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DEFAMATION LAWSUIT: Former legislative candidate Janet Palmtag of Nebraska City wins $500,000 in damages against the NEGOP for a 2020 mailer that a jury decided was defamatory. From Paul Hammel buff.ly/E9sP5aS

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Republicans just made their big bad billionaire tax bill worse. They just added a provision that pressures health exchange plans to drop most abortion services—EVEN if federal funds aren’t used to pay for them. Millions of women will lose access to basic health care if the GOP gets their way.

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MEDICAL CANNABIS II: Then there was the legislative fight Tuesday over whether a governor-appointed board should decide the regulatory framework around voter-approved medical cannabis or whether the Legislature should set boundaries and aid implementation. From Zach Wendling: buff.ly/gweloo7

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SNAP CHANGES: Nebraska has become the first state in the nation to restrict low-income recipients of public grocery aid from using SNAP benefits to buy soda and energy drinks. From Cindy Gonzalez: buff.ly/5vrOD5U

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NO APPEAL: The @NEGOP has decided not to appeal the verdict from a defamation lawsuit against them by a former Republican legislative candidate. An update from Juan Salinas II: buff.ly/pNjgoi3

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BACK FROM THE DEAD? A week after the procedural failure of a proposal to slow down voter-approved minimum wage increases, Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday will reconsider the final vote. From Zach Wendling: buff.ly/rwXuClm

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Ed Martin, who left his position this week as the top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, to take another job within the Justice Department because his chances of being confirmed to the post were dwindling, is facing an ethics probe, according to a letter reviewed by CNN.

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FEDERAL VOUCHERS? A national school voucher program got a step closer to becoming law Wednesday, as Congress tucked a tax credit into a larger package it’s considering. From States Newsroom:

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@weissmann.substack.com says Stephen Miller is acting like a mafia thug when threatening to take away habeas corpus

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An immigrant. 🇬🇧 Raised me, solo, on a secretary’s salary. —Light of my life. —Miss her every day.

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"The President is selling access and influence to the highest bidder. Qatar isn't giving a $400 million jet out of the goodness of their hearts – they expect something in return. That's how transactional relationships work, and nobody understands transactional relationships better than Trump."

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Boycotts WORK! Target dismantled their DEI programs — a betrayal to communities they claimed to uplift. The people responded with boycotts, leading to their CEO losing 45% of his annual income. Don’t let up now, pressure is building! Some alternatives: 🌱 Small/Local Businesses 🌱 Farmers Markets

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The suspension of Habeas Corpus wouldn't apply only to immigrants. It would apply to you. And you wouldn't get a lawyer. Nor would anybody. Nor would a Congressman or Senator who voted against Trump. THE ALL-NEW COUNTDOWN MONDAY PODCAST DROPS AT MIDNIGHT EDT, WHEREVER YOU PODCAST

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JUST IN: President Donald Trump announced he'll sign an executive order on Monday that aims to cut drug prices, resurrecting a controversial policy from his first term.

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Bribery in plain sight.

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Let's not forget

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After Trump and Rubio claimed they mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, India’s foreign ministry contradicted them, saying the ceasefire was arranged directly between the two countries They lie about everything

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If they rescind habeas corpus, it won’t be just for immigrants. It will be suspended for anyone who speaks up when we see people shoved into unmarked cars by masked men without badges. 1/3

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MAJOR BREAKING: Congresswoman Sara Jacobs has introduced a bill called the DELETE DOGE Act that would completely defund and stop Elon Musk’s operation. This needs to pass.

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I don’t understand why no one in congress has proposed amending The Federal Reserve act to include the following addition among the mandates “Reducing the federal debt-to-GDP ratio to sustainable levels.” Keep inflation and employment the same , just add to the equation #econsky

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The film — released in cinemas today and available to stream globally on Disney+ and Hulu in June — coincides with Attenborough’s 99th birthday, and describes how the ocean has changed during his lifetime.

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Kash Patel lashes out at Rep. Dean after being questioned about his testimony regarding the firing of FBI officials who investigated Jan. 6 and his frequent appearances on a holocaust deniers podcast.

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MEDICAID COSTS: States like Nebraska are already dealing with Medicaid changes, but cuts under consideration by Congress could expand the state share of Medicaid costs. From States Newsroom:

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NEW: The Washington Post obtained internal cables revealing that the U.S. government is pressuring countries facing tariffs to approve Elon Musk’s Starlink. The most corrupt administration in history

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When politicians don’t like the outcomes of citizen amendments — like raising the minimum wage, expanding voting rights, or exposing the majority mandate to restore reproductive freedom — they change the rules. That’s not democracy. That’s manipulation.

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64 days with no aid reaching Gaza. No food, water or medicine. Children are starving. Netanyahu’s extremist government now says it will occupy Gaza & put mercenaries in charge of distributing aid, instead of the UN and other aid groups. Despicable. No more US support for Netanyahu’s war machine.

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Please do everything you can to not let this happen… youtube.com/shorts/W7nu-...

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Maga Cult Slayer Let’s make sure this guy gets slightly more than 10 views. This is a veteran, begging active military members to obey their oath.

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A gift to the NRA.

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Here we go.

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TRUMPISM REJECTED IN AUSTRALIA Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been re-elected as his Labor Party surged to victory and is projected to form a majority government. In a historic first, opposition leader Peter Dutton—often likened to Donald Trump—lost his own seat of Dickson.

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Warren Buffett says he will ask the Berkshire Hathaway board to replace him as CEO with his hand-picked successor, Greg Abel, at the end of the year. cnn.it/4iWe3Co

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"Yes, lethality can be found in a rifle shot or a perfectly executed combined-arms maneuver. But at the strategic level, lethality also depends on the ability to secure populations, disrupt enemy networks, and build coalitions of trust." @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/a-commande...

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And there you have it.

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NPR and NPM: President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Thursday seeking to end federal funding for public media. It’s hitting home at Nebraska Public Media. From Juan Salinas II:

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Mike Pence: “Mr. Trump’s proposed tariffs would be the largest peacetime tax hike in American history, harming consumers and driving inflation…Instead of punishing free nations, we should rally them—uniting the democratic world in trade agreements that isolate China, not Europe & our Pacific allies”

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Of course he does. He and many like him will benefit from what will come from it. Good for the few not for the many.

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U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, from Nebraska’s second congressional district, introduced a bill that would set a limit to the president’s power of establishing U.S. trade policy.

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Excellent question today from an Adams County Democrat at Senator Pete Ricketts town hall!

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Nebraska voter: "More people will benefit from Medicaid than tax cuts for millionaires." (Crowd cheers loudly.) Republican US Senator Pete Ricketts: "Trump has said he wants to make sure he's protecting Medicaid." (Crowd audibly groans.)

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Sen. Pete Ricketts might need hearing aids youtube.com/shorts/DPTlj...

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The Trump administration about to start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are late on their payments.

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Pentagon in a full-blown meltdown. Trump tanks the economy and attacks the Fed. Protests erupt. Harvard sues. We break it all down live on the latest MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT!

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"Americans have always had nuanced views of immigration and they usually don’t include disappearing innocent men to El Salvador or stripping U.S. citizens of their rights."

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"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs

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Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

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BREAKING NYT: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.

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Look, to the sky, for a potential way to earn some prizes from a bird-watching contest. From Paul Hammel: nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/nebra...

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