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A Vietnam veteran. A White House Fellow
The National Security Advisor
The 4 star General that President Reagan trusted implicitly
HW was considering for his own VP
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs for President Clinton
Ws Secretary of State
Erased from existence for being black
America, 2025
The National Security Advisor
The 4 star General that President Reagan trusted implicitly
HW was considering for his own VP
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs for President Clinton
Ws Secretary of State
Erased from existence for being black
America, 2025
March 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A Vietnam veteran. A White House Fellow
The National Security Advisor
The 4 star General that President Reagan trusted implicitly
HW was considering for his own VP
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs for President Clinton
Ws Secretary of State
Erased from existence for being black
America, 2025
The National Security Advisor
The 4 star General that President Reagan trusted implicitly
HW was considering for his own VP
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs for President Clinton
Ws Secretary of State
Erased from existence for being black
America, 2025
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"Winning is great....But defeat? Failure? Injury? Adversity? Unfairness? That’s where the important stuff lives. That’s where we learn compassion, charity, determination, honor." www.thebulwark.com/p/fairness-i...
Fairness Is Overrated
A meditation on winning, losing, and kids' sports.
www.thebulwark.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Winning is great....But defeat? Failure? Injury? Adversity? Unfairness? That’s where the important stuff lives. That’s where we learn compassion, charity, determination, honor." www.thebulwark.com/p/fairness-i...
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Ben & Jerry's alleges its parent company, Unilever, ousted its CEO in retaliation for social media posts supporting progressive causes. The last few years have been a rocky road for the companies.
Ben & Jerry's alleges its CEO was fired over its political activism. Here's the scoop
Ben & Jerry's alleges its parent company, Unilever, ousted its CEO in retaliation for social media posts supporting progressive causes. The last few years have been a rocky road for the companies.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ben & Jerry's alleges its parent company, Unilever, ousted its CEO in retaliation for social media posts supporting progressive causes. The last few years have been a rocky road for the companies.
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With teens, it doesn't help to just say no to screen time. Instead, experts suggest teaching them to be smarter viewers of content, and learn to recognize how influencers and algorithms can manipulate them.
Here are 4 ways parents can help their teens be smart with screen time
With teens, it doesn't help to just say no to screen time. Instead, experts suggest teaching them to be smarter viewers of content, and learn to recognize how influencers and algorithms can manipulate...
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
With teens, it doesn't help to just say no to screen time. Instead, experts suggest teaching them to be smarter viewers of content, and learn to recognize how influencers and algorithms can manipulate them.
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I wrote this before the Oval Office performance, but really, there is nothing to add. It's all still true.
Putin planned to take Kyiv in three days, but he couldn't take Kyiv in three years.
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
www.theatlantic.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I wrote this before the Oval Office performance, but really, there is nothing to add. It's all still true.
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A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy that "you're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support.
Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting turns into a heated argument
A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy that "you're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy that "you're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support.
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Trump put Elon Musk in charge of gutting the federal workforce—and Veterans are paying the price.
28% of federal workers are Vets. Now, thousands are being fired without cause under DOGE. Their service clearly meant NOTHING to this administration.
MORE: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
28% of federal workers are Vets. Now, thousands are being fired without cause under DOGE. Their service clearly meant NOTHING to this administration.
MORE: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
March 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump put Elon Musk in charge of gutting the federal workforce—and Veterans are paying the price.
28% of federal workers are Vets. Now, thousands are being fired without cause under DOGE. Their service clearly meant NOTHING to this administration.
MORE: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
28% of federal workers are Vets. Now, thousands are being fired without cause under DOGE. Their service clearly meant NOTHING to this administration.
MORE: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
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Hundreds of workers at the CDC. More than 1,000 at the NIH. Scores of staffers at the FDA.
Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social
Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social
They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left…
propub.li
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hundreds of workers at the CDC. More than 1,000 at the NIH. Scores of staffers at the FDA.
Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social
Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social
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February 28, 2025
February 28, 2025
Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
February 28, 2025
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Independent media is the future, and I am grateful to have you all aboard this journey with me.
No more billionaires. No more telling us what we can say or write.
We are the future, and we are just getting started.
No more billionaires. No more telling us what we can say or write.
We are the future, and we are just getting started.
March 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Independent media is the future, and I am grateful to have you all aboard this journey with me.
No more billionaires. No more telling us what we can say or write.
We are the future, and we are just getting started.
No more billionaires. No more telling us what we can say or write.
We are the future, and we are just getting started.
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Yes
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes
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Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
February 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
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The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
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Damn that was the longest January ever….let’s hope for a better February 👐
Happy Black History Month
Happy Black History Month
February 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Damn that was the longest January ever….let’s hope for a better February 👐
Happy Black History Month
Happy Black History Month
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No. The “CIA” doesn’t favor it, Trump appointee John Ratcliffe does.
And, buried 14 paragraphs in:
“The agency made its new assessment with “low confidence,” which means the intelligence behind it is fragmentary and incomplete.”
And, buried 14 paragraphs in:
“The agency made its new assessment with “low confidence,” which means the intelligence behind it is fragmentary and incomplete.”
C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins (Gift Article)
A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
No. The “CIA” doesn’t favor it, Trump appointee John Ratcliffe does.
And, buried 14 paragraphs in:
“The agency made its new assessment with “low confidence,” which means the intelligence behind it is fragmentary and incomplete.”
And, buried 14 paragraphs in:
“The agency made its new assessment with “low confidence,” which means the intelligence behind it is fragmentary and incomplete.”
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interesting article illustrating overconfidence and bias from people effectively living in echo chambers where they are only exposed to viewpoints and information agreeing with their beliefs,
www.sciencefocus.com/news/hidden-...
www.sciencefocus.com/news/hidden-...
Here’s the hidden obstacle sabotaging every decision you make
www.sciencefocus.com
December 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM
interesting article illustrating overconfidence and bias from people effectively living in echo chambers where they are only exposed to viewpoints and information agreeing with their beliefs,
www.sciencefocus.com/news/hidden-...
www.sciencefocus.com/news/hidden-...
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This. This is what overthrew the elite enslavers in the 1859s and the robber barons in the 1890s. We need these new papers everywhere.
In Rhode Island, as elsewhere, the local news crisis is being solved one community at a time. @phileil.bsky.social reports for Rhode Island Monthly (I'm quoted):
The Local News Revolution in Rhode Island - Rhode Island Monthly
Bill Bartholomew lives in a former industrial building on the south side of Providence. His apartment has high ceilings, a wide-open floor plan and wires
www.rimonthly.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This. This is what overthrew the elite enslavers in the 1859s and the robber barons in the 1890s. We need these new papers everywhere.
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Don't give up - do something. A great list for civic minded Americans, from @protectdemocracy.org
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
How *you* can protect democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect our system of government
open.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Don't give up - do something. A great list for civic minded Americans, from @protectdemocracy.org
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
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Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.
January 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.
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As we remember and honor the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I'm thinking of his words that remain especially relevant on this day:
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.”
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.”
January 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
As we remember and honor the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I'm thinking of his words that remain especially relevant on this day:
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.”
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.”
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The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975. via @mprnews.org
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by President Biden
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI...
www.mprnews.org
January 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975. via @mprnews.org