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“Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” - Mr Rogers
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American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner
Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....
Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....
American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner
Very little shocks me these days, but House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) managed to do it this morning when he told reporters he skipped a meeting of the Gang of Eight yesterday because “we were workin...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
American Conversations: Senator Mark Warner
Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....
Senator Warner is a member of the Gang of Eight, and explains why it— and a nonpartisan Intelligence Community— matters....
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Greg Abbott is asking schools to be reported to the Texas State Dept of Education if they don’t want a Turning Point USA “Club America” at their school…but he also wants to outlaw LGBTQIA+ clubs in Texas. (And he will if the courts don’t stop SB12! Hearing is on the 18th)
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Greg Abbott is asking schools to be reported to the Texas State Dept of Education if they don’t want a Turning Point USA “Club America” at their school…but he also wants to outlaw LGBTQIA+ clubs in Texas. (And he will if the courts don’t stop SB12! Hearing is on the 18th)
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An ICE facility in Texas, housing abducted children, without oversight— what could possibly go wrong? Do they have psychologically well-rounded people looking after these children? We already know the answer, don’t we?
From the EyesOnIce community on Reddit: Houston, Texas - The Children Cry Out of Hunger: Detention Facility Exposes Families to Worms, Moldy Food, Denied Medical Care, and Sleep Deprivation
Explore this post and more from the EyesOnIce community
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December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
An ICE facility in Texas, housing abducted children, without oversight— what could possibly go wrong? Do they have psychologically well-rounded people looking after these children? We already know the answer, don’t we?
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Powell: "Labor demand has clearly softened ... the median projection of the unemployment rate is 4.5% at the end of this year"
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Powell: "Labor demand has clearly softened ... the median projection of the unemployment rate is 4.5% at the end of this year"
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Senate Republicans must join Democrats to lower the cost of health care next year. The stakes are too high for millions of Americans to continue to do nothing.
Thank you for this great explainer @jesscraven101.bsky.social
Thank you for this great explainer @jesscraven101.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Senate Republicans must join Democrats to lower the cost of health care next year. The stakes are too high for millions of Americans to continue to do nothing.
Thank you for this great explainer @jesscraven101.bsky.social
Thank you for this great explainer @jesscraven101.bsky.social
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The mass deportation of undocumented people was one of Hitler’s largest coercive policies before the war. This set off a chain of events which can give us a useful perspective on where we are now.
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
Land War or Self-Terrorism?
Trump's Likely Next Step
snyder.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The mass deportation of undocumented people was one of Hitler’s largest coercive policies before the war. This set off a chain of events which can give us a useful perspective on where we are now.
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
snyder.substack.com/p/self-terro...
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What They Erased, We Remember: When a Rhode Island court ordered the Trump administration to pay full food benefits during the shutdown, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pressed pause. - STAY LOUD!
A Judge Said Feed the People. The Supreme Court Said Stop.
When a Rhode Island court ordered the Trump administration to pay full food benefits during the shutdown, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pressed pause.
f.mtr.cool
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember: When a Rhode Island court ordered the Trump administration to pay full food benefits during the shutdown, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pressed pause. - STAY LOUD!
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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban www.rappler.com/world/asia-p... via @rappler.bsky.social
Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
(1st UPDATE) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls it 'a proud day' for families and casts the law as proof that policymakers can curb online harms that have outpaced traditional safeguards
www.rappler.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban www.rappler.com/world/asia-p... via @rappler.bsky.social
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December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
When G.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
December 9, 2025
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🇨🇭 Switzerland: "Palantir Software Poses Devastating Risks"
After a risk assessment of the use of Palantir software in Switzerland, the US corporation was rejected, despite years of courting by authorities and the army. The Swiss consider the risks too great.
After a risk assessment of the use of Palantir software in Switzerland, the US corporation was rejected, despite years of courting by authorities and the army. The Swiss consider the risks too great.
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🇨🇭 Switzerland: "Palantir Software Poses Devastating Risks"
After a risk assessment of the use of Palantir software in Switzerland, the US corporation was rejected, despite years of courting by authorities and the army. The Swiss consider the risks too great.
After a risk assessment of the use of Palantir software in Switzerland, the US corporation was rejected, despite years of courting by authorities and the army. The Swiss consider the risks too great.
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An America-first national security strategy that sidelines allies is a trap.
@markhertling.bsky.social warns @timmiller.bsky.social the new document almost ignores alliances, which is how things can get ugly fast. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rM6OSX?utm_...
@markhertling.bsky.social warns @timmiller.bsky.social the new document almost ignores alliances, which is how things can get ugly fast. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rM6OSX?utm_...
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
An America-first national security strategy that sidelines allies is a trap.
@markhertling.bsky.social warns @timmiller.bsky.social the new document almost ignores alliances, which is how things can get ugly fast. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rM6OSX?utm_...
@markhertling.bsky.social warns @timmiller.bsky.social the new document almost ignores alliances, which is how things can get ugly fast. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rM6OSX?utm_...
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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud.
Read our full investigation here 👇
Read our full investigation here 👇
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud.
Read our full investigation here 👇
Read our full investigation here 👇
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This is America.
“First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
~Franklin Roosevelt
“First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
~Franklin Roosevelt
February 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This is America.
“First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
~Franklin Roosevelt
“First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
~Franklin Roosevelt
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New @cnn.com report shows brutal conditions for children at a Texas ICE facility. It’s almost definitely like this at all of them.
If you’re OK with this there’s something deeply wrong with you.
If you’re not, but you’re still on the sidelines? Help us fight!
If you’re OK with this there’s something deeply wrong with you.
If you’re not, but you’re still on the sidelines? Help us fight!
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
New @cnn.com report shows brutal conditions for children at a Texas ICE facility. It’s almost definitely like this at all of them.
If you’re OK with this there’s something deeply wrong with you.
If you’re not, but you’re still on the sidelines? Help us fight!
If you’re OK with this there’s something deeply wrong with you.
If you’re not, but you’re still on the sidelines? Help us fight!
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What They Erased, We Remember: The government isn’t shut down - just the parts that serve the people. - STAY LOUD!
The Lockout: How Mike Johnson Froze the People’s House
The government isn’t shut down - just the parts that serve the people.
f.mtr.cool
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What They Erased, We Remember: The government isn’t shut down - just the parts that serve the people. - STAY LOUD!
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In 2022, the AHA launched the most comprehensive study of the national US history teaching landscape undertaken in the 21st century. We wanted to know what is actually happening in public school classrooms across the country. Find out what we learned. 🗃️
What Are American Students Learning about US History? - AHA
Since 2020, a contentious debate over history education has generated outrage, wild claims, and a growing sense of alarm in homes and communities across the country. State legislators, school board me...
www.historians.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In 2022, the AHA launched the most comprehensive study of the national US history teaching landscape undertaken in the 21st century. We wanted to know what is actually happening in public school classrooms across the country. Find out what we learned. 🗃️
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MORE GRIFT. The Warner Bros. merger was already suspect, but now Trump’s family is getting in on the act.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is part of Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount already had deep ties to the White House, now Trump's family will directly profit if they win.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is part of Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount already had deep ties to the White House, now Trump's family will directly profit if they win.
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
MORE GRIFT. The Warner Bros. merger was already suspect, but now Trump’s family is getting in on the act.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is part of Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount already had deep ties to the White House, now Trump's family will directly profit if they win.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is part of Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount already had deep ties to the White House, now Trump's family will directly profit if they win.
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December 8, 2025
December 8, 2025
Last Wednesday, December 3, a reporter asked President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
December 8, 2025
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By allowing Nvidia to export its powerful chips to China, President Trump has instantly reshaped the U.S.-China technological Cold War.
How Trump’s U-Turn on Nvidia Chips Changes the Game for China’s AI
President Trump’s deal instantly reshaped the U.S.-China technological Cold War. The fear among his critics is he just helped Beijing catch up.
on.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
By allowing Nvidia to export its powerful chips to China, President Trump has instantly reshaped the U.S.-China technological Cold War.
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Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
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Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
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“No matter how much bluster or rhetoric the President shows up in NE PA with *tonight it’s not going to change where the American people are right now & that’s frustrated with rising costs & really concerned about their futures”
Did Gov. Shapiro just throw some Shade?
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
Did Gov. Shapiro just throw some Shade?
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“No matter how much bluster or rhetoric the President shows up in NE PA with *tonight it’s not going to change where the American people are right now & that’s frustrated with rising costs & really concerned about their futures”
Did Gov. Shapiro just throw some Shade?
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
Did Gov. Shapiro just throw some Shade?
#TrumpAffordabilityCrisis
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I'll go with The Economist, thank you www.economist.com/special-repo...
The envy of the world | Oct 19th 2024 | The Economist
The envy of the world. Special reports from The Economist. You've seen the news, now discover the story.
www.economist.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'll go with The Economist, thank you www.economist.com/special-repo...