Michael L. Simpson

Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash (Gift Article) After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country.

"The 4th Branch of Government" can hold the 3 official branches of government to account. Voting is an extremely important use of your power, but you still have power between elections. You are an American -- Do not cede that power to the king.

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Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:

100 percent tariffs on Tesla.

Analysis | Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries At a news conference, Trump read a list of conditions he called disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019.

Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler | At a news conference, President Trump read a list of conditions he called disqualifying.

But here’s the rub: During Trump’s first term, the FAA began a program to hire air traffic controllers with the conditions that Trump decried.

@molelect.friendica.world.ap.brid.gy I'm still learning my way around Bluesky, and at the same time, the Fediverse. So, now I have both my original Bluesky account and this account on Friendica that comes across the bridge

Holocaust survivor Stanislaw Zalewski wearing a striped hat and scarf carrying a candle during commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Red Army. Photo credit: Wojtek Radwanski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Dozens of world leaders joined a dwindling group of Nazi death camp survivors on Monday in Poland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. nyti.ms/42wHSom

we have a president with a tenuous grip on small legislative majorities who is out of the gate with a flurry of dramatically unpopular orders and who has just demonstrated his weakness on the international stage. if i were an elected member of his domestic opposition, i might try to draw real blood.

Just imagine.

Renewables were supposed to take over the grid. Instead they’re falling short. Renewable energy sources were supposed to take over the grid. Instead, they’re falling short, and Trump’s wind ban executive order will only make things worse.

Renewable energy sources were supposed to take over the grid.

However, as President Donald Trump takes the reins, threatening tariffs and halting new permitting for wind, the country is drifting further away from an all-renewable future.

Our town hall tonight will now be hosted on YouTube Live. Watch at 8pm ET as we discuss how civil servants can navigate the challenging landscape. Submit private questions to: info@civilservicestrong.org; a recording will be posted on YT post-event. Link to YT Live: bit.ly/democracyforwardtownhall

People always ask me about bears on the AT....personally, I've been more fascinated by the little creatures

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Best sledding ever for me was after a surprise snow in a laundry basket...better technology is not always....better

Follow along as the kill democracy plan (www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...) happens in the USA

When struggling with life, I often find it useful to remember my first principles

i love that bishop baddie’s book is on being brave. #church @mariannedgarbudde.store

Empathy

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Try the Democracy2025.org website

I agree....but so easy to say...so hard to accomplish

Opinion | I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. I Know Why Trump Pardoned Them. Trump’s pardons will encourage more violence.

“The rest of us, too, must keep the horrors of Jan. 6 from being forgotten,” writes Brendan Ballou, a former federal prosecutor who resigned this week from the Department of Justice. "For in a time when many politicians’ careers depend on forgetting, memory itself is an act of resistance."

H.R. 7: A Dangerous and Misleading Bill that Threatens Women’s Health - National Women's Law Center H.R. 7 is a dangerous and misleading bill that has one goal – eliminating abortion coverage in all insurance markets. If H.R. 7 were to become law, all women could either lose insurance coverage that ...

Bill H.R. 7 is a serious threat to women’s health care.

I’ve attached a link to a Google Doc that lets you review the bill, find your reps and includes example email/letter & phone call scripts here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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