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Kim Martin
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Artist, Animal Lover, Avid Reader, and Trump Resister
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We Rise for America: An Open Letter to Speaker Johnson
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We Rise for America: An Open Letter to Speaker Johnson
Fascism rises when people stay silent. Join the No Kings movement for democracy—organize, speak out, and build people-powered resistance before it’s too late.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Silencing Mockingbirds
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Silencing Mockingbirds
Reading is resistance
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October 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS AKRON” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS AKRON · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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October 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Trump Is Lying About Antifa to Justify His Authoritarian Crackdown
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Trump Is Lying About Antifa to Justify His Authoritarian Crackdown
Too easily dismissed as hyperbole, the Antifa myth is being used as a weapon to destroy domestic opposition. We must act now to save American democracy.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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#ImmigrantsBelong #GetICEOut
September 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Join the fight against government regulations on the books that you and your family are allowed to read in the United States by signing the petition today.

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PETITION: Don't Ban Books in the United States
Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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📢 Unmasking Fear: Why This Fight Matters to Every American
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📢 Unmasking Fear: Why This Fight Matters to Every American
Masked agents and unmarked vans aren’t about safety—they’re about control and fear. When due process dies, democracy dies with it. It’s time to unmask the fear and demand accountability.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Putin's Art of the No Deal
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Putin's Art of the No Deal
Trump's Alaska humiliation
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August 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Summer of Our Discontent
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Summer of Our Discontent
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
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August 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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MAGA Logic: If Trump Did It, It Wasn’t a Crime
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MAGA Logic: If Trump Did It, It Wasn’t a Crime
Trump reduced an Epstein trafficking survivor to stolen property, and Republicans responded with the only thing they have left: silence.
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August 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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MAGA Logic: If Trump Did It, It Wasn’t a Crime
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MAGA Logic: If Trump Did It, It Wasn’t a Crime
Trump reduced an Epstein trafficking survivor to stolen property, and Republicans responded with the only thing they have left: silence.
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August 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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The (un)Conscience of Bill Cassidy
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The (un)Conscience of Bill Cassidy
He knew that RFK Jr. was dangerous. He voted for him anyway.
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August 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Here Comes Trump's Ghislaine Play
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Here Comes Trump's Ghislaine Play
Plus: Trump's insane Obama rant
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July 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I Question America.
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I Question America.
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass spoke in Rochester, New York at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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July 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The Conscience of Lisa Murkowski
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The Conscience of Lisa Murkowski
Today's newsletter is farrago of cruelty, cowardice, betrayal, and hypocrisy.
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July 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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In Huntington Beach, the message from the community is loud and clear: libraries belong to the people, not to politicians.

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Your Support Help Defeat a MAGA Takeover of the Huntington Beach Library
Thank you so much for your support!
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June 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Snapshot: Scott Pelley Tells the Truth
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Snapshot: Scott Pelley Tells the Truth
The CBS '60 Minutes' correspondent did not hold back in his Wake Forest commencement address, providing another powerful and necessary pushback
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May 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Snapshot: "These Republicans Cannot Know a Moment of Peace"
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Snapshot: "These Republicans Cannot Know a Moment of Peace"
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker calls for mass protests and disruptions in response to the Trump regime's cruelty and "authoritarian power grabs"
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April 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Epstein, Trump, and the Myth of the Happily Transactional Woman
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Epstein, Trump, and the Myth of the Happily Transactional Woman
On the Death of Virginia Giuffre
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April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “May Day Strong: We are the Many” - sign up now to join me! #commoncause www.mobilize.us/commoncause/...
May Day Strong: We are the Many · Common Cause
Across the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou...
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April 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The Arrest Of A Milwaukee Judge: A Troubling Assault On The Judiciary
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The Arrest Of A Milwaukee Judge: A Troubling Assault On The Judiciary
Watch now | Behind The Headlines With Andrew Weissmann, Vol 4.4.b
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April 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Thank you to everyone who wrote a letter to the editor in support of libraries during National Library Week!

Your voices make a big difference.

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Americans Like You Are Speaking Up for Their Local Libraries!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to write a letter to the editor during National Library Week! Your voices made a big difference.
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April 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
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February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Said everyone living in the Northeast!
February 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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February 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM