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Mutual Aid groups have been growing since the Pandemic and the #Snap shut down really showed what they can do. So much that AP news is covering them. When formal systems stop working, neighbors turn to each other in what many call ‘mutual aid’ “One of...

“Is it my imagination, or is dying, and grieving, harder in the age of Trump with his endless flak field of chaos, cruelty, corruption, and lies?” The question hangs in the air as my buddy, a hospice Bereavement Counselor, takes a sip of his high...

When Tyson Foods announced it would close its beef processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska in early 2026, most Americans didn’t notice. But they should have. Not because Lexington is unique — but because it isn’t. What’s happening there is a warning, a...

The GOP and the White House may be hoping Rahmanullah Lakanwal is a Marinus van der Lubbe? Too soon to tell, as long as he’s not dead, because the ICE cosplay death squads need their continuing anonymity in the service of mass deportation and migration...

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The Daily Bucket is a regular series from the Backyard Science group. Here we talk about Mother Nature in all her glory, especially the parts that live nearby. So let us know (as close as you are ...

Today is World AIDS Day. It was first observed on December 1, 1988 to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic and to provide information concerning it. It was a WHO prohect until 1996 when the newly founded Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS...

The headline is true — my mom’s people used to be considered less than fully white. �For those who know me, this is an amusing fact. �I am extremely white. �Hockey is my favorite sport. �I think ...

________________________________________________________ “The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life...

Welcome to my Picture of the Day. I’m showcasing photographs I have taken over the past 49 years. I hope my images can give your brain a short break from the chaos. You will be able to find ...

Although President Donald Trump has claimed that “every policy” of his administration was “designed to lift up the American worker,” he has acted consistently, since returning to office in January 2025, to undermine workers’ chosen representatives,...

I champion the 'not us' who bring richness to the tapestry of our lives. Who among us is 1st nations? The President has a stated goal of ending birthright citizenship, but if you have 1,000,000 to toss about you can get in by getting a Trump Gold Card....

We like our stories to have beginnings, middles, ends. History gives us none of these. It provides instead repetition, variations on a theme, and something we might�call entanglement. --Brandy ...

The Google A.I. Gemini sucked up to me as I applied it to this page. That's an insightful connection, and the web page you are viewing directly addresses both Karl Marx's concept of General ...

[← Start here Part 1 ] [Previous Chapter] [Next Chapter Coming Soon→] [Start theCompanion Book Attuned→] The clouds bunched and stretched across the sky like sheep herded by a lazy child. The smell of wet earth was rising already, though the rain...

Yes, some will label a Democrat “radical” if they’re on the leading edge of an issue. And? Will a Democrat be immune from criticism from the right or from the chattering class if they take a more middle-of-the-road position? Not likely! But they’ll get...

Presidents throughout history have had some rocky relationships with the free press. It's a natural conflict given the media's mission to report truthfully about everything that a political leader does and says, and the leader's determination to always...

Automobiles were first developed in Germany in the late nineteenth century. During the first decade of the twentieth century, automobile manufacturing began moving from hand-made cars to mass ...

I came out as bisexual in 2009. It was hard, having been raised to believe that being queer was the worst thing you could be, worse than a murderer, a rapist or a pedophile, as gay people were automatically all 3. It was, I thought, the hardest thing I...

I want to help, but Countless people around the globe want to help those facing hard times so they say. But the number of obstacles people seem to place on their own path towards helping others has me baffled most of the time. That’s one of the major...

Humans— Homo sapiens —first evolved in Africa and were biologically adapted to life in a warm climate. When humans left Africa and began their migrations north into Europe and Asia, they had to ...

Why Trumpism Makes Obsolete Psychological Terms Trend Again Indiana State Senator Mike Bohacek (R) recently took to Facebook to warn that “words have consequences” after the president hurled a slur during a late-night immigration rant, branding a...

Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 290 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you�

We begin today with� Heather Cox Richardson �writing for her “Letters from an American” Substack about the seeming avalanche of challenges to the Trump regime from the Republican Party. In the ...

The mind can be a fickle monster. A chemical imbalance, some faulty wiring, and things can happen. Any recovering addict will tell you that they’re still an addict. Ask a neurodivergent person how ...

Many Native women promote�the true story of Thanksgiving:� Ramona Peters : The Real Story of the First Thanksgiving: After Squanto’s aid with corn and other planting, the pilgrims had a ...