Can You Explain this to a Child? A different way of looking at war

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Greenthumbgardner (@greenthumbgardener) Excellent speech and support of the very best of this world…WOMEN!

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Opinion | Why Minnesota Matters More Than Iran for America’s Future

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These images show the burial of young girls in Minab, Iran, who were killed in a U.S.–Israeli attack on an elementary school that massacred 165 girls aged 5 to 13.

NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

US President Donald Trump’s proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan overlooks the need for justice for atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine.

Governments should urgently reinforce efforts to support credible justice and civilian protection.

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Trump’s Budget Bill: An Attack on Public Schools, Working Families, and Immigrants | NEA The budget reconciliation bill President Trump just signed is a betrayal to vulnerable students and public schools—and largely at odds with what most people want.

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Each time a protest is violently shut down, a university is defunded for political reasons, or a person is deported without a fair hearing, the foundation of our democracy cracks just a little bit more. We must all raise our voice in opposition before the damage is irreparable.

Redefining "harm" in the Endangered Species Act could undo decades of habitat protection for threatened species. The public has until May 19 to comment on the Trump Administration proposal to exclude habitat destruction from the definition. An ecologist and a law professor explain: t.co/ETCh3TbTJx

April 28, 2025 There has been a change afoot in the Democratic Party for a while now as its leaders shift from trying to find common ground with Republicans to standing firmly against MAGAs and articulating their ow...

April 28, 2025
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Trump helped make the difference for liberals in Canada and could do the same in Australia. He isn’t building far right momentum globally he’s killing it.

Trump Demands Ukrainian Surrender The Final Punchline of a Failed Negotiation Process

Trump is a Russian Asset.

This is the way the Russian security and intelligence services categorize him according to their own criteria. A Russian assets doesn’t necessarily need to be a witting assets to be run as such. www.avindman.com/p/trump-dema...

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

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Chicago-Sized Iceberg Breaks Away From Ice Sheet, Revealing Thriving Ecosystem Learn more about the ecosystem that’s remained under the ice for centuries.

Chicago-Sized Iceberg Breaks Away From Ice Sheet, Revealing Thriving Ecosystem

Mourning, Bluesky!!💜

Here's a reminder that the regime is disappearing American citizens.

Because 47, Leon, Vance, and Rubio SOLD them to El Salvador and El Salvador has a no refunds policy supposedly. We can't get said citizens back.

We must fight back.

#SheShed #MomSky #Voices4Victory

@booker.senate.gov is still on the Senate floor, doing what he can to call attention to the atrocious behaviors of the Shitler Administration.
Booker’s filibuster is a reminder to all of us: GET OUT THERE AND MAKE GOOD TROUBLE!😈
Thank you, Senator Booker. 🩵

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My #IdesOfTrump postcards are in the mail. I added a note 📝 for the staffer who might find this postcard in their hand. OpenYourEyes👀
#50501Protest

Are you done with the mob boss? Send him a postcard on 3/15/25 along with millions of other people. Tell him, "You're fired!" or he’s PINO or .... #Resist #GoodTrouble

#PostCardsforDemocracy #IdesOfTrump

Share. Share. Share. The more post cards the better for thin skinned FOTUS.

The image has a series of colorful banners with different events going on this week. Up top it says, “This Week.” Followed by: Amazon Boycott - March 7th to 14th. Target Boycott - March 5th to April 17th. Now March - March 14th, March on Washington. nowmarch.org Ides of Trump - March 15th, Postcards to the White House. Tesla Takedowns - ongoing at TeslaTakedown.com The bottom right says “Liberal Resistance” under the liberal resistance symbol, a combination of an “L” and an “R,” white symbol on black background.

This week in #LiberalResistance
#BoycottAmazon #AmazonBoycott
#TargetFast at targetfast.org
#NowMarch with @jessicadenson07.bsky.social at nowmarch.org
#TheIdesOfTrump #IdesOfTrump
#TeslaTakedown with @alexwinter.com at TeslaTakedown.com
Keep fighting!

How is this good for the American people?

Today’s headlines

‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.

The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard.


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