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NC5: “Musk & Trump’s cuts are hurting Tennessee families.”
Fired VA worker: “It turned our world upside down. We don't know what's going to happen.”
www.newschannel5.com/news/efforts...
Fired VA worker: “It turned our world upside down. We don't know what's going to happen.”
www.newschannel5.com/news/efforts...
February 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
NC5: “Musk & Trump’s cuts are hurting Tennessee families.”
Fired VA worker: “It turned our world upside down. We don't know what's going to happen.”
www.newschannel5.com/news/efforts...
Fired VA worker: “It turned our world upside down. We don't know what's going to happen.”
www.newschannel5.com/news/efforts...
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Eliminating the DOE hurts the most vulnerable. Trump wants to “send education back to the states” — seemingly oblivious to the fact that it is already there, as any state official will tell you.
February 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Eliminating the DOE hurts the most vulnerable. Trump wants to “send education back to the states” — seemingly oblivious to the fact that it is already there, as any state official will tell you.
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TRUDEAU: “I want to speak directly to Americans — our closest friends and neighbors… yes, this will harm Canadians, but it will also have real consequences for you.” #TrumpTradeWar
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
TRUDEAU: “I want to speak directly to Americans — our closest friends and neighbors… yes, this will harm Canadians, but it will also have real consequences for you.” #TrumpTradeWar
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This essay about family farming and land transfers is interesting and makes me wonder about the possibility of growing food on a tiny scale while managing a stressful job. Hmmm….
This essay about family farming and land transfers is interesting and makes me wonder about the possibility of growing food on a tiny scale while managing a stressful job. Hmmm….
One of the biggest wealth transfers in U.S. history just commenced. Are you aware of it?
$24 trillion worth of farms and farmland are about to be for sale. Here's why we need everyday Americans to buy it up before investment funds.
substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
substack.com/@alexandrafa...
This essay about family farming and land transfers is interesting and makes me wonder about the possibility of growing food on a tiny scale while managing a stressful job. Hmmm….
This essay about family farming and land transfers is interesting and makes me wonder about the possibility of growing food on a tiny scale while managing a stressful job. Hmmm….
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youtu.be/vTA29rfGy_0?... They are demanding an apology! Tells you everything you need to know about who they are as people.
Maga Truly HATES Everything Jesus Stood For
YouTube video by Tennessee Brando
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January 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
youtu.be/vTA29rfGy_0?... They are demanding an apology! Tells you everything you need to know about who they are as people.
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It Has Nothing To Do With Politics
January 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It Has Nothing To Do With Politics
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Said it last time he was in office. Still holds.
January 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Said it last time he was in office. Still holds.
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If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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🔥 Senator Oliver : “Tennessee’s public ed system is under siege by wealthy conservative oligarchs bankrolling Republican leaders to push school vouchers. Ultra-wealthy conservatives have made dismantling public education their mission.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
January 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🔥 Senator Oliver : “Tennessee’s public ed system is under siege by wealthy conservative oligarchs bankrolling Republican leaders to push school vouchers. Ultra-wealthy conservatives have made dismantling public education their mission.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
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They Already Want a Third Trump Term
January 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
They Already Want a Third Trump Term
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This, from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social, has been on my mind today.
![The text of a poem by Clint Smith beginning “When people say ‘we have made it through worse before’[…]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xgs6hum77cpmekyz43ghkyvh/bafkreiatxnrxizkxy7dyhsxfkrd67xsauizdugba7b6zqqitfhv5iwqonq@jpeg)
January 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This, from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social, has been on my mind today.
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Donald Trump just rolled back a decades old executive order that prevented employment discrimination in the federal government. Yes, we’re being serious. www.axios.com/2025/01/22/t...
Trump rolls back bedrock 1960s-era civil rights measure
The move abolishes decades of government practices on diversity and equal opportunity.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Donald Trump just rolled back a decades old executive order that prevented employment discrimination in the federal government. Yes, we’re being serious. www.axios.com/2025/01/22/t...
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“She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
So what exactly sparked Trump’s ire?
“May I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away?” the Bishop said.
So what exactly sparked Trump’s ire?
“May I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away?” the Bishop said.
Trump demands apology after bishop urged him to "have mercy" on immigrants, LGBTQ
Message not received.
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
So what exactly sparked Trump’s ire?
“May I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away?” the Bishop said.
So what exactly sparked Trump’s ire?
“May I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away?” the Bishop said.
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Dozens of studies in recent years have linked ultra-processed fare to health problems such as high blood pressure and heart attacks, and also to some problems that one might not expect: cancer, anxiety, dementia, and early death.
Why Is the American Diet So Deadly?
A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.
nyer.cm
January 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Dozens of studies in recent years have linked ultra-processed fare to health problems such as high blood pressure and heart attacks, and also to some problems that one might not expect: cancer, anxiety, dementia, and early death.
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In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'
Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'
www.npr.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.'
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the speed with which AOC’s colleague jumps up to yield her an extra 30 seconds so she can land her closer: teamwork
AOC: "I want folks at home to look at what members of Congress are invested in private prisons companies, and look at the votes on this bill. It is atrocious that people are lining their pockets with private prison profits in the name of a horrific tragedy."
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
the speed with which AOC’s colleague jumps up to yield her an extra 30 seconds so she can land her closer: teamwork
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Metro Nashville Police Department says the shooting took place in the school’s cafeteria. Officers says a 17-year boy shot two female students and then himself. via @wpln.bsky.social
2 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Nashville high school
Metro Schools reported the shooting was inside Antioch High School and that "the person responsible ... is no longer a threat."
wpln.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Metro Nashville Police Department says the shooting took place in the school’s cafeteria. Officers says a 17-year boy shot two female students and then himself. via @wpln.bsky.social
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US President Donald Trump escalated his campaign against diversity programs on Jan. 21 by pressuring the private sector to join the initiative and telling government employees in offices administering such programs they would be placed on paid leave reut.rs/40jSSCQ 1/6
January 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
US President Donald Trump escalated his campaign against diversity programs on Jan. 21 by pressuring the private sector to join the initiative and telling government employees in offices administering such programs they would be placed on paid leave reut.rs/40jSSCQ 1/6
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Totally normal
January 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Totally normal
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A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 50 miles north of Los Angeles, burning 5,054 acres while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials said reut.rs/40pTNSm
Fast-growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles, forces evacuations
A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, burning 5,054 acres (20 square km) while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials said.
reut.rs
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 50 miles north of Los Angeles, burning 5,054 acres while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials said reut.rs/40pTNSm
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