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The sight of RFK Jr. brings me back to memories of my childhood. My next door neighbor had braces on her legs. When I learned the cause was polio, I still remember the terror that I would be next. I also remember the relief when a vaccine became available for protection.
April 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The sight of RFK Jr. brings me back to memories of my childhood. My next door neighbor had braces on her legs. When I learned the cause was polio, I still remember the terror that I would be next. I also remember the relief when a vaccine became available for protection.
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Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2
April 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2
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Our campuses should be safe places to express ideas, learn, and even live--not sites for abduction and censorship. Use this open letter template to urge your school's administration to protect speech on college and university campuses: www.nea.org/open-letter-...
April 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Our campuses should be safe places to express ideas, learn, and even live--not sites for abduction and censorship. Use this open letter template to urge your school's administration to protect speech on college and university campuses: www.nea.org/open-letter-...
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April 11, 2025
April 11, 2025
On April 4, Trump fired head of U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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March 26, 2025
March 26, 2025
Monday’s astounding story that the most senior members of President Donald Trump’s administration planned military strikes on Yemen over an unsecure commercial messaging app, on which they had include...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
March 26, 2025
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February 22, 2025
February 22, 2025
Last night’s Friday Night News Dump was a doozy: Trump has purged the country’s military leadership.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
February 22, 2025
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February 14, 2025
February 14, 2025
On this day, I always like to tell the story of Theodore Roosevelt’s terrible 1884 Valentine’s Day and how it led to the Progressive Era, but things are happening too fast these days to leave a gap in...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025
On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:46 AM
February 11, 2025
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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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February 2, 2025
February 2, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
February 2, 2025