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Retired public school educator, native Floridian, grandmother, addicted to reading, love wins.

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Majority of Americans oppose military action in Iran, new poll finds A majority of Americans also disapprove of how President Donald Trump is managing the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

NEW: A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Trump is managing the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and oppose the military action outright, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. https://to.pbs.org/4u4YX42

06.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4
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Florida Hasn’t Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway. https://bit.ly/4bes38x

06.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just one in four Americans support US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half β€” including one in four Republicans β€” believe President Donald Trump is too willing to u...

Only one in four Americans approves of the US strikes that killed Iran's leader, while about half β€” including one in four Republicans β€” believe President Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday reut.rs/4aSiAoF

01.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 723 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 14

He’s a dangerous idiot

02.03.2026 04:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote β€” online, in person or by mail β€” in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote β€” online, in person or by mail β€” in every U.S. state and territory.

01.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 2345 πŸ” 1595 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 106
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Democracy Docket has obtained a draft of the executive order being circulated with the White House that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over voting.

Legal experts called the order blatantly unconstitutional. Read the full, 17-page order belowπŸ‘‡ https://bit.ly/4l0gmXp

27.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 985 πŸ” 578 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 77
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Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), two sources briefed on the intelligence said.

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say reut.rs/4l9SCAs

28.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1639 πŸ” 881 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 268
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Opinion | Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President? Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

By attacking Iran, President Trump β€œis telling the American people and the world that he expects their blind trust,” the editorial board writes. β€œHe has not earned that trust.”

28.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 273 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 8
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Exclusive: Read the draft executive emergency order for Trump to take control of elections Lawyers and legal experts explicitly said that such an order is blatantly unconstitutional.

EXCLUSIVE: A draft executive order that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over federal elections is reportedly being circulated with the White House.

Democracy Docket obtained a copy.

Read the full, 17-page order belowπŸ‘‡

28.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 835 πŸ” 563 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 29
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Democrats defend 'the actual existence of the Department of Education' in forum | Arkansas Advocate WASHINGTON β€” U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday rebuked ongoing efforts from President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the Department of Education, including moves to shift some of its core ...

Democrats defend β€˜the actual existence of the Department of Education’ in forum arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/11/r...

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They are "public" officials after all. They are paid by us. This is not a private army.

26.01.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I hear him speak, I remember Canada picked an economist trained at Oxford, and Mexico chose a physicist with a PhD.

While we chose a racist, sexual predator with the ethics of a bankrupt carnival barker, because electing a woman was a step too far.

26.01.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

@stoopidfunnyjokes.bsky.social

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The Emperor has no shame.

16.01.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1218 πŸ” 311 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 9
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America’s new era of violent populism is here University of Chicago professor Robert Pape examines the troubling rise of domestic political violence and says Trump’s January 6 pardons could be the most consequential decision of his presidency.

University of Chicago professor Robert Pape examines the troubling rise of domestic political violence and says Trump’s January 6 pardons could be the most consequential decision of his presidency.

From our friends at @revealnews.org:

14.01.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Everything in this country works better for corporations than for people. People are becoming expendable.

09.01.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Vance's stance is, almost literally, "Well, she shouldn't have mouthed off like that. She asked for it."

09.01.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 3649 πŸ” 747 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 28

As a Floridian I’d like to say I can’t believe people voted him in recently in a special election, but he’s from northwest Florida, so sadly not surprised. If Alabama would like to annex that area, I’d vote for it.

09.01.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of an X post from The Tennessee Holler criticizing Medicaid funding cuts. The post quotes another account and includes a split-screen TV interview image showing two men in suits speaking separately on a Fox News program, with a news banner along the bottom.

Screenshot of an X post from The Tennessee Holler criticizing Medicaid funding cuts. The post quotes another account and includes a split-screen TV interview image showing two men in suits speaking separately on a Fox News program, with a news banner along the bottom.

That is indeed what they did.

31.12.2025 22:11 πŸ‘ 2916 πŸ” 1019 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 33

The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.

The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

01.01.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 7517 πŸ” 2357 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 85

This is terrifying and stupid at the same time

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We’re sleepwalking into a disaster

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I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis. β€œIt’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."

I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

16.12.2025 18:40 πŸ‘ 5210 πŸ” 2793 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 118
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The β€˜one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.

School districts are rushing to adopt "one chatbot per child" models, but decades of research shows learning is fundamentally social.

Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl

16.12.2025 03:30 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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β€œWhat they’re doing is an occupation,” Lucy says. β€œIt’s lawless.” And anybody questioning this reality, she tells me, β€œis living in their own fantasy land.” trib.al/aBL7C77

16.12.2025 01:18 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."

- Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor

16.11.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 305 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

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If she’s been without full pay for 40 days and believes we must fight on, we need to fight on.

10.11.2025 02:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
John Fetterman in 2021 to Replying to President Joe Biden on Twitter, "Put me in, coach. I promise to be that 51st vote. Every Time."

John Fetterman in 2021 to Replying to President Joe Biden on Twitter, "Put me in, coach. I promise to be that 51st vote. Every Time."

NEVER FORGET: John Fetterman's reply to then President Joe Biden in 2021. The internet NEVER forgets & NEITHER DO WE!😑

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01.11.2025 19:01 πŸ‘ 4127 πŸ” 1299 πŸ’¬ 267 πŸ“Œ 98
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Couldn’t love this more.

01.11.2025 21:47 πŸ‘ 4856 πŸ” 1268 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 46