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We are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss. Commuter rail, we are often told, operates at a loss. But we spend even more on street and highways, and take in little direct revenue from them. Yet no one ever says they are operating at a loss.

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NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

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'Very bad idea': Republicans revolt over Trump scheme to get $400 million plane from Qatar www.rawstory.com/trump-gop-ba...

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In Trump’s America: kids can’t have more than two dolls, but the president can accept a $400 million ultra-luxury jet from Qatar’s royal family, just weeks after the Trump Organization signed a deal to build a luxury golf resort there.

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Liars and cult followers of 🍊

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With increasingly state-run media taking over, it's important to use critical thinking skills.

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Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan — involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government — raises substantial ethical issues.

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How to say your nation is being run by white supremacists without saying your nation is being run by white supremacists... "US to welcome White South Africans as ‘refugees’ while rejecting other asylum-seekers." www.france24.com/en/americas/...

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In most other wealthy countries, governments set a single price for a drug that is usually based on analysis of the therapeutic benefit of the medicine and what other countries pay. But in the U.S., companies are largely free to set their own prices. By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social

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Aldo Leopold, visionary conservationist and Forest Service worker, invoked a new ethic of care for community intertwined with care for land. Join us in renewing his ethos. Stand up for what is right. Even if you feel you stand alone: ALL OF US stand with you. Are you an #AltCitizen? #AllOfUs

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CREW spokesperson Jordan Libowitz: "At this point, it’s impossible to tell the difference between decisions being made by the White House for the good of the country and for the good of the Trump Organization." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

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Apparently Trump’s 4th threat in 3 months to impose additional sanctions on Russia if they don’t agree to a ceasefire is now off because Putin doesn’t want to do that. 4 threats, 4 Putin rejections, 4 Trump does nothing.

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It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...

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Donald Trump’s mother was an immigrant — and his father was the son of an immigrant. Of course, these were white immigrants — like the white South Africans and Scandinavians Trump gleefully welcomes to America. (Trump’s contempt for brown-skinned immigrants is evident.) Donald Trump’s…

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Can we please stop staying that, after Trump leaves office, the $400 million plane from Qatar will be given to the "Trump Presidential Library" Libraries do not fly on planes. The plane will be given to Trump.

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I'm glad to meet you and want to thank you for providing me with blueberries which I eat every day. I'll think of you and what you do for all of us when I do so.

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Over 90% of NIOSH employees have received “reduction-in-force” letters, placing them on administrative leave ahead of permanent layoffs.

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Some good news!!! A coalition of labor unions (including CDC's local union-AFGE), nonprofits and local govs sued Trump over the dismantling of HHS. The judge just issued a restraining order on all further firings and restructuring until the next hearing on May 22. Thank you AFGE!!! 💚 💪🙌🎉💚

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#AltGov #AltFam is the greatest group of freedom fighters I have ever been apart of. Stay tuned for our roll out of #AltCitizen. Because we know we aren’t the only freedom fighters. We know so much good has yet to be highlighted…just wait…it’s coming!!!

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🚨PLEASE CALL🚨RFKJ has a Senate Health Committee hearing on 5/14. RFKJ lied to Bill Cassidy (the chair) when he said he wouldn’t undermine vaccine confidence. He is endangering us and our children, cutting services, and destroying public health (see pic for HHS cuts). He must resign. Links below

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Yes, it will take more than passive resistance. Every move that slows the hate, that buys another day of safety or that prevents another injustice stacks upon the others to build a wall of unity. The only wrong way to resist is to decline to do so.

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Donald Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis. It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.

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In violation of law

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Rumors have been rampant our “workforce reshaping” was to begin this week— that is, the start of the process to have a reduction in force. I wonder what impact this will have? Will this injunction hold? Should be another chaotic week.

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Pope Jelly Bean VI 🕯️

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Today at 5PM EST I will be speaking on @msnbc.com ’s #PoliticsNation with Rev Al Sharpton and @ericholder.bsky.social

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I just wrote about Justice Sotomayor's forceful call to action for lawyers. Hoping Democracy Docket can get it out to members tomorrow. Sign-up now! hubs.ly/Q03jcjqV0

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I love this!

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Violence has often flared in the region of nuclear-armed India and Pakistan since the devastation of the 1947 partition left millions displaced and at least hundreds of thousands more dead. Here’s a look at the history of the conflict.

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Nyet!!!

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Happening now

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Kory’s mom depends on Social Security benefits to provide for her family, and his brother will depend on veteran services. At our town hall this week, Kory asked if AGs will fight for him and his family. We’re never going to stop fighting for Kory and the people.

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After the mayor of Newark was arrested for protesting outside of a new immigration detention facility, a DHS official is threatening to arrest three members of Congress who were also present. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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When we talk about health care in Kentucky, mental health must be part of the conversation. This May, we're highlighting the need to protect and expand access to therapy, medication, and crisis services for every Kentuckian, regardless of income or zip code.

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Lutnick: "We do expect a 10 percent baseline tariff to be in place for the foreseeable future ... what happens is the businesses and the countries primarily eat the tariff."

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Oh, to paint

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Just left the tower at Newark airport where I learned more about these concerning blackouts. I’m going to be continuing to work with the Department of Transportation to address telecommunication and staffing issues and make sure you have the safety and reliability you deserve.

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and charged with trespassing after he tried to visit Delaney Hall, an immigrant detention facility in Newark.

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Jumbo bribes are just taking off like jets in this administration!!! 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

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#OnThisDay in 1872, Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for the U.S. presidency. Learn more about Woodhull in our exhibit, #HowWomenWonTheVote. ow.ly/kbM550VLvsi

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