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Lifelong educator. Nonprofit ED. Progressive. Love to read and travel.

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Escaped the dark place and came here to find a healthier way to survive the next four years. Hoping to find like-minded folks and engage in more uplifting moments to get to the other side.

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🚨Ex-GOP political strategist Steve Schmidt has called for the “immediate removal” of Donald Trump’s son-in-law from “every diplomatic assignment” following an explosive report alleging that Jared Kushner secretly had access to roughly $1.75 billion in Gulf money while serving in the White House.

rawstory.comEx-GOP strategist calls for Trump envoy's 'immediate removal' over 'treason' accusationsA prominent political strategist has called for the “immediate removal” of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law from “every diplomatic assignment” following an explosive report alleging that Jared Kush...

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THE REFLECTING POOL REPORT‼️ The $14.7 MILLION renovation: 📌 85 liner failures 📌 8 of 10 expansion joints buckled 📌 40 locations blistered or peeled 📌 Refilled after ONE DAY, not the recommended 72 hours Prosecutors later acknowledged contractor errors. Charges dropped.

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James Talarico is planning to counterprogram Trump’s GOP midterms convention in Dallas with a focus on affordability. His idea: host a statewide “Love Thy Neighbor” food drive to offer a contrast with Republicans coming to town and highlight the high cost of groceries.

politico.comHow Talarico is countering Trump's midterms conventionThe Texas Democratic Senate candidate is hosting a statewide food drive to highlight the high cost of groceries, according to plans shared first with POLITICO.

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This is brutality, not policing. He wasn’t the driver. He didn’t lead police on a 130 MPH chase. He was opening the door to get out when the trooper smashed the window, grabbed him by his locks, punched him, and dragged him by his hair. Watch the video, decide for yourself.

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"[Donald Trump] is the most lawless president in American history. I don't think anyone even comes close. And the attempt to require the U.S. Postal Service to interfere with elections—that he knows he will lose—is itself an impeachable offense."

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Ships traveling between the upper Great Lakes and the Atlantic must pass through Canada’s Welland Canal. The 27-mile canal and all eight of its locks are entirely in Ontario, meaning a strategically important portion of U.S. Great Lakes maritime trade depends on Canadian-controlled infrastructure.

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In 1976, during an unforgettable episode of her syndicated television variety show Dolly!, Dolly Parton welcomed her close friends and fellow music icons Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt to share the stage.

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Fourteen years ago, HBO's 'The Newsroom' laid out the truth about voter ID in this segment. It’s striking how little the arguments — or the tactics — have changed. Still a solution in search of a problem. History doesn’t repeat itself — it gets rerun.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says RFK Jr. offered federal help after two unvaccinated people died from measles, the first U.S. deaths this year. Shapiro declined, saying PA could handle it, and confronted Kennedy, telling him: “There’s real life consequences to spreading misinformation.”

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Mark Carney: "This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership"

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Target never would have made the disastrous decision to market a Halloween costume that looks like it’s straight out of the Jim Crow era if Black folks had a seat at the table. Anyway, looks like they pulled it.

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I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system. It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.

youtube.comThe Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert ReichI’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system. In 1952,

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The United States and Canada have been friends, partners, and allies for more than 150 years across 32 presidential administrations. And now, solely because of the arrogance, incompetence, and ego of the current occupant of the White House, that relationship is being driven straight toward a cliff.