Lynda Hall
@lkhall.bsky.social
Research Fellow. One of those very rare native Buckeyes who doesn't follow football.
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Yesterday we posted about the Trump administration shutting down the LGBTQ+ youth crisis line, the “press 3” option on 988 is officially gone. The Trevor Project is stepping up to help fill the gap, and they could really use some support right now. If you’re able, please consider donating! 🏳️🌈 💛
July 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Yesterday we posted about the Trump administration shutting down the LGBTQ+ youth crisis line, the “press 3” option on 988 is officially gone. The Trevor Project is stepping up to help fill the gap, and they could really use some support right now. If you’re able, please consider donating! 🏳️🌈 💛
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Our rigged system in a nutshell.
When the rich become richer, they can use their vast wealth to pour money into our democracy and rig the system to enrich themselves even more.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
When the rich become richer, they can use their vast wealth to pour money into our democracy and rig the system to enrich themselves even more.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
May 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our rigged system in a nutshell.
When the rich become richer, they can use their vast wealth to pour money into our democracy and rig the system to enrich themselves even more.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
When the rich become richer, they can use their vast wealth to pour money into our democracy and rig the system to enrich themselves even more.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
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"“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” said Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, in a statement to the university"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” said Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, in a statement to the university"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Exclusive: Trump weighs slashing State Department budget by nearly half. A document obtained by POLITICO shows plans to zero out or substantially reduce spending on many programs, including ones that promote democracy.
Trump weighs slashing State Department budget by nearly half
A document obtained by POLITICO shows plans to zero out or substantially reduce spending on many programs, including ones that promote democracy.
www.politico.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Exclusive: Trump weighs slashing State Department budget by nearly half. A document obtained by POLITICO shows plans to zero out or substantially reduce spending on many programs, including ones that promote democracy.
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Joe Gallina: If you could speak directly to Donald Trump, what would you tell him?
Gov. JB Pritzker: What does Vladimir Putin have on you?
Gov. JB Pritzker: What does Vladimir Putin have on you?
March 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Joe Gallina: If you could speak directly to Donald Trump, what would you tell him?
Gov. JB Pritzker: What does Vladimir Putin have on you?
Gov. JB Pritzker: What does Vladimir Putin have on you?
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DOGE is a trojan horse to gut labor, consumer, and environmental protections.
If DOGE actually wanted to cut waste, it would end the massive tax loopholes, contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.
If DOGE actually wanted to cut waste, it would end the massive tax loopholes, contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.
The REAL Waste That Elon's DOGE Should Cut
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
DOGE is a trojan horse to gut labor, consumer, and environmental protections.
If DOGE actually wanted to cut waste, it would end the massive tax loopholes, contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.
If DOGE actually wanted to cut waste, it would end the massive tax loopholes, contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.
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In Doctors Without Borders Attar clinic in Al-Mawasi, southern #Gaza, our team received 26 injured, three in critical condition, who were later referred to Nasser hospital.
The clinic was also struck with shrapnel, our teams unharmed.
The clinic was also struck with shrapnel, our teams unharmed.
March 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In Doctors Without Borders Attar clinic in Al-Mawasi, southern #Gaza, our team received 26 injured, three in critical condition, who were later referred to Nasser hospital.
The clinic was also struck with shrapnel, our teams unharmed.
The clinic was also struck with shrapnel, our teams unharmed.
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#Gaza: In the early hours of March 18, Israeli forces attacked multiple areas in the Gaza Strip, after almost two-months of an already fragile ceasefire.
According to the Ministry of Health, hundreds of people have been killed.
According to the Ministry of Health, hundreds of people have been killed.
March 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
#Gaza: In the early hours of March 18, Israeli forces attacked multiple areas in the Gaza Strip, after almost two-months of an already fragile ceasefire.
According to the Ministry of Health, hundreds of people have been killed.
According to the Ministry of Health, hundreds of people have been killed.
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The Trump administration plans to eliminate the EPA’s scientific research arm and lay off more than 1,000 chemists, biologists, and other scientists.
March 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the EPA’s scientific research arm and lay off more than 1,000 chemists, biologists, and other scientists.
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Thom Tillis won’t talk to his constituents so Indivisibles will do it for him 👇👇
The crowd is still gathering at the Thom Tillis Town Hall. I'm standing in a packed mezzanine, and there's an overthrow chapel where guests are still being seated.
Greensboro, NC
#ncpol
#EmptyChairThom
@maddow.msnbc.com
Greensboro, NC
#ncpol
#EmptyChairThom
@maddow.msnbc.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Thom Tillis won’t talk to his constituents so Indivisibles will do it for him 👇👇
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They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
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“Simply put,” the officials added, “we are quickly heading toward an environmental and life-threatening catastrophe.”
