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Two babies have died from whooping cough in Kentucky. Neither they nor their parents had been vaccinated. The current whooping cough outbreak in the U.S. hasn’t grabbed the media spotlight as much as measles has, but it’s important to update your vaccination if you’re going to be around babies.

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Share this far and wide. It will only get worse.

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EVERYBODY WATCH. ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL. Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today. He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader. Don’t turn away.

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VETERAN: “This is why they can’t wear masks. Because people like this exist… if you want to snatch people off the streets, do it in uniform, and show your damn face.” (@MarshaBlackburn’s Secret Police bill criminalizes transparency and threatens 5 years for naming an ICE agent)

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It's the Washington Monument in the background that really takes this to next-level dystopian

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Great question from a member of our community. Why do the rich hate to pay their taxes so much when they will still be fabulously wealthy if when they do?

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BREAKING: Donald Trump tells NBC News that Elon Musk will face “very serious consequences” if he funds Democratic candidates. Like Musk or not, a president threatening private citizens over political donations isn’t just wrong, it’s authoritarianism.

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So, to be clear, Musk has now admitted he funded a man he believes to be a pedophile to be president. And Trump has now admitted that he gave access to high level government secrets to a man he believes to be a big time drug addict. This should be the story on the Sunday shows tomorrow.

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The Trump administration's spending cuts and restrictions on foreign students are triggering a brain drain — and American scientists are panicking. U.S. researchers' fears are coming true. America's science pipeline is drying up, and countries like China are seizing the opportunity to surge ahead.

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A lot of good stuff in here with @stuartpstevens.bsky.social & @johncassidysays.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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In new episode of SistersInLaw, we discussed this week’s Supreme Court opinions, and the big cases that remain. You can listen here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Wellman: When I served in Iraq.. I heard about how Saddam Hussein divided them. Different sects fought each other. But you know -- Saddam and his family sat laughing at all of them. They divided them against each other and kept their power for 35 years. Does this sound familiar to anybody?

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The Trump administration’s spending cuts and restrictions on foreign students are triggering a brain drain — and American scientists are panicking. www.axios.com/2025/06/07/u...

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has seen its staff cut by more than a third, and it's facing deep budget cuts. Progress on overdose deaths could be lost, experts warn.

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June 6: #janesvillewi! Unite for Veterans Rally! www.facebook.com/events/40567...

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81 years ago, America's bravest generation stormed the beaches of Normandy in hopes of freeing Europe from the clutches of a brutal authoritarian. Today, we face authoritarianism on our shores. We owe it to ourselves, our country, and that great generation to fight for freedom here at home.

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The Infowars founder declared bankruptcy after families sued him for defamation and won more than a billion dollars in damages, but Jones has yet to pay them a dime.

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America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence

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We’ve got receipts, Elon.

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This is f*cked up! Stories of ICE luring immigrants to hearings just to arrest them keep coming—now they’re going after kids. Martir Garcia Lara, a fourth grader from Southern California, went to a hearing in Houston with his dad. Instead of an update, they were both detained and separated by ICE.

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DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America

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What if putting the stupidest people in charge was a mistake?

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Elon Musk called for Donald Trump to be impeached after mocking his connections to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the president threatened to cancel federal contracts and tax subsidies for Musk’s companies in an extraordinary social media feud on Thursday.

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🍌 Rep Dean tries to get through to Lutnick #TrumpTradeWar

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MAJOR BREAKING: Elon Musk says Trump is in the Epstein Files and that's why they have not been released to the public

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When the Epstein files enter the chat…you know the bromance may actually be over…

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Elon posting on X that Trump “is in the Epstein files” was definitely not on our bingo card.

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Trump's bill provides giveaways to billionaires while taking away Medicaid, SNAP food programs and civil rights for Americans. substack.com/@demwinsmedi...

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