Tara O'Grady
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Tara O'Grady
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Journalist & Writer Former TV News Reporter at KTVN & at YourAKLink Graduated from UNR with degrees in Journalism & Political Science
Now retired have worked in communications for the Democratic party News & Political junkie Mom to 3 amazing adults
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It's a Very Sad Day for America.

It's the beginning of the unraveling of Democracy in the United States.
This account will go dark for today. No further posts until tomorrow as I promise to do all I can to resist.

Please 🙏 for America
Trump aims to slash all access to disability lawyers,

Trump's proposed cuts for state-based legal services for disabled people, as rights advocates say the Justice Department pushed out all of its lawyers who worked on their issues.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump admin aims to slash access to disability lawyers, advocates say
The Trump administration proposed cuts for state-based legal services for disabled people, as rights advocates say DOJ pushed out many of its lawyers.
www.usatoday.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump

National Labor Relations Board, the federal watchdog for workers’ rights, has been rendered toothless as employees grapple with corporations

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump
National Labor Relations Board, the federal watchdog for workers’ rights, has been rendered toothless as employees grapple with corporations
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina amid 'Accelerating' Measles Outbreak
Nine schools & a church have been identified as sources of measles exposure amid an outbreak that officials say is "accelerating"

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Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina amid 'Accelerating' Measles Outbreak
Nine schools and a church have been identified as sources of measles exposure amid a measles outbreak that officials say is "accelerating."
people.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
December 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
2 US soldiers and 1 civilian interpreter killed in ambush in Syria

www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
2 US soldiers and 1 civilian interpreter killed in ambush in Syria
The Pentagon confirmed the news on X, saying the troops were “conducting a key leader engagement.”
www.politico.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
December 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
From Chips to Security, China Is Getting All of What It Wants From the U.S.
For China, Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric & stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
From Chips to Security, China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Top lawmakers call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump & his allies
Fossil fuel execs Robert Pender & Michael Sabel deny wrongdoing after report on potential conflict of interest

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies
Fossil fuel execs Robert Pender and Michael Sabel deny wrongdoing after report on potential conflict of interest
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump says sign language services ‘intrude’ on his ability to control his image & has barred deaf interpreters from all Whitehouse briefings.

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Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image
The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I was surprised to discover this photo is real from the Epstein Files
December 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Trump demands the International Criminal Court amend its founding document to ensure it Never investigates him or any of his top officials, He also threatened new U.S. sanctions on the court if it did not.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
ICC faces sanctions unless court agrees not to prosecute Trump
Trump administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its charter to ensure it does not investigate the president.
www.usatoday.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Trump says 'no big deal' after Jeffrey Epstein photos showing him with underage girls released

www.cnbc.com/2025/12/12/e...
Trump says 'no big deal' after Jeffrey Epstein photos showing him released
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the photos to pressure the Trump administration to release files about Jeffrey Epstein.
www.cnbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Trump's Justice Department sues Fulton County for 2020 election records
The suit is an effort to investigate an election that trump lost. He wants desperately to rewrite history

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Justice Department sues Fulton County for 2020 election records
The DOJ has filed a suit against Fulton County, Georgia, to obtain records from the 2020 election, in an apparent effort to investigate the election the president lost.
abcnews.go.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is absolutely outrageous
Trump considers the words disability, female & women so bad they must be censored. This is No longer America
Head Start centers told by Trump to avoid certain words in funding requests or they won't receive monies

The list of words includes "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" & "women."

www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
New photos from Epstein estate show Trump, Steve Bannon, Alan Derkowich, former Prince Andrew & Woody Allen with under age girls

www.bbc.com/news/article...
More photos from Epstein estate show Trump, Clinton and former prince Andrew
The photos, which do not imply wrongdoing, are part of a trove of images the House Oversight Committee received from Epstein's estate.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Head Start centers told by Trump to avoid certain words in funding requests or they won't receive monies

The list of words includes "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" & "women."

www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump Wanted Ukraine to Cede Land to Russia. Ukraine Has Another Offer.
A Ukrainian peace plan, sent this week to Washington, pushes back against Trump’s proposal that Ukraine give up more land for peace.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
Trump Wanted Ukraine to Cede Land to Russia. Ukraine Has Another Offer.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Intellectual & Moral Decline of the American Right
The conservative backlash against White Supremacist, Nick Fuentes, has yet to challenge Trump who had him over for dinner.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
The conservative backlash against Nick Fuentes has yet to challenge the president who had him over for dinner.
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Intellectual & Moral Decline of the American Right
The conservative backlash against White Supremacist, Nick Fuentes, has yet to challenge Trump who had him over for dinner.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
The conservative backlash against Nick Fuentes has yet to challenge the president who had him over for dinner.
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Killing the penny was just the start. Trump is rewriting the rules on America’s coins

Trump plans to issue a $1 coin with his likeness on it next year, despite a century-old precedent of not honoring sitting, or even living former, presidents on coins.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/b...
Killing the penny was just the start. Trump is rewriting the rules on America’s coins | CNN Business
The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Get the Facts: Is Venezuela a primary drug trafficker to the United States

There is no evidence that any level of illegal fentanyl — the primary killer in U.S. overdose deaths — is produced in South America,

www.wtae.com/article/vene...
Get the Facts: Is Venezuela a primary drug trafficker to the United States?
President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s attacks on drug vessels in Latin America to the fentanyl crisis, among other drugs. Here's what the data shows.
www.wtae.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Russia demands Trump provide reasoning for seizure of oil tanker

thehill.com/policy/inter...
thehill.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How the White House is using misleading comparisons to make inflation sound better

www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
Analysis: How the White House is using misleading comparisons to make inflation sound better | CNN Politics
The year-over-year inflation rate in January, the month President Donald Trump returned to the White House, was 3.0%.
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM