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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1h
Movie Review: In ‘Digger,’ a ‘Dr. Strangelove’ for the Climate Change Era | AP Film Writer Jake Coyle says the film is an audacious plate-spinning act, juggling exaggerated farce, sober anxieties and an oil-mad Tom Cruise.
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Movie Review: In 'Digger,' a 'Dr. Strangelove' for the Climate Change Era - Bucks County Beacon
AP Film Writer Jake Coyle says the film is an audacious plate-spinning act, juggling exaggerated farce, sober anxieties and an oil-mad Tom Cruise.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 2h
In Bucks County, State Representatives Tim Brennan (D), Tina Davis (D), Joe Hogan (R), Brian Munroe (D), Jim Prokopiak (D), KC Tomlinson (R), and Perry Warren (D) all voted YES. Republican State Representatives Shelby Labs, Kristin Marcell and Craig Staats voted NO.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 3h
Bill to Open Unaffiliated Voters to Vote in PA Primaries Passes State House | “There’s nothing more foundational to our democracy, to build institutional accountability, than ensuring everyone has a right to vote & a voice in the democratic process,” state Rep. Jared Solomon told @votebeat.org.
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Bill to Allow Unaffiliated Voters to Vote in Pennsylvania Primaries Passes State House - Bucks County Beacon
“There’s nothing more foundational to our democracy, to build institutional accountability, than ensuring everyone has a right to vote and a voice in the democratic process,” said state Rep. Jared Sol...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 28/09/2026
State Senator Nikil Saval Wants to Bring Universal Healthcare to Pennsylvania | As tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians lose health coverage thanks to Trump and the GOP's cuts, inaction and the status quo are not options for this Democratic lawmaker. @pasenatorsaval.com @pasenate.com
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State Senator Nikil Saval Wants to Bring Universal Healthcare to Pennsylvania - Bucks County Beacon
As tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians lose health coverage thanks to Trump and the GOP's cuts, inaction and the status quo are not options for this Democratic lawmaker.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 23h
Our Environment, Our Wallet and Our Democracy Are on the Ballot This November | The decisions Bucks County voters make in this midterm election will directly shape our daily lives, writes @conservationpa.bsky.social Executive Director Molly Parzen.
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OPINION: Our Environment, Our Wallet and Our Democracy Are on the Ballot This November - Bucks County Beacon
The decisions Bucks County voters make in this midterm election will directly shape our daily lives.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 29/09/2026
Head Start Serve Parents, Too. Under Trump, Advocates Fear That Will Change | The six-decade-old program uses a two-generation approach rooted in the idea that improving caregivers' lives is as essential to a child's success as what happens in the classroom.
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Head Start Preschools Serve Parents, Too. Under Trump, Advocates Fear That Will Change - Bucks County Beacon
The six-decade-old preschool program works to lift children and their families out of poverty. Its two-generation approach is rooted in the idea that improving caregivers' lives is as essential to a c...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 28/09/2026
Everything You Need to Know About How to Vote in the 2026 Midterm Elections in Pennsylvania | Election Day is Nov. 3. @votebeat.org breaks down how to cast a ballot in person or by mail.
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Everything You Need to Know About How to Vote in the 2026 Midterm Elections in Pennsylvania - Bucks County Beacon
Election Day is Nov. 3. Here’s how to cast a ballot in person or by mail.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 28/09/2026
State Senator Nikil Saval Wants to Bring Universal Healthcare to Pennsylvania | As tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians lose health coverage thanks to Trump and the GOP's cuts, inaction and the status quo are not options for this Democratic lawmaker. @pasenatorsaval.com @pasenate.com
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State Senator Nikil Saval Wants to Bring Universal Healthcare to Pennsylvania - Bucks County Beacon
As tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians lose health coverage thanks to Trump and the GOP's cuts, inaction and the status quo are not options for this Democratic lawmaker.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 28/09/2026
Everything You Need to Know About How to Vote in the 2026 Midterm Elections in Pennsylvania | Election Day is Nov. 3. @votebeat.org breaks down how to cast a ballot in person or by mail.
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Everything You Need to Know About How to Vote in the 2026 Midterm Elections in Pennsylvania - Bucks County Beacon
Election Day is Nov. 3. Here’s how to cast a ballot in person or by mail.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 27/09/2026
The Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities | The sewage sludge some farmers have applied to their fields for decades is contaminated with PFAS—with serious consequences for drinking water, reports @insideclimatenews.org.
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The Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities - Bucks County Beacon
The sewage sludge some farmers have applied to their fields for decades is contaminated with PFAS—with serious consequences for drinking water.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 27/09/2026
Protecting Ratepayers from Data Centers Is Only a Start. We Need to Upgrade Our Energy Infrastructure to Lower Costs | When I get to Harrisburg I promise to pursue the solutions that will not only keep costs down in the near future, but benefit Pennsylvania for generations to come, writes Tim Hayes.
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Protecting Ratepayers from Data Centers Is Only a Start. We Need to Upgrade Our Energy Infrastructure to Lower Costs - Bucks County Beacon
When I get to Harrisburg I promise to pursue the solutions that will not only keep costs down in the near future, but benefit Pennsylvania for generations to come, writes Tim Hayes, candidate for PA H...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 27/09/2026
The Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities | The sewage sludge some farmers have applied to their fields for decades is contaminated with PFAS—with serious consequences for drinking water, reports @insideclimatenews.org.
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The Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities - Bucks County Beacon
The sewage sludge some farmers have applied to their fields for decades is contaminated with PFAS—with serious consequences for drinking water.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 27/09/2026
Protecting Ratepayers from Data Centers Is Only a Start. We Need to Upgrade Our Energy Infrastructure to Lower Costs | When I get to Harrisburg I promise to pursue the solutions that will not only keep costs down in the near future, but benefit Pennsylvania for generations to come, writes Tim Hayes.
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Protecting Ratepayers from Data Centers Is Only a Start. We Need to Upgrade Our Energy Infrastructure to Lower Costs - Bucks County Beacon
When I get to Harrisburg I promise to pursue the solutions that will not only keep costs down in the near future, but benefit Pennsylvania for generations to come, writes Tim Hayes, candidate for PA H...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 25/09/2026
Trump Administration Moves to Limit Fixes for Systemic Racism in Schools | “When they talk about returning it to the states and making America great again, they’re talking about returning to how it was before 1954,” when school segregation was legal, said U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va.
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Trump Administration Moves to Limit Fixes for Systemic Racism in Schools - Bucks County Beacon
“When they talk about returning it to the states and making America great again, they’re talking about returning to how it was before 1954,” when school segregation was legal, said U.S. Rep. Bobby Sco...
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PA House Majority Policy Committee @padempolicy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It wasn’t long ago that Morrisville schools might’ve shutdown because of a lack of funding. @repprokopiak.com & @pahousedems.com delivered this year with a sizable boost. More from @buckscountybeacon.com on the committee visit to hear about student impacts: buckscountybeacon.com/2026/09/incr...
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Increase in Funding for Morrisville Brings Stability to the Financially Struggling District - Bucks County Beacon
“It’ll enable us to plan for the future,” said interim Superintendent Elaine Eib.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 26/09/2026
Why Medicare for All Is Now Possible | The politics of health care are finally catching up with patients and physicians.
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OPINION: Why Medicare for All Is Now Possible - Bucks County Beacon
The politics of health care are finally catching up with patients and physicians.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 21/09/2026
OPINION: It Is Time to Get AI Out of Pennsylvania Schools | The commonwealth is way behind the curve when it comes to protection for students in the AI world, writes @palan57.bsky.social.
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OPINION: It Is Time to Get AI Out of Pennsylvania Schools - Bucks County Beacon
The commonwealth is way behind the curve when it comes to protection for students in the AI world.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 24/09/2026
Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November’s Midterms | County officials worry the Trump administration could try to seize voting equipment or send ICE agents to the polls, reports @votebeat.org.
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Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November's Midterms - Bucks County Beacon
County officials worry the Trump administration could try to seize voting equipment or send ICE agents to the polls.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 25/09/2026
Increase in Funding for Morrisville Brings Stability to the Financially Struggling District | “It’ll enable us to plan for the future,” said interim Superintendent Elaine Eib.
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Increase in Funding for Morrisville Brings Stability to the Financially Struggling District - Bucks County Beacon
“It’ll enable us to plan for the future,” said interim Superintendent Elaine Eib.
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 25/09/2026
Trump Administration Moves to Limit Fixes for Systemic Racism in Schools | “When they talk about returning it to the states and making America great again, they’re talking about returning to how it was before 1954,” when school segregation was legal, said U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va.
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Trump Administration Moves to Limit Fixes for Systemic Racism in Schools - Bucks County Beacon
“When they talk about returning it to the states and making America great again, they’re talking about returning to how it was before 1954,” when school segregation was legal, said U.S. Rep. Bobby Sco...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 24/09/2026
Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November’s Midterms | County officials worry the Trump administration could try to seize voting equipment or send ICE agents to the polls, reports @votebeat.org.
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Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November's Midterms - Bucks County Beacon
County officials worry the Trump administration could try to seize voting equipment or send ICE agents to the polls.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 24/09/2026
Bensalem School Board Approves New Superintendent | "Now it’s time for us to put Bensalem back on the map,” said Superintendent Victoria Velazquez.
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Bensalem School Board Approves New Superintendent - Bucks County Beacon
"Now it’s time for us to put Bensalem back on the map,” said Superintendent Victoria Velazquez.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 24/09/2026
2 Midterm Elections That Brought on New Eras in US Politics | These 19th-century elections are a reminder that a sizable midterm shift, like the one expected in November, can signal long-lasting changes in American politics that set the country in a new direction.
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2 Midterm Elections That Brought on New Eras in US Politics - Bucks County Beacon
These 19th-century elections are a reminder that a sizable midterm shift, like the one expected in November, can signal long-lasting changes in American politics that set the country in a new directio...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 24/09/2026
OPINION: How Did It Come To This? | Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel "It Can't Happen Here" offers readers insights, writes Robert S. Nix.
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OPINION: How Did It Come To This? - Bucks County Beacon
Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel "It Can't Happen Here" offers readers insights, writes Robert S. Nix.
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Tracy O’Connell Novick @tracynovick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Using AI to help you learn is like hiring a robot to lift for you in the weight room. It’s not simply that you don’t develop the muscles the weights were meant to exercise; your muscles actually atrophy if you do nothing but watch the robot heave away."
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 23/09/2026
OPINION: Buckingham Township Supervisor Jon Forest Is Unfit for Office | Buckingham residents deserve leaders who value ideas, honesty, and collaboration, writes Township Supervisor Mike Bateman.
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OPINION: Buckingham Township Supervisor Jon Forest Is Unfit for Office - Bucks County Beacon
Buckingham residents deserve leaders who value ideas, honesty, and collaboration, writes Township Supervisor Mike Bateman.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 23/09/2026
Are you even surprised at this point? Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman is sending fundraising emails pledging to “stand with America” and “reject the extremes” — using email lists for Republican candidates and committees. READ @theintercept.com's report here: buff.ly/UqKUjGj
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 23/09/2026
A New Mural Reminds Students at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary of Their Value | The community-created artwork serves as an affirmation of self-worth. READ: tinyurl.com/5n6h72xv
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 22/09/2026
“People are fed-up being stomped on and ignored and in Pennsylvania we’ve been stomped on by the best–the coal industry, oil and gas industry, the timber industry and railroads for 175 years.”
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 22/09/2026
“People are fed-up being stomped on and ignored and in Pennsylvania we’ve been stomped on by the best–the coal industry, oil and gas industry, the timber industry and railroads for 175 years.”
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 22/09/2026
Pennsylvania’s AI Data Center Boom Is Repeating Old Patterns of Exploitation | A new study says the industry’s expansion echoes patterns of environmental and health harms that have long plagued the state, reports @insideclimatenews.org.
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Pennsylvania’s AI Data Center Boom Is Repeating Old Patterns of Exploitation - Bucks County Beacon
A new study says the industry’s expansion echoes patterns of environmental and health harms that have long plagued the state.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 21/09/2026
Gen Z Women Do Not Owe America Babies | We need an economy where having a family is actually affordable — and where reproductive choices remain our own, writes Gabrielle Douglas.
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Gen Z Women Do Not Owe America Babies - Bucks County Beacon
We need an economy where having a family is actually affordable — and where reproductive choices remain our own.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 20/09/2026
RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vaxxers at Children’s Health Defense Conference They Have a Friend in Trump’s White House | Kennedy praised the Trump administration's efforts to scale back vaccine guidance. His speech comes as the U.S. faces its worst measles year since 1991.
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RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vaxxers at Children's Health Defense Conference They Have a Friend in Trump's White House - Bucks County Beacon
Kennedy praised the Trump administration's efforts to scale back vaccine guidance. His speech comes as the U.S. faces its worst measles year since 1991.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 21/09/2026
Gen Z Women Do Not Owe America Babies | We need an economy where having a family is actually affordable — and where reproductive choices remain our own, writes Gabrielle Douglas.
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Gen Z Women Do Not Owe America Babies - Bucks County Beacon
We need an economy where having a family is actually affordable — and where reproductive choices remain our own.
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Mike Isaacson @vulgareconomics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Jersey City has recently reversed course on screens in the classrooms and I hope the rest of the country follows suit
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 21/09/2026
OPINION: It Is Time to Get AI Out of Pennsylvania Schools | The commonwealth is way behind the curve when it comes to protection for students in the AI world, writes @palan57.bsky.social.
