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Former US History teacher used technology to engage, challenge and differentiate for students. Facilitated inquiry and questioning.
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Once a progressive check on state policies, the Florida Supreme Court is now a conservative weapon remade by Governor DeSantis. All seven justices are Republican appointees, five chosen by DeSantis himself.
Floridians Restricted Gerrymandering. Their Justices Are Retreating on Enforcing That.
Florida’s supreme court blessed the 2022 GOP gerrymander, weakening a key provision of the voter-approved Fair Districts Amendments. Governor DeSantis wants to take advantage.
boltsmag.org
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Once a progressive check on state policies, the Florida Supreme Court is now a conservative weapon remade by Governor DeSantis. All seven justices are Republican appointees, five chosen by DeSantis himself.
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Lutnick isn’t stupid. He knows what he’s saying here is a lie. Kellyanne knows this is a lie. But they have nothing but contempt for the Fox audience, and serving up lies to the lemmings has worked so well for so long. A tiny handful are doing well, millions are not.
December 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Lutnick isn’t stupid. He knows what he’s saying here is a lie. Kellyanne knows this is a lie. But they have nothing but contempt for the Fox audience, and serving up lies to the lemmings has worked so well for so long. A tiny handful are doing well, millions are not.
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Trump is doing socialism and MAGA cheers.
A handy pocket card: the companies that Trump has nationalized (to the extent we know)
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trump is doing socialism and MAGA cheers.
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EXCLUSIVE: For years Donald Trump has evaded responsibility for the Jan. 6 insurrection.
And for years, he has tried to kill a lawsuit that could hold him liable.
He has failed. Again and again.
This is it. This is the last chance to see Trump held to account:
www.huffpost.com/entry/lawmak...
And for years, he has tried to kill a lawsuit that could hold him liable.
He has failed. Again and again.
This is it. This is the last chance to see Trump held to account:
www.huffpost.com/entry/lawmak...
This Could Be The Very Last Chance To Hold Trump Accountable For Jan. 6
Several lawmakers told HuffPost they want to make sure no one forgets the most shameful day in U.S. history — and they’re playing the long game.
www.huffpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
EXCLUSIVE: For years Donald Trump has evaded responsibility for the Jan. 6 insurrection.
And for years, he has tried to kill a lawsuit that could hold him liable.
He has failed. Again and again.
This is it. This is the last chance to see Trump held to account:
www.huffpost.com/entry/lawmak...
And for years, he has tried to kill a lawsuit that could hold him liable.
He has failed. Again and again.
This is it. This is the last chance to see Trump held to account:
www.huffpost.com/entry/lawmak...
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The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections,...
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
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U.N. climate negotiations begin Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that causes it.
Climate talks start with call for faster action and more togetherness, but without the US
U.N. climate negotiations begin Monday with leaders urging urgency and cooperation to curb global warming.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
U.N. climate negotiations begin Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that causes it.
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He is so obviously mad and unfit it's just incredible there isn't a national conversation about his need to step down.
Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
He is so obviously mad and unfit it's just incredible there isn't a national conversation about his need to step down.
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It's not a presidency – it's an organized crime takeover of your government.
President Donald Trump and his family have reaped more than $1 billion in crypto cash over the past year, thanks to an industry boom fueled by the administration’s own crypto-friendly policies.
Trump’s Empire Rakes in Over $1B in Colossal Crypto Cash Grab
The president’s son said the true total is “probably more.”
trib.al
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's not a presidency – it's an organized crime takeover of your government.
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Dominion, the second leading provider of voting machines in the US, whose systems are used in 27 states—including the entire state of Georgia—has developed its software in Belgrade, Serbia and Canada for two decades.
One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure
Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
www.wired.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dominion, the second leading provider of voting machines in the US, whose systems are used in 27 states—including the entire state of Georgia—has developed its software in Belgrade, Serbia and Canada for two decades.
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Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure
Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
wrd.cm
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
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Exclusive: The U.S. military’s elite Special Operations aviation unit appears to have flown in Caribbean waters less than 90 miles from the coast of Venezuela in recent days, according to a visual analysis by The Post.
