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Could be my ultimate favorite No Kings video! Alaska!!!!! 🦄✊🏻
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Could be my ultimate favorite No Kings video! Alaska!!!!! 🦄✊🏻
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The United Nations holds its annual global summit of world leaders this week amid an unprecedented cash crunch, much of it due to the unprecedented refusal of the U.S. to make any payments to its regular budget.
Trump starves U.N. of funding, as global body faces cash crunch
President Donald Trump will address the U.N., which he has accused of “not being well run.” His administration is in arrears and has ordered a review of U.S. funding to the global body.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The United Nations holds its annual global summit of world leaders this week amid an unprecedented cash crunch, much of it due to the unprecedented refusal of the U.S. to make any payments to its regular budget.
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"I thought all those awful things that person said about me were true. I had to rewire my brain.”
Reese Witherspoon Speaks Candidly About Mental Toll Of Abusive Relationship
"I thought all those awful things that person said about me were true. I had to rewire my brain.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
"I thought all those awful things that person said about me were true. I had to rewire my brain.”
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Why the clean energy revolution can outrun the Trump administration www.vox.com/podcasts/462...
Why the clean energy revolution can outrun the Trump administration
Environmental activist and writer Bill McKibben on why “you can’t stop the sun.”
www.vox.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Why the clean energy revolution can outrun the Trump administration www.vox.com/podcasts/462...
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Free speech scholars say ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely represents "jawboning," when government officials pressure private companies to suppress speech.
Legal experts say pulling Jimmy Kimmel from air may amount to illegal 'jawboning'
Free speech scholars say ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely represents "jawboning," when government officials pressure private companies to suppress speech.
n.pr
September 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Free speech scholars say ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely represents "jawboning," when government officials pressure private companies to suppress speech.
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Trump:
"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
September 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Trump:
"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and 10 state legislators arrested as they protest being denied access to holding rooms for migrants at 26 Federal Plaza.
Elected officials arrested as anti-ICE protests escalate at 26 Federal Plaza
New York Democrats demand to inspect conditions for detained migrants after a federal judge cited overcrowding and lack of sanitation.
www.politico.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and 10 state legislators arrested as they protest being denied access to holding rooms for migrants at 26 Federal Plaza.
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‘If it’s the last thing I do’: Elon Musk promises to fund campaigns against Republicans who vote for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ bill
Elon Musk vows campaigns against every Republican who votes for Trump’s agenda
www.independent.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
‘If it’s the last thing I do’: Elon Musk promises to fund campaigns against Republicans who vote for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ bill
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Is this what it means to make America great again?
The Dollar Has Its Worst Start to a Year Since 1973
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Is this what it means to make America great again?
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Donald Trump’s supporters have worked themselves into a frenzy after CNN aired a segment on a new app allowing users to track the president’s nationwide deportation drive in real time.
MAGA Melts Down at CNN Over ICE Coverage: ‘DOJ Needs to Look at This!’
The Trump camp has gotten itself into an absolute spin over the network’s segment on a new ICE-tracking app.
trib.al
July 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Donald Trump’s supporters have worked themselves into a frenzy after CNN aired a segment on a new app allowing users to track the president’s nationwide deportation drive in real time.
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Big update: after overnight meetings with the parliamentarian my team successfully got these exemptions stripped from the bill. Special giveaways to protect certain states from these devastating Medicaid cuts is the worst form of hypocrisy.
Republicans are about to decimate Medicaid across the country and their top two Senate leaders are trying to get their states exempted from the cuts at the 11th hour.
July 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Big update: after overnight meetings with the parliamentarian my team successfully got these exemptions stripped from the bill. Special giveaways to protect certain states from these devastating Medicaid cuts is the worst form of hypocrisy.
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As US government authorities can no longer be relied upon to provide reliable medical information, the American Medical Association and 78 other medical societies have written an open letter to the American public underscoring the importance of vaccines.
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines
Read an open letter to the general public from the AMA and medical societies reaffirming support for vaccination to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV.
www.ama-assn.org
June 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
As US government authorities can no longer be relied upon to provide reliable medical information, the American Medical Association and 78 other medical societies have written an open letter to the American public underscoring the importance of vaccines.
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
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With proposed cuts to SNAP and other programs, families will struggle even harder to afford groceries, millions of kids may lose free school meals ... and it gets worse.
The Very Real Ways Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Food Program Cuts Will Harm Families And Kids
With proposed cuts to SNAP and other programs, families will struggle even harder to afford groceries, millions of kids may lose free school meals ... and it gets worse.
www.huffpost.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
With proposed cuts to SNAP and other programs, families will struggle even harder to afford groceries, millions of kids may lose free school meals ... and it gets worse.
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The 1973 War Powers Act and the Constitution both give Congress—not the president—the power to declare war. Trump conveniently forgot that when he ordered strikes on Iran this weekend.
Here's what to know, from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here's what to know, from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Democrats in Congress decry Trump’s Iran strikes as unconstitutional
The 1973 War Powers Act and the Constitution both give Congress—not the president—the power to declare war.
www.motherjones.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The 1973 War Powers Act and the Constitution both give Congress—not the president—the power to declare war. Trump conveniently forgot that when he ordered strikes on Iran this weekend.
Here's what to know, from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here's what to know, from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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NEW: President Trump's policies and actions have been stopped by US courts more than 200 times.
We've been tracking lawsuits from the moment he was sworn in, identifying at least 320+ by the start of May -- and more keep coming.
A deep, deep dive into the data:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
We've been tracking lawsuits from the moment he was sworn in, identifying at least 320+ by the start of May -- and more keep coming.
A deep, deep dive into the data:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Trump Has Been Stopped By Courts More Than 200 Times
A Bloomberg analysis of more than 325 court cases involving challenges to President Trump’s executive actions reveals the stress test on the balance of power taking shape.
www.bloomberg.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
NEW: President Trump's policies and actions have been stopped by US courts more than 200 times.
We've been tracking lawsuits from the moment he was sworn in, identifying at least 320+ by the start of May -- and more keep coming.
A deep, deep dive into the data:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
We've been tracking lawsuits from the moment he was sworn in, identifying at least 320+ by the start of May -- and more keep coming.
A deep, deep dive into the data:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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A CNN host asked these creeps: “Does it matter to you all who has more babies in America, or is this a universal thing for you?" Eventually the husband came out and said yeah it does.
He doesn't support possible "baby bonuses" for low-income people because they are "a drain on tax system"
He doesn't support possible "baby bonuses" for low-income people because they are "a drain on tax system"
Pronatalist Suggests He Doesn't Think People on Welfare Should Have More Babies
Fresh off proposing Nazi-like medals for having lots of kids, self-described pronatalist Malcolm Collins said not every American should get a "baby bonus."
www.jezebel.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A CNN host asked these creeps: “Does it matter to you all who has more babies in America, or is this a universal thing for you?" Eventually the husband came out and said yeah it does.
He doesn't support possible "baby bonuses" for low-income people because they are "a drain on tax system"
He doesn't support possible "baby bonuses" for low-income people because they are "a drain on tax system"
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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The Global Engagement Center, a State Department unit that called out Russian and Chinese propaganda campaigns, has been shut down.
Marco Rubio Kills State Department Anti-Propaganda Shop, Promises ‘Twitter Files’ Sequel
With the Global Engagement Center shut down, the State Department is now set to investigate whether past US efforts against foreign propaganda amounted to censorship of Americans.
www.wired.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Global Engagement Center, a State Department unit that called out Russian and Chinese propaganda campaigns, has been shut down.
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Astonishing RFK Jr interview with NBC. At 23.30 he claims pharmaceuticals are the 3rd leading cause of death in the US [wtf]. He discloses the name & medical history of the 2nd child to die of measles, implies she wasn't healthy & argues about her cause of death. @gorskon.bsky.social
Key takeaways from RFK Jr.'s interview on measles vaccine, food dyes, weight loss drugs and more
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke with CBS News in an exclusive interview. Here are some highlights.
www.cbsnews.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Astonishing RFK Jr interview with NBC. At 23.30 he claims pharmaceuticals are the 3rd leading cause of death in the US [wtf]. He discloses the name & medical history of the 2nd child to die of measles, implies she wasn't healthy & argues about her cause of death. @gorskon.bsky.social
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There are at least 3 ways Trump could claim a third term:
1️⃣ some sort of electoral bait and switch using the Twenty-Second Amendment's terminology of "elected" president.
2️⃣ the next victor cedes the presidency to Trump, as Speaker of the House.
3️⃣ an new Constitutional amendment.
1️⃣ some sort of electoral bait and switch using the Twenty-Second Amendment's terminology of "elected" president.
2️⃣ the next victor cedes the presidency to Trump, as Speaker of the House.
3️⃣ an new Constitutional amendment.
Take Trump’s Third-Term Threats Seriously
The president’s vaulting ambition may run afoul of the Constitution, but you can’t rule out the Supreme Court providing him with an assist.
newrepublic.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There are at least 3 ways Trump could claim a third term:
1️⃣ some sort of electoral bait and switch using the Twenty-Second Amendment's terminology of "elected" president.
2️⃣ the next victor cedes the presidency to Trump, as Speaker of the House.
3️⃣ an new Constitutional amendment.
1️⃣ some sort of electoral bait and switch using the Twenty-Second Amendment's terminology of "elected" president.
2️⃣ the next victor cedes the presidency to Trump, as Speaker of the House.
3️⃣ an new Constitutional amendment.
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🚨NEW: The NC Supreme Court's GOP majority will retroactively nullify 2,000 to 7,000 ballots from military and overseas voters unless they quickly prove their identity—but only those who voted in a few Democratic counties.
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
April 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🚨NEW: The NC Supreme Court's GOP majority will retroactively nullify 2,000 to 7,000 ballots from military and overseas voters unless they quickly prove their identity—but only those who voted in a few Democratic counties.
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
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Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism"
"That theory has been debunked"
"One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"
"That theory has been debunked"
"One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"
April 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism"
"That theory has been debunked"
"One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"
"That theory has been debunked"
"One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"