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The 7th Circuit Court's remarkable and heartening reasoning behind preventing National Guard troops from entering Chicago:
"We emphasize that the critical analysis of a “rebellion” centers on the nature of the resistance to governmental authority. Political opposition is not rebellion. "
The 7th Circuit Court's remarkable and heartening reasoning behind preventing National Guard troops from entering Chicago:
"We emphasize that the critical analysis of a “rebellion” centers on the nature of the resistance to governmental authority. Political opposition is not rebellion. "
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Poulsbo sez take your little fantasy and stuff it!
October 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Poulsbo, Wa - 8:30 am! Best sign: Eggs are so expensive because all the chickens are in Congress.
June 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Where's the protest music? Where are the young versions of Dylan, Baez, Lennon, etc. We need to be hearing you!
June 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Saw this with my daughter Isabella yesterday. Intense, honest, wrenching look at what is going on in Israel and Palestine, and a moving portrait of a courageous group of people, Combatants for Peace, walking a road of hope, step by step. Open screening June 12 - Watch it!
thereisanotherwayfilm.com
There is Another Way
thereisanotherwayfilm.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BREAKING: Senator Chris Murphy just ripped Secretary Noem to filth on the Senate floor:

“Your department is out of control.”

Illegal spending. Shadow immigration policy. People disappearing for criticizing the regime.

We’re not teetering on fascism. We’re in it.
May 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
May 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
'Remember, an executive order isn’t law.' From Jamelle Bouie's latest and excellent piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
Opinion | Donald Trump, You’re No Franklin Roosevelt
Autocratic intent does not translate automatically into autocratic success.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Queen herself, no other democrat except Bernie speaks to my soul’s ambition for a fairer society than this young lady.
April 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Tiny Poulsbo Wa (pop 12,000) turns out 1500+ for Hands Off!
April 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Chaos erupts b/t Trump's cabinet and Musk. New reporting from the NY Times:

- Rubio, furious over Musk’s cuts to his agency, fired back after Musk mocked him: “You have fired nobody.” Rubio countered that over 1,500 State Department officials had taken early retirements, accusing Musk of lying.

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March 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Trump's plan:
Install 'his people' in top military posts
Provoke Violence
Declare Martial Law
Suspend the Constitution
Game Over
Everything else is distraction
February 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Murphy: "I continue to get reports from Connecticut that agencies there, like Head Start programs and community health centers, are actually not receiving the funding they are due. So I think there's a big question as to whether the administration actually is implementing the court order."
February 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
All you arthropod fans...have your spiders gone missing? I have anecdotally noted a real decline over the last few years. Fall used to be dressed in dew-covered webs. Not so much now...asking for Charlotte.
February 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is put together by former WaPo journalists who want their own un-Zuckerberged voice...
contrarian.substack.com
The Contrarian | Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen | Substack
Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. Click to read The Contrarian, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
contrarian.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM