Rhonda
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Practicing everyday madness to get things done. [Absurdity meter (1-10) permanently parked on 11]
A thoughtful take and worthwhile read. Sharing: open.substack.com/pub/politics...
The trouble with thinking is it leads to more thought
In a world where trying to make things make sense seems to be a road to nowhere, it would be easy to stop thinking at all, and that's precisely what Trump wants.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A thoughtful take and worthwhile read. Sharing: open.substack.com/pub/politics...
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SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt
'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt
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Today in an interview with NBC News, Vance said that Trump was considering all of his options for deploying the National Guard to major cities, including invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807, which grants the president emergency powers to deploy troops on U.S. soil.
October 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Today in an interview with NBC News, Vance said that Trump was considering all of his options for deploying the National Guard to major cities, including invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807, which grants the president emergency powers to deploy troops on U.S. soil.
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How to write with style – Vonnegut's 8 tips on harnessing the power of the written word www.themarginalian.org/2013/01/14/h...
How to Write with Style: Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Keys to the Power of the Written Word
“The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not.”
www.themarginalian.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
How to write with style – Vonnegut's 8 tips on harnessing the power of the written word www.themarginalian.org/2013/01/14/h...
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Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.
This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.
This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
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The House has chosen not to work and is withholding the swearing-in of newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva. She still hasn’t been seated, and it definitely feels intentional since her signature would provide the last vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.
October 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The House has chosen not to work and is withholding the swearing-in of newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva. She still hasn’t been seated, and it definitely feels intentional since her signature would provide the last vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
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It isn’t normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It isn’t normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.
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"If the Trump administration rescinds the Endangerment Finding, the government would effectively be saying greenhouse gas emissions don’t harm human health. But they do."
This administration is taking a torch to our environment and planet in order to enrich Big Oil.
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This administration is taking a torch to our environment and planet in order to enrich Big Oil.
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EPA's Endangerment Finding is critical for clean air and the climate. Lee Zeldin and the Trump administration want to repeal it.
Lee Zeldin's proposed Endangerment Finding repeal will make our air dirtier, our energy more expensive, and our planet less healthy. Here's what you need to know.
www.lcv.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"If the Trump administration rescinds the Endangerment Finding, the government would effectively be saying greenhouse gas emissions don’t harm human health. But they do."
This administration is taking a torch to our environment and planet in order to enrich Big Oil.
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This administration is taking a torch to our environment and planet in order to enrich Big Oil.
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Millions of audio recordings of hundreds of bird species have revealed that artificial light is making the birds wake up earlier and go to bed later.
Artificial light has essentially lengthened birds' day
Millions of audio recordings of hundreds of bird species have revealed that artificial light is making the birds wake up earlier and go to bed later.
n.pr
August 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Millions of audio recordings of hundreds of bird species have revealed that artificial light is making the birds wake up earlier and go to bed later.
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Bare minimum for holding a conversation: be interested in the other person
August 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Bare minimum for holding a conversation: be interested in the other person
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Newsom releases new ad 🔥
August 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Newsom releases new ad 🔥
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Gallego on Mamdani: "It's okay to say 'I disagree with this, this, and this, but I agree with that.' But the idea that we're just gonna throw out people that are really bringing in new ideas to the fold, exciting people, just because they're slightly to the right or to the left of us is dumb."
August 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Gallego on Mamdani: "It's okay to say 'I disagree with this, this, and this, but I agree with that.' But the idea that we're just gonna throw out people that are really bringing in new ideas to the fold, exciting people, just because they're slightly to the right or to the left of us is dumb."
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"Wake up, America. Wake up. You will not have a country, if he rigs this election. You will have a president who will be running for a third term. Mark my words. The rules do not apply to them... Wake up, America. Wake up to what’s going on."
- Governor Gavin Newsom
- Governor Gavin Newsom
August 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"Wake up, America. Wake up. You will not have a country, if he rigs this election. You will have a president who will be running for a third term. Mark my words. The rules do not apply to them... Wake up, America. Wake up to what’s going on."
- Governor Gavin Newsom
- Governor Gavin Newsom
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Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
August 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
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Few American television shows in the late 20th century were more influential than Soul Train. It debuted on Chicago’s WCIU today in 1970. Don Cornelius (1936-2012) artfully presided over a weekly celebration of Black music, fashion, & dance. Cornelius entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
August 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Few American television shows in the late 20th century were more influential than Soul Train. It debuted on Chicago’s WCIU today in 1970. Don Cornelius (1936-2012) artfully presided over a weekly celebration of Black music, fashion, & dance. Cornelius entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
Pete. Words of encouragement.
Worth listening to on repeat every day.
Worth listening to on repeat every day.
The core of our message should be about everyday life in America, and how much better it could be - with different leadership and different policies.
August 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Pete. Words of encouragement.
Worth listening to on repeat every day.
Worth listening to on repeat every day.
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A federal appeals court ruled that teams linked to the DOGE can access sensitive information on millions of Americans. The 2–1 decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturns a lower court’s February order blocking that access.
August 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A federal appeals court ruled that teams linked to the DOGE can access sensitive information on millions of Americans. The 2–1 decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturns a lower court’s February order blocking that access.
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"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
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What the actual fuck?! Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who went to jail in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, is asking the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges,
August 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
What the actual fuck?! Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who went to jail in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, is asking the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges,
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NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM