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Global humanitarian operations grind to a halt as US and other donors slash foreign aid contributions Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/un-s...

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Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

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This is indeed what they are going to do if we don’t stop them.

submitted 23 days ago • 262 comments

Number of victims in Kyiv region as result of Russia’s nighttime missile, drone attack increases to 33 #Ukraine

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“In one country last month, the U.S. embassy bragged that Starlink’s license was approved despite concerns it wasn’t abiding by rules that its competitors had to follow.”

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Call your senators. This bill is heading to them next and they can stop it if the people speak out. (202) 224-3121

submitted 29 days ago • 385 comments

Effectively eliminating Medicaid would be catastrophic in a myriad of ways that many people are blissfully unaware of because they don’t how deeply Medicaid is woven into our society. If you care about public health, jobs, hospitals, the economy, or just people being alive: Call your reps.

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

www.instagram.com/kellysued/ Hey, Kelly Sue here. Today at 3pm Pacific I'm hosting cameron whitten of Brown Hope over on Instagram Live to discuss a month of action in honor of the 5 year anniversary of the loss of George Floyd and do a Q&A. We'd love it if you could RT and/or join us.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration. apnews.com/article/el-c...

submitted 35 days ago • 125 comments

Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey. They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

submitted 35 days ago • 85 comments

It’s 2 am and we’re still marking up massive cuts to Medicaid. While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health care from 13.7 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. They want you to tune out. Don’t ⬇️ x.com/i/broadcasts...

submitted 35 days ago • 237 comments

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submitted 36 days ago • 3 comments

Let’s break this down—because the gaslighting is wild: 📌Oct 2022 – Biden signs EO to cut drug prices 📌Jan 2025 – Trump takes office and kills Biden’s EO to cut drug prices 📌May 2025 – Trump signs his own EO to lower drug prices Trump canceled Biden’s plan then brought it back w/his name on it.

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🚨 Urgent - Medicaid Thread 🚨 House Republicans have introduced a proposal to cut $880 billion from Medicaid, risking the healthcare of 8.6 million Americans. These cuts are part of a broader plan to fund $4.5 trillion in tax breaks benefiting the wealthy. 1/ fortune.com/article/hous...

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