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The federal agents Trump let loose in Washington DC to make the city “safe and beautiful” are arresting Black men for petty crimes. Am I nuts to think this is worth a news story or two?
One item in my Heads Up News newsletter is about a Washington Post article that contained alarming news but was written like a fluffy feature. www.headsupnews.org/i/216040109/...
September 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The federal agents Trump let loose in Washington DC to make the city “safe and beautiful” are arresting Black men for petty crimes. Am I nuts to think this is worth a news story or two?
The entire board & especially this loser needs to be booted due to failing to do their fiduciary duty to the Center. I hope the lawyers are ready to get a restraining order & push to replace the board.
Alarm as Trump caught studying 'Kennedy Center DEM-' plans: 'He must be stopped' #RawStory
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Alarm as Trump caught studying 'Kennedy Center DEM-' plans: 'He must be stopped'
twp.ai
September 17, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The entire board & especially this loser needs to be booted due to failing to do their fiduciary duty to the Center. I hope the lawyers are ready to get a restraining order & push to replace the board.
We need to be loud and clear that any company that tries to demolish the Kennedy Center will be liable for an illegal act. It could ruin them. Of course Diaper Disaster Don would ALSO be liable for damages.
Trump looks at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" as he lands at Joint Base Andrews tonight
(Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty)
(Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty)
September 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
We need to be loud and clear that any company that tries to demolish the Kennedy Center will be liable for an illegal act. It could ruin them. Of course Diaper Disaster Don would ALSO be liable for damages.
The Kennedy Center doesn't belong to Disaster Don. It belongs to us. If he destroys it, he's responsible to pay for the damage. The cultural value alone is more than he can imagine (he has no cultural value sensitivity).
September 17, 2026 at 4:49 AM
The Kennedy Center doesn't belong to Disaster Don. It belongs to us. If he destroys it, he's responsible to pay for the damage. The cultural value alone is more than he can imagine (he has no cultural value sensitivity).
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Disaster Destructive Don needs to walk away and leave it alone. Don't "fix" it, don't "subsidize" it and we'll recognize what his 'administration' tried to do to it. What a f'n loser. We can find competent people to take over & do things correctly.
Fencing has gone up around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after a Trump-aligned board voted to close it for repairs.
Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it
Fencing has gone up around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close the performing arts center for repairs
bit.ly
September 17, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Disaster Destructive Don needs to walk away and leave it alone. Don't "fix" it, don't "subsidize" it and we'll recognize what his 'administration' tried to do to it. What a f'n loser. We can find competent people to take over & do things correctly.
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Sarah Stevens, the GOP nominee for North Carolina’s supreme court, voted for many GOP bills that overhauled elections in the state—including by eliminating grace periods and stripping the governor's authority over election boards.
They’ve Long Clashed on Voting Rights. Now They’re Facing Off for a Supreme Court Seat. - Bolts
North Carolina Justice Anita Earls, a former voting rights lawyer, and Sarah Stevens, a longtime legislator, have been on opposite sides of election issues for over a decade.
boltsmag.org
September 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Sarah Stevens, the GOP nominee for North Carolina’s supreme court, voted for many GOP bills that overhauled elections in the state—including by eliminating grace periods and stripping the governor's authority over election boards.
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US citizens, save your democracy, weakened as it now is.
Here is how you can:
1. Get your passport or certified Birth Cert - NOW!
2. Share this video
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US citizens, save your democracy, weakened as it now is.
Here is how you can:
1. Get your passport or certified Birth Cert - NOW!
2. Share this video
3. Join the struggle
Oh, yeah - and watch this short video:
THANK YOU!
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Jim Crow Reloaded: The Citizenship Game - Episode 2
YouTube video by Greg Palast
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September 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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US citizens, save your democracy, weakened as it now is.
Here is how you can:
1. Get your passport or certified Birth Cert - NOW!
2. Share this video
3. Join the struggle
Oh, yeah - and watch this short video:
THANK YOU!
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US citizens, save your democracy, weakened as it now is.
Here is how you can:
1. Get your passport or certified Birth Cert - NOW!
2. Share this video
3. Join the struggle
Oh, yeah - and watch this short video:
THANK YOU!
(And well done @gregpalast.bsky.social's team)
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I've been saying!! bsky.app/profile/bbko...
This means that if the United States taxed corporations at the level Canada does, our debt-to-GDP would be stable indefinitely.
Canada's revenue as a share of the economy is about 9 percentage points higher than the U.S.
~5 percentage points of the discrepancy is higher individual and corporate income taxes and ~3 percentage points is higher taxes on goods and services (i.e. VATs and sales taxes).
~5 percentage points of the discrepancy is higher individual and corporate income taxes and ~3 percentage points is higher taxes on goods and services (i.e. VATs and sales taxes).
September 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I've been saying!! bsky.app/profile/bbko...
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WSJ editorial board FOIAs emails showing Sen. Katie Britt’s office privately seeking Trump tariff exemptions for Alabama — while she’s publicly praising the tariffs. www.wsj.com/opinion/kati...
Opinion | One Senator’s Plea for Tariff Breaks
How protectionism works in practice: Public support, but seeking exemptions in private.
www.wsj.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
WSJ editorial board FOIAs emails showing Sen. Katie Britt’s office privately seeking Trump tariff exemptions for Alabama — while she’s publicly praising the tariffs. www.wsj.com/opinion/kati...
Only half of voters think it was a mistake? Love to see the Venn diagram of this group that does NOT think it was a mistake alongside the Fox audience group.
September 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Only half of voters think it was a mistake? Love to see the Venn diagram of this group that does NOT think it was a mistake alongside the Fox audience group.
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So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury
CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons
BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets
CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons?
BESSENT: No
BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets
CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons?
BESSENT: No
September 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury
The obvious solution is to remove DJT from the board and all his minions currently also on the board. Place the Kennedy Center under new management and see what happens. DJT and gang have failed.
Nobody wanted to be a part of anything with his name on it, so they lost revenue. What a f-up.
Nobody wanted to be a part of anything with his name on it, so they lost revenue. What a f-up.
Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
projects.propublica.org
September 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The obvious solution is to remove DJT from the board and all his minions currently also on the board. Place the Kennedy Center under new management and see what happens. DJT and gang have failed.
Nobody wanted to be a part of anything with his name on it, so they lost revenue. What a f-up.
Nobody wanted to be a part of anything with his name on it, so they lost revenue. What a f-up.
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There’s obviously a lot going on right now, but a Russian oligarch bankrolling the wedding of the president’s son is the kind of story that should dominate headlines in any functioning political culture.
September 15, 2026 at 1:43 AM
There’s obviously a lot going on right now, but a Russian oligarch bankrolling the wedding of the president’s son is the kind of story that should dominate headlines in any functioning political culture.
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This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.”
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
September 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.”
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
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“MAHA” says environmental exposures are driving chronic disease.
So why is the EPA of the same administration weakening protections against some of the best-documented environmental health risks?
Yet again, California stepping into the void of federal leadership.
So why is the EPA of the same administration weakening protections against some of the best-documented environmental health risks?
Yet again, California stepping into the void of federal leadership.
September 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
“MAHA” says environmental exposures are driving chronic disease.
So why is the EPA of the same administration weakening protections against some of the best-documented environmental health risks?
Yet again, California stepping into the void of federal leadership.
So why is the EPA of the same administration weakening protections against some of the best-documented environmental health risks?
Yet again, California stepping into the void of federal leadership.
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It's simple. Big Oil & Big Coal give millions to help get Trump elected. He lets them pollute more. You get dirtier air, extreme heat, flooding, & droughts.
Trump's trading away your health & safety to pad his donors' pockets.
Polluters win, Trump wins, you lose.
Trump's trading away your health & safety to pad his donors' pockets.
Polluters win, Trump wins, you lose.
EPA plans to scrap Biden-era rules that limit power-plant climate emissions
Agency chief Lee Zeldin had planned the repeal as part a slew of proposals he called “the largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.”
www.washingtonpost.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
It's simple. Big Oil & Big Coal give millions to help get Trump elected. He lets them pollute more. You get dirtier air, extreme heat, flooding, & droughts.
Trump's trading away your health & safety to pad his donors' pockets.
Polluters win, Trump wins, you lose.
Trump's trading away your health & safety to pad his donors' pockets.
Polluters win, Trump wins, you lose.
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We should all be outraged that powerful people are more upset about what an artist says than the displacement, starvation, and killing of innocent Palestinian children and families.
September 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
We should all be outraged that powerful people are more upset about what an artist says than the displacement, starvation, and killing of innocent Palestinian children and families.
