Roger Cook
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How Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Can Win Rural America
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How Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Can Win Rural America
The two-term governor spoke with TNR about the challenges and opportunities for his party in the Trump era—and whether he’s planning to run for president.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
How Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Can Win Rural America
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US health panel ditches guidance to give hepatitis B vaccine to newborns
Infections are known to shorten life spans and can potentially lead to fatal conditions like cirrhosis — a kind of tissue scarring that causes liver failure — and liver cancer.
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Infections are known to shorten life spans and can potentially lead to fatal conditions like cirrhosis — a kind of tissue scarring that causes liver failure — and liver cancer.
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US health panel ditches guidance to give hepatitis B vaccine to newborns
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has faced swift backlash for its change to government guidance.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
US health panel ditches guidance to give hepatitis B vaccine to newborns
Infections are known to shorten life spans and can potentially lead to fatal conditions like cirrhosis — a kind of tissue scarring that causes liver failure — and liver cancer.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Infections are known to shorten life spans and can potentially lead to fatal conditions like cirrhosis — a kind of tissue scarring that causes liver failure — and liver cancer.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
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The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy has landed, with not so much a thud as a kind of greasy flutter. Most of the document consists of bombast, sycophancy, lies, inconsistenci...
The National Security Strategy Is Incoherent Babble
But mixed in with the ranting are three valuable points.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy has landed, with not so much a thud as a kind of greasy flutter. Most of the document consists of bombast, sycophancy, lies, inconsistenci...
YouTube Creators Serving 'AI Slop' to Babies
YouTube video by Bloomberg Technology
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December 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
ICE Goons Pepper Spray Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva During Tucson Raid #ice
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ICE Goons Pepper Spray Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva During Tucson Raid | Common Dreams
"If federal agents are brazen enough to fire pellets directly at a member of Congress, imagine how they behave when encountering defenseless members of our community," Grijalva said.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
ICE Goons Pepper Spray Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva During Tucson Raid #ice
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Trump’s ICE goons spray pepper spray towards Rep. Adelita Grijalva’s face and fire munitions directly at her feet in TUSCON #ice
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December 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Trump’s ICE goons spray pepper spray towards Rep. Adelita Grijalva’s face and fire munitions directly at her feet in TUSCON #ice
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A grand jury struck down the Justice Department's new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, NBC News reported.
Grand Jury Declines To Indict N.Y. Attorney General Letita James Again
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December 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A grand jury struck down the Justice Department's new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, NBC News reported.
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While Mike Johnson is running around trying to act like he’s not the most incompetent Speaker in US history, we’re pushing hard to extend the ACA tax credits for millions of Americans.
We’re almost there, and you can help!
We’re almost there, and you can help!
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
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December 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
While Mike Johnson is running around trying to act like he’s not the most incompetent Speaker in US history, we’re pushing hard to extend the ACA tax credits for millions of Americans.
We’re almost there, and you can help!
We’re almost there, and you can help!
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I honestly don’t know what’s more concerning. That the president of the United States keeps falling asleep in public or that everyone around him is too scared to wake him up.
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I honestly don’t know what’s more concerning. That the president of the United States keeps falling asleep in public or that everyone around him is too scared to wake him up.
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The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Trump’s USDA is threatening to withhold food stamp funding for 20 Democrat-controlled states if they don’t share recipients’ sensitive personal data.
Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.
The cruelty
- Robert Reich
Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.
The cruelty
- Robert Reich
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Trump’s USDA is threatening to withhold food stamp funding for 20 Democrat-controlled states if they don’t share recipients’ sensitive personal data.
Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.
The cruelty
- Robert Reich
Yes: Trump is weaponizing hunger against millions of Americans, including children, to score cheap political points.
The cruelty
- Robert Reich
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth
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Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth
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National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth
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Netflix emerges as the highest bidder for Warner Bros Discovery, source says
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Netflix emerges as the highest bidder for Warner Bros Discovery, source says
Netflix has put in the highest bid among suitors for Warner Bros Discovery , a source told Reuters on Thursday, upping the ante in a deal that could reshape the media industry.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Netflix emerges as the highest bidder for Warner Bros Discovery, source says
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The Minnesota representative bashed the president after he spent days disparaging her.
Ilhan Omar Hits Back At Trump
The Minnesota representative bashed the president after he spent days disparaging her.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Minnesota representative bashed the president after he spent days disparaging her.
U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020
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December 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
- Robert Reich
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
- Robert Reich
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
- Robert Reich
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
- Robert Reich
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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NEWS: Democrat Mary Robichaux has defeated Republican incumbent Kurt Wilson in a runoff election to become the next Mayor of Roswell, Georgia. A major upset and another sign of shifting suburban politics in the South.
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
NEWS: Democrat Mary Robichaux has defeated Republican incumbent Kurt Wilson in a runoff election to become the next Mayor of Roswell, Georgia. A major upset and another sign of shifting suburban politics in the South.
