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Don't let America's last words be "We didn't think it could happen here"
April 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

—FDR, 1937
March 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
March 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Army Choir surrounded the MAGA hierarchy dining in White House East Room to sing "Do You Hear The People Sing"

It was lost on Trump but Vance was super fidgety

"Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again"

#DisruptTheCoup
February 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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When the guy singing the role of Thénardier looks right at them and sings "most of them are gonners"

The MAGA elite were absolutely clueless

youtu.be/pIQh_5dZUwI?...
Les Misérables Epilogue Scene Performed at the White House Governors Ball by the US Army Chorus
YouTube video by The DailyFAFO
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February 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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My Congressman.
Elon, you didn’t ask me but since you think you have the right to ask everyone else, here are five things I did last week:
February 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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#resistancegenealogy, in a nutshell
February 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Timothy Snyder: "It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. They need our help as well. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless you make them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions do not protect themselves. So choose an institution you care about and take its side."
Are you a journalist, genealogist or historian who has ever used records from the National Archives? It's time to step up and take some simple steps to preserve federal records. And save our nation's history. Please visit this website. And share widely.
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fundNARA.com - Congress must fund the National Archives at the current level!
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides core government functions necessary to preserve, protect, and make accessible records from all three branches of the federal government...
fundnara.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.

They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.

Don't fall for it.
February 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers
US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers
Wildfire-management groups say Trump’s latest push to trim government could impede firefighting efforts The US Forest Service is firing about 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 workers under Donald Trump’s push…
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
January 21, 2025
“I JUST GOT THE NEWS FROM MY LAWYER… I GOT A PARDON BABY!
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January 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Looks like it’s time to start dusting off this ol’ guy again.
December 13, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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🇺🇸Today, we remember those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor 83 years ago. We shall remain eternally grateful for their service, and forever honor their memory.
December 7, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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Carrie Frye, on the long process of digging out in Asheville: "the U.S. Geological Survey has categorized Helene 'a geological event' because this one storm has permanently reshaped the Appalachian landscape." flaminghydra.com/issue-211/
Finding Each Other in Asheville
Days of reckoning and gratitude, by Carrie Frye
flaminghydra.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:16 AM
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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LGBTQ+ youth crisis hotlines saw a 700% spike in calls after Election Day.

It is undeniable that this is the result of the incoming Republican administration denying queer and trans people their basic humanity.

You are seen and loved and there is help if you are in crisis.
LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Hotline Saw 700 Percent Spike in Calls After Election Day
LGBTQ+ youth are afraid, confused and anxious about the outcome of the election, The Trevor Project said.
truthout.org
November 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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We know this because we lived this with Trump for the last eight years. Keeping focus is difficult. We're going to need to get better at this.
Words of wisdom:
November 15, 2024 at 1:34 PM