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Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."

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Trump Mobile! Trump failures: Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka, Trump Ice water, Trump Magazine, Trump Home furniture,Trump Mattress, Trump Fragrance, Trump University,Trump Board Game, Trump Chocolate, Trump Power vitamins,Trump Signature Collection clothes,Trump Coffee,Trump: The Game, Trump Bible.

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More lawlessness. It’s so far beyond “out of control.”

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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

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The US economy loses. Again. www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

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Do you know who loses? Border towns and places like Florida. www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

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Why does the US need to send 28 refueling tankers across the Atlantic? Bombing runs? www.twz.com

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What if this was anti-Republican under Biden? Image Fox News covering it 25x/day: “Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans” - The Guardian

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More no bid contracts. Trump just wants to hand out taxpayer money like candy. apnews.com/article/immi...

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@padilla.senate.gov: "We’re a co-equal branch of government, our job is oversight and accountability... If there's an opportunity for me to ask a question in-person at a press conference in my home state, that's me doing my job."

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WTF!!!!! thehill.com/homenews/sta...

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90 Trade Deals In 90 Days: Day 64: Zero.

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Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”

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Padilla: “We will hold this administration accountable”

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This will be great for immigrant babies. Covered by the Constitution. It includes them, right? www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/p...

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"Veterans know the layoffs aren’t about saving money. They’re about weakening the institution and ultimately privatizing and gutting VA disability funding, as spelled out in Project 2025." share.google/pz6mLWSzZIYC...

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Page One in Los Angeles @latimes.com

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See the difference? 👀

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Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there. What an unbelievable asshole.

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Not knowing about things doesn’t mean they’re not happening.

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In a new executive order, President Trump has unleashed his White House counsel and attorney general to conduct a wide-ranging investigation of his predecessor and the Biden White House staff. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

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I’m so excited to return to The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert! I did such a great job last time, they asked me back a mere 8 years later. #TheLifeOfChuck

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$908 million given in non compete contracts in four months. Our secret government programs.

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Page One in Des Moines. @jemsinger.bsky.social

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“Fly BA and our flight attendants will strip!” aviationa2z.com/index.php/20...

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Nothing says Make America Healthy Again like withholding food safety information from the public. wapo.st/4kAMU94

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TACO = Trump Always Chickens Out

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Learn this. Be afraid: “Martial law involves the military taking over the functions of civilian government, including law enforcement, policy decisions, and administration of justice. May include suspension of certain civil liberties, such as freedom of speech and the writ of habeas corpus.”

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🤣🤣

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While Trump continues his petty feud with Harvard, Germany is helping to end the Ukraine war. www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...

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Just the last 24 hours: “Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of taking $75K in bribes” “Trump pardoned a tax cheat. But only after his mom attended president’s $1 million dinner” “Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, convicted of fraud and tax evasion”

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“an Atlanta jury found them guilty of fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy to defraud the United States” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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Nothing like another member of Congress who doesn’t know the Constitution

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Hong Kong would love our tired, our poor, our huddled students, yearning to breathe free. www.nbcnews.com/video/hong-k...

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Her stats line up with CDC data…

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Unprecedented attacks on foreign students. Keep in mind: NAFSA: Association of International Educators estimates international students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy during 2023-2024, including tuition, fees, housing, transportation and incidentals.

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