U.S. Special Operations helicopters near Venezuela expand Caribbean mission
U.S. Special Operations helicopters flew within 90 miles of Venezuelan territory, according to a Post analysis. Trump authorized CIA covert action inside the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. military’s elite Special Operations aviation unit appears to have flown in Caribbean waters less than 90 miles from the coast of Venezuela in recent days, according to a visual analysis by The Post.
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President Trump's personal business and his government role intersected when he was heard on a hot mic arranging a meeting between his son Eric, who runs the family company, and Indonesia’s leader.
‘I’ll Have Eric Call’: Trump Sets Up Son’s Meeting With Indonesian President
A hot-mic moment suggested a blurry line between the U.S. president’s roles as political leader and businessman.
on.wsj.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
President Trump's personal business and his government role intersected when he was heard on a hot mic arranging a meeting between his son Eric, who runs the family company, and Indonesia’s leader.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
Protect Our Data from Palantir!
Every person should be worried about the fact that their private life is now vulnerable to unprecedented government surveillance. This is not exaggeration. The Department of Defense’s lucrative ...
sign.moveon.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
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Breaking news: A federal judge is giving Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz. The ruling forbids state officials from moving any other migrants there.
Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact
The ruling, which gives the state 60 days to act, comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to convert a prison in North Florida into a second immigrant detention site.
wapo.st
August 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Breaking news: A federal judge is giving Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz. The ruling forbids state officials from moving any other migrants there.
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The Texas GOP’s latest congressional gerrymander, passed by the Texas Senate, explicitly targets key districts represented by Latino-elected Democrats, underscoring a strategy to court Latino voters symbolically while cutting off their actual electoral power. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tex...
Texas GOP Redistricting Plan Courts Latino Voters While Cutting Their Growing Political Power
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Texas GOP’s latest congressional gerrymander, passed by the Texas Senate, explicitly targets key districts represented by Latino-elected Democrats, underscoring a strategy to court Latino voters symbolically while cutting off their actual electoral power. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tex...
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Trump is going to give away Alaska’s precious minerals to Vladimir Putin.
August 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Trump is going to give away Alaska’s precious minerals to Vladimir Putin.
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Election theft in broad daylight. 5 alarm fire🔥.
We are over the cliff. 🇺🇸
We are over the cliff. 🇺🇸
August 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Election theft in broad daylight. 5 alarm fire🔥.
We are over the cliff. 🇺🇸
We are over the cliff. 🇺🇸
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The Constitution dictates that the census is a count "all persons" conducted every "ten years." Donald Trump has no power to alter either the timing or who is counted.
August 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Constitution dictates that the census is a count "all persons" conducted every "ten years." Donald Trump has no power to alter either the timing or who is counted.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issues visa revocations for Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his "allies on the court" and their immediate families in bid to protect indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of an attempted coup d'etat.
July 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issues visa revocations for Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his "allies on the court" and their immediate families in bid to protect indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of an attempted coup d'etat.
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A reminder that Bondi already has access to all of the Epstein files, but is pretending that she needs to go through the laborious process of unsealing grand jury testimonies. It’s all political theater to fool the rubes in her base into thinking she’s doing something. She’s just covering for Trump.
July 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A reminder that Bondi already has access to all of the Epstein files, but is pretending that she needs to go through the laborious process of unsealing grand jury testimonies. It’s all political theater to fool the rubes in her base into thinking she’s doing something. She’s just covering for Trump.
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The Trump administration thinks defunding public media hurts coastal elites, but it’s hitting folks in rural red areas just as much— if not more.
July 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Trump administration thinks defunding public media hurts coastal elites, but it’s hitting folks in rural red areas just as much— if not more.
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Norm is a national treasure
Yes a lot of bad things happened in our democracy this week ... but so did a lot of good ones!
My weekly @contrariannews.org column celebrates the Good Trouble Lives On protests, the memory of my friend John Lewis & recaps the week good & bad alike open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
My weekly @contrariannews.org column celebrates the Good Trouble Lives On protests, the memory of my friend John Lewis & recaps the week good & bad alike open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Reasons for hope in American democracy…millions of them!
Publisher's Roundup 27
open.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Norm is a national treasure