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Reader, Booktuber, artist
Globally: concerned, watchful
Personally: grateful, contented
Globally: concerned, watchful
Personally: grateful, contented
Susan collins is vying for borowitz's job. "Musk may have gone too far. I'm concerned."
February 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Susan collins is vying for borowitz's job. "Musk may have gone too far. I'm concerned."
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Trump and Musk’s hostile takeover is closing health centers, cutting care and raising prices — looting the Treasury to fund a massive tax cut. There are real people behind the numbers — including Trump voters!Uplift their stories and stop the power grab!
Virginia community health centers close over federal funding access
Despite pause on federal funding freeze, centers unable to access grants
www.vpm.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Trump and Musk’s hostile takeover is closing health centers, cutting care and raising prices — looting the Treasury to fund a massive tax cut. There are real people behind the numbers — including Trump voters!Uplift their stories and stop the power grab!
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The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
February 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
Read Brooklyn 1st!
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January 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Here’s the complete Clean Fifteen ranking:
Avocados
Sweet corn
Pineapple
Onions
Papaya
Sweet peas (frozen)
Asparagus
Honeydew melons
Kiwi
Cabbages
Watermelon
Mushrooms
Mangoes
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
Avocados
Sweet corn
Pineapple
Onions
Papaya
Sweet peas (frozen)
Asparagus
Honeydew melons
Kiwi
Cabbages
Watermelon
Mushrooms
Mangoes
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
January 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here’s the complete Clean Fifteen ranking:
Avocados
Sweet corn
Pineapple
Onions
Papaya
Sweet peas (frozen)
Asparagus
Honeydew melons
Kiwi
Cabbages
Watermelon
Mushrooms
Mangoes
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
Avocados
Sweet corn
Pineapple
Onions
Papaya
Sweet peas (frozen)
Asparagus
Honeydew melons
Kiwi
Cabbages
Watermelon
Mushrooms
Mangoes
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
Here’s the complete Dirty Dozen produce ranking: 2025
Strawberries
Spinach
Kale, collard, and mustard greens
Grapes
Peaches
Pears
Nectarines
Apples
Bell and hot peppers
Cherries
Blueberries
Green beans
Strawberries
Spinach
Kale, collard, and mustard greens
Grapes
Peaches
Pears
Nectarines
Apples
Bell and hot peppers
Cherries
Blueberries
Green beans
January 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Here’s the complete Dirty Dozen produce ranking: 2025
Strawberries
Spinach
Kale, collard, and mustard greens
Grapes
Peaches
Pears
Nectarines
Apples
Bell and hot peppers
Cherries
Blueberries
Green beans
Strawberries
Spinach
Kale, collard, and mustard greens
Grapes
Peaches
Pears
Nectarines
Apples
Bell and hot peppers
Cherries
Blueberries
Green beans
“The real shame is that on the campaign trail, Trump did not level with Americans,” Skye Perryman of the legal organization Democracy Forward told Popli about how he would enact all he could from Proj 2025."
He's a liar always!!
He's a liar always!!
January 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“The real shame is that on the campaign trail, Trump did not level with Americans,” Skye Perryman of the legal organization Democracy Forward told Popli about how he would enact all he could from Proj 2025."
He's a liar always!!
He's a liar always!!
January 24, Nik Popli in Time magazine said that a number of the people who wrote Project 2025 have been tapped to serve in Trump’s second administration and that nearly two thirds of the executive orders Trump has signed either mirror or partly mirror the plans in that nearly 900-page document.
January 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
January 24, Nik Popli in Time magazine said that a number of the people who wrote Project 2025 have been tapped to serve in Trump’s second administration and that nearly two thirds of the executive orders Trump has signed either mirror or partly mirror the plans in that nearly 900-page document.
www.axios.com/2025/01/16/d...
Here's the list.
Here's the list.
Which companies are rolling back DEI and which are standing firm
Calls for ending these corporate initiatives are intensifying in Trump's second term.
www.axios.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
www.axios.com/2025/01/16/d...
Here's the list.
Here's the list.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-pau...
It's Beginning already. There will be illnesses that we won't hear about, won't have vaccinations for. We are sitting ducks now.
It's Beginning already. There will be illnesses that we won't hear about, won't have vaccinations for. We are sitting ducks now.
FDA pauses updates on foodborne outbreak probes as health agencies regroup on communications
The Trump administration's "short pause" on communications, expected to end on Feb. 1, has affected FDA updates on food contamination investigations.
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-pau...
It's Beginning already. There will be illnesses that we won't hear about, won't have vaccinations for. We are sitting ducks now.
