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“You know what would help a lot? Some elite disapproval—publicly and boldly expressed. While a successful democracy depends on some degree of reasonableness from voters, a successful liberal democracy also depends on responsibility and even courage from elites.” www.thebulwark.com/p/the-public...

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⚖️ GAVIN NEWSOM files $787 MILLION DEFAMATION LAWSUIT against FOX 🦊 He’s SEEKING a COURT ORDER to STOP 🦊 from LYING 🤥 💸 $787 MILLION is the SETTLEMENT AMOUNT 🦊 was FORCED TO PAY DOMINION for LYING #ChefsKiss 🧑‍🍳 💋

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"Maybe, if you were a better press corps, the mission would have gone better. Have you ever considered that? Not that it didn’t go perfectly! But hypothetically." Alexandra Petri with Pete Hegseth's guide to war:

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Thousands of Americans will likely die because of your bill, Donald Trump. Your massive cuts to Medicaid will leave vulnerable people uninsured, in debt, and at extreme risk. How do you live with yourself?

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Anti-Trump "No King" protests are planned across the U.S. on Saturday.

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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance

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💥 Trump's Big Ugly Bill Those earning $58,000 a month will be - at best - 1.7% better off and they don't need it, will hardly notice it Those struggling on under $2,000 a month will lose at least 7% which is the difference between surviving and not 💥

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If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge. Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden. This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy. It’s not America. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...

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Denis Villeneuve to direct new James Bond film

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Here are the 128 House Democrats who voted to table (kill) the Rep. Al Green D-TX impeachment resolution against President Trump over the Iran attacks.

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New York Republicans Ask Trump To Deport Zohran Mamdani https://twp.ai/4iooX8

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Earth to Donald Trump: Your One Big Bill is as "Beautiful" as your bankrupt casinos and sham university. Republicans want to give more tax breaks to the rich and cut our Medicaid. Is that what you call "Respecting American Seniors"?

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'We are watching you': Senators say Trump uses Cabinet officials to intimidate Republicans https://twp.ai/4iooVL

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We must remember that the Stonewall Riots were led by a diverse group of leaders, especially Trans Women of Color. The exclusion of the Trans flag at the Stonewall Monument in NY10 is a hateful effort to erase Trans people. I will not accept this and will continue to fight for equality for all.

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Freedom of the press and civil rights groups are rallying around a journalist who was put in immigration custody after being arrested while covering a protest in Atlanta.

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My challenge to you is to talk about it (more). Talk about climate change. Talk about the importance of the scientific infrastructure in the US. Talk about the implications of these cuts on the economy, our health, public safety, the environment, and what this means for the next generation as well.

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~ Cory Booker ~ #Pinks

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«Tesla has actively tried to suppress information about the robotaxi service. Tesla tried to block TechCrunch’s public records request with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The company has also tried to block the city of Austin from fulfilling a records request by Reuters.»

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More than 150,000 people traveled out of state to get an abortion last year, nearly one-fifth of whom coming from Texas alone — and new numbers paint a picture of how far they went to receive care. It’s been three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. wapo.st/3TCXhxF

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Their corruption is endless. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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“The world’s climate is behaving exactly as we said it would all along, for many years. It is warming due to human influence. It gets faster if we don’t act on it.” https://trib.al/nef2X6T

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@jahimes.bsky.social: "I certainly remember when George W. Bush landed on an aircraft carrier and declared ‘Mission Accomplished.’ Well, a couple of years later, his approval ratings are 26%, we've got 4400 dead Americans because of Iraq. So let's wait before the champagne comes off the ice."

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More than 1 in 7 people who had an abortion in the United States last year crossed state lines to do so, according to new estimates from the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health that supports abortion rights. Read more: cnn.it/4eiPBtS

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California is the fourth-largest economy, the most diverse state in the most diverse democracy, and a leader in technology and innovation BECAUSE of immigrants. Immigrants are what make our state great and they are what make this country great.

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While details remain difficult to obtain in the shadowy crypto shell game Trump set up through multiple companies before taking office, and he refuses to disclose any, it seems clear he has already cashed out hundreds of millions from the ongoing scam this year.

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This bill is a disaster for the country, and a threat to our democracy. op: @katiecouric.bsky.social

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🦋 Trump drops F-Bomb which is broadcast around the world Inability of a United States President to maintain self-control should be deeply concerning Dementia affects behavioral control centers leading to emotional dysregulation, disinhibition, inappropriate language & loss of social propriety 🦋

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Trump Admin is planning to end protections for 58 million acres of natural land, allowing the bulldozing of precious ecologies & habitats. That’s roughly the land area of the state of Oregon.

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When politicians say “tough on crime”... They don’t mean white collar crime. They don’t mean the opioid pushers in suits. They don’t mean Wall Street looting pensions. They mean you. And they mean me. And they damn sure don’t mean their donors.

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While the world watches bombs fall in the Middle East, another attack is happening quietly at home. No sirens. No smoke. Just lawmakers gutting Medicare behind closed doors.

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🦋 Five masked agents beat a middle-aged laborer in #California A day laborer in Santa Ana was attacked by agents, one wearing US Border Patrol jacket, in a Home Depot parking lot He screams as he is beaten & they then use a bar on the back of his neck to push him down in the vehicle (half-speed) 🦋

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