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Darren Beattie - the State Dept official who dismantled the US government's main center for fighting Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world - turns out to have personal ties to the Russian elite.

www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Trump official who shut down counter-Russia agency has links to Kremlin
Darren Beattie, who alarmed the State Department with his pro-Moscow views, is married to a woman whose uncle has ties to Vladimir Putin
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
From "Some Words of Jane Austen," by Stuart M. Tave:
Civility is a lesser duty of life, its demands are not high, and it ought to be within the capacity of most; ... but to achieve it to the right degree, without falling below, ... requires both proper feeling and intelligence.
May 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A lot of people get their news from The Daily Show. Seems reasonable. This one's accurate, anyway.
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Redirecting...
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March 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Dan Rather, making connections

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Revelations
A Reason To Smile
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March 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Let's all do this - send FOIA request to get DoGE to tell us, as required by the Freedom of Information Act, what personal information of ours they have and who else they've given access to it.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Instructions for making a FOIA request to DOGE to find out what personal info they have on you
Beryl Stone has a diary up on the rec list about Jamie Raskin’s recommendation that we all make FOIA requests to DOGE to find out what info Elon and his wannabe goon-clones have on us. I just want to ...
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March 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Keep an eye on your 401k. This Republican president is trashing the US economy. He is Russia's Trojan horse.

www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage...
Stock Market News, March 3, 2025: Dow ends down 650 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall sharply after Trump affirms Canada, Mexico tariffs
Stocks fall sharply Monday, extending declines in late afternoon trade as President Donald Trump affirmed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will take effect. Earlier, stocks felt pressure ...
www.marketwatch.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
March 1, 2025
If you have a spare half hour, watch this video that hearkens back to 2 months ago, when we had intelligent and thoughtful people in our Executive Branch.
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March 1, 2025
John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.” Seven weeks in, he suggested, 2025 is on track to be one of them: “a time...
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March 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"...History will remember this day—when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.” - Liz Cheney
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February 28, 2025
Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.
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March 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine
February 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Today's postcards go to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair, Sen. James E. Risch, and Ranking Member, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, expressing my disgust with the president and vice president's shameful treatment of President Zelinskyy today & asking that they publicly condemn Trump and Vance.
February 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
February 27, 2025
After raucous Republican town hall meetings last week, Repub leaders in Congress want representatives to stop meeting with constituents. "Leadership wants to stop what they say is a developing narrative that paints Republicans in a bad light." Ha.

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February 27, 2025
Yesterday an unvaccinated child in Texas died of measles as nearly 140 people in Texas and New Mexico have been reported ill with the disease.
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February 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
10 more reasons for modest optimism
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10 more reasons for modest optimism
Friends,
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February 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Politico's article on the preparation and work of Democratic state attorneys general - some hope.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
23 Dem AGs think they’ve cracked the code to fighting Trump
Democratic state attorneys general have been planning their lawsuits for a year.
www.politico.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Meant to share this one today and shared another piece by Timothy Snyder. His pieces are all good to read, but this one is especially important, I think.

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Affirmative Action for Dictators
American Foreign Policy seen from Munich
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February 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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The battle lines are being drawn: Not left vs. right but MAGA vs. people with even an ounce of integrity.
February 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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A note for those leaving Meta platforms (which I totally get): remember that a lot of rescues and sanctuaries and other charities depend on their social media presence for exposure and to attract donations. Don’t forget to check in on your favorites; everyone needs help right now. ❤️‍🩹
February 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Special election April 1st in FL, that can possibly give us a fighting chance to stop Orange Turd from totally destroying what's left of America if flipped
FL - 01 (Gay Valimont - D) Matt Gaetz old seat
And
FL - 06 (Josua Weil- D)
Please spread awareness, donate, or volunteer 💙
February 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.

This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It's free to subscribe to the AMA. Their YouTube channel is giving daily update on national health issues.

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American Medical Association (AMA)
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest and only national association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders. Our mission is to promote ...
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February 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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There is literally HIV being transmitted from mom to baby because of the illegal shutdown of US AID and now Trump’s State Department wants to spend 400 million dollars on Tesla cyber trucks. This is not about efficiency. It’s a smash and grab.
February 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
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February 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM