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We've used "unhinged" so much recently - we need a new word. The right word escapes me, because this is so horrible, so sick. Sick in two directions - only a sick person would think, write, and display these words and only a sick society would let it happen.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House installs plaques mocking former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden
The Biden plaque refers to him as “Sleepy Joe Biden” and calls him “the worst President in American History.”
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We've used "unhinged" so much recently - we need a new word. The right word escapes me, because this is so horrible, so sick. Sick in two directions - only a sick person would think, write, and display these words and only a sick society would let it happen.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
This is unbelievable - again!
Political junk endangering our children's lives - again!
Critical funding support pulled due to "AAP not aligning with current administration policy". Who WOULD align with it? No one who understands basic science.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Political junk endangering our children's lives - again!
Critical funding support pulled due to "AAP not aligning with current administration policy". Who WOULD align with it? No one who understands basic science.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr
Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is unbelievable - again!
Political junk endangering our children's lives - again!
Critical funding support pulled due to "AAP not aligning with current administration policy". Who WOULD align with it? No one who understands basic science.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Political junk endangering our children's lives - again!
Critical funding support pulled due to "AAP not aligning with current administration policy". Who WOULD align with it? No one who understands basic science.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thank you, Seth Meyers.
As you said, "we can't let setting a good example be a lost art."
You've set a beautiful example, and I appreciate your thoughtful, kind, humble words. You are a true humanitarian, like Rob and Michele Reiner.
youtube.com/watch?v=CUW2...
As you said, "we can't let setting a good example be a lost art."
You've set a beautiful example, and I appreciate your thoughtful, kind, humble words. You are a true humanitarian, like Rob and Michele Reiner.
youtube.com/watch?v=CUW2...
Seth Remembers Rob Reiner
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Thank you, Seth Meyers.
As you said, "we can't let setting a good example be a lost art."
You've set a beautiful example, and I appreciate your thoughtful, kind, humble words. You are a true humanitarian, like Rob and Michele Reiner.
youtube.com/watch?v=CUW2...
As you said, "we can't let setting a good example be a lost art."
You've set a beautiful example, and I appreciate your thoughtful, kind, humble words. You are a true humanitarian, like Rob and Michele Reiner.
youtube.com/watch?v=CUW2...
Thank you, Jack White.
Thank you, Rob and Michele Reiner, for living your lives as true humanitarians.
Thank you, Rob and Michele Reiner, for living your lives as true humanitarians.
"To use someone's tragic death to promote your own vanity and fascist authoritarian agenda is a corrupt and narcissistic sin."
Jack White Calls Out 'Egomaniac Loser' Donald Trump for Unhinged Reaction to Rob Reiner's Death
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December 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Thank you, Jack White.
Thank you, Rob and Michele Reiner, for living your lives as true humanitarians.
Thank you, Rob and Michele Reiner, for living your lives as true humanitarians.
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"To use someone's tragic death to promote your own vanity and fascist authoritarian agenda is a corrupt and narcissistic sin."
Jack White Calls Out 'Egomaniac Loser' Donald Trump for Unhinged Reaction to Rob Reiner's Death
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"To use someone's tragic death to promote your own vanity and fascist authoritarian agenda is a corrupt and narcissistic sin."
Let's all move to Medicare (basic & parts B&D). If you want additional benefits (currently part C), or HSA - that's easy - these options exist now. Put all resources (and money) into health care for EVERYONE, and care will be streamlined, robust. Problem solved!
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House Republicans unveil health care package that does not extend ACA subsidies ahead of next week's vote
House Republicans unveiled Friday a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
abcnews.go.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Let's all move to Medicare (basic & parts B&D). If you want additional benefits (currently part C), or HSA - that's easy - these options exist now. Put all resources (and money) into health care for EVERYONE, and care will be streamlined, robust. Problem solved!
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hou...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hou...
We've been dumbed down real good.
It's not just current cost and inflation. In 2025, the job creation/opportunity is less than half of 2024 under Biden administration (and one third drop from 2023).
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
It's not just current cost and inflation. In 2025, the job creation/opportunity is less than half of 2024 under Biden administration (and one third drop from 2023).
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Pinched by higher prices, many Trump voters say: Don't blame him
Affordability is front and center in voters’ minds as both parties gear up for next year’s congressional midterm elections.
www.usatoday.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We've been dumbed down real good.
It's not just current cost and inflation. In 2025, the job creation/opportunity is less than half of 2024 under Biden administration (and one third drop from 2023).
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
It's not just current cost and inflation. In 2025, the job creation/opportunity is less than half of 2024 under Biden administration (and one third drop from 2023).
