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As we prepare to honor 60 years of Head Start, we must continue to invest in these transformational programs that set our children (and maybe more future members of Congress!) up for success. youtu.be/TM7u2ALhw0s

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BREAKING: This is unusual trading by a politican. Representative Greg Landsman sold up to $50,000 of United Health, $UNH, on 03/26/2025. Since, $UNH is down 53%, and it was disclosed that the DOJ was investigating $UNH for possible Medicare fraud. He sits on the House Subcommittee of Health.

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Trump to UAE president: "We have a term 'groceries.' It's an old term but it means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term but it's an old fashioned sound but groceries are down."

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And remember that he’s not even going after criminals. Just anyone they can get their hands on. It’s just so unbelievably cruel.

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Georgia bans organ donation of someone who died w/o their consent—but Georgia’s 6 week abortion ban is now forcing a brain dead woman to stay alive w/o her consent because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she went brain dead. Even a corpse in Georgia has more rights over its body than do women & girls

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Now here's a map view of temperature departures averaged during the last 6 months. The largest anomalies were over the Arctic and into Eurasia. 🟥 [red] warmer than average 🟦 [blue] colder than average Data from GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/)

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Today marks 3 years since Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed while reporting in the West Bank—and we've yet to see accountability for her death. As I told her brother Tony, her niece Lina and her nephew Victor last week, I won't rest until we do.

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The jet is a bribe. And it’s a direct violation of the United States Constitution IF it is to be transferred to a presidential library, as reported. If it remains property of the US Government after he leaves office, then it’s no different than the Resolute Desk. As reported, it’s impeachable.

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My love of reading is strongly link to this man…

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She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!

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Dr. Carla Hayden has served as Librarian of Congress with honor and distinction, bringing our prized institution to new heights. Trump’s outrageous, politically-motivated move to fire her is despicable. The Library of Congress belongs to the American people — NOT to Trump.

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The presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers say the political climate has added to age-old money problems for teachers, such as underfunded schools.

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Federal scientists will stop updating the NOAA list of billion-dollar weather disasters. The list, which had grown rapidly in recent years, reflected both worsening extreme weather and expanding development nationwide.

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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

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We have a new American pope, chat are we cooked

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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb.)

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Global temperature categories for April 2025. For land areas, it was the warmest April on record. Only 11% of land is in a shade of blue while 62% is in a shade of red.

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Little Marco is probably regretting selling his soul and having to do four jobs now.

submitted 13 days ago • 365 comments

“See you in court.”

submitted 13 days ago • 1214 comments

If you're born in America, you're a citizen. That's spelled out clearly in the Fourteenth Amendment. We're suing to block Trump's unconstitutional attempts to end birthright citizenship.

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Puppets…

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“Do not mock us.”

submitted 13 days ago • 3069 comments

Spineless for sure

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Humans have proved time and time again that we never learn. I have a feeling we are in for very hard times. Worse than they are now unfortunately.

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AOC responds to Trump official after he threatened to prosecute her: “Come for me. Do I look like I care?”

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This week I was in court as part of the team fighting to protect FBI agents from being doxxed and attacked for working on 1/6 cases. I also filed a brief to protect the jobs and reputations of federal probationary employees. Just doing my little part to fight for democracy.

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And somehow, there are still vets out here backing this man? It makes zero sense. He dodged the draft, insulted POWs, called fallen soldiers “suckers”—and now this? At what point is enough finally enough?

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS Trump executive order targeting my former law firm, Perkins Coie. Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void

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Sharing an open letter from all of the former National Weather Service Directors (Louis Uccellini, Jack Hayes, Brigadier General D.L. Johnson, Brigadier General John J. Kelly Jr., E.W. (Joe) Friday, Ph.D.) on the importance of NOAA/NWS and the implications of budget/staff cuts on the NOAA mission:

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A free press is the cornerstone of democracy. Speaking truth to power should never be a crime. On World Press Freedom Day, let us stand together in support of our courageous journalists who help promote accountability and defend freedom and facts.

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the jobs of the future, where you will be a hereditary serf producing goods for your betters

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We need the best educated workforce in the world. We need the best teachers in the world. We need to pay our teachers fairly for the important work they do. No teacher in America should begin at less than $60,000 a year.

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Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend! A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.

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Happy Earth Day, may we all remember that nature always finds a way to survive 🩵💚

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