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MRFF Swamped with Complaints as MAGA Military Commanders Pressure Service Members to See “Melania” Movie Email from Military Religious Freedom Foundation Monday Afternoon, February 2, 2026     MRFF SWAMPED WITH COMPLAINTS AS MAGA MILITARY COMMANDERS PRESSURE SERVICE MEMBERS TO SEE “MELANIA” MOVIE “... Ou

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NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.

Michelle Obama documentary rises 13,000% in views as Melania film opens Becoming garners 47.5m minutes viewed on same weekend as current first lady’s documentary released in cinemas

Michelle Obama’s 2020 documentary Becoming saw a major rise in views over the same weekend that Melania was released in cinemas.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Republicans are the party of separating and destroying families | Moira Donegan Their ‘pro family’ rhetoric is a cynical and hollow sham

"The people tearing these families apart are often the very same people who have spent so much of the past several years lecturing the Americans people, especially American women, about the importance of parenthood and family."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I am not going to repost the vile and racist image that Trump posted last night of President & First Lady Obama because it is beyond disgusting. Trump is a vile racist as is every Republican that continues to support him. I don’t want to hear mumbling from Mike Johnson or stoic silence from Thune.

Curious if Van "Today DJT became Presidential " Jones cares to comment?

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Rest in peace, #AlexPretti youtube.com/shorts/eKWhA...

C'mon @massdph.bsky.social #Massachusetts

Still wondering...when does " so much winning" begin??

The tiny nation who is looking to make some noise at the World Cup 🇨🇻

With a population of just over 500,000, this squad is looking to make World Cup history. We break down the story of The Blue Sharks.

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Resist and Unsubscribe

"These are the subscription-driven consumer tech companies we have identified as having outsized influence over the national economy and our president."
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How has Minneapolis remained so non-violent in the face of Trump's horrific provocations?

JaNaé Bates Imari explained to @thedigradio.bsky.social how MN's deep progressive orgs set a tone of non-violent discipline for the movement as a whole

This should be standard for every transit system.

And they should have to do it twice a year, in July & January because the January trip will show the flaws in stark detail.

And of course no other reporter came to her defense?

The Dark and Forgotten History of Italian Immigration I bet You Didn't Know - Lower East Side History Project Between 1880 and 1920, over 4 million Italians immigrated to the United States, fleeing poverty, political instability in their homeland.

www.leshp.org/blog/the-dar...

Trump’s latest White House remake? Adding a Columbus statue to the grounds The figure will be a restoration of a Columbus statue that was destroyed by protestors in 2020

Italian Americans (5.4%) are the nation's fourth largest European ancestry group after the Germans, Irish and English. Which group gets a DC statue next?

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

U.S. population growth is slowing because of declining immigration. What does it mean for the workforce? Experts say to expect to see impacts such as higher costs of labor and reduced productivity.

"The U.S.’s population growth is slowing as immigration has declined amid the Republican Party's deportation push and stricter border policies."
www.fastcompany.com/91483465/u-s...

People often fake being nice, but most people don’t fake being mean. So if they are mean, believe them.

Alumni rally to support next generation of researchers — Harvard Gazette FAS launches match to secure $100M for Ph.D.s.

"With the future of traditional research funding uncertain, a group of Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) alumni has stepped forward to support graduate students — and to inspire others to do the same."
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

YouTube video by Legal AF LIVE: Dems Hold MAJOR SHADOW HEARING on Trump’s ICE ATTACKS

MORE LIVE COVERAGE: Hosted by Popok, Legal AF provides LIVE coverage of a joint House & Senate hearing examining violent abuses by DHS agents. Witnesses include 3 U.S. citizens assaulted by DHS, 2 brothers of Renee Good and their family’s attorney, and an expert on law enforcement use of force.

Methodology | Third Place Index How we measure access to community gathering spaces across the United States

"The Third Place Index is a comprehensive analysis of community gathering spaces across the US. The index measures the availability of "third places"—spaces beyond home and work where people gather for social interaction, community building, and civic engagement."
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He does realize these blue cities are in states contributing MORE to the US Treasury than they RECEIVE?

The row house is back to solve the housing crisis The American Housing Corp. is turning the classic row house into a factory-built kit of parts. Its goal? Faster, cheaper construction in the most expensive cities.

"At a factory in Austin, a startup recently finished its first prototype: a row house it plans to replicate in cities nationwide to help with the housing shortage."
www.fastcompany.com/91484328/ame...

#NoWords Danish veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate today against Trump belittling/dismissing Danish military contributions to US conflicts*

Live-Blog here #NoWords

*Per Capita soldier loss was highest from Denmark, in US Afghanistan

America’s Black-Jewish story gets an update on new PBS series featuring Henry Louis Gates, Michael Twitty and more - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The four episode docuseries spans five centuries of Jewish and Black American relations, from the slave trade to Oct. 7.

"Passover may still be months away, but PBS is seating a diverse set of Jews down for a seder this week — casting the communal storytelling meal as an ideal entry point for exploring the complicated history of Black-Jewish relations in the United States."
www.jta.org/2026/02/02/u...

Trump’s SNAP rules are about to imperil food access for millions Work rules take effect this week for states around the country, cutting access to one of the nation’s most vital anti-hunger programs.

"Veterans, people aging out of foster care, and parents of teenagers are just a few of the groups who will face dire consequences from work requirements for people receiving SNAP, that are taking effect for several states across the country on Sunday, February 1."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Where's Pam Bondi, defender of the sanctity of religious institutions?

"It’s an unlikely relationship, but the humble pigeon is a descendant of the group of dinosaurs that also includes the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex."

If the pigeons just decided to go ham one day we’d be so cooked

I don't think the ICE agents want to get into a donnybrook with Les Canadiens.🇨🇦