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Ayanna Pressley Leads Push For Reparations Commission Amid DOGE’s Cuts to Wasteful Spending

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 14, 2025 60 Comments

"What we’re seeing from the Trump administration and their allies in Congress and the courts is a coordinated, years-long effort to dismantle any policy that uplifts black folks and addresses America’s shameful history of systemic racism. It is anti-blackness on steroids...

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Trump Cuts Off Federal Funds to Schools Mandating COVID Vaccine

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2025 16 Comments

President Donald Trump has cut off federal funds to schools that mandate people take the COVID vaccine. From Breitbart: The order would prohibit “federal funds from being used to support or subsidize an educational service agency, state education agency, local education agency, elementary school, secondary school, or...

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Political Valentine’s Day Posts: ‘Come Here Illegally and We’ll Deport You’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2025 3 Comments

Sen. Kennedy: "Love is the answer—but you ought to own a handgun just in case."...

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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Drone Attack on Chernobyl Plant

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2025 11 Comments

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that a team at Chernobyl had responded right away when they heard the explosion....

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Trump has Mug Shot on Wall Outside of Oval Office

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2025 47 Comments

Hilarious....

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Vance to Europe: America Survived ’10 Years of Greta Thunberg,’ You can Survive Elon Musk

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2025 70 Comments

"And unfortunately, when I look at Europe today, it's sometimes not so clear what happened to some of the Cold War's winners."...

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Zeldin Cancels $50 Million Contract for Environmental Group Working for a ‘Free Palestine’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 14, 2025 17 Comments

“The days of irresponsibly shoveling boatloads of cash to far-left activist groups in the name of environmental justice and climate equity are over”...

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Egg Purchase Restrictions Implemented at Major US Grocery Stores

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 14, 2025 43 Comments

Loss of egg laying chickens is to blame, as over 148 million birds have been put down since the official start of the bird flu pandemic over 3 years ago. Meanwhile, Ohio reports is first case of a bird flu in humans....

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BIPOC-Only Summer Arts Residency at Alfred University Challenged by Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2025 5 Comments

“We are asking Alfred to live up to the law and its own rules, and remove the discriminatory eligibility barriers it has erected.”...

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DEI: “Don’t think it’s over. These people are digging in. They’re not going to give it up.”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2025 13 Comments

My discussion of how Reports of the Death of DEI Are Greatly Exaggerated: "People should not get complacent. People should not think that just because Trump signed a half dozen executive orders, this stuff is going away."...

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Judge Blocks Portions of Trump’s Orders on Gender Identity

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2025 44 Comments

The temporary restraining order applies to specific sections in the executive orders recognizing only two sexes and banning mutilation of children....

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Trump Announces ‘Fair and Reciprocal’ Tariff Plan

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2025 21 Comments

"No more, no less. In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax or tariff. Very simple."...

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Report: Tim Walz Considering Running for Tina Smith’s Senate Seat

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2025 29 Comments

Smith announced she would not seek reelection in 2026....

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Rep. Robert Garcia: ‘Bring Actual Weapons’ to Fight Against Elon Musk

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2025 46 Comments

"Well, he is a dick, and I think that he's also harming the American public in an enormous way."...

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City of Worcester, MA, Votes to Become ‘Transgender Sanctuary City’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 13, 2025 35 Comments

"If you say that you're afraid of Trump and that's why you don't want the city to be a safe space for trans people, you better prepare for trans people to make this a very unsafe space."...

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Munich: Afghan Migrant Rams Car Into Left-Wing Trade Union Demonstration, Injures 28

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 13, 2025 21 Comments

Attacker entered Germany after Merkel opened borders to illegal migrants in 2015....

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Senate Confirms RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2025 30 Comments

Sen. Mitch McConnell voted no because of course. ...

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Associated Press Blocked from Oval Office for Dead-Naming ‘Gulf of America’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 13, 2025 70 Comments

While indigenous peoples had their own names for the Gulf, such as the Maya term Chactemal, these were replaced mainly during European colonization....

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