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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erroneously contends President Joe Biden is more of a threat to U.S. democracy than former President Donald Trump, a notion political experts find to be “preposterous” and “absurd” Former President Donald J. Trump has declined to...
by frankfaiola
on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 08:32 PM PDT
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The Nation has picked up a hit piece that I originally read on DKos. This is the latest in a long campaign of misinformation and court filings designed to stop people from switching away from fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles. First, understand...
by CorpFlunky
on Mon Apr 01, 2024 at 10:19 AM PDT
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A new investigative report from the Tampa Bay Times and KFF Health News shows how Publix Super Markets Inc. became a major player in Florida’s opioid distribution game. The report documents how even as the “volume of prescription opioids dispensed in...
by Walter Einenkel
on Tue Feb 06, 2024 at 08:55 AM PST
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Today the Biden Administration announced new policies to protect old growth forests. Building on their first ever nationwide inventory of old and mature forests on public lands, the new priorities focus on combatting climate change with forward looking...
by CorpFlunky
on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 12:08 PM PST
with 188 Recommends
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Vox posted an important story yesterday about the high rate of species extinction in Hawaii. Hawaii is off-limits for me now, but I have fond memories. Please, whenever you read something about the ongoing mass extinction crisis, write a story on...
by CorpFlunky
on Fri Dec 15, 2023 at 09:05 AM PST
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It's not every day that the House expels one of its own, so of course we're talking about George Santos getting the boot on this week's episode of The Downballot. Co-hosts David Nir and David Beard discuss the deep fracture inside the GOP that the...
by The Downballot
on Fri Dec 08, 2023 at 09:21 AM PST
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Yea, Joe may be old, but he gets MORE SHIT done than we’ve seen in quite a while! I made this image to share, I hope people do so. In this day of so many crisis, thankfully he’s President. Yes, I care about his age, but we need to face it and hit that...
by JPH102
on Tue Nov 07, 2023 at 07:27 AM PST
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The mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, once again reminded Americans that as long as guns of war are readily available to everyday Americans, we are not living in a safe country. That did not stop ...
by Walter Einenkel
on Fri Oct 27, 2023 at 12:05 PM PDT
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Americans, in our naturally infallible brilliance, do not believe that Climate Scientists understand Climate Change very well, according to new Pew Research. 51% of Republicans say that climate scientists do not even know “whether or not climate change...
by CorpFlunky
on Thu Oct 26, 2023 at 10:16 AM PDT
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Americans worry a lot, often about the wrong things. According to Pew Research, the top 10 worries among Republicans are: Inflation 77% Budget deficit 72% Illegal immigration 70% The state of moral values 69% Violent crime/ drug addiction (tie) 64%...
by CorpFlunky
on Wed Oct 25, 2023 at 09:46 AM PDT
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There is no question we are facing real challenges, as individuals, as a democracy, as a country, as a species. There is no shortage of institutional failures, of horrors, of existential threats. “Deaths of Despair” has become a bit of a meme —...
by xaxnar
on Sat Oct 21, 2023 at 08:42 PM PDT
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I have written many times that being the leader of the Free World is not an entry level position! There will ALWAYS be some crisis that the president must manage well ! In addition to Donald Trump's fascism, dishonesty, lack of character, lack of...
by Dem
on Thu Oct 12, 2023 at 05:58 AM PDT
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Briefly, from J IMENA * email: Resources on how to talk with children during times of crisis �
by mettle fatigue
on Mon Oct 09, 2023 at 04:05 PM PDT
with 17 Recommends
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Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are escalating their anti-immigrant diatribes in efforts to win support among the most rabid and extreme elements of the rightwing electorate. They are both calling for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants...
by Alan Singer
on Wed Oct 04, 2023 at 02:37 PM PDT
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There are fewer climate posts these days, especially by anyone who can extrapolate a trend and who spends their own time warning folks here of real specific risks to our sea levels, forests, coastal homes, crops, livable temperatures, wildlife, pets,...
by CorpFlunky
on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 05:56 PM PDT
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Saw this on NPR.org “He was a top church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis”. Russell Moore apparently has been on the outs with the Southern Baptist convention for awhile now. He is the editor in chief for “Christianity...
by alamancedem
on Wed Aug 09, 2023 at 06:53 AM PDT
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A really good movie draws me into its world and has me seeing and feeling the place, the time, and the circumstance of its lead characters. I feel a personal connection to them, empathize with their plight, and their story echoes around inside me for...
by Daverhagen
on Mon Aug 07, 2023 at 07:26 AM PDT
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“The National Guard has been called out to help control panic-stricken inhabitants,” said Governor DeSantis who also called President Biden for federal emergency aid and Texas Governor Abbot for armadillo guidance. DeSantis may also have been exposed...
by kenerator
on Thu Aug 03, 2023 at 06:56 PM PDT
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You probably believe that a significant part of the wildfire problem is too much fire suppression in past decades, so part of your reaction to news about recent wildfires may be “it’s just nature playing catch-up”, “environmentalists caused this” or...
by CorpFlunky
on Sun Jul 30, 2023 at 11:12 AM PDT
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[Cross-posted from my ad-free blog, which encourages people to switch to electric vehicles to combat the Climate Crisis]. I recently completed visits to all national park units in the Mid-Atlantic region by EV, including First State in Delaware, 4 in...
by CorpFlunky
on Fri Jul 14, 2023 at 07:46 AM PDT
with 5 Recommends
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