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The President’s disastrous decision…

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June 22, 2025

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Forest Twain Gump. Smartest man in the MAGA Red South. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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we're living through one of the greatest technological revolutions in the history of mankind and it's not AI

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"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...” www.bet.com/article/6rdn...

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Money down the drain for America if Congress lets him.

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Dwight Eisenhower was the last moderate Republican president.

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We won’t amplify it, but the president posting that Dems are “sick of mind” and “hate our country” immediately after 2 Dem lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes is the opposite of leadership. Gas on the fire.

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After yesterday’s massive turnout at No Kings rallies, let’s remember to bring that same energy to the midterms. Please and thank you?

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MSNBC with a great speed debunk of DHSs justifications for tackling and handcuffing Sen. Padilla. Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.

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A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference. But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.

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Senate Republicans just confirmed an IRS Commissioner who: 1) Supported legislation that would abolish the IRS 2) Doesn’t know the law 3) Has a track record of doing whatever Donald Trump tells him to do It’s dangerous and absurd.

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Noem should be fired. She and those perpetrators should be fired and prosecuted. No excuse for that.

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This puts it in perspective. Now those 53 Senators need to stand up and denounce this act.

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Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed in handcuffs from a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem questions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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"EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say" by @borenbears.bsky.social for @apnews.com: abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...

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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

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What happened to Senator Padilla is absolutely DISGUSTING. Point blank, period. This shit is out of control. Another elected official disrespected while doing their job. (1/2)

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BREAKING: Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed after interrupting a news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. apnews.com/article/los-...

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Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed, thrown to the ground and handcuffed, for exercising his duty as a senator and standing up for his constituents. This is not what democracies do. If it can happen to a United States Senator, it can happen to you.

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Sen. Booker (D-NJ) and other senators took to the floor to express their outrage at their colleague Sen. Padilla being forcibly removed and handcuffed at DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles.

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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.

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Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.

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RIP Sly Stone. Let his music ring out to everyday people everywhere. We've got to live together! youtu.be/YUUhDoCx8zc?...

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💯 this

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More US scientists must speak out, @petergleick.bsky.social writes. "Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions. 0 were on the gang member list. 130 had no criminal history. 32 had minor offenses. All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...

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Trump and his enablers have no problem with welfare for corporations and the rich. But when it comes to vital programs that help millions, they're suddenly concerned about the deficit. Don't be fooled. They believe in socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

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Reminder that Trump was ordered by the Supreme Court to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. That was nearly two months ago. If Trump can violate due process and openly defy a SCOTUS order, what’s to stop him from doing the same to anyone else?

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Trump's Big Bill: -Expands his power to ignore court rulings -Gives the ultra-wealthy an even bigger estate tax break -Disqualifies nearly 2M children from the child tax credit -Adds unnecessary red tape that would kick millions of people off Medicaid It's a big, ugly mess.

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Corporate profits have hit record highs. CEOs are paid 290x as much as a typical worker. We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid. But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor.

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RFK Jr. wants to eliminate as many vaccines as he can. Don’t believe him when he claims otherwise and says he just wants better science and safer vaccines He’s lying. His endgame is, for all practical purposes, to eliminate access to vaccines. thehill.com/policy/healt...

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🚨 ACTION ALERT: Call your legislators to prevent circumvention of laws for the Delta Tunnel! Californians shouldn’t be forced to pay higher water bills for an unlawful project. Make a change and speak out for the Bay-Delta today! Click the link to find your legislator: 🔗https://bit.ly/3HgkQJH

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How the hell is this right? I see it everyday in the news. Last CEO that got a huge bonus was Starbucks. And the year before that. Same shit, different company

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ICYMI - Research has shown that alfalfa and other cattle-feed crops consume 46% of the water that is diverted from the Colorado River www.latimes.com/environment/...

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Next time someone in Congress glibly dismisses your need for healthcare, remember that they have some of the best healthcare in the country. And it was paid for by YOU.

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New UCB study: California could double its generation capacity of clean, renewable energy and save $billions by adding 53 GW of wind/solar + 23 GW of storage at underutilized interconnections for existing fossil gas power plants. www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...

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Let's let these Senators that their asses will be kicked out if they vote yes. Go and tell them in their social media accounts, call them, show up to their offices. They will pay for their betrayal of the people!

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Of course they do

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