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The CLARITY act that has cleared committee in the House is a disaster Trump, with nearly 40% of his fortune in crypto, should not be allowed to regulate the industry without divesting This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing—House Democrats should vote NO

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(from the archives)

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Donald Trump and Republicans included a section in their “big beautiful bill” that would slash taxes and restrictions on purchasing gun silencers. That'll make it easier for ANYONE—violent criminals included—to get their hands on one of these dangerous silencers.

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Trump’s call for ‘gold-standard science’ has prompted an outcry: here’s why www.nature.com/articles/d41... | Thousands have signed an open letter against the US president’s latest order, anxious about political interference in science and more.

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Alarmed by Trump Cuts, Scientists Are Talking Science. For 100 Hours. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/c...

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Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French scientist who invented abortion pill, dies aged 98

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Smoked a little weed? No White House internship for you. Daily ketamine habit? Congrats, you get to slash your way through the country with a chainsaw www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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North Atlantic right whale found entangled

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Here’s the thing, if they are picking up folks working in the country illegally, I’m going to need to see some white guys also being arrested for employing people working illegally in the country. Otherwise, it’s just racism.

submitted 27 days ago • 984 comments

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

submitted 28 days ago • 227 comments

JUST NOW — Ben from Ben & Jerry’s interrupts the RFK JR. hearing: “Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza and paying for it by kicking kids off Medicaid! They need to let food in to starving kids in Gaza!” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DJpRn4B...

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Hassan grills RFK Jr about HHS still employs David Geier and he IS NOT happy about her line of questioning, which he calls "defamatory"

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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen and others were tackled by security, then dragged out of today’s HHS budget hearing. RFK Jr’s response was to snicker.

submitted 41 days ago • 642 comments

We really don’t talk enough about how America’s culture of infantilization helped grease the skids for authoritarianism.

submitted 41 days ago • 23 comments

Trump and the WWE Secretary want to seize folks' wages, tax refunds, & Social Security checks if their student loans are in default. My bill with @booker.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov would stop it.

submitted 41 days ago • 18 comments

House Republicans are pushing a plan that could throw around 14 million people off of their health care, force hospitals and clinics to shutter, and send premiums skyrocketing. It’s all part of their plot to fund more tax breaks for billionaires.

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Keep up the pressure, Illinois. Demand that Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans in Washington prioritize you over tax cuts for their friends. Stand up, speak out, show up — it's time to fight back.

submitted 41 days ago • 29 comments

This.

submitted 42 days ago • 94 comments

Following the playbook of Project 2025, Republicans have introduced a bill to criminalize porn. Meanwhile, paying $130,000 in hush money to a porn star will get you the Republican nomination for president.

submitted 42 days ago • 5 comments

It's official. I filed a Senate Resolution of Disapproval. RFK is CLEARLY in violation of his constitutional oath. He must resign.

submitted 42 days ago • 740 comments

Republican Tommy Tuberville has blocked a Democratic resolution that would have condemned the proposed gift of a luxury jet from Qatar to Trump.

submitted 42 days ago • 323 comments

1. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court decision blocking enforcement of Florida's drag ban. Drag and the first amendment remain legal in the state of Florida. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/chilling-e...

submitted 42 days ago • 8 comments

On this Mother’s Day, let us remember that a woman does not emerge from a man’s rib. It’s he who emerges from her womb. One of the greatest lies of Christian patriarchy is portraying men as life-givers.

submitted 45 days ago • 68 comments

And Drown thy Good in Motherhood open.substack.com/pub/dinahono...

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The fascism playbook hasn't changed—only the speed we're flipping through its chapters.

submitted 46 days ago • 244 comments

Just a few snapshots from Spongebob's Bikini Bottom Block Party! 🍍 Thank you so much for everybody who joined us for an afternoon of education and F.U.N.! Spongebob wanted us to let you know that it was the second greatest day of his life (right after getting hired at the Krusty Krab)! 🍔

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Cuddle time before the storm

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Dire wolves and woolly mammoths: Why scientists are worried about de-extinction| This quotes me, and I hope it’s the last thing I have to say about this subject until clueless tech-bros do something else stupid and harmful.

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In case you hadn't noticed:

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NEW: The Trump administration filed a stay motion late last night trying to keep Rümeysa Öztürk in Louisiana. Today, we filed an opposition to their motion. We won't stop fighting until Rümeysa is free.

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Bribe-taker Pamela Jo Bondi's first case of "Anti-Christian Bias" will be against Marjorie Taylor Greene for giddily celebrating the death of the head of the Roman Catholic Church. I'm kidding. Pamela Jo only cares about people who differ with the political opinions of conservative Protestants.

submitted 62 days ago • 115 comments

No meat inspection No milk inspection No keeping track of child/domestic abuse No keeping track of women dying in childbirth No funding of head start No childhood cancer research No vaccines No affordable housing Minimum wage 7.25 LETS HAVE A BABY!

submitted 63 days ago • 54 comments

As HCR makes clear below, you never know what actions against authoritarianism will matter. We all have our part to play. Let's get out there today!

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April 18, 2025

submitted 67 days ago • 129 comments

In a world of darkness, be a light for liberty. #DoSomething "And that is all anyone can do as we work to preserve the concept of human self-determination. In that heroic struggle, most of us will be lost to history, but we will, nonetheless, move the story forward, even if just a little bit."

submitted 67 days ago • 2 comments

Ocean Beach, San Francisco today. 👏 #50501movement #HandsOff (📸 Stephen Lam, SF Chronicle)

submitted 66 days ago • 219 comments

My congressman,Sam Graves, hasn’t had a townhall since 2012. We are having them in his absence.

submitted 73 days ago • 423 comments

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

submitted 74 days ago • 135 comments

“Autocracy is exhausting and it’s designed to exhaust you … the worst enemy of autocracy is joy.” Reid said no matter what you do, to take action, no matter how small. “Do something that you can do ... and be joyful. Have some joy.” Joy Reid told me Watch my interview here:

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Blow their lines up! Complete BS! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...

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BREAKING: The House narrowly approved a framework for Trump's big agenda bill after intense wrangling won over Republican holdouts.

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Illinois is the #1 soybean-producing state in the nation. Without a doubt, our farmers will have to bear the brunt of Donald Trump's irresponsible tariffs. I'll keep working to make sure they aren't left as collateral damage in this trade war.

submitted 76 days ago • 41 comments

While Donald Trump throws our economy into chaos, Republicans in Congress just advanced Trump's plan to cut health care for millions of people to pay for tax handouts for billionaires and giant corporations. We're going to fight it with everything we've got.

submitted 76 days ago • 111 comments

BREAKING: The House passed a GOP bill to require proof of U.S. citizenship for voting, a Trump priority. Its fate is uncertain in Senate.

submitted 76 days ago • 57 comments

🚨 BREAKING: The U.S. House of Representatives just passed the #SAVEAct, which would make it harder to vote for at least 21 million Americans. Now, it heads to the Senate. Call your Senators right NOW at weall.vote/fight and tell them to vote “NO” on this dangerous bill.

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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed the SAVE Act, a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote. We're calling on the Senate to reject this legislation.

submitted 76 days ago • 416 comments

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 76 days ago • 1233 comments

Marjorie Taylor Greene invested in 17 US stocks between 3rd and 4th April, when the stock market nosedived on Trump's tariff games. Now that Trump has paused his tariffs (except on China), Greene's stocks have all risen. #Corruption www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...

submitted 76 days ago • 70 comments