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“The Trump administration is trying to intimidate members of Congress,” Mr. Nadler said. “They’re behaving like fascists.” That’s because they are fascists. Who else handcuffs someone from a congressman’s office because they witnessed ICE taking away people outside an immigrant courtroom?

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If you do nothing else this month, make sure celebrate PRIDE MONTH with 🌈 🌈 🌈 LGBTQ+ or Straight, There’s no better show of resistance this month than keeping 🌈 visible, Even on your 🍧sno-cones

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Senator Joni Ernst

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RFK Jr. announced this week that the federal government is removing the recommendation that kids and pregnant women get routine COVID-19 vaccines. But CDC advice is more nuanced.

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"Where are the Democratic leaders? We should have been dancing on this (the "We're all going to die!" remarks of Sen. Joni Earnst to her constituents who complained of healthcare cuts) two seconds after she said it!" -Rev. Al Sharpton He's exactly right. Where are they?

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WERD🤨!! Perplexed AF! When did our FREE America go to being land of the free for White Christian nationalists only 🤨🧐??!!

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Dek here: "As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known." We find this out AFTER he's ripped apart the government for no reason and destroyed countless lives? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

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Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.

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BREAKING: Over 130 former federal & state judges have filed an amicus brief urging the court to drop charges against Judge Dugan in Wisconsin The charges seek to criminalize judicial discretion & set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach We MUST defend judicial independence👇

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Wow. A powerful warning from Amnesty International about the state of the World. We can’t let them isolate us. Keep building community and keep connecting with allies across the globe who are opposing fascism in their homes. The stakes are high but we are strong. Fascism won’t win. It never does.

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Canadian doctors are emphasizing that routine COVID-19 vaccinations are not only safe and effective but recommended for pregnant people, countering the approach taken by American officials. #cdnhealth @theglobeandmail.com

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary argued that insulin should be withheld from people with diabetes and replaced with "cooking classes."

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We sued HHS and its administrator RFK Jr. for illegally shuttering the CDC office that turns over records to the public. We're going to keep pursuing public transparency for as long as it takes.

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The public radio network's chief executive said in a statement that the US president's order was a 'clear violation of the Constitution.' www.ft.com/content/f7a3...

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The effects of Covid in pregnancy are devastating and preventable by vaccination; now we have strong data from Penn Medicine that vaccines protect children and adolescents from long Covid

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NASHVILLE SCENE: “The week after ICE concluded its operation, local lawyers noticed a spike in illegal evictions of Hispanic immigrant families, and the message from landlords to their tenants is clear: If you refuse to leave, we’ll call ICE.” www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...

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And King Tang was caught golfing.....What a FRIGGIN 🫏

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#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DemVoice1 A NY Democrat won a State Senate seat by a large margin in a previous Trump district. Many conservative and independent people see through the current chaos and vote for good governance. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

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CBS reporter Scott Pelley: This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”. If you haven’t already shared this, please do.

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We can keep discussing these societal issues year after year, but nothing is likely to change. Instead, it’s up to you to take proactive steps to protect yourself and your family and live with the reassurance that you can protect your life if the threat arises—plain and simple.

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For nearly 20 years, a doctor falsely diagnosed patients as having a chronic disease, administered unnecessary, toxic treatments and filed more than $118 million in fraudulent health insurance claims to fund his lavish lifestyle, which included a private jet, luxury cars and high-end properties.

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George Floyd was murdered by police five years ago today. The Say Their Names cemetery in Minneapolis features memorials for Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Amadou Diallo, Oscar Grant, Korryn Gaines, Freddie Gray and far too many more Black people who died at the hands of police.

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Classy as expected. You know what? He can wallow in his victimhood and misery. How about the rest of us go just enjoy the day and honor our fallen.

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It definitely made sense for the stable genius to start a trade war with Canada and talk about making them our 51st state right before he rolled out a grand plan for a Golden Dome missile defense system that requires the cooperation and help of Canada. Master strategist.

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The orange felon’s vendetta against Harvard in just one photo.

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MIKE JOHNSON: We are not cutting Medicaid in this package. TAPPER: 1.4m people in Louisiana are on Medicaid. Is it your contention that if any of them lose benefits, it's bc they shouldn't have been receiving them? J: Yeah. Every district in America has people who are on the program who shouldn't.

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TAPPER: I have a hard time thinking that if a D president held a dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency, you wouldn't be outraged MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about

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This is why Canadians will NEVER buy American dairy products. #cdnpoli Butter Recalled in 7 States Over Possible Fecal Contamination. www.newsweek.com/butter-recal...

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“But you could easily transition and be a wnba player?” First off, no. Second, there’s a lot of money to be made in the world as a mediocre white man?? I was a regular ass basketball player and had a better player salary in Lithuania a decade ago than friggin Caitlin Clark does today.

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Our message to London 👇🏻

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“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.

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That was fast. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

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NEW: We identified at least 14 officers in the Chicago Police Department who, according to disciplinary records, have faced multiple accusations of sexual assault or misconduct in the past 10 years. Most have not been convicted. With @invisible.institute

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa keeps his cool after a carefully choreographed Oval Office ambush by Trump.

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Speaker Pro Tempore: You are to direct your comments to the chair. Jeffries: You know what's interesting? Every time I come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language, you choose to admonish me. I don't work for you sir. I work for the American people.

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It's weird to me that so many of my neighbors voted to take away their own healthcare to give me a tax cut. They need their health care. I don't need a tax cut. Neither does anyone who makes more than me, either.

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The Big Beautiful Betrayal was passed in the dead of the night by 215 to 214. They’re going to be held accountable for this at next year’s midterms.

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The man with the nuclear codes walked into a wall. 😬

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So you’re telling us the radical transparency people are against… transparency? www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Sorry but emergency aid is socialism

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Patrick Gaspard was the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016. 🇺🇸 🇿🇦

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