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In 1912, the U.S. and Canada weren't allies—in fact, the Speaker of the U.S. House advocated for the violent overthrow of Canada to cheers in Congress.
But Boston's response to the devastating Halifax Explosion in 1917 changed everything, forging a deep alliance between our cities.
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Absolutely correct

seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous

So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?

look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

President Trump’s cruelty knows no bounds.

Our scheduled SNAP payment went out this morning, so families who missed earlier payments should now have funds available on their cards ready to buy food. We’re reviewing what the latest court ruling means for those expecting benefits next week.

marisa once more putting in the actual work to report on the news i want to read

I hope everyone goes to see “Nuremberg,” not because it’s a good movie (it isn’t) but because it’s a pretty good idea going forward.

Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.

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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.

Congrats!!!

The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.

Donald Trump is Dick Cheney's Legacy Stating the obvious.

"...but then I remember how many friends of mine are buried in Arlington National Cemetery because they were killed far too young in service to a disastrous and immoral military strategy and some of them never got to marry anyone."

Say what you will about Dick Cheney

Each time you post this amazing thing, I am reminded of how it was always my job to set the clocks on our original VCR and answering machine, which always brings me a smile. And it reminds me to set the (easy, but out of sight) clock on our basement thermostat. So, thanks!😆

If the game hits 2am Eastern the score is reset to an hour before and everyone has to repeat exactly what they did to preserve the space time continuum, thems the rules

Same (tho watching)... and Now I'm sad.

You should get paid overtime when you dream about work. They already steal most of your waking hours, how dare they infringe on your sleeping ones?

Well this is very nice. Thank you @alexfalcone.bsky.social

These dogs were spotted taking a group photo in their Halloween costumes. We're impressed by the dog walker's dedication to getting the shot, but that ghost definitely wishes he could actually disappear. 14/10 for all (TT: franklinbarkzoo)

Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.

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You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

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I would read the hell out of a deeply reported piece on how the media/political elite addiction to Twitter is shaping their views, which in turn shape the views of millions of people. It's a total reality-warper.

Blue Jay (rotated), by Helen Frankenthaler, 1963, 📸 by @haffeyphoto

I often lost at the game of fuzzball vs spider sans glasses in our apartment. 😆And remember that vision commercial with the raccoon?? 🤣

Yet one more example of an industry impacted by climate change:

England's hottest summer on record produced unusually sweet apples, which bumped up the alcohol content of scrumpy (hard cider). Now, it's classified as “wine”...taxed at a higher rate...and too expensive for producers to sell to pubs.

This is the third U.S. Attorney found to be unlawfully appointed. The other two are Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba. Their indictments stand because they were signed by other prosecutors. Not true for Lindsey Halligan.

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