Joy C.
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Semi retired from Dairy, now a Nana for triplets. Lived and worked in Tillamook, O.R., yes it is more than dairy. A beautiful place close to the coast. Relocated 2014 to help with my new grandchildren and live now in AZ. My son is a history teacher.
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“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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Protesters interrupt DHS Secretary Noem's testimony search.app/dZ6VT
Protesters interrupt DHS Secretary Noem’s testimony
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December 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Border Patrol used hidden cameras to flag drivers hundreds of miles from the border: AP
The CBS12 News I-Team is digging into a new Associated Press investigation that reveals U.S. Border Patrol has been tracking and flagging drivers.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record - The New York Times share.google/MgLuzebJVPFs...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple’s video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications online. https://to.pbs.org/3KeNXzf
Russia restricts FaceTime in latest step to control online communications
State internet regulator Roskomnadzor alleged in a statement that the service is being “used to organize and conduct terrorist activities on the territory of the country, to recruit perpetrators (and)...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple’s video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications online. https://to.pbs.org/3KeNXzf
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record - The New York Times share.google/MgLuzebJVPFs...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Dog owners are urged to watch out for various signs of a rare yet deadly disease that causes death in roughly 90% of diagnosed pets.
Rare flesh-eating dog disease symptoms - check your pet
www.mirror.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Dog owners are urged to watch out for various signs of a rare yet deadly disease that causes death in roughly 90% of diagnosed pets.
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Save the Children says Palestinians are sheltering at home as Israeli raids injure dozens and lead to mass arrests.
Palestinians forced into lockdown as Israel’s West Bank assault continues
Save the Children says Palestinians are sheltering at home as Israeli raids injure dozens and lead to mass arrests.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Save the Children says Palestinians are sheltering at home as Israeli raids injure dozens and lead to mass arrests.
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President Donald Trump "seems to draw energy from hatred, from generating hatred toward other people," says @peter-wehner.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
President Donald Trump "seems to draw energy from hatred, from generating hatred toward other people," says @peter-wehner.bsky.social
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Trump administration officials are using the McCarran Act from the 1950s to target immigrants and calling political opponents "the enemy from within."
A Cold War historian warns these tactics mirror 1950s McCarthyism and its devastating social harm. buff.ly/ExB8d7K
A Cold War historian warns these tactics mirror 1950s McCarthyism and its devastating social harm. buff.ly/ExB8d7K
Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views
President Donald Trump and his supporters cast their domestic opponents as disloyal, traitorous or worse, rather than seeing dissent as part of democracy.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump administration officials are using the McCarran Act from the 1950s to target immigrants and calling political opponents "the enemy from within."
A Cold War historian warns these tactics mirror 1950s McCarthyism and its devastating social harm. buff.ly/ExB8d7K
A Cold War historian warns these tactics mirror 1950s McCarthyism and its devastating social harm. buff.ly/ExB8d7K
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Donald Trump’s use of power of the state for punishment and reward, coupled with his open transactionalism, incentivises companies, countries and individuals to pay for access and favour
In Washington, everything appears to be for sale
And the government has given up on prosecuting corruption
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November 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Donald Trump’s use of power of the state for punishment and reward, coupled with his open transactionalism, incentivises companies, countries and individuals to pay for access and favour
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Tech lobbyists have long blocked commonsense online rules of the road, including for AI.
So states like Minnesota stepped up—passing laws to fight deepfakes and other abuses.
Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke these laws.
We must stand up and ensure AI is used safely.
So states like Minnesota stepped up—passing laws to fight deepfakes and other abuses.
Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke these laws.
We must stand up and ensure AI is used safely.
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Tech lobbyists have long blocked commonsense online rules of the road, including for AI.
So states like Minnesota stepped up—passing laws to fight deepfakes and other abuses.
Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke these laws.
We must stand up and ensure AI is used safely.
So states like Minnesota stepped up—passing laws to fight deepfakes and other abuses.
Now the Trump administration is trying to revoke these laws.
We must stand up and ensure AI is used safely.
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Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump administration is looking to block such policies.
WA’s new ban on medical debt in credit reports at risk of federal override
Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump administration is looking to block such policies.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump administration is looking to block such policies.
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For weeks, California’s homeless service providers have worried about rumors that the federal government was going to cut funds for permanent housing. Now, those cuts are here. bit.ly/3XwXTa3
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November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
For weeks, California’s homeless service providers have worried about rumors that the federal government was going to cut funds for permanent housing. Now, those cuts are here. bit.ly/3XwXTa3
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Trump administration suggests it may 'raid school lunch money' to cover food stamps
Trump administration suggests it may 'raid school lunch money' to cover food stamps
The Trump administration spent Friday fighting an appellate court battle to avoid restoring $4 billion in SNAP benefits in jeopardy due to the government shutdown.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Trump administration suggests it may 'raid school lunch money' to cover food stamps
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Breaking news: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to pause an order directing it to release SNAP benefits in full.
The request came after the administration said it was working to release the benefits, suggesting the money was going to be dispersed.
The request came after the administration said it was working to release the benefits, suggesting the money was going to be dispersed.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order on releasing SNAP benefits
A federal judge had directed the administration to release full benefits for November. The administration is appealing the order.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Breaking news: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to pause an order directing it to release SNAP benefits in full.
The request came after the administration said it was working to release the benefits, suggesting the money was going to be dispersed.
The request came after the administration said it was working to release the benefits, suggesting the money was going to be dispersed.
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Earlier this week, Mother Jones video correspondent @garrisonhayes.bsky.social visited a Nashville food bank where he talked to folks who’d recently lost their SNAP assistance. Here’s what they had to say.
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Earlier this week, Mother Jones video correspondent @garrisonhayes.bsky.social visited a Nashville food bank where he talked to folks who’d recently lost their SNAP assistance. Here’s what they had to say.
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Government shutdown stalemate threatens to double Nebraska health insurance costs
Government shutdown stalemate threatens to double Nebraska health insurance costs
Thousands of Nebraska families could see their health insurance costs double by January as enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire December 31.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Government shutdown stalemate threatens to double Nebraska health insurance costs
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The Trump administration’s fast-tracked rules grant the Federal Protective Service sweeping powers to make arrests off federal property.
Trump’s Federal Cops Just Gave Themselves Expansive Anti-Protest Powers Targeting Masks
The Trump administration’s new rules grant the Federal Protective Service cops powers to target masks and make arrests off federal property.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Trump administration’s fast-tracked rules grant the Federal Protective Service sweeping powers to make arrests off federal property.
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Day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for children
Day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for children
“Operation Midway Blitz” has prompted more than 3,000 Chicago-area immigration arrests since early September.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for children
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Trump’s gold sign outside Oval Office prompts backlash
Trump’s gold sign outside Oval Office prompts backlash
Lawmakers outraged that president gilding White House as Snap food stamps in jeopardy amid longest US shutdown
A new sign was spotted adorning the White House this week, prompting backlash from lawmakers who have noted that Donald Trump is quite literally gilding the White House during a government shutdown.
Trump has been remaking the White House in his own image with the recent dramatic demolition of the East Wing and active construction of a new ballroom, doing so with plenty of gold. Written in cursive gold script, a sign identifying the Oval Office is now affixed beside the office’s door. Continue reading...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Trump’s gold sign outside Oval Office prompts backlash
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If the Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of how close the world is to destruction, in Kathryn Bigelow’s Netflix film “A House of Dynamite,” the ticking clock is no symbol. It is very real.
In Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, Chicago is the target of a nuclear attack. Does the movie reflect reality?
Experts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in Chicago analyze the risks, both as they’re depicted in the movie and in the real world.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If the Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of how close the world is to destruction, in Kathryn Bigelow’s Netflix film “A House of Dynamite,” the ticking clock is no symbol. It is very real.