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They revel in destruction.

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These ICE thugs in no way resemble anything Americans have conventionally thought of as competent law enforcement They are at best a half-step above the Proud Boys

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Today we honor the generations of Black Americans who fought for their freedom. Now it’s time for us all to fight together to build a more fair, just, safe, and inclusive America. Happy Juneteenth! @amnesty.org @devthepineapple.bsky.social

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It’s getting worse- This airman spoke out against the government and found himself in an involuntary psychiatric lockdown. His family is outraged and has proclaimed he does not have a history of psychiatric illness. We’re not waiting for authoritarianism. It has arrived.

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Can't park there

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#OtD 19 Jun 1865 during the US civil war Union Gen Granger proclaimed in Texas that enslaved people were free. Many of the enslaved began to desert their plantations. They later decided to celebrate Juneteenth on its anniversary each year. Learn more: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9111...

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Thank god we fired all of those pesky Federal employees to save…right about what Elon just blew up…again.

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Trump White House Ignores Juneteenth in Official Schedule No Events or Statements Marking Federal Holiday Honoring Emancipation meidasnews.com/news/trump-w...

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Starship blowing up is a bigger deal than you think. It’s not a prototype in a sandbox anymore, it’s a $4B NASA contract to land humans on the Moon ($2.8B initially, $4B with follow-ons). Every explosion is taxpayer-funded hardware going up in flames.

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“What makes manufacturing jobs good is unions and regulations that protect worker safety. Without those things, any jobs created by somehow bringing toy manufacturing back are not going to be good or safe jobs.” -Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute, quoted in this piece:

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Trump Admin is shutting down OCDETF program — prosecutors, agents and analysts who target transnational drug cartels. Odd decision in light of stated priorities. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Trump continues to focus on past elections instead of solutions for real problems

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Trump is glued to Fox News as Americans struggle to pay for groceries

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“She suffered very severe asthma attacks while there, received inadequate medical care. There has been no religious accommodation...Her hijab was removed without her consent" - @pressley.house.gov tells me about her visit to detained student Rümeysa Öztürk. Full interview: zeteo.com/p/hijab-was-...

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"It’s encouraging that Democrats and Republicans, free-market devotees and feminists, have all come together against Trump on dolls." Can we do it on all the issues now? Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social, plus Will Selber:

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New in PN: Maine fought the law, and Maine won "After weeks of public fulminating, the administration quietly folded and quit trying to steal kids’ lunch money for the grievous sin of letting a couple of trans girls play sports. It’s a reminder that Trump, like any bully, can be fought and beaten."

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Two fighter jets gone in a week, totaling over $100 million. Hopefully Hegseth can put the bottle down long enough to explain to DOGE. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-fig...

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3,000 union members are on strike at jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney. These workers walked out after negotiations over wages, retirement benefits and job security broke down. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

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Your daily reminder that it is our judicial system that decides if someone is a criminal, not the criminal President or his minions in the executive branch.

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Pam Bondi still hasn’t released the Epstein files but goes on Fox News almost daily

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Trump any minute now: "Beautiful women, and we have the most beautiful women in this country, they don't need a car. Each household only needs one car. That is how it worked when America was great. The husband drove. So I'm actually saving families money they would have wasted on a second car."

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#OtD 3 May 1986 Printworkers' March for Jobs led 15,000 on a march to Wapping, London, during the lockout at Rupert Murdoch's News International libcom.org/history/1986...

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#OtD 3 May 1926 police in NYC arrested 46 striking furriers, fighting for an 8-hour day, many of them for "refusing to move on when ordered to do so." stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1022...

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#OtD 3 May 1842 white people in Rhode Island launched Dorr rebellion in protest at the vote only being granted to the rich. But they didn't want the vote for Black people and so when the militia came in to crush them they were isolated and defeated stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1022...

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#OtD 3 May 1938 British colonial police massacred construction workers striking for a pay increase at the Frome sugar factory in Jamaica. They killed 4, injured 25 and arrested 109, but the repression sparked strikes across the island stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1022...

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If they were smart, they would have set the price at $48.

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#OtD 24 Apr 1954 British colonial authorities began Operation Anvil in Nairobi, Kenya. They ethnically cleansed nearly the entire Kikuyu population from the city, sending 20k to detention camps for torture and interrogation and 30k to "reserves" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk3R...

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#OtD 24 Apr 1999 fascist David Copeland nail bombed Brick Lane, a heavily Bangladeshi area of East London, injuring 13. Part of a terrorist campaign by the BNP activist, his far-right links were exposed with the help of Anti-Fascist Action stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9624...

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Always great when the agency in “turmoil” is … {checks notes} … the United States Department of Defense.

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Nailed it with this one.

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This seems like a VERY BIG rebuke of Trump’s use of the alien enemies act 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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This is absolutely wrong. The naval academy cancelled a speech by a well known and inspiring guy because they want to protect their students from…. The truth?!? How far have they fallen.. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...

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ACLU planning to file class action cases in all 94 US districts. Cause Stephen Miller is not above treating the Virgin Islands as a means to escape the rule of law.

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A president has no business targeting civil society orgs & let’s be clear—treating Americans as his enemies, not people he has sworn an oath to serve.

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April 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department lawyer told a judge on Friday that the Trump administration reserves the right to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members on Saturday. Question: Have they repeated this threatening reservation after the Supreme Court’s 1 am order on Saturday morning?

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It is difficult to convey precisely what is happening at HHS—how it’s so unprecedented and why it’s so destructive—because the changes are happening in so many places throughout the department simultaneously, and with no transparency.

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I’ve seen this movie before and it didn’t end well.

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We oppose Trump targeting opponents for persecution like a royal despot So say 100’s of former gov officials of BOTH parties—from every GOP admin since Nixon & about a dozen from Trump‘s first term! We stand w/ Miles Taylor, Chris Krebs & ALL those attacked www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/u...

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Prosperity gospel televangelist Kenneth Copeland was at Trump’s White House Easter dinner

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Y’all are wild

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Yeah, this seems VERY important

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Obviously, a huge victory for the migrants here and a major defeat for Trump’s lawless effort to rush out a rendition flight before the courts could act. But also—potentially a massive signal from the Supreme Court that it is finally prepared to go toe to toe with Trump to halt AEA deportations.

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"I will not be silenced. I will not be bullied. I will not bend. I will not break. And I will not bow to anyone. No one is above the law, including the president of these United States." NY AG Letitia James Read more here:

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The Washington Post is out with a nice profile of my friend @acyn.bsky.social

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#OtD 19 Apr 1960 the SK April revolution began when 1000s of students marched against the dictatorship in Seoul. Police massacred 180 and govt declared martial law, but the following week the army refused to fire and the president stepped down stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9063...

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Nearly 600 Michiganders who expected to die in prison will now get a chance at a different outcome, after the state supreme court extended protections against mandatory life sentences to young adults up to age 20. boltsmag.org/michiga...

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