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How much money is the heritage foundation and other conservative organizations donating to school board candidates? They’ve been dumping a ton of money into school board elections lately

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πŸ‘€ from @douglas.w.anderson

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Don’t cave!!!!

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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

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America’s zombie democracy, by George Packer

β€œAuthoritarianism in the 21st century looks different…democracies aren’t overthrown, nor do they collapse all at once. Instead, they erode. Opposition parties, the judiciary, the press, and civil-society groups aren’t destroyed, but over time they lose their life” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.

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But just think of the wonderful cards that you could send to mark the new Labor Day. It would be JD’s crowning achievement.

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πŸ€”

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If you aren’t uncomfortable learning our country’s history, you are learning propaganda.οΏΌ

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'So dumb': Michigan residents 'flabbergasted' by latest Trump 'gambit' President Donald Trump is a relentless defender of fossil fuels, including coal, and rails against what he calls the "Green New Deal scam." Trump claims, without evidence, that windmills cause cancer β€” a claim that quite a few scientists and environmentalists say is nonsense. Critics of Trump's energy policy argue that not only is coal terrible for the environment and a contributor to climate change β€” it is also inefficient compared to green energy. In Michigan, a coal-fired power station, the JH Campbell plant, is struggling. But the Trump Administration, according to The Guardian's Oliver Milman, is determined to keep it open despite the expense and pollution concerns. READ MORE: Trump just crossed a line no other president ever dared to "Donald Trump has made several unusual moves to elongate the era of coal, such as giving the industry exemptions from pollution rules," Milman reports in an article published on August 21. "But the gambit to keep one Michigan coal-fired power station running has been extraordinary β€” by forcing it to remain open even against the wishes of its operator. The hulking JH Campbell power plant, which, since 1962, has sat a few hundred yards from the sand dunes at the edge of Lake Michigan, was just eight days away from a long-planned closure in May when Trump's Department of Energy issued an emergency order that it remain open for a further 90 days." Milman adds, "On Wednesday, (August 20), the (Trump) Administration intervened again to extend this order even further, prolonging the lifetime of the coal plant another 90 days, meaning it will keep running until November β€” six months after it was due to close." One Michigan resident who is highly critical of the JH Campbell plant is Mark Oppenhuizen, who lives nearby and fears that pollution from the plant has made his wife's lung disease worse. Oppenhuizen told The Guardian, "My family had a countdown for it closing. We couldn't wait. I was flabbergasted when the administration said they had stopped it shutting down. Why are they inserting themselves into a decision a company has made? Just because politically, you don't like it? It's all so dumb." READ MORE: 'Nothing short of remarkable': Fox News hosts blasts Trump press secretary According to Milman, keeping JH Campbell from closing down will cost a fortune. "In Michigan, the cost of keeping JH Campbell open is set to be steep," Milman reports. "Consumers Energy initially estimated its closure would save ratepayers $600m by 2040 as it shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy sources such as solar and wind. Reversing this decision costs $1m a day in operating costs, an imposition that Midwest residents will have to meet through their bills. It is understood the company privately told outside groups it fears the administration could keep adding 90-day emergency orders for the entire remainder of Trump's term." READ MORE: Trump's new Ministry of Truth is straight out of George Orwell Read Oliver Milman's full article for The Guardian at this link.
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Israel just denied this doctor from entering Gaza with food and baby formula Earlier this year, we talked with Dr. Mimi Syed about treating kids shot in Gaza. Now, she is being denied entry back into the strip.

"We were given no reason as to why."

Israel just denied this doctor from entering Gaza with food and baby formula.

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RFK has cut about 20% of civil servants at DHHS affecting NIH’s ability to deliver grants, CDC’s ability to monitor disease and FDA’s ability to ensure we have safe food and drugs. There’s no easy fix w/ a new admin. Stability of fed jobs was a key benefitβ€”which has been shattered. Who will go back?

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Congress steps up on wild horse protections, must press for fertility control - Return to Freedom Both the House and Senate Appropriations Interior Subcommittees have stepped up and included critical protections for wild horses and burros in their 2026 appropriations bills. The president’s Fiscal ...

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Project 2025 wants to kill horses too. There’s something for everyone to hate in that plan.

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And how much do you want to bet the conservatives on the Supreme Court go along with it.
Clarence Thomas would probably argue to bring back the Three-Fifths Compromise

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Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.

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The moment the civil rights act was passed, powerful but presumably insecure whites (mostly male) began playing the long game to dismantle it. The heritage foundation and federalist societies work is coming to fruition. They bought the Supreme Court. They want plutocracy not democracy or equality.

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I assume republican Jesus was making sure they were in the missionary position.

11.08.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Much can be said about Kristi Noem and her pets. 🀬

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Pacoima Tamales Vendor Suffers a Heart Attack During ICE Raid - The San Fernando Valley Sun Names have been altered or omitted in this story to protect identities due to immigration status.Β  For 10 years, Matilde has been selling tamales at the same location, by Lowe’s […]

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08.08.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure JK Rowling modeled Voldemort on herself.
I’m sure she’s happy people are being denied rights.
Why are people so obsessed with where and how people take a piss?!

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That would have made sense, but no.

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