NikkiNu
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“It takes a deep commitment to change and even deeper commitment to grow” - Ralph Ellison
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Oregon has a rare program that helps people get jobs when they leave prison.
It's made a big difference.
But budget cuts are threatening to end the program, & lawmakers are failing to act to fix it. NEW, check it out: boltsmag.org/oregon-priso...
It's made a big difference.
But budget cuts are threatening to end the program, & lawmakers are failing to act to fix it. NEW, check it out: boltsmag.org/oregon-priso...
Budget Cuts Threaten Oregon Program for Helping People Get Jobs After Prison - Bolts
The state had recently expanded the novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars, and support for people after release.
boltsmag.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Oregon has a rare program that helps people get jobs when they leave prison.
It's made a big difference.
But budget cuts are threatening to end the program, & lawmakers are failing to act to fix it. NEW, check it out: boltsmag.org/oregon-priso...
It's made a big difference.
But budget cuts are threatening to end the program, & lawmakers are failing to act to fix it. NEW, check it out: boltsmag.org/oregon-priso...
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there is really no difference between the current administration and having the country run by david duke
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
there is really no difference between the current administration and having the country run by david duke
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A week ago, I wrote that Democrats flipped 21% of all state legislative seats held by the GOP that were in play this year.
Republicans, meanwhile, had flipped none.
This KY seat was one of just a couple left before the end of 2025.
boltsmag.org/legislative-...
Republicans, meanwhile, had flipped none.
This KY seat was one of just a couple left before the end of 2025.
boltsmag.org/legislative-...
In 2025, Democrats Flipped 21 Percent of GOP-Held Legislative Seats - Bolts
At the start of Donald Trump’s first presidency, in 2017, large Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, paired with overperformances in special elections, foreshadowed the blue wave of the......
boltsmag.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A week ago, I wrote that Democrats flipped 21% of all state legislative seats held by the GOP that were in play this year.
Republicans, meanwhile, had flipped none.
This KY seat was one of just a couple left before the end of 2025.
boltsmag.org/legislative-...
Republicans, meanwhile, had flipped none.
This KY seat was one of just a couple left before the end of 2025.
boltsmag.org/legislative-...
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A quite startling overperformance for Democrats in tonight's special election for a state Senate seat in Kentucky:
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
December 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A quite startling overperformance for Democrats in tonight's special election for a state Senate seat in Kentucky:
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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This is the case widely shared on video where a man had a seizure while in a chokehold. DHS accused him publicly of faking.
COMPLAINT: @aclum.bsky.social alleges that — after ICE agents pulled over their client, his wife, and their 1 y.o. child — an unknown agent applied a carotid restraint until their client lost consciousness. www.aclum.org/cases/zapata...
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is the case widely shared on video where a man had a seizure while in a chokehold. DHS accused him publicly of faking.
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MIAMI (AP) — FIFA slashes price for some World Cup tickets to $60 for teams’ most loyal fans after global backlash.
December 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
MIAMI (AP) — FIFA slashes price for some World Cup tickets to $60 for teams’ most loyal fans after global backlash.
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Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The administration is entirely post-truth.
Vance: "Why have rents gone down for 4 consecutive months? Because we're starting to get those illegal aliens out of the USA. Those criminals, those gang members, those people that are taking homes that ought by right go the people in this room. It's simple economics."
December 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The administration is entirely post-truth.
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LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
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It's Trump's rhetoric that's fueling the climate of political violence.
December 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's Trump's rhetoric that's fueling the climate of political violence.
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The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 8 people.
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 8 people.
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US officials said in talks that Kyiv should withdraw troops from the Donetsk region. Witkoff demanded the same thing yesterday.
Kyiv insists that any ceasefire must come without prior territorial concessions to Russia.
Kyiv insists that any ceasefire must come without prior territorial concessions to Russia.
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 AM
US officials said in talks that Kyiv should withdraw troops from the Donetsk region. Witkoff demanded the same thing yesterday.
Kyiv insists that any ceasefire must come without prior territorial concessions to Russia.
Kyiv insists that any ceasefire must come without prior territorial concessions to Russia.
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🎁 The best gift is to find MELIA a low traffic adult only home. No dogs. Cats are ok. Training is funded to help her with guarding. (Food & toys) Sweet, playful, only 3 yrs old. Adopt her 🎁
Hempstead Animal Shelter
Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
🎁 The best gift is to find MELIA a low traffic adult only home. No dogs. Cats are ok. Training is funded to help her with guarding. (Food & toys) Sweet, playful, only 3 yrs old. Adopt her 🎁
Hempstead Animal Shelter
Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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Call me a dreamer but I think a president should have a soul.
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Call me a dreamer but I think a president should have a soul.
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Honestly, it is always an honor to talk with @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on her show Amicus. She is so perceptive, brilliant, and curious all at once.
Here we are trying to g to make sense of another year, and ringing alarms early for the upcoming year.
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Here we are trying to g to make sense of another year, and ringing alarms early for the upcoming year.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
December 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Honestly, it is always an honor to talk with @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on her show Amicus. She is so perceptive, brilliant, and curious all at once.
Here we are trying to g to make sense of another year, and ringing alarms early for the upcoming year.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Here we are trying to g to make sense of another year, and ringing alarms early for the upcoming year.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Because it’s a smash and grab.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Because it’s a smash and grab.
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Carl Carlton, the singer-songwriter best known for hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama," has died, his son announced
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Carl Carlton, the singer-songwriter best known for hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama," has died, his son announced
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TMZ reporting Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead with wounds consistent with a knife
Rob Reiner, Wife Michele Found Dead in Their L.A. Home with Knife Wounds
Rob Reiner -- the legendary director -- and his wife Michele Singer Reiner have died ... TMZ has confirmed.
www.tmz.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
TMZ reporting Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead with wounds consistent with a knife
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Whatever happened with this Rob Reiner thing, we are not ready for it
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Whatever happened with this Rob Reiner thing, we are not ready for it
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this rob reiner news is grim
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
this rob reiner news is grim
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we only do an intense fundraising stretch to grow our subscriptions and reader support at the end of the year (& we stay somewhat light on our emailing marketing) so I'll be remiss to not use this Sunday afternoon to bother people who may still be on the fence!
December 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
we only do an intense fundraising stretch to grow our subscriptions and reader support at the end of the year (& we stay somewhat light on our emailing marketing) so I'll be remiss to not use this Sunday afternoon to bother people who may still be on the fence!