Kirsten
@kmschubring.bsky.social
A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit - Greek proverb
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Books we Love by NPR: apps.npr.org/best-books/
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Gotta give some props to my sister in-law who sent out a group text… THERE WILL BE NO POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS DURING THANKSGIVING!
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Gotta give some props to my sister in-law who sent out a group text… THERE WILL BE NO POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS DURING THANKSGIVING!
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I understand a LOT is going on, but Trump’s “plan” for healthcare will be a catastrophe….
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You call THIS HEALTHCARE?
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November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I understand a LOT is going on, but Trump’s “plan” for healthcare will be a catastrophe….
youtu.be/x9rkd_2Nnz4
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@atrupar.com @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @politicsgirl.bsky.social @thebulwark.com
DOE has made the degrees in female dominated jobs non-professional degrees. We are short 500k nurses in the US & we are making it harder to pay for degrees w/ lower loan caps www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
DOE has made the degrees in female dominated jobs non-professional degrees. We are short 500k nurses in the US & we are making it harder to pay for degrees w/ lower loan caps www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@atrupar.com @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @politicsgirl.bsky.social @thebulwark.com
DOE has made the degrees in female dominated jobs non-professional degrees. We are short 500k nurses in the US & we are making it harder to pay for degrees w/ lower loan caps www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
DOE has made the degrees in female dominated jobs non-professional degrees. We are short 500k nurses in the US & we are making it harder to pay for degrees w/ lower loan caps www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
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Great to celebrate 50 years of Hmong American contributions to Minnesota. From Col. Yee Hang, the highest-ranking Hmong officer in the U.S. Army, to Dr. Pakou Yang leading in education at Normandale and Sen. Foung Hawj serving in office, the Hmong community makes us stronger.
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Great to celebrate 50 years of Hmong American contributions to Minnesota. From Col. Yee Hang, the highest-ranking Hmong officer in the U.S. Army, to Dr. Pakou Yang leading in education at Normandale and Sen. Foung Hawj serving in office, the Hmong community makes us stronger.
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Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
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WA's apprenticeship programs are opening doors to good-paying careers. Thanks to WA Dem leaders who introduced legislation that expands access to workforce training and breaks down barriers. We are leading the way in showing how these programs can empower workers nationwide.
More WA students are getting a jump start on their careers. Here’s how
The number of apprentices has soared more than 70% in the past decade in Washington, thanks to more funding for earn-while-you-learn programs.
www.seattletimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
WA's apprenticeship programs are opening doors to good-paying careers. Thanks to WA Dem leaders who introduced legislation that expands access to workforce training and breaks down barriers. We are leading the way in showing how these programs can empower workers nationwide.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
A reminder: The perpetrators in the Epstein files are Oligarchs, and so are the ones protecting them.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
@politicsgirl.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @thebulwark.com @walshfreedom.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
@realtexaspaul.com
This is what happens when you don’t stand up to a bully and negotiate with terrorists
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
@realtexaspaul.com
This is what happens when you don’t stand up to a bully and negotiate with terrorists
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
@politicsgirl.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @thebulwark.com @walshfreedom.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
@realtexaspaul.com
This is what happens when you don’t stand up to a bully and negotiate with terrorists
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
@realtexaspaul.com
This is what happens when you don’t stand up to a bully and negotiate with terrorists
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
@mainstream media
Can we just agree that inviting Trump cabinet members and JD on TV is just a web of lies and propaganda? Please? You don’t challenge them and only provide them an air of legitimacy. Stop facilitating the gaslighting of America. All of us are sick & tired of it. Thank you
Can we just agree that inviting Trump cabinet members and JD on TV is just a web of lies and propaganda? Please? You don’t challenge them and only provide them an air of legitimacy. Stop facilitating the gaslighting of America. All of us are sick & tired of it. Thank you
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
@mainstream media
Can we just agree that inviting Trump cabinet members and JD on TV is just a web of lies and propaganda? Please? You don’t challenge them and only provide them an air of legitimacy. Stop facilitating the gaslighting of America. All of us are sick & tired of it. Thank you
Can we just agree that inviting Trump cabinet members and JD on TV is just a web of lies and propaganda? Please? You don’t challenge them and only provide them an air of legitimacy. Stop facilitating the gaslighting of America. All of us are sick & tired of it. Thank you
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Respectfully, it’s not “centrists vs progressives.” That’s the old way of thinking. It’s “institutionalists/establishment” vs “populists/fighters.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Respectfully, it’s not “centrists vs progressives.” That’s the old way of thinking. It’s “institutionalists/establishment” vs “populists/fighters.”
@anguskingiii.bsky.social @johnfetterman.com @shaheen.senate.gov @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
YOU HEAR THAT??? DONT YOU DARE CAVE!!! DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!! VOTING TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESULT IN APPEASEMENT!! DONT BE NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN!! AMERICA DESERVES BETTER!! WE’LL LOSE THE MIDTERMS!