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Even states with all-mail voting offer voters several options, including polling sites and voting centers, as well as ballot dropboxes. If USPS becomes unreliable for mail voting, experts say states could beef up staffing at in-person polling stations.
Mail Voting in Turmoil: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
As the Trump administration and USPS look to restrict mail voting ahead of the midterms, we asked Bolts readers to send us your questions—and our team has tackled 10 of them.
boltsmag.org
September 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Even states with all-mail voting offer voters several options, including polling sites and voting centers, as well as ballot dropboxes. If USPS becomes unreliable for mail voting, experts say states could beef up staffing at in-person polling stations.
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This is a big one: Brown University is searching for the next director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice.
Please help us identify excellent candidates to lead this signature program into the future.
Please write me with ideas; please share in your networks; please apply.
Please help us identify excellent candidates to lead this signature program into the future.
Please write me with ideas; please share in your networks; please apply.
Brown University - Professor and Director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice | H-Net
1. Academic Accomplishment. We seek a scholar with a strong scholarly record, including excellence in both research and teaching, appropriate for appointment at the level of full professor in a social science, humanities, or arts department at Brown.
networks.h-net.org
September 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
This is a big one: Brown University is searching for the next director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice.
Please help us identify excellent candidates to lead this signature program into the future.
Please write me with ideas; please share in your networks; please apply.
Please help us identify excellent candidates to lead this signature program into the future.
Please write me with ideas; please share in your networks; please apply.
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To beat Marsha Blackburn, we need to order another 2k yard signs, put our ads on the air, and stamp 5k postcards.
We're $30,605 short of our mid-month goal. Without it, we'll have to scale back.
Will you donate $10 by MIDNIGHT to fuel our fight?
actblue.com/donate/91426sm
We're $30,605 short of our mid-month goal. Without it, we'll have to scale back.
Will you donate $10 by MIDNIGHT to fuel our fight?
actblue.com/donate/91426sm
September 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
To beat Marsha Blackburn, we need to order another 2k yard signs, put our ads on the air, and stamp 5k postcards.
We're $30,605 short of our mid-month goal. Without it, we'll have to scale back.
Will you donate $10 by MIDNIGHT to fuel our fight?
actblue.com/donate/91426sm
We're $30,605 short of our mid-month goal. Without it, we'll have to scale back.
Will you donate $10 by MIDNIGHT to fuel our fight?
actblue.com/donate/91426sm
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(1/5) If you normally vote by mail, don’t wait for your ballot to get mailed to you. A lot of people think the issue is what will happen after you get your ballot, but a very big issue is not getting it mailed to you in time at all.
September 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
(1/5) If you normally vote by mail, don’t wait for your ballot to get mailed to you. A lot of people think the issue is what will happen after you get your ballot, but a very big issue is not getting it mailed to you in time at all.
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Shame on any Democrat who votes for the abominable pro-crypto CLARITY Act.
Call your senators and tell them to vote NO when it comes up for a crucial procedural vote tomorrow: (202) 224-3121.
Call your senators and tell them to vote NO when it comes up for a crucial procedural vote tomorrow: (202) 224-3121.
NO to Crypto
ALL Senate Democrats should reject the so-called “Clarity Act” when it comes up for a vote tomorrow
robertreich.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Shame on any Democrat who votes for the abominable pro-crypto CLARITY Act.
Call your senators and tell them to vote NO when it comes up for a crucial procedural vote tomorrow: (202) 224-3121.
Call your senators and tell them to vote NO when it comes up for a crucial procedural vote tomorrow: (202) 224-3121.
So much fraud waste and abuse of our taxpayer resources to soothe the petulant president's bruised ego over losing an election - by trying to back up his fabricated excuse and accusation of 'cheating.' He's the Cheater-in-Chief. This is just more proof of his cheating.
Officers were allegedly given quotas to churn through 40 people a day, about 12 minutes each, and those flagged could face criminal investigation.
Few noncitizens try to register and even less attempt to or successfully vote. However, Trump has repeatedly alleged that noncitizen voting is rampant.
Few noncitizens try to register and even less attempt to or successfully vote. However, Trump has repeatedly alleged that noncitizen voting is rampant.
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
www.democracydocket.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
So much fraud waste and abuse of our taxpayer resources to soothe the petulant president's bruised ego over losing an election - by trying to back up his fabricated excuse and accusation of 'cheating.' He's the Cheater-in-Chief. This is just more proof of his cheating.