August 17, 2025
On the heels of President Donald J.
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On the heels of President Donald J.
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MAGA’s really out in full force today, guess we struck a nerve. Lots of comments like “liberals don’t know anything about respect” and “Trump was just showing respect to Putin.” Uh huh… respect for who exactly? Putin? Russia? Yeah, no! We’re good….
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And last week’s winner
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Sunday caption contest: Will it be banned? Read Post »
This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vl…
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Laura Loomer, the far-right provocateur and conspiracy theorist who has described herself as a “proud Islamophobe,” has proven to have particular sway with President Donald Trump. The latest example came on Saturday, when the State Department halted all visitor visas to people from Gaza, including humanitarian medical visas for injured children. The announcement followed Loomer’s days-long posting […]
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First Lady Melania Trump tends to be seen more often than she is heard. But when she does speak, it’s often hard to forget. Take, for example, her infamous profanity-laden tirade against having to decorate the White House for Christmas, per tradition, and criticism for being “complicit” in the policy of separating immigrant families during […]
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Across social media (TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook) you might notice a new trend: posts that include the word “protest” are often suppressed by platform algorithms.
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A shout out to Anchorage! You showed up strong a beautiful reminder that support for Ukraine spans every corner of the world. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
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Shoutout to DC for the amazing turnout yesterday! #FreeDC
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As a Native Hawaiian teenager growing up in West Maui, Mikey Burke couldn’t wait to leave. “All my life, I thought I was bigger than this town, bigger than the village, and I was going to go somewhere and make something of […]
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After Maui’s Fires, Native Hawaiian Families Face a New Threat: Foreclosure Read Post »
Friends,
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Find your voice: