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The very definition of evil is incarcerating for life in one of the worst hellholes on Earth men who did everything right. But it’s beyond evil—beyond demonic—to then not try to do anything to save the men you consigned to Hell, and to in fact libel and slander them daily when they cannot reply.

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We work collaboratively to replace meanness with kindness, bigotry with decency, and misinformation with accurate information in the feeds, particularly on FB. Tonight, the nastiness is particularly gratuitous & inappropriate in feeds about Biden’s diagnosis. We’re wishing him strength and healing.

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F.B.I. Closes Unit That Policed Compliance With Surveillance Rules The office audited the bureau’s use of a disputed warrantless wiretap law that is set to expire next spring unless Congress reauthorizes it. W/ Adam Goldman www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...

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The F.D.A. is prepared to approve Covid vaccines for 65+ and for those with an underlying condition. If you're 65 and under and healthy? FDA wants more data: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...

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NEW: DOJ reveals new details in charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, accused of assaulting two agents. Plus, ICE is considering changing its protocols on congressional visits to ICE centers, per internal docs. w/ @traceytully.bsky.social @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/n...

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Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, bungled answers on Tuesday about habeas corpus, incorrectly saying that the legal right of people to challenge their detention by the government was actually the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.

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Kristi Noem shows off her ignorance of basic constitutional rights www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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Dangerous disinformation—or equally dangerous ignorance.

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House Republicans are trying to pass their extreme budget in the dead of night. We are fighting hard to stop them.

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House Democratic Leadership Statement on Trump's Attempt to Intimidate Congress.

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Donald Trump is on the Hill to demand that House Republicans end Medicaid as we know it in America. They can all get lost.

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House Republicans are so ashamed of the GOP Tax Scam that they are planning a 1 AM committee meeting tonight to jam it through Congress. In today's Democratic Daily Download, @repmcgovern.bsky.social breaks down what's in this ugly bill and what Democrats are doing to stop it.

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Our kids are in crisis. America is currently facing a youth mental health epidemic, and LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers. We should be doing everything in our power to expand access to life-saving support – not slash it.

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Thank you, @trahan.house.gov , for exposing this horrible plan to gut healthcare for millions of Americans to pay for a tax cut for the wealthiest.

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Now is a great time to reach out to your member of Congress who promised not to cut Medicaid. Or to your conservative friends who don't think we should be exploding the debt. Because today, Donald Trump met with Republicans on Capitol Hill, trying to pass a bill that would do both.

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"While Republicans, who have vowed to reduce red ink, say higher economic growth will fill the gap, budget analysts across the political spectrum have panned the Republican plan, warning that it worsens the U.S. fiscal picture." WSJ quoted in today's R Hubbell www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Let's stay - um - WOKE - for this session!!!! 👀😅

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👇👇👇

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Call your Representative in Congress and tell them you’ll be watching them in the middle of the night tonight to make sure they vote AGAINST the budget proposals that would gut Medicaid and SNAP. Watch Representative Lori Trahan’s video about this here: www.facebook.com/share/v/19KQ...

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Note the source on this.

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Representative Crockett is right; this is not what democracy looks like. (And yes, the US is supposed to be a democracy: a federal and representative democracy. Almost all modern democracies are representative.)

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Freedom of the press is essential for democracy. Our organization was founded by a journalist, and standing with journalists is part of what we do. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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MAKE NOISE ON THIS ONE‼️ They didn’t just deport him—they sent him to CECOT in El Salvador. Agelviz came here legally through the refugee resettlement program—fully vetted. But when he landed in Houston, CBP snatched him over a tattoo: a clock and a rose. No charges. No record. Just a suspicion.

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Judge orders Trump administration to allow attorneys access to Venezuelan man in Salvadoran prison Waiting for the fascist dictatorship to ignore this court ruling. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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We’re entering a long fight against a Republican effort to pay for tax cuts for the rich by ripping food, healthcare, education, and housing away from the American people. Resist! Join together to fight back! app.sosha.ai/s/TD4KTH0z

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After-tax income under the Trump/GOP budget: -People making less than $17/k year: LOSE $1000 -People making between $17k and $51k/yr: LOSE $700 -People making over $4.3M/year: GAIN $389,000 This is what class warfare looks like.

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Ambassador Cindy McCain’s responds to the news that former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with cancer.

submitted 10 days ago • 27 comments

Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.

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@msnbc.com To be honest, you should cover NOTHING this week but the slashing of Medicaid to deliver tax cuts to the rich. The Dictator said he wouldn’t cut Medicaid. He lied. COVER IT!

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“I will not yield to disrespectful men.” - Rep. @aoc.bsky.social

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Sic semper tyrannis!

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To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.

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The current Republican proposal for Medicaid will screw a lot of vulnerable people, including elders, kids, disabled people, and low-income folks. The bill will kick 8.6-14 million people off Medicaid, per Congressional Budget Office. Watch this—& then make 📱 calls. open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...

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We’re finding Republicans everywhere and throwing them OUT of office. They’ve sat by and done NOTHING while this orange buffoon destroys our great country. Justice is coming.

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On the matter of the woman deported and the “local” charges, no one has been able to find any of that. I’ve spoken to two people who searched court databases and I searched every district court in the state myself. Nothing. I emailed ICE too, futile as that may be. open.substack.com/pub/billshan...

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NEW: As the Trump admin is flying Afrikaners here today to be resettled as "refugees," @Sec_Noem is terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan — meaning they may start deporting women and allies who protected our troops to the Taliban to be persecuted or killed!

submitted 17 days ago • 256 comments

We have a fantastic starter pack for progressive activists and organizations, with some emphasis on those based in MA, and also many based elsewhere. Highly recommended!

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Yes, absolutely write to your Congressional reps:

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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s preliminary analysis finds that the Republican health care proposals for the bill would cut spending by budget bills would “reduce the number of people with health insurance by at least 8.6 million in 2034”—the wrong way to achieve budget saving.

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The 16-year-old was dragged away and arrested by Worcester PD because she kicked the car ICE was holding her mother in as her mom was taken away. The day earlier, ICE had taken her dad as well.

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This is video of the Worcester ICE kidnapping I posted about earlier. This is utterly horrific.

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"Another officer, frustrated, says, 'They don’t need a warrant.' Finally, one of them tells the truth. Due process is not a matter they’re concerned with. The deportation must proceed. Trying to stop it is the unlawful thing"—@billshaner.bsky.social in Worcester www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

F.B.I. Closes Unit That Policed Compliance With Surveillance Rules The office audited the bureau’s use of a disputed warrantless wiretap law that is set to expire next spring unless Congress reauthorizes it. W/ Adam Goldman www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...

The F.D.A. is prepared to approve Covid vaccines for 65+ and for those with an underlying condition. If you're 65 and under and healthy? FDA wants more data: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...

NEW: DOJ reveals new details in charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, accused of assaulting two agents. Plus, ICE is considering changing its protocols on congressional visits to ICE centers, per internal docs. w/ @traceytully.bsky.social @haleaziz.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/n...

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, bungled answers on Tuesday about habeas corpus, incorrectly saying that the legal right of people to challenge their detention by the government was actually the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.

Kristi Noem shows off her ignorance of basic constitutional rights www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Dangerous disinformation—or equally dangerous ignorance.

House Republicans are trying to pass their extreme budget in the dead of night. We are fighting hard to stop them.

House Democratic Leadership Statement on Trump's Attempt to Intimidate Congress.

Donald Trump is on the Hill to demand that House Republicans end Medicaid as we know it in America. They can all get lost.

House Republicans are so ashamed of the GOP Tax Scam that they are planning a 1 AM committee meeting tonight to jam it through Congress. In today's Democratic Daily Download, @repmcgovern.bsky.social breaks down what's in this ugly bill and what Democrats are doing to stop it.

Our kids are in crisis. America is currently facing a youth mental health epidemic, and LGBTQ+ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers. We should be doing everything in our power to expand access to life-saving support – not slash it.

Thank you, @trahan.house.gov , for exposing this horrible plan to gut healthcare for millions of Americans to pay for a tax cut for the wealthiest.

Now is a great time to reach out to your member of Congress who promised not to cut Medicaid. Or to your conservative friends who don't think we should be exploding the debt. Because today, Donald Trump met with Republicans on Capitol Hill, trying to pass a bill that would do both.

"While Republicans, who have vowed to reduce red ink, say higher economic growth will fill the gap, budget analysts across the political spectrum have panned the Republican plan, warning that it worsens the U.S. fiscal picture." WSJ quoted in today's R Hubbell www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Let's stay - um - WOKE - for this session!!!! 👀😅

👇👇👇

Call your Representative in Congress and tell them you’ll be watching them in the middle of the night tonight to make sure they vote AGAINST the budget proposals that would gut Medicaid and SNAP. Watch Representative Lori Trahan’s video about this here: www.facebook.com/share/v/19KQ...

go.bsky.app/Tnp7pg1 Our starter pack just got even better. If you’re here for the resistance, you need this.

Note the source on this.

Representative Crockett is right; this is not what democracy looks like. (And yes, the US is supposed to be a democracy: a federal and representative democracy. Almost all modern democracies are representative.)

Freedom of the press is essential for democracy. Our organization was founded by a journalist, and standing with journalists is part of what we do. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Judge orders Trump administration to allow attorneys access to Venezuelan man in Salvadoran prison Waiting for the fascist dictatorship to ignore this court ruling. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

We’re entering a long fight against a Republican effort to pay for tax cuts for the rich by ripping food, healthcare, education, and housing away from the American people. Resist! Join together to fight back! app.sosha.ai/s/TD4KTH0z

After-tax income under the Trump/GOP budget: -People making less than $17/k year: LOSE $1000 -People making between $17k and $51k/yr: LOSE $700 -People making over $4.3M/year: GAIN $389,000 This is what class warfare looks like.

Ambassador Cindy McCain’s responds to the news that former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with cancer.

Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.

@msnbc.com To be honest, you should cover NOTHING this week but the slashing of Medicaid to deliver tax cuts to the rich. The Dictator said he wouldn’t cut Medicaid. He lied. COVER IT!

“I will not yield to disrespectful men.” - Rep. @aoc.bsky.social

Sic semper tyrannis!

To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.

We’re finding Republicans everywhere and throwing them OUT of office. They’ve sat by and done NOTHING while this orange buffoon destroys our great country. Justice is coming.

NEW: As the Trump admin is flying Afrikaners here today to be resettled as "refugees," @Sec_Noem is terminating Temporary Protected Status for Afghanistan — meaning they may start deporting women and allies who protected our troops to the Taliban to be persecuted or killed!

We have a fantastic starter pack for progressive activists and organizations, with some emphasis on those based in MA, and also many based elsewhere. Highly recommended!

Yes, absolutely write to your Congressional reps:

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s preliminary analysis finds that the Republican health care proposals for the bill would cut spending by budget bills would “reduce the number of people with health insurance by at least 8.6 million in 2034”—the wrong way to achieve budget saving.

The 16-year-old was dragged away and arrested by Worcester PD because she kicked the car ICE was holding her mother in as her mom was taken away. The day earlier, ICE had taken her dad as well.

This is video of the Worcester ICE kidnapping I posted about earlier. This is utterly horrific.

This must stop.

Federal kidnapping In Worcester Ma