It's Beginning already. There will be illnesses that we won't hear about, won't have vaccinations for. We are sitting ducks now.
Maybe every other American movie shouldn't be based on a comic book. Other countries will think Americans live in an infantile fantasy land where reality is whatever we say it is and every problem can be solved with violence.
-Bill Maher
They already think that.
-Bill Maher
They already think that.
January 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Maybe every other American movie shouldn't be based on a comic book. Other countries will think Americans live in an infantile fantasy land where reality is whatever we say it is and every problem can be solved with violence.
-Bill Maher
They already think that.
-Bill Maher
They already think that.
How to look like you are winning and fixing broken things. "Break them, 'fix' them, claim the win. Repeat."
Watch as the count grows.
Watch as the count grows.
January 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
How to look like you are winning and fixing broken things. "Break them, 'fix' them, claim the win. Repeat."
Watch as the count grows.
Watch as the count grows.
nefandous
PRONUNCIATION:
(nuh-FAN-duhs)
MEANING:
adjective: So wicked as to defy description: abominable, appalling.
PRONUNCIATION:
(nuh-FAN-duhs)
MEANING:
adjective: So wicked as to defy description: abominable, appalling.
January 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
nefandous
PRONUNCIATION:
(nuh-FAN-duhs)
MEANING:
adjective: So wicked as to defy description: abominable, appalling.
PRONUNCIATION:
(nuh-FAN-duhs)
MEANING:
adjective: So wicked as to defy description: abominable, appalling.
We wondered what was behind all of this? elon wanted to purchase. Now we know. So the gov't will act as intermediary to help elon, it will not be the first or last. apnews.com/article/supr...
Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.
apnews.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We wondered what was behind all of this? elon wanted to purchase. Now we know. So the gov't will act as intermediary to help elon, it will not be the first or last. apnews.com/article/supr...
So, now money that should be spent on health care, education, climate initiatives for the rest of us can be wasted by the uber wealthy on space in poorly designed rockets from elon and distractions like a wall. Sickened to my core.
January 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So, now money that should be spent on health care, education, climate initiatives for the rest of us can be wasted by the uber wealthy on space in poorly designed rockets from elon and distractions like a wall. Sickened to my core.
Each week The Contrarian' Jen Rubin will select a standout figure who stands up in defense of democracy. As MAGA Republicans parade a batch of ignorant, ethically-challenged nominees to spew propaganda for the authoritarian regime. This week’s pick is Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
January 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Each week The Contrarian' Jen Rubin will select a standout figure who stands up in defense of democracy. As MAGA Republicans parade a batch of ignorant, ethically-challenged nominees to spew propaganda for the authoritarian regime. This week’s pick is Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Her husband was abusive. And what did she learn from this?She should protect women and girls from predators?Nope.
She should first be a moral creature before a team player? Nope.
She endorsed Hegseth.
Shame on you Joni.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
She should first be a moral creature before a team player? Nope.
She endorsed Hegseth.
Shame on you Joni.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
Divorce filing: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst says her husband physically attacked her
The Iowa senator and her husband of 26 years divorced this month. Accusations in court records date back over a decade.
www.desmoinesregister.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Her husband was abusive. And what did she learn from this?She should protect women and girls from predators?Nope.
She should first be a moral creature before a team player? Nope.
She endorsed Hegseth.
Shame on you Joni.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
She should first be a moral creature before a team player? Nope.
She endorsed Hegseth.
Shame on you Joni.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
For those that enjoy Ann Cleeves books as I do. The return of Shetland...or Orkney.
bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com/news/article...
DI Jimmy Perez moves to Orkney in new Ann Cleeves book
The Killing Stones will see Perez head south from his home in Shetland to a new location in Orkney.
bbc.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
For those that enjoy Ann Cleeves books as I do. The return of Shetland...or Orkney.
bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com/news/article...
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This billboard says it all.
January 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This billboard says it all.
Now subscribed to The Contrarian. Comments for the first Rubin piece are interesting and comforting to read, many people with the same feelings I have.
January 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Now subscribed to The Contrarian. Comments for the first Rubin piece are interesting and comforting to read, many people with the same feelings I have.
Hope Percival Everett is on your read list. My top 2 favorites so far are: The Trees and Telephone BUT I've read 5, all worth your time.
January 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hope Percival Everett is on your read list. My top 2 favorites so far are: The Trees and Telephone BUT I've read 5, all worth your time.
A favorite read along the way, The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.
January 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A favorite read along the way, The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald.