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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's been a minute since I posted here, but I seriously cannot ignore the TN execution debacle. Executions by any means are barbaric at best. No true Christian can support the murder of anyone for any reason. What awaits this woman now? They'll likely try again. www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...

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Christa Pike execution attempt: What happened? | CNN

Tennessee’s failure to put Christa Pike to death is the latest blunder by a state that has pushed ahead with executions after several years of troubles.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I hadn't realized the parallels between America in the 1890s and America today. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-16-...

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August 16, 2026

“There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.”

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Cornyn and Tillis were never true hold-outs. This is all just Kabuki.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid going into effect. I cannot fathom people who begrudge healthcare for all. Heather Cox Richardson's letter from last night discusses healthcare as a human right. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-30-2026

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July 30, 2026

Sixty years ago today, on July 30, 1966, Medicare and Medicaid went into effect.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Finally reading Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. HCR's 7/27 letter aligns so very well with Wilkerson's book. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-27-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

July 27, 2026*

The Trump administration is trying to rewrite the history of the United States.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Although it feels like spitting into the wind, I will say again: members of Congress, do your job. Read HCR's letter from last night for a lowdown on FOTUS' complete lack of regard for the constitution. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-26-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

July 26, 2026

From the time he took office in January 2025, Trump and his cronies have not simply challenged laws or constitutional provisions.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Taxpayers spend an estimated $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees — subsidizing low wages that let each company's executives pocket outsized compensation. Without that public support, their labor model doesn't work popular.info/p/taxpayers-...

American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

What fresh hell is this? heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-25-2026

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Google: Your new Android storage policies may be what finally tips me over to another type of mobile phone. I am so done with you!

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

On May 3, 2016, Senator Lindsey Graham posted on social media: “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-12-2026

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July 12, 2026

The United States is currently in the grip of an outbreak of the Cyclospora parasite, which causes severe diarrhea and has sickened more than 3,000 people across the U.S.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Graham was a staunch Trump supporter. He urged Trump not to concede the 2020 presidential election because “[i]f Republicans don’t challenge and change the U.S. election system, there will never be another Republican president elected again.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-12-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

July 12, 2026

The United States is currently in the grip of an outbreak of the Cyclospora parasite, which causes severe diarrhea and has sickened more than 3,000 people across the U.S.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The latest on GOP efforts to manipulate the 2026 midterm elections. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-10-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

July 10, 2026

Presumably afraid of investigations into his actions, President Donald J.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Ethnic cleansing has now been endorsed by the Supreme Court. snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...

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Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio (updated)

Thanks to the Supreme Court

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Feeling discouraged? Don't. We're stronger than you may think! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/o...

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Opinion | The State of American Resistance Is Stronger Than You Think

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The Department of Defense list of recognized religious faiths and belief systems is a violation of the 1st amendment.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

How anyone gives this man an ounce of credibility is beyond me. Heather Cox Richardson lays t all out in last night's letter. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-7-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

June 7, 2026

Meet the Press today aired an interview host Kristen Welker taped Friday with President Donald J.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

My uncles and the fathers of many of my friends fought in WWII. Some were in Europe, some in the Pacific. I wonder what they would make of the U.S. today. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-5-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

June 5, 2026

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had good news for the American people when he gave his twenty-ninth Fireside Chat on June 5, 1944.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Breaking news: CBS News fires Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes." Yet another reason to boycott CBS.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Read about Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith's take down of Senator Joseph McCarthy on June 1, 1950, on Heather Cox Richardson's letter for 5/31/26. Republicans today would benefit if they would take her words to heart. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-31-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

May 31, 2026

On June 1, 1950, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican from Maine, stood up against Republican Senator Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin and his supporters, who were undermining American democracy in a c...

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

How to say the majority of our state's leadership are racists without saying those words directly. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/u...

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Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Last evening, Heather Cox Richardson announced a project she and many others are launching to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzQ...

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Introducing: 250 to 250

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Prior to firing up the grill tomorrow, take a moment to read this column from Heather Cox Richardson explaining the origins of Memorial Day and why Americans originally observed it. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-23-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

May 23, 2026

President Donald J.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

What are the benefits of read aloud video & audio books? This post from Civics of Technology got me thinking back to the days of listening centers in primary classrooms and my own aversion to audio books as an adult: www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/an-expl...

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An Exploration of Read-Aloud Videos on YouTube Made for Children — Civics of Technology

Civics of Technology Announcements Annual Conference : We are holding our 5th Annual Conference on August 6th-7th, 2026! Our keynotes this year are Dr. Meredith Broussard (data journalist & aut...

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

"We have the power to shape the civilization that we want. But we need your will, your labor, your hearts, if we are to build that kind of society.” LBJ May 22, 1964 We could have built the Great Society... heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-22-2026

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May 22, 2026

On May 22, 1964, in a graduation speech at the University of Michigan, President Lyndon Johnson put a name to a new vision for the United States.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Kitsap 911 launches ‘Ava,’ a new AI assistant for non-emergency calls. What could go wrong?

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The actual name of what we know as the Voting Rights Act is “AN ACT To enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.” Heather Cox Richardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-13-2026

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May 13, 2026

Two weeks ago today, the U.S.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Early this week, David Rothkopf wrote in The Daily Beast: “Not since Vietnam have we seen a more systematic effort by an administration to lie about the nature, costs, consequences, and results of a war than we have seen from the White House on Iran.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-6-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

May 6, 2026

It has not been a banner day for members of the Trump administration.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I suppose I understand GOP greed and hunger for power, but I don't understand supporting someone who has clearly gone off the rails, becoming a threat to even to his supporters. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-3-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

May 3, 2026

Late on Friday night, President Donald J.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Friday was the deadline for FOTUS to ask Congress for approval for his war on Iran. Instead, the administration has told Congress it intends to retain the power to do whatever Trump wants with the United States military. Are we really OK with this? heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-1-2026

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

May 1, 2026

Today is the deadline for President Donald J.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Yesterday, economist Paul Krugman noted that the acronym “TACO,” for “Trump Always Chickens Out,” has been replaced by “NACHO”: “Not A Chance Hormuz Opens.” Heather Cox Richardson.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"Appearing to miss the point completely, at about the time King Charles finished his speech, the official social media account of the White House posted a picture of Trump and King Charles with the caption 'TWO KINGS.'” Heather Cox Richardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-29-2...

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

April 29, 2026

I will have plenty to say about the Supreme Court’s decision today in Callais v.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

"Trump is so desperate to demonstrate dominance that this afternoon, at about 3:30, the official social media account of the White House posted a picture of Trump and King Charles, who is in the U.S. on a state visit, with the caption 'TWO KINGS.'" heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-28-2...

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

April 28, 2026

There is a frenzied feeling to the news coming from the White House these days.

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

"Just as we do not have the law enforcement leadership we need, we are missing a credible, fearless legacy media. If ever we needed “truthful but not neutral” journalism and unstinting candor, it is now. To accept anything else is to consign ourselves to never-ending political violence and mayhem."

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Susan Brooks-Young @sjbrooksyoung.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

"Last night's incident should remind us that access journalism — covering politics as a sport or celebrity beat — and normalizing a president who daily shreds the First Amendment must end." The Contrarians

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