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Good morning to everyone but the most corrupt president to ever exist, who is at this moment selling out his nation to the funders of terrorism so his boy can sign another $2 billion deal. Oh and Tom Holman

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

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NEW: Saturn’s moon Titan has weather similar to Earth’s, but driven by methane evaporation and condensation. Astronomers have found evidence for clouds bubbling up over Titan’s northern hemisphere for the first time, using #NASAWebb and Keck observatory: webbtelescope.pub/3GofvQ1 🔭 🧪

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A Las Vegas man who made a series of antisemitic death threats against Senator Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat who is Jewish, and also threatened her family and that of another senator was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly four years in prison, federal prosecutors said.

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NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.

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Yes, I'm pissed about the jumbo jet too. But this is actually the most important story today.

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Hasan Piker, a popular Turkish American online streamer, said he was stopped and questioned for hours about his political beliefs by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after flying back to the United States from overseas on Sunday.

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Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country! It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.

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Aaaand there it is.

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Members of Congress have the legal right to enter ICE and CBP facilities without prior notice or interference. It’s a bipartisan law that I’ve pushed for and worked on for years.

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73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare (But get your mom flowers, too)

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Crazy how long this conversation has been going on

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

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youtu.be/WeaDDZsyudY?...

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Astronomers have caught a black hole far from the center of its home galaxy ripping a star to shreds www.space.com/astronomy/bl...

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Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85. to.pbs.org/4kfOWvl

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This week, I led the Illinois delegation in a letter calling on HHS Secretary Kennedy to protect funding for Head Start. More than 36 million children across the country benefit from Head Start - including 28,000 in our state. Investing in this program means investing in our future.

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A reminder that when the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down people immediately started blaming immigrants and teenagers... It was neither. It was two white Englishmen in their 30s.

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Make it make sense

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First two readings of Pope Leo IV mass to the Cardinals are read by women.

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We tried the line item veto. Congress passed it. The president signed it. The Court struck it down. This is a back door line item veto. It is COMPLETELY ILLEGAL and that’s why she’s babbling gibberish instead of saying she will/won’t spend this money as directed by CONGRESS. youtu.be/2P2PH5r4mAQ

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The Democratic members of an independent agency dedicated to protecting Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and safety warnings were fired by President Trump via an overnight email.

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At Pope Leo XIV's first Mass as leader on Friday, he pledged to align himself with “ordinary people” and not with the rich and powerful. Many see the first American pope as a continuation of his predecessor, Pope Francis, in his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church.

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I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark. I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.

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President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.

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Breaking News: Newark's mayor, Ras Baraka, was arrested while he and three members of Congress from New Jersey were protesting at an immigration detention center in the city. He was taken to an ICE facility in Newark, his aides said. nyti.ms/3Z680Un

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Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff who orchestrated President Trump’s crackdown on immigration, told reporters on Friday that the administration was considering suspending the rights of immigrants to challenge their detention in court before being deported.

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As mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka has a responsibility to ensure that facilities operating in the city are adhering to laws that protect the safety and wellbeing of occupants and residents.

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BREAKING: WE WON BIG-again! In 2023 the Supreme Court correctly decided Alabama’s congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act. After Black voter elected Rep. Shomari Figures from a new fair map in 2024, we went to trial earlier this year to defend it. 1/5

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE detention center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said. buff.ly/XNEGZBd

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A mysterious X-ray signal at the center of the Helix Nebula could be a planet destroyed by the central white dwarf star according to the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This composite image includes Hubble data. Credit: NASA/CXC/JPL/ESA/STScI/ESO. 🔭 🧪

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV has called for urgent action and emphasized the importance of moving from words to action on climate change, urging the church to embrace a relationship of reciprocity with the environment. #Conclave #PopeLeoXIV #ClimateChange

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“Many clients see the deals as a weakness and, increasingly, are pulling work away from the firms that [capitulated] to the Trump administration. … Attorneys are leaving the firms that caved to Trump, hoping to get the stink of capitulation off their resumes.”

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President Trump fired the librarian of Congress because she promoted DEI, the White House said Friday, making Dr. Carla Hayden one of the most high-profile leaders of color to be targeted in the administration’s campaign to suppress discussions about race and gender at U.S. cultural institutions.

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“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. “Our leaders must follow their example.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

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Walz: We don’t need to run government like a business, because we’re not in the profit-making business. We’re in the business of improving lives and looking toward the future. And second, this guy has a proven track record of being an absolute failure.

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Mars and the Beehive Cluster. 7 May 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

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“This cynical effort undermines the rule of law and destroys the trust the American people have in the nation’s judges to administer justice in the courtrooms and in the halls of justice across the land,” read a letter signed by more than 150 former state and federal judges.

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Federal wildlife officials have been investigating who stabbed a 300-pound elephant pup seal in Oregon. The seal, which survived the attack, has largely recovered. Investigators say they have developed leads about the attacker — and now they’re asking for the public’s help to identify the culprit.

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The asteroid Vesta could be a huge chunk of planet that was blasted off its parent world www.space.com/astronomy/as...

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The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak early on May 6 and will be viewable in the dark predawn skies.

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this this this! details online at www.msnbc.com/prequel

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Did you miss today's major voting news? -Federal judge rejected GOP ploy to overturn North Carolina Supreme Court election -Indiana sued over new voter suppression law -Kansas sued over new voter suppression law Never miss another update. Subscribe to Democracy Docket: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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A vast majority of Americans say they agree that the president of the United States should obey federal court rulings even if the president doesn’t like it, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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