When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?
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October 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
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We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Just after SCOTUS granted it access to Social Security, DOGE uploaded a database containing the private information of hundreds of millions of Americans to an unsecure cloud.
DOGE isn't fighting fraud — it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
DOGE isn't fighting fraud — it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
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August 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just after SCOTUS granted it access to Social Security, DOGE uploaded a database containing the private information of hundreds of millions of Americans to an unsecure cloud.
DOGE isn't fighting fraud — it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
DOGE isn't fighting fraud — it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
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Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
August 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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More and more Democrats in Congress understand that spending billions of taxpayer dollars to starve children in Gaza is not acceptable.
It’s time Republicans came on board.
No more military aid to Netanyahu’s war machine.
It’s time Republicans came on board.
No more military aid to Netanyahu’s war machine.
August 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
More and more Democrats in Congress understand that spending billions of taxpayer dollars to starve children in Gaza is not acceptable.
It’s time Republicans came on board.
No more military aid to Netanyahu’s war machine.
It’s time Republicans came on board.
No more military aid to Netanyahu’s war machine.
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Time we just said no. Really.
www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.
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August 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Time we just said no. Really.
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94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
July 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
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Add your name: Congress must reverse Trump's immunity
Trump wants one set of rules for himself and another for the rest of us. We must demand that Congress come together to pass a constitutional amendment that affirms equal justice for all and that no on...
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July 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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For too long, our government stopped vigorously enforcing laws that keep Corporate America in check.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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July 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For too long, our government stopped vigorously enforcing laws that keep Corporate America in check.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
Corporations got more powerful while our basic economic freedoms went unprotected.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Health Insurers Are Hiking Premiums as Their Profits Balloon
The US’s six largest health insurers reported massive profits last year, doling out billions on stock buybacks and divid
jacobin.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
UnitedHealthcare is raising premiums for policyholders in New York and Washington after spending $9B on stock buybacks last year.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
Healthcare companies are robbing you blind to enrich their executives and shareholders.
This is why we need Medicare for All.
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The Proud Boys are suing the federal government for $100 million from taxpayers to spread more chaos, more violence, and more hate. Sign the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
NO Taxpayer money for Proud Boys
The Proud Boys are suing the federal government for $100 million from taxpayers to spread more chaos, more violence, and more hate. Sign the petition!
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July 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Proud Boys are suing the federal government for $100 million from taxpayers to spread more chaos, more violence, and more hate. Sign the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
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The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.
Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.
n.pr
July 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.
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Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
July 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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As the Senate considers voting to approve Trump's devastating funding cuts to public broadcasting, listen to the words of LeVar Burton.
The Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose these cuts.
The Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose these cuts.
July 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
As the Senate considers voting to approve Trump's devastating funding cuts to public broadcasting, listen to the words of LeVar Burton.
The Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose these cuts.
The Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose these cuts.
We must reject this government and its deliberate use of unconstitutional legal, military, and political tactics to reduce our nation’s democratic capacities!
RESIST!
Trump Administration Live Updates: 24 States Sue Over $6.8 Billion in Missing Education Funds www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
RESIST!
Trump Administration Live Updates: 24 States Sue Over $6.8 Billion in Missing Education Funds www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Trump Administration Live Updates: 24 States Sue Over $6.8 Billion in Missing Education Funds
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We must reject this government and its deliberate use of unconstitutional legal, military, and political tactics to reduce our nation’s democratic capacities!
RESIST!
Trump Administration Live Updates: 24 States Sue Over $6.8 Billion in Missing Education Funds www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
RESIST!
Trump Administration Live Updates: 24 States Sue Over $6.8 Billion in Missing Education Funds www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
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A series of emails sent to national parks workers provided instructions on how to describe staff cuts to visitors.
They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels.
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels.
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.
National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” and to reassure visitors that changes resulting from the cuts won’t impede…
propub.li
March 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A series of emails sent to national parks workers provided instructions on how to describe staff cuts to visitors.
They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels.
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels.
By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
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“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Trump upending world order will cost America dearly
The decline of American influence is a gift to Russia and China.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...