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They are still trying to scam us with trickle-down economics.
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And Biden left them an economy that was "the envy of the world" per The Economist.
December 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
And Biden left them an economy that was "the envy of the world" per The Economist.
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77 years ago today, Eleanor Roosevelt led passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Last month, Trump deleted human rights from the U.S. National Security Strategy.
Our leaders ought to care about moral principles & human rights—not just their own money and power.
Last month, Trump deleted human rights from the U.S. National Security Strategy.
Our leaders ought to care about moral principles & human rights—not just their own money and power.
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
77 years ago today, Eleanor Roosevelt led passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Last month, Trump deleted human rights from the U.S. National Security Strategy.
Our leaders ought to care about moral principles & human rights—not just their own money and power.
Last month, Trump deleted human rights from the U.S. National Security Strategy.
Our leaders ought to care about moral principles & human rights—not just their own money and power.
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Here are 12 notable works of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America that you may have missed from the past 7 days.
Barbara Rodriguez's "Vaccine advisory panel votes to end universal newborn hep B shot recommendation." December 5, 2025.
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Barbara Rodriguez's "Vaccine advisory panel votes to end universal newborn hep B shot recommendation." December 5, 2025.
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"A federal advisory panel with power over vaccine policy has voted to stop recommending a universal newborn shot to prevent the hepatitis B virus, which causes liver disease."
"It will [..] endanger children and increase risk of death for millions."
#USA #Healthcare
"It will [..] endanger children and increase risk of death for millions."
#USA #Healthcare
Vaccine advisory panel votes to end universal newborn hep B shot recommendation
Parents appear to be able to continue to get the hep B vaccine for their kids, but this major shakeup could cause confusion among families and logistical barriers for health providers.
19thnews.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here are 12 notable works of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America that you may have missed from the past 7 days.
Barbara Rodriguez's "Vaccine advisory panel votes to end universal newborn hep B shot recommendation." December 5, 2025.
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Barbara Rodriguez's "Vaccine advisory panel votes to end universal newborn hep B shot recommendation." December 5, 2025.
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“Under Trump's first term, the deficit jumped from $665 billion to $3 trillion, from a B to a T, and he's already added another $2 trillion this term.”
@kamlager-dove.house.gov calls out Republicans for pushing a balanced budget amendment despite their own fiscal record.
@kamlager-dove.house.gov calls out Republicans for pushing a balanced budget amendment despite their own fiscal record.
December 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“Under Trump's first term, the deficit jumped from $665 billion to $3 trillion, from a B to a T, and he's already added another $2 trillion this term.”
@kamlager-dove.house.gov calls out Republicans for pushing a balanced budget amendment despite their own fiscal record.
@kamlager-dove.house.gov calls out Republicans for pushing a balanced budget amendment despite their own fiscal record.
This would be great for people, our health care, small businesses, and our federal, state, and family budgets.
NEW BILL: 📜 HCR12 📜
calling upon the federal delegation from New Hampshire to support Medicare for All, a universal health insurance program that guarantees all people the health care they need.
#NHPolitics
calling upon the federal delegation from New Hampshire to support Medicare for All, a universal health insurance program that guarantees all people the health care they need.
#NHPolitics
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This would be great for people, our health care, small businesses, and our federal, state, and family budgets.
"Currently, 80% of the vouchers are claimed by kids who never attended public schools."
New Hampshire: Parents Complain that Voucher Program is a Scam dianeravitch.net/2025/12/02/n...
New Hampshire: Parents Complain that Voucher Program is a Scam
Parents in New Hampshire are outraged by the state’s new voucher law. It is siphoning money from public schools, which are attended by 90% of the state’s students, and 95% of those with…
dianeravitch.net
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Currently, 80% of the vouchers are claimed by kids who never attended public schools."
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Hundreds of people in New Hampshire could be facing homelessness next year because of changes to how federal housing funds can be spent.
Federal funding changes could mean more than 400 people lose housing in New Hampshire
Hundreds of people in New Hampshire could be facing homelessness next year because of changes to how federal housing funds can be spent.
www.wmur.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hundreds of people in New Hampshire could be facing homelessness next year because of changes to how federal housing funds can be spent.
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
They paid for Trump, so he'll be sure we pay them back in spades.
youtu.be/RyVGQEYOfCA?...
youtu.be/RyVGQEYOfCA?...
