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Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
n.pr
December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
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The U.S. Capitol began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns
The U.S. Capitol is displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school. It’s a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate...
www.nbcwashington.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The U.S. Capitol began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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The NTSB reacted to legislation proposing a return to the way air traffic was around Reagan National Airport before 67 were killed in the midair collision.
‘This is shameful': NTSB chair angered by bill relaxing DCA flight restrictions
Legislation proposing to return air traffic around Reagan National Airport to what it was before the devastating midair collision angered the National Transportation Safety Board Wednesday. The U.S. D...
www.nbcwashington.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The NTSB reacted to legislation proposing a return to the way air traffic was around Reagan National Airport before 67 were killed in the midair collision.
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
“Um well there aren’t even any Senate Dem Press releases saying they support the deal”
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
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Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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“I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.”
To the people of the world who wonder if there are Americans who grasp how mad he is: There are. We can see it. We are working to mobilize our people to oppose him and his dangerous regime.
To the people of the world who wonder if there are Americans who grasp how mad he is: There are. We can see it. We are working to mobilize our people to oppose him and his dangerous regime.
September 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.”
To the people of the world who wonder if there are Americans who grasp how mad he is: There are. We can see it. We are working to mobilize our people to oppose him and his dangerous regime.
To the people of the world who wonder if there are Americans who grasp how mad he is: There are. We can see it. We are working to mobilize our people to oppose him and his dangerous regime.
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
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I get called radical because I want affordable housing and rational, compassionate immigration policy and gun reform that helps keep kids safe.
Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.
Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.
September 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I get called radical because I want affordable housing and rational, compassionate immigration policy and gun reform that helps keep kids safe.
Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.
Radicals like me are never going to kill people for our ideology because that’s literally not our ideology.
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"The gospel is clear: we are called to love our neighbors as ourselves, which includes taking action to protect them from violence. Our faith compels us to advocate for common-sense gun safety laws that reduce the risk of harm to our communities.”
Rev. Dr. William Barber II
Rev. Dr. William Barber II
September 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"The gospel is clear: we are called to love our neighbors as ourselves, which includes taking action to protect them from violence. Our faith compels us to advocate for common-sense gun safety laws that reduce the risk of harm to our communities.”
Rev. Dr. William Barber II
Rev. Dr. William Barber II
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I refuse to take health advice from someone who looks—by choice—like a Shrinky Dink left in the oven too long. He needs to sit his crispy ass all the way down.
September 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I refuse to take health advice from someone who looks—by choice—like a Shrinky Dink left in the oven too long. He needs to sit his crispy ass all the way down.
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The shooter at Annunciation Catholic School used an assault weapon to fire dozens of rounds through the stained glass windows of the school’s church—killing two children and wounding 17 others, including 14 children.
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The shooter at Annunciation Catholic School used an assault weapon to fire dozens of rounds through the stained glass windows of the school’s church—killing two children and wounding 17 others, including 14 children.
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August 1 was just the beginning
YouTube video by Stand With Mason
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August 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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If you’d told me a decade ago that the NYT and WaPo would roll over for a Republican president going full fascist while the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal went on the attack — and that Bill Kristol was pressing the attack harder than Nancy Pelosi — well, I’d have had you committed.
July 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If you’d told me a decade ago that the NYT and WaPo would roll over for a Republican president going full fascist while the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal went on the attack — and that Bill Kristol was pressing the attack harder than Nancy Pelosi — well, I’d have had you committed.
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After Texas failed to pass a bill to improve flood warning systems, a Kerr County lawmaker says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which aimed to establish a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.
bit.ly/44xMjyr
bit.ly/44xMjyr
Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local flood warning systems this year
A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communicati...
bit.ly
July 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
After Texas failed to pass a bill to improve flood warning systems, a Kerr County lawmaker says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which aimed to establish a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.
bit.ly/44xMjyr
bit.ly/44xMjyr
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Here are the names of every person who supports MAGA immigration policy while ALSO following the actual teachings of Jesus:
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That's it, really.
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That's it, really.
June 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Here are the names of every person who supports MAGA immigration policy while ALSO following the actual teachings of Jesus:
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That's it, really.
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That's it, really.
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For anyone near a hurricane-prone area, this is alarmingly bad news.
www.local10.com/weather/hurr...
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www.local10.com/weather/hurr...
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Critical hurricane forecast tool abruptly terminated
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it would immediately stop ingesting, processing, and transmitting data essential to most hurricane forecasts.
www.local10.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For anyone near a hurricane-prone area, this is alarmingly bad news.
www.local10.com/weather/hurr...
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www.local10.com/weather/hurr...
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"I am a proud Democrat who fights for people and thinks Republicans are bad and we should stand up to them": actually a very popular message, which should be a lesson both to the reactionary centrist crowd and to other leftists hoping for similar success
June 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"I am a proud Democrat who fights for people and thinks Republicans are bad and we should stand up to them": actually a very popular message, which should be a lesson both to the reactionary centrist crowd and to other leftists hoping for similar success
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'THIS IS BULL----': National Science Foundation employees protested HUD's plan to take over its Alexandria headquarters. Youngkin says the move aligns with Trump's plan.
‘This is bull——”: National Science Foundation employees protest HUD's takeover
Dozens of National Science Foundation employees crowded the agency’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday to protest the news that the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, w...
www.nbcwashington.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
'THIS IS BULL----': National Science Foundation employees protested HUD's plan to take over its Alexandria headquarters. Youngkin says the move aligns with Trump's plan.
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*taps the sign*
PREVENTATIVE WAR AS A DOCTRINE DOES NOT LEAD TO MILITARY OR NATIONAL STRATEGIC SUCCESS
PREVENTATIVE WAR AS A DOCTRINE DOES NOT LEAD TO MILITARY OR NATIONAL STRATEGIC SUCCESS
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
*taps the sign*
PREVENTATIVE WAR AS A DOCTRINE DOES NOT LEAD TO MILITARY OR NATIONAL STRATEGIC SUCCESS
PREVENTATIVE WAR AS A DOCTRINE DOES NOT LEAD TO MILITARY OR NATIONAL STRATEGIC SUCCESS
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The authority to wage war rests with Congress. This impeachable action is the reckless behavior of a man granted near-total immunity who feels unleashed to do anything.
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The authority to wage war rests with Congress. This impeachable action is the reckless behavior of a man granted near-total immunity who feels unleashed to do anything.
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FEMA is bleeding staff. Its leader was unaware of hurricane season until recently. And the Trump admin wants to eliminate it altogether.
Experts warn: We’re on track to repeat the mistakes of Katrina – or worse.
Experts warn: We’re on track to repeat the mistakes of Katrina – or worse.
FEMA is unprepared for the next Hurricane Katrina, disaster experts warn » Yale Climate Connections
Cuts, chaos, and climate change are converging to leave Americans more vulnerable to disaster than they were in 2005.
yaleclimateconnections.org
June 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
FEMA is bleeding staff. Its leader was unaware of hurricane season until recently. And the Trump admin wants to eliminate it altogether.
Experts warn: We’re on track to repeat the mistakes of Katrina – or worse.
Experts warn: We’re on track to repeat the mistakes of Katrina – or worse.