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Retired Chemistry Prof. and EIC, Chemistry of Materials, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
I heartily agree!
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Brand-new activists are discovering political movements – and each other: ‘You feel the camaraderie’
Organizers are breaking down barriers and creating clever campaigns to welcome people new to protesting
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November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I heartily agree!
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Shades of Nazi Germany
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Shades of Nazi Germany
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Schumer's replacement in 2028 or President? Why not either?
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AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move.
Seven years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she’s learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Schumer's replacement in 2028 or President? Why not either?
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What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
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November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and international law both require service members to disobey orders that are patently illegal.
"Manifestly unlawful": This standard applies to orders that are clearly and obviously illegal, such as an order to commit a war crime.
"Manifestly unlawful": This standard applies to orders that are clearly and obviously illegal, such as an order to commit a war crime.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and international law both require service members to disobey orders that are patently illegal.
"Manifestly unlawful": This standard applies to orders that are clearly and obviously illegal, such as an order to commit a war crime.
"Manifestly unlawful": This standard applies to orders that are clearly and obviously illegal, such as an order to commit a war crime.
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Riley Gaines is a leading face of the anti-trans movement, appearing at Trump’s signing of an executive order to ban trans girls from girls’ school sports.
But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.
What happened?
But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.
What happened?
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Riley Gaines is a leading face of the anti-trans movement, appearing at Trump’s signing of an executive order to ban trans girls from girls’ school sports.
But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.
What happened?
But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.
What happened?
Our money - their profit.
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Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
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November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our money - their profit.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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Jim Jordan: "We're all for protecting innocent victims, we're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad things, but— "
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Jim Jordan: "We're all for protecting innocent victims, we're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad things, but— "
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
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An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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For four years, I’ve worked across the aisle to end stock trading in Congress.
Today’s hearing on our legislation in the House Administration Committee is a critical step.
But the time for action is NOW.
It is time for a vote on the House Floor, and for us to get this done!
Today’s hearing on our legislation in the House Administration Committee is a critical step.
But the time for action is NOW.
It is time for a vote on the House Floor, and for us to get this done!
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
For four years, I’ve worked across the aisle to end stock trading in Congress.
Today’s hearing on our legislation in the House Administration Committee is a critical step.
But the time for action is NOW.
It is time for a vote on the House Floor, and for us to get this done!
Today’s hearing on our legislation in the House Administration Committee is a critical step.
But the time for action is NOW.
It is time for a vote on the House Floor, and for us to get this done!
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
"Leaving culture-war politics to his increasingly desperate opponents, he campaigned relentlessly and almost exclusively on the theme of affordability."
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The Guardian view on Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York: the Democrats can build on an uplifting night | Editorial
Editorial: A historic campaign that focused on the theme of affordability can offer wider lessons to a re-energised opposition
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November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Leaving culture-war politics to his increasingly desperate opponents, he campaigned relentlessly and almost exclusively on the theme of affordability."
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When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest
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November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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In case you hav'n't noticed
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How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In case you hav'n't noticed
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The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have failed to act.
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
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Raising taxes on the ultrarich: A necessary first step to restore faith in American democracy and the public sector
Summary The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have not responded. Small increases in taxes on the rich that were instituted during time...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have failed to act.
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
🧪The Trump administration is dismantling efforts to fight the next pandemic | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
The Trump administration is dismantling efforts to fight the next pandemic
A retreat from investments in drugs and vaccines leaves U.S. less prepared for the next viral scourge, experts warn
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November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
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November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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