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So the problem is that Carney wants...checks notes...his cabinet to show up on time, spell things correctly, and to do their jobs effectively? That monster! nationalpost.com/news/politic...

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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Trump is such a racist POS. Always has been. As are his enablers.

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This wasn’t a foreign policy discussion with South Africa. This was a Klan prank show.

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Kamala: we’re going to stop grocery stores from price gouging MAGA: COMMUNISM!!! Trump: Walmart better not raise prices because of the stupid thing I did MAGA: MAGA!!

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Newark Airport under the Trump administration: Come for the near-death flight experiences and delays; stay for the diseases

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Why yes! 🔗 www.commongroundpolitics.ca/albertan-ori...

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Scarily excellent by @playtyperguy.com. This is worse than Reagan...

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Scott Arniel on his team's growth: "We've learned some lessons about how to play in different buildings, against different teams, different styles. It can never equal what happens in these playoffs ... The guys, they recognize this is how we have to play every game and it's going to be a grind."

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"Republicans were never going to be content with eliminating diversity initiatives. They won’t be satisfied even if they manage to shove everyone except white men out of public life. That’s because they can’t actually compete on merit ... talk about diversity hires" -- @snipy.bsky.social

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Roger Parloff on the "evidence" that Abrego Garcia is a gang member: "It's double hearsay stemming from a document written by somebody indicted for misconduct."

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion.

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Neal Pionk signs six year, $7.0 million AAV contract extension with the #NHLJets. This story will be updated: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honored Thursday as World Press Photo of the year.

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Lisa Needham spells it out in frank terms: right-wingers hate DEI - unless it's for mediocre white male fascists. Excellent writing as always at Public Notice. www.publicnotice.co/p/white-guy-...

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open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

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VICTORIA – Liberal Leader Mark Carney is starting off his Western Canada campaign stops by drawing a contrast with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

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THIS IS WHAT A TRADE WAR LOOKS LIKE -

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Phone video from one of 15 Palestinian medics killed by Israeli forces last month appears to contradict Israeli claims that the medics’ vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire on them in southern Gaza.

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Writing an op-ed is not illegal activity. They are revoking visas for thought crimes and for constitutionally protected expression.

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Trump targets 'improper ideology' of top US museums with executive order

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open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

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Fascism on display. And yes, I do blame half the Americans. They seem to want this.

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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific. If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

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New in PN: @oliverdarcy.bsky.social on a cowed mainstream press "Whether it’s Meta or Amazon or Bezos, it’s clear that Trump runs the show. That’s incredibly worrying. The whole job of the Fourth Estate is to hold the powerful accountable — not to bend the knee."

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“This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” a surgeon who formerly led USAID’s global health initiatives tells @gregsargent.bsky.social. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”

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As a highly-anticipated meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump descended into a verbal brawl, Ukraine's soldiers continued to fend off Russia's invasion. We reached out to hear their thoughts on Friday's events.

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A 4-year-old boy died from Ebola in Uganda on Monday, according to a State Department cable viewed by The New York Times. His death comes as the Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in the country.

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Not even hiding it.

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#EconomicBlackout

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New in PN: MAGA's Orwellian notion of "free speech" "What MAGA celebrates as 'free speech' is typically rightwing propaganda. While this alienates America from our allies, it perfectly aligns the administration with autocratic regimes in places like Russia."

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