Desert Flower

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Retired, advocate for positive change in the world. Political news and policy are my focus. Pro-choice, women’s rights, LGBTQ+, save Social Security & Medicare for all. 🚫 Kings 🚫 MAGAts 🚫 dating/sex, porn 🚫 crypto 🚫 gofundme 🚫Sales🚫 DMs

As you can probably tell, I think Hegseth’s “High-T” fighting force initiative is comically stupid. It reflects a broader belief that has taken hold on the populist right: every difficult problem has a cartoonishly masculine solution. Economic... By Nick Anderson https://open.substack.com/pub/nickanderson/p/sun-tzu?r=53xtym&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
This website focuses on both US Senate/House incumbents NOT seeking re-election in the 2026 election cycle. It does not include retirement announcements from non-voting members of the U.S. House. List of names, graphs and charts included. Great summary! https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_U.S._Congress_incumbents_who_are_not_running_for_re-election_in_2026?_wcsid=B96371369806D9E7E362080B97CC71AB4429459FFB5DB3AE
U.S. Senate Michigan: Abdul El-Sayed Democratic Party https://bluevoterguide.org/MI/candidate_Abdul_El-Sayed/291645
State/local governments have paid more than half a billion dollars in tax breaks to "meat processing" companies over nearly 20 years to attract new processing plants, as industry-wide transformation and consolidation have led to plant closures.... #Tyson https://investigatemidwest.org/2026/07/01/major-meatpackers-have-taken-in-more-than-half-a-billion-in-tax-subsidies-since-2006/
Candidate for Governor of Texas Gina Hinojosa - Texas - Democratic Party Contact Information: Email: Gina@Ginaforaustin.com Mailing address: P.O. Box 300095, Austin, TX 78703 79+ endorsements https://bluevoterguide.org/TX/candidate_Gina_Hinojosa/19853