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Cycling linked with lower dementia risk, study finds | CNN Cycling instead of driving has been linked with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a large study has found.

Cycling isn’t just good for the planet, your wallet and your fitness. Choosing this form of transportation for your errands instead of driving or taking the train may also help you prevent cognitive decline, a recent study found.

This Is The Best Way To Boycott Disney Many people on the left are talking about a boycott of Disney after they took Jimmy Kimmel off the air, but there is a better way than a boycott to really hit Disney where it will hurt.

ACTION ALERT: Cut ESPN -- call your cable company and ask to cut any bundles that have ESPN.

Disney makes 10 billion on ESPN carriage fees.

Republican Ted Cruz says FCC chair’s threats about Kimmel are ‘dangerous’ The conservative senator warned that letting the government threaten to censor voices it doesn’t like could come back to hurt the political right if Democrats return to power.

Republican Ted Cruz says FCC chair’s threats about Kimmel are ‘dangerous’

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Cool. Release the Epstein files.

Legal experts say pulling Jimmy Kimmel from air may amount to illegal 'jawboning' Free speech scholars say ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely represents "jawboning," when government officials pressure private companies to suppress speech.

In 2020, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called political satire one of "the oldest and most important forms of free speech."

He might have forgotten his words, but we haven't.

The federal government is absolutely abandoning North Carolina's recovery from Hurricane Helene.

Compared to every other major climate disaster from the last 20 years, the feds are skimping on helping communities impacted by Helene get back on their feet.

Yes!

We live in a country where the president can order a comedian to be yanked off TV. What I describe is not a democracy.

Trump’s tariff taxes on Canada, one of Minnesota’s top trading partners, will raise costs of everyday goods, hurt small businesses, and eliminate jobs by attacking our neighbor and ally.

Senator Kaine and I reintroduced a bipartisan bill to undo Trump's reckless tariffs on Canadian goods.

Graphic featuring the following: The U.S. now has more unemployed people than job openings Source: Polymarket

Trump did that

Families identify the two children killed in shooting at Annunciation Church In handmade memorials from classmates and tearful tributes by parents and friends, the two children killed this week in a shooting in Annunciation Church are being remembered as deeply loved and full ...

Moving words from Fletcher's dad Jesse Merkel, “Please remember Fletcher for the person he was, and not the act that ended his life. Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today. We love you, Fletcher. You’ll always be with us.”

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Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.

Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.

The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc

Tonight in Washington D.C.

The sign reads: “The Bondi order is unlawful you are not obligated to follow it”

Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."

The Democracy-Building Toolbox — And Why We Need It Here Now Tools we used to export. Now we need to use them to save ourselves.

In the early 2000s, I worked in countries where democracy was fragile, new, or still just an idea.

We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.”

We talked about survival

Strategy.
Coalition
Courage

We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked

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BIG NEWS!!!! H'ville resident, small biz owner & community advocate Lynne Russo is officially running for the NC House of Representatives, District 117. Campaign Kickoff Party SUN Sept. 7 2-4 p.m.
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🍎Here’s your chance! 🍎The Apple Festival is one of our community’s biggest events. Help us spread the word that we will never stop fighting for Democracy and we invite folks to join us. Get details on our news blog myhcdp.com/news

Who was David Rose? Police officer and father killed near Emory University The father of two was fatally shot while responding to gunfire near the university's campus in Atlanta.

Officer David Rose, 33, was shot and killed while responding to an active shooter at the Atlanta headquarters of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. Authorities believe the shooter targeted the CDC over the Covid-19 vaccine.

So, no national guard on January 6th, but definitely on August 11th. Makes total sense.

For years, HCDP has had an affordable office that served as our hub for organizing, training, & turning out voters. That chapter has closed BUT we’ve found a new space that is bigger, more visible & below market rate.

To make it ours, we need your help. Details here:
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Damn right, it’s political.

Hat tip to the NAACP and everyone who came out for the Good Trouble Lives On Rally in Hendersonville! Congressman Lewis died on July 17 five years ago, but will always be our inspiration to never give up. Thank you to everyone who is keeping his legacy alive!

The churches who are not loudly fighting against the fascism and the disappearing and the corruption have ceded all of their moral authority.

JUST IN: Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, has been fired from her job in the Southern District of New York, according to people familiar with the situation. cnn.it/44NiyKb

Why can't this food be sent to Gaza? Or Yemen? South Sudan? Ukraine? What a waste. This regime is incompetent and cruel.

📣 Western NC — don’t miss this!

Join Reps. Brian Turner (HD 116) & Eric Ager (HD 114) for a community conversation on state issues that matter to you.

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Opinion: My grandmothers couldn’t vote freely, but today I’m the mayor My grandmothers were born during a time when their race made casting a ballot dangerous. Now, their grandson has been elected mayor.

My grandmothers faced voter suppression.
Now I serve as mayor.
That's progress—but there's still more to do.
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Read Preston Blakely’s powerful story:
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