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· Nov 1
Editorial Board of NYT
Visual description of our
authoritarian slide.
That will blow your mind!
Visual description of our
authoritarian slide.
That will blow your mind!
Great start to looking at reform. Long but worth it. MJ-F is brilliant.
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Great start to looking at reform. Long but worth it. MJ-F is brilliant.
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Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.
Much of what T2 has done to control the "deep state" and cut federal jobs. Is hurting the development of AI.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Trump Is Taking 3 Steps Backward in the AI Race
The administration needs to shift focus away from providing chips and datacenters to the world’s richest companies.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Much of what T2 has done to control the "deep state" and cut federal jobs. Is hurting the development of AI.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
Repubs are putting in proposals that would allow groups to break the basic rules of the ACA. Likely on preexisting conditions and lifelong limits. We can't go backwards.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Mike Johnson races to finalize elusive GOP health care plan
The speaker said he expects to release a framework next week.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Repubs are putting in proposals that would allow groups to break the basic rules of the ACA. Likely on preexisting conditions and lifelong limits. We can't go backwards.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
We do this right in Colorado.
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We do this right in Colorado.
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ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.
Two conservative city council lost their race in a CO city. One official refuses to certify. This is going to happen all over in 26. How do we prepare for it?
Arapahoe County Republican official refuses to certify election results | FOX31 Denver share.google/Hibf0RZ0H50e...
Arapahoe County Republican official refuses to certify election results | FOX31 Denver share.google/Hibf0RZ0H50e...
Arapahoe County Republican official refuses to certify election results
The election results in Arapahoe County were certified last week by the county’s canvass board, but not with apparent approval of the county’s Republican Party designee.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Two conservative city council lost their race in a CO city. One official refuses to certify. This is going to happen all over in 26. How do we prepare for it?
Arapahoe County Republican official refuses to certify election results | FOX31 Denver share.google/Hibf0RZ0H50e...
Arapahoe County Republican official refuses to certify election results | FOX31 Denver share.google/Hibf0RZ0H50e...
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Here’s my Wrapped for the year.
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here’s my Wrapped for the year.
When they tried this in 2016. It was all over the news
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
When they tried this in 2016. It was all over the news
But what about food and medical care?
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts' - ABC News share.google/DpMccJWNno6l...
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts' - ABC News share.google/DpMccJWNno6l...
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25B to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts'
Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged a historic $6.25 billion on Tuesday to provide an incentive to families to adopt new investment accounts for children
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December 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
But what about food and medical care?
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts' - ABC News share.google/DpMccJWNno6l...
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts' - ABC News share.google/DpMccJWNno6l...
CO state law says gov officials can't hand info on individuals to ICE. Unless it's for a criminal investigation. Polis keeps trying anyways.
Lawsuit challenging Colorado governor’s compliance with ICE subpoena can move forward, judge rules - The Colorado Sun share.google/8TEoBSRW79aF...
Lawsuit challenging Colorado governor’s compliance with ICE subpoena can move forward, judge rules - The Colorado Sun share.google/8TEoBSRW79aF...
Lawsuit challenging Colorado governor’s compliance with ICE subpoena can move forward, judge rules
A state judge dismissed Gov. Jared Polis’ request to throw out the case
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December 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
CO state law says gov officials can't hand info on individuals to ICE. Unless it's for a criminal investigation. Polis keeps trying anyways.
Lawsuit challenging Colorado governor’s compliance with ICE subpoena can move forward, judge rules - The Colorado Sun share.google/8TEoBSRW79aF...
Lawsuit challenging Colorado governor’s compliance with ICE subpoena can move forward, judge rules - The Colorado Sun share.google/8TEoBSRW79aF...
A popular authoritarian has run India. This is how 2 news organizations fought back.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
News Organizations Are Bowing to Trump. This Small Magazine Knows How to Resist.
U.S. media outlets could learn some lessons from The Caravan.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A popular authoritarian has run India. This is how 2 news organizations fought back.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
Teaching and Nursing are no longer professional degrees. This limits the loans you can take. I bet it messes with the 10 year repayment plans too.
Architecture at Risk of Not Being Considered a Professional Degree share.google/q4DDX5MxHt43...
Architecture at Risk of Not Being Considered a Professional Degree share.google/q4DDX5MxHt43...
U.S. Government Will No Longer Regard Architecture, Education, and Nursing as Professional Degrees
“Should this proposal be finalized, the impact on our already-challenged nursing workforce would be devastating.”
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December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Teaching and Nursing are no longer professional degrees. This limits the loans you can take. I bet it messes with the 10 year repayment plans too.
Architecture at Risk of Not Being Considered a Professional Degree share.google/q4DDX5MxHt43...
Architecture at Risk of Not Being Considered a Professional Degree share.google/q4DDX5MxHt43...
At the end of this story, JP Morgan explains why they're not donating to the ballroom. They're thinking about the next DOJ.
www.thedailybeast.com//donald-trum...
www.thedailybeast.com//donald-trum...
Trump Posts Cryptic Ballroom Message After Major Building Setbacks
The president and his handpicked architect have clashed over the supersized construction project.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
At the end of this story, JP Morgan explains why they're not donating to the ballroom. They're thinking about the next DOJ.
www.thedailybeast.com//donald-trum...
www.thedailybeast.com//donald-trum...
Doc says there's something fishy. I wondered too. MRI's are used for the brain and parts of the body you can keep still. CT's are used for the chest. Because they can image the heart and lungs while moving. So what was it?
www.thedailybeast.com//dr-jonathan...
www.thedailybeast.com//dr-jonathan...
Doctor Reveals Problem With Trump’s ‘Laughable’ MRI Explanation
“The whole note has kind of a weird, defensive, evasive tone to it,” Dr. Jonathan Reiner told CNN.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Doc says there's something fishy. I wondered too. MRI's are used for the brain and parts of the body you can keep still. CT's are used for the chest. Because they can image the heart and lungs while moving. So what was it?
www.thedailybeast.com//dr-jonathan...
www.thedailybeast.com//dr-jonathan...
You can't change a party that thinks they need Nazi votes to win. And is willing to go there.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Top Jewish donors take stock of GOP infighting over Israel and antisemitism
They hope they can quell the tide of antisemitism in their party’s ranks, but a clear consensus on how to beat it back has yet to emerge.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
You can't change a party that thinks they need Nazi votes to win. And is willing to go there.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our city council canceled these. Then our mayor did an end run and kept them. If you have control get rid of them. Trump's ICE got infoo from a nearby county even though we don't share with them.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Liberal towns backtrack on license plate trackers amid concerns about privacy — and Trump
As Trump’s return to office brought an increased and forceful presence of federal agents to states across the country, some local officials now argue the cameras themselves pose the bigger danger for ...
www.politico.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Our city council canceled these. Then our mayor did an end run and kept them. If you have control get rid of them. Trump's ICE got infoo from a nearby county even though we don't share with them.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
NJ is mirroring the NYC race. Corrupt gov vs young councilman. Hope the new guy wins.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities
The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire ...
www.politico.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
NJ is mirroring the NYC race. Corrupt gov vs young councilman. Hope the new guy wins.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...