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The head of FEMA joked about not knowing hurricane season had started. Americans work too damn hard and pay too much to be governed by clowns. When lives are at stake, we need serious leadership, not punchlines.

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Democracy is a group project. Our government should be of, by, and for the people, which means everyone needs to make their voices heard to fight for the changes we want to see.

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At least they aren't wearing masks in this one...

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs— “Netanhayu has done more damage to the United States than just about any person on this planet.”

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🇺🇸🤔 A senior official who dismantled the US government’s Russian disinformation unit is married to a Russian woman with links to the Kremlin, - The Telegraph Darren Beattie has provoked alarm within the State Department since being appointed in February for his ardent pro-Russian views.

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Raygun is on it 😂

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Arresting a 17-year-old on his way to volleyball practice, here since age 5, or a Missouri mom of three at a routine check-in after 20 years in the U.S.—this isn't justice, it's cruelty. And, yes, ICE agents should be ashamed of themselves.

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MASSACHUSETTS: “He is not a criminal… 18 years old… one of the nicest kids in school… plays drums in church… this is the only home he has ever known…” Lawyers say Marcelo Gomes da Silva is here legally: www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

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Very Well Said…. Let’s Do This!😊💙

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The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a private prison company facing a lawsuit that claims immigration detainees are forced to work and paid as little as $1 a day in Colorado. The suit against GEO Group claims detainees are forced to work to supplement meager meals.

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the masked cops thing feels very jarring, it is clear and it's scary, but also the masks also feel like just the most obvious demonstration of how police are already a near-total black box into which public information disappears and that's just routine

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Fmr. Chief, Capital Seige Section at the DOJ, Greg Rosen just said this about the damage created by the January 6th pardons: "The underlying message of the pardons, and the expressive nature of the pardons, is that political violence is acceptable, particularly if it's done for a specific purpose."

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Trump has quietly commuted the sentence of a health care executive convicted of leading a Medicare fraud scheme to pilfer $205 million from the program through false means — even as Republicans claim that their massive cuts to Medicare are aimed at weeding out “waste, fraud and abuse.”

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this should be straight up illegal

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ICE doesn't wear body cameras or badge identification because CREATING FEAR and a LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY is the ‘entire point’… Get it, NOW?!

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This is horrifying. Avelo Airlines should be ashamed. You can call Avelo customer service at (346) 616-9500.

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Tattoos are not a crime. Being gay is not a crime. Seeking asylum is not a crime. Why is Andry in a mega-prison in El Salvador? Are you ok with this?! You could be next… #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump

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“Y’all, we did it — Tulsa just created a $105 million reparations plan for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.” (From @thebwstimes.bsky.social )

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I actually watch C-SPAN

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Castor: They told Heidy Sánchez, ‘Come in early—we want to check on your status.’ And she did the right thing… And at that ICE meeting, they took her. They took her away from her child. This is a breastfeeding mother. They flew her to another detention center in Miami, and then onto a plane to Cuba.

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The GOP tax bill doesn’t just ignore working Americans today, it mortgages the future for the next generation. It’s young people who will be left figuring out how to fill a $5 trillion hole in the national debt. Ranking Member @neal.house.gov:

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RAINBOWS SAVE LIVES 🌈✨ When we share our stories we heal ourselves and help others we may never know Happy #Pride2025 #PrideMonth2025 Thank you Michael James for sharing your story

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🔥JONES: “If they come for one of us, they will come for all of us. No one is expendable.” Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social speaks powerfully at @hrc.org about the importance of not leaving anyone behind in the fight for equality. #PrideIsAProtest #PrideMonth

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