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"Maybe this Christmas, your child won't get 30 toy Tesla cars that spontaneously combust; instead, they'll learn to be great patriots and deal with it.” - Grandpa RICO

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration. apnews.com/article/el-c...

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I had yet to visit Lucy the Elephant, the Margate pachyderm whose legend looms as large as her ears. The why at this point is irrelephant, the time had finally come, and so last month I set out to make Lucy’s acquaintance and take a guided tour of her innards. 🧵 www.inquirer.com/columnists/l...

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The far-right think tank network supporting Trump is a tightly interconnected web. Organizations like Project 2025, AFPI, and TPUSA share leadership, creating a unified, influential coalition shaping U.S. policy to an authoritarian rule. Read our 4-part series:

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1. Qatar is bribing Trump with a $400 million luxury plane that he can use as Air Force One and take with him after he leaves office Qatar is not acting out of altruism It wants policy concessions to bolster its economy and national security Trump is exploiting those needs to line his pockets

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This is a very good story that made me want to scream for so many reasons. www.inquirer.com/news/philly-...

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Police can question you and — even if you say nothing — they're allowed to testify about your "demeanor" and "body language" during questioning. Most judges will allow this as a form of expert testimony. That's why STFU is not enough. You need to explicitly say "I invoke my 5th amendment rights"

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This is getting a fair amount of scorn, and I’d say it deserves it. The hidden premise is that “corruption” requires the specific proof that the Supreme Court has decided (controversially) is required for certain very specific federal criminal statutes. /1

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I wouldn't want to work at any firm that bent the knee to a tyrant. May they all go out of business and learn a lesson. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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A guy impressed a group of 10-year olds with his Cybertruck, until the frunk wouldn't open and that caused it to have to be towed. Then the 10-year olds pointed and laughed. The kids are alright. www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...

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A major U.S. pension fund has moved to halt new purchases of Tesla stock hopefully others will follow.

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this is what happens when you use masked gestapo goons. other evil people will start using the same tactics. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/u...

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(1/6) 🧟‍♂️ The Last of Us Science Update – Treatments, Symptoms, and Vaccines TLOU centers on the premise that there aren't treatments for cordyceps and making one is impossible. The only hope is Ellie’s blood, which could lead to a vaccine. In reality, we have tools at our disposal! #TheLastofUs

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It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...

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🧵 Martin Diaz came to the U.S. as a toddler, fleeing cartel violence with his family. They had proof of the danger—a letter from a Michoacán official. He married a U.S. citizen & was advancing his visa. Then ICE showed up at his home in Spokane: no warrant, no ID #OnYourSide VC pslspokane

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This is what I meant by fascism making uneasy alliances. Loomer's own Islamophobia happens to outweigh her support for Trump

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A Mother's Day meltdown by the owners of Stone Cellar Bistro (outside Denver) after they ask a nursing mom to stop breastfeeding in their restaurant (her right under CO law!) because they're worried about getting negative online reviews—which gets them negative online reviews

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Over 90% of NIOSH employees have received “reduction-in-force” letters, placing them on administrative leave ahead of permanent layoffs.

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Terrible things are happening outside….

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Just saying: This is corrupt beyond belief. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/11/t...

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Women can use a wand to collect a vaginal sample, then mail it to a lab that will screen for cervical cancer. The device will be available by prescription through a telehealth service. By @jenniferludden.bsky.social

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Rümeysa Öztürk has been released: www.nbcboston.com/news/local/b...

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Trump nominated a Witch Doctor for Surgeon General.

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The Pope is a Black man from Chicago.

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Two fighter jets gone in a week, totaling over $100 million. Hopefully Hegseth can put the bottle down long enough to explain to DOGE. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-fig...

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Is this who we are? newschannel9.com/news/local/f...

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If you’re curious about Trump’s new surgeon general nominee Casey Means, I wrote about her for @nymag.com. She didn’t finish her residency in med school, which is cool! Also very cool she thinks hormonal birth control is a “disrespect of life” www.thecut.com/article/case...

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REPORTER: Is your administration sending migrants to Libya? TRUMP: I don't know. You'll have to ask Homeland Security

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TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

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The Republican plan to rip away Medicaid from tens of millions of Americans has hit an unexpected challenge: from the far-right. From Steve Bannon to Laura Loomer, there are warnings that MAGA voters will revolt at the cuts. My write-up: buff.ly/LRLOira

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Musk staffer Conor Fennessy drafted a list targeting dozens of National Park Service grants for elimination including several aimed at protecting public lands from climate change.

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BREAKING: Second Circuit panel, one day after arguments, unanimously rejects government's arguments and orders that Rumeysa Ozturk be transferred to Vermont no later than May 14. ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/is...

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The number of vehicles sold by Tesla fell 81% year-on-year in April in Sweden and 73.8% in the Netherlands, with steep falls in Denmark, France, and the UK, despite demand for EVs going up.

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Israel is committing mass crimes against humanity aided and abetted by the refusal of the west to say anything. Our refusal to call out the actions of a war crimes state makes this our genocide. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

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This is so necessary to put a stop to this blatant corruption.

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On this day in 1955, the Reverend George Lee, the first Black man to register to vote in Humphreys County since Reconstruction, was shot and killed.

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I’m not sure how Duffy can fix any of the issues with air travel when he’s on Fox 24/7 complaining about it and blaming other people. STFU for 5 minutes and do your job! This isn’t a reality TV show - people’s lives and livelihoods are in the hands of these unqualified dipshits.

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@miscalex.bsky.social “No raccoons were hurt or injured in this incident,” authorities confirmed” The trash panda wanted to get trashed

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from the article: "We are the federal law,” Trump spluttered, adding “you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't.” “We'll see you in court,” Mills replied. “Good, I'll see you in court. I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one,” he raged.

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Nice!

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A commenter on the MeidasTouch YouTube channel has a suggestion

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BREAKING: A federal judge in New York becomes the SECOND to find Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation unlawful — there's no “war,” “invasion” or “predatory incursion." Here's how it begins. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Background www.allrisenews.com/p/unlawful-h...

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UNDERWOOD: Do you believe that the US government has the authority to deport American citizens NOEM: No, and we are not deporting US citizens UNDERWOOD: Several American citizens have been deported

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NEW from @joshgerstein.bsky.social: You’ve heard of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Now meet the second man erroneously deported to El Salvador in violation of a legal settlement: Daniel Lozano-Camargo. Until now, he’d only been identified by a pseudonym in court. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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THIRTY STATES NOW HAVE MEASLES. THAT'S 60% OF THE COUNTRY and climbing. Pro tip: there is NO miracle cure for measles AND the MMR vaccine is safe & effective....no matter how many times RFK Jr claims otherwise.

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