northernpost.bsky.social
@northernpost.bsky.social
U.S. Army Veteran Non-Combat
Former EMT & ARC DAT Ldr.
My greatest honor:
Mom to 3 incredible adult humans.
Nona to 2 incredible mini humans.
Worried for their current & future wellbeing due to the state of affairs in this country.
Former EMT & ARC DAT Ldr.
My greatest honor:
Mom to 3 incredible adult humans.
Nona to 2 incredible mini humans.
Worried for their current & future wellbeing due to the state of affairs in this country.
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Also fuck Mike Johnson for saying politicians can't survive off $175k salaries but they expect citizens to live off $40k or $7.25 an hour. Fuck all the way off
May 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Also fuck Mike Johnson for saying politicians can't survive off $175k salaries but they expect citizens to live off $40k or $7.25 an hour. Fuck all the way off
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Hawaii just enacted a law that effectively neuters Citizens United.
Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum.
Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum.
Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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May 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Hawaii just enacted a law that effectively neuters Citizens United.
Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum.
Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum.
Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
May 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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What is it like being on the frontlines of the gerrymandering wars?
Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones knows firsthand.
I spoke with him about his state's new gerrymander — and what's next for democracy in the South. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEANThP_k6Q
Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones knows firsthand.
I spoke with him about his state's new gerrymander — and what's next for democracy in the South. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEANThP_k6Q
Can Racist Southern Gerrymanders Be Stopped? (ft. Justin Jones)
What is it like being on the frontlines of the gerrymandering wars?Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones knows fir
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May 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
What is it like being on the frontlines of the gerrymandering wars?
Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones knows firsthand.
I spoke with him about his state's new gerrymander — and what's next for democracy in the South. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEANThP_k6Q
Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones knows firsthand.
I spoke with him about his state's new gerrymander — and what's next for democracy in the South. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEANThP_k6Q
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I cannot help but see the compelling similarities from these two pictures, exactly 70 years apart.
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May 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I cannot help but see the compelling similarities from these two pictures, exactly 70 years apart.
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“…the forces that stand today against …political representation for Black people won’t stop there…They seek a one party political system ruled by authoritarians. The political oppression of Black people is not the end. It is the conduit.”
White Supremacy Is an Antidemocracy Movement
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White Supremacy Is an Antidemocracy Movement
If You Want Democracy in this Country You Have to Fight White Supremacy
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May 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“…the forces that stand today against …political representation for Black people won’t stop there…They seek a one party political system ruled by authoritarians. The political oppression of Black people is not the end. It is the conduit.”
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When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero.
And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing.
Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing.
Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
May 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero.
And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing.
Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing.
Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani came into office with a historic $12B deficit left to him by the failed Eric Adams administration.
And in just 132 days, Mayor Mamdani has brought a $12 BILLION deficit to $0—all without cutting a single social service. youtu.be/6GXFg6RHP64?...
And in just 132 days, Mayor Mamdani has brought a $12 BILLION deficit to $0—all without cutting a single social service. youtu.be/6GXFg6RHP64?...
Mayor Mamdani Cuts $12B Deficit to $0 In 132 Days
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
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May 13, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Mayor Zohran Mamdani came into office with a historic $12B deficit left to him by the failed Eric Adams administration.
And in just 132 days, Mayor Mamdani has brought a $12 BILLION deficit to $0—all without cutting a single social service. youtu.be/6GXFg6RHP64?...
And in just 132 days, Mayor Mamdani has brought a $12 BILLION deficit to $0—all without cutting a single social service. youtu.be/6GXFg6RHP64?...
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The actions—organized by groups including the the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, Black Voters Matter and local state coalitions—are set to take place over the next two months in Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi and (cont.)
msmagazine.com/2026/05/11/c...
msmagazine.com/2026/05/11/c...
Civil Rights Groups Launch Southern Voting Rights Mobilization Following Supreme Court’s Callais Decision
Civil Rights Groups Launch Southern Voting Rights Mobilization and Protests Following Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais Decision
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May 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The actions—organized by groups including the the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, Black Voters Matter and local state coalitions—are set to take place over the next two months in Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi and (cont.)
msmagazine.com/2026/05/11/c...
msmagazine.com/2026/05/11/c...
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The Art Of The Deal
April 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
The Art Of The Deal
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This would constitute one of the most brazen, most appalling acts of corruption in U.S. history.
I know we’re numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...
I know we’re numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...
Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This would constitute one of the most brazen, most appalling acts of corruption in U.S. history.
I know we’re numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...
I know we’re numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...
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America didn’t turn ugly because he became President. No.
He became President because America was already this ugly. That’s the uncomfortable truth nobody wants to admit.
He became President because America was already this ugly. That’s the uncomfortable truth nobody wants to admit.
May 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
America didn’t turn ugly because he became President. No.
He became President because America was already this ugly. That’s the uncomfortable truth nobody wants to admit.
He became President because America was already this ugly. That’s the uncomfortable truth nobody wants to admit.
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There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Don’t believe the self-made myth.
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Don’t believe the self-made myth.
May 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Don’t believe the self-made myth.
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Don’t believe the self-made myth.
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“The ghost offices turn into closed offices, and it's all by design.
The billionaires are hollowing out the Social Security Administration as an attack on our earned benefits.” – Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works
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The billionaires are hollowing out the Social Security Administration as an attack on our earned benefits.” – Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works
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May 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
“The ghost offices turn into closed offices, and it's all by design.
The billionaires are hollowing out the Social Security Administration as an attack on our earned benefits.” – Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works
@alaw202.bsky.social
The billionaires are hollowing out the Social Security Administration as an attack on our earned benefits.” – Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works
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Elon Musk wants to destroy Social Security.
Elon Musk called us the “parasite class” for building a system that guarantees a life of dignity after retirement, disability, or loss.
Elon Musk is the parasite.
Elon Musk called us the “parasite class” for building a system that guarantees a life of dignity after retirement, disability, or loss.
Elon Musk is the parasite.
May 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Elon Musk wants to destroy Social Security.
Elon Musk called us the “parasite class” for building a system that guarantees a life of dignity after retirement, disability, or loss.
Elon Musk is the parasite.
Elon Musk called us the “parasite class” for building a system that guarantees a life of dignity after retirement, disability, or loss.
Elon Musk is the parasite.
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Marty Makary, who anti-abortion groups had long criticized for not pushing forward their agenda, has resigned from his post as FDA commissioner.
The Exit of This Trump Administration Official Could Threaten Abortion Access Nationwide
This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra and Barbara Rodriguez of...
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May 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Marty Makary, who anti-abortion groups had long criticized for not pushing forward their agenda, has resigned from his post as FDA commissioner.
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Wisconsin lawmakers in both chambers of Congress voted on a bill overturning a 20-year mining ban in the area surrounding the Boundary Waters. Republicans voted to overturn the ban, and Democrats to sustain it.
www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/05/08/w...
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Why mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters matters to Wisconsin - Great Lakes Now
Wisconsin lawmakers in both chambers of Congress voted on a bill overturning a 20-year mining ban in the area surrounding the Boundary Waters — Republicans voted to overturn the ban, and Democrats to ...
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May 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Wisconsin lawmakers in both chambers of Congress voted on a bill overturning a 20-year mining ban in the area surrounding the Boundary Waters. Republicans voted to overturn the ban, and Democrats to sustain it.
www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/05/08/w...
www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/05/08/w...
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PennLive starts eight-part series on largest ICE facility in the Northeast, the "Moshannon Valley Processing Center" in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania:
www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05...
www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05...
A Pa. county hosts one of ICE’s largest detention centers, a site of controversy and complaints
Despite protests, county officials say they have little authority over Moshannon and cannot dictate how the prison is run, or how ICE operates it.
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May 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
PennLive starts eight-part series on largest ICE facility in the Northeast, the "Moshannon Valley Processing Center" in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania:
www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05...
www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05...
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Every eligible American should be able to cast a ballot, and every lawful vote should be counted. That's what we served to protect — not as a tradition, but as the foundation of everything the Constitution promises. Join us in continuing this service. ⬇️
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Project HALO: Veterans, lawyers, and faith leaders are uniting to bring civic pride back to voting and renew trust in U.S. elections.
Trusted local leaders join to make voting welcoming, reliable, and grounded in civic pride.
thefulcrum.us
May 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Every eligible American should be able to cast a ballot, and every lawful vote should be counted. That's what we served to protect — not as a tradition, but as the foundation of everything the Constitution promises. Join us in continuing this service. ⬇️
thefulcrum.us/elections/ve...
thefulcrum.us/elections/ve...
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Step into my web, said the spider to the fly.
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Both Parties Are The Same
YouTube video by Resistor Vic
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May 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Step into my web, said the spider to the fly.
youtu.be/Ot2r2vooBNk?...
youtu.be/Ot2r2vooBNk?...
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A petition sheet for MI-10 Republican congressional candidate Robert Lulgjuraj is raising serious red flags. Simon Schuster from Bridge Michigan shared a page of signatures where multiple names appear to be written in the same handwriting, giving the sheet the look of possible petition fraud.
May 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
A petition sheet for MI-10 Republican congressional candidate Robert Lulgjuraj is raising serious red flags. Simon Schuster from Bridge Michigan shared a page of signatures where multiple names appear to be written in the same handwriting, giving the sheet the look of possible petition fraud.
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Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy is facing backlash after announcing he spent parts of the last 7 months filming a Trump-approved reality show, The Great American Road Trip. Production costs were covered by a nonprofit whose sponsors include companies with business tied to the department Duffy leads.
May 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy is facing backlash after announcing he spent parts of the last 7 months filming a Trump-approved reality show, The Great American Road Trip. Production costs were covered by a nonprofit whose sponsors include companies with business tied to the department Duffy leads.
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How can the stock market be rising to record levels while jobs and wages are going nowhere, most Americans are paying higher prices for just about everything, and consumer sentiment is in the dumps?
Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-can-the-stock-market-be-soaring
Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-can-the-stock-market-be-soaring
The AI Job Apocalypse Is Already Happening
And What Democrats Should Pledge to Do About it
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May 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
How can the stock market be rising to record levels while jobs and wages are going nowhere, most Americans are paying higher prices for just about everything, and consumer sentiment is in the dumps?
Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-can-the-stock-market-be-soaring
Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-can-the-stock-market-be-soaring
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May 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM