Ken Norman
@kennorman18.bsky.social
Retired
Board of directors: Franklin TV
Franklin Council on Aging
Boston Sports Fan
Board of directors: Franklin TV
Franklin Council on Aging
Boston Sports Fan
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This is NOT what happens in a free nation. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/20/b...
Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info - The Boston Globe
The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified informatio...
www.bostonglobe.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is NOT what happens in a free nation. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/20/b...
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I love you, @redsox.com. But staying up for a West Coast swing on a Monday night … I’ll be checking the score in the morning.
September 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I love you, @redsox.com. But staying up for a West Coast swing on a Monday night … I’ll be checking the score in the morning.
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I'm horrified that Justice Sotomayor must say this, but also so incredibly grateful that she has!
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/08/n...
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/08/n...
In blistering dissent, Justice Sotomayor warns ‘freedoms are lost’ as Supreme Court lifts limits on LA immigration stops - The Boston Globe
“We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job," she wrote.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'm horrified that Justice Sotomayor must say this, but also so incredibly grateful that she has!
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/08/n...
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/08/n...
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a small 🧵
It seems Stephen Miller and Vought somehow amassed power, in the vacuum of zero checks and balances.
≈ $170 billion new #ice #immigration enforcement dollars.
cc @hcrichardson.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov
It seems Stephen Miller and Vought somehow amassed power, in the vacuum of zero checks and balances.
≈ $170 billion new #ice #immigration enforcement dollars.
cc @hcrichardson.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov
Trump got $170 billion for immigration. Now he has to enact it.
Even with new cash, ICE could face challenges to meet the White House’s goal of 1 million annual deportations.
www.politico.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
a small 🧵
It seems Stephen Miller and Vought somehow amassed power, in the vacuum of zero checks and balances.
≈ $170 billion new #ice #immigration enforcement dollars.
cc @hcrichardson.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov
It seems Stephen Miller and Vought somehow amassed power, in the vacuum of zero checks and balances.
≈ $170 billion new #ice #immigration enforcement dollars.
cc @hcrichardson.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov
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New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.
www.publicnotice.co
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
How can anyone be unaware???
SHOCKING: Americans don't want to lose their health care and have their neighbors go hungry, and - all so billionaires can get richer. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/17/n...
Poll suggests GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware - The Boston Globe
Overall, 42 percent of Americans oppose the budget bill “changing tax, spending and Medicaid policies,” compared with 23 percent who support the bill and 34 percent who say they have no opinion.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
How can anyone be unaware???
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Best image of the day:
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Best image of the day:
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Trump has pledged to restore Confederate names to military bases, even though it would violate a statute passed by Congress. These names belong to traitors who led a rebellion against America.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
Trump Says Army Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names
The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military.
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Trump has pledged to restore Confederate names to military bases, even though it would violate a statute passed by Congress. These names belong to traitors who led a rebellion against America.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
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THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR A SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO RFK, JR.
"The resolution’s sponsor, Dr. Jason Goldman, urged his colleagues to support the request for an investigation to ensure the AMA is not “on the wrong side of history.”
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
"The resolution’s sponsor, Dr. Jason Goldman, urged his colleagues to support the request for an investigation to ensure the AMA is not “on the wrong side of history.”
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
Investigate federal vaccine panel's overhaul, AMA urges Senate
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime skeptic of vaccinations, said he ousted the CDC committee to restore "public trust in vaccines."
chicago.suntimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR A SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO RFK, JR.
"The resolution’s sponsor, Dr. Jason Goldman, urged his colleagues to support the request for an investigation to ensure the AMA is not “on the wrong side of history.”
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
"The resolution’s sponsor, Dr. Jason Goldman, urged his colleagues to support the request for an investigation to ensure the AMA is not “on the wrong side of history.”
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
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Opinion by Tamara Moots: This is what democracy looks like in Kansas — the courage to protest #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/06/11/t...
This is what democracy looks like in Kansas: The courage to protest • Kansas Reflector
On an April afternoon in a small Midwest town, I stood on the side of a busy street with around 500 of my neighbors and community members to protest the current administration and to defend democracy.
kansasreflector.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Opinion by Tamara Moots: This is what democracy looks like in Kansas — the courage to protest #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/06/11/t...
Just a totally failed Presidency.
"These troops are just pawns in Trump's gambit to further consolidate his own power. . . . This is a very dark moment indeed."
— @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, who believes “he’s trying to provoke a confrontation”
— @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, who believes “he’s trying to provoke a confrontation”
Posse Comitatus: The Power of the County
We have already called what’s happening in our country a coup.
substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Just a totally failed Presidency.
He should drink a quart a day.
The bleach community (no, not the anime, but literal bleach) is really, really happy for RFK Jr. to be in a position of power. They think he can make their dreams of using toxic bleach as a solution to treat everything—from cancer to autism—come true.
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The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. to Make Their Dreams Come True
Online communities dedicated to the use of a toxic bleach solution to treat everything from cancer to autism believe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interested in their cause.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
He should drink a quart a day.
