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On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/3luHXGch

Fight the good fight. Love and protect your local library. Call your congressperson and senator and tell them how you feel about what is going on. Support investigative journalism. Send what you can to the ACLU and others working to protect our rights. Don't withdraw. Engage!

Trump Backs House GOP Bill Slashing $1 Trillion From Medicaid and Food Stamps Republicans are cutting Medicaid “to pay for tax breaks for the richest 1 percent of Americans,” one organization noted.

Trump Backs House GOP Bill Slashing $1 Trillion From Medicaid and Food Stamps truthout.org/articles/tru...

I wonder when people voted for Trump, did they vote for Musk to take over the Treasury? Did they vote for Musk to change the payment system of the United States Treasury according to his whims? For young programmers to control all Treasury financial transactions?

How Solitude Is Rewiring American Identity A conversation with Derek Thompson on how social isolation is affecting both happiness and civic life

“Americans understand Americans less because we see Americans less,” @dkthomp.bsky.social told @lorakelley.bsky.social in The Atlantic Daily. “I don’t think there should be any confusion about why an anti-social century has coincided with a polarized century.”

It’s Maddeningly Hard to Get Americans to Eat Better The government is changing what foods can be branded as “healthy.” It expects basically no one to listen.

For the first time in 30 years, the government has changed what foods can be labeled as “healthy.” It expects almost no one to listen, writes Nicholas Florko.

I am reading Min Jin Lee's "Pachinko", and watching the series on Apple. Of course the book is more complex. I love the series, but the book is more compelling, and written chronologically, instead of jumping back and forth in time as the series does. Great read.

#booksky #books

I listened to Jimmy Carter's grandson eulogize him today. It makes me glad to realize the many people who admired Carter's character and accomplishments, and who are in this country do going for their families, communities and the country. It gives me hope.

How Trump Could Target Nonprofits — and How to Protect Yours Expect donors and organizations to be attacked by name, harassed and threatened online, and investigated on questionable grounds, says the author. Here’s how groups can defend themselves.

As efforts to target civil society increase, nonprofits across the political spectrum must stay focused and be ready to defend themselves against unwarranted attacks.

Aggrieved Men, Conspiracy Theories, and More Predictions for 2025 What's next for abortion and for Abortion, Every Day

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Some personal favorites: Moonstruck; Aliens; The Way We Were; Now, Voyager; Family Man. Have fun!