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April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025
There has been a change afoot in the Democratic Party for a while now as its leaders shift from trying to find common ground with Republicans to standing firmly against MAGAs and articulating their ow...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:14 AM
April 28, 2025
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About 1 in 5 Republicans has confidence that Vladimr Putin will do the right thing regarding world affairs. This poll result suggests that millions of people think a dictator whose army murders children and rapes women is really a good guy. Right-wing propaganda is poisoning American minds.
Republican Opinion Shifts on Russia-Ukraine War
Republicans are less likely than last year to say Russia is an enemy and to say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself.
www.pewresearch.org
April 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
About 1 in 5 Republicans has confidence that Vladimr Putin will do the right thing regarding world affairs. This poll result suggests that millions of people think a dictator whose army murders children and rapes women is really a good guy. Right-wing propaganda is poisoning American minds.
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According to a memo shared with PBS News by a group of both former and current NOAA employees, an early draft of the White House budget plan envisions a far “leaner NOAA,” cutting more than a quarter of the agency’s 2026 budget. buff.ly/IA29exb
Fired, rehired and fired again, NOAA employees are caught in a ‘liminal state’
WASHINGTON — Climate scientist Sarah Cooley has been fired, rehired and fired again. Cooley joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last year to lead the agency’s efforts to…
www.pbs.org
April 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
According to a memo shared with PBS News by a group of both former and current NOAA employees, an early draft of the White House budget plan envisions a far “leaner NOAA,” cutting more than a quarter of the agency’s 2026 budget. buff.ly/IA29exb
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April 15, 2025
April 15, 2025
A large crowd of protesters calling for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man the Trump administration sent to a notorious terrorist prison in El Salvador, milled around the courthouse ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
April 15, 2025
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April 5, 2025
April 5, 2025
It’s been quite a week.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
April 5, 2025
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March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025
As seemed evident even at the time, the ambush of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday was a setup to provide justification for cutting off congressionally approved aid to...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
March 3, 2025
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February 28, 2025
February 28, 2025
Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
February 28, 2025
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February 27, 2025
February 27, 2025
Yesterday an unvaccinated child in Texas died of measles as nearly 140 people in Texas and New Mexico have been reported ill with the disease.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
February 27, 2025
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Yesterday, at our National Veterans Town Hall, Washington AG Nick Brown didn’t mince words—the dangers of these cuts are putting lives on the line.
"It is really offensive to me to see the recklessness by which we've seen President Trump and Elon Musk operate because it is doing real damage."
"It is really offensive to me to see the recklessness by which we've seen President Trump and Elon Musk operate because it is doing real damage."
Washington AG Nick Brown Sounds the Alarm on Dangerous Cuts | National Veterans Town Hall
YouTube video by VoteVets
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February 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yesterday, at our National Veterans Town Hall, Washington AG Nick Brown didn’t mince words—the dangers of these cuts are putting lives on the line.
"It is really offensive to me to see the recklessness by which we've seen President Trump and Elon Musk operate because it is doing real damage."
"It is really offensive to me to see the recklessness by which we've seen President Trump and Elon Musk operate because it is doing real damage."
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February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025
This morning, Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought and Office of Personnel Management acting director Charles Ezell sent a memo to the heads of departments and agencies.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
February 26, 2025
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February 25, 2025
February 25, 2025
On Friday, February 21, former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg posted: “A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
February 25, 2025
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💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
February 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
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February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025
Something is shifting,” scholar of authoritarianism Timothy Snyder posted on Bluesky yesterday.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
February 23, 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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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
February 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
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February 21, 2025
February 21, 2025
In an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) yesterday, billionaire Elon Musk seemed to be having difficulty speaking.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
February 21, 2025
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February 20, 2025
February 20, 2025
On Monday, James Marriott of The Times, published in London, noted that the very stability and comfort of the post–World War II liberal order has permitted the seeds of its own destruction to flourish...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
February 20, 2025
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It’s well past time for the Republican Party to speak the truth.
I commend Mike Pence.
I commend Mike Pence.
February 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s well past time for the Republican Party to speak the truth.
I commend Mike Pence.
I commend Mike Pence.
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February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025
The past week has solidified a sea change in American—and global—history.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
February 19, 2025
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February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025
In a court filing last night, the Director of the Office of Administration in the Trump administration, Joshua Fisher, clarified the government position of billionaire Elon Musk.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
February 18, 2025
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I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.
February 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.
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February 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
📢 App Version 1.98 is rolling out now, including: (1/5)
• a new option for who can reply to your posts
• search posts by a user
• lots of little improvements to make the app feel better!
• a new option for who can reply to your posts
• search posts by a user
• lots of little improvements to make the app feel better!
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February 15, 2025
February 15, 2025
After World War II, the vast majority of Americans—Democrats and Republicans alike—agreed that the federal government should regulate business, provide a basic social safety net, promote infrastructur...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
February 15, 2025