Nancy
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Mother, grandmother, widow, retired teacher. Love my family! Interested in art, reading, volunteering…. Sad/mad about what is happening in our nation right now- we must work together!
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The United Nations’ highest court issued a legal opinion stating that nations are obligated to take action against climate change, warning that neglecting this responsibility could breach international law.
July 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The United Nations’ highest court issued a legal opinion stating that nations are obligated to take action against climate change, warning that neglecting this responsibility could breach international law.
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After ten years of service, the head of FEMA’s urban search and rescue team has resigned, citing mounting frustration with Trump-era bureaucracy that he says hindered the agency’s response to the deadly flooding in Texas.
July 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
After ten years of service, the head of FEMA’s urban search and rescue team has resigned, citing mounting frustration with Trump-era bureaucracy that he says hindered the agency’s response to the deadly flooding in Texas.
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A win! A federal judge has just blocked part of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that aimed to restrict Medicaid funding. Judge Indira Talwani, ruling from the District of Massachusetts, ordered the Trump administration to continue Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood health centers.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from cutting off Planned Parenthood funding
Planned Parenthood sued the administration Monday, alleging that a provision of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is unconstitutional and will cause irreparable harm.
www.nbcnews.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A win! A federal judge has just blocked part of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that aimed to restrict Medicaid funding. Judge Indira Talwani, ruling from the District of Massachusetts, ordered the Trump administration to continue Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood health centers.
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Source: the Guardian
Democrats are livid over the governor’s plan to redraw districts at a time when Texas officials are supposed to be focused on recovery from the floods.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democrats are livid over the governor’s plan to redraw districts at a time when Texas officials are supposed to be focused on recovery from the floods.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘It’s really theft’: the Republican plan to redraw Texas maps – and grab more power
Democrats are livid over the governor’s plan to redraw districts at a time when Texas officials are supposed to be focused on recovery from the floods
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Source: the Guardian
Democrats are livid over the governor’s plan to redraw districts at a time when Texas officials are supposed to be focused on recovery from the floods.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democrats are livid over the governor’s plan to redraw districts at a time when Texas officials are supposed to be focused on recovery from the floods.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"Local. Trusted. Defunded." That's what the big digital sign outside GBH's building in Boston says now. Like other PBS/NPR stations, it is starting a new fund-raising push: "We're not backing down" despite the federal funding loss, "but we can't do it without you"
July 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Local. Trusted. Defunded." That's what the big digital sign outside GBH's building in Boston says now. Like other PBS/NPR stations, it is starting a new fund-raising push: "We're not backing down" despite the federal funding loss, "but we can't do it without you"
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A win! The Senate has agreed to restore roughly $400 million in funding for PEPFAR, the landmark HIV/AIDS program launched under President Bush that’s credited with saving millions of lives around the world. Keep speaking up, it makes a difference.
July 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A win! The Senate has agreed to restore roughly $400 million in funding for PEPFAR, the landmark HIV/AIDS program launched under President Bush that’s credited with saving millions of lives around the world. Keep speaking up, it makes a difference.
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Experts say a covid surge may happen in the coming months & urge people to get vaccinated.
The coronavirus “can still cause a nasty illness and slow you down for a week or so. And there’s still the risk of long covid, especially for more vulnerable groups of people.”
The coronavirus “can still cause a nasty illness and slow you down for a week or so. And there’s still the risk of long covid, especially for more vulnerable groups of people.”
Here’s what you need to know about covid this summer
Experts say a surge may happen in the coming months and urge people to get vaccinated.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Experts say a covid surge may happen in the coming months & urge people to get vaccinated.
The coronavirus “can still cause a nasty illness and slow you down for a week or so. And there’s still the risk of long covid, especially for more vulnerable groups of people.”
The coronavirus “can still cause a nasty illness and slow you down for a week or so. And there’s still the risk of long covid, especially for more vulnerable groups of people.”
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“CoreCivic has repeatedly shown that it is incapable of running a humane facility. Now, the company flouts city approval to move forward with an ICE center based on false promises.”
In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A private prison firm wants to detain immigrants in this Kansas town. Its residents are pushing back
Residents of Leavenworth are organizing against CoreCivic’s efforts to reopen a problematic prison
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“CoreCivic has repeatedly shown that it is incapable of running a humane facility. Now, the company flouts city approval to move forward with an ICE center based on false promises.”
In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Our national parks are in trouble.
Since Trump returned to office, the National Park Service has lost nearly a quarter of its full-time staff. That’s thousands of people who used to care for trails, run visitor centers, respond to emergencies, and protect the land, gone.
Since Trump returned to office, the National Park Service has lost nearly a quarter of its full-time staff. That’s thousands of people who used to care for trails, run visitor centers, respond to emergencies, and protect the land, gone.
July 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Our national parks are in trouble.
Since Trump returned to office, the National Park Service has lost nearly a quarter of its full-time staff. That’s thousands of people who used to care for trails, run visitor centers, respond to emergencies, and protect the land, gone.
Since Trump returned to office, the National Park Service has lost nearly a quarter of its full-time staff. That’s thousands of people who used to care for trails, run visitor centers, respond to emergencies, and protect the land, gone.
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Why do Trump and some of his most fervent tech billionaire backers want to take land and create privately-controlled zones?
Their dystopian visions reflect the “The Network State,” which seeks to create private, corporate-controlled cities and nations.
www.techpolicy.press/trumps-gaza-...
Their dystopian visions reflect the “The Network State,” which seeks to create private, corporate-controlled cities and nations.
www.techpolicy.press/trumps-gaza-...
Trump’s Gaza Fantasy and the Network State: The Tech-Fueled Future of Privatized Sovereignty | TechPolicy.Press
We’re watching the rise of a new anti-democratic extremism—networked, crypto-financed, and cloaked in the language of freedom, writes Gil Duran.
www.techpolicy.press
July 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why do Trump and some of his most fervent tech billionaire backers want to take land and create privately-controlled zones?
Their dystopian visions reflect the “The Network State,” which seeks to create private, corporate-controlled cities and nations.
www.techpolicy.press/trumps-gaza-...
Their dystopian visions reflect the “The Network State,” which seeks to create private, corporate-controlled cities and nations.
www.techpolicy.press/trumps-gaza-...
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Trump Calls Biden a 'Son of a Bitch' During Controversial Tour of Alligator Alcatraz.
Trump told reporters on Tues, July 1, that former President Joe Biden wanted to see him behind bars, calling him a 'son of a bitch'.
people.com/trump-calls-...
Trump told reporters on Tues, July 1, that former President Joe Biden wanted to see him behind bars, calling him a 'son of a bitch'.
people.com/trump-calls-...
Trump Calls Biden a 'Son of a Bitch' During Controversial Tour of Alligator Alcatraz
President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday, July 1, that former President Joe Biden wanted to see him behind bars, calling him a 'son of a bitch' over the unsubstantiated claim
people.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Trump Calls Biden a 'Son of a Bitch' During Controversial Tour of Alligator Alcatraz.
Trump told reporters on Tues, July 1, that former President Joe Biden wanted to see him behind bars, calling him a 'son of a bitch'.
people.com/trump-calls-...
Trump told reporters on Tues, July 1, that former President Joe Biden wanted to see him behind bars, calling him a 'son of a bitch'.
people.com/trump-calls-...
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Republicans want 1.1 *trillion* dollars in cuts to Americans' health care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
June 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Republicans want 1.1 *trillion* dollars in cuts to Americans' health care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
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This whole story is insane
Deporting children of military veterans because they were born on an overseas military base.
This man has no citizenship now.
This man has no citizenship now.
Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported
He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case
www.austinchronicle.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This whole story is insane
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“In the last week, more than 200 veterans have volunteered to attend immigration hearings with Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan…”
Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans
The effort began after a former Afghan interpreter was detained after his San Diego asylum hearing this month.
www.kpbs.org
July 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“In the last week, more than 200 veterans have volunteered to attend immigration hearings with Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan…”
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This is Alcatraz. Every person, to the last man, sent here was a criminal and benefitted from due process. What they are building in the swamp isn't Alligator Alcatraz, it is Alligator Auschwitz. No due process. Not criminals. Just people bigots want to make disappear.
July 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Alligator Auschwitz isn't just cruel and immoral, it's STUPID! I break down just how stupid on today's Coffee With Texas Paul! Hope you can join us in the LIVE CHAT.
July 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Shari Redstone’s deal with Trump is a deal with the devil—and it threatens us all.
Let me be blunt: if Redstone, who controls Paramount Global, caves to Trump’s baseless, frivolous lawsuit against 60 Minutes, she will be legitimizing authoritarianism.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
Let me be blunt: if Redstone, who controls Paramount Global, caves to Trump’s baseless, frivolous lawsuit against 60 Minutes, she will be legitimizing authoritarianism.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
The Coward Billionaire and the Tyrant She’s Enabling
Shari Redstone’s deal with Trump is a deal with the devil—and it threatens us all.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Shari Redstone’s deal with Trump is a deal with the devil—and it threatens us all.
Let me be blunt: if Redstone, who controls Paramount Global, caves to Trump’s baseless, frivolous lawsuit against 60 Minutes, she will be legitimizing authoritarianism.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
Let me be blunt: if Redstone, who controls Paramount Global, caves to Trump’s baseless, frivolous lawsuit against 60 Minutes, she will be legitimizing authoritarianism.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
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Trump has asked the Supreme Court for the power to fire three members of the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission, the agency responsible for monitoring the safety of products like toys, cribs, and electronics.
July 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Trump has asked the Supreme Court for the power to fire three members of the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission, the agency responsible for monitoring the safety of products like toys, cribs, and electronics.
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July 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Almost as if economists predicted this would happen.
JOBS PLUMMET: The U.S. private sector lost 33,000 jobs in June, badly missing expectations for a 100,000 increase, payrolls processing firm ADP says.
July 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Almost as if economists predicted this would happen.
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It’s not too late to take action. Call your representative at 202-224-3121 to tell them to vote no.
July 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It’s not too late to take action. Call your representative at 202-224-3121 to tell them to vote no.