Sunday thought: Confronting tyranny Seven things we’ve learned

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Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...

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First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow

Keep Colbert on Air! We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition t...

We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

Good morning everypawdy,
Today I found this cool paper bag that came with my mom’s groceries. I think it’s the perfect spot to sit and wait to scare my Pudding. I plan on making a face just like this.
~ Olive 🫒

#theoreocat #CatsOfX #CatsOnX

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What’s in Trump’s big, beautiful bill? Tax cuts, deportations and more GOP’s sweeping legislation boosts wealthy, funds border wall and risks $3tn deficit before Trump’s term ends

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Photo looking from slightly above at three rows of houses with gardens between, the end of the middle row has a large mural of a sitting comic style pink rabbit and flowers

Lady Aiko, Japanese onternational street artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her mural in Copenhagen, Denmark #WomensArt

Now that's an orange king I would support!

#orangecat #cat #gingercat #nokings

Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

Understanding Trump’s incitements to violence Trump, the Inciter-in-Chief, has normalized political violence.

Trump calls peaceful protests "rebellion," and labels insurrectionists as victims. Jen Rubin adds a few more words and phrases to the list Trump can do without.

#booksky

The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.

Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.

Their inaction is deadly.

The violence and incitement are coming from Trump Words & Phrases We Could Do Without

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Breaking: Federal judge orders the release of Mahmoud Khalil by this Friday, June 13th, unless government appeals.

"A US federal judge has ruled that Trumps administration cannot deport or detain Columbia university student Mahmoud Khalil solely on the claim that he's a threat to US foreign policy"

Loretta Swit, Hot Lips Houlihan from TV's ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 87 She transformed the character from the 1970 movie, saying, ‘She was a character in constant flux; she never stopped developing.’

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For my academic friends, I know you’ll understand. LOL!

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YouTube video by RTÉ News Bernie Sanders says that what is happening in Gaza is 'unspeakable'

Bernie on Irish public TV today discussing why Congress isn’t standing up to Trump.

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Sebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81

Sebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/a...

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Science is under attack. So I’m taking RFK Jr. to court “After losing every one of my grants — and seeing the human cost to my team, patients, and society — I knew silence was not an option,” writes Brittany Charlton.

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Science is under attack. So I’m taking RFK Jr. to court “After losing every one of my grants — and seeing the human cost to my team, patients, and society — I knew silence was not an option,” writes Brittany Charlton.

Good morning 🌞 – some inspo to start your day:

It’s people like Dr. Brittany Charlton, a Harvard professor and public health researcher, who remind us that science, equity, and truth are worth fighting for. 💪🏽🌍

Her lawsuit is protecting LGBTQ+ health, science, and democracy. 🏳️‍🌈⚖️

Medicaid works, as do most of the adults it covers Work requirements are nothing more than a backdoor way to way to take health care coverage from millions of people.

Congress is once again targeting Medicaid with work requirements. The result isn’t more jobs—it’s fewer people with health care. Jared Bernstein and Hannah Katch explain the failed idea.

Un-American for thine, graduation for mine.