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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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NEW: For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
propub.li/41JYl7o
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
propub.li/41JYl7o
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
propub.li
August 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
NEW: For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
propub.li/41JYl7o
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
propub.li/41JYl7o
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Iowa, the vote is on Tuesday, August 26! Not the 28th
Good reminder that in just one week (August 28th) there will be a Special Election in Iowa for a State Senate seat.
This is a VERY flippable seat that would make national headlines.
Check out the numbers:
This is a VERY flippable seat that would make national headlines.
Check out the numbers:
August 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Iowa, the vote is on Tuesday, August 26! Not the 28th
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At the turn of the century, the War on Terror expanded presidential authority, severely curtailed civil rights, and made a mockery of the Constitution just as quickly as it did international law.
Today we are living out the latest chapter of this story.
Today we are living out the latest chapter of this story.
The Boomerang Comes Back - Boston Review
How the U.S.-backed war on Palestine is expanding authoritarianism at home—from Project Esther to violence at the border.
www.bostonreview.net
August 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
At the turn of the century, the War on Terror expanded presidential authority, severely curtailed civil rights, and made a mockery of the Constitution just as quickly as it did international law.
Today we are living out the latest chapter of this story.
Today we are living out the latest chapter of this story.
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Massachusetts has $2 BILLION more than they anticipated to spend on education and public transportation thanks to a small 4% surtax on millionaires.
We know what we have to do to make life better for regular, working Americans.
The billionaires in charge just refuse to do it.
We know what we have to do to make life better for regular, working Americans.
The billionaires in charge just refuse to do it.
August 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Massachusetts has $2 BILLION more than they anticipated to spend on education and public transportation thanks to a small 4% surtax on millionaires.
We know what we have to do to make life better for regular, working Americans.
The billionaires in charge just refuse to do it.
We know what we have to do to make life better for regular, working Americans.
The billionaires in charge just refuse to do it.
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The Texas House will pass the new map today. Procedure requires a 2nd vote that usually occurs the following day, but they’re going to try to ram it through today by suspending the rules. Senate has already scheduled a hearing for tomorrow AM so they can get it to the governor’s desk this week.
August 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Texas House will pass the new map today. Procedure requires a 2nd vote that usually occurs the following day, but they’re going to try to ram it through today by suspending the rules. Senate has already scheduled a hearing for tomorrow AM so they can get it to the governor’s desk this week.
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Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...
August 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Records show extensive pollution under the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Los Angeles—almost 500 Olympic pools’ worth.
Yet the company is giving limited assurances it will clean its mess after closing the plant this year, and state oversight is limited.
capitalandmain.com/theres-a-lak...
Records show extensive pollution under the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Los Angeles—almost 500 Olympic pools’ worth.
Yet the company is giving limited assurances it will clean its mess after closing the plant this year, and state oversight is limited.
capitalandmain.com/theres-a-lak...
There’s a ‘Lake’ of Oil Under L.A.’s Soon-to-Close Refinery. Who’s Going to Clean It Up?
Climate policies could lead to future refinery closures as Californians transition to electric vehicles.
capitalandmain.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
NEW:
Records show extensive pollution under the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Los Angeles—almost 500 Olympic pools’ worth.
Yet the company is giving limited assurances it will clean its mess after closing the plant this year, and state oversight is limited.
capitalandmain.com/theres-a-lak...
Records show extensive pollution under the Phillips 66 oil refinery in Los Angeles—almost 500 Olympic pools’ worth.
Yet the company is giving limited assurances it will clean its mess after closing the plant this year, and state oversight is limited.
capitalandmain.com/theres-a-lak...
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Claims that vaccine recommendations are driven by profit are baseless.
If doctors profited from “keeping people sick,” why would we promote vaccines that prevent illness?
This rhetoric doesn’t just sow mistrust, it warps reality. Public health is about protecting the public, not profiting off it.
If doctors profited from “keeping people sick,” why would we promote vaccines that prevent illness?
This rhetoric doesn’t just sow mistrust, it warps reality. Public health is about protecting the public, not profiting off it.
August 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Claims that vaccine recommendations are driven by profit are baseless.
If doctors profited from “keeping people sick,” why would we promote vaccines that prevent illness?
This rhetoric doesn’t just sow mistrust, it warps reality. Public health is about protecting the public, not profiting off it.
If doctors profited from “keeping people sick,” why would we promote vaccines that prevent illness?
This rhetoric doesn’t just sow mistrust, it warps reality. Public health is about protecting the public, not profiting off it.
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Sure, why talk when you can just shoot first…
-- ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits
Instead of requiring a five-week Spanish-language course, ICE translations would be done by an unspecified technology.
theintercept.com/2025/08/14/i...
-- ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits
Instead of requiring a five-week Spanish-language course, ICE translations would be done by an unspecified technology.
theintercept.com/2025/08/14/i...
ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits
Instead of a requirement for a five-week Spanish-language training course, ICE translations would be done by an unspecified technology.
theintercept.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sure, why talk when you can just shoot first…
-- ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits
Instead of requiring a five-week Spanish-language course, ICE translations would be done by an unspecified technology.
theintercept.com/2025/08/14/i...
-- ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits
Instead of requiring a five-week Spanish-language course, ICE translations would be done by an unspecified technology.
theintercept.com/2025/08/14/i...
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For-Profit Presidency: New Yorker Mag Reveals Trump Family's Frenzy to Cash In on the White House
For-Profit Presidency: New Yorker Mag Reveals Trump Family’s Frenzy to Cash In on the White House
“How much is Trump pocketing off the presidency?” That’s the question driving a major new investigation by journalist David D. Kirkpatrick in The New Yorker, which finds that the first family has...
www.democracynow.org
August 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For-Profit Presidency: New Yorker Mag Reveals Trump Family's Frenzy to Cash In on the White House
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"Federal Agents Are the New Proud Boys. It used to be far-right groups who flooded cities wearing masks and military gear, looking for a fight. Now it’s anonymous federal agents who are violently attacking people on the street." newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Federal Agents Are the New Proud Boys
It used to be far-right groups who flooded cities wearing masks and military gear, looking for a fight. Now it’s anonymous federal agents who are violently attacking people on the street.
newrepublic.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
"Federal Agents Are the New Proud Boys. It used to be far-right groups who flooded cities wearing masks and military gear, looking for a fight. Now it’s anonymous federal agents who are violently attacking people on the street." newrepublic.com/article/1992...
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"That's the line. Right on the f*cking road. I won't even have enough gas to wait it out."
Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories are experiencing a significant gas shortage after drone strikes on oil refineries.
Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories are experiencing a significant gas shortage after drone strikes on oil refineries.
August 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"That's the line. Right on the f*cking road. I won't even have enough gas to wait it out."
Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories are experiencing a significant gas shortage after drone strikes on oil refineries.
Russia and Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories are experiencing a significant gas shortage after drone strikes on oil refineries.
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"Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody ... the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of states." www.wired.com/story/senate...
Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of state...
www.wired.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody ... the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of states." www.wired.com/story/senate...
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The UN’s highest court has ruled that countries can be held legally responsible for fueling climate chaos. 🌍⚖️
That could leave the U.S.—the world’s biggest oil & gas producer—more isolated than ever. 🧵 1/5
That could leave the U.S.—the world’s biggest oil & gas producer—more isolated than ever. 🧵 1/5
Could Poor Countries Hold the U.S. Accountable for Climate Chaos?
A recent court ruling and a brave stand by Brazil could help force the Trump administration to answer for its environmental lawlessness.
inthesetimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The UN’s highest court has ruled that countries can be held legally responsible for fueling climate chaos. 🌍⚖️
That could leave the U.S.—the world’s biggest oil & gas producer—more isolated than ever. 🧵 1/5
That could leave the U.S.—the world’s biggest oil & gas producer—more isolated than ever. 🧵 1/5
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“The GOP States With Guards Deployed to D.C. Have Urban Murder Rates Way Higher Than D.C.’s.”
“New Orleans? Memphis? Baton Rouge? Jackson, Mississippi? Why aren’t their states’ Guards on patrol there?”
Great from Harold Meyerson @prospect.org
prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...
“New Orleans? Memphis? Baton Rouge? Jackson, Mississippi? Why aren’t their states’ Guards on patrol there?”
Great from Harold Meyerson @prospect.org
prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...
The GOP States With Guards Deployed to D.C. Have Urban Murder Rates Way Higher Than D.C.’s
Today on TAP: New Orleans? Memphis? Baton Rouge? Jackson, Mississippi? Why aren’t their states’ Guards on patrol there?
prospect.org
August 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“The GOP States With Guards Deployed to D.C. Have Urban Murder Rates Way Higher Than D.C.’s.”
“New Orleans? Memphis? Baton Rouge? Jackson, Mississippi? Why aren’t their states’ Guards on patrol there?”
Great from Harold Meyerson @prospect.org
prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...
“New Orleans? Memphis? Baton Rouge? Jackson, Mississippi? Why aren’t their states’ Guards on patrol there?”
Great from Harold Meyerson @prospect.org
prospect.org/blogs-and-ne...
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The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research
U.S. Researchers May Never Probe Deep into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Again Without This Ship
The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research
www.scientificamerican.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
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Avelo Airlines profits off Trump’s terror tactics by running secretive (often illegal) deportation flights. We’re organizing to ground “ICE Air” by undermining the pillars that prop up Avelo’s business. Join our campaign to make Avelo Airlines’ deportation flights too costly to continue.
ground avelo
www.groundavelo.org
August 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Avelo Airlines profits off Trump’s terror tactics by running secretive (often illegal) deportation flights. We’re organizing to ground “ICE Air” by undermining the pillars that prop up Avelo’s business. Join our campaign to make Avelo Airlines’ deportation flights too costly to continue.
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US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children…
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, differing from federal policy that no longer recommends routine vaccination for healthy children.
www.reuters.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children…
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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ICE is targeting delivery drivers in DC, and MPD is helping them.
📌 ICE is not police
📌 DC law requires uniformed officers to show their badge and nameplate while on duty
And Uber needs to do better by its drivers!
📌 ICE is not police
📌 DC law requires uniformed officers to show their badge and nameplate while on duty
And Uber needs to do better by its drivers!
August 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
ICE is targeting delivery drivers in DC, and MPD is helping them.
📌 ICE is not police
📌 DC law requires uniformed officers to show their badge and nameplate while on duty
And Uber needs to do better by its drivers!
📌 ICE is not police
📌 DC law requires uniformed officers to show their badge and nameplate while on duty
And Uber needs to do better by its drivers!