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“Records from the 1900 Census … list [Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandfather] Joseph Martinez as ‘Black,’ his place of birth as ‘Hayti,’ and his occupation as ‘cigar maker.’ … ’Both … Martinez and [the pope’s grandmother] Louise Baquié were people of color, no doubt about it.’”
New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“Records from the 1900 Census … list [Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandfather] Joseph Martinez as ‘Black,’ his place of birth as ‘Hayti,’ and his occupation as ‘cigar maker.’ … ’Both … Martinez and [the pope’s grandmother] Louise Baquié were people of color, no doubt about it.’”
Holy Crap! An American Pope!
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Holy Crap! An American Pope!
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Transgender people are not dishonorable but
Six of the Supreme Court justices are.
Six of the Supreme Court justices are.
May 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Transgender people are not dishonorable but
Six of the Supreme Court justices are.
Six of the Supreme Court justices are.
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
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Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy," Emily Feiner tells us.
Meet the 64-year-old social worker who was dragged out of a Republican town hall
Her offense? Asking Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) what it would take for him to stand up to Trump.
www.motherjones.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy," Emily Feiner tells us.
if you aren't already....
May 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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To the Newark Star-Ledger: No, I meant 1/20/26, the end of the first year of his term. It’s hard to see how he could make it to 2028, and his term ends in 2029 anyway.
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May 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
To the Newark Star-Ledger: No, I meant 1/20/26, the end of the first year of his term. It’s hard to see how he could make it to 2028, and his term ends in 2029 anyway.
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If you were not embarrassed by the actions of DJT & JDBowman today then something is seriously wrong with you...
February 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
If you were not embarrassed by the actions of DJT & JDBowman today then something is seriously wrong with you...
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Trump’s supporters have lost more than $12 billion in a month after the value of his cryptocurrency collapsed.
$Trump, a so-called “meme coin” unveiled on January 17th, three days before Trump’s inauguration, has lost more than 80 percent of its value since its peak on January 19th.
$Trump, a so-called “meme coin” unveiled on January 17th, three days before Trump’s inauguration, has lost more than 80 percent of its value since its peak on January 19th.
Trump supporters lose $12bn as president’s cryptocurrency collapses
Donald Trump ‘meme coin’ loses 80pc of value since his inauguration amid wider market crash
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Trump’s supporters have lost more than $12 billion in a month after the value of his cryptocurrency collapsed.
$Trump, a so-called “meme coin” unveiled on January 17th, three days before Trump’s inauguration, has lost more than 80 percent of its value since its peak on January 19th.
$Trump, a so-called “meme coin” unveiled on January 17th, three days before Trump’s inauguration, has lost more than 80 percent of its value since its peak on January 19th.
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Vance to Zelenskyy: you don’t say thank you.
Truth:
Truth:
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Vance to Zelenskyy: you don’t say thank you.
Truth:
Truth:
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To this day, 31 states and Washington, DC, still have laws on the books that allow for the practice of nonconsensual sterilization of disabled people.—and just two, Alaska and North Carolina, have laws that fully ban it.
Forced sterilization of disabled people isn't a relic of the past
In most states, eugenics-era laws still let doctors sterilize disabled patients—even against their will.
www.motherjones.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
To this day, 31 states and Washington, DC, still have laws on the books that allow for the practice of nonconsensual sterilization of disabled people.—and just two, Alaska and North Carolina, have laws that fully ban it.
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Aren't these ideas GREAT for Americans???
February 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Aren't these ideas GREAT for Americans???
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
February 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
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"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..."
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Opinion | Three Former E.P.A. Leaders: You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone
When the next environmental catastrophe arrives, who will be there to deal with the emergency and its aftermath?
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
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