The Constitution guarantees the power to set the time, place and manner of elections to the states. But Trump wants to punish the states that don’t comply with the regime. “This is an all-out assault on free and fair elections,” Marc Elias says. Help us fight back: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
📬 MAIL VOTING UPDATE: A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit against Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order to proceed. Voting rights advocates warn the order could allow the Postal Service to refuse to deliver ballots to eligible voters. Here’s what happens next: https://demdock.com/4wmthbe
Wow. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) floor speech on Trump Admin. corruption has now received 1 million views He opens the remarks by arguing that Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaQ_...
This Is What 500 Days of Trump's Corruption Looks Like
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
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Trump wants to create a national database of every registered voter in the country. Then, he and the GOP want to decide who gets to stay on it. “It’s a way of essentially taking over the voter registration process,” Marc Elias says, “or, more precisely, taking over the results.”
I KNEW we'd done a Juneteenth video! Found it, and I think it holds up. (I was determined to get in the "fled to Mexico" line even though it was a bit of a rabbit hole. 🙂 )
What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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The Dept of Interior claims that the algae in the reflecting pool is left over from rarely used pipes No. Painting the pool dark blue means that it absorbs heat much faster than if it were a light color. Warmer = faster algae growth That's why you don't see black swimming pools Science!
youtu.be/2LQeLY3Ltpg?... Explains California election and why some want us to distrust it.
Trump Is Spreading a California Election Lie. Here's the Truth.
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MYTH: Widespread fraud is taking place in California’s primary. FACT: This is a lie that Trump and the GOP are perpetuating to undermine confidence in this fall’s crucial midterms. Here’s what you need to know about their playbook:
GOP lies over California vote counting set stage to subvert midterms
“All that [Trump] cares about is whether he wins or loses. And if he loses, he'll create a fiction in his head to tell him otherwise.”
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Postcards land on legislators' desks. You can send a postcard to stop the elimination of the IMLS at SaveIMLS.org. #library #libraries #libraryfunding #fundlibraries #saveimls #imls #read #reading #book #books
What exactly is fake news? It's a term that's been ever-popular for the last several years, and yet, it still seems to confuse many about its true meaning or significance. A research guide from the University of Michigan Library defines fake news as: buff.ly/1mW21rN #Libraries #Resources #FakeNews
What the Heck is Fake News? (Something everyone should know by now)
What the Heck is Fake News? (Something everyone should know by now)
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Graphic novels turn kids into lifelong readers. They challenge readers, transform reluctant readers into readers, they bring joy. They boost vocabulary, increase reading comprehension for brains that take in information differently. They tell a story. Graphic novels are real reading, real books ✨📚😊
NEW: The chair of the President’s Cancer Panel, Dr. Harvey Risch, is a co-author on a study touting ivermectin for cancer. The study is backed by two anti-vax orgs, including The Wellness Company, which sells the drug and with which he is affiliated. www.importantcontext.news/p/chair-of-p...
Chair of President’s Cancer Panel Co-Authors Ivermectin Cancer Study Backed By Supplements Company
“It’s marketing disguised as science.”
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Bookelicious Presents 🎉 We’ve got 9 more author events lined up before the end of the school year! ✏️📚 Want your class to join? Click here: www.bookelicious.com/Educators/bo... Don’t miss the chance for your students to meet amazing authors and bring stories to life!
Undocumented immigrants contribute $97 billion yearly in federal, state, and local taxes. They paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022. Bessent is galactically stupid. www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/b...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration expects banks to comply in collecting citizenship information from customers.
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The only thing that should control your reading list is your inability to stop buying books. Stop the Federal Book Ban Bill. buff.ly/W1YsomE #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #politics #breakingnews #author #authors #government
PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading
Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
One step further: it should be unthinkable that we would register people for the draft without first making sure that they are registered to vote. And indeed: it makes no sense generally to hold elections without making every effort to make it as easy as possible to vote! That’s what democracies do.
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 4mo agoIf you can automatically register people for the draft, then you can automatically register people to vote. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Wellston, MI R&D closure truly bizarre 🤔 The historic USFS tree nursery / seed extractory won an award in 2020 for re-use of a historic site. Research touches plant production: trees resistant to heat & drought (red and white pine) and seed production for ecological restorations. archive.is/IcDbs
What’s really shaping school board decisions right now? The fight for the freedom to read doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s influenced by bigger forces affecting local elections and policies. Understanding these dynamics is key to protecting access to books in your community.
The Nationwide Book Ban Bill Moves to the House: How to Take Action Now bookriot.com/hr7661-advan... Please read and take action.
The Nationwide Book Ban Bill Moves to the House: How to Take Action Now
The nationwide book ban bill, HR 7661, has progressed out of committee and into the House. Here's what you need to know to take action.
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He wasn't just an asylum seeker. Paktyawal was an Afghan special forces soldier who worked with the U.S. Army's 3rd Special Forces Group. He was evacuated on August 30, 2021, entered the U.S. legally and had a pending case with a work permit and social security number. Killed by ICE maggots.
Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal is at least the 12th person to die in ICE detention this year.
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🧵 2/2 TX Rep Monica De La Cruz (R) isn’t stepping up to help a family that’s here documented & following the rules Antonio, a HS SR, the state’s 1st chair trumpet player, is sitting in the Raymondville detention center & his parents & brothers are in the Dilley Center They’re kids, not criminals
