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WaPo, Ed Dionne: Melissa Hortman's Legacy is a 'Minnesota Miracle'

"Hortman lived her highly constructive life in politics in the knowledge that achieving change democratically requires painstaking work: planning, coalition-building, persuasion, conciliation, vote-counting. She achieved far more using these humble, but ultimately exhilarating, tools of self-government than any violent fanatic ever will."

https://wapo.st/4n1gabd

‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ sings one last encore from beyond the grave https://theconversation.com/the-eternal-queen-of-asian-pop-sings-one-last-encore-from-beyond-the-grave-255560

According to Rep. Vern Buchanan's Instapoll today, constituents in his very conservative-leaning district most want him to hold Trump accountable, deliver for seniors, & address climate change.

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Florida schools face alarming rise in student absences since pandemic

Nearly a third of students locally and statewide are chronically absent

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/05/florida-faces-alarming-rise-in-student-absences-see-the-data-for-your-school/?share=5id2rwtaon0te2omtoan

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WaPo: DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite

New procedures and requirements — some implemented in the name of improving operations — are slowing down federal agencies.

https://wapo.st/3HhnPSt

It’s June — that means No Kings Day is almost here.

Trump is ignoring the courts and the Constitution, so we’re gathering again on June 14 to remind him there are NO KINGS in our country.

Check out our map of No Kings Day events and everything else you need to know: https://www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible

According to an Instapoll by Rep. Vern Buchanan of Manatee & Hillsborough Counties, a majority of respondents in his very conservative-leaning district are upset with the direction of the country under Donald Trump.

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For Some Recent Graduates, the A.I. Job Apocalypse May Already Be Here https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/ai-jobs-college-graduates.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU8.cvEz.uxRahpB5oG5E&smid=nytcore-android-share

I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

There are two previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the third.
It's not just slashed budgets but destroyed research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

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Pee-wee’s Legacy: A Network of Ambitious Weirdos https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/arts/television/pee-wee-herman-hbo-documentary-legacy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KE8.U9S5.gsK1PIGDxscy&smid=nytcore-android-share

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Why Vietnam Ignored Its Own Laws to Fast-Track a Trump Family Golf Complex https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/world/asia/trump-vietnam-golf-project.html?unlocked_article_code=1.J08.DlLE.-E-IKbE05IuD&smid=nytcore-android-share

"Four former board members of the New College Foundation threatened to sue the school’s leadership Thursday, alleging that it inappropriately used donor money to pay for the school’s athletic program and President Richard Corcoran’s nearly $700,000 salary."

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2025/05/22/new-college-foundation-donations-lawsuit-richard-corcoran/

No way to run a government, that's for sure. 🎁🔗

https://wapo.st/431t015

The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government

Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.

May 11, 2025

Alarming stats. This "voter list maintenance" is out of control. Can anyone say "competitive authoritarianism"? Mind you, this is also one of the fastest-growing counties in Florida...

Per former Manatee County Democratic Party Chair Sheryl Wilson:

"Registered voters in Manatee County decreased by 17,086 registrants in April. About 6% overall. Decrease for D was 7.7%. R was down 3.5%.
NPA and other down 8.9%.
March 31 numbers available at https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/"

Yesterday at the Sarasota / Bradenton #HandsOff protests by UTC mall, a woman flipped a bouquet of flowers out the window of her car to protesters. The woman who retrieved it gave it to the organizers who supplied water & snacks for the crowd, but said it was for all of us.

Tokyo Gas purchasing Chevron’s shale assets in east Texas. https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/chevron-divests-east-texas-gas-assets-tgnr-525m/

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Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/us/politics/veterans-affairs-doge-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2k4.1bsh.BVaQQ3fcI48S&smid=nytcore-android-share

First Amendment lawyer for FIRE reports that the Trump-appointed US Attorney for DC Ed Martin (an ally of disgraced former general Mike Flynn) is investigating the teaching at Georgetown Law School to see if DEI-related content is taught anywhere. Obviously, a huge violation of the First Amendment, academic freedom, and a big move toward overt Trump administration censorship of university classrooms.

https://bsky.app/profile/adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social/post/3ljpt2ziv2c24

“We must fully implement Trump’s New Era American Capitalism Thought, stay united in purpose, uphold tradition while innovating, forge ahead with determination, and fight tirelessly to achieve the great MAGA goal!”
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