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Paula
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I am a recently retired Episcopal priest in North Carolina, as is my husband. We have one adult son. I'm still finding my path into retirement, but I'm interested in ways we can live in hopeful resistance these next four years.
I want to know why people seem to have no problem pronouncing Ghislaine properly but still haven't mastered Kamala.
August 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Listen to the doctors: When patients go uninsured, they delay care, and it increases costs for everyone.

Instead of paying $10 for diabetic medication, we'll pay $10,000 for an amputation.

Help share so that everyone understands and speaks out AGAINST this Big Ugly Bill.
June 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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We are living in an era of what I can only describe as Jimmy Neutron governance: political leaders coming up with (and taking credit for) convoluted and barely workable solutions to problems they created themselves.
April 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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NEW: A Republican-majority panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled to disenfranchise up to 65,000 voters in the state's contentious Supreme Court election unless they can fix their ballots in 15 days.
NC Voters Must Fix Ballots in 15 Days or Be Disenfranchised, Court Rules
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A nice article about a group I've joined - though I don't think we're off key!
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
“Are You Hiding at Home, You Chicken?”
In the crisp spring air of March 2025, a group of elderly women in outlandish hats and colorful shawls gathered at a town hall event, armed with nothing but their voices and a biting sense of humor. T...
www.dailykos.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Reid Out's guest just directed us to this website to get involved in the fight for federal programs and the workers who support them.

Too late!
February 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From a Federal Worker
This is a heartbreaking letter that a federal worker has asked me to share with the public.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
January 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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They should put a breathalyzer lock on Hegseth’s pentagon office door.
January 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Things appear to be going swimmingly over on Twitter. I'd like to point out, however, that Elon illegally overstayed a student visa - he didn't have an H1B. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 28, 2024 at 4:59 AM
A shutdown would be devastating to those who rely on social safety net programs to get through each month. Such selfishness is inexcusable.
December 19, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 2:31 PM