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However small my part, I will stand for decency, equality, and the preservation of our democracy.
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Juneteenth sponsors are pulling out, just like they did with Pride events. This sends a clear message that support for Black communities & LGBTQ people is conditional, transactional & expendable. This is more than backlash against (DEI) it's a stamp of approval on bigotry.

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More of this please

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Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs. “You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.” “John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”

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📣 "We don't need the fucking marines. Turn them around!" #NoKings ❌👑 #FuckDonaldTrump🎪🐓

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Gov. Newsom is inarguably cooking on the socials

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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

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In another attack on science and public health, RFK has abruptly fired the entire independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which makes recommendations on who receive certain vaccines and when. This is a deadly move that every Republican should denounce. #FireRFK

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It’s not a surprise that the man who purposely incited a violent attempt to overthrow an American election would now purposely incite violence on the streets of Los Angeles as a justification for military force against American citizens. Not a surprise at all.

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🦋 Representative talks to National Guard at LA anti-ICE protest Maxine Waters represents CA-43 which includes Compton in Los Angeles county, site of yesterday's car fire. She has represented her district for 34 years. "This is wrong & I hope that none of you will use those guns to shoot anybody" 🦋

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Remember when Trump said he couldn’t bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back though his administration admitted they made a mistake, because he was in El Salvador’s custody and they’re a sovereign nation, but pressured the Romanian government to release sex trafficking Tate brothers into his custody? I do…

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ICE arrested former Afghan Nat'l Army soldier—our ally against Taliban—at his home in TX. He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

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Please stop saying the girls are fighting. They are not. The man babies are fighting. The girls are enjoying girl dinner with a side of popcorn and Oban.

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Republicans found the waste, fraud & abuse ....it's us.

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They pit us against each other so that they can rob us blind while we fight over the literal scraps.

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So we are starting with Hegseth?

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Hesgeth used his personal phone to log into a 4th-tier sports betting site -- and to relay real-time information about U.S. airstrikes. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

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#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited Monarch butterflies are highly valued for their beautiful appearance and their crucial role in pollination. Say NO to human monarchs‼️

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Every state needs to do this ASAP

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Walz: "This is how government is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be one old man in the Oval Office sending out middle of the night tweets that shock markets into free fall. It's not supposed to be a bunch of 20 somethings unelected and firing everyone. It's not supposed to be chaos."

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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

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🔥 More than 150 college presidents—Harvard, Princeton, Brown & more—just issued a blistering rebuke of the Trump regime’s authoritarian crusade against higher ed. This is a full-on attack on academic freedom. The resistance is rising. Read their statement: tinyurl.com/AACU-letter

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What she said for damn sake!!

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It’s so adorable that Pete Hegseth thought it was going to be *Pentagon leakers* who made him look bad. Bless his little heart.

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This is deranged. Jan. 6 defendants were repped by one of the best public defender offices in the U.S. They were more likely to be released pretrial & got comparatively light sentences. SCOTUS threw out a bunch of convictions, which almost never happens. They got gold-plated due process!

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The latest story about Pete Hegseth’s carelessness with sensitive information is yet another alarming example in this administration’s unbroken pattern of incompetence. He should resign.

submitted 57 days ago • 79 comments

Secretary of Defense is too critical of a role to be done by someone this incompetent.

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My comments in the article:

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People💙No one is safe in America since the Orange Hitler was given power by Elon and Putin!! Be aware everyone is in danger of being abducted and trafficked, like criminals to another country! Warning to everyone including MAGA cult followers! #DemVoice1 #DemsUnited #ProudBlue

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He’s a monster. TRUMP IS A MONSTER.

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Trump is defying a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling against him. The Constitutional Crisis is no longer some abstract idea, it's right here staring us in the face.

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••••••••BREAKING•••••••• SOCIAL SECURITY UPDATES Public outrage and demands by lawmakers seem to have resulted in telephone access to Social Security services being restored. An internal memo reveals the Trump regime and DOGE have suddenly ditched their plans to force people awarded retirement,…

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This is what courage looks like! The DOJ dispatched armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning Liz Oyer, a fired career pardon attorney, about testifying to congressional Democrats. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Americans pay into Social Security for their entire careers. Social Security belongs to the people—not an unelected billionaire who is recklessly breaking the program to its very core and jeopardizing YOUR benefits. Elon needs to get his hands off Social Security!

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"I didn't vote for" you did. Sorry. You did. Should have listened to the woke libtards instead of your roided out imaginary friends who told you kids were pooping in kitty litter at school

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The Republican Leadership… I love this advice. I think it is very wise.

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