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Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's who love, nurture and accept their children unconditionally 💐❤️.

Thinking of those who celebrate, those who mourn and those who carry complicated stories to heavy to tell.

Wishing all of you gentleness, care and the love you seek.
May 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.
How Europe is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nazis' surrender in WWII
Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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President Trump has issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR. This is the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

Whatever changes this action brings, NPR’s commitment to reporting the news – without fear or favor – will never change.
May 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Do one thing today (and everyday) for our home!
April 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Americans did not vote for, and do not support,” she added, “ending the federal government’s commitment to ensuring equal educational opportunities for every child.”
Donald Trump today issued an executive order calling for the U.S. Department of Education to be dismantled and ceasing many of its activities.

Here's how that will harm students: www.nea.org/nea-today/al...
March 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.
NIH cuts funding for vaccine hesitancy research and and may target mRNA research too
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.
www.npr.org
March 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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The time change can be hard on our health. There are more car accidents, strokes and heart attacks this week. People eat more junk food and have more migraines. Here's why — plus tips to help you adapt.
Daylight saving time has started. Here's how to adjust
The time change can be hard on our health. There are more car accidents, strokes and heart attacks this week. People eat more junk food and have more migraines. Here's why — plus tips to help you adap...
www.npr.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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just inane.

"For the farmers in the Central Valley, it was not irrigation season, and this was their precious summer supply..."

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Got any plans for next Friday? Cancel them and do this instead, we need you. ❤️🇺🇸
March 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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“Friday, February 28, 2025, will go into the history books as one of the grimmest days in American diplomacy,” writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social.

Now “Putin, along with other dictators around the world, can finally look at Trump with confidence and think: one of us”: theatln.tc/FHJeRVAj
One of the Grimmest Days in American Diplomacy
At an Oval Office meeting, the president of the United States ambushed a loyal ally.
theatln.tc
February 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Voters have repeatedly rejected school vouchers that take funding from public schools. Yet, anti-public education politicians are forcing them through executive orders—hurting millions of students. Public funds belong in public schools. Tell Congress to stop attacks on our students👉🏽 buff.ly/4hYMx7e
March 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
March 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
She went on to say that the spending freeze was “irrational, imprudent, and precipitated a nationwide crisis.”
February 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Whoops! I never was very good at following directions. 😉 #titsup #crosstitch #makeyourownrules
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf
February 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Invasion #facts
February 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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February 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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"Most cases are in school-age kids, and 13 have been hospitalized..."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight
At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Most of the cases are among school-aged children; at least thirteen patients have been hospitalized.
Updates: confirmed measles cases, hospitalizations in West Texas
Updated data and information from public health officials on confirmed measles cases in the region.
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February 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education would hurt all students—especially those from lower-income families and students with disabilities—by cutting essential services, increasing class sizes, and slashing civil rights protections.
February 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I counted 8 this year. There were so many more buds early on. It’s a young tree, but I need to read up on it after report cards.
February 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM