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Paul Schmitz

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Dad, husband, and dog lover. Food & music fanatic, traveler and bibliophile (esp history). Help diverse leaders & groups work better together for greater social impact through Leading Inside Out and Collective Impact Forum. Author: Everyone Leads

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After firing another coach after a 58-24 season (top in league)…

05.03.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They’ve already seeded the next few generations.

05.03.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1035    πŸ” 434    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 17

Shaheen & Peters are retiring. But if any of these other Dems vote to give a single additional dollar to the Trump regime so it can keep illegally bombing in the Middle East, they should be primaried into oblivion.

Call the Senate: (202) 224-3121. Not a single additional $ for Trump's illegal war.

05.03.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

James Talarico tonight:

"It doesn't matter what happens in this Republican runoff. We already know who we're running against: The billionaire mega-donors and their corrupt political system. Not any one politician ... We are running against the broken system and the powerful people who broke it."

05.03.2026 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3424    πŸ” 828    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 41

Horrifying. Jesus Lord in heaven.

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Geoff Bennett
@GeoffRBennett
Two back-to-back AP News alerts:

1:51PM: WASHINGTON (AP) β€” White House says Spain has agreed to cooperate with US operations in Mideast after Trump threatened financial penalties.

2:24PM: MADRID (AP) β€” Spain's government denies cooperation with US operations in the Middle East, contradicting White House.
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Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett Two back-to-back AP News alerts: 1:51PM: WASHINGTON (AP) β€” White House says Spain has agreed to cooperate with US operations in Mideast after Trump threatened financial penalties. 2:24PM: MADRID (AP) β€” Spain's government denies cooperation with US operations in the Middle East, contradicting White House. 2:40 PM Β· Mar 4, 2026 Β· 20.5K Views https://x.com/geoffrbennett/status/2029280946525225076?s=46

what the fuck is going on

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The Golden Age!

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Would love to back to the team that won 58 games and lost to Miami (as everyone else ended up
doing) and not blow it up

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Opinion | This Summer, Students From Hundreds of Colleges Will Heed One Urgent Call What better way to celebrate the nation’s 250th?

Inspired by the 1964 Freedom Summer movement, β€œa network of hundreds of schools and allied organizations are uniting for Democracy Summer, a nationwide program to educate citizens and protect our elections in the coming year,” writes Michael Roth, the president of Wesleyan University.

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In 1993, NCRP issued a stinging critique of several community foundations, urging stronger connection to marginalized communities and more diverse leadership.

In our 50th Anniversary Issue, Javier Alberto Soto reflects on what that moment meant. 🧡

04.03.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

The Republicans seem to be prepping an argument that any domestic terror attacks in the aftermath of their Iran attacks will be the fault of Democrats for shutting down DHS funding, so I'd like to remind everyone of this appointment:

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WELCH: Mr. Yoho is also the husband of your former spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin?

NOEM: Yes

WELCH: So your former assistant and her husband are the ones that got the DHS no bid contract for $143m. Any dispute about that?

NOEM: No.

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And I’m guessing this account does not identify itself as false or parody or anything.

03.03.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the right attitude, and I'm sure whichever side doesn't prevail today will be totally and completely normal about the loss online and immediately move to make sure Democrats coalesce around the nominee, right?

Right?

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Exclusive | Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions The Justice Dept. plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders that targeted Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

Those big law firms never needed to cave but they caved. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

02.03.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1323    πŸ” 267    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 9

Ah I see photo not with article - I was thinking the Walkman did not
Exist in 75…

03.03.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe just maybe everyone can agree that it is really a broader coalition not a narrow party and neither centrists or progressives have to win but both will win in different places at different times and primaries are good for solving that. And they need to stop sniping at each other.

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See a pattern here?

02.03.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9466    πŸ” 3840    πŸ’¬ 512    πŸ“Œ 180

Your kid gets killed fighting for this asshole and he responds with, "that's just the way it is"

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Baldwin Statement on Trump Starting β€œMassive and Ongoing” War with Iran Β 

The most read press release in the past 24 hours: Baldwin Statement on Trump Starting β€œMassive and Ongoing” War with Iran

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Actually, it is quite literally the job of the Commander in Chief to have a plan.

And Republicans in Congress are too weak and spineless to stand up to him and defend their constitutional role, which is endangering our men and women in uniform.

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In the past two years, I attended numerous government and think tank meetings where it was fashionable to question and debate the casualty figures in Gaza as a way to distract from the human tragedy, Israel's brutal conduct of the war and Israel's ultimate aim (ethnic cleansing).

29.01.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Honest question: is their role to be voice of Democratic resistance or to speak on behalf of their big tent caucuses? All Dem House and Senate leaders have always been very measured in comms because they can’t go further than their most vulnerable members (ie those in red/purple districts) support

28.02.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marjorie Taylor Greene unleashed on the Trump administration over its war with Iran, calling them β€œsick fucking liars.”

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Updated:

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THIS.

28.02.2026 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 27748    πŸ” 11358    πŸ’¬ 1004    πŸ“Œ 604

-Zero Congressional consultation or approval.
-Zero preparation of public for need/consequences of war.
-Zero evidence of thought about "OK, what might the other side do?" Next month. Next year.
-Zero mention of anti-nuke agreement Trump voided, or Trump claim last year that nukes "obliterated."

28.02.2026 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2992    πŸ” 924    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 37

Exactly

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