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Like most people, when I go hiking, I stop at small businesses for things like coffee, food and gas.
The Hoh Rain Forest is a critical economic driver for the Peninsula.
The Hoh Rain Forest is a critical economic driver for the Peninsula.
May 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Like most people, when I go hiking, I stop at small businesses for things like coffee, food and gas.
The Hoh Rain Forest is a critical economic driver for the Peninsula.
The Hoh Rain Forest is a critical economic driver for the Peninsula.
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SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit.
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
April 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit.
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
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BREAKING — The family abducted by ICE is returning home, per email from Sackets Harbor Superintendent:
April 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
BREAKING — The family abducted by ICE is returning home, per email from Sackets Harbor Superintendent:
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FOTUS wants a 4 mile military parade through DC for his 79th b-day. This is the same guy who dodged the draft and now wants tanks and flyovers to mark his “accomplishments.”
Remember when the last one was canceled because it would cost $92 mil?
DOGE - I think this qualifies as wasteful spending 🙄
Remember when the last one was canceled because it would cost $92 mil?
DOGE - I think this qualifies as wasteful spending 🙄
thehill.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
FOTUS wants a 4 mile military parade through DC for his 79th b-day. This is the same guy who dodged the draft and now wants tanks and flyovers to mark his “accomplishments.”
Remember when the last one was canceled because it would cost $92 mil?
DOGE - I think this qualifies as wasteful spending 🙄
Remember when the last one was canceled because it would cost $92 mil?
DOGE - I think this qualifies as wasteful spending 🙄
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Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."
Nationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and Musk
Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!"
www.npr.org
April 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."
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you cannot say you’re throwing someone out of the country for creating a ruckus and not identify the ruckus!!!
Marco Rubio on Rumeysa Ozturk: "We revoked her visa ... once you've lost your visa, you're no longer legally in the United States ... if you come into the US as a visitor and create a ruckus for us, we don't want it. We don't want it in our country. Go back and do it in your country."
March 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
you cannot say you’re throwing someone out of the country for creating a ruckus and not identify the ruckus!!!
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Why is Trump waging a war on the Department of Education?
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
March 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Why is Trump waging a war on the Department of Education?
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
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You can read our full statement on this important win on our website. www.acluok.org/en/press-rel...
Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks Superintendent Ryan Walters’ attempts to purchase Bibles and Bible-infused instructional materials
In a victory for religious freedom, public education and church-state separation, the Oklahoma Supreme Court today temporarily blocked OSDE from spending taxpayer dollars on Bibles and Bible-infused
www.acluok.org
March 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
You can read our full statement on this important win on our website. www.acluok.org/en/press-rel...
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“I asked Schlanger just how freaked out we should be by Khalil’s apprehension. ‘I teach constitutional law,’ she said. ‘And I’m freaking out.’”
Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare (Gift Article)
Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“I asked Schlanger just how freaked out we should be by Khalil’s apprehension. ‘I teach constitutional law,’ she said. ‘And I’m freaking out.’”
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From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
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President Trump has taken executive action to destroy the few protections in place for ensuring that AI is safe and responsible.
Commonsense guardrails for federal deployment of AI are crucial to guaranteeing that innovation makes our lives better, not worse.
Commonsense guardrails for federal deployment of AI are crucial to guaranteeing that innovation makes our lives better, not worse.
Trump's Efforts to Dismantle AI Protections, Explained | ACLU
President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.
www.aclu.org
February 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
President Trump has taken executive action to destroy the few protections in place for ensuring that AI is safe and responsible.
Commonsense guardrails for federal deployment of AI are crucial to guaranteeing that innovation makes our lives better, not worse.
Commonsense guardrails for federal deployment of AI are crucial to guaranteeing that innovation makes our lives better, not worse.
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Elon Musk’s DOGE hackers have infiltrated NOAA, locked out career experts, and are possibly tampering with climate data.
Who authorized this? Is this a Project 2025 trial run to dismantle NOAA?
The public deserves the truth.
Who authorized this? Is this a Project 2025 trial run to dismantle NOAA?
The public deserves the truth.
February 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Elon Musk’s DOGE hackers have infiltrated NOAA, locked out career experts, and are possibly tampering with climate data.
Who authorized this? Is this a Project 2025 trial run to dismantle NOAA?
The public deserves the truth.
Who authorized this? Is this a Project 2025 trial run to dismantle NOAA?
The public deserves the truth.
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More details on this shockingly sloppy episode.
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN
Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
More details on this shockingly sloppy episode.