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Pence: "To have POTUS in Saudi Arabia questioning America's global war on terror & describing is as nation building & interventionist I thought was a disservice to generations of Americans who wore the uniform..particularly giving that speech in Saudi Arabia where 15 of the 19 hijackers hailed from"

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so to be clear about what happened here, the Trump White House released audio meant to make Joe Biden look bad to Axios hours after the US's credit rating was downgraded. Trump wanted a distraction and the usual suspects in the press are happy to oblige.

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One of the white Afrikaners brought into the US as refugees by the Trump administration this week has a history of antisemitic social media posts. The White House has used alleged antisemitism as a rationale for deporting pro-Palestinian protesters.

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Great day in NC.

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We did it—together. Because of your support, the MeidasTouch Podcast has officially won Podcast of the Year at the Webby Awards. This honor belongs to you—the Meidas Mighty community that powers everything we do. Thank you.

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AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?

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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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🔥 Kimmel on @repstansbury.bsky.social gloriously trolling Marge for using a doctored photo to try to make a witness look bad

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Trump's full answer transcribed: Well, I guess I was supposed to be a movie maker. We're talking—we started with the movie making and will end. I mean, it—it represents something very strong, very powerful in terms of law and order. Our country needs law and order. 1/

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BREAKING: Canada's Liberal Party led by Prime Minister Mark Carney is projected by CTV and CBC to WIN the Canadian elections

submitted 19 days ago • 819 comments

feeling this so much.

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Please have a listen.👇

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Katie Phang: And now that my time here at MSNBC comes to a close, I am taking that fight back to a familiar place… I hope you'll follow along with me as I continue to meet you where you are at places like Substack and YouTube with fellow truth tellers like MeidasTouch…

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Uncertainty and fear around President Donald Trump's tariff policies have turned global markets on their head. CNN's Phil Mattingly looks at how American consumers are feeling about Trump's economy as he nears the 100 day mark in office.

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Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.

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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

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If you’re admiring the chirping birds this Earth Day, you may have Rachel Carson to thank. A brilliant biologist, Carson led the charge against harmful pesticides in the 1960s and helped launch the modern environmental movement. Read more here ⤵️

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Some of you may be getting an error message while trying to access APNews. We are aware of the issue and working to resolve it.

submitted 26 days ago • 37 comments

i really don't have the capacity for ron johnson 9/11 trutherism right now

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Sunday morning April 20, 2025 Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov #AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw

submitted 28 days ago • 279 comments

Impressive work of solidarity from the nation's charitable foundations against the Trump regime here. The signatories include many of the biggest foundations, including Ford, Robert Wood Johnson, MacArthur, Kellogg, Mellon, & OSF.

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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.

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Gonna repost what I told Politico day after the election. The problem Democrats and liberals face was never their policies, or that they'd lost touch with kitchen-table Americans, but that there's a rage machine the other side can flip on or off at will. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

submitted 31 days ago • 32 comments

Started / Going

submitted 31 days ago • 420 comments

It's really telling that a lot of these terminally online leftists believe AOC and Bernie Sanders are somehow evil now.

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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.

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Gonzalez: Are you on the side.. that sends them to foreign prisons without due process? No. I’m on the side of the fucking constitution

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Biden: Fewer than 100 days into this new administration, they have done so much damage and destruction. It is kind of breathtaking it could happen that soon.

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Biden: One called it a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi scheme? What the hell are they talking about? People earned these benefits. They paid into that benefit. They rely on that benefit.

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Biden: Why are these guys taking aim at social security now? They are following that old line from tech startups. The quote is move fast, break things. Well, they are certainly breaking things… They want to wreck it so they can rob it

submitted 32 days ago • 155 comments

love this from @mollyjongfast.bsky.social (and doesn't hurt that she's smacking down chris matthews)

submitted 33 days ago • 40 comments

A threat to one is a threat to all. My statement on Trump’s outrageous attack on due process and the rule of law:

submitted 33 days ago • 1245 comments

I’m loving Chinese manufacturers airing luxury brand’s dirty laundry on TikTok. [Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]

submitted 35 days ago • 137 comments

This is not sane or normal.

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Bernie Sanders rally in LA draws thousands to protest Trump: ‘We can’t just let this happen’

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Hernandez: This administration wants you to believe that the reason you can't buy eggs is because of your immigrant neighbor, they want you to blame trans folks for your troubles, blame unhoused people for the housing crisis. You know what I say to that? Bullshit.

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the three of us are having a conversation

submitted 36 days ago • 785 comments

Wait?!?! Is this the Onion?

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"Trump lieutenants have walked out of meetings and earnestly asked one another if they thought Musk was high..." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 37 days ago • 679 comments

I feel like we've played this video game before.

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I don’t think I could be any more aware of my stress.

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So… Tonight Republicans pulled the plug on their own budget and tax package because fiscal conservatives in the House are demanding even deeper cuts to social and other vital programs to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. Here’s what’s going on. ⬇️

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As a criminal defense attorney, the vast majority of my cases were NOT immigrants. So let's stop pretending immigrants are the problem when there's a 34-count convicted felon sitting in the White House. The hypocrisy is outrageous.

submitted 38 days ago • 973 comments

Bernie agrees it’s highly likely Trump and his billionaire buddies bought stocks based on insider info before the market spiked - after his tariffs surrender

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