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Ray Dalio: "What is happening now is just a contemporary version of what has happened innumerable times throughout history." www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-m...
Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking That What's Now Happening is Mostly About Tariffs
At this moment, a huge amount of attention is being justifiably paid to the announced tariffs and their very big impacts on markets and economies while very little attention is being paid to the circu...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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PRO TIP: EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS!

I explain this in today's post on No Longer A Kid Rock's weird-ass photo op in the Oval Office —
link to the whole thing is here: bit.ly/4jiSGf7
thanks for reading!
April 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Bestselling author of 'The Vampire Diaries' dies at 66
Bestselling author of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ dies at 66
Bestselling author L.J. Smith, best known for the book series “The Vampire Diaries,” which also became a TV hit, has died at 66.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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A new report shows Alabama is now ranked as the most difficult state in the region for physicians to practice medicine.
Alabama honors doctors amid growing physician crisis
A new report shows Alabama is now ranked as the most difficult state in the region for physicians to practice medicine.
www.alreporter.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain disappeared in May. Ten months later, her case is being investigated as a homicide.
A woman disappeared 10 months ago from a Northern California city. Her sisters won't stop looking for her
Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain disappeared in May. Ten months later, her case is being investigated as a homicide.
www.latimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Nearly 10,000 Jewish children fled Nazi Germany to Britain from December 1938 to September 1939 on the Kindertransport rescue mission. Not much was known about their journeys, until recently.
As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story.
Just under 10,000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about their journeys, until recently.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The idea to make an all-Canadian cocktail list came to Michaela Kafer in the most Canadian of ways.

“On a sleigh ride.” 🛷🍸
Who Needs Bourbon When You Have Award-Winning BC Liquors? | The Tyee
From a Delta bog to the Great Bear Rainforest, the province’s distilleries infuse their spirits with local flavour.
thetyee.ca
March 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Lego saw revenue jump is 2024 as competitors including Mattel and Hasbro reported sales declines. The Danish firm proved popular among adults.
Toy sales are on the slide — but not for Lego
Lego saw revenue jump is 2024 as competitors including Mattel and Hasbro reported sales declines. The Danish firm proved popular among adults.
www.businessinsider.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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No easy fix to clean up the slide on SR 971 South Lakeshore Rd near Chelan. Our geotech team reviewed the site and is working on a plan but it's not going to happen overnight. Road remains closed from the state park to Scenic Ranch Lane, detour is Navarre Coulee Rd. @wspd6pio
March 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Home improvements help people age independently. But Medicare seldom picks up the bill.
Home improvements help people age independently. But Medicare seldom picks up the bill.
CAPABLE, a program that helps seniors live independently, is available in about 65 places across 26 states, including Colorado.
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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This is quite a kicker in Thomas Edsall’s latest op-ed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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March 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said there was no justification for US President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and said her government would respond with tariff and non-tariff measures reut.rs/4i1hMyR
Mexico president condemns U.S. tariffs and vows retaliation
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said there was no justification for U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and said her government would respond with tariff and non-tariff measures.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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The CEOs of Target and Best Buy each said price increases are highly likely amid Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.
Your Target run could be more expensive in the coming days, CEO warns
The CEOs of Target and Best Buy each said price increases are highly likely amid Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.
www.businessinsider.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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This is not law. It couldn’t withstand legal scrutiny.

Don’t comply in advance university presidents. General counsel, don’t panic. Do law, not vibes.
Real question. What is an “illegal protest”? Real question. He was convicted of a crime. Why hasn’t he been expelled?
March 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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If this is true, then Elon is taking the third rail of American politics and shoving it down Trump’s throat.
Just making sure everyone saw what the former Social Security Administrator told CNBC on Saturday...
March 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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If you’re not buying stock in pitchforks and guillotines you’ll be missing out.
Just making sure everyone saw what the former Social Security Administrator told CNBC on Saturday...
March 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Nat King Cole's success challenged the structural racism that sought to confine Black artists to the margins and opened doors for future generations.

scroll.in/article/1079...

Donna M. Cox writes about the musician's enduring legacy about the Civil Rights Movement.

#Music #NatKingCole
March 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Trump can’t fulfil his promise to fix the economy, so he’s blaming workers instead
Trump can’t fulfil his promise to fix the economy, so he’s blaming workers instead
Forget about inflation. Now it’s all about cutting ‘waste’ in the form of jobs and our already paltry social safety net
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the United States Cyber Command to halt any planning of actions against Russia, including offensive digital operations, multiple sources told The Record.
In latest White House bid to ’normalize’ ties with Moscow, Defense Secretary Hegseth halts U.S. Cyber Command’s Russia planning — The Record — Meduza
Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the United States Cyber Command to halt any planning of actions against Russia, including offensive digital operations, three sources have told…
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February 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Anna Eischen in Sitka is among thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees recently fired by the Trump administration.

She spoke with KCAW reporter Meredith Redick about getting the abrupt termination email.

"You're losing everything," she said.
'You're losing everything': One of Sitka's fired Forest Service workers speaks out
Anna Eischen is among thousands of federal workers fired by the Trump administration.
akpub.io
February 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.
February 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM