Steve S.
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Quiet fiction reader, dog lover, committed to human rights, the environment, biodiversity, and fighting climate change.
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Nature knows...
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A River Restoration in Oregon Gets Fast Results: The Salmon Swam Right Back
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October 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Nature knows...
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With Some G.O.P. Backing, Senate Votes to End Trump’s Brazil Tariffs
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October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct..." PLEASE see the rest of T. Roosevelt's words: wordsmith.org/words/nomoph...
nomophobia
noun: 1. The fear or dislike of laws or rules. 2. The fear of not having access to or being unable to use one's mobile phone.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own. -Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)
Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own. -Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)
October 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own. -Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)
Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own. -Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)
"Since last Friday, at least five top schools — Brown, M.I.T., the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California and the University of Virginia — have refused to sign what the administration is calling a “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education.” -NY Times On Politics email
October 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Since last Friday, at least five top schools — Brown, M.I.T., the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California and the University of Virginia — have refused to sign what the administration is calling a “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education.” -NY Times On Politics email
Saying no:
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Five major broadcast networks say they won't sign new Pentagon media policy
The policy says reporters could have their press passes revoked if they publish information the Pentagon hasn't been authorized for release.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Two fine minds. Hopefully soon...
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Opinion | Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding America After Trump
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October 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Two fine minds. Hopefully soon...
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Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con
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October 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Fascinating history.
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Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment
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October 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Fascinating history.
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. -Lin Yutang, writer and translator (10 Oct 1895-1976)
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. -Lin Yutang, writer and translator (10 Oct 1895-1976)
October 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. -Lin Yutang, writer and translator (10 Oct 1895-1976)
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. -Lin Yutang, writer and translator (10 Oct 1895-1976)
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Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard
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October 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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"The best defense against (the fear of inevitability) is solidarity among groups who disagree ferociously on many questions, but who agree on the need to keep America democratic and rebuild institutions and social connections to make democracy more robust." - Prof. H. Farrell, Johns Hopkins in NYT
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"The best defense against (the fear of inevitability) is solidarity among groups who disagree ferociously on many questions, but who agree on the need to keep America democratic and rebuild institutions and social connections to make democracy more robust." - Prof. H. Farrell, Johns Hopkins in NYT
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. -Desmond Tutu, clergyman (7 Oct 1931-2021)
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. -Desmond Tutu, clergyman (7 Oct 1931-2021)
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. -Desmond Tutu, clergyman (7 Oct 1931-2021)
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. -Desmond Tutu, clergyman (7 Oct 1931-2021)
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‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency
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October 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools
In the 2024-25 school year, book bans affected more than 3,700 unique titles in 87 school districts across 23 states, according to PEN America.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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“You have it in your power to make a difference. Don’t give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you’re still on this beautiful Planet Earth that I look down upon from where I am now. God bless you all.” - Jane Goodall
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“You have it in your power to make a difference. Don’t give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you’re still on this beautiful Planet Earth that I look down upon from where I am now. God bless you all.” - Jane Goodall
"(I)nternational courts, including the International Court of Justice, ..., and Inter-American Court of Human Rights, have issued rulings concluding that countries have an obligation to mitigate climate change; the U.S. has rejected their jurisdiction." grist.org/global-indig...
The kids who sued America over climate change aren’t done yet
They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.
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October 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"(I)nternational courts, including the International Court of Justice, ..., and Inter-American Court of Human Rights, have issued rulings concluding that countries have an obligation to mitigate climate change; the U.S. has rejected their jurisdiction." grist.org/global-indig...