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i suspect this is why trump is such an apex predator for the GOP in the era of social media, he's able to establish an affective bond with his base and basically monopolize the attention economy and suck oxygen away from serious governance

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Oregon relies on more than $11 billion in federal funding each year to cover about 75% of its Medicaid program. Under the Republican tax bill, that could be halved. @miamaldonado.bsky.social explains why Oregonians would take an outsized hit. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/04/r...

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Another dumb gross irony here is Harvey Milk served in the Navy and Donald Trump's Navy secretary didn't www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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NOAA’s new hurricane prediction model is up and running…

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Last night, Democrats won a special election in South Carolina by 40 POINTS. Democrats carried that same district by 5 last year. Something’s happening in South Carolina. Lindsey Graham’s “safe seat” is in danger.

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DOGE is now reviewing every NIH grant that goes out, I reported last week. That review is AI-driven and is screening for DEI, trans health, China, vaccine hesitancy, and the institutions to whom Trump has blocked funding, @hannahnatanson.bsky.social reports. Gift link: wapo.st/3HhnPSt

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Are we great yet?

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Americans are taking to the streets and showing up in US cities by the thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies—from trans rights to travel bans from foreign nations and deportation policies. This is a WIRED guide on how to best protest safely.

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it's weird how test scores really dropped off when schools started primarily teaching kids using apps and chromebooks

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Trump administration and Ukraine consider some of Russia's terms for a ceasefire, put forward yesterday in Istanbul, impossible, — ABC News citing US officials. ▪️They call it a clear attempt by Moscow to disrupt meaningful negotiations.

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Russia is now framing the airfield attacks as a “Pearl Harbor” moment to sway U.S. opinion toward massive retaliation. Reminder, Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and again in 2022. Pearl Harbor was unprovoked. Russia is no victim — it’s the aggressor. Don’t fall for it.

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Trump's dumb parade is going to do exponentially more damage to DC than Pride revelers will but you don't see the Park Service shutting that down.

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Nothing reveals the lie behind "There are bazillions of immigrant criminals in this country!" nonsense quite like seeing ICE focus on deporting mom, children and longtime employees of popular neighborhood restaurants.

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“I’ve never done anything WRONG”…🤨 😇 “I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE” 😇 Tell that to the victims of the former East German STASI who compiled STAGGERING amounts of DATA on its citizens that SHOCKED the world when its scale of operations was revealed.😳 Trump wants to WEAPONIZE your personal info. 👨‍✈️ ☠️ 🚔

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Where are all the One World Government prophecy freaks and why aren’t they freaking out about Palantir compiling a master list of our data?

submitted 5 days ago • 106 comments

Uh oh whats happening with housing near me Lots of suddenly "motivated sellers" and 20-30k price drops Hhhmmmmmm

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Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

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www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/status-cla...

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This part

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Russia-aligned actors are amplifying anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland before June 1 vote through coordinated campaigns across X, Bluesky, Facebook, and Telegram, according to a new investigation by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue kyivindependent.com/russia-align...

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It will be unpopular, I'm sure, but I do believe some people who say they didn't "vote for x, y, or z" mean it. I think that some people vote for particular things they care about and then they tune the rest out. I also think most people think politicians lie all of the time so won't do x, y, z.

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I’d say Liz Truss should just stay in Hungary indefinitely if she likes it there so much, but without freedom of movement this is sadly impossible.

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The End of Rule of Law in America The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants. By J. Michael Luttig www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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It was never about the law.

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These people were following the law and went to check in with immigration like they are supposed to. This woman's immigration case was dismissed, which made her immediately undocumented. So ICE took her into custody. The air conditioning was off in the back of the truck. "I can't breathe."

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I'm waiting for the video of Robert Jenrick chasing tax dodgers - including his former cabinet colleagues - and asking them if they think it's right not pay. But it doesn't seem to have been posted yet.

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A perfect way for foreign actors to pump untraceable money into UK politics. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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I know I keep repeating myself but UKGov needs to stop chasing reform fools and just get on with doing stuff, big stuff, meaningful stuff and stop worrying about the election in 4 years. They need to LEAD the conversation and agenda that’s right not that’s simplistic and superficially ‘popular’

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Yes, Joni, we are all going to die. But it shouldn't be our SENATORS who are killing us.

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“The only debate is whether to measure the dead in the thousands, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.”These are “individuals who died as a result of the shutdown of American humanitarian aid.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...

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This is how it’s done! FRIDAY: South Park, San Diego, neighbors weren’t having it. When ICE rolled up on an Italian restaurant in unmarked cars and started grabbing workers, the community hit the streets. (Sound up)

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Unbelievable! Today, San Diego witnessed a government-sanctioned kidnapping. ICE stormed Buona Forchetta in military gear ripping workers away, then unleashing tear gas and smoke on the terrified community. Full on police state, fascism now used on American citizens. Stay aware. #OnYourSide

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WATCH - @jessicatarlov.bsky.social on Fox: “If that was a Democratic dogemaster who showed up with a shiner and there was a report he did so much Ketamine he couldn’t pee straight… you would be leading your show with it.”

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I can't imagine how this might end badly www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/p...

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Nicole Hollander, who previously slept in Twitter's offices while assisting Elon Musk’s takeover of the company before setting her sights on DOGE, appears to be stepping away from a key role in the General Services Administration. www.wired.com/story/nicole...

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Smoke season comes earlier every year

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BREAKING: In Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case, Judge Xinis denies DOJ’s request for an extension of the discovery deadline after plaintiffs say the Trump administration has only turned over one document during this period. The May 30 deadline will stand. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The country is on fire—politically, socially, environmentally. In times like these, choosing apathy is a luxury we can’t afford. We need radical empathy, unshakable compassion, and a fierce commitment to our shared humanity. Humanity is not optional. It’s survival. #SheShed

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RFK Jr's "MAHA" report came out last week. It misinterpreted data, had broken links to some citations, and cited 7 articles that don't exist. That last one is a hallmark of AI hallucinations. How much of the MAHA report was AI generated? 🤔 www.notus.org/health-scien...

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1. In 2021, Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, predicted it would generate $835 million in revenue in 2024. Actual 2024 results: $3.6 million in revenue on $189 million in expenses. So now TMTG has decided it will just be a vehicle for buying bitcoin

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One other notable thing about Trump's executive order last week on "Gold Standard Science" is that, with it, Trump has now captured and institutionalized mechanisms for distorting all of the major inputs that go into high quality regulatory decision-making. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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