your home. They claim they’ve got a search warrant.
They make you stand in the rain w/your 3 daughters in their underwear.
They seize your phones, laptops, your cash life savings.
The suspects listed on the warrant? They don’t live there anymore.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
They make you stand in the rain w/your 3 daughters in their underwear.
They seize your phones, laptops, your cash life savings.
The suspects listed on the warrant? They don’t live there anymore.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
20 ARMED men bust into your home. They claim they’ve got a search warrant.
They make you stand in the rain w/your 3 daughters in their underwear.
They seize your phones, laptops, your cash life savings.
The suspects listed on the warrant? They don’t live there anymore.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
They make you stand in the rain w/your 3 daughters in their underwear.
They seize your phones, laptops, your cash life savings.
The suspects listed on the warrant? They don’t live there anymore.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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“Hegseth also likes Buria’s ‘yes sir’ attitude.”
Wow! Autocrat loves flunky who carries out illegal orders instantly and without question, film at 11...
Wow! Autocrat loves flunky who carries out illegal orders instantly and without question, film at 11...
‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth’s new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary’s computers at Pentagon | CNN Politics
Last month, after news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was using Signal to discuss sensitive military operations in violation of Pentagon policy, one of his closest military aides made an...
www.cnn.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Hegseth also likes Buria’s ‘yes sir’ attitude.”
Wow! Autocrat loves flunky who carries out illegal orders instantly and without question, film at 11...
Wow! Autocrat loves flunky who carries out illegal orders instantly and without question, film at 11...
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International students had filed dozens of lawsuits after the government removed them from a database crucial for maintaining their legal status.
Government says - for now - it will restore international students' status
International students had filed dozens of lawsuits after the government removed them from a database crucial for maintaining their legal status.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
International students had filed dozens of lawsuits after the government removed them from a database crucial for maintaining their legal status.
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I know people are saying Pete Buttigieg can’t be elected president because he’s gay but I bet if someone had told you 10 years ago that we would elect a rapist for president you wouldn’t believe them.
April 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I know people are saying Pete Buttigieg can’t be elected president because he’s gay but I bet if someone had told you 10 years ago that we would elect a rapist for president you wouldn’t believe them.
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ICE can enter anyone’s home, and abduct and deport them to a foreign prison indefinitely because the DOJ says they can ignore the 4th, 5th and 15th amendments.
If there’s no due process or protections against illegal search and seizures, none of us are safe.
If there’s no due process or protections against illegal search and seizures, none of us are safe.
April 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
ICE can enter anyone’s home, and abduct and deport them to a foreign prison indefinitely because the DOJ says they can ignore the 4th, 5th and 15th amendments.
If there’s no due process or protections against illegal search and seizures, none of us are safe.
If there’s no due process or protections against illegal search and seizures, none of us are safe.
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Don’t let the arrest of a Federal Judge distract you from the announcement that ICE can enter anyone’s home without a warrant to look for migrants.
April 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Don’t let the arrest of a Federal Judge distract you from the announcement that ICE can enter anyone’s home without a warrant to look for migrants.
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BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.
April 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.