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Last Mile
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💙 PNW...🇺🇦🇨🇦🇺🇸 age: 76. pub’d 3 poetry bks. The last: https://www.rootstockpublishing.com/rootstock-books/p/lifting-stones

“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to”.
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🔥HOPE WALZ: “Oh Don Jr, it is so clear your dad doesn’t love you… my family will always be richer than yours, because we find joy in each other - not tearing other people down. I really hope you get the help you need.”
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’m sick to death of both sides. Where the timid left is (partially ) wrong but romantic, and MAGA’s are (partially) right, but repulsive.
December 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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In a leaked memo, AG Pam Bondi told the DOJ to compile a “list of groups or entities engaged in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism,” suggesting the department could target Americans based on their political beliefs rather than their actions.
Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Read more here.
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Given the high suicide rates for veterans, cutting mental health and suicide prevention jobs at the Veterans Administration is UNCONSCIONABLE. The Trump administration is full of incompetent, hateful monsters.
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
Why One Man’s Warning to ICE Agents May Be the Most Symbolic Act of Democratic Backbone We’ve Seen in Years
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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If Republicans are the pro-life party, then why is this happening under Republicans?
The trump effect For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined in 25 years.
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.
time.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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US economy is collapsing, but Trump continues his chaos. newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Firewood Banks Aren’t Inspiring. They’re a Sign of Collapse.
Rural communities are banding together to chop firewood so that people in need can heat their homes. This shouldn’t be necessary.
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This musician taught an octopus to play the piano

www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
This musician taught an octopus to play the piano
The task required hundreds of hours of problem-solving and patience. Musician Mattias Krantz said it was worth it.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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NEW: The DOJ will potentially treat opponents of Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo. The move appears to represent the department’s first attempt to implement Trump’s calls to target left-wing activists and others who protest his policies.
Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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BREAKING: A federal judge said the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.
Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case
A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party. n.pr/3KH1RKn
Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to stand for something — not just be anti-Trump
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party.
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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“By working together, our reporting is more comprehensive, reaches more people, and has a better chance of impact.”

www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/news...
Newsrooms invest in editorial partnerships
"By working together, our reporting is more comprehensive, reaches more people, and has a better chance of impact."
www.niemanlab.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Researchers have warned that spells of excessive heat driven by climate change may lead to delays in early childhood development.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/KuYj
December 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Elon Musk loves to hate on “Wokepedia”. But on Grokipedia, his AI-powered rival, neutrality is whatever the X CEO says it is, writes @ethanz.bsky.social.
Elon Musk versus Wikipedia continues an age-old battle over truth
Musk’s Grokipedia wants to take us back to a time when established knowledge was controlled by one opaque voice
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The indictment says Tunick “knowingly destroy, damage, waste, dispose of, and otherwise take any action to delete the digital contents of a Google Pixel cellular phone, for the purpose of preventing and impairing the Government’s lawful authority to take said property into its custody and control.”
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The exact circumstances around the search—such as why CBP wanted to search the phone in the first place—are not known. But it is uncommon to see someone charged specifically for wiping a phone, a feature that is easily accessible in some privacy and security-focused devices.
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.

“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social writes.
The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims
As federal data becomes less available, our journalists are doing shoe-leather reporting to provide readers with the precise numbers.
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM