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The Most Dangerous Thing Happening Right This Minute We have entered the "Papers. Please" era

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03.10.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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End GDP mania: how the world should really measure prosperity The obsession with economic output as a measure of human development puts sustainability on the back burner. Researchers can now help to devise better indicators.

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β€œUN secretary-general AntΓ³nio Guterres has put together a high-level group of specialists to propose new indicators for human and planetary prosperity that go β€˜Beyond GDP’.”

03.10.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Debunk Republicans’ Shutdown Talking Points Their main argument is about health care, and it shows how desperate they are to dodge blame when prices spike for millions of Americans.

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β€œThe Republican argument makes no sense if you understand what’s really at stake in this fight, or know anything about the history of health care reform in America. Even so, it’s worth debunkingβ€”partly because of how it fits into the broader effort by the GOP...

28.09.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What We Have Lost Plus: Trump's invasion of Portland

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WHAT IT MEANS: Trump is creating a pretext for military deployment against U.S. citizens. The crisis he says exists is nonexistent. But he may well create one.

28.09.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Created the Chaos; Dems Must Make Him Own It Trump promised to bring stability to a chaotic world, but he's failed

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β€œChaos is the defining element of the first five months of Trump’s term. While Trump’s turbulent approach to governing was painfully predictable to many close observers, it’s not what voters bargained for nor what he promised on the campaign trail.”

17.06.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel urges U.S. to join war with Iran to eliminate nuclear program Israel needs the U.S. to join the war in order to destroy Iran's Fordow uranium enrichment site.

The U.S. should not join a war against Iran, and I will ask the Senate to stop such a reckless idea. Have we learned nothing from 20+ years of war in the Middle East?
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How Many Radicalized Christian Nationalists Have Kill Lists? It's probably more than you think...

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β€œSo today, I’m going to call Vance L Boelter what he is: A HIGHLY RADICALIZED CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST WHO IS WILLING TO KILL PEOPLE AND DIE FOR HIS RADICALIZED RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.β€œ

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The CDC Moves to Shared Decision-Making on COVID Vaccines for Kids While Secretary RFK Jr recently said that he was removing COVID vaccines for healthy children from the recommended immunization schedule, that fortunately didn’t mean that they were going away complet...

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31.05.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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May 28, 2025 A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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30.05.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Budget Busting Bill that hurts the poorest of us Restricting our social safety net while increasing our debt

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The Hidden Provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump King. Don't let this happen

β€œNo court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was given when the injunction or order was issued….”

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22.05.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
BREAKING: The Republican Tax Bill
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl BREAKING: The Republican Tax Bill

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22.05.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Point Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is a unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, newsmaker interviews, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis, making the world more intelli...

I think everyone should listen to this segment about corruption on the On Point podcast. I am 66 years old. I have NEVER seen so much corruption in our government.

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21.05.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Auchincloss on Fox News: "What I'm seeing is a president who is more interested in the valuation of his memecoin than he is about people's 401ks. What I'm seeing is a president who along with Howard Lutnick is self-dealing on crypto instead of worrying about the strength of the US dollar."

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β€œTheir dispute with the Forest Service started on March 29, when they were told to remove a 'no hunting' sign from one of the post that mark off the government's property.β€œ

Background: www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

01.05.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Trump Fights ABC Interviewer Over Photoshopped Image | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show Trump Fights ABC Interviewer Over Photoshopped Image | The Daily Show

Trump Fights ABC Interviewer Over Photoshopped Image

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Fact-Checking the β€˜President Who Follows Science’ The White House published a page on its website this month outlining the Trump administration’s key actions on climate and the environment. We annotated some of the claims.

On Earth Day, against a backdrop of federal layoffs, censored research and slashed science budgets, the White House posted: "We Finally Have A President Who Follows Science."

The @nytimes.com fact-checked a (non-exhaustive) selection of the statements on that page:

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30.04.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4

Smh.

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TWiV 1208: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
YouTube video by MicrobeTV TWiV 1208: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

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12.04.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today in 1968, President Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law, prohibiting housing discrimination. As a former civil rights attorney, I’m committed to continuing the fight for equitable access to affordable housing and stamping out discrimination.

11.04.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 213    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 2
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I always love talking with the brilliant @djrothkopf.bsky.social who is my guest on today's SUPD.

Listen to why David says we are living in a "police state" and so much more

standupwithpete.libsyn.com

11.04.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Letter to the Editor: Libraries change lives - Leader Publications Dear editor, It is not an exaggeration to say South Bend, Indiana’s public libraries changed my life for the better. From the time I was young, my mom regularly took my younger brother and me to the…

Its not an exaggeration to say South Bend, Indiana's public libraries changed my life for the better.

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Trump Administration: Live Updates and Latest News

The Senate early on Friday confirmed Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a former National Guardsman and retired fighter pilot, to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing the former chairman whom President Trump abruptly fired in February. Follow more Trump administration updates here.

11.04.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1

Hi, new @thisdaypod.com listeners! If you found us on NPR this weekend and want more of a taste of the show, here are some recent eps that will give you a sense of what we’re all about. /1

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This Day... Collecting & Connecting chat Join now in the Substack app

For our β€œSunday Context” episode this weekend we’re going to look at the history of the relationship - financial and political - between government and universities. Taking your questions and thoughts here β€”> open.substack.com/pub/thisdayp...

11.04.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

He will be good for the economy, they say? Legal organization challenging Trump’s tariffs is backed by some of the biggest names in conservative politics. Tensions continue to rise as factions within the party begin targeting each other. πŸ˜‚

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Oleksandr Zhavnenko is a Ukrainian Defender.

He is currently undergoing rehabilitation in UNBROKEN center. Oleksandr's main motivation is his little daughter.

πŸ“Ή: UNBROKEN Ukraine/Instagram

03.04.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1177    πŸ” 201    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 10
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China Retaliates Against Trump With 34% Tariff on U.S. Goods The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.

Breaking News: China said it would impose a 34% tariff on U.S. imports, matching President Trump’s tariff on Chinese goods.

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