Charlene Liljedahl
@cliljedahl.bsky.social
Native Texan. Reader of far-ranging topics, happy on my own (Gen X). The gods wonder how I survive.
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January 13, 2025
January 13, 2026
Officials in the Trump administration insist its surges of federal agents into Democratic-led cities are necessary to round up undocumented immigrants, but the agents’ mission increasingly looks as if...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:11 AM
January 13, 2025
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January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026
Today, Democratic senator Mark Kelly of Arizona sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Defense Department, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and the Navy Department for violating his First Amendment right...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
January 12, 2026
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Fear and disinformation are being used to silence people speaking out against ICE. We’re choosing action instead.
Join us on Monday, January 12 at 7 PM ET where we’ll come together to process what’s happening, support one another, and talk through how we can protect our communities.
Join us on Monday, January 12 at 7 PM ET where we’ll come together to process what’s happening, support one another, and talk through how we can protect our communities.
Stand up with other moms to protect our neighbors and stop ICE. Sign up here!
Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent after dropping her child at school. They are using fear to silence us -- we will not let fear win. Join Red Wine & Blue and other mom groups to support one another and take concrete steps to protect our communities, stay safe, and demand accountability.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Fear and disinformation are being used to silence people speaking out against ICE. We’re choosing action instead.
Join us on Monday, January 12 at 7 PM ET where we’ll come together to process what’s happening, support one another, and talk through how we can protect our communities.
Join us on Monday, January 12 at 7 PM ET where we’ll come together to process what’s happening, support one another, and talk through how we can protect our communities.
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January 8, 2026
January 8, 2026
On MS NOW today, columnist Philip Bump broke down when talking about the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:05 AM
January 8, 2026
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January 7, 2026
January 7, 2026
This morning, a federal agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good as she was driving away from ICE agents on a residential street in Minneapoli...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 AM
January 7, 2026
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January 6, 2026
(Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
(Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
January 6, 2025
“They say that when you win the presidency you lose the midterm,” President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 AM
January 6, 2026
(Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
(Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
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January 5, 2026
January 5, 2026 (Monday)
Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, more than 2,000 rioters stormed the U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
January 5, 2026
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December 30, 2025
December 30, 2025
The hallmark of the first year of President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
December 30, 2025
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December 29, 2025
December 29, 2025
In an appearance on New York’s WABC radio on Friday, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
December 29, 2025
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December 28, 2025
December 28, 2025
On the clear, cold morning of December 29, 1890, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, three U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
December 28, 2025
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December 21, 2025
December 21, 2025
Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
December 21, 2025
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December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
“For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
December 15, 2025
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December 14, 2025
December 14, 2025
Last Sunday, on December 7, Mydelle Wright, a well-regarded preservationist, filed a declaration before a court, saying that President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM
December 14, 2025
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December 12, 2025
December 12, 2025
Today former Alabama senator Doug Jones launched his campaign to become the state’s next governor.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
December 12, 2025
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December 11, 2025
December 11, 2025
On Tuesday, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
December 11, 2025
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December 10, 2025
December 10, 2025
Today is Human Rights Day, celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Hu...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
December 10, 2025
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December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
When G.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
December 9, 2025
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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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December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025
“I think it’s really important that this video be made public,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said today on Face the Nation. Himes was referring to a video of the September 2 U.S. military strike on...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
December 7, 2025
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December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
December 6, 2025
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December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
December 4, 2025
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December 2, 2025
December 2, 2025
The news of last Friday, November 28, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Joint Special Operations commander overseeing an attack on a small vessel carrying 11 people on September 2 to “kill ev...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 AM
December 2, 2025
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December 1, 2025
December 1, 2025
President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
December 1, 2025