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Voices From The Boil
We may be small potatoes in this soup, but we are many and OUR NAME IS BUSHEL.
Aggregating and amplifying voices of dissent, silenced and deplatformed under Trumpist-Elonist regime.
We may be small potatoes in this soup, but we are many and OUR NAME IS BUSHEL.
Aggregating and amplifying voices of dissent, silenced and deplatformed under Trumpist-Elonist regime.
This story was produced by the independent, nonprofit newsroom Canary Media and co-published by Mother Jones. Gary Yerman, 75, sat nervously in a noisy ballroom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, counting down the minutes until he could shed his ill-fitting double-breasted suit for a sun shirt and blue…
These New England Fishermen Made Peace With Offshore Wind. Trump Wants to End It.
This story was produced by the independent, nonprofit newsroom Canary Media and co-published by Mother Jones. Gary Yerman, 75, sat nervously in a noisy ballroom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, counting down the minutes until he could shed his ill-fitting double-breasted suit for a sun shirt and blue jeans. He introduced himself as a fisherman of […]
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This story was produced by the independent, nonprofit newsroom Canary Media and co-published by Mother Jones. Gary Yerman, 75, sat nervously in a noisy ballroom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, counting down the minutes until he could shed his ill-fitting double-breasted suit for a sun shirt and blue…
Trump’s giant budget-busting, Medicaid-shattering, shafting-the-poor-and-working-class, making-the-rich-even richer bill is a travesty.
The Worst Bill in History
Trump’s giant budget-busting, Medicaid-shattering, shafting-the-poor-and-working-class, making-the-rich-even richer bill is a travesty.
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Trump’s giant budget-busting, Medicaid-shattering, shafting-the-poor-and-working-class, making-the-rich-even richer bill is a travesty.
There are four political stories people should know about tonight.
June 29, 2025
There are four political stories people should know about tonight.
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
There are four political stories people should know about tonight.
By Ibrahim Can EraslanIt is well known that imperialism has long maintained an aggressive stance toward Iran. This includes periodic attacks on Iranian territories, the assassination of personnel, economic sanctions, and even the use of propaganda tool...
On the Limits of Legalism Against Empire
By Ibrahim Can EraslanIt is well known that imperialism has long maintained an aggressive stance toward Iran. This includes periodic attacks on Iranian territories, the assassination of personnel, economic sanctions, and even the use of propaganda tool...
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
By Ibrahim Can EraslanIt is well known that imperialism has long maintained an aggressive stance toward Iran. This includes periodic attacks on Iranian territories, the assassination of personnel, economic sanctions, and even the use of propaganda tool...
[Pictured: The Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast for Children Program in action, New York, 1969. Photo by Bev Grant/Getty Images]By Samatha PleasantsThe first chapter of The Black Panther Party came out of Oakland, CA, in October 1966. From then on,...
No Breakfast For the Children: A Concise History of the FBI’s War on the Black Panther Party
[Pictured: The Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast for Children Program in action, New York, 1969. Photo by Bev Grant/Getty Images]By Samatha PleasantsThe first chapter of The Black Panther Party came out of Oakland, CA, in October 1966. From then on,...
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
[Pictured: The Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast for Children Program in action, New York, 1969. Photo by Bev Grant/Getty Images]By Samatha PleasantsThe first chapter of The Black Panther Party came out of Oakland, CA, in October 1966. From then on,...
By Paul StaufferThis week, my oldest child turned three years old. She was our first miracle baby, conceived through IVF and spending her first two weeks of life in the NICU. She’s silly, fierce, and so stubbornly independent that we had to buy her a s...
Will Our Children Grow Up To Be Fascists?
By Paul StaufferThis week, my oldest child turned three years old. She was our first miracle baby, conceived through IVF and spending her first two weeks of life in the NICU. She’s silly, fierce, and so stubbornly independent that we had to buy her a s...
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
By Paul StaufferThis week, my oldest child turned three years old. She was our first miracle baby, conceived through IVF and spending her first two weeks of life in the NICU. She’s silly, fierce, and so stubbornly independent that we had to buy her a s...
After our call to action Saturday morning, it made us smile how many people texted their friends, “Why are you at the Florida training airport?” only to get, “Sorry, I don’t talk about fight club,” in response.
@altnps.bsky.social – Alt National Park Service 2025-06-29 18:46:00
After our call to action Saturday morning, it made us smile how many people texted their friends, “Why are you at the Florida training airport?” only to get, “Sorry, I don’t talk about fight club,” in response.
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
After our call to action Saturday morning, it made us smile how many people texted their friends, “Why are you at the Florida training airport?” only to get, “Sorry, I don’t talk about fight club,” in response.
The flag was real. The threat was real. And the proof came screaming through our fax machine like the ghost of accountability.
WHO THE FAX FLEW THAT FLAG?
The flag was real. The threat was real. And the proof came screaming through our fax machine like the ghost of accountability.
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The flag was real. The threat was real. And the proof came screaming through our fax machine like the ghost of accountability.
Nothing like a little “creative accounting” to push a $3.3 trillion tax cut for the rich. Republicans are using an accounting gimmick to make it look like their tax plan doesn’t add to the deficit. Can’t pass it honestly? Just cook the books.
@altnps.bsky.social – Alt National Park Service 2025-06-29 17:30:00
Nothing like a little “creative accounting” to push a $3.3 trillion tax cut for the rich. Republicans are using an accounting gimmick to make it look like their tax plan doesn’t add to the deficit. Can’t pass it honestly? Just cook the books.
voices.murica.website
June 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Nothing like a little “creative accounting” to push a $3.3 trillion tax cut for the rich. Republicans are using an accounting gimmick to make it look like their tax plan doesn’t add to the deficit. Can’t pass it honestly? Just cook the books.
And last week’s winner
Sunday caption: Where to find the truth?
And last week’s winner
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And last week’s winner
Well, this we can agree on, even Senator Thom Tillis is calling out his own colleagues: “Too many elected officials are motivated by pure raw politics who don’t really give a damn about the people they promised to represent on the campaign trail,” the ...
@altnps.bsky.social – Alt National Park Service 2025-06-29 13:29:00
Well, this we can agree on, even Senator Thom Tillis is calling out his own colleagues: “Too many elected officials are motivated by pure raw politics who don’t really give a damn about the people they promised to represent on the campaign trail,” the ...
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Well, this we can agree on, even Senator Thom Tillis is calling out his own colleagues: “Too many elected officials are motivated by pure raw politics who don’t really give a damn about the people they promised to represent on the campaign trail,” the ...
As the dust settles in Venice, where some of the world’s richest gathered to bless the union of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, I’m wondering what to make of the multi-day affair. Plenty has already been written about the blinding tackiness of each event; in terms of ostentatiousness, it met my…
The Bezos-Sánchez Hangover
As the dust settles in Venice, where some of the world’s richest gathered to bless the union of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, I’m wondering what to make of the multi-day affair. Plenty has already been written about the blinding tackiness of each event; in terms of ostentatiousness, it met my expectations. But even as […]
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As the dust settles in Venice, where some of the world’s richest gathered to bless the union of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, I’m wondering what to make of the multi-day affair. Plenty has already been written about the blinding tackiness of each event; in terms of ostentatiousness, it met my…
The Senate Republicans’ tax plan would add nearly $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. It was never about “saving money”.
@altnps.bsky.social – Alt National Park Service 2025-06-29 09:45:00
The Senate Republicans’ tax plan would add nearly $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. It was never about “saving money”.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Senate Republicans’ tax plan would add nearly $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. It was never about “saving money”.
Israel is weaponizing starvation. The objective is to dismantle all remnants of civil society and reduce Palestinians to herds of desperate scavengers who can be driven from historic Palestine.
Gaza’s Hunger Games
Israel is weaponizing starvation. The objective is to dismantle all remnants of civil society and reduce Palestinians to herds of desperate scavengers who can be driven from historic Palestine.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Israel is weaponizing starvation. The objective is to dismantle all remnants of civil society and reduce Palestinians to herds of desperate scavengers who can be driven from historic Palestine.
Democrats are hoping to draw out the bill's passage while highlighting provisions expected to harm US families.
Democrats Force Reading of GOP’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” After Key Senate Vote
Democrats are hoping to draw out the bill's passage while highlighting provisions expected to harm US families.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Democrats are hoping to draw out the bill's passage while highlighting provisions expected to harm US families.
The bill bars agents from wearing facial coverings during enforcement unless medically necessary or required for safety.
Rep. Velázquez Touts Bill to Unmask ICE Agents During Rally at NYC Field Office
The bill bars agents from wearing facial coverings during enforcement unless medically necessary or required for safety.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The bill bars agents from wearing facial coverings during enforcement unless medically necessary or required for safety.
In March, police arrested a midwife named Maria, marking the first targeted provider arrest under Texas’s abortion ban.
States That Have Banned Abortion Are Now Criminalizing Midwives
In March, police arrested a midwife named Maria, marking the first targeted provider arrest under Texas’s abortion ban.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In March, police arrested a midwife named Maria, marking the first targeted provider arrest under Texas’s abortion ban.
Taft-Hartley marked the beginning of a long-term strategy to isolate, weaken, and demobilize organized labor in the US.
Taft-Hartley Act Still Undercutting Labor 78 Years Later
Taft-Hartley marked the beginning of a long-term strategy to isolate, weaken, and demobilize organized labor in the US.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Taft-Hartley marked the beginning of a long-term strategy to isolate, weaken, and demobilize organized labor in the US.
Storytelling is pushing back against the dominant idea that queerness and rural life are incompatible.
Queer Appalachian Authors Are Challenging J.D. Vance’s False Narratives
Storytelling is pushing back against the dominant idea that queerness and rural life are incompatible.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Storytelling is pushing back against the dominant idea that queerness and rural life are incompatible.
Trump wants to destroy the ability of states to chart their own course on combating climate change.
Trump’s Attack on CA Environmental Law Brings Us Closer to Climate Catastrophe
Trump wants to destroy the ability of states to chart their own course on combating climate change.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump wants to destroy the ability of states to chart their own course on combating climate change.
Thank you to the Senate for reading the bill aloud so the American people can hear exactly how it will affect their lives.
@altnps.bsky.social – Alt National Park Service 2025-06-29 06:20:00
Thank you to the Senate for reading the bill aloud so the American people can hear exactly how it will affect their lives.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Thank you to the Senate for reading the bill aloud so the American people can hear exactly how it will affect their lives.
The Senate has voted 51 to 49 to open debate on the legislation, clearing a key procedural hurdle.
@altnps.bsky.social – Alt National Park Service 2025-06-29 06:12:00
The Senate has voted 51 to 49 to open debate on the legislation, clearing a key procedural hurdle.
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Senate has voted 51 to 49 to open debate on the legislation, clearing a key procedural hurdle.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job—including one that may be hiding in the supplies…
Firefighting Foams Contain Toxic Chemicals. Why Not Switch to Soybeans?
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job—including one that may be hiding in the supplies he and his crew use to […]
voices.murica.website
June 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job—including one that may be hiding in the supplies…