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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-21 at 02:45

The pardoning of insurrectionists is Trump’s way of building loyalty from militias and domestic terrorists to carry out unofficial acts for him.

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-21 at 01:19

Who we are as Americans isn't up to him.

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-21 at 00:15

Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, dies at 67 from brain cancer.

"One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as a lifelong organizer is that there are no permanent wins and no permanent losses. We have to fight for every inch of progress, and we can’t take anything for granted."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/cecile-richard-planned-parenthood-dies

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-20 at 18:01

Wow! Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents | PBS News

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-commutes-sentence-for-indigenous-activist-leonard-peltier-who-was-convicted-in-the-1975-killings-of-2-fbi-agents

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-20 at 15:11

President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci and members of Congress who served on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, using extraordinary executive prerogative as a shield against revenge by his incoming successor, Donald Trump.

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-20 at 08:43

Martin Luther King Jr. believed that capitalism had "outlived its usefulness" and that it created a system that exploited the masses. He argued that capitalism should be replaced with a more equitable distribution of wealth.

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-20 at 04:08

Dr. Martin Luther King: Socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poor – City Observatory

https://cityobservatory.org/dr-king-socialism-for-the-rich-and-rugged-free-enterprise-capitalism-for-the-poor/

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-19 at 15:21

Be vigilant in observing when the news media is caving to Trump in exchange for the approval of MAGA readers and advertisers. Historian Timothy Snyder reminded us in Trump’s first term to never “Obey in Advance”. What do you do when local media puts on a blindfold even before the new authoritarians prepare to hand out blindfolds?

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-19 at 14:25

The most dangerous thing for the country regarding Trump coin is what comes next.

Now, anyone in the world can essentially deposit money into the bank account of the President of the USA to win favor. Right out in the open.

Trump launches meme coin, $TRump days before return to White House - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vmym2jvy9o

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-18 at 19:36

Trump is being sworn in at the same spot where January 6th insurrectionists clashed with Capitol police and tried to overthrow a free and fair election. #FailedAmerica #TrumpCrimes

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-18 at 18:17

From Heather Cox Richardson.

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-18 at 16:37

"The more Trump can tear down democracy and gut the mechanisms of government that hold the powerful accountable, the safer the oligarchy becomes." ~ Robert Reich

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-17 at 16:19

The Save Science, Save Lives campaign to organize the scientific community and supporters of science-based policymaking to speak out against and challenge efforts to destroy data, bury evidence, and keep scientists from doing their jobs. Just this week, they mobilized more than 50,000 scientists and science supporters to urge the 119th Congress to protect science and federal scientists from the incoming administration in order to continue delivering public benefits.

https://blog.ucsusa.org/pallavi-phartiyal/the-trump-administration-playbook-likely-to-target-science-and-scientists-were-ready-to-fight-back/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3oWKHT0i5NHZ_3USo-gU8gmEfrsmvGJAi_lXVxGa8qhOz8QYy6WX_EBkU_aem_8oyWFkzDrFZfqIjcqCzx_Q&sfnsn=mo

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-17 at 15:32

Mike Johnson bans pregnant Representative, who can't travel, from voting remotely.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/16/2297335/-Mike-Johnson-bans-pregnant-Representative-from-voting-remotely

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-16 at 18:19

Nothing will trickle down. Nothing will ever trickle down.

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-16 at 17:37

A protestor holds up a "Big Oil Profits LA Burns" sign as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies during his Senate Energy and Natural Resources confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Wright is a U.S. engineer and entrepreneur serving as the CEO of Liberty Energy, which is the second-largest hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, company in North America. | January 15, 2025 | Kayla Bartkowski | #gettyimages

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-16 at 17:26

Pam Bondi has used every single chance she’s gotten to rig the law in her—and Donald Trump’s—favor. Now, she’s his pick to be Attorney General. Bondi is corrupt, unethical, and unqualified, proven to be true by the lies she has been repeating in her confirmation hearings. Tell your Senators to say no to her confirmation by texting UNFIT to 32434.

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-16 at 16:22

Finally someone writes about the scapegoating of Merrick Garland.

https://newrepublic.com/article/190248/merrick-garland-trump-prosecution-delays?fbclid=IwY2xjawH2EWdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHe0yPEDWfMiOSWegYm6x-fCVZ9cGMc1uQG-aF2v1iey-zK2u6TGnP1knVw_aem_KmLKVYqB7JIxzCw-GD85Zw&sfnsn=mo

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-15 at 21:33

Get grounded, get healed and mentally clear. Feel your inner power and do not be afraid.

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Written by Deborah Rose on 2025-01-15 at 17:34

President Biden has successfully convinced Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

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