The Cost of Filing Your Taxes Could Go Up. Why?
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
They paid for Trump, so he'll be sure we pay them back in spades.
youtu.be/RyVGQEYOfCA?...
youtu.be/RyVGQEYOfCA?...
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Know this about me, President Trump: I love our Constitution and I will never give up the ship. 🇺🇸
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Know this about me, President Trump: I love our Constitution and I will never give up the ship. 🇺🇸
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Get your flu shot, folks. We need all the protection we can get, individually and societally, with RFK and Trump running shit
With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less effective but doctors still urge getting one ASAP. n.pr/3X18OZx
Flu season could be nasty this winter
With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less effective but doctors still urge getting one ASAP.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Get your flu shot, folks. We need all the protection we can get, individually and societally, with RFK and Trump running shit
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I’m without words
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I’m without words
I can't help but think that programs that support security in old age are at risk now for the same reasons programs to support independence for young adults were cut in the 1980s. They are effectively eliminating resistance blocks.
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I can't help but think that programs that support security in old age are at risk now for the same reasons programs to support independence for young adults were cut in the 1980s. They are effectively eliminating resistance blocks.
Republicans are promoting regressive taxation. They are insulating the wealthiest from the costs of government responsibilities. This will further strain the valuable work of charitable organizations and accelerate wealth consolidation by leveraging the humanity of those closest to the vulnerable.
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Republicans are promoting regressive taxation. They are insulating the wealthiest from the costs of government responsibilities. This will further strain the valuable work of charitable organizations and accelerate wealth consolidation by leveraging the humanity of those closest to the vulnerable.
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At a time when Trump wants to double premiums and throw 15 million off the health care they have, please remember that the U.S. is the only major country on Earth not the guarantee health care to all as a human right.
We must pass Medicare for All.
We must pass Medicare for All.
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
At a time when Trump wants to double premiums and throw 15 million off the health care they have, please remember that the U.S. is the only major country on Earth not the guarantee health care to all as a human right.
We must pass Medicare for All.
We must pass Medicare for All.
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Interesting data point..
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Interesting data point..
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In a state with GOP leaders who prioritize tax cuts and million$ in giveaways to corporations & the wealthy, “too many people are one accident, or one medical emergency, or one job loss away from needing food stamps to feed themselves and their children.” #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/11/01/f...
Food Crisis Indicates the Amount of Poverty in NH
The oncoming food crisis caused by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) pausing benefits, spotlights what many fail to perceive: tens of thousands of the state’s residents are not just...
indepthnh.org
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In a state with GOP leaders who prioritize tax cuts and million$ in giveaways to corporations & the wealthy, “too many people are one accident, or one medical emergency, or one job loss away from needing food stamps to feed themselves and their children.” #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/11/01/f...
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www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-.... I have never heard of a POTUS hosting any party while the government is shut down. This man doesn’t care how it looks, or who gets hurt. Proof of how mentally deficient he is.
Trump Hosts Glittering 'Great Gatsby' Bash As Millions Lose SNAP Benefits
The president hosted his glittering, Roaring '20s-themed event at Mar-a-Lago hours before federal food benefits were set to go on pause.
www.huffpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-.... I have never heard of a POTUS hosting any party while the government is shut down. This man doesn’t care how it looks, or who gets hurt. Proof of how mentally deficient he is.
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The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
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Been keeping up with the headlines? Test yourself with the weekly news quiz!
The New Hampshire News Quiz
Been keeping up with the headlines? Test yourself with the weekly N.H. News Quiz!
www.nhpr.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Been keeping up with the headlines? Test yourself with the weekly news quiz!
Gov. Kelly Ayotte should join the lawsuit with the 25 other states seeking emergency funding for SNAP. Is she more worried about retribution from Trump than she is for the hunger of her constituents?
Is there anything that telegraphs the values of NH elected Republicans more than justifying the funding of Trump’s ballroom while playing politics with the healthcare and food security of people they allegedly represent? #NHPolitics www.wmur.com/article/nh-l...
State lawmakers clash as SNAP food assistance benefits near exhaustion
State lawmakers are continuing to clash over the pending exhaustion of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
www.wmur.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Gov. Kelly Ayotte should join the lawsuit with the 25 other states seeking emergency funding for SNAP. Is she more worried about retribution from Trump than she is for the hunger of her constituents?
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BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.