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ONE IF BY LAND

TWO IF BY D.C.

the north end church in boston

it’s 250 years today

@northendpage.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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April 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills:

"This matter has never been about school sports or the protection of women and girls, as has been claimed, it's about states rights and defending the rule of law against a federal government bent on imposing its will, instead of upholding the law"

apnews.com/article/main...
Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports
The Trump administration is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with its push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women's sports.
apnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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38 of the 43.

"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.

"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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April 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Mohsen K. Mahdawi, a US permanent resident for 10 years, was arrested by HSI and ICE during what he believed was a citizenship interview in Colchester, Vermont.

Deportation proceedings have begun. His attorneys have filed with the court to keep him in Vermont.

#ProudBlue
April 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.

That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.

So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."
April 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The government plans to call Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg to the witness stand. The trial is expected to run nearly two months in a federal courtroom in Washington.
The biggest trial in Meta's history starts today. Here's what to know
The government plans to call Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg to the witness stand. The trial is expected to run nearly two months in a federal courtroom in Washington.
www.npr.org
April 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Something in the air
“OMG. Check out the aerial view of Bernie and AOC’s rally size in Los Angeles, California for the “Fight the Oligarchy” tour. Absolutely massive.” —DemsMight
April 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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“The greatest division in American life is not between so-called red and blue states, or between urban and rural citizens, but instead between those who own stock and those who do not,” Matthew Walther, a contributing Opinion writer, says.
Opinion | Stock Ownership Is What Really Divides Americans
It is not synonymous with the health of the country.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM