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Mike Johnson Sits Stone-Faced as GOP Voters Plead With Him to Cave to Dems' Healthcare Demands www.commondreams.org/news/mike-jo...

Mike Johnson Sits Stone-Faced as GOP Voters Plead With Him to Cave to Dems' Healthcare Demands | Common Dreams

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces backlash from voters on C-Span for GOP's role in government shutdown. Military mom begs for legislation to ensure her kids' medication. Johnson blames Democrats, refus...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 2h

ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van www.commondreams.org/news/ice-chi...

ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van | Common Dreams

WGN producer Debbie Brockman forcefully arrested by ICE agents in Chicago. Video shows aggressive tactics used in the arrest.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 8h

Cease-Fire Begins in Gaza www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Video: Cease-Fire Begins in Gaza

Displaced Palestinians began returning to the north of Gaza after the Israeli military announced that a cease-fire was in effect from noon on Friday.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 19h

Millions of US Families Could Soon Go Hungry Thanks to Trump-GOP Government Shutdown www.commondreams.org/news/wic-cut...

Millions of US Families Could Soon Go Hungry Thanks to Trump-GOP Government Shutdown | Common Dreams

"Trump and congressional Republicans have driven America headfirst into a government shutdown," said one campaigner. "It is poor women and children who will feel the impacts first and worst."

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 19h

'People Are Being Robbed': Maine's Platner Credited for Showing Democrats How to Win Back Trump Voters www.commondreams.org/news/graham-...

'People Are Being Robbed': Maine's Platner Credited for Showing Democrats How to Win Back Trump Voters | Common Dreams

Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner urges compassion for working-class Americans disillusioned by Trump's false promises, offering a path to win back voters.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 20h

Living Wage, Affordability Platforms Like Mamdani and Platner’s Have 'Major Electoral Advantage': Polls www.commondreams.org/news/us-livi...

Living Wage, Affordability Platforms Like Mamdani and Platner’s Have 'Major Electoral Advantage': Polls | Common Dreams

The One Fair Wage coalition is pushing for a true living wage to help working people thrive, with overwhelming support in swing districts and major cities. Will Democratic leaders deliver on affordabi...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Coin
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The Trump Coin

The U.S.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 3d

apnews.com/article/dona... House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 3d

Government shutdown: What's open, what's closed and who's affected www.snopes.com/news/2025/10...

Government shutdown: What's open, what's closed and who's affected

What happens to Social Security and Medicare? Will post offices, airports and DMVs stay open? We answer top questions.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 3d

Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski said ICE will be at Super Bowl for Bad Bunny halftime show www.snopes.com/fact-check/i...

Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski said ICE will be at Super Bowl for Bad Bunny halftime show

The Puerto Rican singer will be performing at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2026.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 3d

How federal funding changed the game for Michigan’s homeless students www.newsfromthestates.com/article/how-...

How federal funding changed the game for Michigan’s homeless students

When a Washtenaw County student experiencing homelessness faced obstacles to being able to take the SAT because the test site was more than an hour away in Lansing, an increase in one-time federal fun...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 4d

They Were MAGA Believers Until a Border Stop Changed Everything open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... stopped for being people of color. They were just going to a dentist appointment.

They Were MAGA Believers Until a Border Stop Changed Everything

George and Esmeralda Doilez made news, and a change in understanding.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 7d

She’s leading NIH’s push to reduce the use of animals in biomedical research www.statnews.com/2025/10/03/a... via @statnews.com

She’s leading NIH’s push to reduce the use of animals in biomedical research

Nicole Kleinstreuer, who is leading an NIH effort to reduce the use of animals in research, began thinking about the issue as a toxicologist at the EPA

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 7d

CBS News
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CBS News

The corporate capture of American journalism just took another giant step backward.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 9d

We believe healthcare is a right for every American.

But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.

Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 8d

Tell Republican leaders in Congress to pass a funding bill this week that reverses the cuts to our health care, keeps hospitals open, lowers the rising costs weighing down Americans, and saves our health care via @momsrising.org! action.momsrising.org/sign/2025-sp...

Tell Congress to pass a funding bill that fixes our health care crisis!

Republicans in Congress have proposed an impossible choice: Support their partisan spending bill that takes away even more health care from Americans or risk a government shutdown. Tell Congress to pa...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 11d

Deploying the National Guard for political stunts is a waste of taxpayer dollars. Congress can tear up the blank check—demand they act now:

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Stop Funding Trump’s Power Grabs

Deploying the National Guard for political stunts is a waste of taxpayer dollars. Email Congress now and demand they block funding for National Guard deployments that put politics over public safety a...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 12d

Leaving MAGA is in the news!
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Leaving MAGA is in the news!

Leaving MAGA's Substack

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 12d

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Oregon Governor to the would-be Storm-Troopers: Thanks, but No Thanks

— — And so it begins … and so it continues, Oregonians continue to be voice of sanity, peace, and unshakable confidence in our basic humanity. Kotek to Trump: No need for federal troops in Portland ww...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 12d

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Mayor Adams drops out of NYC mayoral election after weeks of pressure from Trump, business leaders

New York Daily News: Mayor Adams ended his mayoral election campaign Sunday, a stunning move that comes after President Trump’s team and New York business leaders have pressured him to get out of the ...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 12d

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Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 13d

Days before Trump deadline to lower prices, companies push a flurry of initiatives. Will it be enough? www.statnews.com/2025/09/26/p... via @statnews.com

Days before Trump deadline to lower prices, companies push a flurry of initiatives. Will it be enough?

Drugmakers are scrambling to make last-minute announcements ahead of a Trump deadline on Monday for the firms to lower U.S. prices.

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 13d

The real reason the Supreme Court is terrified

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The real reason the Supreme Court is terrified

Are they afraid Trump will get them killed?Ninety years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt fired William E. Humphrey from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Humphrey sued to the Supreme Court, whic...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 13d

Critics blasts Trump admin for firing FBI agents who took knee at George Floyd protest

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Critics blasts Trump admin for firing FBI agents who took knee at George Floyd protest

Social media blasted the FBI for firing agents photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington DC that followed the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police o...

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snoopy44.bsky.social @snoopy44.bsky.social · 13d

VA’s Nonexpert Health Expert url:https://prospect.org/health/2025-09-26-vas-nonexpert-health-expert-bartrum/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=H-1B%20disruption&utm_campaign=09-26-2025%20Kuttner%20on%20TAP&vgo_