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The planned “reorganization” of the USDA proposes to close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), whose 6500 acres of land have supported vital plant and animal research for over a century.
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The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump.
Join us.
Join us.
September 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump.
Join us.
Join us.
5th St. NW, Washington, DC. Police “escort” of kids coming home from a football game. At least 5 other cars, plus a helicopter.
August 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
5th St. NW, Washington, DC. Police “escort” of kids coming home from a football game. At least 5 other cars, plus a helicopter.
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Federal workers discover treatments and cures for diseases. They keep us safe from disasters and emergencies of all kinds. What’s more, they take care that the laws are faithfully executed every day even when the president is trying to thwart and destroy the laws and the Constitution.
April 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Federal workers discover treatments and cures for diseases. They keep us safe from disasters and emergencies of all kinds. What’s more, they take care that the laws are faithfully executed every day even when the president is trying to thwart and destroy the laws and the Constitution.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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This White House is a threat to our most basic rights.
This is unacceptable. Mahmoud Khalil should be home with his wife awaiting the birth of their son, not criminalized for free speech and threatened with deportation.
Our destinies are tied. We need to raise our voices now.
This is unacceptable. Mahmoud Khalil should be home with his wife awaiting the birth of their son, not criminalized for free speech and threatened with deportation.
Our destinies are tied. We need to raise our voices now.
April 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This White House is a threat to our most basic rights.
This is unacceptable. Mahmoud Khalil should be home with his wife awaiting the birth of their son, not criminalized for free speech and threatened with deportation.
Our destinies are tied. We need to raise our voices now.
This is unacceptable. Mahmoud Khalil should be home with his wife awaiting the birth of their son, not criminalized for free speech and threatened with deportation.
Our destinies are tied. We need to raise our voices now.
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“Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their actions and are justly celebrated for it after a crisis has passed.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
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Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump (Gift Article)
Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their actions and are justly celebrated for it after a crisis has passed.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
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April 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Thank you to the Unitarian magazine, UU World, for reprinting one of my poems in your recent issue. www.uuworld.org/articles/pic...
Moment of Reflection: ‘Picking Up Linzer Torte Cookies for the Quaker Potluck’
In this poem, Sunu P. Chandy recalls a sweet memory of generosity from her childhood.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thank you to the Unitarian magazine, UU World, for reprinting one of my poems in your recent issue. www.uuworld.org/articles/pic...
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Breaking, per NBC News @garygrumbach.bsky.social --
Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p
Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p
April 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Breaking, per NBC News @garygrumbach.bsky.social --
Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p
Judge Paula Xinis in the District of Maryland has ruled that the United States Government must return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by April 7 at 11:59p
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Tens of thousands of my constituents devote their careers to public service. They go to work every day to help America, often passing up lucrative opportunities in the private sector. They are patriots and we should thank them, not vilify them and drive them from public service.
April 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Tens of thousands of my constituents devote their careers to public service. They go to work every day to help America, often passing up lucrative opportunities in the private sector. They are patriots and we should thank them, not vilify them and drive them from public service.
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The same people in DC who got us into this mess are not going to be the ones to get us out of it.
Today I'm announcing my campaign for U.S. Senate.
Because we don't have a minute to wait.
Today I'm announcing my campaign for U.S. Senate.
Because we don't have a minute to wait.
April 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The same people in DC who got us into this mess are not going to be the ones to get us out of it.
Today I'm announcing my campaign for U.S. Senate.
Because we don't have a minute to wait.
Today I'm announcing my campaign for U.S. Senate.
Because we don't have a minute to wait.
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
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Tonight! Support your local bookstore. Support local authors. Support small presses. Win win win.
Monday! Small Press Sci-Fi Showcase @7pm. Be there! It will be out of this world 😉🌍🛸🌕 @neonhemlock.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Tonight! Support your local bookstore. Support local authors. Support small presses. Win win win.
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More of this. Constantly. Every chance we have, more of this.
School officials in Maine say they will not comply with a proposed agreement from President Trump’s administration that would bar transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports.
Maine officials won’t comply with the Trump administration's trans athlete ban
The administration said earlier this month that the Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and a high school are each in violation of Title IX because of the participation of trans athletes.
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March 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
More of this. Constantly. Every chance we have, more of this.
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Today, thousands of openly-transgender service members will put on their uniform and do what needs to be done because they honor their oath to our country, while Pete Hegseth denigrates their service and violates his oath by brazenly sharing classified intel in text groups.
Just a reminder.
Just a reminder.
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today, thousands of openly-transgender service members will put on their uniform and do what needs to be done because they honor their oath to our country, while Pete Hegseth denigrates their service and violates his oath by brazenly sharing classified intel in text groups.
Just a reminder.
Just a reminder.
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I saw the work by Olga Lautman and he findings were disturbing: Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the signal chat. Russia has infiltrated Signal and used against Ukrainians. Very possible they have the classified signal info:
March 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I saw the work by Olga Lautman and he findings were disturbing: Steven Witkoff was in Russia when he was added to the signal chat. Russia has infiltrated Signal and used against Ukrainians. Very possible they have the classified signal info:
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Timeline cleanse 🌞
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Timeline cleanse 🌞
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Thanks for highlighting Fed Fridays @businessinsider.com! Come on People's Book every Friday 9am-8pm for a free coffee, free book, and sympathetic ear... Hoping to make folks' lives just 1% happier during this turbulent and unpredictable time. www.businessinsider.com/federal-work...
One bright spot in DC chaos: Businesses giving federal workers free perks
A range of businesses in the nation's capitol are rallying behind federal workers while Trump continues to upend the workforce.
www.businessinsider.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thanks for highlighting Fed Fridays @businessinsider.com! Come on People's Book every Friday 9am-8pm for a free coffee, free book, and sympathetic ear... Hoping to make folks' lives just 1% happier during this turbulent and unpredictable time. www.businessinsider.com/federal-work...
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“It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them.” @marcelias.bsky.social
If I could speak to the heads of big law firms, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some clients worth betraying your oath to the rule of law?
To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.
To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them.” @marcelias.bsky.social
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The treatment regimen for tuberculosis involves taking 16 pills a day for six months. Dr. Mireille Kamariza joins us to talk about her work developing simpler, more accessible approaches to the disease.
Developing Faster, Simpler Tools To Treat Tuberculosis
TB kills more than a million people each year. Dr. Mireille Kamariza has spent her career developing better detection and treatment tools.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The treatment regimen for tuberculosis involves taking 16 pills a day for six months. Dr. Mireille Kamariza joins us to talk about her work developing simpler, more accessible approaches to the disease.
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The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
March 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
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"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America was built on," said the Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.
'This is a class war': The Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey on Trump, immigration and Boston
"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America...
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March 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America was built on," said the Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.
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"Culture wars are a divisive political tactic, not an economic policy solution. ...average incomes will not increase as more corporations shut down their DEI offices." Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups www.commondreams.org/opinion/prog...
Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups | Common Dreams
Leaders must reject false choices rooted in the idea that social and economic advancement is a zero-sum game or that working-class people must spar over scraps while all the spoils go to the elite few...
www.commondreams.org
March 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Culture wars are a divisive political tactic, not an economic policy solution. ...average incomes will not increase as more corporations shut down their DEI offices." Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups www.commondreams.org/opinion/prog...