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The fact that the President of the United States posts a fake video of a kneeling Barack Obama being handcuffed and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
July 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The fact that the President of the United States posts a fake video of a kneeling Barack Obama being handcuffed and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.
June 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.
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He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
June 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
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Wishing everyone a happy Fourth of July!
249 years since we declared independence from a king, the work of living up to our founding promise is more important than ever - and it calls on each of us to do what we can for our country.
249 years since we declared independence from a king, the work of living up to our founding promise is more important than ever - and it calls on each of us to do what we can for our country.
July 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Wishing everyone a happy Fourth of July!
249 years since we declared independence from a king, the work of living up to our founding promise is more important than ever - and it calls on each of us to do what we can for our country.
249 years since we declared independence from a king, the work of living up to our founding promise is more important than ever - and it calls on each of us to do what we can for our country.
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EVERYBODY WATCH.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
June 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
EVERYBODY WATCH.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.
He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.
Don’t turn away.
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Wellman: When I served in Iraq.. I heard about how Saddam Hussein divided them. Different sects fought each other. But you know -- Saddam and his family sat laughing at all of them. They divided them against each other and kept their power for 35 years. Does this sound familiar to anybody?
June 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Wellman: When I served in Iraq.. I heard about how Saddam Hussein divided them. Different sects fought each other. But you know -- Saddam and his family sat laughing at all of them. They divided them against each other and kept their power for 35 years. Does this sound familiar to anybody?
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🧵 "Memorial Day began with newly freed Black Americans in 1865, unearthing and honoring Union soldiers whose bodies had been discarded like trash, yet that origin story is rarely taught."
By Shari Dunn @qualified-sharid.bsky.social
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By Shari Dunn @qualified-sharid.bsky.social
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Memorial Day: Memory, Musings, and the Myth of the Straight Line
By Shari Dunn Memorial Day isn’t just a long weekend. It’s a moment to reflect on who we remember and who and what we forget.
www.linkedin.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🧵 "Memorial Day began with newly freed Black Americans in 1865, unearthing and honoring Union soldiers whose bodies had been discarded like trash, yet that origin story is rarely taught."
By Shari Dunn @qualified-sharid.bsky.social
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By Shari Dunn @qualified-sharid.bsky.social
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) sued acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba Tuesday over his arrest while protesting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts last month. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Newark Mayor Sues Trump Lawyer, Alleging ‘False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) sued acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba Tuesday over his arrest while protesting the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts last month. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has sued acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba, alleging that his arrest during a May visit to an ICE detention center in his city was politically motivated.
Newark Mayor Sues Alina Habba Over Bogus ICE Facility Arrest
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka sued federal prosecutor Alina Habba, accusing her of unlawfully having him arrested at an ICE facility.
www.rollingstone.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has sued acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba, alleging that his arrest during a May visit to an ICE detention center in his city was politically motivated.
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Close your eyes and point in almost any direction, and you’ll find an area of acute knowledge loss.
“We’re going to suffer this massively, in both the short and the long term.”
“We’re going to suffer this massively, in both the short and the long term.”
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
www.motherjones.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Close your eyes and point in almost any direction, and you’ll find an area of acute knowledge loss.
“We’re going to suffer this massively, in both the short and the long term.”
“We’re going to suffer this massively, in both the short and the long term.”
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A drug addict usurped congressional power, and unilaterally gutted US soft power.
Members of the administration knew about, and were disturbed by, his drug use (WSJ).
Isn’t this a cover-up?
Members of the administration knew about, and were disturbed by, his drug use (WSJ).
Isn’t this a cover-up?
May 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A drug addict usurped congressional power, and unilaterally gutted US soft power.
Members of the administration knew about, and were disturbed by, his drug use (WSJ).
Isn’t this a cover-up?
Members of the administration knew about, and were disturbed by, his drug use (WSJ).
Isn’t this a cover-up?
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NEW: Of the 238 men deported to the prison in El Salvador, DHS data shows:
• 130 had no U.S. criminal histories aside from immigration violations;
• 32 had been convicted of crimes in the U.S.;
• 6 of those were violent crimes.
