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The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons.

Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.
June 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Heather Cox Richardson Speech - 250 Year Lantern Anniversary - Old North Church
Heather Cox Richardson Speech - 250 Year Lantern Anniversary - Old North Church
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April 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.

DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.

Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.

Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.
March 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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✊🏼 U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander sharply questioned DOGE’s unfettered access to Americans’ personally identifiable information.

She blocked the ‘advisory group’ from the SSA’s systems containing such data and ordered the deletion of any in DOGE’s possession.

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Judge temporarily blocks DOGE access to Social Security records — The Hill
A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing millions of Americans’ personal data stored by the Social Security Administrat...
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March 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.
March 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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I thought this whole "wasteful spending" thing was a red herring to distract from our tanking economy but then I discovered that the US government is on pace to drop a billion dollars on golf over the next four years.

I only hope Elon Musk can track down and fire whoever is squandering this money.
March 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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March 11, 2025:
March 11, 2025
The stock market continued to fall today.
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March 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.

The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.

Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
March 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Bernie out there working.
March 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Things you think about at 3:30 AM in 2025.

Sigh.
Wouldn’t it be nice if people remembered the idea of a “society?”

You know—the idea that we live in a society together, and share its costs and responsibilities?
March 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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March 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Reckless. And a slap in the face to those who have put their lives on the line serving our nation.

apnews.com/article/vete...
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Great to meet with VFW members from Vermont.

These are the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend our country.

We are proud of them and what they've done.

No cuts to the VA. No privatization.
March 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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To my fellow American women, the Republican government is LITERALLY coming for your vote…
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Back In The Kitchen
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March 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
Theodore Roosevelt
March 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Enough about the price of eggs, from everyone. Cut the shit. The economy isn’t broken. It’s working exactly as they designed it—to keep you desperate, distracted, and exhausted while they cash in.
March 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” 

You have to look no further than the pedestal of Lady Liberty to see what defines America. That’s who we are.  

This speech – and this President – is not who we are.
March 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Donald Trump is lying to you.
March 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Remember..

Due to the #SaveAct coming up for a vote w/a reasonable chance of passing..

for married women who took their husband's name (or changed your name for any reason) & don't have a passport..

you're the 1st #women to lose voting rights.
Here's @politicsgirl.bsky.social
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Back In The Kitchen
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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March 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Genuinely curious if congressional Republicans have thought through their complete capitulation to trump’s power grab, like if you decide he can do literally anything and congress has no power, then… how long are you guys gonna have those cool jobs that make you feel big and strong
March 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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It was the “omg what now” of times, it was the “I swear we’re not all like this” of times
March 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM