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Where We Are Headed - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/27/w...
When you think about it for more than 5 seconds, it really is both insane and outrageous that *HILLARY CLINTON* - a woman who apparently has never met with nor corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein was one of the first people deposed.
Thank you! I wholeheartedly agree!
I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.
We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.
I just voted to help @credomobile.bsky.social decide how to distribute its monthly funding to progressive nonprofits. You can vote, too! It's free and takes less than a minute. Vote here: bit.ly/3hA7arP
US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals www.commondreams.org/news/militar...
JEREMY ADELMAN: NAVIGATING OIL, HOPE, AND UNCERTAINTY IN POST-MADURO VENEZUELA
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Join us for the book launch of Rethinking Global History (ed by our S. Gänger & J. Osterhammel), with speakers such as Jeremy Adelman, Poorvi Bellur and John-Paul A. Ghobrial, on May 14, 2025, 4:15-5:45pm (CET). Email modern.history@zegk.uni-heidelberg.de to request Zoom-link. And spread the word!
Daughter went to a birthday party and the party bag contained a BOOK. These are my people.
I'm writing a book. Every working day begins with me rewriting what I wrote the day before, and the day before that. If your reaction to that is "AI could save you that trouble," I know you're not a writer. Computer programs can't sleep on it, can't dream an idea, can't suddenly realize something.
“Is it necessary to suffer in order to be a writer? Don’t worry about the suffering. The suffering will occur whether you like it or not.” - Margaret Atwood
Disturbing is the right word.
Banana Republic level stuff 🍌
That judge MUST be impeached & removed immediately. They also need to be investigated for crimes because there's no way this is legal. #fascism #ICE #DHS #immigration
As ICE Buys Up Warehouses, Even Some Trump Voters Say No www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
Today's #JobsReport highlights:
- payroll job growth 130k in January, but benchmark revisions show 2025 much weaker than originally reported
- unemployment rate at 4.3%, up from 4.0% last January
- federal government continues to lose jobs
#EconSky @epi.org #NumbersDay
The end of Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits in January caused millions to lose health care coverage and millions more to face higher premiums.
@kdoc-writes.bsky.social + @groundwork.bsky.social's Breyon Williams find Black families disproportionately face these impacts. Their latest 👇
The federal minimum wage remains under the poverty line for any household of any size in 2026. Annual full-time earnings at the federal minimum wage and federal poverty guidelines by household size. NOTE: Federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Poverty guideline for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. SOURCE: Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for 2026
BREAKING: The federal minimum wage remains an official poverty wage in 2026. 😵
The annual earnings of a single adult working full-time, year-round at $7.25/hour falls below the newly released poverty threshold for any household of any size. 1/
"A divided federal appellate panel ruled Friday in favor of the Trump administration’s policy of locking up most undocumented immigrants without bond, a decision that legal experts called a serious blow to due process." https://bit.ly/46GidL5
Bluesky’s own @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social!
Donald Trump’s rhetoric has shifted from grievance to a direct assault on the mechanics of our democracy.
What were once threats are becoming actions — a dangerous signal of what's to come for the 2026 midterms.
The largest nurses’ union, National Nurses United, demands abolition of ICE.
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nurs... #CE #CBP #fascism
I sincerely hope that JD Vance gets this reaction every single place he goes.
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...
Poverty is entirely preventable so why aren't Republicans & Democrats trying to solve it?
🔸 Mapped: Share of Households with No Income, by U.S. State share.google/WQ8iYVfdBNqm... #PoorPeoplesCampaign
Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal Industry www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/c...
