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3 former Surgeon Generals issue a warning: "The CDC is more than just an agency. It is the cornerstone of public health... The recent turbulence at the CDC threatens to undermine this legacy, and we feel this is not just a bureaucratic or political issue. It’s truly a matter of life and death."
Surgeons general warning: CDC saves lives. It's up to us to save public health. | Opinion
As surgeons general, we took an oath to protect Americans. It includes speaking up when public health is in danger. We see that danger now at the CDC.
www.usatoday.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
3 former Surgeon Generals issue a warning: "The CDC is more than just an agency. It is the cornerstone of public health... The recent turbulence at the CDC threatens to undermine this legacy, and we feel this is not just a bureaucratic or political issue. It’s truly a matter of life and death."
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Sesame Street will be putting a huge collection of episodes on YouTube starting in January 2026
This is a fantastic way to educate children
It’s a form of resistance.
Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more.
These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.
This is a fantastic way to educate children
It’s a form of resistance.
Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more.
These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.
September 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Sesame Street will be putting a huge collection of episodes on YouTube starting in January 2026
This is a fantastic way to educate children
It’s a form of resistance.
Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more.
These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.
This is a fantastic way to educate children
It’s a form of resistance.
Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more.
These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.
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We’re an unserious nation…
Trump and Hegseth chatting: “This economy is tanking fast. I’ve got it—let’s rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Maybe that’ll distract them.”
The name change is juvenile. The country’s being run by middle school bullies.
Trump and Hegseth chatting: “This economy is tanking fast. I’ve got it—let’s rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Maybe that’ll distract them.”
The name change is juvenile. The country’s being run by middle school bullies.
September 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We’re an unserious nation…
Trump and Hegseth chatting: “This economy is tanking fast. I’ve got it—let’s rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Maybe that’ll distract them.”
The name change is juvenile. The country’s being run by middle school bullies.
Trump and Hegseth chatting: “This economy is tanking fast. I’ve got it—let’s rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Maybe that’ll distract them.”
The name change is juvenile. The country’s being run by middle school bullies.
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Literary titan Stephen King has long dominated the horror genre & captivated audiences on the page & movie screens. @stephenking.bsky.social joins me for a very special meeting of the #VelshiBannedBookClub at 12pET to discuss fairy tales, horror & his books being taken off shelves. Don't miss it!
September 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Literary titan Stephen King has long dominated the horror genre & captivated audiences on the page & movie screens. @stephenking.bsky.social joins me for a very special meeting of the #VelshiBannedBookClub at 12pET to discuss fairy tales, horror & his books being taken off shelves. Don't miss it!
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What’s happening in Fulton County Georgia right now impacts all of us when we go to the polls in 2026 and 2028. We owe it to ourselves & our country to stay informed. joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
September 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What’s happening in Fulton County Georgia right now impacts all of us when we go to the polls in 2026 and 2028. We owe it to ourselves & our country to stay informed. joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
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“I don’t often lie for the President. Ok, that’s a lie. I do it all the time. But when I do, I make sure it’s so ridiculous that only the dumbest of you will believe it.”
September 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“I don’t often lie for the President. Ok, that’s a lie. I do it all the time. But when I do, I make sure it’s so ridiculous that only the dumbest of you will believe it.”
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Hey @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social what can be done to stop this crap?!
He can’t do this without Congress, right?
He can’t do this without Congress, right?
Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…
September 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hey @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social what can be done to stop this crap?!
He can’t do this without Congress, right?
He can’t do this without Congress, right?
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The Trump admin dumped half a dozen men with serious criminal records in the Kingdom of Eswatini, where they are being jailed indefinitely despite all having finished serving criminal sentences in the United States. It’s a disturbing situation.
September 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Trump admin dumped half a dozen men with serious criminal records in the Kingdom of Eswatini, where they are being jailed indefinitely despite all having finished serving criminal sentences in the United States. It’s a disturbing situation.
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I NEED to tell you the story of Tae Heung “William” Kim.
He's a graduate student at Texas A&M where he's working on a vaccine for Lyme disease.
He's a *legal permanent resident* of the United States.
And he's been in ICE detention for 12 days & counting, transferred Tuesday to South Texas.
He's a graduate student at Texas A&M where he's working on a vaccine for Lyme disease.
He's a *legal permanent resident* of the United States.
And he's been in ICE detention for 12 days & counting, transferred Tuesday to South Texas.
July 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I NEED to tell you the story of Tae Heung “William” Kim.
He's a graduate student at Texas A&M where he's working on a vaccine for Lyme disease.
He's a *legal permanent resident* of the United States.
And he's been in ICE detention for 12 days & counting, transferred Tuesday to South Texas.
He's a graduate student at Texas A&M where he's working on a vaccine for Lyme disease.
He's a *legal permanent resident* of the United States.
And he's been in ICE detention for 12 days & counting, transferred Tuesday to South Texas.
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“The 2020 Senate committee investigation, which interviewed more than 200 witnesses and reviewed a million documents over three years, came to the same conclusion. ...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
July 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“The 2020 Senate committee investigation, which interviewed more than 200 witnesses and reviewed a million documents over three years, came to the same conclusion. ...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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After the Paramount-Skydance merger, CBS will now officially become state media for the Trump regime.
Brendan Carr, Chairman of the FCC, said the government is placing “an ombudsman in place for two years,” which he described as “basically a bias monitor that will report directly to the President.”
Brendan Carr, Chairman of the FCC, said the government is placing “an ombudsman in place for two years,” which he described as “basically a bias monitor that will report directly to the President.”
FCC to Appoint a Babysitter to Make Sure CBS Isn't Anti-Trump
FCC commissioner Brendan Carr says CBS will have a
gizmodo.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
After the Paramount-Skydance merger, CBS will now officially become state media for the Trump regime.
Brendan Carr, Chairman of the FCC, said the government is placing “an ombudsman in place for two years,” which he described as “basically a bias monitor that will report directly to the President.”
Brendan Carr, Chairman of the FCC, said the government is placing “an ombudsman in place for two years,” which he described as “basically a bias monitor that will report directly to the President.”
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Twenty-five-year-old Bijan Ghaisar was unarmed when he was shot in his car by two officers. Charges against the men were dismissed – but seven years on his mother Kelly is still fighting for her boy.
I used to believe in the American dream. Then the police killed my son
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Twenty-five-year-old Bijan Ghaisar was unarmed when he was shot in his car by two officers. Charges against the men were dismissed – but seven years on his mother Kelly is still fighting for her boy.
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Emmett Till was born 84 years ago today. He was 14 when he was murdered—his killers walked free.
In 2025, ICE agents tased a man and said, “We’re gonna end up shooting some of them.” They arrested the teen who filmed it.
Not again. Not here. Not in our name.
Emmett Till was born 84 years ago today. He was 14 when he was murdered—his killers walked free.
In 2025, ICE agents tased a man and said, “We’re gonna end up shooting some of them.” They arrested the teen who filmed it.
Not again. Not here. Not in our name.
July 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
bsky.app/profile/hcri...
Emmett Till was born 84 years ago today. He was 14 when he was murdered—his killers walked free.
In 2025, ICE agents tased a man and said, “We’re gonna end up shooting some of them.” They arrested the teen who filmed it.
Not again. Not here. Not in our name.
Emmett Till was born 84 years ago today. He was 14 when he was murdered—his killers walked free.
In 2025, ICE agents tased a man and said, “We’re gonna end up shooting some of them.” They arrested the teen who filmed it.
Not again. Not here. Not in our name.
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Brazilian president: "I'd like to say something to the American people; If Trump was Brazilian and did what he did at the Capitol, he'd be on trial in Brazil for violating the Constitution. He would be arrested if he had done that."
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July 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Brazilian president: "I'd like to say something to the American people; If Trump was Brazilian and did what he did at the Capitol, he'd be on trial in Brazil for violating the Constitution. He would be arrested if he had done that."
(ht: @ronxyz.bsky.social)
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We weren’t just making it up when we said women needed to vote like their lives depended on it in 2024. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The War on Women
When we said women and people who loved them needed to vote like their lives depended on it in 2024, it wasn’t hyperbole.
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We weren’t just making it up when we said women needed to vote like their lives depended on it in 2024. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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If you find yourself invoking God's name to deny other people healthcare, food, safety, marriage, or basic human rights.
If you believe God values your child more than a child across the street, across town, or across the world.