(Dioxin! It's really, freaking bad ☠️)
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
(Dioxin! It's really, freaking bad ☠️)
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic pa...
www.propublica.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Simply put,” the officials added, “we are quickly heading toward an environmental and life-threatening catastrophe.”
(Dioxin! It's really, freaking bad ☠️)
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
(Dioxin! It's really, freaking bad ☠️)
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
March 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
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Schumer’s failure to lead in this critical moment was a betrayal of the Democratic Party, its voters, and our democracy. We need a Senate Minority Leader who will actually fight back against Trump, not fold to him. The stakes are too high for failed leadership. Make sure your senators hear from you.
Email Your Democratic Senator and Demand They Call on Senator Schumer to Step Aside
On March 14, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer failed to stand up against Donald Trump’s power grab. Instead of using the leverage Senate Democrats had, he caved—paving the way for extreme funding ...
act.indivisible.org
March 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Schumer’s failure to lead in this critical moment was a betrayal of the Democratic Party, its voters, and our democracy. We need a Senate Minority Leader who will actually fight back against Trump, not fold to him. The stakes are too high for failed leadership. Make sure your senators hear from you.
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This administration illegally denied hundreds of people due process, then deported them to a country they’ve never known, run by an authoritarian infamous for cruel treatment of prisoners.
They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
A timeline of how the Trump administration raced to use the Alien Enemies Act yesterday, delivering 250 Venezuelan people to El Salvador's brutal prison system without any chance to defend themselves, just before a judge could stop the planes.
March 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This administration illegally denied hundreds of people due process, then deported them to a country they’ve never known, run by an authoritarian infamous for cruel treatment of prisoners.
They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
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Collaborators with the fascists.
March 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Collaborators with the fascists.
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Rollover and play dead wins. I'm honestly really sorry everyone. This is a bad, depressing outcome. We tried our best, and we didn't succeed. We're circling up with Indivisible group leaders over the next day to plan for what accountability will look like. Stay tuned.
The final tally to advance the CR is 62-38.
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
March 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Rollover and play dead wins. I'm honestly really sorry everyone. This is a bad, depressing outcome. We tried our best, and we didn't succeed. We're circling up with Indivisible group leaders over the next day to plan for what accountability will look like. Stay tuned.
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The thing about this that absolutely kills me is that this will only embolden Republicans to stuff *even worse* stuff in future spending bills, knowing that there are enough Dems who will vote yes on cloture no matter what.
March 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The thing about this that absolutely kills me is that this will only embolden Republicans to stuff *even worse* stuff in future spending bills, knowing that there are enough Dems who will vote yes on cloture no matter what.
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Breast cancer can be hidden in mammograms for many women, so doctors recommend additional screenings.
While one mammogram per year is typically covered by private health insurance plans, they don’t generally reimburse fully for additional screenings, creating out of pocket costs for most women.
While one mammogram per year is typically covered by private health insurance plans, they don’t generally reimburse fully for additional screenings, creating out of pocket costs for most women.
They were told to get extra breast cancer screenings. Then they got stuck with the bill.
The FDA began requiring mammogram providers to notify women with dense breast tissue that they could need further screenings to rule out cancer. But such screenings cost money, out of pocket, for most women.
nbcnews.to
March 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Breast cancer can be hidden in mammograms for many women, so doctors recommend additional screenings.
While one mammogram per year is typically covered by private health insurance plans, they don’t generally reimburse fully for additional screenings, creating out of pocket costs for most women.
While one mammogram per year is typically covered by private health insurance plans, they don’t generally reimburse fully for additional screenings, creating out of pocket costs for most women.
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There is no "center" between decency and indecency, between democracy and authoritarianism, between a government of billionaires and a government of the people.
If Democrats move to "the center", they will pave the way for the next Trump.
If Democrats move to "the center", they will pave the way for the next Trump.
The Failures of “Centrism”
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich. Watch.
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March 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
There is no "center" between decency and indecency, between democracy and authoritarianism, between a government of billionaires and a government of the people.
If Democrats move to "the center", they will pave the way for the next Trump.
If Democrats move to "the center", they will pave the way for the next Trump.
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Some residents whose houses did not burn down are struggling with insurance policies that do not cover the high cost of removing toxic chemicals, ash and soot from their properties.
California fire victims are in limbo as they wait for insurance payouts
People whose homes were left standing amid the destruction face rising costs to make them habitable again.
www.nbcnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Some residents whose houses did not burn down are struggling with insurance policies that do not cover the high cost of removing toxic chemicals, ash and soot from their properties.
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