YOU HEAR THAT??? DONT YOU DARE CAVE!!! DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!! VOTING TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESULT IN APPEASEMENT!! DONT BE NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN!! AMERICA DESERVES BETTER!! WE’LL LOSE THE MIDTERMS!
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
@anguskingiii.bsky.social @johnfetterman.com @shaheen.senate.gov @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
YOU HEAR THAT??? DONT YOU DARE CAVE!!! DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!! VOTING TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESULT IN APPEASEMENT!! DONT BE NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN!! AMERICA DESERVES BETTER!! WE’LL LOSE THE MIDTERMS!
YOU HEAR THAT??? DONT YOU DARE CAVE!!! DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!! VOTING TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT WILL RESULT IN APPEASEMENT!! DONT BE NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN!! AMERICA DESERVES BETTER!! WE’LL LOSE THE MIDTERMS!
@walshfreedom.bsky.social what have the GOP always said behind the Democrats backs? That they are not willing to fight to the death! Because we are like fucking Neville Chamberlain. We will bend & yield when the GOP is willing to take it to the end. @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @shaheen.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
@walshfreedom.bsky.social what have the GOP always said behind the Democrats backs? That they are not willing to fight to the death! Because we are like fucking Neville Chamberlain. We will bend & yield when the GOP is willing to take it to the end. @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @shaheen.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
DO NOT VOTE TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT!!! TRUMP & HIS LACKEY GOP CONGRESS WILL NOT SUPPORT THE PEOPLE!!! THIS IS A HUGE BETRAYAL!! YOU HAVE TO FIGHT NOW OR WE WILL LOSE THE MIDTERMS!!!
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
DO NOT VOTE TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT!!! TRUMP & HIS LACKEY GOP CONGRESS WILL NOT SUPPORT THE PEOPLE!!! THIS IS A HUGE BETRAYAL!! YOU HAVE TO FIGHT NOW OR WE WILL LOSE THE MIDTERMS!!!
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
@cantwell.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
DO NOT VOTE TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT!!! TRUMP & HIS LACKEY GOP CONGRESS WILL NOT SUPPORT THE PEOPLE!!! THIS IS A HUGE BETRAYAL!! YOU HAVE TO FIGHT NOW OR WE WILL LOSE THE MIDTERMS!!!
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
DO NOT VOTE TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT!!! TRUMP & HIS LACKEY GOP CONGRESS WILL NOT SUPPORT THE PEOPLE!!! THIS IS A HUGE BETRAYAL!! YOU HAVE TO FIGHT NOW OR WE WILL LOSE THE MIDTERMS!!!
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We’re told this is Jesse, the 90+ yo man in WILSON COUNTY who wrapped his van for Aftyn BEHN’S TN-7 special election campaign. www.facebook.com/share/1a2NyN...
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We’re told this is Jesse, the 90+ yo man in WILSON COUNTY who wrapped his van for Aftyn BEHN’S TN-7 special election campaign. www.facebook.com/share/1a2NyN...
Ahhh the 1980’s when music was good
@daveamp.bsky.social @neatpickleye.bsky.social
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@daveamp.bsky.social @neatpickleye.bsky.social
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How Bob Mould rediscovered the great, lost live Husker Du record
Bob Mould discusses Numero Group’s “1985: The Miracle Year,” which captures the Minnesota punk trio Husker Du at its youthful peak.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Ahhh the 1980’s when music was good
@daveamp.bsky.social @neatpickleye.bsky.social
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@daveamp.bsky.social @neatpickleye.bsky.social
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I’ll do everything I can to protect access to food for every Washingtonian — now and in the months ahead.
If you need help finding local food resources, visit: wa.gov/how-to-guide...
If you need help finding local food resources, visit: wa.gov/how-to-guide...
Get Help Finding Food | WA.gov
You can get fresh, healthy, and free food throughout the state. Find a community kitchen near you serving free meals and pick up free groceries at your local food bank. Learn about Washington State fo...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’ll do everything I can to protect access to food for every Washingtonian — now and in the months ahead.
If you need help finding local food resources, visit: wa.gov/how-to-guide...
If you need help finding local food resources, visit: wa.gov/how-to-guide...
So here’s real life implications of our fucked up healthcare system. We absolutely need to reform our system. This is unsustainable. I talk with small businesses and they are struggling to pay for insurance for their employees and the exchange is not viable. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
ACA health care premiums are rising. These 8 Americans showed us how much.
Premiums for health insurance sold through the Affordable Care Act are soaring because of the expiration of enhanced subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
So here’s real life implications of our fucked up healthcare system. We absolutely need to reform our system. This is unsustainable. I talk with small businesses and they are struggling to pay for insurance for their employees and the exchange is not viable. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.