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English/Rhetoric Ph.D.: Rhetoric, Black Studies, & Critical Theory. "With fear for our Democracy, I dissent." Justice Sotomayor 👉Resist Fascism👈
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NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers. By @maxblau.bsky.social

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

The U.S. allowed its rare earth metals industry to move to China two decades ago. It could now face severe economic disruption as China limits crucial supplies.

Trump’s America tells the world: “We don’t need you.” Now the world is answering back: “Same to you.” From student deportations to tourist boycotts and brand backlash, we’re paying the price for Trump’s hostility. Read more adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/from-beaco...

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p... “Trump has an obvious weakness that makes America weak. He places the American economy at risk for the sake of a personal foible, a visible vulnerability.”

open.substack.com/pub/esglaude... “. . .what Donald Trump is doing is the culmination of a decades-long effort to undo the New Deal and the Great Society. We tend to exceptionalize him as if he is a singular figure. When, in fact, what Trump is doing has deep roots in American political life.”

DHS Exploring Reality TV Show Where Migrants Compete For Citizenship - Newsweek WTF is this?!?!

www.threads.com/@elysiumdesi... Republicans are raising everyone’s taxes but the richest amongst us.

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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NEW: Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia ask Judge Xinis to reject the govt's privilege assertions: "Even as the Government speaks freely about Abrego Garcia in public, in this litigation it insists on secrecy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

President Donald Trump’s administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University, the latest escalation in a fight that has seen US officials seek to exert control over the elite school

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... What is happening is cruel and terrifying. Millions of people are going to die unnecessarily .

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The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES purge lawsuit brought by rightwing group in Pennsylvania. A victory for our clients and the voters of Pennsylvania! www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

this is legitimately evil

Did you think we wouldn’t notice, Fox?

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

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I'm attending Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect's event, “No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin - Resched www.mobilize.us/volunteerblu...

I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.

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Can we once & for all put to rest the lie that the 2A fanatics wanted to amass personal arsenals and have unrestricted gun ownership because they wanted to protect citizens against a tyrannical government? Tyranny is here. Where are they? They damn sure aren’t defending Americans from tyranny.

Grateful to my friend and MD colleague @ChrisVanHollen for traveling to El Salvador to try to check on Abrego Garcia’s condition. We will not let up the pressure on the self-proclaimed dictator of El Salvador or the aspiring dictator here. We will continue the fight to bring Abrego Garcia home.

Chris Krebs is America’s next profile in courage. The entire nation should support this honorable and courageous fellow citizen.

Trump budget draft proposes NIH consolidation and 40% spending cut www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/t...

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.

Missouri senator wants to stop absentee ballots being tossed out for improper signatures (LISTEN) www.missourinet.com/2025/04/18/m...

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Don't miss our daily coverage of the Democracy Movement. Today's features include protests in Maryland and at a Salvadoran consulate in support of Kilmar Abrego GarcĂ­a + plans for a second economic boycott Stay informed and stay involved by visiting mobilize.us

JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)

First episode is NOW AVAILABLE!!! We take a look at I Love Lucy, Season 1, Episodes 1-17 in this first episode highlighting one of the most formidable comedians in TV history. Comment below and let us know how you enjoyed Braless Watch today!

Check us out! We can be found on Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Amazon Music. Apple users are up next as we get ourselves established. Enjoy!! Here's a link to our trailer: open.spotify.com/show/379o2P1...

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024. This isn't due to luck or skill. Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.

After months of striking, some therapists with Kaiser Permanente stopped eating for five days to bring attention to their union's demands for parity with how the company's other workers are treated.

An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain-link fence while he was holding a knife died after being removed from life support, his family said.

Keep fucking around Donald. You underestimated America. We were literally built for this shit. You will find out.

A Florida high school teacher’s community is rallying behind her after the school district chose not to renew her teaching contract because she called a student by their preferred name without parental permission. cnn.it/42bzhH6

This has to be the stupidest shit I’ve ever heard of.

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"When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus."—Turkish proverb

Andrew Tate, the online influencer known for his misogynistic views, has been accused of raping two women and threatening one of them with a gun, in a claim filed in Britain. nyti.ms/4lsaJkO

A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.