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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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"Don't forget to add the bit about people only having rights if they agree with what the government is doing."
January 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
"Don't forget to add the bit about people only having rights if they agree with what the government is doing."
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Your all-too-frequent reminder that SCOTUS’s grant of criminal immunity to presidents (who also have pardon power) is an abomination unfit for a serious democracy.
The administration sending a clear signal that federal personnel who kill the administration’s perceived adversaries will enjoy impunity gives license to this sort of behavior.
For all the Trump administration lies, the following is true: 1.) Alex Pretti was a US citizen, an ICU nurse and a Good Samaritan who tried to help a woman whom ICE had thrown to the ground; 2.) his legally licensed gun had been removed, so he was unarmed when... 3. Agents shot him in the back.
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Your all-too-frequent reminder that SCOTUS’s grant of criminal immunity to presidents (who also have pardon power) is an abomination unfit for a serious democracy.
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Beginning Feb. 1, domestic air travelers will have to pay $45 to use the TSA ConfirmID tool if they are not compliant with REAL ID, which went into effect in May.
Air Travelers Without REAL ID Will Soon Face $45 Fee At Airports
Beginning Feb. 1, domestic air travelers will have to pay $45 to use the TSA ConfirmID tool if they are not compliant with REAL ID, which went into effect in May.
www.forbes.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Beginning Feb. 1, domestic air travelers will have to pay $45 to use the TSA ConfirmID tool if they are not compliant with REAL ID, which went into effect in May.
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Again, I’m going to keep banging the drum that the fact we are threatening the territorial sovereignty of our closest allies is not only a gross violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations & poses a massive threat to national security & world order but also should immediately end this presidency.
French troops deploying to Greenland because the United States might try to take it over.
Today in 2026 sentences.
Today in 2026 sentences.
❗️An initial group of 🇫🇷French mountain troops has arrived in 🇬🇱Greenland to prepare for the reception and deployment of the main contingent. French authorities have stated that additional land, aviation, and naval units will be dispatched in the coming days.
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Again, I’m going to keep banging the drum that the fact we are threatening the territorial sovereignty of our closest allies is not only a gross violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations & poses a massive threat to national security & world order but also should immediately end this presidency.
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Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
By Nick Miroff
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
By Nick Miroff
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
By Nick Miroff
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
By Nick Miroff
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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#OnThisDay in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his farewell speech, coining the phrase “military industrial complex.”
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https://ow.ly/Ur2T50XSCzk
The Military-Industrial Complex Speech (1961) | Constitution Center
National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for The Military-Industrial Complex Speech (1961)
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January 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
#OnThisDay in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his farewell speech, coining the phrase “military industrial complex.”
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https://ow.ly/Ur2T50XSCzk
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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The United States was the gold standard for science and technology for decades, and there was never any reason that had to end.
Canadian officials are correct, and it’s truly a tragedy.
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 AM
The United States was the gold standard for science and technology for decades, and there was never any reason that had to end.
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We are in the maelstrom of a multi-century struggle for this nation. If we don’t understand that, then we will fail to understand what’s at stake.
And we will under-react to the danger of this moment. That is why we need to know how history brings us here.
And we will under-react to the danger of this moment. That is why we need to know how history brings us here.
“The white supremacist, anti-14th Amendment, post-Brown movement has the complicity or active engagement of all three branches of government as it works to undo the constitutional infrastructure of Reconstruction and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.”
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Is It Too Late?
No. But We Must Better Understand the Nature of the Battle
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We are in the maelstrom of a multi-century struggle for this nation. If we don’t understand that, then we will fail to understand what’s at stake.
And we will under-react to the danger of this moment. That is why we need to know how history brings us here.
And we will under-react to the danger of this moment. That is why we need to know how history brings us here.
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1964: In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ruling that Congress can prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause. /1
Today in history, 1964: In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ruling that Congress can prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause. /1
December 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1964: In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ruling that Congress can prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause. /1
Today in history, 1964: In Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the constitutionality of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ruling that Congress can prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause. /1
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In case you have never seen this.
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In case you have never seen this.
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Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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NEW: The states with the highest proportion of people relying on disability benefits are West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama — all states that lack their own aid programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...
www.propublica.org
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
NEW: The states with the highest proportion of people relying on disability benefits are West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama — all states that lack their own aid programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.
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{ gift link } www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Firing an entire federal arts commission to clear the path for your own triumphal arch? It’s a textbook indicator of authoritarian executive overreach — the exact trend we warned about in our assessment.
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Firing an entire federal arts commission to clear the path for your own triumphal arch? It’s a textbook indicator of authoritarian executive overreach — the exact trend we warned about in our assessment.
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
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Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
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A demolition job that began Monday with the disappearance of the White House’s eastern entrance advanced Tuesday with the destruction of much of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s planned ballroom.
https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A demolition job that began Monday with the disappearance of the White House’s eastern entrance advanced Tuesday with the destruction of much of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s planned ballroom.
https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
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Page One in Miami:
“.. taking a wrecking ball to the approval process in an echo of the strategies that he deployed in Palm Beach and New York ..”
@miamiherald.com
“.. taking a wrecking ball to the approval process in an echo of the strategies that he deployed in Palm Beach and New York ..”
@miamiherald.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Page One in Miami:
“.. taking a wrecking ball to the approval process in an echo of the strategies that he deployed in Palm Beach and New York ..”
@miamiherald.com
“.. taking a wrecking ball to the approval process in an echo of the strategies that he deployed in Palm Beach and New York ..”
@miamiherald.com
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The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 after protesters in Selma risked their lives for equal access to the ballot. Now the Supreme Court is weighing whether to gut one of its last working provisions. bit.ly/4qeZmz4
A Bizarro Take on the 14th Amendment for the Voting Rights Act
The justices consider tossing a decades-old tool to fight racial discrimination when it comes to fair representation.
www.brennancenter.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 after protesters in Selma risked their lives for equal access to the ballot. Now the Supreme Court is weighing whether to gut one of its last working provisions. bit.ly/4qeZmz4
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The biggest renovation of the White House -- the so-called Truman Reconstruction of 1949-1952 -- came about only because the building was in such a state of disrepair that inspectors decided it was unsafe for occupancy.
Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The biggest renovation of the White House -- the so-called Truman Reconstruction of 1949-1952 -- came about only because the building was in such a state of disrepair that inspectors decided it was unsafe for occupancy.
Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
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Obviously, he didn’t follow any of this. Probably didn’t even read it. sah.org/2025/10/16/s...
Statement on the Proposed Ballroom Addition at the White House - Society of Architectural Historians
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) expresses great concern over the proposed ballroom addition to the White House. On July 31, 2025, the White House issued a statement that a 90,000 sq. ft....
sah.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Obviously, he didn’t follow any of this. Probably didn’t even read it. sah.org/2025/10/16/s...
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To recap Ohtani’s night:
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
To recap Ohtani’s night:
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K