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Estuarine ecologist(A.B.D.) Interests incl. online databases/publishing, biology, environmental issues/climate change, running, cycling...

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Cuts to SNAP benefits will disproportionately harm families of color and children Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration passed a budget blueprint to pay for tax cuts that overwhelmingly favor rich households at the expense of working people. Communities of color will...

NEWS FLASH: Tax cuts for the wealthy paid for by people who are already struggling to get by is NOT making America greatโ€ฆ

Cruelty IS the point.

www.epi.org/blog/cuts-to...

01.11.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Government Shutdown Fight Is About Making Life, and Health Care, More Affordableย  - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy At a time of rising costs for groceries, housing, electricity and more, keeping healthcare costs from spiking is essential.

A Kentucky perspective on what the budget fight in Washington is all about. Itโ€™s worth a read no matter where youโ€™re fromโ€ฆ

kypolicy.org/government-s...

01.11.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): โ€œIf this is what theyโ€™re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilitiesโ€ฆ what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?โ€

31.10.2025 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32780    ๐Ÿ” 12011    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 468    ๐Ÿ“Œ 418
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Valley Forge Military College Wants to Sign Compact While seven of the nine universities originally invited to join the Trump administrationโ€™s โ€œCompact for Academic Excellence in Higher Educationโ€ have formally rejected the agreement, Valley Forge Mili...

Valley Forge Military Academy is on the cusp of making a BIG mistake.

Never, NEVER, trust Donald Trump or his Administration. Promises are nothing more than his future liesโ€ฆ

www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

31.10.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Billie Eilish calls on billionaires to give away their wealthโ€”with Mark Zuckerberg in the room: 'If you're a billionaire, why are you one?' | Fortune โ€œNo hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties,โ€ she said at the WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards.

I'm with Billie Ellish.

fortune.com/2025/10/31/b...

31.10.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump backs idiots...

31.10.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump's America.

Fuck Donald Trump and his Administration!!!

31.10.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The cruelty of the Trump Administration and the GOP for all to see.

They could care less...

31.10.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Your daily reminder that Trump absolutely can fund SNAP through contingency funds.

He absolutely can prevent 42 million Americans โ€” including 20 million children โ€” from going hungry next month.

He is choosing not to. Donโ€™t let him lie his way out of this.

30.10.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3012    ๐Ÿ” 1222    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 78    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

Do Trump next!!!

31.10.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the U.S., we're seeing a clean coal boom, as Trump puts the nation's energy policy in reverse.

Horse & buggies are the future!!!

This is what you get when the President is in bed with the fossil fuel industry.

31.10.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ABOLISH TRUMP!!!

31.10.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...

Instead of blaming Tylenol, looks like both Trump and antivaxxer RFK Jr. should be recommending COVID-19 VACCINATION to reduce the incidence of COVID in children!

Science doesn't take a back seat in the Trump Administration, Science isn't even in the car!!!

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

31.10.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover Nearly nine months into Trumpโ€™s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst theyโ€™ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

Remember, EVERYTHING THAT TRUMP TOUCHES FAILS.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

31.10.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. Itโ€™s astoundingly anti-Christ.

31.10.2025 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18781    ๐Ÿ” 6466    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 674    ๐Ÿ“Œ 303
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Every authoritarian action Trump is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity.

He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness.

Remember this.

30.10.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2032    ๐Ÿ” 643    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 81    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
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Americans blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds Independents hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown by a 2-1 margin, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos.

Nice to see the results of this poll.

Sad to see how far and how fast Democracy has fallen.

Hope all GOP members of Congress get ousted at the very next opportunity, as they have betrayed their constituents. And all to curry favor with a would-be dictatorโ€ฆ

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

31.10.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US Senate votes to end Trumpโ€™s global tariffs on more than 100 countries Vote passes 51-47 in latest bipartisan effort to challenge tariffs, but House is unlikely to take any similar action The US Senate took a stand against Donald Trumpโ€™s global tariffs affecting more than 100 countries on Thursday, voting to nullify the so-called โ€œreciprocalโ€ tariffs. Four Republicans joined with all Democrats to vote 51-47 on a resolution to end the base-level tariffs that the president put into place via executive order. Continue reading...

US Senate votes to end Trumpโ€™s global tariffs on more than 100 countries

30.10.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 253    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Yep thatโ€™s right folks, Trump sees that Christmas is cancelledโ€ฆ

31.10.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More big news: the Senate just passed my bipartisan resolution to end Trump's global tariffs. This is a huge win and shows how unpopular Trump's tariffs really are. Now it's time for Mike Johnson to abandon his 6 week vacation and get this passed in the House.

30.10.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1756    ๐Ÿ” 525    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

Are our elected representatives - well actually only a few of them - actually waking up from their Trump-induced coma???

Hope all the other senators get kicked to the curb when the next election comes aroundโ€ฆ

31.10.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Senate voted 50โ€“46 tonight to block Trumpโ€™s tariffs on Canada, and yesterday it voted to block his tariffs on Brazil. Now we need the house to vote. Whereโ€™s the House? Is Johnson still guarding the Epstein files?

30.10.2025 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4489    ๐Ÿ” 1070    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 109    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
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Powell: "Higher tariffs are pushing up prices in some categories of goods, resulting in higher overall inflation."

29.10.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7454    ๐Ÿ” 2495    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 370    ๐Ÿ“Œ 219
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Speaker Johnson just confessed.

The Republicans are holding canceled SNAP as a negotiating tactic.

Takingย children and their families hostage is reprehensible.

31.10.2025 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 309    ๐Ÿ” 106    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

When you have two assholes pretending that they know something about public health.

Itโ€™s Trumpโ€™s idea of a joke on the American peopleโ€ฆ

31.10.2025 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When you canโ€™t pay your bills. When you skip physicals and stretch your prescriptions. When your kids donโ€™t have enough to eat and you canโ€™t afford to turn on the heat and there are soldiers in your streetsโ€ฆ

Remember these faces.

Suffering brought to you by the compromised, callous, twisted GOP

30.10.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2175    ๐Ÿ” 875    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
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Prince Andrew To Lose 'Prince' Title, Buckingham Palace Says The incredible move comes after more allegations about Andrew's connection to the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, have emerged.

Next up, Donald Trump!!! www.huffpost.com/entry/prince...

31.10.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Senate Must Reject Casey Means as Surgeon General, Defend Public Health Says | Defend Public Health With her confirmation hearing scheduled for this morning, Defend Public Health is urging the Senate to reject the nomination of Casey Means as U.S. Surgeon General. Means is a โ€œhealth influencerโ€ with...

"The Senate should say no to quackery and unanimously reject Casey Means." www.defendpublichealth.org/press-releas...

30.10.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 209    ๐Ÿ” 86    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

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