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Had any of these three Democrats, who all are from safe Democratic districts, taken their health into consideration and decided not to run in 2024, such an egregious bill would have failed to pass. https://trib.al/pWmUoZw

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ZELDIN: I understand you're an aspiring fiction writer. I see why. SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes

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DEI

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McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."

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House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it. I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.

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98 million dollars of food that is already boxed and ready to deliver to starving people around the world is sitting in warehouses rotting because of Donald #Trump and Elon Musk. Is that govt efficiency? www.thedailybeast.com/food-for-mil...

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Fact checking alone isn't enough when these people speak Fact-twist-checking is the new gold standard. Sheesh.

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As President Trump pledges to revive “beautiful” coal, Virginia’s coal counties have largely moved on to new ventures. But who stands to benefit?

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Two Virginia moms are sharing their preeclampsia stories, hoping it will help other pregnant women learn warning signs of the serious pregnancy complication.

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BREAKING: 50 of the 240 Venezuelan men that President Trump deported to the CECOT megaprison have been identified as legal residents.

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Alex Lawson to Rep. Miller-Meeks: Last time you spoke with us you lied to our face and said you wouldn’t vote for Medicaid cuts, but you’ve voted for the largest cuts in the history of the country. Do you have any comment on the health care that 67,000 people in your district are going to lose?

submitted 3 days ago • 774 comments

This is primary season and candidates have to double down on what the truest of your party's true believers truly believe.

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Danville tobacco warehouse, Patrick County school included on 2025 ‘most endangered’ list; more …

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🚨 “I have to be honest with you: You are graduating into a genuine emergency. Every single day, (Trump) finds new ways to trample rights and undermine the rule of law. He's a tyrant.” -Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaking Saturday at the University of Minnesota’s law school commencement ceremony

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Damn. Joe Biden was one of the BEST Presidents America has had in my lifetime, and I am SHATTERED to hear news of his diagnosis OF prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone. We were lucky to have this kind, thoughtful, and dedicated man step up for us when he did. PRAYERS ALL THE WAY UP. 🙏🙏

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Yes, we noticed. You're still here.

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DOGE cuts ⤷ tornado forecast offices closed overnight ⤷ 27 Americans dead after overnight tornadoes

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NEW: Zachary Alam, a Northern Virginia man sentenced to 8 years in prison for assaulting police during the Capitol riot — and then pardoned earlier this year by Pres. Trump — has been arrested again in connection to an alleged home invasion near Richmond. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

US drops suit against Southwest Airlines over chronically delayed flights reut.rs/4k0ohD2

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The Trump administration fired nearly 600 employees at Voice of America a federally funded news outlet known for delivering independent reporting to countries where press freedom is restricted.

submitted 7 days ago • 86 comments

Grigory Melkonyants, the head of Russia’s only independent election watchdog, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison after being convicted of working with an "undesirable" organization, according to Russian news agencies and his attorney.

submitted 9 days ago • 181 comments

This video is making the rounds again for a reason. A great example of how you make your voices heard—without saying a word. Power in numbers and it sends a clear message. This is what democracy looks like: standing up to fascism, tyranny, and racism. This is the way!

submitted 12 days ago • 676 comments

Trump reaches a “deal” to pause the tariffs he imposed on China. I guess all those manufacturing jobs aren’t coming here now, the tariffs won’t replace income taxes, and all the other amazing things they were supposed to do for us are over. So much for Liberation Day.

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The amount of corruption and banana republic sleaze involved in accepting a plane used for AF 1 and then allowed to be “given” to Donald Trump is indicative of our slide into political and institutional oblivion. This is a descent into losing what we are as a nation… forever.

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Rob Wittman (R #VA01) is feeling the heat. He's trying to position himself as moderate while always voting for the most draconian Republican policies. He gaslights that he introduces bi-partisan bills knowing R leadership will not let them come up for a vote.His constituents aren't buying his lies.

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I don't see how this is any different than Russia forcing workers to clean out Chernobyl. The ruling class using and abusing the bodies of the working class to line their pockets. It's why the wealthy refer to us as "human capital stock." www.cbsnews.com/news/west-vi...

submitted 13 days ago • 249 comments

Welcome to the RFK Jr public health era.

submitted 12 days ago • 883 comments

Last night, I forgot my scotch tasting glass on the back deck when I came inside before the thunderstorm. I don't know what the rain gauge says, but I can confirm with complete certainty we received exactly one wee dram of precipitation.

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🔥 WATCH: “Congress holds the power of the purse. That is a fact. That’s not a question. That is a fact.” @underwood.house.gov gives @kristinoem a quick lesson on the constitution they both swore to defend. 🇺🇸

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The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/h...

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Last night, I forgot my scotch tasting glass on the back deck when I came inside before the thunderstorm. I don't know what the rain gauge says, but I can confirm with complete certainty we received exactly one wee dram of precipitation.

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This.

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To be clear: the Trump administration is trying to send migrants to Libya specifically because of their gross human rights record - not in spite of it. They want people to be afraid to come here, so they’re sending them to the worst places they can find.

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New Pope in the door:

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TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

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Resources for bystanders who may witness ICE abductions.

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At a Hands Off rally on Capitol Hill, former Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley slams the Trump regime for their gargantuan lies about Social Security: "We have to put the brakes on Elon Musk and Donald Trump trying to wreck its reputation and wreck its customer service so they can…

submitted 17 days ago • 76 comments

Dear Canada 🇨🇦 we love you and are proud to have you as our ally to the north. Stay exactly as you are. Trump’s nonsense about merging with the USA is absurd and doesn’t speak for us.

submitted 17 days ago • 127 comments

On this date in 2008 the Red Sox defeat the Tigers 5-0 as Tim Wakefield allows 2 hits over 8 innings and Mike Timlin pitches a scoreless 9th. The significance is it’s the 1st combined shutout by pitchers over the age of 40 in over a century of MLB.

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The reviews are in: the public thinks Trump is failing. @indivisibleva.bsky.social @50501virginia.bsky.social @bluevirginia.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

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