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In “processing” my claim, Safeco violated many of WI's standards of fair claim handling per Wis. Admin. Code § INS 6.11. They don’t care about doing the right thing or the legal thing. In 2024, Liberty Mutual, Safeco's parent, reported a net income of $4.383 billion. THAT’S what they care about.

A march on Sen Ron Johnson’s office is being planned for Tues 2/25 at 1:00. I learned about this from Arc Wisconsin. Questions: Laurine Lusk at laurineann3101@gmail.com”

Nationwide 50501 protests against Trump administration planned Feb 5, 2025 The 50501 Movement, a nationwide protest against Project 2025 and the Trump administration’s policies, is rapidly gaining traction. Organized through social media, demonstrations are set for February ...

The protest in Madison, WI on Feb 5 is at 11:00, not noon. Meet on the Capitol steps.

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How do we find you on Discord?

Glad you’ve got that sorted.

With the avian flu causing a nationwide egg shortage and transmission to chickens, ducks, dairy cattle, and, potentially to humans, Trump has forbidden the CDC to talk about it.

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Which starter pack(s)?

Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.

New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...

Making a ridiculous post about tariffs on Truth Social was his secret plan to end the war in 24 hours? What a ridiculous clown show. Idiocracy.

On Martin Luther King Jr Day, we shall remember the woman who shattered ceilings to be to the first Black/Asian woman to be the American Vice President. Thank You Kamala Devi Harris for all of your work these past 4 years 🙏🏾 #kamalaharris #martinlutherkingjr #blacksky

As one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Native American activist and political prisoner who has been incarcerated for nearly half a century for a crime he maintains he did not commit. truthout.org/articles/bid...

Report Exposes How Charter Schools Are Doomed to Fail – at Taxpayers’ Expense - Bucks County Beacon Pennsylvanians should be alarmed the next time one of our legislators wants to make it “easier” to launch a charter school in the commonwealth.

What happens when you run schools like a business: "By the time a cohort of charter schools has reached the five year mark, one in four have closed. By year 10, four in 10 charters have closed. At the end of 15 years, nearly half of charter schools have closed." #CharterSchoolFail
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Rebecca Solnit: On Not Meeting Nazis Halfway When Trump won the 2016 election—while losing the popular vote—the New York Times seemed obsessed with running features about what Trump voters were feeling and thinking. These pieces treated them …

“If half of us believe the earth is flat, we do not make peace by settling on it being halfway between round and flat. Those of us who know it’s round will not recruit them through compromise.”

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I'm Not Disappointed On "both sides" and President Lincoln and Dr. King

If Christians only bind up disappointment without preaching justice, if we only heal wounds of division without recognizing the moral offense, then we have failed.

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White, crimson, and black text on an orange background, noting the date (12/02) the time (6:00-7:00. p.m. PST), the location (Rothenberg Hall, The Huntington), and ticket information (Free with Reservation) for an event entitled "Our National Parks, Past and Present: A Conversation), with a black and white photograph of tourists in Yosemite Valley.

Trump et al. will likely try (again) to offer NPS sites for sale to the highest bidder.

SoCal Blueskis! Join me, CA Rep. Judy Chu, and Kimberly Morales Johnson (Gabrieleno/Tongva) for a wide-ranging conversation about the history and future of U.S. national parks.

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Two scenarios for the years ahead What if America Doesn’t Meet This Moment?

What could happen?

Also, part of the reason we did bought InfoWars is because people on Bluesky told us it would be funny to buy InfoWars. And those people were right. This is the funniest thing that has ever happened.

DOJ stunned at Trump's 'insane,' 'unbelievable' choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general The president-elect selected Gaetz, who has repeatedly spread falsehoods about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and was previously investigated by the Justice Department, to run DOJ.

“He is uniquely qualified," a DOJ official told NBC News. "How many other prospective attorneys general had previous experience as the subject of a criminal investigation?" www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Trump’s Proposed Border Czar Is a Little Too Psyched About Mass Deportation He was the architect of the first Trump administration’s infamous family-separation and “zero-tolerance” immigration policies, and that appears to have been just the start.

The guy who wrote the immigration policy section of Project 2025 is going to be in charge of mass deportations.

The Orbanization of US Politics Began Years Ago - emptywheel The assault on civil society that we expect from a second Trump Administration already accelerated two years ago, and already had an impact on the election.

Politics worked, but propaganda worked better.

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My cat Chidi stretched out on my lap

As cats go, Chidi is a brat. He knocks every damned thing off every damned surface when he wants attention, and if the attention he gets isn't the kind of attention he wants, he bites my ankles and then picks on Simba. But he comes when I call him. And he stretches out on my lap when I read.