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@mpgrenier.bsky.social
2nd generation in media, following in the footsteps of my mom (in the header): Ward’s Automotive Reports, Detroit News, Wall Street Journal & Bloomberg News (retired)
The arrogant smirk of the guy asking for the vote is what gets me. He’s treating this like a game, not a life or death situation for Americans who need health care — which is all of us.
RMR (@brobles8888) on Threads
Nothing to laugh at, Collin’s and her crew are working for the 1% not you. Here’s proof… (Created by: @thatdaneshguy )
www.threads.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.

It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“The same authoritarian reflex that animates the president’s contempt for judges and journalists is now operating in street-level enforcement, where ordinary Americans are discovering that their citizenship is no shield against state violence.”
Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It
A government that flouts the Fourth Amendment and then lies about it to courts and the people has crossed a moral and legal frontier.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Even the NYC sky is celebrating Mamdani’s victory
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Two more snapshots from the NYC No Kings March
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
More snapshots from the NYC No Kings March
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Snapshots from the NYC No Kings March
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“This is a sad day for those who support a free press,” said Nancy A. Youssef, a staff writer for the Atlantic and a longtime Pentagon correspondent. “But I’m incredibly honored to be part of a press corps that stuck together and was committed to protecting our First Amendment rights.”
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out of the Pentagon rather than comply with its restrictive policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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October 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Flowers after rain
October 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.
October 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.
Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row
Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.
www.choosechicago.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown
Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit
www.usatoday.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The White House is continuing to pressure more states to gerrymander their congressional maps because they are afraid of voters holding them accountable for their unpopular policies.

This is a decisive moment for our democracy. Take action to fight back against this power grab. ⬇️
September 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today's community garden walk: late summer flowers, a monarch butterfly, a busy bee, a kitty with a crumpled ear, hyacinth beans and a garden gnome having a cup of tea
September 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.

Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.

(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
www.propublica.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“Internal State Department and U.S.A.I.D. documents and correspondence obtained by The New York Times show that several international organizations, including the Gates Foundation and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, had offered to buy or accept a donation of the contraceptives.”
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
September 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Dr Tim Johnson makes a TV Appeal to Senator-Doctor Cassidy to use his authority to protect vaccine access as he promised.

It’s refreshing to hear some sanity amidst the dangerous ramblings of RFK, Jr.

#DemVoice1
#Pinks

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IkO...
Commentary: Health expert pleads with GOP senator to address RFK Jr.'s actions
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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In the lead-up to the American Revolution, throughout the colonies, people understood that the punishments Britain waged against Boston were against ALL of them.

Chicago is all of us.
September 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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About this Florida vaccine story:

When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.

We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.

“Oh, they’d have died.”
September 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
August 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM