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Historian, lawyer, scientist, beekeeper, keynote speaker.

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Measles is 'worse than expected' in Utah, officials say Measles patients in Utah are developing severe complications, health officials say, including potentially life-threatening anemia and liver inflammation.

Anti-science BS propagated by RFK, and enabled by Trump, is making children sick, some will likely die. Congress knows this and does nothing. Senator Cassidy is a doctor but confirmed RFK in the face of evidence that he is dangerous. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

07.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The rich -- who have benefitted most from our system of schools, roads, first responders, national security -- need to carry the largest tax obligations. Income taxes are the way to do that.

06.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
John A. Ragosta: What happens when churches and community both decline? A few years back, church membership in the United States fell below 50% for the first time in modern history. Now, the most common form of religious affiliation...

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06.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Their corruption and malevolence is only matched by their incompetence.

06.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Schumer is right: This is a good opportunity to demand reform.

05.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.

But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

05.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 40215 πŸ” 9064 πŸ’¬ 1491 πŸ“Œ 306

They should all be required to have a blind trust. It is not a penalty at all to turn your financial assets over to a competent financial advisor, BUT it would stop the corruption (that has occurred repeatedly) and the appearance of corruption.

05.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

05.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 18627 πŸ” 7251 πŸ’¬ 793 πŸ“Œ 409

If Congress isn't supposed to be involved in setting taxes, and has abdicated its responsibility to declare war, we really have to ask why are we even paying them salaries.

05.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans are exploding the wealth/opportunity gap that Thomas Jefferson warned would destroy the nation. They don't care.

05.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senators push Trump for $200B tax cut without Congress. Experts say it’s illegal The senators claim that the Trump administration does not need congressional approval for the $200 billion tax cut. However some conservative legal experts and Treasury officials beg to differ.

Republican senators pushing more tax cuts that would go overwhelmingly to the super-rich, and they don't want Congress to even look at the issue. No money for health care, education, infrastructure, but letting the rich get richer is their policy. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

05.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Gerrymandering is a cancer on our nation; it reduced voter participation, encourages extremism, undermines voter choice.... Democrats need to respond to the Trump/Republican gerrymandering in kind BUT after winning in 2026 should seek a bipartisan end to the practice.

05.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gerrymandering is a cancer on our nation; it reduced voter participation, encourages extremism, undermines voter choice.... Democrats need to respond to the Trump/Republican gerrymandering in kind BUT after winning in 2026 should seek a bipartisan end to the practice.

05.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When trump is finally gone, it will take a long time and much difficulty to repair the damage the fool has done. The hardest part may be restoring our nation's image on the world stage, and convincing our former friends to trust us again.

05.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 2962 πŸ” 492 πŸ’¬ 552 πŸ“Œ 77

The Constitution is clear: Congress decides on war. When a president uses military force without authorization and Congress stays silent, they are abandoning their role as a co equal branch of government. War is the most serious power our government has. Shame on the U.S. Senate today.

05.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 7268 πŸ” 2046 πŸ’¬ 418 πŸ“Œ 103
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A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever πŸ’”

04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 19877 πŸ” 8419 πŸ’¬ 348 πŸ“Œ 326
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05.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 14422 πŸ” 5730 πŸ’¬ 523 πŸ“Œ 249

Minnesota alone has four Republican members of the House. They are silent. They are complicit. They all need to be removed.

05.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEvery gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed...This is not a way of life...it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.”

-Dwight Eisenhower 1953

05.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 3185 πŸ” 1140 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 50
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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

🚩 House Oversight just voted 24-19 to SUBPOENA AG Pam Bondi over her half-baked Epstein files release.

Key docs still hidden.
Redactions everywhere.
Powerful names protected.

Enough is enough.

Tell Congress: FORCE Bondi to release EVERY unredacted file NOW. No more cover-ups! πŸ”₯

04.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 7056 πŸ” 2093 πŸ’¬ 337 πŸ“Œ 102
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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

The Trump regime is swimming in corruption. Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

05.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump wants a masked, armed, poorly-trained Gestapo. Courts need to stand firm against this illegality (since Republicans in Congress are too busy kissing Trump's ass to do their constitutional duty of imposing checks and balances).

03.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pardoned Capitol rioter who said Jan. 6 officer 'needs to be put down' is charged Jake Lang confronted a Washington police officer at a Jan. 6 anniversary event, telling him, "Public execution is the only solution for animals like you," charging documents say.

After Trump's pardons, many of the January 6 insurrectionists have continued their criminal and violent ways. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

03.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pentagon undercuts White House’s Iran preemptive strike claim: Report Iran had no plans to strike U.S. forces unprovoked, CNN reported, contradicting the White House's rationale for attacking Iran.

Unnecessary war chosen by Netanyahu (who plays Trump like a fiddle). Americans are dying and Congress has abandoned its constitutional role Republicans know this and do nothing. www.newsweek.com/pentagon-und...

02.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

They are murdering young girls trying to get an education in an undeclared war made in an effort to appease the criminal Netanyahu.

02.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

The Epstein cover-up is starting to crack, but Pam Bondi is still stonewalling. This is the biggest scandal in modern history, and it's being buried.

Congress: Do your job. Demand the full release NOW.

Who's with us? Tell your reps:

02.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 10764 πŸ” 3423 πŸ’¬ 472 πŸ“Œ 137

Where are we? A president clearly in mental decline, a compliant Congress afraid to exercise there oversight responsibilities when the useful idiot starts a war. When I served, it never occurred to me that I would ever have to question an order.

02.03.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 3979 πŸ” 917 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 27
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Family Fighting to Free Father of 3, a Legal Permanent U.S. Resident from Canada, from ICE Custody After More Than 100 Days A father of three's loved ones are fighting for his return home after over 100 days in ICE custody. Curtis James Wright was born in Canada but has been a legal United States permanent resident since m...

It's almost as if there are quotas for arresting and deporting people, regardless of facts. This is the way a Gestapo acts. people.com/family-fight...

01.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump told Palm Beach police chief β€˜everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was β€˜evil’ The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.

Why has Trump lied repeatedly about how close he was to Epstein and what he knew? AND why do Republicans not want to even ask??? www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

01.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Ray Dalio, Scott Bessent and others are rallying around a '3% solution' to the national debt | Fortune Bipartisan consensus is building in support of lowering the gulf between revenues and outlays to 3% of GDP.

It's a start, BUT this means dramatically increasing taxes on the rich and reducing out of control military expenditures. Trump has moved us in the opposite direction. fortune.com/2026/03/01/r...

01.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0