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Steve Gadbois
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My true north is serving humanity by advocating for Truth, Justice, Freedom, Democracy, Decency, and Fairness.
Yep that’s me 38 years ago. Happy Veterans Day fellow service men and women.
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, eager to raise his national profile as a Democrat willing to aggressively confront President Donald Trump, scored a campaign victory that may help his party in the midterms as he moves toward a White House run.
https://to.pbs.org/4oDW0Ve
WATCH: Newsom says Trump is 'weakness masquerading as strength' at Texas rally
With Proposition 50, Newsom successfully bet he could persuade California voters to throw out independently drawn U.S. House maps in favor of new districts designed to help Democrats win five more seats. His gamble was a response to Trump's redistrictin...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Word of the day for our seamlessly lost #congressional leaders.
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
#pdx surely we can solve the homelessness problem for 16,089 of our fellow Portlanders. With Trump and GOP policies it's only going to get worse. Let's hear some ideas.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Some weekend Prospect!
Trump has positioned himself as the liberator of TikTok. But it's how he's changing the algorithm from the inside that will influence what people see on the app. Thomas Riley reports.
prospect.org/2025/11/08/c...
Can Trump Turn TikTok MAGA? - The American Prospect
After making the case that TikTok was a national-security threat, Trump did a 180 in the weeks leading up to his re-election. The president has since admitted that he would like to see the platform be...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A new "Golden Age" for who? The top 10%, those betting on crypto, building ballrooms and selling pardons. For the rest of us are left with inflation, increasing layoffs, misery and a shutdown government led by the GOP that is dysfunctional when it is running. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
Americans are feeling worse about the economy as government shutdown drags on | CNN Business
The record-breaking government shutdown has left Americans feeling worse about the economic outlook. That’s according to the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, which showed the i...
edition.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Reposted by Steve Gadbois
The latest issue of our weekly email newsletter just dropped, with polls about the government shutdown, politicians' IQs, tariffs, activist groups, political disagreement, air travel, the midterms, vice presidents, and dating your boss:
Are people changing their minds about the shutdown?
Welcome to YouGov's weekly newsletter The Surveyor, with new polling data, insights, and charts on politics, life, and other topical issues — from our U.S. News team.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM