@pyewhakket.bsky.social
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“We’re seeing the same buildup of lies about Venezuela that we saw in the ramp-up of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... the same, tired old lies being bandied about like we’ve never heard them before,” a member of About Face PDX said to the crowd.
Full story >> www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/01...
Full story >> www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/01...
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM
“We’re seeing the same buildup of lies about Venezuela that we saw in the ramp-up of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan... the same, tired old lies being bandied about like we’ve never heard them before,” a member of About Face PDX said to the crowd.
Full story >> www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/01...
Full story >> www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/01...
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Exactly
Schumer still does not understand that those private conversations aren’t what GOP Senators really think. Their public support for Trump is what they really think. The private comments are performative, designed to lull Senate Democrats into complacency and inaction.
Schumer says Republican senators have "expressed a lot of troublesome comments about what Trump is doing and the way he is doing it" in conversations with Democratic senators today ...
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Exactly
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Hormone therapy to treat the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause will no longer carry the strongest safety warning, the head of the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.
The black box warning on menopause treatments is changing. Here’s why.
The FDA chief has indicated he’s interested in altering the warning on hormone therapies with estrogen. Experts say it’s complicated.
19thnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Hormone therapy to treat the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause will no longer carry the strongest safety warning, the head of the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.
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This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
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A mysterious protein from tardigrades – Earth's most resilient animal – is showing promise in early studies as a potential treatment for cancer, cardiovascular disease and radiation exposure in space exploration. buff.ly/CwdG49D 🛰️🩺🧪
Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein – learning how could boost human resilience, too
Tardigrades make a unique damage suppressor protein that researchers are working to harness for medicine, space, agriculture, data storage and more.
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A mysterious protein from tardigrades – Earth's most resilient animal – is showing promise in early studies as a potential treatment for cancer, cardiovascular disease and radiation exposure in space exploration. buff.ly/CwdG49D 🛰️🩺🧪
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Heat pumps are expensive. What if billionaires bought them for everyone?
It would cost more than $1 trillion, but the savings from lower bills and cleaner air would be just as high.
grist.org/energy/heat-...
#HeatPumps #Energy #Taxes
It would cost more than $1 trillion, but the savings from lower bills and cleaner air would be just as high.
grist.org/energy/heat-...
#HeatPumps #Energy #Taxes
Heat pumps are expensive. What if billionaires bought them for everyone?
Rewiring America ran the numbers and found that a big investment in heat pumps would end up paying for itself.
grist.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Heat pumps are expensive. What if billionaires bought them for everyone?
It would cost more than $1 trillion, but the savings from lower bills and cleaner air would be just as high.
grist.org/energy/heat-...
#HeatPumps #Energy #Taxes
It would cost more than $1 trillion, but the savings from lower bills and cleaner air would be just as high.
grist.org/energy/heat-...
#HeatPumps #Energy #Taxes
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DONE! Governor Bob Ferguson signs two right to repair bills into law that will benefit all Washingtonians
Soon, it will be easier for people in Washington to get more of their devices repaired. A new Right to Repair Act will make it easier for people to get their digital electronics fixed at…
Soon, it will be easier for people in Washington to get more of their devices repaired. A new Right to Repair Act will make it easier for people to get their digital electronics fixed at…
DONE! Governor Bob Ferguson signs two right to repair bills into law that will benefit all Washingtonians
Soon, it will be easier for people in Washington to get more of their devices repaired. A new Right to Repair Act will make it easier for people to get their digital electronics fixed at independent repair ships, while wheelchair owners will be protected by a new law ensuring they and independent repair shops have access to parts, tools, and information needed to keep their equipment working.
www.nwprogressive.org
May 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
DONE! Governor Bob Ferguson signs two right to repair bills into law that will benefit all Washingtonians
Soon, it will be easier for people in Washington to get more of their devices repaired. A new Right to Repair Act will make it easier for people to get their digital electronics fixed at…
Soon, it will be easier for people in Washington to get more of their devices repaired. A new Right to Repair Act will make it easier for people to get their digital electronics fixed at…
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U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled the USIP president and board members were unlawfully fired by President Trump and should be reinstated.
Federal judge blocks Trump's takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled the USIP president and board members were unlawfully fired by President Trump and should be reinstated.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled the USIP president and board members were unlawfully fired by President Trump and should be reinstated.
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A new guerilla ad campaign in D.C. calls on Americans to ‘topple the trolligarchy’ and take on America’s ‘CEO dictators.’
May 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A new guerilla ad campaign in D.C. calls on Americans to ‘topple the trolligarchy’ and take on America’s ‘CEO dictators.’
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Remember this!👇
This is exactly what these emboldened #Republican criminals deserve.
Post everywhere. #Resist
@idahocapitalsun.com
@idahostatesman.com
#TownHall
This is exactly what these emboldened #Republican criminals deserve.
Post everywhere. #Resist
@idahocapitalsun.com
@idahostatesman.com
#TownHall
April 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Remember this!👇
This is exactly what these emboldened #Republican criminals deserve.
Post everywhere. #Resist
@idahocapitalsun.com
@idahostatesman.com
#TownHall
This is exactly what these emboldened #Republican criminals deserve.
Post everywhere. #Resist
@idahocapitalsun.com
@idahostatesman.com
#TownHall
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A 60 Minutes investigation confirmed what anyone who’s been paying attention already suspected:
An overwhelming majority of the Venezuelan men that Trump deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison have no criminal record whatsoever.
An overwhelming majority of the Venezuelan men that Trump deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison have no criminal record whatsoever.
60 Minutes Exposes Truth of Who Exactly Trump Deported to El Salvador
Turns out Trump lied about those immigrants he deported to El Salvador’s megaprison.
newrepublic.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A 60 Minutes investigation confirmed what anyone who’s been paying attention already suspected:
An overwhelming majority of the Venezuelan men that Trump deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison have no criminal record whatsoever.
An overwhelming majority of the Venezuelan men that Trump deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison have no criminal record whatsoever.
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It was never a one off.
Waltz team set up 20 Signal chats on global issues, Politico reports
The team led by U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Mike Waltz, set up at least 20 group chats on the commercial Signal app to coordinate official work on issues involving China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa and Europe, Politico reported on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It was never a one off.
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While the role and actions of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency remain somewhat murky, data privacy experts have been tracking the group’s moves and documenting potential violations of federal privacy protections.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/31/r...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/31/r...
Data privacy experts call DOGE actions 'alarming' • Kentucky Lantern
Privacy experts have been documenting potential violations of federal privacy protections by the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency.
kentuckylantern.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
While the role and actions of the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency remain somewhat murky, data privacy experts have been tracking the group’s moves and documenting potential violations of federal privacy protections.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/31/r...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/31/r...
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The fall of an empire is supposed to be a dramatic thing. But the reality is far less exciting.
It happens in the text of legislation nobody bothered reading, in local elections nobody followed, in a thousand tiny disasters that amounted to a thousand little cuts on the body politic.
It happens in the text of legislation nobody bothered reading, in local elections nobody followed, in a thousand tiny disasters that amounted to a thousand little cuts on the body politic.
I'm a historian, and I studied the fall of Rome. Here's what life is like in a dying empire.
It's the little things.
www.motherjones.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The fall of an empire is supposed to be a dramatic thing. But the reality is far less exciting.
It happens in the text of legislation nobody bothered reading, in local elections nobody followed, in a thousand tiny disasters that amounted to a thousand little cuts on the body politic.
It happens in the text of legislation nobody bothered reading, in local elections nobody followed, in a thousand tiny disasters that amounted to a thousand little cuts on the body politic.
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@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social might want to include this in an article.
March 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social might want to include this in an article.
March 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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We knew this and no one listened
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
New analysis says Trump budget plan will take from poorest 40 percent to give to rich
Both Medicaid and SNAP would suffer hundreds of billions in cuts, according to the analysis
www.independent.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We knew this and no one listened
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Rather than bunker down, Sanders is in the arena, communicating that he is a fighter, that he’s not cowed, and that he’s willing to take on Trump and his kleptocratic regime.
Bernie Sanders Is Showing Democrats How It’s Done
The Vermont senator is taking his anti-Trump tour to red America—and it’s a smash hit.
newrepublic.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Rather than bunker down, Sanders is in the arena, communicating that he is a fighter, that he’s not cowed, and that he’s willing to take on Trump and his kleptocratic regime.
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"One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders...Yet the prospect of holding executive branch officials in contempt threatens a fresh constitutional crisis."
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders...Yet the prospect of holding executive branch officials in contempt threatens a fresh constitutional crisis."
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Once the Deed Is Done by Rachel Seiffert review – mystery in the aftermath of the Third Reich
Once the Deed Is Done by Rachel Seiffert review – mystery in the aftermath of the Third Reich
This fine novel investigates the fate of displaced people in the hazardous, dirty backwash of the second world war
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Once the Deed Is Done by Rachel Seiffert review – mystery in the aftermath of the Third Reich
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"By rejecting passivity, Sanders is also doing more to actually put Republicans—who’ve recently been ordered to abandon town halls in the wake of mounting anger from their own voters—under pressure."
Bernie Sanders Is Showing Democrats How It’s Done
The Vermont senator is taking his anti-Trump tour to red America—and it’s a smash hit.
newrepublic.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"By rejecting passivity, Sanders is also doing more to actually put Republicans—who’ve recently been ordered to abandon town halls in the wake of mounting anger from their own voters—under pressure."
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The ‘freedom railway’: China’s new plan to take on the US in Africa
https://www.ft.com/content/23e56860-7115-41c1-b5a7-93420e52c8b8
https://www.ft.com/content/23e56860-7115-41c1-b5a7-93420e52c8b8
The ‘freedom railway’: China’s new plan to take on the US in Africa
Tazara project showcases Beijing’s leaner approach to overseas development just as western aid appears to retreat
www.ft.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The ‘freedom railway’: China’s new plan to take on the US in Africa
https://www.ft.com/content/23e56860-7115-41c1-b5a7-93420e52c8b8
https://www.ft.com/content/23e56860-7115-41c1-b5a7-93420e52c8b8