If you believe God values your child more than a child across the street, across town, or across the world.
July 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If you find yourself invoking God's name to deny other people healthcare, food, safety, marriage, or basic human rights.
If you believe God values your child more than a child across the street, across town, or across the world.
If you believe God values your child more than a child across the street, across town, or across the world.
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“Today, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, he’s the only reporter in the United States sleeping in a prison cell for doing his job”
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
Atlanta journalist fights deportation from Ice jail despite dropped charges: ‘I’m seeing what absolute power can do’
A Salvadorian reporter with an audience of millions, Mario Guevara was arrested while livestreaming a protest against Trump in June – and is still struggling for freedom
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Today, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, he’s the only reporter in the United States sleeping in a prison cell for doing his job”
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
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Coming up in a few mins live on Youtube, we're talking about the breaking news of the letter Trump wrote to Epstein and what it means for MAGA, the cutting of funding for public broadcasting, Trump's magically timed diagnosis, and way more.
Join now or on the replay.
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Join now or on the replay.
youtube.com/live/fay7BJM...
BREAKING: Trump's LOVE LETTER to Epstein SHAKES MAGA to the CORE
YouTube video by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Coming up in a few mins live on Youtube, we're talking about the breaking news of the letter Trump wrote to Epstein and what it means for MAGA, the cutting of funding for public broadcasting, Trump's magically timed diagnosis, and way more.
Join now or on the replay.
youtube.com/live/fay7BJM...
Join now or on the replay.
youtube.com/live/fay7BJM...
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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“He was never a big factor in terms of life.”
You might want to ask his victims whether he was a big factor in terms of their lives.
You might want to ask his victims whether he was a big factor in terms of their lives.
Q: Why do you think your supporters have been so interested in the Epstein story?
TRUMP: I don't understand it. He's dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don't understand what the fascination is. The credible information has been given. It's pretty boring stuff.
TRUMP: I don't understand it. He's dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don't understand what the fascination is. The credible information has been given. It's pretty boring stuff.
July 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“He was never a big factor in terms of life.”
You might want to ask his victims whether he was a big factor in terms of their lives.
You might want to ask his victims whether he was a big factor in terms of their lives.
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Why is Trump launching an "investigation" into the trade practices of Brazil, a country with which we have a trade surplus, not a deficit?
Answer: He's using American consumers and Brazilians as fodder in a war of choice to aid his corrupt ally, Jair Bolsonaro. (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
Answer: He's using American consumers and Brazilians as fodder in a war of choice to aid his corrupt ally, Jair Bolsonaro. (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Why is Trump launching an "investigation" into the trade practices of Brazil, a country with which we have a trade surplus, not a deficit?
Answer: He's using American consumers and Brazilians as fodder in a war of choice to aid his corrupt ally, Jair Bolsonaro. (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
Answer: He's using American consumers and Brazilians as fodder in a war of choice to aid his corrupt ally, Jair Bolsonaro. (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
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Breaking Greg Abbott’s government email account is entitled to more privacy than my uterus.
NEW: We asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public
We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
www.propublica.org
July 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Breaking Greg Abbott’s government email account is entitled to more privacy than my uterus.
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If the Senate confirms the wildly unqualified Emil Bove, it will be responsible for the even Trumpier and more lawless Supreme Court for which the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is potentially but a Bovean stepping stone. He is an antijudge extraordinaire
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
Opinion | Revenge, Thy Name Is Emil Bove
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If the Senate confirms the wildly unqualified Emil Bove, it will be responsible for the even Trumpier and more lawless Supreme Court for which the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is potentially but a Bovean stepping stone. He is an antijudge extraordinaire
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
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SINO (Silence Is Not An Option) activists in Charleston SC held ELEVEN mini Pop up protests in conspicuous locations all over the city on Sun. Protests with under 25 participants don’t require a permit in Charleston. Large protests are relegated to less visible locations. #FreeSpeechIsPublicSpeech
July 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
SINO (Silence Is Not An Option) activists in Charleston SC held ELEVEN mini Pop up protests in conspicuous locations all over the city on Sun. Protests with under 25 participants don’t require a permit in Charleston. Large protests are relegated to less visible locations. #FreeSpeechIsPublicSpeech
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So much for that “line.”
July 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So much for that “line.”