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The man who launched an attempted coup on the United States in 2020 and instigated an insurrection at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths now claims that people in Los Angeles are launching an insurrection. They’re not. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022. That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations. So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?

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If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country. We will hold this administration accountable.

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I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

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How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us? What can our children do to correct our mistakes? These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short. You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich

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Trump's financial disclosures reveal tens of millions in income from guitars, bibles and watches with his name on them. Trump also reported income in 2024 of more than $57 million from World Liberty Financial, the Trump family crypto startup. www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

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Baltic countries agree a joint mass evacuation plan. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are peaceful, prosperous and successful democracies, utterly unlike next door Russia, and so obviously Putin hates them www.politico.eu/article/balt...

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"Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels,” This is good news if true and ICE complies. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

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apnews.com/article/no-k... The title is incorrect. It should be “Cities EMBRACE” because we don’t want a clown posing as a king. #NoKings #resist

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It's impossible to simultaneously lobby for increased immigration while decrying the effect of more foreigners — but that’s what the DUP's been doing, pushing on behalf of big business for more cheap labour from abroad while criticising what that means.

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I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it...

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Why not, it worked OK in 1930s Germany.

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From the CWS Archives. 13th August 2024.

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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But....but...but?! PROTECT THE KIDS?!?!?!?! "With an ongoing measles outbreak and routine child vaccination rates declining, this move will further fuel the spread of vaccine-preventable illnesses" #FuckTrump www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/h...

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The troops aren’t happy about being misused, and there are no logistics to support them. Yet another failure to lead on the part of El Cheeto and his minions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

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Resist peacefully ✊✊✊✊-🖕🎺 apnews.com/article/no-k...

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HOLY HELL: Watch the Los Angeles FD showing support for protestors!!!!

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Multiple men around the U.S. are posing as #ICE agents, to abduct women off the streets (like I.C.E. does). I feel like this is one of the most predictable repercussion of making it formal gov’t policy for unidentified, masked, armed agents to stalk, surveil and disappear people into unmarked vans.

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There are now more U.S. troops deployed in Los Angeles than in Iraq and Syria combined. 4,800 Guard and Marines on American streets. 2,500 troops in Iraq. 1,500 in Syria. Hell of a flex, America—treating your own people like a war zone.

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Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Trump’s wasteful military parade: “I wouldn’t have done it…we were always different than, you know, the images you saw in the soviet union and north korea. we were proud not to be that”

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While we’re distracted by Trump, Newsom and the Los Angeles protests The Big Ugly Bill lurks If passed-11 million would lose health insurance 24 million could see large cost increases Medical centers will close So healthcare workers will be fired And rural towns will collapse DON’T LOSE FOCUS

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Whatever your personal beliefs on Assisted Dying, we should all be able to agree on 2 fundamentals: No means no. If a patient doesn’t want it, end of discussion. It should never be offered in lieu of care or social supports. If it is, it’s not compassion. It’s eugenics 🧵

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😂😂😂

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Downtown Los Angeles - 1937 I 💙 LA

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Gavin Newsom for the win🏆

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"Reducing US military aid to Ukraine will neither lead to a sustainable peace in Ukraine nor compel Russian President Vladimir Putin to reassess his theory of victory" understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

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Nobody still believes ICE is going after violent criminals… right? 📌 On Tuesday, ICE agents raided a massive meatpacking plant in Omaha, Nebraska—rounding up dozens of suspected undocumented workers. The largest worksite immigration sweep in the state under Trump’s second term. This is about fear.

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Remember Jan 6 rioters trying to hang Mike Pence? Rather than call in the National Guard, as requested, Trump sat there watching the rioters for hours, then pardoned them when reelected. The hypocrisy & cruelty of this authoritarian regime is shameful. #resist #GoodTrouble #PeacefulProtest #NoKings

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Nearly every media request I’ve gotten lately has been about the DNC Vice Chair fight. They don’t print me when instead I talk about the 10M Americans who are about to lose their healthcare. Can we please go back to focusing on what matters now?

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Can someone explain what the fuck this is? Rubio loves his genocidal war criminals who are murdering Ukrainians every single day

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There are ICE agents at the employee parking lot by the Harbor exit of Disneyland.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks 👇👇👇👇👇

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she’s got a point

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He obviously doesn’t do sign reading!

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Former Reform Chairman Zia Yusuf plans to run for a seat in Parliament, in a by-election if the right seat comes up, if not, at the GE, Sky reports. Only a few days ago he flounced out of the party saying it wasn’t a good use of his time. Joke people, joke party.

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Far right logic

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