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Former daily news editor, reporter and columnist in a career spanning 25 years | News/political junkie. Secular humanist. Philosophy, science, environment, nature.

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#NoKings Miami!

18.10.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 36857    πŸ” 8862    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 249
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Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history

18.10.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 26523    πŸ” 7003    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 227
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This is a blatant attempt to silence and isolate us. He’s stopping the trains, closing the freeways and firing live rounds into California. We will not be intimidated. We will not be silenced. #NoKings

18.10.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 15816    πŸ” 5331    πŸ’¬ 1214    πŸ“Œ 435
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

18.10.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 36023    πŸ” 8032    πŸ’¬ 599    πŸ“Œ 499

This sounds familiar.

16.10.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 13156    πŸ” 5360    πŸ’¬ 504    πŸ“Œ 153
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Scientists think they’ve finally cracked the mystery of long COVID brain fog The researchers believe their findings could pave the way to therapeutics treating brain fog in long COVID.

β€œEspecially brain fog, it’s such a generalized symptom that it can very easily be dismissed as psychological,” she said. β€œThis is proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that brain fog is not just psychological.”

09.10.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a β€œbubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a β€œbubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

09.10.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 20393    πŸ” 5117    πŸ’¬ 514    πŸ“Œ 448
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TIME MAG - β€œThe 69-year-old judge had received death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire…” (Stephen miller in particular has been lashing out at judges)

time.com/7323442/sout...

06.10.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8588    πŸ” 3458    πŸ’¬ 565    πŸ“Œ 243

Anyone progressive, left-wing humanists on here from Canada? Give me a shout and I’ll give you a follow!

06.10.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Breaking: California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll sue the Trump administration after it federalized 300 of his state's National Guard troops and deployed them to Oregon.

05.10.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2419    πŸ” 525    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 19
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BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

03.10.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 32018    πŸ” 9218    πŸ’¬ 757    πŸ“Œ 466

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan MuΓ±oz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

03.10.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 26401    πŸ” 13575    πŸ’¬ 767    πŸ“Œ 525

This is up 9 points from a couple days ago. Keep speaking up!

02.10.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3287    πŸ” 854    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 21
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Live updates: Trump defends using troops to police U.S. cities in address to military leaders The gathering, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, was ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and required some officers to fly thousands of miles.

In his speech to top military leaders, President Trump escalated his rhetoric against the β€œradical left,” repeatedly calling the group β€œthe enemy within” and insisting that he should be able to use military force in American cities.

30.09.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 10
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Who did it better?

Pete Hegseth of Denis Leary??

30.09.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is some weak sauce

28.09.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

27.09.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13086    πŸ” 4979    πŸ’¬ 504    πŸ“Œ 471
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How escalator safety mechanisms work β€” and why they cause machines to stop President Trump called his escalator mishap at the United Nations "sabotage." The U.N. says the White House team triggered a safety mechanism. We asked two people who work on escalators to explain.

President Trump called his escalator mishap at the United Nations "sabotage." The U.N. says the White House team triggered a safety mechanism. We asked two people who work on escalators to explain.

26.09.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 402    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 32
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Alberta’s new plan for electricity, explained | The Narwhal The plan for a restructured energy market in Alberta could mean higher electricity rates, fewer renewables and less investment, insiders say

Alberta's new electricity market is a further blow to renewables and could increase power bills. All of the uncertainty created by the government and the new market reforms have also put a chill on investment. We break it down. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-rest... #ableg #cdnpoli

26.09.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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U.S. ambassador says Washington has to 'take a look' at airport pre-clearance, citing drop in Canadian tourism | CBC News U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Washington may need to reassess airport pre-clearance as part of an at-times animated exchangeΒ duringΒ a forum withΒ Canadian business leadersΒ in Banff, Alta...

"When Canadians go to the StatesΒ β€” maybe not as many did a year and a half ago or half a year ago β€” but we're still going an awful lot. We're your biggest source of tourism. If you end pre-clearance, doesn't that cut off your nose to spite your face?"

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

25.09.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every damn day YOUR PRIVACY AND PROTECTION is put in jeopardy

23.09.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Privacy commissioners find TikTok collected sensitive data from Canadian children | CBC News TikTok's tools to keep children off its platform were largely ineffective and the immensely popular social media app was collecting sensitive information from underage users, a joint investigation fro...

The investigation uncovered that TikTok removes approximately 500,000 underage usersΒ each year, but it was already collecting, inferring and using their information to serve them targeted ads and tailored content to them.Β 

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

23.09.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear faithful:

There was an error in my recent broadcast to the flock. Today is the Day of Raptor, not Rapture. The heavenly host sincerely apologizes for this unfortunate mistake.

Sincerely,
God’s favourite son

23.09.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it just me or does this Trump Tylenol pronouncement have the hallmark signs of a giant shakedown of Johnson & Johnson?

22.09.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Oliver Offers Four Defiant Words of Advice to Disney Over the Kimmel Situation It works. Try it out, Bob Iger.

"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happenβ€”whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...

22.09.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8531    πŸ” 2272    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 111
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Stern Show on X: "Howard Stern comments on ABC pulling @JimmyKimmelLive off air β€œindefinitely.” Hear his full statement now on @SIRIUSXM. https://t.co/OH3HJICnNC" / X Howard Stern comments on ABC pulling @JimmyKimmelLive off air β€œindefinitely.” Hear his full statement now on @SIRIUSXM. https://t.co/OH3HJICnNC

Howard Stern says he feels for Disney, but he’s canceling Disney+.

β€œI’m trying to say with my pocketbook that I do not support what they’re doing with Jimmy.”

x.com/sternshow/st...

22.09.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7924    πŸ” 1707    πŸ’¬ 173    πŸ“Œ 71
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Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case β€œThis is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica on his release from an Ohio jail. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of…

Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him.

β€œThis is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.

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One of my favorite moments in the history of free speech: Larry Flynt publishing a satirical Campari ad featuring Jerry Falwell Sr. as an incestuous drunk who first had sex with his mother in an outhouse. Falwell sued. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court found that satire is protected speech.

20.09.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11963    πŸ” 3761    πŸ’¬ 400    πŸ“Œ 193
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Meanwhile, back in the real world . . .

Bagram Air Base was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s.

What an idiot.

20.09.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13557    πŸ” 4355    πŸ’¬ 1087    πŸ“Œ 361

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