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Professor of Political Science, African, and Women's Studies. Lover of Nigeria. Proud Grandma.

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DEI for me, but not for thee: The Pete Hegseth story The Boston Globe got its hands on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s master’s thesis from his time at Harvard Universityβ€”and the fact that he attended the Ivy League school does not, mind you, ...

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

08.10.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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CNN: β€œAn older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 β€” 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

07.10.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11848    πŸ” 5824    πŸ’¬ 409    πŸ“Œ 231
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Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

Thanks to RFK, parents are encountering all sorts of obstacles when trying to find pediatric covid shots, inc. for infants and toddlers younger than 2, who are at higher risk - we knew this would happen.

Some of the problems:

πŸ”ΉοΈMany pediatricians and...

🧡1/7

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

08.10.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Sen. Ruben Gallego says the impacts of the shutdown pale in comparison to the calamity that would ensue if the Obamacare subsidies expire: β€œIf we don’t get ACA tax credit extensions, over 100,000 Arizonans are going to double their premiums on their health insurance. That’s painful and permanent.”

07.10.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4233    πŸ” 1584    πŸ’¬ 134    πŸ“Œ 46
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Senate Confirms Neil Jacobs, β€˜Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist, to Lead NOAA Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019.

The Senate confirmed a new leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, installing Neil Jacobs, the acting director during the hurricane forecasting controversy of the first Trump administration known as β€œSharpiegate.”

08.10.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 11

Maybe Johnson can give us the simple truth on why he won’t swear in the 218th signature on the Epstein discharge petition

07.10.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1510    πŸ” 287    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 10
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282 Ex DOJ officials open letter: β€œWe believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it”

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

07.10.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8707    πŸ” 3693    πŸ’¬ 237    πŸ“Œ 144
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

07.10.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 44112    πŸ” 16961    πŸ’¬ 1394    πŸ“Œ 1011
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Ex-special counsel John Durham undercut case against James Comey in interview with prosecutors: Sources John Durham, who investigated the Russia probe, told prosecutors probing James Comey that had been unable to uncover evidence supporting charges against him, sources say.

BREAKING: ABC confirms that person 3 in the Comey indictment is not Andy McCabe: it's Daniel Richman - as Andy and I posited over a week ago on the Unjustified podcast. abcnews.go.com/US/special-c...

06.10.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2710    πŸ” 765    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 8
Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Battle for the Soul of America
YouTube video by The John Adams Institute Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Battle for the Soul of America

Currently enjoying this. #NikoleHannahJones is brilliant!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2fp...

07.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Color Noir - Coloring Book & App

06.10.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Color Noir - Coloring Book & App

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Color Noir - Coloring Book & App

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Color Noir - Coloring Book & App

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Color Noir - Coloring Book & App

06.10.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Color Noir - Coloring Book & App

06.10.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Color Noir - Coloring Book & App

06.10.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Color Noir - Coloring Book & App

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05.10.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9920    πŸ” 4096    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 134

Mike Johnson refuses to swear in
Congresswoman who is likely
Epstein Files swing vote.

go.bsky.app/15p2j48

05.10.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 391    πŸ” 192    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 25
The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis
) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyoneβ€”including kidsβ€”and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis ) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyoneβ€”including kidsβ€”and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

Narrator: This is fascism.

05.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18038    πŸ” 5749    πŸ’¬ 511    πŸ“Œ 191
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HPV vaccination drives cervical cancer rates down in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people Researchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing infections and can offer herd immunity, reinforcing previous research and highl...

HPV vaccination drives cervical cancer rates down in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people www.livescience.com/health/cance...

05.10.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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Health insurance premiums for a single person will more than double on average next year if the enhanced premium tax credits expire.

This will be on top of the rising prices Americans pay for household goods, gas prices, electricity, housing, and groceries.

04.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
Mask Off US Empire: War Secretary Tells Military To Commit War Crimes - PopularResistance.Org US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gathered top generals and encouraged the military to commit war crimes and ignore international law. β€œYou kill people and break things for a living”, Hegseth proudly ...

popularresistance.org/mask-off-us-...

05.10.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Did you notice how β€œstates rights” was trotted out to overturn Roe v Wade but doesn’t apply to anything at all now? That said. A National Abortion Ban IS coming. Prepare.

05.10.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 503    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 7
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Meiselas: Well, Trump sends Kristi Noem to Chicago, and she claims she really needs to use the bathroom.

So, she heads into a city police bathroom but the police are like, β€œWe’re not going to let you poop in our bathroom. Go use another bathroom.”

And then Noem turns this into a whole controversy

05.10.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2318    πŸ” 555    πŸ’¬ 261    πŸ“Œ 61

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” β€”FDR, 1944

05.10.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7228    πŸ” 2511    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 62
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The Opportunistic Lies vs. The Pleasant Reality

05.10.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8042    πŸ” 1954    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 66
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Second Wave Of Flotillas Are Heading For Gaza Now - PopularResistance.Org n the past three months, citizens around the world have participated in dramatic challenges to the horrific Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with over 66,000 known dead and at least a hundred ...

popularresistance.org/second-wave-...

05.10.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Overlooked No More: Bessie Margolin, Lawyer Who Turned Workers’ Hopes Into Law

"She was, as The Seattle Daily Times called her in 1968, 'the nation’s number one fighter for equal pay for women.'" πŸ—ƒοΈ

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

04.10.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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