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This is another important history lesson that we need to heed!
Historian
@hcrichardson.bsky.social dedicated her substack to it last night!
Read it here! 👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Historian
@hcrichardson.bsky.social dedicated her substack to it last night!
Read it here! 👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
June 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is another important history lesson that we need to heed!
Historian
@hcrichardson.bsky.social dedicated her substack to it last night!
Read it here! 👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Historian
@hcrichardson.bsky.social dedicated her substack to it last night!
Read it here! 👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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“I will end that war in 24 hours. I’ll stop all those lives from being lost. There will be no more bombing of Ukraine and everyone will be happy. It wouldn’t even be tough because I know just what to say to each of them. It may not even take 24 hours.”
May 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“I will end that war in 24 hours. I’ll stop all those lives from being lost. There will be no more bombing of Ukraine and everyone will be happy. It wouldn’t even be tough because I know just what to say to each of them. It may not even take 24 hours.”
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Missouri could lose around $400 million in federal funding for food assistance under a plan approved by Congressional Republicans.
Every single Missouri Republican Congress person voted for the cuts.
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/23/c...
Every single Missouri Republican Congress person voted for the cuts.
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/23/c...
Cuts to food aid endorsed by Congressional GOP could cost Missouri $400 million • Missouri Independent
Missouri could lose around $400 million in federal funding for food assistance under a plan approved by Congressional Republicans Thursday — which would strain the state budget and likely strip thousa...
missouriindependent.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Missouri could lose around $400 million in federal funding for food assistance under a plan approved by Congressional Republicans.
Every single Missouri Republican Congress person voted for the cuts.
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/23/c...
Every single Missouri Republican Congress person voted for the cuts.
missouriindependent.com/2025/05/23/c...
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The MAGA agenda is all about making life infinitely harder for families, and easier for Tr*mp’s rich friends - even if it means leaving millions of Americans without health insurance. www.politico.com/live-updates...
CBO: 7.6 million would go uninsured under GOP Medicaid bill
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that many of the major Medicaid policies would account for $625 billion in savings, though the CBO didn’t calculate the impacts of all provisions.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The MAGA agenda is all about making life infinitely harder for families, and easier for Tr*mp’s rich friends - even if it means leaving millions of Americans without health insurance. www.politico.com/live-updates...
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13 years ago today I brought Isabella home from @mspca-angell.bsky.social, after they rescued her from an abusive home. I'm forever grateful! In honor of her adoptiversary, here's a little video Angell asked us to participate in years ago, about Isabella's story:
youtu.be/6pgq5d0-s0I
youtu.be/6pgq5d0-s0I
Purr View TV Show: PSA for MSPCA 2015
YouTube video by Purr View - A Cat Lover's Purr-spective!
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April 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
13 years ago today I brought Isabella home from @mspca-angell.bsky.social, after they rescued her from an abusive home. I'm forever grateful! In honor of her adoptiversary, here's a little video Angell asked us to participate in years ago, about Isabella's story:
youtu.be/6pgq5d0-s0I
youtu.be/6pgq5d0-s0I
This is what tRump has done to America.
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says the quiet part out loud: “We are all afraid… I am oftentimes very anxious about using my voice because retaliation is real.”
April 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is what tRump has done to America.
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The Administration is doubling down on its attacks on health care, trying to eliminate work to support rural hospitals, treat substance abuse, prevent heart disease and diabetes, and more. We will fight this budget in Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts
HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Administration is doubling down on its attacks on health care, trying to eliminate work to support rural hospitals, treat substance abuse, prevent heart disease and diabetes, and more. We will fight this budget in Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The four main objectives of U.S. foreign policy are the protection of the United States and its citizens and allies, the assurance of continuing access to international resources and markets, the preservation of a balance of power in the world, and the protection of human rights and democracy.
DT's?
DT's?
April 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The four main objectives of U.S. foreign policy are the protection of the United States and its citizens and allies, the assurance of continuing access to international resources and markets, the preservation of a balance of power in the world, and the protection of human rights and democracy.
DT's?
DT's?
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Important part of SCOTUS opinion rejects Trump DOJ position:
"AEA detainees must receive notice after the date of this order that they are subject to removal under the Act...within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief...before such removal occurs"
"AEA detainees must receive notice after the date of this order that they are subject to removal under the Act...within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief...before such removal occurs"
April 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Important part of SCOTUS opinion rejects Trump DOJ position:
"AEA detainees must receive notice after the date of this order that they are subject to removal under the Act...within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief...before such removal occurs"
"AEA detainees must receive notice after the date of this order that they are subject to removal under the Act...within a reasonable time and in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief...before such removal occurs"
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One person one vote.
NEW: A North Carolina appeals court effectively disenfranchised over 60k voters in ruling against Justice Allison Riggs' (D) victory in the state Supreme Court race.
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Riggs, who plans to appeal, calls the battle “a fight for the very soul of democracy.”
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
One person one vote.