• 130 had no U.S. criminal histories aside from immigration violations;
• 32 had been convicted of crimes in the U.S.;
• 6 of those were violent crimes.
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
NEW: Of the 238 men deported to the prison in El Salvador, DHS data shows:
• 130 had no U.S. criminal histories aside from immigration violations;
• 32 had been convicted of crimes in the U.S.;
• 6 of those were violent crimes.
• 130 had no U.S. criminal histories aside from immigration violations;
• 32 had been convicted of crimes in the U.S.;
• 6 of those were violent crimes.
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"On Tyranny" will be #2 on the NYT paperback and #13 in the combined e-book and paperback this week. I am glad it’s useful. New hardback is just out. And free posters to use and share are here.
timothysnyder.org/resources/
timothysnyder.org/resources/
Resources - Timothy Snyder
Resources from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
timothysnyder.org
May 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"On Tyranny" will be #2 on the NYT paperback and #13 in the combined e-book and paperback this week. I am glad it’s useful. New hardback is just out. And free posters to use and share are here.
timothysnyder.org/resources/
timothysnyder.org/resources/
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41% of babies’ births are covered by Medicaid.
49% of children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
35% of people with disabilities are covered by Medicaid.
HANDS OFF MEDICAID.
49% of children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
35% of people with disabilities are covered by Medicaid.
HANDS OFF MEDICAID.
May 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
41% of babies’ births are covered by Medicaid.
49% of children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
35% of people with disabilities are covered by Medicaid.
HANDS OFF MEDICAID.
49% of children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
35% of people with disabilities are covered by Medicaid.
HANDS OFF MEDICAID.
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Wouldn’t it be great if the word and definition of “kakistocracy” went viral and started trending?
#Kakistocracy
#Kakistocracy
May 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Wouldn’t it be great if the word and definition of “kakistocracy” went viral and started trending?
#Kakistocracy
#Kakistocracy
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The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.
May 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.
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NOBODY WANTS APPLE BUILDING IPHONES HERE YOU IGNORANT FAT TODDLER.
Good God you exhausting sloppy goon
Good God you exhausting sloppy goon
May 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NOBODY WANTS APPLE BUILDING IPHONES HERE YOU IGNORANT FAT TODDLER.
Good God you exhausting sloppy goon
Good God you exhausting sloppy goon
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Bucharest is excited for their mayor, Nicușor Dan, to have been elected the new president of Romania!
The world is rejecting Trumpism.
The world is rejecting Trumpism.
May 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Bucharest is excited for their mayor, Nicușor Dan, to have been elected the new president of Romania!
The world is rejecting Trumpism.
The world is rejecting Trumpism.
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NEW: To start the week, I lay out what to watch in the courts this week regarding voting rights and democracy. Take a few minutes to stay up to date. www.youtube.com/watch?v=amm3...
Marc Elias: Voting Lawsuits to Watch This Week
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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May 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
NEW: To start the week, I lay out what to watch in the courts this week regarding voting rights and democracy. Take a few minutes to stay up to date. www.youtube.com/watch?v=amm3...
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We are in a five alarm 🔥 this administration keeps habitually line stepping. Arresting Mayor Barakas should shake every American to their core. Rep Menendez (D-NJ) doesn’t mince words on how ICE is abusing its powers. Democrats stay fucking loud!📢📢
May 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We are in a five alarm 🔥 this administration keeps habitually line stepping. Arresting Mayor Barakas should shake every American to their core. Rep Menendez (D-NJ) doesn’t mince words on how ICE is abusing its powers. Democrats stay fucking loud!📢📢
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Not only are they ignoring climate change—they’re trying to cover up the cost. Shutting down NOAA’s disaster tracking so we can’t see the BILLIONS it’s costing us? This ain’t solving the crisis—it’s hiding it.
US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will no longer track the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more
abcnews.go.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not only are they ignoring climate change—they’re trying to cover up the cost. Shutting down NOAA’s disaster tracking so we can’t see the BILLIONS it’s costing us? This ain’t solving the crisis—it’s hiding it.