NissaO
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Proud liberal, reader and lifelong learner, gardener, love dogs, animals
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Trump administration set to revoke basis of US climate regulation - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Trump administration set to revoke basis of US climate regulation
The administration of President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to announce the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, removing the legal basis for federal ...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Trump administration set to revoke basis of US climate regulation - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/02/cost...
Authoritarians love the ignorant
Authoritarians love the ignorant
Costs of Device-Reliant Parenting: Kids Deficient in Empathy and Storytelling Skills, Can't Read, Show Declining Cognitive Performance | naked capitalism
Another disconcerting report on the harm done to kids by device and tech heavy parenting
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February 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Authoritarians love the ignorant
Authoritarians love the ignorant
Watch The Librarians on PBS Independent Lens
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Watch The Librarians on PBS Independent Lens
Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota
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Every day we slip further down into fascism
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Every day we slip further down into fascism
Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota
Legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of federal agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and in some cases anti-ICE activists in Minnesot...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota
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Every day we slip further down into fascism
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Every day we slip further down into fascism
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And will Trump rename the rivers and dams after himself?
And will Trump rename the rivers and dams after himself?
Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon
Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington have returned to court to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers.
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February 8, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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And will Trump rename the rivers and dams after himself?
And will Trump rename the rivers and dams after himself?
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Racism rears its ugly head in Maine per Trump’s ICE Gestapo
Racism rears its ugly head in Maine per Trump’s ICE Gestapo
ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities
Maine is seeing an increase in immigration enforcement activity this week. The state's secretary of state has responded by declining to issue more undercover license plates for federal immigration off...
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February 8, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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Racism rears its ugly head in Maine per Trump’s ICE Gestapo
Racism rears its ugly head in Maine per Trump’s ICE Gestapo
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Devolving further every day as we move closer towards authoritarianism and fascism.
Devolving further every day as we move closer towards authoritarianism and fascism.
On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Bessent’s testimony descends into insults and shouting matches
A hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned chaotic Wednesday as Democratic lawmakers clashed with him over fiscal policy and Trump family conflicts.
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February 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Devolving further every day as we move closer towards authoritarianism and fascism.
Devolving further every day as we move closer towards authoritarianism and fascism.
www.propublica.org/article/inst...
Authoritarians and fascists change history to fit their narrative and agenda.
Authoritarians and fascists change history to fit their narrative and agenda.
Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...
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February 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Authoritarians and fascists change history to fit their narrative and agenda.
Authoritarians and fascists change history to fit their narrative and agenda.
If I was younger, I’d be looking to move to Europe
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
If I was younger, I’d be looking to move to Europe
In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Trump threatens international human rights workers
Trump threatens international human rights workers
In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions
Trump’s sanctions on U.N. expert Francesca Albanese and the International Criminal Court froze assets and disrupted war crimes investigations. The clash is part of the broader campaign by his administ...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Trump threatens international human rights workers
Trump threatens international human rights workers
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Grok produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent - www.reuters.com/business/des...
Boycott Musk products
Boycott Musk products
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent
Reuters reporters gave Grok a series of prompts to determine whether and under what circumstances the chatbot would generate nonconsensual sexualized images.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Grok produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent - www.reuters.com/business/des...
Boycott Musk products
Boycott Musk products
I just deleted the Starbucks app in solidarity with baristas fighting for a fair union contract and an end to union busting. Join me and #DeleteTheApp!
Boycotts work
Boycotts work
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I just deleted the Starbucks app in solidarity with baristas fighting for a fair union contract and an end to union busting. Join me and #DeleteTheApp!
Boycotts work
Boycotts work
Trump Administration Live Updates: Hard-Line Republicans Object to Deal to End Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Controlling elections… one rule for becoming a tyrant
Controlling elections… one rule for becoming a tyrant
Trump Administration Live Updates: Hard-Line Republicans Object to Deal to End Shutdown
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February 2, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Trump Administration Live Updates: Hard-Line Republicans Object to Deal to End Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Controlling elections… one rule for becoming a tyrant
Controlling elections… one rule for becoming a tyrant
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Practice safety and keep filming
Practice safety and keep filming
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Practice safety and keep filming
Practice safety and keep filming
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Everyone should be afraid because this is just the beginning.
Everyone should be afraid because this is just the beginning.
Today in History: February 1, space shuttle Columbia destroyed during re-entry
1960: Woolworth's lunch counter sit-ins begin 1979: Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran 2002: Journalist Daniel Pearl murdered
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February 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Everyone should be afraid because this is just the beginning.
Everyone should be afraid because this is just the beginning.
www.google.com/search?q=how to be a tyrant documentary
Trump’s playbook
Trump’s playbook
Google Search
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February 1, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Trump’s playbook
Trump’s playbook
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Past tyrants playbook is stunningly familiar to Trump and all.
Past tyrants playbook is stunningly familiar to Trump and all.
How to Become a Tyrant - Wikipedia
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January 31, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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Past tyrants playbook is stunningly familiar to Trump and all.
Past tyrants playbook is stunningly familiar to Trump and all.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Look at and listen to the man… he’s a Nazi. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
Look at and listen to the man… he’s a Nazi. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
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January 31, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Look at and listen to the man… he’s a Nazi. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
Look at and listen to the man… he’s a Nazi. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
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Rewriting history and censorship are Fascist tactics.
Rewriting history and censorship are Fascist tactics.
Judge calls Justice Department's statements on slavery exhibit display 'dangerous' and 'horrifying'
A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that they were making “dangerous" and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of history to display at Na...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Rewriting history and censorship are Fascist tactics.
Rewriting history and censorship are Fascist tactics.
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
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Every day gets scarier
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Every day gets scarier
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
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Every day gets scarier
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Every day gets scarier