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Karen Langley

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Retired nonprofit executive, grandmother, activist, foodie

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 09/04/2026
Does she really care? New poll shows disastrous approval rating for Melania Trump
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Does she really care? New poll shows disastrous approval rating for Melania Trump
The poll results were released prior to the First Lady’s remarkable White House statement Thursday, and have no connection
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 09/04/2026
Three Russian submarines targeted UK cables, defence secretary says
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Three Russian submarines targeted UK cables, defence secretary says
Three Russian submarines were detected by the UK in the North Atlantic loitering over critical undersea cables, the defence secretary said.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 09/04/2026
Once MAGA stalwart Marjorie Taylor Greene says it’s time for the Republican Party to ‘burn to the ground’
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republican Party needs to ‘burn to the ground’
Greene called for a new age for the Republican Party, claiming Trump had created a ‘cult’
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 27/02/2026
My statement demanding immediate congressional action to reverse DOD's designation of Anthropic a supply chain risk.
Screenshot of statement. Full text linked in reply.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
In the first half year of the Trump administration, ICE has killed more detainees than in the prior four years. The sharp spike in deaths reflects abysmal conditions in holding facilities and the wholesale authorization of extreme violence by ICE officers. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
politico.com
ICE is hiring dozens of health workers as lawsuits, deaths in custody mount
Nearly as many migrants have died in detention so far this year than over the four years of the Biden administration.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Now Arizona has also said "no," and Vanderbilt has indicated it will do the same. That leaves just the University of Texas, which has been placed under the control of the Texas GOP and is going through what Greg Abbott calls an "ideological test" for conformity with Texas GOP ideology.
nytimes.com
All but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/08/2025
Democrats are taking a newly combative approach to the rapidly spreading fight over election maps and redistricting. “Fight fire with fire,” as many Democrats have recently put it.
washingtonpost.com
Inside Democrats’ risky gambit to ‘fight fire with fire’ over election maps
In Texas and beyond, the party has adopted a newly combative posture following months of internal conversations. Now, they face an uphill climb.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
whatever else republican house speaker mike johnson (and the congressional republicans who serve under him) ever do in this life, this headline will last forever and ever, for their whole blessed lives. (gift link, no paywall) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
The Trump administration says each bed at the detention camp is expected to cost $245 a day — roughly the price of one night this week at the Intercontinental Miami hotel. GOP contractors close to Ron DeSantis are making a mint off these concentration camps. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Contracts reveal the big business of building and operating Alligator Alcatraz
The Trump administration says each bed at the detention camp is expected to cost $245 a day — roughly the price of one night this week at the Intercontinental Miami hotel.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in Republican leadership in the White House and Congress is at a record low. www.npr.org/2025/07/01/n...
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Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem
76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Crucial positions at the local offices of the NWS were unfilled as severe rainfall inundated parts of Central Texas on Friday, prompting some experts to question whether staffing shortages made it harder for the forecasting agency to coordinate with local emergency managers as floodwaters rose.
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Are we watching yet another demonstration of the complete dysfunction of GOP ruled Texas? That's obvious.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/07/2025
The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned Medicaid data on millions of enrollees over to federal deportation officials last month, says California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
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20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
The Trump administration has violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to federal deportation officials last month, says California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/06/2025
NO WAR WITH IRAN. Our Members of Congress need to hear from us right now. Urge them to use their constitutional authority to prevent Trump from entering a war with Iran. Email your senators: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran... Email your representative: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran
The American people do not want to enter Netanyahu’s war with Iran. American involvement would not only put our troops into harm's way, but risk escalating an already volatile situation into all-out r...
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 21/06/2025
A Travis County district judge has temporarily blocked rules that give Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton meticulous access to the office records of urban district attorneys, some of whom sued Paxton in May.
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Judge places temporary block on rule requiring urban DAs to hand over case data to AG Ken Paxton
Over half of the district attorneys affected by the rule filed lawsuits challenging it, saying it violates state and federal law.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
We are governed by a needy narcissistic man-child and if you’re a supporter or admirer of his, I pity you.
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Maryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Freedom looks like this.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Yes. Crowd size studies have now confirmed the initial count of 4.5 to 6 million participants, showing that unsupported NYT and WaPo claims about crowd size were a hostile effort to downplay the magnitude of the event.
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Were the No Kings protests the largest single-day demonstration in American history?
Depending on who you ask, between four and six million people showed up – and according to one theory, this could be a turning point
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Proud to join Reverend Barber to say: "Trump Won't Be King - Unless We Bow" Join us tomorrow. No Kings. www.newsweek.com/trump-wont-k...
