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A quotation from Molly Ivins

I don’t think there was ever a time when money was not important in politics. The single most striking development in American politics is the extent to which money is so predominant that everything else including the public interest is insignificant.

Molly Ivins (1944–2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Interview (2006-10-09), “Who’s It Screw, and Who’s Doing the Screwing?” by Rosalind Alexander, Seattle Weekly

More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/85840/

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Discurso midiático global se pluralizou e o espaço de informação passou a ser mais acessível

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/07/28/discurso-midiatico-global-se-pluralizou-e-o-espaco-de-informacao-passou-a-ser-mais-acessivel/

‘It is in the public’s interest’: Judge refuses to toss voters’ insurrection clause lawsuit to kick Trump off 2024 ballot, speeding the case towards trial

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/it-is-in-the-publics-interest-judge-refuses-to-toss-voters-insurrection-clause-lawsuit-to-kick-trump-off-2024-ballot-speeding-the-case-towards-trial/

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PINE TREE POWER
Consumer-Owned Power Could Slash Your Electric Bill

This could change everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aELimf6ct60&ab_channel=MorePerfectUnion

Maine residents will vote this November on whether to create the first statewide consumer-owned utility in the country.
They're facing skyrocketing electricity bills and frequent power outages, while the corporate utilities (CMP and Versant) that dominate the state brought in $187 million in profit last year. Both the companies are owned by foreign entities.
Residents are organizing to take power back into their own hands — literally. A ballot measure on the November ballot could create the consumer-owned utility non-profit Pine Tree Power, and put it under community control.

We talked with residents about what this would mean for them.
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