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Disinformation and propaganda are critical tools for fascism.

Join our summer school session tomorrow to learn the critical media literacy needed to resist this. We’ll be joined by Layan Fuleihan (Peoples Forum) & Assal Rad, Middle East History scholar.

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July 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Oh yes!
AOC Slams JD Vance and More Great News That’s Bad For Trump
Onward!
www.dworkinsubstack.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration.
Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown
Nursing homes around the U.S. say they're feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
bit.ly
July 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could drive drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say.

“If (Kennedy’s) unstated goal is to basically destroy the vaccine industry, that could do it.”

By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...
www.propublica.org
July 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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The Trump Administration made Epstein conspiracies central to their political brand. Now that Trump controls the government, he’s not so eager to release the Epstein files.
www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...
As Republicans call for transparency into Epstein probe, Trump lashes out
In a post to Truth Social on Wednesday morning, Trump railed against Democrats, and some of his own supporters, calling the furor over the Epstein case a "hoax."
www.npr.org
July 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for bankruptcy as it grapples with mounting debt, post-pandemic headwinds and shifts in consumer spending.
Del Monte Foods, maker of popular canned goods, files for bankruptcy
The company, founded in 1886, said it was voluntarily initiating Chapter 11 proceedings, citing mounting debt, economic headwinds and consumer spending shifts.
wapo.st
July 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Planned Parenthood empowers women by giving them the knowledge and resources they need to make decisions about their own bodies.
 
We’ll continue to fight to protect Planned Parenthood in the face of Trump and Republicans’ attacks.
July 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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July 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Ah yes, I remember all those boisterous 2024 campaign events where Trump and all the Trump Republicans rallied crowds and voters with their inspiring pledges to destroy storm tracking and weather forecasting in America!

USA! USA!

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight
Scientists were initially given less than a week to prepare for the loss of microwave observations that are key in detecting rapid intensification of storms.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.

This is Washington at its worst.

We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
July 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Breaking news: The Supreme Court upheld a portion of the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans to provide free preventive care such as cancer screenings, contraception and immunizations.
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act’s preventive care mandate
The challengers argued that members of the Preventive Services Task Force were improperly appointed because they were not approved by the Senate.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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❗️Putin has announced plans to cut military spending amid Russia's economic slump, – The Telegraph.

He said he would cut defense spending next year and the following year over a three-year period. And he accused NATO of preparing for aggression by increasing defense budgets to 5% of GDP 🥴
June 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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June 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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We are here...
June 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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June 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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June 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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If a Supreme Court judge can speak at a public conference he can do press interviews. The court wields huge power but shuns this basic level of transparency and accountability.
Chief Justice John Roberts warns anti-judge rhetoric can lead to violence
"Threatening the judges for doing their job is totally unacceptable," Roberts said at a judicial conference.
www.politico.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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If you aren't familiar with Rebecca Solnit's "Meditation in an Emergency", I highly recommend you read this to see how good and helpful they are.
June 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Trump Republicanism cashiers the nation’s public health system in exchange for… what, exactly?

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
‘I’m Not Quite Sure How to Respond to This Presentation’
The discomfiting spectacle of RFK Jr.’s new vaccine-advisory committee
www.theatlantic.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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June 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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“Who’s going to do all our labor?” is not the reason you should have a problem with ICE and deportations.

Being a laborer is not the extent of worth of Mexicans living in America

People have the right to just BE. It doesn’t have to benefit you
June 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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#tdih 1969 Stonewall Riots in NYC.

Police attack patrons at gay bar who resist.

Often called spark that launched the gay rights mov't, the history is longer.

See @nyhistory.bsky.social & Throughline ⬇️

Defend right to teach this history.

Poster via @justseeds.bsky.social of Sylvia Ray Rivera
June 28, 1969: Stonewall Riots
Police arrived at the Stonewall Inn and arrested anyone found to be cross-dressing, resulting in mayhem and what are now referred to as the Stonewall Riots. This was a milestone in a long history of L...
www.zinnedproject.org
June 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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My Bird of the Day today is proud of me for going to Pride for the first time. Happy Pride, y’all 🪶 #itsabird
June 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM