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Time to call Congress again and tell them to send this budget proposal back to the kleptocratic hell that it came from
SCOOP: Internal budget doc reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts. About 1/3 of HHS discretionary budget. Our story w @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social @joelachenbach.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts
HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one third of its discretionary budget.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Time to call Congress again and tell them to send this budget proposal back to the kleptocratic hell that it came from
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NOW: Thousands of protestors are marching in Washington D.C. to ICE Headquarters and the White House to say:
HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS!
STOP FUNDING GENOCIDE!
HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS!
STOP FUNDING GENOCIDE!
April 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NOW: Thousands of protestors are marching in Washington D.C. to ICE Headquarters and the White House to say:
HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS!
STOP FUNDING GENOCIDE!
HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS!
STOP FUNDING GENOCIDE!
@naomiaklein.bsky.social I feel like we are seeing a deliberately created catastrophe SO THAT austerity can be imposed. Shock Doctrine playing out in America. Can you speak to that?
April 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@naomiaklein.bsky.social I feel like we are seeing a deliberately created catastrophe SO THAT austerity can be imposed. Shock Doctrine playing out in America. Can you speak to that?
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The Supreme Court seems likely to expand religious employers’ right to ignore the law www.vox.com/scotus/40646...
The Supreme Court seems likely to expand religious employers’ right to ignore the law
Although there are unanswered questions about how far the Court will go…
www.vox.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Supreme Court seems likely to expand religious employers’ right to ignore the law www.vox.com/scotus/40646...
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Waiting and worrying as Musk chainsaws jobs, recession looms, and "everybody knows."
March 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Waiting and worrying as Musk chainsaws jobs, recession looms, and "everybody knows."
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Legislature adopts spending plan that funds public schools, provides pay raises, eliminates DEI initiatives, polices pronouns, and puts the state on a course to blow through billions in reserves and face a budget shortfall within three years #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/03/27/k...
Kansas Legislature passes spending plan that would put state $460M in the hole within three years • Kansas Reflector
The Legislature adopted a spending plan Thursday that fully funds public schools, provides pay raises for state employees, eliminates DEI initiatives, policies pronouns in state employee emails, and p...
kansasreflector.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Legislature adopts spending plan that funds public schools, provides pay raises, eliminates DEI initiatives, polices pronouns, and puts the state on a course to blow through billions in reserves and face a budget shortfall within three years #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/03/27/k...
@rebmoti.bsky.social how much of this article cross applies to energy costs in KS since Evergy has their hand out again.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: Californians pay too much for electricity. Here are three bold solutions
It's time for Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers to show courage and take some political risks.
www.latimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@rebmoti.bsky.social how much of this article cross applies to energy costs in KS since Evergy has their hand out again.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Kansas House GOP has gathered secretly throughout 2025 session, doing people’s business in the dark #ksleg via @claywires.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/03/24/k...
Kansas House GOP has gathered secretly throughout 2025 session, doing people's business in the dark • Kansas Reflector
Kansas House Republicans have repeatedly met in closed caucus meetings this legislative session, doing state business in secret and upending longstanding tradition.
kansasreflector.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Kansas House GOP has gathered secretly throughout 2025 session, doing people’s business in the dark #ksleg via @claywires.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/03/24/k...
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A write-up in the local paper from my visit to Allen County, Kansas. Every person who subscribes to the local paper will see a progressive message on the front page of the paper.
People from 18 different counties showed up to the event. We make change when we show up in rural spaces.
People from 18 different counties showed up to the event. We make change when we show up in rural spaces.
March 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A write-up in the local paper from my visit to Allen County, Kansas. Every person who subscribes to the local paper will see a progressive message on the front page of the paper.
People from 18 different counties showed up to the event. We make change when we show up in rural spaces.
People from 18 different counties showed up to the event. We make change when we show up in rural spaces.
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My friend from graduate school found out that funding for her NF1 project got pulled. From $25 mil to 0 with a stroke of a pen. NF1=Neurofibromatosis Type 1, an inherited genetic disorder. Both of us are early career scientists. 🧪🔬🧬 #Science #AcademicSky
www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
March 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My friend from graduate school found out that funding for her NF1 project got pulled. From $25 mil to 0 with a stroke of a pen. NF1=Neurofibromatosis Type 1, an inherited genetic disorder. Both of us are early career scientists. 🧪🔬🧬 #Science #AcademicSky
www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
www.wired.com/story/the-ch...
And a very charming essay: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...
Opinion | How Hooters Became a Refuge for Young Gay Men (Gift Article)
Many fathers and grandfathers take their gay sons to the bar. It’s become a place of refuge — and how that happened is a curious story.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
And a very charming essay: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...
Everyone should read this excellent essay by Ralph Nader: nader.org/2025/03/21/d...
Democratic Party Leaders – Mostly Wimps, Wallowers and Wallflowers - Ralph Nader
By Ralph Nader March 21, 2025 I’ve stopped counting the articles on the Democratic Party’s disarray over how and when they should confront Tyrant Trump’s criminal destruction of our country, its peopl...
nader.org
March 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Everyone should read this excellent essay by Ralph Nader: nader.org/2025/03/21/d...
Newbie. I would like to get a feel for what is out there at this site. I listened to Megyn Kelly interview Glenn Greenwald. Kelly's reliance on guilt by association tropes is challenging. But, as always, Greenwald acquits himself well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owl_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owl_...
Is It Legal For Mahmoud Khalil To Be Deported? Megyn Kelly and Glenn Greenwald Debate the Issue
YouTube video by Megyn Kelly
www.youtube.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Newbie. I would like to get a feel for what is out there at this site. I listened to Megyn Kelly interview Glenn Greenwald. Kelly's reliance on guilt by association tropes is challenging. But, as always, Greenwald acquits himself well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owl_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owl_...
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If the Americans can revoke degrees after the fact, then what the hell is the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School waiting for?
BREAKING: Columbia University says it has expelled, suspended or revoked degrees from some students who seized a building during a pro-Palestinian protest.
Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated.
bit.ly
March 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If the Americans can revoke degrees after the fact, then what the hell is the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School waiting for?