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Mass shootings in the US, per Gun Violence Archive:
2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503
So far in 2025...392 mass shootings in 349 days.
We do not have to keep living like this.
2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503
So far in 2025...392 mass shootings in 349 days.
We do not have to keep living like this.
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Mass shootings in the US, per Gun Violence Archive:
2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503
So far in 2025...392 mass shootings in 349 days.
We do not have to keep living like this.
2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503
So far in 2025...392 mass shootings in 349 days.
We do not have to keep living like this.
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Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please watch this.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
The Senate killed a bill to ban state regulation of AI by a vote of 99-1 this spring. Now the industry - eager to stay unregulated - and Trump are scheming to shove the provision in the national defense bill.
You need to know this, so you can help stop it.
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Reupping this piece I wrote when Trump’s criticism of members of Congress who spoke out to say members of the military didn’t have to follow illegal orders & Trump responded by saying they should be hanged. How to talk about this at Thanksgiving dinner:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administration’s assertion that they are narcoterroris...
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reupping this piece I wrote when Trump’s criticism of members of Congress who spoke out to say members of the military didn’t have to follow illegal orders & Trump responded by saying they should be hanged. How to talk about this at Thanksgiving dinner:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.
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The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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The CDC rewrote its vaccine guidance to suggest infant vaccines may cause autism. The federal government is no longer a reliable source of truth. And that’s what authoritarianism looks like; when science becomes political messaging.
@jvl.bsky.social in The Triad: lnk.thebulwark.com/49xjMNW?utm_...
@jvl.bsky.social in The Triad: lnk.thebulwark.com/49xjMNW?utm_...
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The CDC rewrote its vaccine guidance to suggest infant vaccines may cause autism. The federal government is no longer a reliable source of truth. And that’s what authoritarianism looks like; when science becomes political messaging.
@jvl.bsky.social in The Triad: lnk.thebulwark.com/49xjMNW?utm_...
@jvl.bsky.social in The Triad: lnk.thebulwark.com/49xjMNW?utm_...
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Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests
Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests
Research among women finds those who eat more UPFs have greater risk of early onset of polyp that can lead to cancer
Women under 50 who have a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stand a greater risk of having abnormal growths in their bowel that can lead to cancer, research suggests.
Ultra-processed foods are typically defined as industrially produced products that are often ready-to-eat, contain little in the way of whole foods, fibre and vitamins, and are typically high in saturated fat, sugar, salt and food additives. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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November 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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The Trump administration issued a new round of furlough notices to EPA employees on Monday while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut 2,050 positions affecting national parks, endangered species and toxic contamination research.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
Trump Targets Federal Employees Working on Conservation and Environmental Protection - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration moved Monday to slash federal jobs across two key environmental and conservation agencies, targeting employees who work on scientific research and the enforcement of anti-poll...
insideclimatenews.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Trump administration issued a new round of furlough notices to EPA employees on Monday while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut 2,050 positions affecting national parks, endangered species and toxic contamination research.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...
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Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
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Advocating for gas chambers, slavery, & rape isn't wiped away because it's framed as a joke.
They felt emboldened and accepted by those in the chat. They let their cruelty and racism run free.
They felt emboldened and accepted by those in the chat. They let their cruelty and racism run free.
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Advocating for gas chambers, slavery, & rape isn't wiped away because it's framed as a joke.
They felt emboldened and accepted by those in the chat. They let their cruelty and racism run free.
They felt emboldened and accepted by those in the chat. They let their cruelty and racism run free.
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i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
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Democrats are fighting to stop your family’s health insurance premiums from doubling.
ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF
KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next y...
www.kff.org
September 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Democrats are fighting to stop your family’s health insurance premiums from doubling.
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Thanks to @altssa.altgov.info for sharing this gem.
Was looking for cat videos to cheer us up at #altCDC but I legit laughed out loud here.
Was looking for cat videos to cheer us up at #altCDC but I legit laughed out loud here.
Here’s my cliff notes summary of Pete Hegseth’s big military address today
September 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Thanks to @altssa.altgov.info for sharing this gem.
Was looking for cat videos to cheer us up at #altCDC but I legit laughed out loud here.
Was looking for cat videos to cheer us up at #altCDC but I legit laughed out loud here.
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A claim circulated online that one of the people killed in recent U.S. strikes on alleged Venezuelan "drug boats" was actually a fisherman and father of four. Here's what we know so far: www.snopes.com/news/2025/09...
Breaking down report man killed in Venezuelan 'drug boat' strikes was actually fisherman with 4 children
Neither U.S. nor Venezuelan officials have confirmed the identities of 17 people killed in three U.S. strikes on alleged drug trafficking vessels.
www.snopes.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A claim circulated online that one of the people killed in recent U.S. strikes on alleged Venezuelan "drug boats" was actually a fisherman and father of four. Here's what we know so far: www.snopes.com/news/2025/09...
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Every major Democrat has millions in their campaign account. The threat to democracy is big enough that we need to be funding mobilization and messaging right now - not just banking money for the next election.
If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.
If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.
scoop: Sen Chris Murphy is donating 100k from his political fund to Indivisible — the latest in a series of donations he says total ~1m to progressive organizing groups taking on the Trump admin
Murphy said fellow Dems should take notes to “meet the moment”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Murphy said fellow Dems should take notes to “meet the moment”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Sen. Chris Murphy sends funds to anti-Trump organizing groups
The Connecticut Democrat has distributed nearly $1 million this year to groups organizing against the Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Every major Democrat has millions in their campaign account. The threat to democracy is big enough that we need to be funding mobilization and messaging right now - not just banking money for the next election.
If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.
If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.
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Read my latest —
The high cost of free speech
Jimmy Kimmel's suspension shows us that nothing will ever satisfy Trump's unquenchable thirst for power.
www.thehandbasket.co
September 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Read my latest —
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Yes, release the Epstein files!!!
September 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Yes, release the Epstein files!!!
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I'm very glad to hear someone calling this out!
'Something Dark Might Be Coming': Senator Rebukes Right's Weaponization of Kirk Murder to 'Destroy Dissent' | Common Dreams
Democratic senator warns of GOP using Charlie Kirk's murder to stifle dissent. Trump allies accused of seeking to silence opposition.
www.commondreams.org
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm very glad to hear someone calling this out!