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When Trump encounters a demographic he doesn’t care for, he “disappears” them–in many cases, the very record of their existence. Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age. w/ @ashendruk.com

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A fairytale in Tuscany. Fun fact: Taken with my smartphone

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If your candidate isn’t including making the US a signatory to the ICC, we don’t want them.

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In this house we stan Jesse Welles.

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Trump's budget bill must be defeated. Otherwise Project 2025 will become the law of the land and our 250 years of 'No Kings' will be undone. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/edwineis...

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What I mean when I say NO KINGS: “The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to absorb extra costs.” Gift link: Coal and Gas Plants Were Closing. Then Trump Ordered Them to Keep Running. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/c...

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In an excellent AP story about Trump’s public health disaster, the name “Trump” doesn’t appear until the 2nd sentence of the 4th paragraph, and it shows up just once in the first 20 paragraphs. Does this let Trump off the hook? No, but perhaps it avoids triggering MAGA’s “fake news” response.

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🚨 BREAKING: Russia was only able to muster 7 bombers to attack Ukraine on June 6 after losing dozens on June 1. Previously, Russia used 18 bombers in a single attack. Russia would've used all available bombers to "show force" in the first such attack after Spiderweb, which is now just 7 aircraft.

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United Church of Christ is helping congregations build banned book libraries. “We care about telling the truth here, and books allow us to have conversations across divides and differences in ways that are not violent. We can be the library for telling the truth.” www.ucc.org/service-proj...

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🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles. Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.

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The Secretary of Commerce is a complete fool! #BlueCrew #ProudBlue #tariffs

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Great talking to @aaronparnas.bsky.social today about the how, what, when, where, and why of No Kings Day. Give it a listen and keep boosting independent media! aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-a...

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9 out of 10 agencies targeted by DOGE for layoffs are liberal-leaning. Every single proposed GOP budget increase goes to conservative agencies. They're not cutting fat—they're performing ideological surgery with a chainsaw.

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Within a few hours of Harvard's motion for a new temporary restraining order, judge grants the temporary restraining order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The fight between Musk and Trump is fundamentally all about people losing their healthcare. If you don’t know how to capitalize on that and you keep insisting it’s all a distraction you need to find another line of work.

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"For too long, the Israeli Government has acted with impunity." From the prestigious @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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‘Stress crisis’ in UK as 5m struggle with financial, health and housing insecurity

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A birthday party for children. Used flash bang grenades at 5 yr old & family. Once again, dressed for war. No criminals. Civil immigration violations at best. www.yahoo.com/news/ice-inv...

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ERA5 Reanalysis shows that the Northeast average solar energy (daylight) ranking for May 2025 was the lowest on record (1940-present) compared to all other Mays.

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Democrats — don’t even think about taking money from Elon Musk. It’s blood money.

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Im sorry what?

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The well of incompetence has no bottom: "One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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🧵1/3 CDC: ALL Americans should be vaccinated against measles before international travel 🧳💉🌍 Somewhat ironic, since we’re probably the ones bringing measles to other countries. apnews.com/article/meas...

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European airlines are redirecting flights from American cities to destinations like Canada 🍁 🇨🇦 , Mexico, and Brazil as “more passengers [opt] for destinations that offer smoother entry, better seasonal deals, and fewer political complications”. ‼️

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CDC’s top covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

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Russian aircraft "were not destroyed, but damaged" as a result of the #Spiderweb operation, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov said. "They will be restored," he added. Yup, just like the Black Sea Fleet!

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Note that Musk has a filing due tomorrow in the SEC’s ongoing civil lawsuit over his 2022 purchase of Twitter. The complaint alleges that Musk failed to timely disclose his initial Twitter stake, allowing him to later buy additional shares at artificially low prices.

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A Massachusetts high school student, Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, who was arrested by immigration agents on his way to volleyball practice has been released from custody after a judge granted him bond Thursday. apnews.com/article/marc...

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A shipment of military equipmt is meant to be on its way to Israel. But French dock workers are refusing to load the ship in solidarity w Palestine. The union has been crystal clear: “We will not be part of the genocide orchestrated by the Israeli government.” SIGN! secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

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Somebody somewhere Needs flowers tonight

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ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ɢʀᴀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ∅ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜱᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛy ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ’ꜱ ᴋᴇy ᴀɴᴛɪ-ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀɪꜱᴍ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲, a 22-year-old ex-Trump campaign intern, has been handed leadership of 𝐂𝐏𝟑 (Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships) — once the nation’s cornerstone for violence prevention. ⤵

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Take a look at this picture. Donald Trump’s Republican Party is killing American science. Every worldwide scientist knows this. And every scientist is making plans accordingly. American science is like someone who swallowed polonium: looks mostly ok now, but their fate… 🧪

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STOP the Crypto bill called the Genius Act to be voted by the Senate any day now! The crypto lobby is trying to rewrite the rules of our economy. We must force Congress to regulate so called “stable” coins to make them actually stable. @indivisible.org Call your GOP senators!

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The one weird trick for the Democrats to win the 2026 elections is to make the election about Trump

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ICE Acting Director defends ICE Gestapo agents wearing masks for their safety. For. Their. Safety.

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The Trump admin's assault on accreditation mirrors the ideological recommendations of Project 2025. Because the only students eligible for federal financial aid are those attending accredited institutions, institutional accreditation is arguably the most powerful force in American higher ed.

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SENATOR MURPHY: "The entire Trump administration is a grift from top to bottom — Musk didn't get everything he wanted in this bill so he's throwing a temper tantrum... none of this is on the level. This is all about a bunch of thieves stealing from us."

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One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, 22-year-old Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official that Trump’s team tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

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The US dollar: * worst performing G10 currency this year * tracking for its worst year-to-date performance since 1975. 🇺🇸

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Even with massive cuts to Medicaid & SNAP… even after slashing housing, and gutting public education… Republicans’ $3.7 trillion tax cuts still add $2.4 trillion to the deficit. Our kids & grandkids will have the GOP to thank for the economic train wreck they will be left with.

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🚨Another HUGE bit of news tonight; in collaboration with the Trump admin, Texas just kicked 20,000 undocumented college students — people who grew up in Texas and graduated from high school there — out of eligibility for in-state tuition. This may force thousands to drop out.

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Republicans are now threatening women who miscarry. Miscarriages happen in 15-25% of ALL pregnancies. We are living in Gilead now. West Virginia Prosecutor Warns Miscarriages Could Lead To Criminal Charges www.huffpost.com/entry/west-v...

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A nearly 90% funding cut proposed by the Trump administration would likely shut down and devastate the 37 tribal colleges and universities created to serve the students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.

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