Jeff Berman
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
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Since President Donald Trump took office, the Park Service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow.
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
wapo.st
April 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Since President Donald Trump took office, the Park Service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow.
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The same folks who screamed 'tyranny' over wearing a paper mask for 20 minutes at Walmart while we drowned in COVID patients now cheer for policies that'll permanently gut American prosperity and drag our standard of living back decades.
April 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The same folks who screamed 'tyranny' over wearing a paper mask for 20 minutes at Walmart while we drowned in COVID patients now cheer for policies that'll permanently gut American prosperity and drag our standard of living back decades.
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It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
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Millions will die as a result of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s barbaric and obscene - and illegal - decision to shut down USAID.
So there it is. USAID RIFs (official structured layoff) everyone. Every last person.
March 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Millions will die as a result of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s barbaric and obscene - and illegal - decision to shut down USAID.
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Happy February to all those who still celebrate.
February 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Happy February to all those who still celebrate.
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This is a national emergency:
February 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is a national emergency:
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One of my fourth graders asked a friend if he and his family wanted to live at his house since they are scared of the cold men coming to their house.
The cold men are ICE.
Kids may not understand it all right now, but they are listening.
The cold men are ICE.
Kids may not understand it all right now, but they are listening.
January 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of my fourth graders asked a friend if he and his family wanted to live at his house since they are scared of the cold men coming to their house.
The cold men are ICE.
Kids may not understand it all right now, but they are listening.
The cold men are ICE.
Kids may not understand it all right now, but they are listening.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Climate Dad
1.5C is dead.
2C all but inevitable without an immediate end to fossil fueled capitalism.
We’re gonna lose everything.
Anyone denying the evidence of their own eyes is either bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry, or is having their gullibility exploited by someone who is.
1.5C is dead.
2C all but inevitable without an immediate end to fossil fueled capitalism.
We’re gonna lose everything.
Anyone denying the evidence of their own eyes is either bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry, or is having their gullibility exploited by someone who is.
January 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Climate Dad
1.5C is dead.
2C all but inevitable without an immediate end to fossil fueled capitalism.
We’re gonna lose everything.
Anyone denying the evidence of their own eyes is either bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry, or is having their gullibility exploited by someone who is.
1.5C is dead.
2C all but inevitable without an immediate end to fossil fueled capitalism.
We’re gonna lose everything.
Anyone denying the evidence of their own eyes is either bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry, or is having their gullibility exploited by someone who is.
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I’m grateful to have grown up with Mr. Rogers’s Neighborhood, Schoolhouse Rock, Reading Rainbow. They shaped my worldview and perspective in a positive way that gave me hope for humanity and civility as a collective community and country. To see that shattered by MAGA and Trump is heartbreaking 😞
January 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I’m grateful to have grown up with Mr. Rogers’s Neighborhood, Schoolhouse Rock, Reading Rainbow. They shaped my worldview and perspective in a positive way that gave me hope for humanity and civility as a collective community and country. To see that shattered by MAGA and Trump is heartbreaking 😞
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Have to wonder if the media has seen any of this? 🤔
December 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Have to wonder if the media has seen any of this? 🤔
Ha ha nice work nyt
December 12, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Ha ha nice work nyt
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Every time I read the local news and see a teacher who was awarded a $250 grant for her classroom, I understand that she spent hours of her own time applying for it. Writing it. Going through a submission process.
For $250. For her classroom…
For $250. For her classroom…
December 12, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Every time I read the local news and see a teacher who was awarded a $250 grant for her classroom, I understand that she spent hours of her own time applying for it. Writing it. Going through a submission process.
For $250. For her classroom…
For $250. For her classroom…
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Pete Buttigieg has been meeting with prominent Michigan Democrats as he weighs his political future. He’s reportedly considering running for Michigan governor in 2026 or president in 2028. Many are urging him to enter the crowded 2026 race to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is term limited.
December 10, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Pete Buttigieg has been meeting with prominent Michigan Democrats as he weighs his political future. He’s reportedly considering running for Michigan governor in 2026 or president in 2028. Many are urging him to enter the crowded 2026 race to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is term limited.
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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
December 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
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Sunday Thought: Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey was the biggest advocate on Expanding Medicare to include Dental/Vision/Hearing. Now he's no longer in Congress. 😢💔
December 8, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Sunday Thought: Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey was the biggest advocate on Expanding Medicare to include Dental/Vision/Hearing. Now he's no longer in Congress. 😢💔
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Amid the backdrop that more than a dozen members of Trump's Cabinet are billionaires, a reminder that this is what happened to income inequality in this country once the tax rate for top earners was slashed after 1980. Trickle down does not work and top earners' priority is themselves.
December 8, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Amid the backdrop that more than a dozen members of Trump's Cabinet are billionaires, a reminder that this is what happened to income inequality in this country once the tax rate for top earners was slashed after 1980. Trickle down does not work and top earners' priority is themselves.
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Our institutions don’t defend themselves, we do. Don't be distracted by Trump's chaotic appointee picks, focus because there's a long fight ahead.
December 7, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Our institutions don’t defend themselves, we do. Don't be distracted by Trump's chaotic appointee picks, focus because there's a long fight ahead.
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So, Americans let Elon Musk buy the USA & now he gets to run it?
December 7, 2024 at 9:00 PM
So, Americans let Elon Musk buy the USA & now he gets to run it?
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Why did the non-binary prospector head out west?
There was gold in them/their hills.
There was gold in them/their hills.
December 3, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Why did the non-binary prospector head out west?
There was gold in them/their hills.
There was gold in them/their hills.