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Must-read series from @propublica.org painstakingly unravels what happened on the ground after Trump's foreign aid cuts
This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Must-read series from @propublica.org painstakingly unravels what happened on the ground after Trump's foreign aid cuts
This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
Out and out cruelty. Every silent Republican is complicit in the murders of everyone killed by Republican policy. Monsters.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Out and out cruelty. Every silent Republican is complicit in the murders of everyone killed by Republican policy. Monsters.
This is an example of why we aim for STEAM, not STEM.
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is an example of why we aim for STEAM, not STEM.
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“The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way.”
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way.”
What a joy to read happy news and comments on Bluesky, for a change!
November 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What a joy to read happy news and comments on Bluesky, for a change!
Burying the White House like he buried Ivana? FFS.
The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Burying the White House like he buried Ivana? FFS.
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The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
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Incredibly powerful words from Pastor David Black.
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Incredibly powerful words from Pastor David Black.
Everytime I get all wiggy on what cowards the main stream media is, I forget that while truth has a liberal bias, the major media outlets belong to Comcast, The Walt Disney Company, Paramount Global, and Fox Corporation (oh, and Bezos, too) and have no fiscal motivation to report those truths.
May 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Everytime I get all wiggy on what cowards the main stream media is, I forget that while truth has a liberal bias, the major media outlets belong to Comcast, The Walt Disney Company, Paramount Global, and Fox Corporation (oh, and Bezos, too) and have no fiscal motivation to report those truths.
Detail, Smokey’s Bear, Transfer Station, Waterbury
May 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Detail, Smokey’s Bear, Transfer Station, Waterbury
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There is a lot to parse through in Trump's budget request that just came out.
But here are the highlights:
- Total, a 10% overall cut
- State Dept is getting hacked to bits. Mind-boggling.
- HUD is nearly slashed in half.
- Education Dept is still kickin in FY26
- HHS down by more than a quarter
But here are the highlights:
- Total, a 10% overall cut
- State Dept is getting hacked to bits. Mind-boggling.
- HUD is nearly slashed in half.
- Education Dept is still kickin in FY26
- HHS down by more than a quarter
May 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There is a lot to parse through in Trump's budget request that just came out.
But here are the highlights:
- Total, a 10% overall cut
- State Dept is getting hacked to bits. Mind-boggling.
- HUD is nearly slashed in half.
- Education Dept is still kickin in FY26
- HHS down by more than a quarter
But here are the highlights:
- Total, a 10% overall cut
- State Dept is getting hacked to bits. Mind-boggling.
- HUD is nearly slashed in half.
- Education Dept is still kickin in FY26
- HHS down by more than a quarter
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“Love our neighbors - Welcome the stranger - Care for the most vulnerable among us - Speak the truth - Work for justice…”
April 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“Love our neighbors - Welcome the stranger - Care for the most vulnerable among us - Speak the truth - Work for justice…”
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The full quote from RFK, Jr. is truly disgusting and this is 100% him calling for institutionalization of autistic people. This is horrifying.
April 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The full quote from RFK, Jr. is truly disgusting and this is 100% him calling for institutionalization of autistic people. This is horrifying.
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This dumb m**********, this smug mediocrity, includes in this piece several attacks on the left but not a single acknowledgement that unlike him a whole bunch of people on the left *did* see this coming, nor any hint that he is willing to learn a single thing from those who saw what he did not.
April 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This dumb m**********, this smug mediocrity, includes in this piece several attacks on the left but not a single acknowledgement that unlike him a whole bunch of people on the left *did* see this coming, nor any hint that he is willing to learn a single thing from those who saw what he did not.
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History speaks. Europe’s lessons from a century ago can wake up and inspire our democracy…in 2025 America.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
March 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
History speaks. Europe’s lessons from a century ago can wake up and inspire our democracy…in 2025 America.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Montpelier VT. 7,000.
April 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Montpelier VT. 7,000.
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VTHouse just passed H91, a bipartisan bill to modernize our emergency housing system. We’re moving from reactive, motel-based shelter to a proactive, service-driven approach rooted in prevention and dignity.🏠
Time for Senate and Administration to rise to the moment. #VTpol #NoOneLeftBehind
Time for Senate and Administration to rise to the moment. #VTpol #NoOneLeftBehind
April 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
VTHouse just passed H91, a bipartisan bill to modernize our emergency housing system. We’re moving from reactive, motel-based shelter to a proactive, service-driven approach rooted in prevention and dignity.🏠
Time for Senate and Administration to rise to the moment. #VTpol #NoOneLeftBehind
Time for Senate and Administration to rise to the moment. #VTpol #NoOneLeftBehind
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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Flooding in Vermont. Hurricane in North Carolina. Wildfires in California. The list goes on and on of communities that are still rebuilding.
Denying climate change. Denying disaster. Denying assistance. Cruel.
Denying climate change. Denying disaster. Denying assistance. Cruel.
BREAKING: The Trump administration plans to cut 84% of staff at the office that funds disaster recovery across the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...
Trump Team Plans Cuts at HUD Office That Funds Disaster Recovery
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Flooding in Vermont. Hurricane in North Carolina. Wildfires in California. The list goes on and on of communities that are still rebuilding.
Denying climate change. Denying disaster. Denying assistance. Cruel.
Denying climate change. Denying disaster. Denying assistance. Cruel.
Detail, Hall of Quotes, Vermont Exceptionalism, Vermont State House, Montpelier. How can they do less? They find a way.
February 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Detail, Hall of Quotes, Vermont Exceptionalism, Vermont State House, Montpelier. How can they do less? They find a way.
Can I just cop to being completely overwhelmed, even for just a minute?
January 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Can I just cop to being completely overwhelmed, even for just a minute?