Denise Walker
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Solid blue, Pro democracy, empathy is not a toxic trait. Resister. Read banned books.
“Let nothing dim the light that shines within.” Maya Angelou
Your courage doesn’t need to be loud to be powerful. We are in this together.
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Mass federal layoffs. Food aid programs facing imminent disaster. Mounting recession indicators.
But while previous shutdowns saw late-night efforts at the White House to try and break the impasse, Trump administration officials are spending lavishly on self-serving priorities.
But while previous shutdowns saw late-night efforts at the White House to try and break the impasse, Trump administration officials are spending lavishly on self-serving priorities.
What shutdown?
Kristi Noem's new private jets. A shocking White House demolition. The Trump administration's gilded priorities are clear.
www.motherjones.com
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In the 1995 book The Demon Haunted World, Carl Sagan warned that the US was turning its back on science, and that the consequences would be dire.
Near the start of their new book, Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez argue that what the astronomer feared is now coming to pass.
Near the start of their new book, Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez argue that what the astronomer feared is now coming to pass.
Two top scientists tackle Trump's idiocracy
In a new book, Michael Mann and Peter Hotez examine the risks posed by entrenched beliefs, corporate greed, and regressive governments.
www.motherjones.com
With $75 billion from Congress and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.
The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state
With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.
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On Monday, RFK posted a rambling video on the HHS X account showing a series of graphs and directly stating that vaccines have had minimal impact on human health and saving lives.
Today, in response, we brought our own graphs.
We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.
Today, in response, we brought our own graphs.
We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.
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RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he's part of an administration embracing it.
“The administration’s explicit goal to unleash the fossil fuel industry will also unleash plastic pollution.”
“The administration’s explicit goal to unleash the fossil fuel industry will also unleash plastic pollution.”
RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he's part of an administration embracing it.
Plastic is everywhere—including in us.
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Natasha Devon
@natashadevon.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Denise Walker
@dee5555.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Long before he became HHS secretary under Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was laying the groundwork for his war on vaccines.
Now, in mere months, he’s transformed conspiracy theories into action and reshaped American policy.
Now, in mere months, he’s transformed conspiracy theories into action and reshaped American policy.
A non-exhaustive timeline of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s war on vaccines
He's transformed conspiracy theories into action and reshaped American policy in just a few months.
www.motherjones.com
Denise Walker
@dee5555.bsky.social
· Sep 18
Denise Walker
@dee5555.bsky.social
· Sep 18
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Denise Walker
@dee5555.bsky.social
· Sep 14
You do not in fact have to praise the guy who said homeless people should be murdered with lethal injections and then apologized four days later to save his job. Let's get a grip here.
Brian Kilmeade deserves praise for his apology.
Denise Walker
@dee5555.bsky.social
· Sep 10
Denise Walker
@dee5555.bsky.social
· Sep 9
“We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino.” —Justice Sotomayor.
The Supreme Court, in blessing racial profiling by ICE, adds to its long string of cases supporting the Trump administration’s power grabs.
The Supreme Court, in blessing racial profiling by ICE, adds to its long string of cases supporting the Trump administration’s power grabs.
Supreme Court blesses racial profiling by ICE
The conservative justices don't explain a decision that green lights detaining people for how they look.
www.motherjones.com
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