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Republicans are trying to sneak a provision into the annual defense spending bill to block states from passing AI regulations — a direct ask from Big Tech lobbyists who only care about their own profits, not your safety.

It’s a ridiculous proposal.

www.theverge.com/policy/82365...
Republicans are looking for a way to bring back the AI moratorium
Congress’ last attempt to pause state AI regulations failed.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NIH scientists took the mission very seriously. Many took big pay cuts and put up with a lot of hassle to be at NIH because of the importance of the work and their committment to public service.

Those who now aim to destroy that will not win, not in the long run. We will win.
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#NIHCrippling #FireRFKJr

More ways the public may not be aware of that US science and scientists are being hampered by unscientific leadership under the dogmatic RFKJr

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So far this year at #NIH, I had to

- cancel a visiting speaker I was hosting
- cancel a distinguished lecture I was giving at a midwest university
- cancel another seminar visit to talk about our work
- cancel my trip to the Society for Neuroscience meeting
- now cancel my trip to NeurIPS
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November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#TrumpVsConstitution #Satire

Satire here makes a critical point. The only good thing about the regime's attack on our Congressional reps who are loyal to our military is that the alcohol-dependent and pathetic Hegseth has clearly attacked the wrong opponents.

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November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#PublicEducation #AAUP

Cogent article fyrom AAUP on why Trump's reorganization of US Department of Education is poorly conceived & damaging.

Remember the Mad King's great ideas about DOGE? Which slashed critical programs and did not even save $ ?

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“Scattering Department of Education programs among agencies with no expertise in education or lacking key agency infrastructure will reduce the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs and will prevent the type of synergy that Congress intended to achieve."

@aft.org
@democracyforward.org
Suit to block Education Department closure expanded amid agency transfers plans
WASHINGTON — A coalition suing to block President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education expanded its lawsuit Tuesday to include objections to recent interagency agreemen...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#FoodPriceRealities #ThanksgivingWithTariffs

🙏 see actual food prices for Thanksgiving shopping not Trump's fabrications about the economy & effect of his idiotic #tariffs

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Trump’s trade wars and inflation are causing the prices of everything from cranberry sauce to gravy to skyrocket — making your Thanksgiving dinner more expensive this year.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#Homelessness #CASuesTrump

As usual, the Mad King shows no compassion for needy US citizens while he spends his time with billionaires in his Golden Ballroom.

Kudos to California for pursuing the lawsuit below:

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We’d like to thank the California Globe, a right wing blog, for their first accurate headline!
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#VenzuelaWar?

When autocrats feel their powers waning, they often start wars. 🙏 see cogent analysis of Mad King perhaps starting one with #Venzuela.

Republicans need to stand up. They swore to represent their constituents, not the Mad King--a novel concept.

www.democracynow.org/2025/11/25/v...
Will the U.S. Attack Venezuela? Trump’s Anti-Maduro Campaign Seen as Part of a Broader Regional Plan
As the Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuela, U.S. military activity across the Caribbean continues to grow. The U.S. has deployed more than 15,000 troops to the region and carried out ...
www.democracynow.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#JudgeStandsUp #ImmigrantRIghts

Lower court judges are defending the rule of law while the #SupremelyBadCourt trashes it. Celebrate the victory below, though, and let's hope it isn't overturned on appeal.

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This is a win for due process.

The Trump administration was keeping immigrants with ZERO criminal records locked up in detention for weeks and months on end. A judge just ruled that these individuals must be entitled to bond hearings. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tho...
Thousands of immigrants could be eligible for bond hearings, striking down DHS policy: Judge
The decision could potentially allow thousands of immigrants who have been subject to mandatory detention to be released.
abcnews.go.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#Tarrifs&Turkey #PricesUp

As usual, Trump is lying, saying prices for Thanksgiving shopping are down when they are way up. Being a pathological liar is only one of the Mad Kingg's anti-social traits.

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WELCOME TO TRUMP’S GOLDEN ERA!
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#McFaul #Putin'sWar #Ukraine#WitcoffWitless

Sobering post about the murderous Putin y the brilliant Michael McFaul. Witcoff is totally #witless !

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Putin launched Europe’s biggest war since WWII — killing civilians, kidnapping children, and eliminating political opponents. Yet Mr. Witkoff says he’s “not a bad guy.” Diplomacy requires engaging with dictators, but that doesn't mean we have to check our values at the door.
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#ViolenceAgainstWomen🚫 #InternationalDay #Pedophilia🚫

#BREAKING Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

In the US, key to #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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#OTD in 1960, Patria, Minerva & María Teresa Mirabal were brutally murdered for their resistance to Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo.

Their murders inspired the UN to declare Nov 25 the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. #IDVAW #ForAllWomenAndGirls #NoExcuse
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#SaveOurPlanet #COP #Money #ClimateChange

🙏 read important analysis of what's going wrong internationally with regard to defending our planet.

The billionaires and millionaires are doing us in worldwide.

www.truthdig.com/articles/10-...
10 Years After the Paris Agreement, World Leaders Are Abandoning Its Most Famous Goal - Truthdig
Despite lofty goals, this year's U.N. climate negotiations in Brazil crashed out on a hard truth: It’s all about the money.
www.truthdig.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#RememberKashoggi #NoDictators #DefendJournalists

Trump disgraces the US internationally by lavish welcome of murderous Saudi leader MBS, dismissing his horrific crimes against humanity.

No, it isn't OK to kidnap journalists and cut them into bits!

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Gifted Khashoggi Head Mounted In Oval Office
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#Swastikas #CoastGuard #Naziism

Funny post but the rise of Naziism within the #MadKing 's orbit is no joke

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Coast Guard Backtracks On Plan To Reclassify Swastikas As Mascot https://theonion.com/coast-guard-backtracks-on-plan-to-reclassify-swastikas-as-mascot/
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#NursesRock #SaveHealthcare

The US faces a #NursingShortage which is worsening. Meanwhile the Education Department cuts loans to nursing students by insulting their critical role

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November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#BrilliantTactics #IceScrapers #BoycottHomeDepot

Home Depot has become a major collaborator with Trump's viciousness to immigrants through ICE

Protestors found a very creative way to stand up.

🙏 spread the word and repost!

nypost.com/2025/11/24/u...
Anti-ICE protesters clog up California Home Depot with ‘buy-in’ stunt involving 17-cent ice scrapers
Home Depot said it does not cooperate with ICE or Border Patrol on the immigration raids.
nypost.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#ICEImmorality #Nuremberg

What is being done by the Gnome #Noeme about this illegal and scandalous behavior? #RememberNuremberg The day of legal justice will come

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November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#Ukraine #StandUpForUkraine

Trump's betrayal of Ukraine must not stand, Putin is controlling much of our foreign policy.

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November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
#intimidation #Retribution #MarkKelly

Stand with Mark Kelly for a democratic military, #MadKing (our #BonespurPresident ) has taken on the wrong person. The contrast between the heroic Mark Kelly and the cowardly Donald Trump and alcohol-dependent Hegseth is crystal clear.

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This is the President’s playbook: using intimidation, harassment, and the weight of the federal government to try and silence anyone who speaks up against him.

That won't stop Senator Kelly, or any of us, from standing up for what’s right.
Defense Department says it is opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly
The investigation is related to the Arizona senator's participation in a video Democratic lawmakers made urging members of the military not to comply with "illegal orders."
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#Slotkin #illegalOrders #heroism

Save our military! See recent post by an American heroine, #ElissaSlotkin

Go #Michigan ! We must have a lawful Military to maintain our democracy.

Elissa Slotkin is a champion of #Democracy. 🙏 stand with her!

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This idea of illegal orders is not hypothetical.
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#FDA #RestoreOversight

We need an FDA not crippled by dogmatism. FDA must be guided by science not politics

🙏 Repost

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November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#CDCSpewsMisinformation #PushBack #Autism

With RFKJr's takeover of the CDC it's becoming a center for dangerous #misinformation

We will have to restore sanity & scientific institutions when we can.

Meanwhile #StandUp! even if you must do it anonymously by giving $

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This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website.

There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.

New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM