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Get Your Boycott On! ➡️ Stop giving your hard-earned money to the corporations that are trying to destroy us.
Start with Wal-Mart & Amazon
ICYMI The Heritage Foundation produced Project_2025
Start with Wal-Mart & Amazon
ICYMI The Heritage Foundation produced Project_2025
So... anyone openly calling them fascists yet besides us? 🤔
Some time ago, I told @npr.org that the strikes on the boats were a dangerous precedent because the president could simply nominate a group he didn’t like as terrorist. Here we are.
"[T]his is not just a secret war, but a secret unauthorized war. Or, in reality, a make-believe war, because most of these groups we probably couldn’t even be in a war with,” said @bcfinucane.bsky.social about US claims it is in armed conflict with 24 cartel groups
theintercept.com/2025/11/07/t...
theintercept.com/2025/11/07/t...
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
So... anyone openly calling them fascists yet besides us? 🤔
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ICE is considering hiring private investigators to track down immigrants inside the United States. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has questions.
Lawmaker Challenges ICE Plan to Hire Bounty Hunters
ICE is considering hiring private investigators to track down immigrants inside the United States. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has questions.
interc.pt
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ICE is considering hiring private investigators to track down immigrants inside the United States. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has questions.
Finger amputations due to untreated frostbite, stroke...
Christian Nationalists sure knows how to please their gawd!
Christian Nationalists sure knows how to please their gawd!
Serious injuries went untreated, medications were denied or scaled back, and needed medical appointments were delayed at the ICE detention center.
New York’s Largest ICE Prison Dogged by Allegations of Shoddy Medical Care
“It's just freak luck that no one has died in Batavia in the last two years," one advocate said of medical treatment in the ICE prison.
theintercept.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Finger amputations due to untreated frostbite, stroke...
Christian Nationalists sure knows how to please their gawd!
Christian Nationalists sure knows how to please their gawd!
Watching "Roots" & finding it incredibly cringeworthy for so very many reasons (amateurish production values, horrible acting) but largely the GRATUITOUS use of the N word. Can't help but feel writers enjoyed themselves too much with it. 😠
Needs & deserves a movie redux that honors the subject.
Needs & deserves a movie redux that honors the subject.
a close up of a man wearing a collar and looking at the camera .
ALT: a close up of a man wearing a collar and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Watching "Roots" & finding it incredibly cringeworthy for so very many reasons (amateurish production values, horrible acting) but largely the GRATUITOUS use of the N word. Can't help but feel writers enjoyed themselves too much with it. 😠
Needs & deserves a movie redux that honors the subject.
Needs & deserves a movie redux that honors the subject.
George Orwell sends his regards
Constant, conflicting and false information from the White House causes the public to see truth as relative and dismiss those who disagree as untruthful. It's a tactic with historical ties to 1930s Nazi Germany and modern extremist movements, according to a journalism scholar.
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buff.ly/VDmXird
Overwhelm the public with muzzle-velocity headlines: A strategy rooted in racism and authoritarianism
The unrelenting diet of chaotic, contradictory headlines that Americans face today echoes an antidemocratic playbook from the past.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
George Orwell sends his regards
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PragerU, a conservative media company with millions of followers, moved beyond producing videos into teacher licensing by creating an exam designed to screen out "woke" teachers in Oklahoma. The company's influence over who can teach is expanding.
Oklahoma tried out a test to ‘woke-proof’ the classroom. It was short-lived, but could still leave a mark
Oklahoma announced in October 2025 it would no longer assess out-of-state teachers with a controversial test developed by a conservative media company.
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
PragerU, a conservative media company with millions of followers, moved beyond producing videos into teacher licensing by creating an exam designed to screen out "woke" teachers in Oklahoma. The company's influence over who can teach is expanding.
There are alternatives. 😉
Producing a pound of beef requires roughly 1,800 gallons of water compared with 500 gallons for chicken. Even modest shifts in your diet could sig nificantly reduce the water needed to grow your food. buff.ly/TpENcde
2 ways you can conserve the water used to make your food
Consumer choices about what to eat and how much of it can affect how much water farmers need to use.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
There are alternatives. 😉
Trustworthy journalism
"The Conversation U.S. is committed to transparency and credibility. Authors are allowed to write only on subjects in which they have proven expertise. They must sign a disclosure statement outlining any relevant funding or affiliations."
"The Conversation U.S. is committed to transparency and credibility. Authors are allowed to write only on subjects in which they have proven expertise. They must sign a disclosure statement outlining any relevant funding or affiliations."
Voters often elect political amateurs expecting them to "fix" Congress, but research shows these outsiders actually reduce bipartisan cooperation.
Amateurs tend to view compromise as a concession rather than a tool for effective governing. buff.ly/VVMAE9J
Amateurs tend to view compromise as a concession rather than a tool for effective governing. buff.ly/VVMAE9J
Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns
The public’s frustration with ‘politics as usual’ has led more political newcomers to win office. But amateurs are more likely to view bipartisanship as a concession, not a tool for advancing policy.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Trustworthy journalism
"The Conversation U.S. is committed to transparency and credibility. Authors are allowed to write only on subjects in which they have proven expertise. They must sign a disclosure statement outlining any relevant funding or affiliations."
"The Conversation U.S. is committed to transparency and credibility. Authors are allowed to write only on subjects in which they have proven expertise. They must sign a disclosure statement outlining any relevant funding or affiliations."
Who gets SNAP benefits to buy groceries and what the government pays for the program – in 5 charts ⤵️
theconversation.com/who-gets-sna...
theconversation.com/who-gets-sna...
Who gets SNAP benefits to buy groceries and what the government pays for the program – in 5 charts
Nearly 60% of Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are either children under 18 or adults who are 60 or older.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Who gets SNAP benefits to buy groceries and what the government pays for the program – in 5 charts ⤵️
theconversation.com/who-gets-sna...
theconversation.com/who-gets-sna...
What Would Jesus Say About Donald Trump?
YouTube video by Dark Brandon
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We got no boots, we got no straps, but we got a king whatcha think about that?
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We got no boots, we got no straps, but we got a king whatcha think about that?
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They openly ignore just how un American and un Christian he is.
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
They openly ignore just how un American and un Christian he is.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
New Mexico is True Blue! We ranked #11 in the country 💙
NPE’s 2024 report card - #PublicSchoolinginAmerica
- Measuring Each State’s Commitment to Democratically Governed Schools. Did your state make the grade? Read the report here. networkforpubliceduc...
- Measuring Each State’s Commitment to Democratically Governed Schools. Did your state make the grade? Read the report here. networkforpubliceduc...
Public Schooling in America - Network For Public Education
From book bans to teacher qualifications, our new report examines the laws and policies that support or undermine each state’s public schools and the students who attend them.
networkforpubliceducation.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
New Mexico is True Blue! We ranked #11 in the country 💙
Evidence that the vaccine diminishes your chances of getting dementia, as if preventing shingles wasn't reason enough 🔥
Another reason to get your shingles vaccine!
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Evidence that the vaccine diminishes your chances of getting dementia, as if preventing shingles wasn't reason enough 🔥
Dumb, and I do mean dumb! Not to mention corrupt as hell. Omg
Hey Krusty, got a bridge to sell you with no piers, bearings, or abutments. 😜
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hey Krusty, got a bridge to sell you with no piers, bearings, or abutments. 😜
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Kristi Noem reportedly tried to buy 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own
Wall Street Journal reports DHS secretary arranged purchase to expand deportation flights and for personal travel
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Dumb, and I do mean dumb! Not to mention corrupt as hell. Omg
Hey Krusty, got a bridge to sell you with no piers, bearings, or abutments. 😜
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hey Krusty, got a bridge to sell you with no piers, bearings, or abutments. 😜
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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pilsen resident ellie praises the community response to border patrol’s terror.
“if they wanna go after working people, working people can shut this shit down,” they say.
“if they wanna go after working people, working people can shut this shit down,” they say.
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
pilsen resident ellie praises the community response to border patrol’s terror.
“if they wanna go after working people, working people can shut this shit down,” they say.
“if they wanna go after working people, working people can shut this shit down,” they say.
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It is embarassing that only a news outlet from the UK has an accurate headline while our local papers keep saying "reports" without specifying a liar made that report.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago
Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It is embarassing that only a news outlet from the UK has an accurate headline while our local papers keep saying "reports" without specifying a liar made that report.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of an LA Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler in the backseat. His mother spoke about the "very, very frightening" incident: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
‘Devastated’ family demands answers after two-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of an LA Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler in the backseat. His mother spoke about the "very, very frightening" incident: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why didn't we know about this beforehand? I didn't see anything about it on Bluesky. 🫤
Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday.
Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Why didn't we know about this beforehand? I didn't see anything about it on Bluesky. 🫤
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Threatening people’s jobs, travelers’ holiday plans, families’ food: this White House treats the public as hostages to ransom off, rather than the sovereign people it exists to serve.
Remind us again why the Democrats are to blame?
“The Trump administration told states on Saturday to ‘immediately undo’ any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if they do not comply.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
“The Trump administration told states on Saturday to ‘immediately undo’ any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if they do not comply.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Threatening people’s jobs, travelers’ holiday plans, families’ food: this White House treats the public as hostages to ransom off, rather than the sovereign people it exists to serve.