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
This directive to gift shops at National Parks to remove all DEI items is just one example of such tactics permeating our society on many levels.
The opposite of diversity, equity, and inclusion is uniformity, inequity, and segregation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
The opposite of diversity, equity, and inclusion is uniformity, inequity, and segregation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
National Parks Ordered to Remove Items Promoting D.E.I. From Gift Shops
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This directive to gift shops at National Parks to remove all DEI items is just one example of such tactics permeating our society on many levels.
The opposite of diversity, equity, and inclusion is uniformity, inequity, and segregation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
The opposite of diversity, equity, and inclusion is uniformity, inequity, and segregation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Yes, we are ridiculous and basically, not one person trusts the current EPA website info. EPA stated they are no longer beholden to a cult. Putting aside that ridiculous rhetoric, I think it is safe to say that no one is looking at the EPA as a functioning agency.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yes, we are ridiculous and basically, not one person trusts the current EPA website info. EPA stated they are no longer beholden to a cult. Putting aside that ridiculous rhetoric, I think it is safe to say that no one is looking at the EPA as a functioning agency.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
This "policy" is destructive. It certainly isn't prioritizing the welfare of human beings in any way. It's incredible that a few fixations centered around a small group of people is upending healthcare. And the Medicaid cuts aren't even in effect yet.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies
Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political allies.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This "policy" is destructive. It certainly isn't prioritizing the welfare of human beings in any way. It's incredible that a few fixations centered around a small group of people is upending healthcare. And the Medicaid cuts aren't even in effect yet.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
This Appeals Court decision seems wrong. Deciding factor - these two positions wield significant executive power. Whether you agree with that premise or not - that's one factor in the whole picture/decision. It doesn't warrant the entire weight of determining decision.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
Appeals court hands Trump a victory, OK'ing firings of two independent agency heads
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that President Trump's firings of Democratic members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board were lawful.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This Appeals Court decision seems wrong. Deciding factor - these two positions wield significant executive power. Whether you agree with that premise or not - that's one factor in the whole picture/decision. It doesn't warrant the entire weight of determining decision.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
So glad this article went to print. We should create and have pride, beauty, and accessibility in our public buildings and spaces. It DOES solidify us with a democratic unity - something and somewhere we all connect to! Let us be the change we want to see!
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/bran...
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/bran...
Brandon McGinley: The ugliest place in Pittsburgh, and its connection to ugly politics
ABOARD THE PENNSYLVANIAN —
It’s hard not to feel the pangs of faded glory taking the train east of Pittsburgh. The journey begins at what must...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
So glad this article went to print. We should create and have pride, beauty, and accessibility in our public buildings and spaces. It DOES solidify us with a democratic unity - something and somewhere we all connect to! Let us be the change we want to see!
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/bran...
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/bran...
Again, I can't believe it has come to this: withholding food, from children, the elderly; threatening citizens for private data (and much data is already gone); and distrust and misuse of data and resources by our own federal gov't. We're there - we've been here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Again, I can't believe it has come to this: withholding food, from children, the elderly; threatening citizens for private data (and much data is already gone); and distrust and misuse of data and resources by our own federal gov't. We're there - we've been here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Shame Shame Shame- again!
It just doesn't end. Our money going to lawmakers who broke - or suspiciously bent - not just the law, but to unend our republic - paying themselves for it! And they hid it - unsigned - in a reconciliation bill to 'reopen' the fed gov.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
It just doesn't end. Our money going to lawmakers who broke - or suspiciously bent - not just the law, but to unend our republic - paying themselves for it! And they hid it - unsigned - in a reconciliation bill to 'reopen' the fed gov.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Shame Shame Shame- again!
It just doesn't end. Our money going to lawmakers who broke - or suspiciously bent - not just the law, but to unend our republic - paying themselves for it! And they hid it - unsigned - in a reconciliation bill to 'reopen' the fed gov.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
It just doesn't end. Our money going to lawmakers who broke - or suspiciously bent - not just the law, but to unend our republic - paying themselves for it! And they hid it - unsigned - in a reconciliation bill to 'reopen' the fed gov.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
They just can't wait to end OUR Consumer Financial Protection bureau "by any means necessary" - legal or not. The audacity that Vought submitted a letter to Federal Reserve for $0 needed in funding to run the bureau is satirically maddening. He's running everything.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration declares CFPB funding illegal
The decision, disclosed in a court filing, puts the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on track to shut down in ‘early 2026’ when its remaining cash runs out.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
They just can't wait to end OUR Consumer Financial Protection bureau "by any means necessary" - legal or not. The audacity that Vought submitted a letter to Federal Reserve for $0 needed in funding to run the bureau is satirically maddening. He's running everything.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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The Trump administration has removed federal language laying out its legal obligation to tap into contingency funds to cover SNAP benefits during a shutdown.
