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Grateful for your years of service, Finn – and that the ACA helped you and your daughter get health care.

YouTube video by EnjoyTheJourney.Life Desert Drifter Accident

Please send your thoughts and prayers to Andrew, Evelyn and their family. Sharing this from ‪@Desert.Drifter‬ #YoutubeChannel #YouTubers
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Andy Specht tweet: "the cops did a fact check" followed by a WRAL news screengrab headlined: "Drugs found in bag labeled 'Not Full of Drugs'"

wanted this to be a north carolina story so bad (it's from florida, naturally)

Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,

Maine Pootie Furniture working day :)

Republicans Do Not Think People Are Entitled to Elections Anymore In North Carolina, Republican state supreme court justices will soon decide whether to overturn an election to seat a Republican who lost it.

Happening in North Carolina right now: A Republican who just lost a state supreme court election is using a horseshit legal theory cooked up by Republican activists to ask the Republican majority *on the same court he wants to join* to overturn his loss and make him a justice anyway

A list of the most effective ways an individual can catalyze change at the scale we need to effectively tackle climate change, based on social science.

I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.

Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!

We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚

It’s call the common good… public servants help safeguard communities.. that’s the social contract that’s taking care of all of us

Village Voice recommends 3 good books from three good people.

@sarahposner.bsky.social
@davidneiwert.bsky.social
@jesspish.bsky.social

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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”

What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”

Funny how that works.

Interview with BBC World Service Radio Talking about the free press and the importance of editorial cartoonists

Worth taking 7 minutes to listen to this BBC interview with editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes.

"I want people to realize how important editorial cartoonists are and that in order to keep your own freedom of speech... you ought to be supporting your editorial cartoonists"

As NC Party Chair, @abreezeclayton.bsky.social has proven that we all benefit when we trust the leadership, creativity, and passion of young organizers.

I'd be eager to work alongside her as DNC Chair to empower the next generation of Democratic leaders.

Thank you Anderson!

YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Sam Moore w/ Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band "Hold On, I'm Comin'/Soul Man" | 25th Anniversary

Sam Moore (October 12, 1935 - January 10, 2025)

So a Felon can be POTUS

But incarcerated Firefighters

Working on dangerous Fires

Cannot be hired by Cal Fire as Felons

Make it make sense

Fuck the Supreme Court, fuck Eileen Cannon, fuck maga Republicans and the billionaires who have bought them.

Jack Smith did his job and did it well.

Dayton is a surprisingly decent food town, and here Athena is writing about one of her favorite restaurants in the area.

Another raw pet food brand contaminated with bird flu infects more cats Los Angeles public health officials warned against consuming “all raw milk and raw meat products and not feed these to their pets.”

- stop feeding raw food to your pets, especially cats
- keep cats indoors, you don't know what birds they're coming into contact with
- consider removing your shoes before coming into the house if you have cats, in case of infected bird droppings being tracked in

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www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Trump when asked to lower the price of eggs ...

Wisconsin Democratic Chair Says He Is the One to Revive a Distressed Party Ben Wikler, who has led the Wisconsin Democratic Party since 2019, announced a bid to be national party chair with a platform to “unite, fight, win.”

Oh hell yeah.

Wisconsin Democratic Chair Says He Is the One to Revive a Distressed Party www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/u...

Live updates: Supreme Court seems wary of blocking Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minors The case is the first to come before the Supreme Court testing the constitutionality of laws barring transgender teens from certain gender-affirming treatments.

Fixed the headline for ya, @washingtonpost.com: “Trump’s Lapdog Supreme Court Seems Intent on Balkanization of United States.”

wapo.st/3OLKmXH

Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes

CREW’s oversight is my North Star. Thank you for bringing ethics and responsibility no matter what obstacles.

Trump’s Energy Department pick has history of downplaying climate change impacts Chris Wright, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Energy Department, has denied the well-established connection between climate change and extreme weather, claiming that storms are n…

We'll be watching to make sure that Chris Wright, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Energy Department, divests from any financial interests he has in the energy industry considering his current role as the chairman and CEO of Liberty Energy:

Letter to Schumer: Now is the time to confirm inspectors general - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington The Senate must hold votes as soon as possible on pending nominations for inspectors general within the executive branch.

The 119th Congress does not get sworn in until January 3, 2025. That leaves the 118th Congress just over a month to still get important legislation and actions done, like filling crucial inspectors general positions:

Great advice. Also follow @propublica.org and @crew.bsky.social (Citizens for Ethics & Responsibility in Washington). Although most corporate media is corrupted, many of their columnists offer spectacular newsletters: @pkrugman.bsky.social, @jenrubin.bsky.social, et al.

5. Don’t just talk about organizing. Get into the game. Start your own local affinity group or join and existing org. There are groups doing fabulous work and though things at the federal level are pretty fucked, there’s a ton we can do on the local and state level

Dear Democrats: I know it’s scary and depressing that fascist Trump and his goons are back in power, but also realize that this is potentially a powerful and transformative moment if we:

One possibility re Trump tariffs that I don't think has been given enough consideration is that other leaders may decide that he's weak and easily bamboozled — and may be right (something already suggested by his behavior the first time) . 1/

Just to be clear, I think the Trump tariffs really are very bad. They will make us poorer, and poor countries will be especially hard hit by a fragmented world trading system. Oh, and yes, they will raise consumer prices in the short run. But best to stick with honest arguments, not cheap shots 6/