Candace Lilyquist

Folks, I promise you the conspiracy rabbit holes are a lot of stupid bullshit dressed up for social media engagement. Many of us who are veterans are cringing at the otherwise smart people we see sharing said stupid bullshit online. None of it is worth your time. I promise you that.

Congress Has Only Itself to Blame for the War Department Years of neglected oversight have led to unrestrained presidential authority.

For decades, lawmakers have ceded their constitutional war powers, allowing presidents of both parties to launch military action without approval, writes Adam Weinstein.

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Where can we start signing up to support your run for POTUS? I just retired from organizational development work and I am ready to commit.

Not true. We have a growing number of brand meds. The only reason we don’t have all brand meds is because the big PBMs threaten to reduce sales of the brand’s meds if they work with us.

They know we will do to brand pricing what we did to generics.

Fr Pete the Wilderness Priest (@fatherpetethewildernesspriest) It’s challenging and scary, but…if not now, when?

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Fr Pete the Wilderness Priest (@fatherpetethewildernesspriest) Christ didn’t disregard women, He dignified them.

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An actual dictator and a wannabe dictator walk into a bar.

The actual dictator points a gun at the bartender and says, “Leave.”

Then he shows the wannabe dictator all the blackmail he has on him.

“Now, do what I say,” he commands.

Sorry, this isn’t a joke. It’s what happened yesterday in Alaska.

Texas hasn't received FEMA aid yet. The callous disregard from officials is shocking. I hope Texans remember this in 2026. Ultimately, it seems the priority is enriching the wealthy using funds collected from struggling individuals.

Democratic Wins Media (@demwinsmedia) BREAKING: Texas State Senator James Talarico just delivered a remarkable sermon explaining why his faith demands he be a Democrat that cares for others. This is amazing.

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Keep Colbert on Air! We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition t...

We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

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Beauty captured in a distinctive style

Laughing loudly

#MayDay

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ChatGPT Is Still Leading the AI Wars but Google Gemini Is Gaining Ground This is just a tiny glimpse of the data available to CivicScience clients. Discover more data. Generative AI has quickly become part of everyday life for a growing number of people. What was once seen...

If you are curious about AI market share, @civicscience.bsky.social has answers

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The Supreme Court is about to let religion ruin public education Two recent cases suggest that the era of secular schools is coming to an end.

“This is taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination. You’ve just got to call it what it is.”

This is probably so true and horrifying at the same time.

Here, hold my beer.

This

Trump approval rating dips; many wary of his wielding of power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds President Donald Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his efforts to broaden his power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday found.

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Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.

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Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.

Now more than ever, we’re excited to participate in Civic Learning Week to energize the movement for civic education across the nation. Check out civiclearningweek.org for a full week of events highlighting why K-12 civic learning is vital for sustaining & strengthening our constitutional democracy.