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"Just one more thing, sir. Since the election, you've announced 12 projects in foreign countries: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, India, Qatar, & Oman. You got a $400 million jet, sold meme coins, $600 sneakers, Chinese bibles, & hats. How is any of this making America great?"

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Getting Rid of Chump is Our Most Important Task.....

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great, provocative column from larry tye on what it took to defeat the american nightmare of joe mccarthy and the ism that bears his name. along these lines, may i also point you to the 2nd season of my podcast, “ultra”: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Canadians make up the largest proportion—nearly 28 percent—of international travelers visiting Florida. They also comprise the largest number of international visitors for the entire United States. But that comfortable relationship may be taking a turn.

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ICE is immigration enforcement and not law enforcement. Using ICE in place of law enforcement just underscores the fact that ICE is the American Gestapo.

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For my first story @grist.org (!) I took on the perpetual silicon-valley reinvention of the bus, which is happening again grist.org/transportati...

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I can’t speak for anyone else, but this analogy of “Lady Liberty’ held captive, is exactly how I feel about this presidency & administration and what their attempting to do with our rights and freedoms… The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly… One word, UNACCEPTABLE!

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Love this! Rep. Jasmine Crockett is a dedicated member of Congress who consistently shows up for the people she represents. Her commitment to accountability and fearless advocacy make her a powerful and effective voice in government. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Please and thank you 🙏🏼

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Reporter: He said Zelenskyy didn't have the cards when they met in the oval office a few months back. Does Zelenskyy possibly have some cards that the president hadn't known about?

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A cut-off low-pressure system that sucked fog away from San Francisco on Monday will spin toward Southern California on Tuesday and raise the chance of thunderstorms in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. #CAwx www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore...

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Are we great yet?

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Elon Musk Issues Social Security Warning Over Spending Bill https://twp.ai/4in0VK

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During Pride Month, Pete Hegseth ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, sparking backlash. The ship, named after the gay rights icon, will be renamed aboard the USS Constitution Rep. Nancy Pelosi slammed the move as a surrender of a fundamental American value news.yahoo.com/hegseth-orde...

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EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk’s Reign of Corruption Chronicled in Elizabeth Warren’s Report A new report itemizes 130 dodgy dealings by the man who calls himself the “Dogefather.”

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Stephen Miller always planned on deporting immigrant moms Trump's supporters were told mass deportations would focus on criminals. His homeland security adviser has always had his own definition of "criminal."

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Ukraine is totally badass!! 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini

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Czech watchdog launches formal probe into collusion in heat and power plant auction reut.rs/3Hsk78p

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Trump is pushing hard to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” pressuring GOP senators like Rand Paul who threaten to derail it. Critics warn the bill could spike the federal debt and lead to Medicaid cuts—raising alarms about its long-term consequences. 💸🏛️📉 www.yahoo.com/news/trump-r...

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This is America now

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In a twist, the state of Florida’s top higher education board voted Tuesday against a contract for Santa Ono, who was set to be the next president of the University of Florida.

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The Trump administration rescinded Biden-era guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions, regardless of state bans. The guidance, issued after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, interpreted a federal law as preempting state abortion bans. news.yahoo.com/trump-admini...

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“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Serious question: how is the entire country not traumatized after Trump's brownshirts at DHS manhandled a top Dem Congressman's staff? You'd never know this to read the headlines www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/01/r...

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Well, fuck.

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The GOP tax bill’s impact: “If Medicaid dollars can’t fund these hospitals, you’re talking about not only the hospital closing but taking all of the jobs and infrastructure with it...these funding cuts are going to affect literally everybody in Texas.”

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‘Bird flu over the cuckoo’s nest’ RFK Jr. shouldn’t be allowed near a packet of cough sweets let alone control of America’s health outcomes

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Warning Farage abortion plans would have ‘catastrophic consequences for women’ “Leading fetal medicine experts wrote to members of parliament to warn that there is no clinical justification for reducing the time limit based on national outcomes data.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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I absolutely agree with this! It’s so sad that millions don’t. #Pinks

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It’s not unusual for popular, term-limited governors to try to keep their political careers going by running for the Senate. It’s much less common for senators to eye the governor's mansion in their home states.

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SCOOP: I spoke with a fired DOGE staffer about what it was like inside the organization, and what might come next now that Musk is departing. www.wired.com/story/fired-...

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The MSNBC host warned the president that the next major court decision won't go his way.

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The great Presidents believed in education. Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. Now Donald Trump is waging war on higher education and the research which will promote progress for our nation. Why?

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Rumors swirl as Stephen Miller's wife leaves White House to work for Elon Musk www.rawstory.com/katie-miller...

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Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.

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NEVER FORGET: Donald Trump repeatedly stated during his campaign that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office. He suggested this would happen through negotiations with both sides, using his relationships with Putin and Zelenskyy.

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Many US families depend on immigrant nannies. Trump’s hardline policies could upend that.

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reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.

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Experts who spoke with CNN said making iPhones in the United States would upend the way Apple builds its most lucrative product.

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Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.

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Not the point of this story, but, “Gulf of Mexico” made me smile www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/s...

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