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A World Beyond My Own
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A World Beyond My Own
A Christmas gift made especially for you
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December 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A World Beyond My Own
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Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
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But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
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Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
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The Miami mayoral election is on Tuesday (12/9) don’t forget to vote. 💙
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Miami mayoral election is on Tuesday (12/9) don’t forget to vote. 💙
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A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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An additional 500 National Guard members have arrived in Washington, D.C., bringing the total deployment to 2,750 troops, according to the National Guard and bringing the cost to taxpayers to roughly $1.6 million per day.
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
An additional 500 National Guard members have arrived in Washington, D.C., bringing the total deployment to 2,750 troops, according to the National Guard and bringing the cost to taxpayers to roughly $1.6 million per day.
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UK will not be haven for dirty money, Lammy to say in corruption crackdown
UK will not be haven for dirty money, Lammy to say in corruption crackdown
Exclusive: Justice secretary to announce measures aimed at countering illicit finance as well as bribery in public services
The UK will no longer be a haven for dirty money and dictators’ laundered assets, David Lammy is to promise as he announces a new anti-corruption strategy also aimed at tackling bribery and other misconduct across government and public services.
Setting out the plan in a speech in London on Monday, Lammy, the justice secretary and deputy prime minister, will announce a series of initiatives including extra funding for an elite anti-corruption police unit. Continue reading...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
UK will not be haven for dirty money, Lammy to say in corruption crackdown
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Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
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There’s a lot of discussion about why Trump suddenly pushed for an investigation into Democrats named in the Epstein files and one possible motive keeps coming up.
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
There’s a lot of discussion about why Trump suddenly pushed for an investigation into Democrats named in the Epstein files and one possible motive keeps coming up.
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Yay! Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in tomorrow!
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Yay! Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva to be sworn in tomorrow!
What Dems Must Learn After the Shutdown Battle
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What Dems Must Learn After the Shutdown Battle
No more going for the half-loaf and stop rewarding Trump's hostage-taking
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November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
What Dems Must Learn After the Shutdown Battle
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May the odds be ever in your favor
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
May the odds be ever in your favor
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Doug Ford's ad using Reagan's words slamming tariffs just aired during the World Series
October 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Doug Ford's ad using Reagan's words slamming tariffs just aired during the World Series
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Congress established an emergency fund to ensure that millions of Americans on SNAP continue to receive nutrition assistance when funding expires in November.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congress established an emergency fund to ensure that millions of Americans on SNAP continue to receive nutrition assistance when funding expires in November.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
