Shawna
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Highly recommend that journalists visit some local grocery stores tomorrow to get voter reax to these false claims about food prices…
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Highly recommend that journalists visit some local grocery stores tomorrow to get voter reax to these false claims about food prices…
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TOMORROW!
Call your representative! I know there was disappointing news today, but this bill has a higher chance of passing the Senate because it's watered down. Let's double our efforts and kill it in the House, then we'll deal with the threat in the Senate.
Call your representative! I know there was disappointing news today, but this bill has a higher chance of passing the Senate because it's watered down. Let's double our efforts and kill it in the House, then we'll deal with the threat in the Senate.
1. Another anti-trans bill has now been added to the congressional calendar this week.
Following MTG's total felony trans youth care ban, Dan Crenshaw's Medicaid trans youth ban will be heard.
Though it is unlikely to get through the Senate, it will be a major posturing vote for congressmembers.
Following MTG's total felony trans youth care ban, Dan Crenshaw's Medicaid trans youth ban will be heard.
Though it is unlikely to get through the Senate, it will be a major posturing vote for congressmembers.
Dan Crenshaw's Trans Youth Medicaid Ban Added To This Week's Congressional Calendar
The bill from Republican Dan Crenshaw was announced to come on the same day as Marjorie Taylor Greene's felony trans youth healthcare ban.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
TOMORROW!
Call your representative! I know there was disappointing news today, but this bill has a higher chance of passing the Senate because it's watered down. Let's double our efforts and kill it in the House, then we'll deal with the threat in the Senate.
Call your representative! I know there was disappointing news today, but this bill has a higher chance of passing the Senate because it's watered down. Let's double our efforts and kill it in the House, then we'll deal with the threat in the Senate.
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The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Minneapolis at 10pm: clear skies, -4° F, wind 12 mph from west northwest, wind chill -23° F. The Great River has frozen over.
December 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Minneapolis at 10pm: clear skies, -4° F, wind 12 mph from west northwest, wind chill -23° F. The Great River has frozen over.
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🎶when I win this election, AI, I’m gonna regulate the shit out of yoooooouuuuuuu🎵
(assuming the bubble doesn’t burst before then, which it likely will)
(assuming the bubble doesn’t burst before then, which it likely will)
New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🎶when I win this election, AI, I’m gonna regulate the shit out of yoooooouuuuuuu🎵
(assuming the bubble doesn’t burst before then, which it likely will)
(assuming the bubble doesn’t burst before then, which it likely will)
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I’m thinking of the time I had to have my gall bladder removed. I didn’t have time to comparison shop, but I did have time to ask how much it would cost my insurance. No one could tell me. This is not just because things can go wrong, but because the hospital, doctors, etc. charge separately …
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I’m thinking of the time I had to have my gall bladder removed. I didn’t have time to comparison shop, but I did have time to ask how much it would cost my insurance. No one could tell me. This is not just because things can go wrong, but because the hospital, doctors, etc. charge separately …
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Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Thinking of that time when my dad, himself a doctor, was thrown by a horse on a trail ride. Punctured his spleen, internal bleeding, got him to an ER just in time. He lived another 20 years. With two hours delay, probably wouldn't have.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
We rushed to *nearest* ER. Not comparison-shop for ER prices.
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I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner María Corina Machado’s escape from Venezuela was particularly risky because her team had to inform the US military that she was escaping so they wouldn’t mistake her boat for an alleged narco boat and bomb it.
Full Story: bit.ly/3XJXIsh
Full Story: bit.ly/3XJXIsh
December 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Nobel Peace Prize Winner María Corina Machado’s escape from Venezuela was particularly risky because her team had to inform the US military that she was escaping so they wouldn’t mistake her boat for an alleged narco boat and bomb it.
Full Story: bit.ly/3XJXIsh
Full Story: bit.ly/3XJXIsh
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It is driving me crazy that I’m not seeing widespread coverage of these statements by the President.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It is driving me crazy that I’m not seeing widespread coverage of these statements by the President.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
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One thing we're vvv proud of: 404 Media independent + journalist-owned. Here's a rundown of some of our recent work:
After months of 404 Media reporting and pressure from lawmakers, US airlines will shut down a program that sold millions of YOUR flight records to the government.
After months of 404 Media reporting and pressure from lawmakers, US airlines will shut down a program that sold millions of YOUR flight records to the government.
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
One thing we're vvv proud of: 404 Media independent + journalist-owned. Here's a rundown of some of our recent work:
After months of 404 Media reporting and pressure from lawmakers, US airlines will shut down a program that sold millions of YOUR flight records to the government.
After months of 404 Media reporting and pressure from lawmakers, US airlines will shut down a program that sold millions of YOUR flight records to the government.
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In 1974, Gary Tyler was a Black student bussed into a newly desegregated Louisiana high school. When a white mob attacked his bus and a white student was killed, Gary was wrongfully sentenced to death by an all white jury.
Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Racism Put Him There. | ACLU
Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in the legal system remains urgent today.
www.aclu.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In 1974, Gary Tyler was a Black student bussed into a newly desegregated Louisiana high school. When a white mob attacked his bus and a white student was killed, Gary was wrongfully sentenced to death by an all white jury.
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absolutely devastating. My wife and I got covid last december and without paxcess, it would have cost $472 for one Rx. We needed two (one each), and given that I’ve had rebound twice I should probably actually have a ten day course. the tools are a mirage.
This is a reminder that the PAXCESS program through Pfizer for free Paxlovid for those uninsured or underinsured is ending this December 31, 2025.
If you happen to catch Covid prior to the end of December, please utilize the program before it is gone!
www.paxlovid.com/paxcess?cmp=...
If you happen to catch Covid prior to the end of December, please utilize the program before it is gone!
www.paxlovid.com/paxcess?cmp=...
PAXCESS™ | PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir tablets; ritonavir tablets)
The PAXCESS™ Patient Support Program may help eligible patients lower the cost of PAXLOVID™ and access savings, with or without insurance. T&Cs apply.
www.paxlovid.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
absolutely devastating. My wife and I got covid last december and without paxcess, it would have cost $472 for one Rx. We needed two (one each), and given that I’ve had rebound twice I should probably actually have a ten day course. the tools are a mirage.
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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By our count, Trump and his administration committed 62 new cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes in October 2025.
Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: October 2025: Atrocities 467-529
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
By our count, Trump and his administration committed 62 new cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes in October 2025.
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There were literally congressional hearings where whistleblowers in the insurance industry cried while discussing being forced by superiors to repeatedly illegally deny payment for lifesaving care in the run up to the passage of the ACA. That’s what republicans want us to return to.
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
There were literally congressional hearings where whistleblowers in the insurance industry cried while discussing being forced by superiors to repeatedly illegally deny payment for lifesaving care in the run up to the passage of the ACA. That’s what republicans want us to return to.
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Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
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Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.
Trump Administration Defies Court Orders to Resume Food Aid for 42 Million Americans
Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Two judges ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown.
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The the evil moon rises and so does the Wicked Forever King's powers. Time runs short... the King feeds soon!
Today is the last day to get the game on sale!
tablecatgames.com/product-cate...
Today is the last day to get the game on sale!
tablecatgames.com/product-cate...
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The the evil moon rises and so does the Wicked Forever King's powers. Time runs short... the King feeds soon!
Today is the last day to get the game on sale!
tablecatgames.com/product-cate...
Today is the last day to get the game on sale!
tablecatgames.com/product-cate...
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The poll watchers are back
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The poll watchers are back