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Lisa G Petrie
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Mother, gardener, nature lover, and activist for social and environmental justice
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Bernie Beaudreau: The reality of being unhoused during extreme cold snaps
"...we must acknowledge that the hundreds of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness need increased effort from the state government, matched with community resources, to survive.”
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December 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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SNAP Back Rally: Students highlight impact of benefit cuts and demand economic justice and food security
"“Now that food stamps and other assistance programs are under threat by the current government, my mother has started working longer shifts to make up for the lost support..."
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November 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Rhode Island prepares for a hungry world without SNAP
“President Trump’s failure to act is cruel and unacceptable,” said Governor McKee without irony.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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October 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Haven’t been to a protest yet? Come on in, the water’s fine!

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Workers Over Billionaires and Working Class Power: Rhode Island celebrates Labor Day with anti-fascist solidarity
“It’s important that we all do our part to save our democracy,” said Jana Ina Stanley, an organizer of the Richmond, Rhode Island event.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
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August 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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UN condemns targeted Israeli attack that killed five Al Jazeera journalists
Israel says it targeted correspondent Anas al-Sharif, accusing him of leading a Hamas cell, which Al Jazeera denies.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Two rights groups are first Israeli voices to accuse Israel of genocide
Two Israeli human rights organisations said on Monday Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the first major voices in Israeli society to level the strongest possible accusation against the state, which vehemently denies it.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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UN’s Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine
July 17, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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samghoward.riliberator.com Sam G. Howard @samghoward.riliberator.com · Jun 13
Utterly shameful: RI Gov. Dan McKee (D) says it seems like Senator Padilla “was looking to make a disturbance” and that both Noem and Padilla “were looking for a photo op” ~1:35

Good illustration of why only 19% of RI Democrats say McKee deserves reelection.
Ask the Governor, Governor Dan McKee 6-13-25 - The News with Gene Valicenti
RI Governor Dan McKee joins the show for Ask the Governor
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June 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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My sons & the dog are attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS [Wakefield]” - sign up now to join them!

(I’ll be tabling at the South County Pride Festival)

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NO KINGS [Wakefield] · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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June 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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‘Render it unusable’: Israel’s mission of total urban destruction
Bulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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First Thing: UN says 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours under Israeli aid blockade
UK, France and Canada warn Israel of action if ‘egregious’ conduct in Gaza continues. Plus, Trump and Putin discuss Ukraine
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May 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army
Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “No Other Land." He was then detained by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank.
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March 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Kash Patel is dangerous & unqualified to be the Director of the FBI. Use @@standupamerica.bsky.social’s tool and urge your senators to reject his confirmation: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
Reject Kash Patel’s Nomination
Kash Patel is dangerous and unqualified. Tell the Senate to reject his nomination for FBI Director.
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February 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM