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next metro extension open in september. I wonder if all the ontario talk will lead to an eir getting funded, or with them moving forward again on montclair after hitting pause because of the tariff-driven cost escalation
La Verne Mayor Tim Hepburn speaks of connectivity and further extensions to Ontario Airport. Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval says new extension will open by September 19.
June 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
next metro extension open in september. I wonder if all the ontario talk will lead to an eir getting funded, or with them moving forward again on montclair after hitting pause because of the tariff-driven cost escalation
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nyt has been on one lately. their bar was already extremely low, but gd
hey @nytimes.com what if instead of this you reported accurately that the president of the united states has violated the united states constitution by entering into war with a foreign power without the approval of congress, just like, what if
June 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
nyt has been on one lately. their bar was already extremely low, but gd
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Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., says Trump doesn’t have legal authority to bomb Iran, calling his unilateral military strikes an impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., says Trump doesn’t have legal authority to bomb Iran, calling his unilateral military strikes an impeachable offense.
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sending military in on domestic soil against your own citizens while waging an unprovoked bombing campaign against iran without congressional authorization? now that's the Donald the Dove i know
June 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
sending military in on domestic soil against your own citizens while waging an unprovoked bombing campaign against iran without congressional authorization? now that's the Donald the Dove i know
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Also add that the tunnel must have sufficient clearance for future electrification!
Important: Submit your comment in support of the LOSSAN (Surfliner etc) rail realignment project in Del Mar!engage.sandag.org/lossan-rail-...
May 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Also add that the tunnel must have sufficient clearance for future electrification!
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This editorial is worth a close read, and a course of action.
Fight like our democracy depends on it, because it does.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o... [gift link]
Fight like our democracy depends on it, because it does.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o... [gift link]
May 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This editorial is worth a close read, and a course of action.
Fight like our democracy depends on it, because it does.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o... [gift link]
Fight like our democracy depends on it, because it does.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o... [gift link]
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Elon Musk's SpaceX is the frontrunner to build Trump's "Golden Dome" missile shield.
SpaceX is proposing a subscription service where the government would pay to access the technology, rather than own it.
Experts think the project could cost hundreds of billions.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
SpaceX is proposing a subscription service where the government would pay to access the technology, rather than own it.
Experts think the project could cost hundreds of billions.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield
Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense shield, six people familiar with the matter said.
www.reuters.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Elon Musk's SpaceX is the frontrunner to build Trump's "Golden Dome" missile shield.
SpaceX is proposing a subscription service where the government would pay to access the technology, rather than own it.
Experts think the project could cost hundreds of billions.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
SpaceX is proposing a subscription service where the government would pay to access the technology, rather than own it.
Experts think the project could cost hundreds of billions.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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A massive island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday. All 1.4 million households on the island were affected, and most remain without power. Puerto Rico's power grid has gotten much worse since it was privatized and sold to LUMA energy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ul...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ul...
We Went To Puerto Rico: The Inequality We Saw Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A massive island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday. All 1.4 million households on the island were affected, and most remain without power. Puerto Rico's power grid has gotten much worse since it was privatized and sold to LUMA energy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ul...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ul...
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To help our effort to have the Sierra Club be more serious about climate change and to promote sustainable transportation (walking, biking and transit) and infill housing I encourage you to vote for:
Nathan Chan
Cynthia Hoyle
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Nathan Chan
Cynthia Hoyle
Emily Pomilio
Earth Month Takeover 2025
The Sierra Club works tirelessly to defend our environment and safeguard the future of our planet. Change is powered by people, in communities all over the country -- and with 64 chapters in 50 states...
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April 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
To help our effort to have the Sierra Club be more serious about climate change and to promote sustainable transportation (walking, biking and transit) and infill housing I encourage you to vote for:
Nathan Chan
Cynthia Hoyle
Emily Pomilio
Nathan Chan
Cynthia Hoyle
Emily Pomilio
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We can get him back. We can get them all back. We need to demand that everyone who was shipped to that nightmarish place be brought back alive.
April 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
We can get him back. We can get them all back. We need to demand that everyone who was shipped to that nightmarish place be brought back alive.
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Full credit to Chris Van Hollen. Seems unlikely that he'll succeed here, but he's treating the illegal imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia like it's a five-alarm fire. We need that from electeds.
JUST IN: Sen. Van Hollen says he is going to El Salvador tomorrow to see if he can talk to Abrego Garcia.
April 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Full credit to Chris Van Hollen. Seems unlikely that he'll succeed here, but he's treating the illegal imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia like it's a five-alarm fire. We need that from electeds.
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RFK Jr. managed to convince swaths of Americans that Trump would take on industrial agriculture and promote small, organic farmers
Now, small, organic farmers are suing Trump for putting their operations at risk at the start of the growing season
heated.world/p/organic-fa...
Now, small, organic farmers are suing Trump for putting their operations at risk at the start of the growing season
heated.world/p/organic-fa...
Organic farmers expose RFK Jr.'s delusion
Turns out you can't "Make America Healthy Again" when the fossil fuel industry calls the shots.
heated.world
March 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
RFK Jr. managed to convince swaths of Americans that Trump would take on industrial agriculture and promote small, organic farmers
Now, small, organic farmers are suing Trump for putting their operations at risk at the start of the growing season
heated.world/p/organic-fa...
Now, small, organic farmers are suing Trump for putting their operations at risk at the start of the growing season
heated.world/p/organic-fa...
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Great piece by @clarajeffery.bsky.social comparing the burgeoning anti-Tesla/Musk movement with the anti-apartheid movement of the 70s/80s. And not just because of Musk's South African roots.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk, apartheid, and America's new boycott movement
If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.
www.motherjones.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Great piece by @clarajeffery.bsky.social comparing the burgeoning anti-Tesla/Musk movement with the anti-apartheid movement of the 70s/80s. And not just because of Musk's South African roots.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"FDA labs now have to go through a lengthy process to order liquid nitrogen, which is used to keep ultra-cold freezers running. These freezers preserve samples of cells and other biological material that reflect years, and sometimes decades, of research." bit.ly/3DtbYyO
March 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"FDA labs now have to go through a lengthy process to order liquid nitrogen, which is used to keep ultra-cold freezers running. These freezers preserve samples of cells and other biological material that reflect years, and sometimes decades, of research." bit.ly/3DtbYyO
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We can now be depressingly confident that Musk and Trump's mass cuts are killing people.
Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie
We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.
newrepublic.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:51 AM
We can now be depressingly confident that Musk and Trump's mass cuts are killing people.
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the stupidest president in the world
The Trump administration originally identified more than 440 federal properties that could be sold off, which included the headquarters of the FBI and Department of Justice. Then, the next day, the entire inventory was taken down.
Trump Officials Take Down List of Federal Properties for Possible Sale
The Trump administration originally identified more than 440 federal properties that could be sold, which included the headquarters of the F.B.I. and Department of Justice.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
the stupidest president in the world
March 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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NEW: House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test
These GOP-held districts have the most Medicaid recipients, as Republicans eye spending cuts in their budget plan.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
These GOP-held districts have the most Medicaid recipients, as Republicans eye spending cuts in their budget plan.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test
Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they search for ways to pay for Trump’s legislative agenda.
www.nbcnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
NEW: House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test
These GOP-held districts have the most Medicaid recipients, as Republicans eye spending cuts in their budget plan.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
These GOP-held districts have the most Medicaid recipients, as Republicans eye spending cuts in their budget plan.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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🚨 House Republicans release budget resolution ahead of a markup Thursday.
• $4.5T in new deficits for tax-writing Ways & Means Cmte
• $4T debt limit hike
• $110B for Judiciary Cmte, $90B for Homeland Security Cmte (which oversee immigration)
• A “goal” of cutting mandatory spending by $2T
• $4.5T in new deficits for tax-writing Ways & Means Cmte
• $4T debt limit hike
• $110B for Judiciary Cmte, $90B for Homeland Security Cmte (which oversee immigration)
• A “goal” of cutting mandatory spending by $2T
February 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🚨 House Republicans release budget resolution ahead of a markup Thursday.
• $4.5T in new deficits for tax-writing Ways & Means Cmte
• $4T debt limit hike
• $110B for Judiciary Cmte, $90B for Homeland Security Cmte (which oversee immigration)
• A “goal” of cutting mandatory spending by $2T
• $4.5T in new deficits for tax-writing Ways & Means Cmte
• $4T debt limit hike
• $110B for Judiciary Cmte, $90B for Homeland Security Cmte (which oversee immigration)
• A “goal” of cutting mandatory spending by $2T
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How's this for waste, fraud and abuse?
Almost $500 million in food is at risk of spoilage after USAID pause, report says
A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
How's this for waste, fraud and abuse?
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TIL that papayas fruit only once. After harvest, the stalk is cut down to the ground. Sorta resembles Brussels sprouts but much larger. I am eating so much green papaya and green mango salad
February 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
TIL that papayas fruit only once. After harvest, the stalk is cut down to the ground. Sorta resembles Brussels sprouts but much larger. I am eating so much green papaya and green mango salad
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If Ukraine is not being included in these talks then they should ignore any deal Trump agrees to with Putin.
Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war
President Donald Trump has upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine, saying he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war.
apnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If Ukraine is not being included in these talks then they should ignore any deal Trump agrees to with Putin.
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FYI, coming up next week: a #SaveOurServices day of action led by unionized federal workers to reject the Musk coup, complete with rallies and social media action.
More details at bit.ly/SOSaction, h/t @ericblanc.bsky.social
More details at bit.ly/SOSaction, h/t @ericblanc.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
FYI, coming up next week: a #SaveOurServices day of action led by unionized federal workers to reject the Musk coup, complete with rallies and social media action.
More details at bit.ly/SOSaction, h/t @ericblanc.bsky.social
More details at bit.ly/SOSaction, h/t @ericblanc.bsky.social
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It's very cute how Mitch McConnell is doing his little protest votes on Trump nominations now that he's one foot in the grave. He had more power than anyone to stop Trump from ever becoming president again by pushing to convict him in the Senate four years ago but he was too big of a coward.
February 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It's very cute how Mitch McConnell is doing his little protest votes on Trump nominations now that he's one foot in the grave. He had more power than anyone to stop Trump from ever becoming president again by pushing to convict him in the Senate four years ago but he was too big of a coward.
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Much of South Queens is a “subway desert.” Luckily, infrastructure for extension already exists!
@queenslink.org would revitalize the #RockawayBeachBranch and improve subway access for 47k+ New Yorkers.
This crucial project needs all the support it can get, so donate today!
@queenslink.org would revitalize the #RockawayBeachBranch and improve subway access for 47k+ New Yorkers.
This crucial project needs all the support it can get, so donate today!
February 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Much of South Queens is a “subway desert.” Luckily, infrastructure for extension already exists!
@queenslink.org would revitalize the #RockawayBeachBranch and improve subway access for 47k+ New Yorkers.
This crucial project needs all the support it can get, so donate today!
@queenslink.org would revitalize the #RockawayBeachBranch and improve subway access for 47k+ New Yorkers.
This crucial project needs all the support it can get, so donate today!