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NAACP Bucks County’s 74th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet Will Highlight ‘The Fierce Urgency of NOW’ | This is the @naacpbucks.bsky.social’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting their local work on civil rights, public safety, education, voter engagement, and community empowerment.

NAACP Bucks County’s 74th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet Will Highlight ‘The Fierce Urgency of NOW’ - Bucks County Beacon

This is the NAACP’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting their local work on civil rights, public safety, education, voter engagement, and community empowerment.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 5h

Here's Bucks County Moms for Liberty Chair Jamie Tromba talking about being "in a battle of good & evil...These
books & things that we’re seeing, it’s grooming...They’re
now making it where pedophilia is OK...They’re inviting it into the schools." She's also not a fan. READ MORE: bit.ly/46XkOQh

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 17h

"Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children." We continue our #BannedBooksWeek coverage with @penamerica.bsky.social's Sabrina Baêta. She joins Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social to discuss PEN's new report "The Normalization of Book Banning." LISTEN: bit.ly/3KHHVXy

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nonplussed12.bsky.social @nonplussed12.bsky.social · 6h

Follow the Bucks County Beacon for the very best in resistance journalism. You have my word on it.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 6h

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 6h

School Board Candidate Q&A: Daniel Kimicata – Central Bucks School District | This is the next installment in a series of interviews with school board candidates from across Bucks County.

School Board Candidate Q&A: Daniel Kimicata – Central Bucks School District - Bucks County Beacon

This is the next installment in a series of interviews with school board candidates from across Bucks County.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 8h

“In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country." #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 17h

"Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children." We continue our #BannedBooksWeek coverage with @penamerica.bsky.social's Sabrina Baêta. She joins Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social to discuss PEN's new report "The Normalization of Book Banning." LISTEN: bit.ly/3KHHVXy

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 11h

NAACP Bucks County’s 74th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet Will Highlight ‘The Fierce Urgency of NOW’ | This is the @naacpbucks.bsky.social’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting their local work on civil rights, public safety, education, voter engagement, and community empowerment.

NAACP Bucks County’s 74th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet Will Highlight ‘The Fierce Urgency of NOW’ - Bucks County Beacon

This is the NAACP’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting their local work on civil rights, public safety, education, voter engagement, and community empowerment.

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Michelle 💙🌊😷🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @michellespenc.bsky.social · 11h

I’m so proud of our
@buckscountybeacon.com
Moms for Liberty 🤪🤢
Calls them “The Opposition Press”
Bravo 🙌

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 12h

Bucks County Beacon doing the investigations that benefit the entire country. Good journalism is expensive, y'all, and worthy of support.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Pat LaMarche @patlamarche.bsky.social · 12h

Being kicked out by them for committing journalism was certainly a career highlight of mine.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 13h

Christina nationalist Tina Descovich, a Christian Nationalist with a major 9th Commandment problem, attacks @buckscountybeacon.com for the sin of accurately quoting Moms for Liberty weirdos. Every community should have a Bucks County Beacon. Support them if you can.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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The Lancaster Examiner @lancpaexaminer.bsky.social · 13h

When the fascists are angry with you, you must be doing something right.

Thank goodness for the @buckscountybeacon.com.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 17h

"Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children." We continue our #BannedBooksWeek coverage with @penamerica.bsky.social's Sabrina Baêta. She joins Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social to discuss PEN's new report "The Normalization of Book Banning." LISTEN: bit.ly/3KHHVXy

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital. This is what Trump and ICE's War on Chicago looks like.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Using Black Hawk Helicopters and Chemical Agents, ICE Agents Turn Chicago Into a ‘War Zone’ | “ICE acted like an invading army in our neighborhoods. Helicopters hovered above our homes, terrifying families and disturbing the peace of our community,” said Democratic State Rep. Lilian Jiménez.

Using Black Hawk Helicopters and Chemical Agents, ICE Agents Turn Chicago Into a 'War Zone' - Bucks County Beacon

Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Pennsylvania’s Rural Vets | Forcing millions of veterans out of the VA and into crumbling rural hospitals will hurt both vets and their communities. Pennsylvania, which has one of the largest veteran populations in the country, could be especially impacted.

Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Pennsylvania's Rural Vets - Bucks County Beacon

Forcing millions of veterans out of the VA and into our crumbling rural hospitals will hurt both vets and their communities. Pennsylvania, which has one of the largest veteran populations overall in t...

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Just last month, Freeport Township declared a disaster emergency, stating that the frac-out had “endangered or will endanger the health, safety and welfare of a substantial number of persons residing in Freeport Township.”

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking | Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water, reports @insideclimatenews.org.

Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking - Bucks County Beacon

Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Using Black Hawk Helicopters and Chemical Agents, ICE Agents Turn Chicago Into a ‘War Zone’ | “ICE acted like an invading army in our neighborhoods. Helicopters hovered above our homes, terrifying families and disturbing the peace of our community,” said Democratic State Rep. Lilian Jiménez.

Using Black Hawk Helicopters and Chemical Agents, ICE Agents Turn Chicago Into a 'War Zone' - Bucks County Beacon

Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

As State Budget Deadlock Continues, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Calls for Waiving Bridge Loan Interest Fees | “Domestic violence victims & survivors count on the work of programs & shelters. They are essential services that need to be treated as such,” said @pcadvorg.bsky.social

As State Budget Deadlock Continues, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence Calls for Waiving Bridge Loan Interest Fees - Bucks County Beacon

“Domestic violence victims and survivors count on the work of programs and shelters. They are essential services that need to be treated as such,” said PCADV's Michael Waterloo.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital. This is what Trump and ICE's War on Chicago looks like.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Using Black Hawk Helicopters and Chemical Agents, ICE Agents Turn Chicago Into a ‘War Zone’ | “ICE acted like an invading army in our neighborhoods. Helicopters hovered above our homes, terrifying families and disturbing the peace of our community,” said Democratic State Rep. Lilian Jiménez.

Using Black Hawk Helicopters and Chemical Agents, ICE Agents Turn Chicago Into a 'War Zone' - Bucks County Beacon

Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Pennsylvania’s Rural Vets | Forcing millions of veterans out of the VA and into crumbling rural hospitals will hurt both vets and their communities. Pennsylvania, which has one of the largest veteran populations in the country, could be especially impacted.

Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Pennsylvania's Rural Vets - Bucks County Beacon

Forcing millions of veterans out of the VA and into our crumbling rural hospitals will hurt both vets and their communities. Pennsylvania, which has one of the largest veteran populations overall in t...

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University of Connecticut Humanities Institute @uconnhumanities.bsky.social · 1d

Today's listen: current faculty fellow Christopher Vials joins The Signal podcast (@buckscountybeacon.com) with Bill V. Mullen to discuss their book The U.S. Anti-Fascism Reader and the history of fascism and anti-fascism in the United States.

INTERVIEW: The History of Fascism and Anti-Fascism in America, with Bill Mullen and Christopher Vials - Bucks County Beacon

The authors of "The U.S. Anti-Fascism Reader" join The Signal to talk about their book, the rich history of anti-fascism organizing in the U.S., and the Trump Administration's "aspirational fascism."

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Just last month, Freeport Township declared a disaster emergency, stating that the frac-out had “endangered or will endanger the health, safety and welfare of a substantial number of persons residing in Freeport Township.”

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking | Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water, reports @insideclimatenews.org.

Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking - Bucks County Beacon

Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking | Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water, reports @insideclimatenews.org.

Scientists Find Evidence That a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking - Bucks County Beacon

Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.

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