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JD Vance and the MAGA battering of Renee Good
“This is a guy who’s actually done a very, very important job for the United States of America… He deserves a debt of gratitude.”
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For survivors, today
Today, the living victims of Jeffrey Epstein are likely feeling a whole lot of feelings.
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The gaslighting of Adelita Grijalva
And the disrespect of Arizona’s 7th district
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A 13 year old and ICE
Weeks ago I wrote about 13 and 17 year old sisters who went missing in the world after ICE abducted their mother from a Worcester, Massachusetts street…
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The lies he tells us
Trump told us this campaign against immigrants was for our safety.
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A wish this Rosh Hashanah
I have started to write a post several times over these past few weeks.
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If it was really about Boston’s safety…
Possibly a part of an ongoing series
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If it was really about safety…
I am writing this one day after someone with hate in their heart and a gun in their hands killed two children at prayer on their first day of school.
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After the viral moment fades
The trauma continues
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A Medicaid Story
As we have learned the hard way, a lot of people in this country have an incredibly narrow view of Medicaid and what it does.
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Dot Connecting
Dot Connecting
Musings on complexity and competing truths, and my forever goal of connecting the dots.
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