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A HAPPY UPDATE! Mahmoud Khalil was allowed a "contact" visit—without plexiglass divider—with his wife and newborn son this morning before his immigration hearing, ACLU tells me, so I think we can safely assume that he was finally able to hold his child for the first time.

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I feel seen

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Interior dept. agencies have to review review of all public monuments, memorials, statues, markers to identify any such properties contain images, descriptions, depictions, messages, narratives or other information (content) that inappropriately disparages Americans now and in the past. /1

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It’s structural racism infrastructure week

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The Interior Department is rescinding an order that would have phased out the sale of plastic water bottles and other single-use plastics in national parks and on public lands.

submitted 23 days ago • 295 comments

I’d like them to define “justice.” ‘Accepting the decision, Stephen Demanovich, the U.S. Department of Justice attorney in court Wednesday, said the U.S. attorney's goal was to uphold justice "at all times."’

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skyrim 🧐 when a frost dragon attacks you just before you release an arrow to start your own attack on the Kinthal’s Saints bandit camp, and after you kill the dragon, they come down to marvel at the dragonborn.

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The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

submitted 25 days ago • 392 comments

Ah yes, the “golden age.”

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This is Deku. He's approximately three stories tall. Shedding season is a public health concern. 14/10

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Unthinkable evil.

submitted 25 days ago • 433 comments

My statement on the charges filed against me:

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Willing to bet a very large amount that most of that 413% rise in “assaults” on ICE agents represent unarmed people attacking ICE fists with their faces and boots with their kidneys. Because these people are lying scum.

submitted 25 days ago • 954 comments

I stand with Rep. LaMonica McIver. This is a political stunt—point blank.

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What the heck is with the “Thank you for your attention to this matter” he keeps putting at the end of his posts?

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BREAKING: The TRUMP DOJ has just charged Rep. LaMonica McIver-the woman in red --for "assaulting" LEOs at a NJ ICE facility. McIver is the first federal official targeted by the Trump regime as they aggressively pursue prosecutions of politicians who oppose Trump deportation policies.

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"Some National Weather Service offices, including Jackson, no longer have overnight staff from midnight to 7AM. All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed. There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..." www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

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Connections Puzzle #709 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Hurricane season starts June 1 and if you live in a Gulf state, you need to watch this. It’s worse than you might think. The few employees still left at FEMA admit: they are not prepared. Not enough staff. Not enough supplies. Not enough leadership. Plan accordingly.

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There was a huge queue to get into the World Dominos Championships until I pushed the person at the back over.

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i’ve done much better with Connections since I started shuffling once before ever looking at each puzzle.

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Connections Puzzle #708 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🙄 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Did you know that when your local rural hospital shuts down because of the Medicaid cuts, the 75-mile drive to the nearest one that isn't shut down is still 75 miles no matter how good your insurance is?

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The extra-extreme members of the House Budget Committee voted "present" tonight so that the Medicaid-cuts-to-fund-tax-giveaways-for-the-rich bill could pass out of committee 17-16. Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity. 202-224-3121.

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Wordle 1,430 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 (“oh great”) ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Fantastic @washingtonpost.com wrap-up of Trump's foreign trip, w tons of insight and color from @mbirnbaum.bsky.social + Matt Viser: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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The new "workers party" GOP is quite similar to the old GOP

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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

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Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness 😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡

submitted 28 days ago • 281 comments

1) the right convinces liberals to adopt more right wing policy. 2) those choices lead to predictable harm and political collapse. 3) rather than taking responsibility or turning left, they blame the left… accusing them of being purists or extremists “hurting the cause.” 4) repeat

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🔴Palantir is not just selling software—it’s selling a model of governance where corporate power replaces public control Must read from Foxglove's Rosa Curling on why Starmer's faith in Big Tech is dangerously misguided New on Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/starmers-b...

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I am currently reporting on/looking to talk with: * Anyone left in DOJ Civil Rights who wants to talk with me * LOC/Copyright/CRS employees on how this week has been/where it's ending * GAO employees (asap on this one) * CBO employees Please reach out via Signal from a non-work phone: crg.32

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The reason I worry about this is because the administration did everything it could to narrowly construe and avoid the other court decisions. Oh, we can't deport them from this district? Just move them to that one. Oh, DHS can't remove them. Oh, it's not us, that one was DOD. Etc.

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The best part of my day was when the vet’s office cat crawled on my shoulder, snuggled me, then bit my head

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She was a new voter. A young Hispanic woman in rural Georgia stood in line for hours — and was told her right to vote had been challenged. She was one of 250,000 Georgians targeted. I wrote about our lawsuit fighting back: @fairfightaction.bsky.social v. True the Vote.

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It is absolutely necessary to question everything. Now more than ever. It’s so easy to tap that like button if it is something to which you agree. However, in these days, with AI, nearly everything is being manipulated. Look. Question. Critique. Research.

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A family member went dolphin-watching yesterday and sent me photos, which reminded me of my favorite case about standing to bring suit in federal court: Cetacean Community v. Bush, where the 9th Cir held that dolphins do not have standing to sue. Which is a shame. caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-9th...

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I don’t have a dog. I never have had a dog. I will likely never have a dog. But if I see you walking down the street and you have a dog, you can be sure I will say hi to the dog and, pending the permission of both yourself and the woofer in charge, I will give your dog many good pats and scritches.

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