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OPINION: It Is Time to Get AI Out of Pennsylvania Schools - Bucks County Beacon
The commonwealth is way behind the curve when it comes to protection for students in the AI world.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 20/09/2026
Did you know #PA01 Rep Brian Fitzpatrick fought in the School Board Wars in #BucksCounty - the topic of new PBS DocuSeries Bucks County, USA. Like Moms for Liberty, #PA01's Fitzpatrick endorsed Aarati Martino for school board, wife of local MAGA oligarch Paul Martino. WATCH : tinyurl.com/2pmyhush
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 20/09/2026
The first 2 episodes of the new @pbs.org documentary series "Bucks County, USA" is now available for streaming. Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social spoke with director Robert May about his career, how he found himself interested in local school board wars, and more! #PA01 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/mtdmjc5e
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🍁🍂 🎃 Diva for the Season 💚💙🏈🫶👠👑 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I lived in Doylestown for several years early in my career.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 20/09/2026
The first 2 episodes of the new @pbs.org documentary series "Bucks County, USA" is now available for streaming. Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social spoke with director Robert May about his career, how he found himself interested in local school board wars, and more! #PA01 LISTEN: tinyurl.com/mtdmjc5e
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 20/09/2026
RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vaxxers at Children’s Health Defense Conference They Have a Friend in Trump’s White House | Kennedy praised the Trump administration's efforts to scale back vaccine guidance. His speech comes as the U.S. faces its worst measles year since 1991.
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RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vaxxers at Children's Health Defense Conference They Have a Friend in Trump's White House - Bucks County Beacon
Kennedy praised the Trump administration's efforts to scale back vaccine guidance. His speech comes as the U.S. faces its worst measles year since 1991.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 20/09/2026
Did you know #PA01 Rep Brian Fitzpatrick fought in the School Board Wars in #BucksCounty - the topic of new PBS DocuSeries Bucks County, USA. Like Moms for Liberty, #PA01's Fitzpatrick endorsed Aarati Martino for school board, wife of local MAGA oligarch Paul Martino. WATCH : tinyurl.com/2pmyhush
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 19/09/2026
Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Keeps Trying to Distance Himself From Trump. It May Not Save Him in the Midterms | Democrats are hopeful that Trump's low approval ratings and rising gas prices will make it impossible for Fitzpatrick to win reelection this year. #PA01
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Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Keeps Trying to Distance Himself From Trump. It May Not Save Him in the Midterms - Bucks County Beacon
Democrats are hopeful that Trump's low approval ratings and rising gas prices will make it impossible for Fitzpatrick to win reelection this year.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 19/09/2026
Trump Administration Faces 2nd Lawsuit to Block ICE Agents at Polls | “We reject this administration’s attempt to desecrate our polling sites by converting them into militarized zones through the unlawful deployment of ICE or any other federal agent,” said NAACP’s Kristen Clarke. via @stateline.org
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Trump Administration Faces Second Lawsuit to Block ICE Agents at Polls - Bucks County Beacon
“We reject this administration’s attempt to desecrate our polling sites by converting them into militarized zones through the unlawful deployment of ICE or any other federal agent,” said Kristen Clark...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 18/09/2026
“These are families who have often experienced institutional failure already. A system designed as a response to that history cannot ask families to keep waiting.” #MMIW
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 19/09/2026
Fitzpatrick voted against Trump’s tariffs [after initially voting for them], his signature tax legislation [after voting to advance it out of the House] and his power to wage war against Iran without congressional approval [although he voted against two War Powers resolutions early in the war].
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 19/09/2026
Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Keeps Trying to Distance Himself From Trump. It May Not Save Him in the Midterms | Democrats are hopeful that Trump's low approval ratings and rising gas prices will make it impossible for Fitzpatrick to win reelection this year. #PA01
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Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Keeps Trying to Distance Himself From Trump. It May Not Save Him in the Midterms - Bucks County Beacon
Democrats are hopeful that Trump's low approval ratings and rising gas prices will make it impossible for Fitzpatrick to win reelection this year.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 19/09/2026
ICYMI: Filmmaker Robert May Discusses His New PBS Documentary Series ‘Bucks County, USA’ | Filmed over 4 years, it covers “The School Board Wars” in Central Bucks School District after Moms for Liberty captured the majority and used its power to push book banning, ban LGBTQ Pride flags & more. #PA01
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INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Robert May Discusses His New PBS Documentary Series ‘Bucks County, USA' - Bucks County Beacon
The series, filmed over 4 years, covers what the New York Times dubbed “The School Board Wars” in Central Bucks School District.
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Cyril Mychalejko @cmychalejko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
One of my biggest fears for the November Midterm elections is that Trump deploys ICE and other militarized brown shirts to the polls to suppress the vote.
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