Paula Fernald

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When people tell me they “don’t do politics,” I get it. It’s not pretty and it can be totally exhausting. But here’s the thing: billionaires and giant corporations are certainly doing politics — and they’re going to keep doing it regardless of how you feel.

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Trump targets Cassidy Hutchinson. He will lose. roberthubbell.substack.com/p/trump-targ...

$90.00 Bribe call it what it is. We are all now in the 9th circle of hell.

Happy weekend! 🦛 ❤️ Two ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 3,800 years ago! Neues Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology

This from a man who has asked his son to monitor his on-line porn consumption.

I remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. Now, two MORE unvaccinated people have died from measles. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.

Well, of course.

W/o getting drawn into the "seriously or literally" / "it'll never happen" trap, we need to stomp *hard* on the continuing effort to undermine Article 1 power of the purse by saying that this or that revenue stream makes something outside the normal budget process. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

This is bananas. It also surely means even more coverage of travel with Natalie…

"MAHA is driven by the idea that an individual’s personal experience is what really matters, even if there’s no scientific evidence to back up their observations – or even, frequently, despite a large volume of research showing the opposite…” 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party. Seems like it should be a story?

You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.

Trump‘s cash gifts to government employees, violate ethics rules, which exist to promote loyalty to the United States over loyalty to one person. He doesn’t get to break the law just because cash bonuses were “his longtime practice” in the private sector. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Even if you aren’t aware of any such agreements missing from the State Department’s site, you can still help out by RT’ing this piece…or share it in relevant Reddit subs, email listservs, etc. Tysm 🙏

She was there. Unlike that narcissistic, bloated, spray-tanned piece of excrement, she was actually there: Showing empathy. Transcending party. Helping. Leading. No AI slop. No asinine stories. No bullshit. Never forget...

We overcame one Gilded Age and we can overcome this one. Time for a new square deal like TR’s 3 C’s: Corporate control, Consumer protection and Conservation of natural resources. Happy Labor Day.

This grift is obvious. These Christians are trying to get kicked out. They're not actually converting anyone, no matter what they say. The goal is to force organizers to kick them out, so they can claim victimhood. Wonder what Jesus thought about lying? www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

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Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.

The Trump administration is considering giving a private developer access to land inside Yosemite National Park so they can build a road to an 83-acre property they want to develop right outside the park. The National Park Service already rejected the same request years ago, and the previous

owner even lost in federal court trying to force access through Yosemite. Now suddenly it’s back on the table. Our national parks are not supposed to be carved up to make private developments more valuable. Yosemite belongs to all of us!

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Watch this intensely relevant www.economist.com/insider/the-...

remember when there was that train accident in east palestine ohio and the right wing talked endlessly about how biden & co didn't care about the middle of the country? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...

This does not surprise me.

Mike Caruso, a close ally of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has been arrested and charged with five felonies. trib.al/g61WxhD

At least 28 federal datasets have been deleted and another 338 data collections have been modified, according to an online tracker released last week from dataindex.us, a group of data policy experts, researchers and developers that formed last year to monitor changes to government data.

Mike Caruso, a close ally of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has been arrested and charged with five felonies. trib.al/nfKt7TJ

Could people please post this image on Truth Social with flattering language to see if we can get him to repost it? Thx

Of course. He doesn't want us to know how he treats our troops.

Trump launched the Iran war with a grandiose video talking about regime change and destroying Iran’s capabilities. Six months later, he’s proven to be so weak that the US can’t even keep the Strait of Hormuz open. An absolutely resounding defeat.

Trump said deportations would lead to more jobs for American citizens. But according to new research, his cruel immigration raids actually COST jobs, including those held by American citizens. This was never about “protecting American workers.” It was always about racism and cruelty.

Some of the signatures on a petition supporting one of Donald Trump’s signature policy moves look awfully suspicious. trib.al/i9btMGT

Ken Paxton stole someone’s $1,000 pen. He’ll steal your tax dollars. He’ll steal your healthcare. He’ll even steal your pen. I'll be a Senator who puts money in your pocket — and I’ll never put your pen in mine.

Never believe anything this corrupt regime says, prints, implies or puts out in any form. Whatever is said they intend to do they will never drop. God rot them. Don’t give a single one of them the benefit of any sort of a doubt. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

They’ve allocated $423M *this year* for projects at the White House and National Mall. (Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for the total) An average of $200M per state was given to stabilize rural hospitals. GOP senators called it historic. Helps to see what they think you’re worth, doesn’t it?

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I was living in the Philippines then, teaching at Clark Air Base. Hearing me rant about Nixon, a Filipino friend asked if I would talk that way if I were at home. I realized that, under Marcos and martial law, he did not dare to do that. A wake-up call for me then—a premonition now?

Israel has rejected the Trump/“Board of Peace” plan for Gaza. Iran has rebuffed all US demands, and Hormuz remains closed. Can we not fall for “imminent deal!” or “peace plan!” again? Please! And treating the president as a child you overpraise to encourage steps towards good behavior has failed.