National Monuments should be under the total control of the state(s) within which they reside. Obama should not have been allowed to expand #BearsEars without Utah's consent and Trump should not be allowed to diminish its size over Utah's objections. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c...

Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument

President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.

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I'm watching the old TV series ER for the first time and have to get this off my chest: George Clooney is the worst actor I've ever watched. His acting is the epitome of emoting.

DSA members are spoiled children, the entitlement generation, whose Marxist platform arises from the belief that everyone's problems are someone else's fault. A #DSA member will NEVER get my vote. share.google/xLNHTgN1LRja...

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) -

Working towards a better future for all.

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Very somber news for investors. This analysis by #Axios bodes disaster for mega-billion dollar AI data centers. Their compute power will be used but the suspected very profit margins means a long long time before investments pay off. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

💨 Axios AM: Race to zero

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Proof that unions have lost their way and need a drastic overhaul. They've become bloated bureaucracies run by self-serving elitists who don't know nor care about workers and the greater economy that they depend upon for long-term job security. www.wsj.com/business/she...

She Never Worked in a Steel Mill. Now She Leads the United Steelworkers.

New union leader Roxanne Brown’s first test will be contract negotiations with U.S. Steel under its new Japanese ownership.

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Wise analysis but it omits one factor: capitalism seldom makes smooth transitions. Inflation will soar and then abate and repeat this painful cycle unless free markets are controlled. That's why meddling by the Fed is (painfully) acceptable to us staunch capitalists. www.wsj.com/opinion/fede...

Opinion | Warsh Makes Markets Do Their Job

Have they forgotten how to price risk without the Federal Reserve guiding them?

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Wake up, Democratic socialists! You don't have a chance of retaking Congress unless you get the vote of independents like me. Universal healthcare of some sort and a few other welfare expansions are ok but I'll vote Republican unless you temper many of your positions. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

These Democratic Voters Are Battling Over What Their Party Stands For

Progressive candidates are gaining momentum in primary battles with voters who are fed up with the status quo and drawn to populist policies like universal healthcare.

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I like Head Start (and free school meals for all) but by "Head Start advocate" you mean elitists who want control via centralization in distant Washington DC. I don't like that kind of Head Start. States should have total control over this and similar programs. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

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Get your act together, scientists! Now more caffeinated coffee is good for my heart health?? Caffeine and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association | Circulation share.google/SBceU9ZkYguc...

Caffeine and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association | Circulation

Caffeine is one of the most commonly consumed drugs in the world. It is found in various naturally occurring substances and can be ingested in a synthetically derived pure form. The majority of human ...

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Stop the knee jerk reactions to the #cyclospora outbreak! We need to find the source but that won't happen by letting capitalism-hating progressives rule social media like they do on Blue Sky. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

FDA Walks Back Finding of Cyclospora Parasite as Outbreak Probe Continues

Taylor Farms said it had recalled iceberg lettuce grown and processed in central Mexico “in an abundance of caution.”

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Bryson DeChambeau needs to go back under the rock from which he slithered.

The "originalist position" should be applied by the #SCOTUS. It simply requires that Congress do its job. Write and frequently update laws that are unambiguous or pass Constitutional amendments. We don't want SCOTUS to effectively do Congress's job. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/o...

Opinion | Are We Still Supposed to Take This Conservative Legal Theory Seriously?

Has the court learned nothing?

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RFK, Jr is incompetent, but he's right here and #DemocracyForward is wrong. Obama Care subsidies are critical, but they should only be given to people who file with the IRS every year. Universal health care will be citizen funded and must come with strong guardrails. www.wsj.com/opinion/were...

Opinion | We’re Defending ObamaCare From Lawfare

Democracy Forward keeps filing lawsuits seeking subsidies the law doesn’t allow.

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"Structural racism" may be widely accepted amongst social scientists, but not other scientists or the public. Racism is widespread because humans are individually racist since social scientists perversely insist that skin color is a meaningful out group marker. www.ms.now/opinion/flor...

Florida's so-called Stop WOKE Act gets the legal rebuke it deserves

Victor Ray: Ron DeSantis' loss in court is a win for education

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Excessive use of force is wrong, but the surge in arrests and deportation is right. Our immigration laws need reform, including a mechanism to give people like Araujo some sort of special, protected status, but ignoring existing laws should never be allowed. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...

ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests

The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.

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Hurrah! This is a victory for women.Yes, it disadvantages the very small number of humans "afflicted" (Christened Jorgensen, famous transgender woman) with the particular developmental disorder we call "transgender." That's unfortunate but unavoidable. www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/cour...

Court rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams

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To my knowledge, Ryan escaped Blue Sky because of its toxicity towards anyone not in lockstep with WPATH and other transactivists so I'll share this here. Clara should sue Dr Johnson and destroy her medical career. x.com/i/status/207...

Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) on X

After the mother of one patient of Dr. Natasha Johnson’s pediatric gender clinic, Elaine, expressed concern about a potential mastectomy for her 15 year old child, Clara, the clinic’s social worker ca...

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Read the DSA's platform and you'll see why I'll vote Republican before a #DSA candidate. Fighting for the "working-class" means class warfare reminiscent of Communist Cuba or Socialist Venezuela, failed nations. Hating the wealthy is a threat to everyone's welfare. share.google/v3Yc3JT24YmV...

DSA Platform

Workers Deserve More!

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The headline is wrong. Trump's transgender policies are preventing cultural change. Fairness to transgender individuals instead of hatred can only come after admitting that being transgender is an "affliction" (Christene Jorgensen). 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...

MAGA Groups Help Trump Push Cultural Change in Schools

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Iran defeated Trump and Hegseth. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/w...

Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Undermining Efforts to Restore Traffic

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RFK Jr. doesn't want you to read this rigorously conducted and peer-reviewed research because it concludes that the COVID-19 vaccines are effective. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Interim Estimated Effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults

This case-control study estimates vaccine effectiveness of 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines among adults with COVID-19–associated emergency department or urgent care encounters and COVID-19–associated hosp...

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I'm not religious and encourage "inclusion," but this team is wrong. Forcing someone to wear a "pride" symbol that offends the person's religious beliefs - even if those beliefs are repugnant to me - is not "inclusion," but rather it offends "inclusion." www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

York Revolution cancel baseball game after players refuse to wear Pride jerseys (Gift Article)

The team said so many players refused to wear the rainbow-sleeved uniform that it couldn't fill its lineup card.

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Grrr 😡 It's easy to excuse these fraudsters because health insurance is so costly, but that attitude harms the march towards universal #healthcare. When it's achieved, these higher income cheaters will be asked for a hefty tax. They'll likely cheat again. paragoninstitute.org/private-heal...

The Persistent Obamacare Enrollment Fraud

This paper examines improper enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges during the 2026 open enrollment period.

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The CIA director is simply stating the obvious. Something demonstrable, verifiable and harmful to Iran's nuclear ambitions needs to be in the first set of demands from the U.S. on Friday or within days thereafter. www.axios.com/2026/06/15/u...

Scoop: CIA director doubts Iran's intentions on deal, sources say

CIA Director John Ratcliffe's skepticism is based on sensitive intelligence, sources say.

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"You're either with workers or you're with millionaires," AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler told @axios.com That's absurd. Workers need wealthy people's capital in order to have jobs. That capital languishes without workers. Meeting in the middle is the way forward for everyone.

I'm old enough to know that "influencer" is synonymous with "nefarious peddler." Fact or fiction are indistinguishable in this modern media world that exists solely to bend you to its will. It's time to stop creating "influencers." It's a dangerous development. www.coursera.org/articles/soc...

What Is a Social Media Influencer? Types, Areas of Expertise, and More

Learn more about what social media influencers do, the types of brands available to pursue by follower count, areas you can build expertise in, and the pros and cons of this creative work.

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Stop fighting! These once cherished institutions of independent thinking and scientific exploration are now bastions of biased, inane social engineering posing as science and corrupted purveyors of identity favoritism instead of champions of individual merit. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...

Legal and Lobbying Costs Surge as Universities Face Trump Pressure

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Ignore this! The question is too vague. apnews.com/article/ap-p...

Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country's identity, AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds that as the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country or its system of government as exceptional.

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I stopped reading after the first paragraph ended with, "prompting worries that cases are being rushed through, violating due process rights." Expeditious does not necessarily impair due process. The reporters are too biased to read further. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...

As Trump Pushes Deportations, a Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts

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Progressive opposition to school choice is wrong. #charterschools democracyproject.org/posts/an-ope...

An Open Society Needs an Open Education System

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

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