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Tonight. Brookline Booksmith talk. 6 pm. 279 Harvard Street.
June 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Tonight. Brookline Booksmith talk. 6 pm. 279 Harvard Street.
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Stop calling kidnapping and trafficking people to countries they’ve never been to “deporting.” It’s criminal behavior by a country with no conscience. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘illegally deported’ Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan
Immigrant rights advocates say White House violated court order and ask judge to order nearly a dozen people’s return
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Stop calling kidnapping and trafficking people to countries they’ve never been to “deporting.” It’s criminal behavior by a country with no conscience. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Special Report: Trump undermined Biden’s FEMA in North Carolina. Now the cleanup is lagging on his watch.
Trump undermined Biden’s FEMA in North Carolina. Now the cleanup is lagging on his watch.
As a candidate, the president spread misinformation about the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, convincing many survivors that the federal government was out to get them.
www.politico.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Special Report: Trump undermined Biden’s FEMA in North Carolina. Now the cleanup is lagging on his watch.
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JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF THE GOP TAX SCAM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar just released the following statement:
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar just released the following statement:
May 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF THE GOP TAX SCAM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar just released the following statement:
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar just released the following statement:
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it required Newark Liberty International Airport to immediately decrease its number of incoming and outgoing planes by 25%.
🔗 inquirer.com/news/nation-...
🔗 inquirer.com/news/nation-...
Flights reduced at Newark Airport amid outages and air traffic controller shortage
The FAA is now requiring the beleaguered airport to reduce the number of daily flights.
inquirer.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it required Newark Liberty International Airport to immediately decrease its number of incoming and outgoing planes by 25%.
🔗 inquirer.com/news/nation-...
🔗 inquirer.com/news/nation-...
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Frost: Tonight the people stealing are not folks with tattoos and hoodies but people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins sitting in the capitol now, not in some alley wrapped in darkness but the United States congress wrapped in the flag. It is disgusting and we will never forget this.
May 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Frost: Tonight the people stealing are not folks with tattoos and hoodies but people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins sitting in the capitol now, not in some alley wrapped in darkness but the United States congress wrapped in the flag. It is disgusting and we will never forget this.
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In St. Louis, the sirens to warn people of a tornado threat were not activated by the City Emergency Management Agency before a deadly tornado hit on Friday, and a backup to activate the mechanism that is operated by the Fire Department was broken.
Warning Sirens Were Silent Ahead of Deadly Tornado in St. Louis, City Says
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In St. Louis, the sirens to warn people of a tornado threat were not activated by the City Emergency Management Agency before a deadly tornado hit on Friday, and a backup to activate the mechanism that is operated by the Fire Department was broken.
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Very courageous for the Chair of the House Freedom Caucus Andy Harris to vote “present” on the budget. He took a strong and principled stand to do nothing, and refused to waiver from his firm commitment to do nothing.
May 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Very courageous for the Chair of the House Freedom Caucus Andy Harris to vote “present” on the budget. He took a strong and principled stand to do nothing, and refused to waiver from his firm commitment to do nothing.
Can’t post this 👇 enough!! Call your senators asap!!!!
May 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Can’t post this 👇 enough!! Call your senators asap!!!!
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Anyone who has worked on intelligence matters understands the importance of apolitical analysis and speaking truth to power.
In firing intel officials who did just that, Gabbard proved once again that she is unfit for her position.
In firing intel officials who did just that, Gabbard proved once again that she is unfit for her position.
May 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Anyone who has worked on intelligence matters understands the importance of apolitical analysis and speaking truth to power.
In firing intel officials who did just that, Gabbard proved once again that she is unfit for her position.
In firing intel officials who did just that, Gabbard proved once again that she is unfit for her position.
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For those of us in America......that actually READ some of the books they want destroyed......
May 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
For those of us in America......that actually READ some of the books they want destroyed......
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Keep banging that drum folks! ✊
May 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Keep banging that drum folks! ✊
What the distinguished Barbara J. King said: “Lab Dog: What Global Science Owes American Beagles” by Brad Bolman is “a triumph.” I found it a compelling and sympathetic appreciation for these delightful creatures. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Very good dogs
The beagle has sacrificed much for biomedical research—was it worth it?
www.science.org
May 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What the distinguished Barbara J. King said: “Lab Dog: What Global Science Owes American Beagles” by Brad Bolman is “a triumph.” I found it a compelling and sympathetic appreciation for these delightful creatures. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Friends in New Haven, drop by the book store tomorrow and hear why beagles deserve our appreciation and thanks maps.google.com/maps/place//...
May 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Friends in New Haven, drop by the book store tomorrow and hear why beagles deserve our appreciation and thanks maps.google.com/maps/place//...
Chicago friends, drop by and say hello.
May 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Chicago friends, drop by and say hello.
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Senate Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office to investigate the impacts of the U.S. DOGE Service’s dramatic restructuring and sweeping cuts to the government agency.
Senate Democrats seek answers from inspector general on Social Security cuts
The letter sent to the inspector general’s office is part of a broader Democratic effort to defend the agency from what they describe as a reckless government downsizing campaign spearheaded by Elon M...
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Senate Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office to investigate the impacts of the U.S. DOGE Service’s dramatic restructuring and sweeping cuts to the government agency.
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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
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I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.
April 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.
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Jake Tapper: "One 60 Minutes source tells me, 'The lawsuit was baseless. Bill Owens wouldn't apologize. He wouldn't bend. He fought for the broadcast and for independent journalism and that cost him his job. It's shameful.'"
April 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Jake Tapper: "One 60 Minutes source tells me, 'The lawsuit was baseless. Bill Owens wouldn't apologize. He wouldn't bend. He fought for the broadcast and for independent journalism and that cost him his job. It's shameful.'"
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Yet another surrender to a murderous dictator.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
April 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Yet another surrender to a murderous dictator.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
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A dozen states sued President Trump over his tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that he has no power to “arbitrarily impose tariffs as he has done here.”
12 States Sue Trump Over His Tariffs
The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A dozen states sued President Trump over his tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that he has no power to “arbitrarily impose tariffs as he has done here.”
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I guess he thought we would just keep buying his cars no matter what he did or said. He was wrong.
April 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I guess he thought we would just keep buying his cars no matter what he did or said. He was wrong.