Pat Naumann
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Our top story: If the voucher bill were to pass, select private companies could soon be reeling in tens and even hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars per year. We took a closer look at who stands to gain the most.
How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas
The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
www.texasobserver.org
March 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Our top story: If the voucher bill were to pass, select private companies could soon be reeling in tens and even hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars per year. We took a closer look at who stands to gain the most.
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Save this for next time they tell you how censored they are
March 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Save this for next time they tell you how censored they are
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The FDA has apparently raided a company that sells poppers.
A reminder that RFK Jr. believes the anti-LGBT conspiracy theory that poppers cause AIDS.
www.them.us/story/rfk-jr...
A reminder that RFK Jr. believes the anti-LGBT conspiracy theory that poppers cause AIDS.
www.them.us/story/rfk-jr...
March 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The FDA has apparently raided a company that sells poppers.
A reminder that RFK Jr. believes the anti-LGBT conspiracy theory that poppers cause AIDS.
www.them.us/story/rfk-jr...
A reminder that RFK Jr. believes the anti-LGBT conspiracy theory that poppers cause AIDS.
www.them.us/story/rfk-jr...
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“Unusual.”
I mean, come on.
It is hardly unusual for Trump to ramble on about “personal grievances” and to “attack his political enemies.” It’s his essence.
Sure, he’s never done it before in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice, but that venue means nothing to him.
I mean, come on.
It is hardly unusual for Trump to ramble on about “personal grievances” and to “attack his political enemies.” It’s his essence.
Sure, he’s never done it before in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice, but that venue means nothing to him.
March 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Unusual.”
I mean, come on.
It is hardly unusual for Trump to ramble on about “personal grievances” and to “attack his political enemies.” It’s his essence.
Sure, he’s never done it before in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice, but that venue means nothing to him.
I mean, come on.
It is hardly unusual for Trump to ramble on about “personal grievances” and to “attack his political enemies.” It’s his essence.
Sure, he’s never done it before in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice, but that venue means nothing to him.
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“In October of 2024, just before the election, … NPR …they looked it up and they said, ‘… over 100 times, [Trump] has threatened to prosecute his enemies.’ This is Donald Trump. We are at stage four megalomania. He is just doing what he has always told us he wants to do.”
‘Stage four megalomaniac’: Conservative George Conway warns Trump ‘declared war’ at DOJ
Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway warned Friday that inside President Donald Trump’s grievance-filled speech at the Department of Justice hours earlier was a declaration of war on the legal com...
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March 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“In October of 2024, just before the election, … NPR …they looked it up and they said, ‘… over 100 times, [Trump] has threatened to prosecute his enemies.’ This is Donald Trump. We are at stage four megalomania. He is just doing what he has always told us he wants to do.”
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Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid.
'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region
Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid.
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March 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid.
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I know people are justifiably focused on the weakness of federal leadership, but there are other things going on that require immediate attention. This is one of them….#stopSB21 #StopElon
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Stop This!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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March 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I know people are justifiably focused on the weakness of federal leadership, but there are other things going on that require immediate attention. This is one of them….#stopSB21 #StopElon
actl.ink/sb21?ref=lm
youtu.be/orLlW33lQKs
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Me: “We have reached a stage of illegality, immorality, and depravity in a federal administration that no one could have ever thought possible. … And you can't enjoin depravity.”
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Conway Explains: Trump’s LAWLESSNESS is Out of Control | Free Version
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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March 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Me: “We have reached a stage of illegality, immorality, and depravity in a federal administration that no one could have ever thought possible. … And you can't enjoin depravity.”
youtu.be/qxiNgPsVKGc?...
youtu.be/qxiNgPsVKGc?...
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Donald Trump is a weak coward, who has never done anything difficult in his life, thinks all caps tweeting is tough, and threatens Allies because hes too scared of Iran/Russia/China
And he wears MAKEUP CONSTANTLY. LOL
And he wears MAKEUP CONSTANTLY. LOL
March 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Donald Trump is a weak coward, who has never done anything difficult in his life, thinks all caps tweeting is tough, and threatens Allies because hes too scared of Iran/Russia/China
And he wears MAKEUP CONSTANTLY. LOL
And he wears MAKEUP CONSTANTLY. LOL
apnews.com/article/trum... fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
Trump fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
President Donald Trump has fired two of the three Democratic commissioners of the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace, an unprecedented move aimed at implementing his crack...
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March 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
apnews.com/article/trum... fires two Democratic commissioners of agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
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Imagine how it would look if the leader of another country declared networks they deemed too critical of them “illegal”
Donald Trump Claims MSNBC And CNN Are ‘Illegal’ In DOJ Speech
“In my opinion, they’re really corrupt and they’re illegal, what they do is illegal,” the president said in remarks at the Justice Department.
www.huffpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Imagine how it would look if the leader of another country declared networks they deemed too critical of them “illegal”
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Houston police directed to call ICE on undocumented immigrants with deportation orders.
Houston police directed to call ICE on undocumented immigrants with deportation orders
The new guidance comes after ICE added 700,000 individuals with deportation orders to a national crime database that law enforcement uses to track warrants.
www.texastribune.org
March 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Houston police directed to call ICE on undocumented immigrants with deportation orders.
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Trump now praising Judge Aileen Cannon. He denies knowing who she is, but simultaneously admits that he appointed her to the bench.
So he appointed a judge about whom he has no idea?
So he appointed a judge about whom he has no idea?
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Trump now praising Judge Aileen Cannon. He denies knowing who she is, but simultaneously admits that he appointed her to the bench.
So he appointed a judge about whom he has no idea?
So he appointed a judge about whom he has no idea?
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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
March 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽
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Trump in the Great Hall of Justice, "The case against me was bull shit."
There is applause. In The Great Hall of Justice. For that.
There is applause. In The Great Hall of Justice. For that.
March 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump in the Great Hall of Justice, "The case against me was bull shit."
There is applause. In The Great Hall of Justice. For that.
There is applause. In The Great Hall of Justice. For that.
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Last night Trump issued an executive order to dissolve “The Minority Business Development Agency”, among other things.
March 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Last night Trump issued an executive order to dissolve “The Minority Business Development Agency”, among other things.
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ICYMI:
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
ICYMI:
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
The Illegality and Human Rights Violations in El Salvador’s Bizarre Offer to House US Prisoners www.justsecurity.org/108825/el-sa...
El Salvador’s Bizarre Offer to House US Prisoners is Illegal
There is no modern precedent for sending U.S. citizens who are convicted of crimes to other countries for punishment. Doing so is a crime.
www.justsecurity.org
March 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Illegality and Human Rights Violations in El Salvador’s Bizarre Offer to House US Prisoners www.justsecurity.org/108825/el-sa...
apnews.com/article/wash... Post columnist quits after her opinion piece criticizing owner Jeff Bezos is rejected
Washington Post columnist quits after her opinion piece criticizing owner Jeff Bezos is rejected
Columnist Ruth Marcus said publisher Will Lewis killed her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' new editorial policy.
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March 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
apnews.com/article/wash... Post columnist quits after her opinion piece criticizing owner Jeff Bezos is rejected
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Breaking it, then profiting off the *fix*
The same way they profit off of education privatization… health care… etc…
They count on you not realizing it. You are their piggy bank.
The same way they profit off of education privatization… health care… etc…
They count on you not realizing it. You are their piggy bank.
February 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Breaking it, then profiting off the *fix*
The same way they profit off of education privatization… health care… etc…
They count on you not realizing it. You are their piggy bank.
The same way they profit off of education privatization… health care… etc…
They count on you not realizing it. You are their piggy bank.
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There are no proven benefits to raw feeding yet plenty of serious, well-documented risks. It has never been a good idea but ESPECIALLY NOW. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/two-w...
Two Washington cats infected with bird flu • Washington State Standard
Two domestic cats in Washington state have been infected with bird flu after eating raw pet food, according to the department of agriculture.
washingtonstatestandard.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
There are no proven benefits to raw feeding yet plenty of serious, well-documented risks. It has never been a good idea but ESPECIALLY NOW. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/two-w...
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Most people imagine that democracy ends with a military coup. But they are wrong
With @nprfreshair.bsky.social
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With @nprfreshair.bsky.social
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How Regime Change Happens In America
Podcast Episode · Fresh Air · 02/19/2025 · 45m
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February 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Most people imagine that democracy ends with a military coup. But they are wrong
With @nprfreshair.bsky.social
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With @nprfreshair.bsky.social
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Constitutional right to counsel, and it threatens our First Amendment freedoms.
Conservative @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, of @thebulwark.bsky.social, wrote “Covington and Burling has been accused of no illegality or even impropriety. The firm simply has a client the president doesn’t like." /4
Conservative @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, of @thebulwark.bsky.social, wrote “Covington and Burling has been accused of no illegality or even impropriety. The firm simply has a client the president doesn’t like." /4
February 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Constitutional right to counsel, and it threatens our First Amendment freedoms.
Conservative @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, of @thebulwark.bsky.social, wrote “Covington and Burling has been accused of no illegality or even impropriety. The firm simply has a client the president doesn’t like." /4
Conservative @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social, of @thebulwark.bsky.social, wrote “Covington and Burling has been accused of no illegality or even impropriety. The firm simply has a client the president doesn’t like." /4