Tomorrow is Memorial Day, the day Americans have honored since 1868, when we mourn those military personnel who have died in the service of the country—that is, for the rest of us.
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This isn’t about ensuring history is “based on facts.” It’s about making sure history aligns with this administration’s narrative.
The Trump administration has ordered every national park to post signs encouraging visitors to report anything
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You may assume that derision of drag shows would not come up in a commencement address at the prestigious US Military Academy known as West Point—but you would be wrong. In a nearly hour-long speech by President Donald Trump on Saturday at the academy in New York—his second time speaking there—Trump also trashed diversity, equity, […]
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The past few months have been tough, and we just want to say thank you. In the beginning, it felt like we were yelling into the wind, no one was listening. But then you all showed up. You raised your voices, shared the truth, and made the media pay att…
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Five years ago today, George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed Black man, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, in Minneapolis. The harrowing footage of the murder—in which Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes after a nearby store clerk alleged he tried to purchase cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill—sparked […]
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Forty.
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The Freedom of the Press Foundation notified company executives that a settlement “could amount to a bribe.”
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Press Freedom Group Threatens to Sue Paramount If Company Settles With Trump Read Post »
Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” tried to embed a team inside the Government Publishing Office (GPO), the agency responsible for printing official documents and maintaining public access to federal records across all three branche…
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Reporters are prohibited from entering Pentagon locations unless they’re accompanied by Trump administration personnel.
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Pete Hegseth Tightens Reins on Journalists Covering the Pentagon Read Post »
States are softening teacher training and licensing requirements amid widespread turmoil in public schools.
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Some people in the storms’ path wonder if budget cuts contributed to the death and destruction.
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Kentucky-Missouri Storms Came as Trump Made Cuts to National Weather Service Read Post »
Find your voice:
