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March 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Who remembers the Blizzard of 2016? Pictures from January 23, 2016
January 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Brrrrr 🥶
January 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The shit show has started!
"Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional — it’s also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values. Birthright citizenship is part of what makes the United States the strong and dynamic nation that it is."
- Anthony Romero, @aclu.org
New Jersey and other states sue to stop Trump from ending birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, but a new lawsuit argues presidents "are not kings."
share.inquirer.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump inherited a Great America! Let's see how bad he screws it up.
As Trump gets ready to take office, here's the stats:

• Inflation: 2.9%
• Unemployment: 4.1%
• Mortgage rate: 7%
• National debt: $36.2 trillion
• Global views of U.S.: 54% favorable
• U.S. satisfaction: 19%
• Freedom index: 83/100

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The America that Trump is inheriting is in pretty good shape, actually
Here are the benchmarks for how the country is doing as he begins his second term.
www.msnbc.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Check out these 2025 Interior Trends! What's your favorite
✨2025 is here, and it's looking gorgeous! 🌈 From color drenching to embracing curved furniture 🛋️, here's what's trending in the new year. What’s your favorite interior design trend?

#2025Trends #InteriorDesign #HomeDecorGoals #RealEstateTrends #CBSocial
January 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Reposted by Doug Metcalfe
"For those who feel like today cannot be a celebration, let it instead be a reminder of what King stood for. Facing down campaigns to stain his character and threats to his life, King chose action."

Read more from SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang: bit.ly/4jpzI7q

#MLKDay2025
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.’s call for economic justice
The following guest post was written for Daily Kos by Margaret Huang, president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center. “Let us rise-up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with ...
bit.ly
January 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Doug Metcalfe
Egg prices are projected to rise by as much as 20% during Trump’s first year in office, despite him claiming that he will “bring prices down.”
Eggs are about to get even more expensive, expert says. Here’s how much
Eggs are nearly 40% more expensive now than they were a year ago, the Labor Department said this week. It’s about to get even worse, one expert says.
thehill.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is the only man we should be celebrating today!
January 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Cold Morning after the snow!
January 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM