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WATCH — @underwood.house.gov : “Elderly will lose Medicaid. Nursing homes will close. What are people supposed to do? They don’t care… there’s no way to sugarcoat it - it will be devastating for our communities.” #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

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8-month-old Anderson Garcia Cabrera Jr. was senselessly killed by a stray bullet at a festival in Utah on Father’s Day. Police say the shooting—which also left two other people dead—stemmed from an argument. Gun violence is the leading killer of children in America. We don’t have to live like this.

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You get what you vote for and this country voted for more black lung. How fucked up is that?

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Jon Stewart asks: How many gun deaths is too many for the GOP?

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“Public service should never be a hazardous activity. But neither should walking in a mall, strolling down the street, watching a movie in a theater, shopping for groceries, or sitting in a classroom.” #NHPolitics www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinio...

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Time to give credit where credit is due. NH Republicans have made NH #1 in the US when it comes to the rate of firearm mortality among children, which has grown more in NH than in any other state in the country since 2010. #NHPolitics www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/09/m...

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Firearm Laws and Pediatric Mortality in the US ". . . permissive firearm laws contributed to thousands of excess firearm deaths among children living in states with permissive policies. . ." Study published in @jama.com Pediatrics

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Some good news. SB54—a bill that would have raised penalties for people suspected of DUI who refuse a chemical test that was inexplicably amended by GOP lawmakers to include mandatory firearms safety training for K-12 public school kids—was tabled Thursday in the NH House. #NHPolitics

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During Gun Violence Awareness Month, we say HELL NO to the constant ravages of mass shootings against our people. We must treat our national gun emergency as a public health crisis and a civic emergency.

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🍊 Join the chorus of Americans who will be donning their brightest orange on Friday, 6/6, to call attention to the gun violence crisis that takes nearly 46,000 lives in the US every single year. #WearOrange

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It’s always profit over people when Republicans are in charge.

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No Kings, Yaaas Queens! June 14th 1-5 NH State House.

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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

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"NH GOP lawmaker blames all gun violence on ‘African Americans’ in shocking email" granitepostnews.com/2025/05/30/n...

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Scott Pelley—American author and reporter for CBS News for more than 31 years, did not hold back

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CBS reporter Scott Pelley: This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”. If you haven’t already shared this, please do.

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Wise words from Mr. Rogers. We are all in this together. Let us all renew ourselves to strive for the common good.

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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

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Trust in science isn’t optional—it’s lifesaving. From vaccines to trauma care to cancer breakthroughs, progress is driven by evidence, not opinion. You don’t need to be a scientist to value truth. But we all have a role in defending it. Because when trust in science erodes, lives are at risk.

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Every time a shot is fired in Milwaukee, someone pays the price—and not just emotionally. The financial burden of gun violence affects survivors, families, and the entire city.

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🔥 Cambridge Student to Charlie Kirk: "You are a culture warrior. I believe when everything is done people will see you and the people you supported as corrupt, and doing irreparable damage to a country we all deep down love."

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Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

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Praying for Presiden Biden and his family.

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The Administration knew it would likely lose in court if they tried to overturn the existing law. They also knew they would face overwhelming public opposition through the normal rulemaking process. So instead, they decided to quietly bow to the gun industry.

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🚨 The Trump Administration is greenlighting the sale of deadly devices that turn everyday guns into machine guns—despite the clear, proven danger. This reckless move paves the way for more carnage and mass shootings. Machine guns don’t belong in our communities. Not now, not ever.

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“We have forgotten that public education isn’t something that was forced upon us; it is something that we, in our collective wisdom, chose to build…Knowledge is how you become less afraid.” #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/05/14/m...

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WALMART CFO: The tariffs are "more than any retailer can absorb. It’s more than any supplier can absorb. And so I’m concerned that consumer is going to start seeing higher prices. You’ll begin to see that, likely towards the tail end of this month, and then certainly much more in June.” @cnbc.com

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Two British academics discovered that a "copy" of Magna Carta, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300. Read more: nyti.ms/4dkc3ma

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RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated. “Only very sick kids should die from measles.” No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die. Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!

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Distant Dome: Turning the Legislature Into an Arm of the Free State Project indepthnh.org/2025/05/10/d...

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Looks like NH is pushing back against a non-germane amendment to a bill that would mandate undefined “firearms safety training” in NH K-12 public schools. Over 1,000 sign-ins against and a bit of creative theater outside. The public hearing is at 10am. #NHPolitics

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This study in The Lancet found that cuts to US spending on PEPFAR, the program to deliver H.I.V. and AIDS relief abroad, could cost the lives of 500,000 children by 2030. Half a million kids. Kids. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...

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BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9...

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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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DOGE gutting the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will have devastating and irreversible effects on workers’ lives. All workers deserve to go home at the workday end of the day safe and healthy. Without NISOH, that will be less likely.

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The Trump Administration’s proposal to gut LIHEAP is downright dangerous. Tens of thousands of families across New Hampshire rely on this critical program for energy assistance. Slashing it when hardworking Granite Staters are already facing sky-high energy costs will hurt those most in need.

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“Now, for all I know, his photo is sitting at the bottom of a trash can. The ATF used to be an agency dedicated to fighting for people. Now, it’s crystal clear that its mandate has become fighting on behalf of gun industry profits.” — Gun violence survivor Brenda Haymon of @bradyunited.org

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The Administration is slashing $1,000,000,000 in funding that helps schools support our kids mental health during this gun violence epidemic. Removing this support abandons our children & teachers by stripping these resources that keep our kids’ safe.

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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

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“We must not allow our children to die from diseases that their ancestors fought so dearly to prevent.” #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/30/a...

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NEW: The Trump admin is moving to cancel $1 billion in school mental health grants, which were created with bipartisan support to hire psychologists and counselors. These resources were proven to reduce gun violence, but Trump wants them gone. He’s endangering our kids.

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NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it. By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com

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Federal workers are members of our community who make our essential government services - like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA - work for working families. They don’t deserve to be bullied by an unaccountable billionaire and his fake government agency.

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"The report confirms what residents of all political stripes have long known to be true: New Hampshire’s schools are driven by local property tax collections, not state spending." From @ethandewitt.bsky.social #NHPolitics

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Stop what you’re doing & listen to this!

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Warnock: I hear people attack poor people and act like it’s a crime to be poor, rather than to recognize it’s criminal for so many people to be poor. They do all of this in the name of Jesus… Jesus is the biggest victim of identity theft in the United States

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National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

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“All state aid cuts to counties and municipalities, and all new obligations passed down, increase local property taxes by increasing local costs.” #NHPolitics www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...

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