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- Dolly Parton: The Girl in the Coat of Many Colors Who Never Stopped Being Herself
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- Hundreds of Animals Missing as Mass Grave Exposed at California “No-Kill” Sanctuary
- Legislated Torture: The “Save Our Bacon” Act Must Be Stopped
- 1,500 Beagles Getting Freed from Ridglan Farms – But 500-700 Remain in Legal Limbo
- May 1: Blackout Day – Steering the Economy Toward Justice
- The Mirror and the Mandate: Confronting America’s 34-State Failure on Child Marriage
- When Support Becomes a Transaction
- Save the Beagles: Inside the Fight to Free 2,000 Dogs from Ridglan Farms
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Dolly Parton: The Girl in the Coat of Many Colors Who Never Stopped Being Herself
A little girl in the hills of Tennessee walked into school wearing a coat her mother had made for her. It wasn’t a store-bought coat. Her mother, Avie Lee, had pieced it together from scraps because there wasn’t enough money … Continue reading
Posted in Humanity, In the News, Story
Tagged 9 to 5, acrylic nails, aids, chemo hero, Circle of Love, coat of many colors, country music, covid research, disney, dolly parton, dollywood, drag queens, Elvis Presley, gay day, Grand Ole Opry, hiv, hollywood, humanitarian, i love everybody, i will always love you, jolene, julia roberts, Kevin Costner, laundromat, lgbtq+, miley cyrus, moderna vaccine, my people, nails by dolly, nashville, philanthropist, publishing rights, r&b, smoky mountains, songwriting royalties, Steel Magnolias, tennessee, The Bodyguard, theme park, time capsule, vaccine
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The 24-Hour Primary: The Technology Exists. Why Are Party Insiders Still Choosing for Voters?
The Maine Democratic Party is staring down a hard July 13 deadline to fix a massive, self-inflicted crisis. Graham Platner – the progressive oyster farmer who won the primary with 72% of the vote – is facing serious sexual assault … Continue reading
Hundreds of Animals Missing as Mass Grave Exposed at California “No-Kill” Sanctuary
With over 600 dogs unaccounted for, private rescues and municipal shelters across the state scramble to uncover the truth behind faked adoptions. When a municipal animal shelter is overflowing, sending dogs to a private, 50-acre “no-kill” sanctuary sounds like a … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, advocacy, animal abuse, animal cruely, animal rescue, animal shelter, conspiracy, fraud, Friends of OAS, Hitchcock Road Animal Services, humboldt county, lack of transparency, microchip tracking, Miranda;'s Rescue, Napa County Animal Shelter, no-kill, nonprofit rescue, Oakland Animal Services, OAS, systemic abuse, transparency
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Legislated Torture: The “Save Our Bacon” Act Must Be Stopped
I’m vegan because I believe every sentient being has a right to their own life. I believe the best thing anyone can do is stop participating in this system entirely. But even if you aren’t there yet, we should all … Continue reading
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Tagged 2026 Farm Bill, Alex Padilla, animal cruelty, animal rights, Animal Welfare, be kind to animals, California politics, extreme confinement, factory farming, humanity, legislative action, Prop 12, Save Our Bacon Act, sentient beings, SOB Act, vegan, veganism
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1,500 Beagles Getting Freed from Ridglan Farms – But 500-700 Remain in Legal Limbo
The battle for the beagles at Ridglan Farms has reached a staggering turning point. Following years of sustained public pressure and documented evidence of cruelty, a massive rescue operation is finally underway. However, despite what is being called a historic … Continue reading
May 1: Blackout Day – Steering the Economy Toward Justice
History isn’t always made in tall buildings by people in expensive suits. Some of the time, history is made in the checkout line. Tomorrow, May 1, is Blackout Day. No Work. No School. No Shopping. It is the next massive … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, blackout day, Collective Action, Consumer Power, Economic Boycott, economic justice, fighting oligarchy, History of Boycotts, indivisible, International Workers Day, Labor Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., may 1, may day, May Day Strong, no kings, No Kings Protest, Operation Breadbasket, Social Justice, Three No Kings, United Front
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When Support Becomes a Transaction
From Richard Nixon’s tapes to the modern “blank check” History doesn’t whisper.It contradicts. A leader can support a nationwhile degrading its people. That contradiction isn’t rare—it’s a pattern. Nixon proved it first. In private,Richard Nixon spoke in slurs,counted Jews in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, blank check, Conditioned Aid, Donald Trump, Dual Loyalty Trope, embassy, Golan, Israel-Palestine Policy, jerusalem, loyalty, Operation Nickel Grass, paradox, Political Principles, power play, rhetoric, richard nixon, transactional, Transactional Politics, True Allyship, Yom Kippur War
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Save the Beagles: Inside the Fight to Free 2,000 Dogs from Ridglan Farms
(Update May 2026: 1,500 Beagles Getting Freed from Ridglan Farms – But 500-700 Remain in Legal Limbo) We’ve all seen the pictures: rows of wagging tails and floppy ears, the universal symbol of “man’s best friend.” But for the roughly … Continue reading