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Trump Won't Be King—Unless We Bow | Opinion
In cities and towns across America this Saturday, millions of Americans will rally to peacefully celebrate No Kings Day.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13/06/2025
You’ve made No Kings Day so massive that even TMZ is talking about it. Tomorrow is going to be one of the biggest and most widespread days of peaceful protest in American history. We will see you in the streets: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #nokings
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Stephen Miller: the authoritative biography
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 08/06/2025
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle. Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/06/2025
dustin on Twitter: “look at the resources they're willing to commit to terrorize people but not feed or house people”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Trump canceled: "a grant to Emory University and Georgia State University, where researchers had developed three potential drugs that showed promise against many RNA-based viruses, including coronaviruses, Ebola, avian influenza and measles.." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Trump is trying to destroy higher education in the United States—which for many is the key to economic mobility.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
"During a Senate hearing, Kennedy told Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester that Matthew Buzzelli is the CDC's acting director. Kennedy called Buzzelli a public health expert. Buzzelli's biography on the CDC website lists no public health experience..." www.axios.com/2025/06/05/c...
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Questions swirl over who's running the CDC
Almost six months into Trump's administration, the agency has no public health official or designated point person at the helm.
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Donald Trump incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol. Hundreds of dangerous felons who brutally beat police officers with impunity were then pardoned by the President on his first day in office. Don’t ever lecture America about law and order.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Trump hands Dept of Interior to Russia-linked oil exec: "... given sweeping powers to overhaul the department that manages public lands "...hasn’t divested his investments or filed an ethics commitment to break ties with companies that pose a conflict of interest" apnews.com/article/hass...
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Here's what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department
A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been tasked with overhauling the federal agency that manages vast tracts of public lands.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Condolences to all of Ronnie's family, friends, colleagues, and readers. He was a wonderful crusading journalist who brought much truth to light.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Mike Johnson says this is the most transparent administration in US history. So this must be some sort of error.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The direct Trump negotiations with Hamas proceed in a surprisingly fruitful manner. All you need to do is exclude Netanyahu from the process. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Hamas responds to US-led Gaza deal with offer to release 10 hostages – Middle East crisis live
Response from militant group says it will release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in return for Israel releasing a number of Palestinian prisoners
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Raging Moderates @ragingmoderates.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
U.S. Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy on the economic impact of the budget bill. Full episode: link.chtbl.com/2NHNIxjP @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @jessicatarlov.bsky.social @profgalloway.com
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 08/05/2025
Really enjoyed this conversation with Anne Applebaum on the pod. 👇🏻 open.spotify.com/episode/06N8...
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Kleptocracy, Inc. — with Anne Applebaum
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · Episode
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The Conversationalist @conversationalist.org · 05/05/2025
“We’re not protecting nature—we are nature, protecting itself.” Meet the Anti-Fracking Nanas fighting to leave a better world behind.
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Meet the Anti-Fracking Nanas
Why older women are dedicating their retirement to leaving a better world behind.
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Karen Langley @karenlangley.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/05/2025
A battle over academic freedom is being waged in Texas, where the legislature is poised to give the state power to screen faculty, programs and courses in one of the country’s largest public university systems, and experts say the outcome could reverberate for higher education nationwide.
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Texas lawmakers moving to greatly increase control of state universities
Opponents say a bill to end “ideological bias” in higher education would amount to a damaging takeover of public institutions, with nationwide implications.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 05/05/2025
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump's halting of wind projects reut.rs/4k1WjpV
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Democratic-led states sue to block Trump's halting of wind projects
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block President Donald Trump's move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy.
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Indivisible Austin @indivisibleaustin.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Join us Thursday, May 1st at 5pm at the Texas Capitol South Steps to stand united to protect our rights. Every family has the right to housing, healthcare, fair wages, union protection, and safety. Sign up here >> www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Raskin: The lowest 100 day approval rating since polling began. He controlled the agenda. He controlled the House, the Senate— he’s got everything going for him and his numbers are in the gutter
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 30/04/2025
On April 24, ICE agents broke into a home of a family of US citizens in Oklahoma. The family repeatedly said we are citizens, you have the wrong people. ICE terrorized the family, ripped apart the house. It's not "other people" that this is happening to. It's us. Open your eyes. Wake the hell up.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
In just 100 days, Trump turned a growing S&P around and decreased it by more than 7%. This is the biggest economic crash achieved by any president at the outset of his term.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/04/2025
The recklessness of this administration is matched only by its disregard for accountability — and if Congress doesn’t act now, it’s only going to get worse. Demand that your elected officials take a stand: indivisible.org/camp...
Image of Congressperson Don Beyer commenting on Twitter about National Security, alongside a news tweet from AP mentioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's unsecured internet issue.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Confidence in Trump's economic management skills has collapsed
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
This portrait of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is amazing. And so is she.
newyorker.com
The Mexican President Who’s Facing Off with Trump
Can Claudia Sheinbaum manage the demands from D.C.—and her own country’s fragile democracy?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
An Almost Everything Sky: This surprising sky has almost everything. First, slanting down from the upper left and far in the distance is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. More modestly, slanting down from the upper right and high in Earth's atmosphere is a bright meteor.
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Dan Kowalski @skiramen.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Outsourcing American Incarceration to El Salvador open.substack.com/pub/world1la...
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Outsourcing American Incarceration to El Salvador
A Dangerous Assault on Human Rights and Democracy
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Markets open down 1,000 points as a result of concern over Trump's incoherent trade policy
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