@tabletop21.bsky.social
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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It's driving me batty that nobody except Heather Cox Richardson, the Washington Monthly, and myself is covering Trump's race to sell off (for likely demolition) "the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal," w/ murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, etc. I've furnish links below to help reporters get started.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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6.) Here's an essay by Gary Brechin, founder of the Living New Deal:

livingnewdeal.org/tag/gsa-sale...

7.) And here's a petition posted by the Living New Deal:

www.change.org/p/save-the-w...

You're welcome!
GSA sale of federal property
livingnewdeal.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
October 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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1. Jared Kushner is taking TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS annually from Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern governments

Simultaneously, Kushner is playing a CENTRAL ROLE shaping Trump's Middle East policy

It's a massive conflict. And a scandal. That's getting scant attention
Kushner takes millions from Saudis, advises Trump on Middle East policy
Jared Kushner, who is being paid tens of millions of dollars in annual fees by the Saudi government and other Middle Eastern nations, has taken a central role advising President Trump on Middle East…
popular.info
September 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Your support keeps our reporters in the streets, behind the camera, and in your feed, delivering the stories and misinformation-busting that matter most. givebutter.com/LA_TACO_TMC
July 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The explicit plan is to ethnically cleanse Gaza with US help while the whole world watches.
(AXIOS) - The director of Israel's Mossad spy agency visited Washington this week seeking U.S. help in convincing countries to take hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza, two sources with knowledge of issue tell Axios.

@axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/07/18/i...
July 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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“I want to go get my mom”

HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds of farm workers grabbed by Trump’s Gestapo in California

Who is this Stephen Miller cruelty porn helping? D
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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1/2 This is appalling in principle—and shocking in detail, if you Zoom in on specific parcels offered for rush sale. www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

Eg (shown in dark green) Forest Service land people use for hiking, camping, horse-riding, general outdoors-ing in San Bernardino Mountains.
June 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
June 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#Ventura, CA
#No Kings”
June 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#Thousand Oaks, CA
June 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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What are border patrol agents doing accosting a U.S. Senator?
June 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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We’ve talked about this before, but we wanted to expand on it a little more. Late last week, Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) effectively took control of the Department of the Interior without a single Senate confirmation, public hearing, or vote.
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM