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Posting to increase awareness of the tariff costs being passed on to American consumers.
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Local grandma receives $30 Barbie from Canada, then $802 tariff charge from shipper
When Bonnie O'Connell received an $802 invoice for a package she received recently via FedEx, she knew something was wrong.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Everyone has a right to their preferences and to be who they identify as. I object to this change. Change it back!

Transgender health leader’s name changed on her official HHS portrait : Shots - Health News

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HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I object to these changes. How do you feel about them?

National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday

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National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national par...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It’s criminal to be adding a ballroom to the White House while letting people go hungry.

Millions will likely lose food aid as shutdown drags on

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'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?

Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
As an NHS participant, I am appalled the current administration is threatening vital health info stored at Harvard Chan School of Public Health. TYIA for donating to preserve until Federal funding/another funder commits to sustaining.

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TYIA for your sharing and support!
After funding halt, Harvard nurses health study scrambles to save 50 years of samples
Since 1976, more than 280,000 nurses of different ages and backgrounds have donated their own biological specimens and provided detailed information about their health, lifestyle, and medications for ...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This person is suppressing free speech.

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Who is Brendan Carr. Here's what to know about the head of the FCC
Here’s what to know about the FCC chairman
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September 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Russia has repeatedly violated Polish airspace. Grateful for Poland’s and NATO’s prompt responses.

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Polish armed forces say Russian drones shot down in its airspace
A statement from the armed forces says the country's airspace was
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September 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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"If you’re thinking that Trump just made this up — you’re not alone..."

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Trump touts ‘comprehensive’ crime bill in Congress that doesn’t appear to exist
After the president announced work on a new crime bill, GOP lawmakers reportedly couldn’t help but “scratch their heads” in response.
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September 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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“What makes America great is the rule of law. … It will not, on any of the judges in this courthouse, be broken down.”

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D.C. judge excoriates Trump policing surge, demands answers from Pirro
Responding to Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui’s remarks regarding President Donald Trump’s policing surge in D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the judge “has allowed his politics to consistently ...
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September 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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"If we exclude 2020, when the pandemic wreaked havoc on the economy, the first eight months of this year show the slowest job growth in the U.S. since 2009, when the economy was still hemorrhaging jobs from the Great Recession..."

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U.S. job growth turns ugly over the summer as Trump’s economic agenda falters
As MSNBC’s Ali Velshi summarized, “Turns out firing the ref doesn’t change the score.”
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September 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM