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‘ICE Out for Good’: Huge crowds in Bay Area, nation protest Trump tactics www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
‘ICE Out for Good’: Huge crowds in Bay Area, nation protest Trump tactics www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
“With no independent investigation and a Justice Department in the president’s pocket, the agent who killed Good may not even get a slap on the wrist.
Unless we demand it.” Steady
Unless we demand it.” Steady
Murder in Cold Blood
The killing of Good is as bad as it gets
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
“With no independent investigation and a Justice Department in the president’s pocket, the agent who killed Good may not even get a slap on the wrist.
Unless we demand it.” Steady
Unless we demand it.” Steady
While the White House gaslights, we must shout out what really happened.
2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage
D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that da...
www.npr.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 AM
While the White House gaslights, we must shout out what really happened.
“The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary, and will endanger the health of children in the United States,” said Dr. Helen Chu, a physician and … a former member of the federal vaccine advisory committee.
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
“The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary, and will endanger the health of children in the United States,” said Dr. Helen Chu, a physician and … a former member of the federal vaccine advisory committee.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Saint Paul, Minnesota swears in its first woman mayor and all female city council.
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Saint Paul, Minnesota swears in its first woman mayor and all female city council.
Call Her mayor: History made as St. Paul swears in new leader and all female City Council
Call Her mayor: History made as St. Paul swears in new leader
In a ceremony Friday, Kaohly Her officially became St. Paul’s first mayor of Hmong ancestry and first woman to hold the title.
www.mprnews.org
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Call Her mayor: History made as St. Paul swears in new leader and all female City Council
“It may be the biggest irony in the history of American politics – if not the history of our country — that if Donald Trump wasn’t elected to a second term, he probably would be serving time in prison right now.” Steady
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
Jack Smith finally talked...and he had a lot to say
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“It may be the biggest irony in the history of American politics – if not the history of our country — that if Donald Trump wasn’t elected to a second term, he probably would be serving time in prison right now.” Steady
Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway
Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Bound for Antarctica: A Voyage to Earth’s End Is Underway
ICE agent put on leave, then reinstated, despite active review
ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe
DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct.
www.npr.org
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
ICE agent put on leave, then reinstated, despite active review
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Agree.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Via @liamjscott.bsky.social at the other site here’s the full email from 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. She’s putting her career on the line by fighting here. And she’s fighting for all of us.
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Agree.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
Sharyn Alfonsi is standing up.
People need to stand up with her and for her.
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Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. n.pr/3MKbmJH
At 104, she lived a life that defines key eras of the last hundred years.
Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger, has died. She was 104
Betty Reid Soskin, one of the nation's most iconic park rangers, died peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sun., Dec. 21, 2025. She was 104.
richmondside.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
At 104, she lived a life that defines key eras of the last hundred years.
“Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as New York's new archbishop to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a friend to President Trump in a Catholic Church that has grown increasingly critical of the president.”
A low-key Chicago-area missionary is replacing Trump ally Cardinal Dolan in New York
It's Pope Leo's most consequential U.S. move yet.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as New York's new archbishop to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a friend to President Trump in a Catholic Church that has grown increasingly critical of the president.”
Barbara Rose Johns statue unveiled at U.S. Capitol
Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
www.npr.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Barbara Rose Johns statue unveiled at U.S. Capitol
Incredible — reads like political satire
Susie Wiles seems to criticize Bondi, Vance and talks Trump in Vanity Fair
In strikingly candid interviews with Vanity Fair, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles opened up about Trump and his Cabinet over the first year of his 2nd term.
abcnews.go.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Incredible — reads like political satire
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A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
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This is Seth at his best youtu.be/CUW2GmKtqO0?...
Seth Remembers Rob Reiner
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
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December 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is Seth at his best youtu.be/CUW2GmKtqO0?...
“… about half of current enrollees who are registered to vote said that if their overall health care expenses … increased by $1,000 next year, it would have a "major impact" on whether they vote in next year's midterm elections or which party's candidate they support.”
ACA shoppers face sticker shock as Congress dithers on health care
With subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution.
www.npr.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
“… about half of current enrollees who are registered to vote said that if their overall health care expenses … increased by $1,000 next year, it would have a "major impact" on whether they vote in next year's midterm elections or which party's candidate they support.”