Kathy Dowd

Operation Charlotte's Web: Anderson Clayton on Border Patrol's NC Invasion "I don't think the South has ever taken too kindly to federal agents coming in."

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Inside Mamdani’s Viral Video Team The creators of his wildly successful digital campaign tell me how they found their winning formula.

Inside Mamdani’s Viral Video Team
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Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their opponents rather than to work for the common good Politicians get blamed for government shutdowns. But does the fault lie also with citizens, who are more invested in punishing partisan rivals than in demanding competent government?

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Earth to Democrats: Do NOT compromise on your shutdown demand You hold the cards now. Last Tuesday's election shows it.

Earth to Democrats: Do NOT compromise on your shutdown demand
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Did You Feel That, America? That's The Pulse of Democracy. Did you feel that, America?

Did You Feel That, America? That's The Pulse of Democracy.
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Donald Trump Is a Commie Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Donald Trump Is a Commie
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Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...

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North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine Americans don’t have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like, because it’s already happening in one state.

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During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs. Researchers looked at nasal swabs and symptom reports of more than 800 students and staff in Kansas City, Misso...

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The ‘Billionaire Ballroom’ has to go It won’t interfere with the current building.

The ‘Billionaire Ballroom’ has to go
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My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.

My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
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From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”

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N.C. Rep. Tim Moore Is Betting Against Trump’s Economy Tim Moore publicly touts Trump’s economic policies. His investments in an exotic fund tell a different story.

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Spain’s Old Ways May Show How to Keep Cool www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/w...

Opinion | One Sentence in the Constitution Is Causing America Huge Problems

One Sentence in the Constitution Is Causing America Huge Problems www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

Was Trump the Inevitable Endpoint of Conservatism? A reckoning for conservatives, liberals, and America.

Was Trump the Inevitable Endpoint of Conservatism?
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Democratic Wins Media (@demwinsmedia) BREAKING: You have to hear why this Republican is now abandoning Trump and supporting Democrats. Stories like this are popping up all across the country. This is amazing.

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Pastors who endorse political candidates shouldn't lose tax-exempt status, IRS says in filing The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.

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I Miss Having a Human President | john pavlovitz Get more from john pavlovitz on Patreon

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Nicholas Kristof: Gratuitous Cruelty A miracle food paste that fights malnutrition in children, that taxpayers have already paid for, is collecting dust in warehouses.

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This A.I. Company Wants to Take Your Job

This A.I. Company Wants to Take Your Job www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/t...

EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly ...

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"We the People" are America's Power Now is the time to link up, stand together, & reconstruct democracy

"We the People" are America's Power
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Live Updates: Minnesota Lawmaker Is Assassinated in Act of ‘Targeted Political Violence’

Live Updates: Minnesota Lawmaker Is Assassinated in Act of ‘Targeted Political Violence’ www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

YouTube video by Robert Reich The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

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Antagonism to transgender rights is tied to the authoritarian desire for social conformity – not just partisan affiliation Authoritarian attitudes – the desire for social conformity and an aversion to difference – play an important role in Americans’ willingness to restrict transgender rights.

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Supreme Court changes the game on federal environmental reviews For lawyers, industry, advocates and the courts, environmental review after the Eagle County decision is not just a new ballgame. It is a new sport.

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Clean energy could power everything on the planet and we’d still have a major climate problem. An essay excerpted from @MikeGrunwald’s forthcoming book on the challenge of feeding our hot and hungry Earth:

Here is an otter learning to get your day off to the right start.