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"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the United States after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."

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Authoritarian regimes thrive on fear. The weaponization of government agencies to silence dissent isn’t just intimidation—it’s an attack on democracy itself. Don’t bow to threats. Resist.

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Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints https://twp.ai/4inldc

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The gremlins in our tech have been working overtime. 🤖 It's been 24 hours of digital chaos, so the next episode might be a tad late. New gear would be sweet (hint, hint 😉), but we'll drag this episode kicking and screaming into your feed if we have to.

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“The Department of Homeland Security is considering being part of a television show in which immigrants would compete for potential U.S. citizenship” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Hey, remember all the talk about MAGA populism? It’s just the same GOP crap. Thanks a lot, Trump voters.

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Anyone out there who's not concerned about the '26 midterms... They're coming for our votes, folks. #BlueCrew #StrongerTogether #Resist #GlovesOFF www.npr.org/2025/05/14/n...

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This is the company y’all wanna poison Memphis for? www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Elsa Lam continues to prove & document how corrupt & full of lies the Doug Ford closure of the science centre was & is. Read & share widely - not that it matters in Ontario, a province that seems ok w a high level of this. www.canadianarchitect.com/draft-engine...

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Why does he wear orange make-up in the first place? Can anyone explain it?!

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High School Runner Slams 'Bully' GOP Lawmaker For Attacking Race's Trans Winner https://twp.ai/4innK0

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The United States' credit rating has been downgraded by Moody's for the first time in modern history.

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When they accidentally tell the truth... (Pt. 2) (also try to avoid swimming in sewage)

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'“Stephen Miller is responsible for all the bad things happening in the United States,” Sen. Ben Ray Luján said, adding that Miller was the force behind “some of the ugliest policies” in Trump’s first term.' 'Stephen Miller is Trump's id', the article further reads. This guy is dangerous AF ‼️

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The weekend is here. Time to take care of yourself.

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Remote control.

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Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon.

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Medicare patients who get emergency surgery in private-equity hospitals are 42% more likely to die in the next 30 days, according to new research. www.marketwatch.com/story/medica...

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Obscenity laws walk a fine line. When the gov’t decides what speech is “indecent,” the First Amendment takes a hit. Free expression isn’t a privilege—it’s a right. Censorship starts small, but the slope gets steep fast.

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Plot line: Dehumanize migrants, making it acceptable to terrorize them. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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How low can they go??? Think of a bottomless pit, now go deeper. Nope still not there.....

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Duckworth: "He's accepting a bribe, which is unconstitutional and illegal. And he's gonna accept an aircraft that then is gonna cost taxpayers another billion dollars at a time when he wants to cut funding for Medicaid. It's simple unacceptable."

submitted 3 days ago • 731 comments

When shooting your dog in the face isn’t the worst thing you ever did.

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This bill of theirs will NOT save money but it will kill people. The rich will get richer and the working class and poor will get a stipend. This is just cruel!!!!

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The plan to defund Planned Parenthood would cost taxpayers $300 million over the next decade, according to a leaked preliminary estimate compiled by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

submitted 3 days ago • 163 comments

She couldn't (or wouldn't) answer his questions.

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Fed chief Jerome Powell warns that U.S. could face "supply shocks" www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-pow...

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Sounds like Gabbard fired them for telling the truth. Not much “intelligence” going on here… www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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America’s legacy is built on resistance to tyranny. From independence to civil rights, the people have fought authoritarianism in every era. Democracy isn’t guaranteed—it’s defended.

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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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Tulsi Gabbard has fired the top two career officials leading the National Intelligence Council, the senior most analytical group in the intelligence community whose job it is to understand and assess the biggest threats facing the United States.

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This article is dripping with dumb sarcasm. This Casey Means is definitely a grifter- but the reporter treating psilocybin and MDMA as jokes is NOT the way. If regular doses of these drugs killed people, everyone i know would be dead. Every person in a gay bar from '98-'15 would be dead

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Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment’s repeal and instead ban most abortions with exceptions for rape and incest. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Secretary Noem appears to not want to say if the picture of Abrego Garcia’s hand is doctored Swalwell: I have a 7 year old, a 6 year old, and 3 year old. I have a bullshit detector. I’m just asking you a question

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Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"

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this would be the kind of scandal that demands resignation if these people had any commitment to public service!

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Pete Buttigieg suggested he would “assess” a 2028 presidential run. While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”

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Like Pritzker's approach to this more and more!

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CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @laloalcaraz)

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This is a key goal of Project 2025.

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AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?

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"The bill would have permitted 16- and 17-year-olds to work overnight on school days and work longer than an eight-hour day before a school day. Some 14- and 15-year-olds would also have been allowed to work those hours."

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We want to say a special thanks to the anonymous listener who just donated our wireless and mobile mic rigs. You, Sir, Ma'am, or Other, have made us dangerous as hell now...

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Our latest episode is going strong, even though we were all exhausted when we made it, lol.

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UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation’s largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs.