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We have really gone through the looking glass into Bizarro World when George Will and Rachel Maddow are on the same side.

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1 Minute Ago: Trump Falls Apart Staff Handling Him Legacy Panic & Black History Erasure |George Will
YouTube video by Politics Raw
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February 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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melindas.bsky.social
Go watch this so we can up the signal and poke the Trump regime in the eye.
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
This is the most amazing book I’ve read in the past year. Although I was alive during the Vietnam War, I was young and didn’t pay much attention. This book beautifully describes the grim reality of war and how it was perceived by many middle class white Americans at the time.
The Women – Kristin Hannah
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February 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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While news giants with armies of expensive lawyers capitulate to the powerful, independent journalists represented by rights orgs and law profs fight back and win.

Congratulations to @eff.org and Jack Poulson.
Victory! EFF Helps Defeat Meritless Lawsuit Against Journalist
Jack Poulson is a reporter, and when a confidential source sent him the police report of a tech CEO’s arrest for felony domestic violence, he did what journalists do: reported the news. The CEO, Maury...
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February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
Love this one. The musicians are fighting back. www.facebook.com/reel/1249309...
1.7K views · 5.1K reactions | Does America even deserve a birthday party this year? Here's a little patriotic song I wrote with my buddy Zach from @dustbowlrevival Maybe I'll put it on the new alb...
Does America even deserve a birthday party this year? Here's a little patriotic song I wrote with my buddy Zach from @dustbowlrevival Maybe I'll put it on the new album....
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August 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust
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A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust
A view from Israel
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July 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
Stacey Abrams breaks down the 10 steps to the descent into authoritarianism. Horrifyingly accurate.

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26K views · 2K reactions | Stacey Abrams: Trump’s Following the Authoritarian Playbook—Step by Step | What does the fall of democracy actually look like? Stacey Abrams broke it down—and it hits way t...
What does the fall of democracy actually look like? Stacey Abrams broke it down—and it hits way too close to home. Expanding executive power. Weakening...
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July 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
Here is a very interesting (and heartening) take on the Supreme Court’s recent decision preventing District Court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions . From James Comey!

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James Comey on Substack
June 29, 2025–On Resisting Radicalization
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June 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
I’m proud that Melanie Stansbury is our representative here in New Mexico. substack.com/@politicsusa...
Truth Matters on Substack
As usual Melanie Stansbury is reading the situation perfectly. It’s very important that Dems state unambiguously where they stand in this very serious moment for the rule of law. @Rep_Stansbury 🎥...
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June 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
This is remarkable stuff and even better, it’s true!

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Two High Schoolers Found an 'Impossible' Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More
Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians long thought could not be done
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April 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
This, right here. youtu.be/qzIWjD8xxZ4
Ranking Member Jamie Raskin delivers opening remarks
YouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciary
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April 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
7.7 earthquake hits Myanmar and surrounding countries. apnews.com/article/thai...
Massive quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand. Hundreds feared dead
Startled residents were evacuated down staircases of high-rise condominiums and hotels in Bangkok. In Myanmar's Naypyitaw, the quake damaged religious shrines and some homes.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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March 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
Scientists have discovered a “third state” between life and death. Fascinating. theconversation.com/biobots-aris...
Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they were once part of has died.
theconversation.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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326K views · 7.7K reactions | It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it. | By Rachel Hurley | Facebook
It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
And a lot of us are really angry and upset about what our country is becoming.
March 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
A little bit of humor in these dark times.

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How to Know You Are In A Cult (1953)
YouTube video by Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies
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February 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Representative Melanie Stansbury is holding a virtual town hall meeting at 6 pm tonight. Join the meeting here: stansbury.house.gov/live
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To join our next conversation, complete the form below and we will call you before the event starts.
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February 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
peggywhitmore.bsky.social
Please take a few minutes out of your day to listen to this message from Bernie Sanders. It’s time to fight for your country.

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January 31, 2025
YouTube video by Bernie Sanders
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January 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM