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Trump Renovates the Lincoln Bathroom in Marble and Gold

I think this remodel is more in keeping with a 2000’s Vegas penthouse kinda vibe rather than a 19th century mansion but who knows?

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Opinion | $149.57 Is Going to Have to Feed My Family Indefinitely

“The real issue isn’t how SNAP recipients manage their grocery budget; it’s how this country views people who receive government support. If no food choice is acceptable — if both the Pop-Tarts and the organic butter are cause for judgment —“

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

City's derelict school buildings reflect abandonment of its neighborhoods | Opinion City's derelict school buildings reflect the abandonment of its people.

“Philadelphia's abandoned schools tell us everything we need to know about our city's priorities. We find money for luxury developments, tax breaks.., and new stadiums, but somehow never for the schools where our children learn or the neighborhoods where they live.”

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The last line is particularly disturbing “there will be no refuge or forgiveness only justice” Violence is made explicit and celebrated. These are truly dark times

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

“If the Democrats had been delivering materially and emotionally for the public, there would not be a need for socialists in office,”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

How bout that? All this time I’ve been thinking the Antichrist showed up in the form of tech oligarchs and demagogues… who would have imagined?

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Screenshot from a text this morning. This is NOT about term limits. This is part of a dark money campaign to flip the PA Supreme Court and elect right wing judges. If you live in Pennsylvania please stay informed about misleading campaigns. @newpennsylvania.bsky.social @indivisiblebux.bsky.social

Opinion | How Did My Fellow Baristas End Up on the Front Lines of a Culture War?

“Unions are a prime example of the kind of civic institutions that can save us from this pointless catharsis-seeking. They elevate workers from being powerless subjects of a boss to being participants in a democracy, with rights and powers of their own.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

On Pennsylvania Ave., Michael Milken’s Curious Temple to the American Dream

“The Milken Center a … privately funded museum partly curated and controlled by Michael R. Milken, the once-jailed bond financier pardoned by President Trump. It focuses the story of the nation around bankers, lenders and Mr. Milken himself.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/b...

How an Attempted ICE Arrest Near Chicago Turned Deadly The New York Times analyzed surveillance and bystander videos to understand what happened when an immigration agent shot and killed a motorist in a Chicago suburb.

Mr. Villegas-Gonzalez, 38, driving west on Grand Avenue in Franklin Park, Ill. He had just dropped off his two sons at a nearby elementary school and day care.

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Opinion | Our Entire Democracy May Be Riding on Whether Democrats Can Find the Right Leaders

Actually No…Our Entire Democracy is riding on working class solidarity, building social movements, and holding power accountable
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Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Administration Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him

an act of sheer cruelty

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

Some Conservative Christians Are Now Arguing Empathy Is a Sin - Bucks County Beacon The demonization of empathy has gained traction among President Donald Trump’s Christian base as his Republican administration enacts hard-line policies.

“The arguments about toxic empathy are finding open ears because far-right-wing, white evangelicals are looking for a moral framework around which they can justify President Trump’s executive orders and policies,”

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Opinion | The New American Inequality: The Cooled vs. the Cooked

“When the heat spikes during the summer, we morph into a two-party state: the cooled and the cooked. On one side, there is water, shade and air-conditioning. On the other, there is sweat, suffering and even, in the worst cases, death.” - Class and climate change

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He’ll ‘Lead a Movement’ to Eliminate Mail-In Ballots

Another hardship thrust upon working families
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Opinion | This Evangelical Pastor Wants to Replace Women’s Right to Vote

“To say that a pastor like Wilson exists no more condemns all of evangelical Christianity ….A better question is to ask whether a person this cruel and extreme has real stature and influence — and whether his influence is on the wane or on the rise.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Orders National Guard to Washington and Says He’s Taking Control of D.C. Police

There is no immediate crisis in Washington D.C. that merits a federal takeover like this. Sadly, this is another of many disturbing authoritarian shock and outrage strategies being used.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Fighting to Finally Raise the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania: A Conversation With State Rep. Roni Green - Bucks County Beacon Rep. Roni Green's life has been about helping people climb out of poverty and fighting for working class families. Before becoming a lawmaker, she was a community and labor organizer for more than 30 ...

Minimum Wages in PA and Surrounding States:

Pennsylvania: $7.25
New Jersey: $15.13
New York: $15.00
Maryland: $15.00
Delaware: $13.25
Ohio: $10.72
West Virginia: $8.75

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Dave McCormick, Donald Trump announce billions in AI and energy investments in Pa. at innovation summit: ‘The nation’s future depends on us’ Republican Sen. Dave McCormick organized the summit, which drew appearances from President Trump, major tech CEOs and the state's most prominent Democrats.

“The energy and AI crossroads is Pennsylvania,” McCormick said at the event. “…The nation’s future depends on us being able to lead, and the people in this room are part of the answer.”
- FYI, The people in the room are all CEO’s and Investment Bankers

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‘They are my people’: Mayor Cherelle Parker on why she stood firm in the DC 33 city worker strike With the strike in her rearview mirror, Parker reflected on the most tumultuous eight days of her administration in an interview with The Inquirer.

They ‘were’ your people

‘They are my people’: Mayor Cherelle Parker on why she stood firm in the DC 33 city worker strike www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

Opinion | Tech Companies Have Created a Loneliness Doom Loop

“Calling loneliness an epidemic transforms a feeling into a pathology to be cured, creating a loneliness economy. Reframing a universal human experience like loneliness as a medical diagnosis creates a market opportunity to manufacture, sell and buy treatment.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

On strike: DC 33 members share stories of ‘poverty wages’ and struggle, asking people not to cross picket lines Union members walking picket lines talked about low wages and fair treatment while residents tried to figure out what to do with their garbage.

“You can’t build a just city by breaking the backs of the people who clean it, pave it, and keep it running,” said O’Rourke,

On strike: DC 33 members share stories of ‘poverty wages’ and struggle, asking people not to cross picket lines www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

Trump celebrates harsh conditions for detainees on visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ President says immigration jail in Florida Everglades is a ‘little controversial, but I couldn’t care less’

Cruelty and dehumanization is the whole objective here

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Corporate Politics

U.S. Corporations pulling back on supporting LGBTQIA rights reminds us all that there was never a ‘triple bottom line.’

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/b...

Amazon data centers are not an investment in us | Opinion Third-party research shows that data centers provide poor-quality jobs, and fewer jobs than corporations claim. We can’t pay our bills or feed our kids with false promises.

“This news and the reaction to it left me with a few questions, the first of which: What is the difference between investing in Pennsylvania and investing in Pennsylvanians?”

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Eric Adams Meets With Business Leaders Desperate to Stop Mamdani’s Rise

Wealthy Hedge Fund managers always know best…

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/n...

In Bucks Co. PA the rain did not deter folks to show up against authoritarianism for #nokingsday
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How to Read a Military Parade The U.S. will hold a rare military display in Washington D.C. soon. The motives of countries that stage military parades vary, but the spectacles all tend to share a common visual vocabulary.

“When the regime is fully confident of its legitimacy, the loyalty of the people and their armed forces… you don’t need this sort of display,” said Dr. Aron, “The more you need to display it, I think, the more you show that there is an issue of legitimacy.”
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John Fetterman slams ‘anarchy’ in LA Sen. John Fetterman criticized the protests in LA, calling the scene “true chaos.”

Fetterman seems to be more concerned about property damage than he is about actual working families being threatened by a militarized authoritarian regime.
#fridayatfettermans
#indivisiblebuckscounty

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#LettersforGaza
A member of congress once shared the he received 200,000 letters on Gaza since October 7th. Writing hand written letters to my congressional delegation is one small action I can take today.