Monday, August 24, 2026

US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening

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Bobby Jr. wants your health records Jennifer D. Oliva , Indiana University You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays betw...

He knows all

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Meanwhile at the White House...

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All perfectly normal "I don't need no stinking security clearance..." ...just to change diapers..." "...or write the...

Wednesday protest in Hope Valley

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Burning Questions Confront Wildland Firefighters in Maine and Across New England

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Can't count on the feds By Sydney Cromwell New England’s dense populations amid vast forests mean that even a small, localized wildfir...

Study ties COVID vaccine conspiracy theories to distrust of government, mainstream media

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If you've been wondering "What's wrong with these people?" Meghan Holohan As soon as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout bega...

Catholic immigrant rights group wins major court battle against Trump ban on people from 75 countries

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No discrimination based on national origin Jon Queally  for Common Dreams Federal Judge Jeannette Vargas has struck down the Trump admin...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

Beyond shock and outrage

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Surviving a madman Robert Reich   Posted by Trump about himself. What kind of person does this? Friends, Trump claimed this past week ...

He was especially horrified because he hates dogs

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Suck it up

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Trump’s 50% Tariffs Take Hold After US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse

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We’re back to war with Canada, our oldest and closest ally, jacking up tariff taxes on US consumers Jon Queally for Common Dreams While...

Unexpected findings add new insight on cannabis and heart health

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Might have some heart benefits By  University of California, San Francisco Edited by  Sadie Harley , reviewed by  Robert Egan Habitual...

What To Do with Us Boomers?

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Why We're a Problem Robert Reich I keep hearing that we Boomers are to blame for just about everything wrong with America — unaf...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Who are the winners in this culture war?

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The defense of transgender student rights shifts, once again, to the Westerly School Committee Steve Ahlquist Dozens of people a...

NOT A JOKE: Trump threatens US bond market with military intervention

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Trump actually said this yesterday...