The Republicans are well aware that they don’t have to let people go hungry – their hands are not tied, and they never have been.
The Republicans are well aware that they don’t have to let people go hungry – their hands are not tied, and they never have been.
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Trump administration has removed federal language laying out its legal obligation to tap into contingency funds to cover SNAP benefits during a shutdown.
The Republicans are well aware that they don’t have to let people go hungry – their hands are not tied, and they never have been.
The Republicans are well aware that they don’t have to let people go hungry – their hands are not tied, and they never have been.
Most people are aware the fed admin is not going to pay for food assistance. Overnight, states were threatened if they dared to help roll out benefits for food assistance. So cruel.
In case you weren't aware - ICE personnel are being paid during shut-down.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
In case you weren't aware - ICE personnel are being paid during shut-down.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamp Benefits
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Most people are aware the fed admin is not going to pay for food assistance. Overnight, states were threatened if they dared to help roll out benefits for food assistance. So cruel.
In case you weren't aware - ICE personnel are being paid during shut-down.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
In case you weren't aware - ICE personnel are being paid during shut-down.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Another weight-loss option is not having nutrition support, like snap benefits and WIC, or sufficiently stocked food banks in your community (partially supported by federal gov't). And - if you are eliminated from Medicaid or Medicare coverage - good luck...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
Obesity Drugs May Drop to as Little as $150 a Month
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Another weight-loss option is not having nutrition support, like snap benefits and WIC, or sufficiently stocked food banks in your community (partially supported by federal gov't). And - if you are eliminated from Medicaid or Medicare coverage - good luck...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
Mystery is solved.
To step back and absorb the entire funding landscape, a serious amount of reform regarding financial political influence needs to be re-evaluated immediately. Even when a legal boundary exists, interpretation is flexible. Democracy depends on it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
To step back and absorb the entire funding landscape, a serious amount of reform regarding financial political influence needs to be re-evaluated immediately. Even when a legal boundary exists, interpretation is flexible. Democracy depends on it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Mystery is solved.
To step back and absorb the entire funding landscape, a serious amount of reform regarding financial political influence needs to be re-evaluated immediately. Even when a legal boundary exists, interpretation is flexible. Democracy depends on it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
To step back and absorb the entire funding landscape, a serious amount of reform regarding financial political influence needs to be re-evaluated immediately. Even when a legal boundary exists, interpretation is flexible. Democracy depends on it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Nat'l Capital Planning Commission didn't approve (no surprise), but WH said they weren't required to ask. Only construction (not demo) needs approval. Always deceitful. Search for summary of corp funders.
Many more important atrocities are happening, but just 😔
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Many more important atrocities are happening, but just 😔
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom
Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”
www.nbcnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Nat'l Capital Planning Commission didn't approve (no surprise), but WH said they weren't required to ask. Only construction (not demo) needs approval. Always deceitful. Search for summary of corp funders.
Many more important atrocities are happening, but just 😔
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Many more important atrocities are happening, but just 😔
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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Unpack the Compact Movement Call: Resisting Trump's Latest Attack on Higher Ed · No Kings
Trump’s new “Compact to All Higher Ed” is a direct attack on students, faculty, and academic freedom. **Join Public Citizen, American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and Amnesty USA, for ...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I am sorry I still don't understand what expertise federal governance must mandate or provide status progress on implementation of their values or directives within our education system. What's the purpose of inflicting financial punitive "settlements"?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
White House Moves Toward Settlement With First Public University
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I am sorry I still don't understand what expertise federal governance must mandate or provide status progress on implementation of their values or directives within our education system. What's the purpose of inflicting financial punitive "settlements"?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
If anyone, in any leadership position, for any company, organization, institution, or government role, executed this one action - they would immediately be ousted.
Why can't we oust this harmful, hateful leader(s)?
www.axios.com/2025/10/19/t...
Why can't we oust this harmful, hateful leader(s)?
www.axios.com/2025/10/19/t...
Trump posts fake video dumping brown substance on rally as GOP dismisses No Kings marches
Organizers said there were more than 2,700 "lawful and peaceful" demonstrations across the U.S.
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October 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If anyone, in any leadership position, for any company, organization, institution, or government role, executed this one action - they would immediately be ousted.
Why can't we oust this harmful, hateful leader(s)?
www.axios.com/2025/10/19/t...
Why can't we oust this harmful, hateful leader(s)?
www.axios.com/2025/10/19/t...