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Granny who likes to repost and amplify the posts that I find most informative. 🌊 I believe in science and I think that we all deserve dignity and respect.☀️
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How big is the Texas fight?
If Trump can order the warping of congressional maps so that Republicans maintain a House majority, even when their policies are despised, then the basic premise of representative democracy is crushed. And the system of checks and balances is threatened as never before.
If Trump can order the warping of congressional maps so that Republicans maintain a House majority, even when their policies are despised, then the basic premise of representative democracy is crushed. And the system of checks and balances is threatened as never before.
Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas
A gerrymandering fight reveals how far Trump will go to avoid electoral accountability.
www.thenation.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
How big is the Texas fight?
If Trump can order the warping of congressional maps so that Republicans maintain a House majority, even when their policies are despised, then the basic premise of representative democracy is crushed. And the system of checks and balances is threatened as never before.
If Trump can order the warping of congressional maps so that Republicans maintain a House majority, even when their policies are despised, then the basic premise of representative democracy is crushed. And the system of checks and balances is threatened as never before.
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The time is long overdue for Congress to stop funding Israel’s illegal and horrific war against the Palestinian people.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
July 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The time is long overdue for Congress to stop funding Israel’s illegal and horrific war against the Palestinian people.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
The U.S. must not support a government which is starving children.
Tomorrow, I will force votes in the Senate to block the sale of weapons to Netanyahu.
When are people going to listen to all of the victims? Maria Farmer appeared on Jen Psaki’s show today. Make sure to watch it. She is just one of many who are victims of rich powerful men.
July 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
When are people going to listen to all of the victims? Maria Farmer appeared on Jen Psaki’s show today. Make sure to watch it. She is just one of many who are victims of rich powerful men.
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Miami just canceled its November election & pushed it to 2026. No public vote, just canceled.
Mayor Suarez & Joe Carollo get to stick around an extra year.
This feels like a power grab. If one city can delay elections for “participation,” what’s to stop others from doing it to silence opposition?
Mayor Suarez & Joe Carollo get to stick around an extra year.
This feels like a power grab. If one city can delay elections for “participation,” what’s to stop others from doing it to silence opposition?
June 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Miami just canceled its November election & pushed it to 2026. No public vote, just canceled.
Mayor Suarez & Joe Carollo get to stick around an extra year.
This feels like a power grab. If one city can delay elections for “participation,” what’s to stop others from doing it to silence opposition?
Mayor Suarez & Joe Carollo get to stick around an extra year.
This feels like a power grab. If one city can delay elections for “participation,” what’s to stop others from doing it to silence opposition?
The stories are just horrific!
June 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The stories are just horrific!
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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Republicans snuck a line into their "big beautiful bill” that could CLOSE nearly 200 Planned Parenthood locations.
And guess what? 90% of those centers would be in states where abortion is LEGAL.
It’s one step closer to banning abortion nationwide.
And guess what? 90% of those centers would be in states where abortion is LEGAL.
It’s one step closer to banning abortion nationwide.
Republicans snuck a line into their bill that could CLOSE nearly 200 Planned Parenthood locations.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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June 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Republicans snuck a line into their "big beautiful bill” that could CLOSE nearly 200 Planned Parenthood locations.
And guess what? 90% of those centers would be in states where abortion is LEGAL.
It’s one step closer to banning abortion nationwide.
And guess what? 90% of those centers would be in states where abortion is LEGAL.
It’s one step closer to banning abortion nationwide.
This is ridiculous! Money hunger has taken over our world.
The settlement in House v. NCAA brings an end to the NCAA's long-standing tradition of amateurism. Starting this fall, schools will be able to pay players directly up to a salary cap of $20.5 million.
With $2.7 billion settlement approved, college sports' big money era is officially here
The settlement in House v. NCAA brings an end to the NCAA's long-standing tradition of amateurism. Starting this fall, schools will be able to pay players directly up to a salary cap of $20.5 million.
n.pr
June 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is ridiculous! Money hunger has taken over our world.
The fact that the Supreme Court has handed over everyone’s data is chilling.
Watch Jen Psaki's full interview with @ronanfarrow.bsky.social about the concerning overlap of Americans' personal data, Elon Musk's business interests, and Donald Trump's reckless ego, here on YouTube: youtu.be/GN05ecUduGY?...
June 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The fact that the Supreme Court has handed over everyone’s data is chilling.
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One passed laws for your kids. The other passed his hat for your cash.
May 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
One passed laws for your kids. The other passed his hat for your cash.
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The reality that masked men without proper identification are confronting and arresting and taking away people should be intolerable to anyone who calls themselves American.
May 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The reality that masked men without proper identification are confronting and arresting and taking away people should be intolerable to anyone who calls themselves American.
The cruelty is just astounding.
66,000 tons of food are rotting away in USAID warehouses thanks to Trump and DOGE.
That's enough food to feed more than a million people in the world's poorest countries for three months — including over 480,000 kids.
In what world is starving children "efficient"?
That's enough food to feed more than a million people in the world's poorest countries for three months — including over 480,000 kids.
In what world is starving children "efficient"?
Trump Cuts to Foreign Aid Leave Food Destined for Desperate Millions Rotting in Storage | Common Dreams
Millions of lives hang in the balance as $98 million worth of food aid sits unused in warehouses, set to expire. Childre
www.commondreams.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The cruelty is just astounding.
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Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
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Louder for the voters in the back!
May 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Louder for the voters in the back!
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‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
www.cbsnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
What an awful experience for any one!
A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
April 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
What an awful experience for any one!
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150 Colleges and Universities signed this letter defending the value and freedom of higher ed. Glad to see Carleton among them. Is your school? www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
www.aacu.org
April 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
150 Colleges and Universities signed this letter defending the value and freedom of higher ed. Glad to see Carleton among them. Is your school? www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
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"That was a huge red flag," said Berulis. "That's something that you just don't do. It violates every core concept of security and best practice."
read this incredibly disturbing account of DOGE data theft
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
read this incredibly disturbing account of DOGE data theft
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"That was a huge red flag," said Berulis. "That's something that you just don't do. It violates every core concept of security and best practice."
read this incredibly disturbing account of DOGE data theft
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
read this incredibly disturbing account of DOGE data theft
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
It is beyond ridiculous now!
Two backpacking German teenagers who had obtained ESTA approval from DHS were detained by CBP at the Honolulu airport, strip searched, jailed overnight, and ultimately deported to Japan because immigration officials weren’t satisfied with their lodging arrangements. beatofhawaii.com/why-these-ha...
April 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It is beyond ridiculous now!
A very important message
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A very important message
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Don't let America's last words be "We didn't think it could happen here"
April 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Don't let America's last words be "We didn't think it could happen here"
Enough is enough! We need for everyone to stand up and speak out against this administration.
We’ve talked about Operation Whirlwind before, but the mission keeps expanding, now it’s targeting scientific journals. This week, Ed Martin, the U.S. attorney for D.C., sent an unprecedented letter to CHEST, a medical journal focused on respiratory science, questioning their editorial policies
April 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Enough is enough! We need for everyone to stand up and speak out against this administration.