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NEWS: This evening, Judge Brian Murphy — with some fire — denied DOJ’s request that he reconsider his decision that the Trump administration violated his prior order by trying to send people to South Sudan in a plane that left the U.S. and got to Africa. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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A top scientist quit RFK's NIH after it demanded his science be reviewed, not by top peers, but by "political appointees," and forbade him from telling a reporter the truth that ultra-processed foods are less addictive than drugs...because that is not an RFK belief. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...

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More of this please, fellow attorneys.

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Corruption on a massive scale, all in plain sight. The GOP is too craven and greedy for its own tax breaks to call it out.

submitted 4 days ago • 599 comments

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www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Are we great yet?

submitted 4 days ago • 1654 comments

Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

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"Assistance to the poor should be seen less as spending on people and more as investment in people." - @kedseconomist.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Friday fabulousness! 🐸💚 Kermit the Frog gave the greenest graduation speech ever at UMD! Full of puns, heart, and wisdom, the legendary Muppet reminded grads it’s not easy being green—but it is worth it. From ping-pong balls to podiums, Jim Henson’s legacy lives on. 🎓🌟

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You really have to see the clips from this presser to believe it. 😳 open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

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Good time to remember: The last time Trump was president, he ran up more than 25% of ALL the debt in the entire history of America $7.8 TRILLION DOLLARS And he’s about to do it again — so he and his billionaire friends, Musk and Bezos and Zuckerberg, can get tax cuts

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This whole transaction makes me ill. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/t...

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What a disgrace by our "Justice" Dept. The family of Ashli Babbit to recieve nearly 5 million dollars.

submitted 8 days ago • 1087 comments

BRING KILMAR HOME! Today we protested alongside @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social , La Villita Community, Barrio de La Villita, and other organizations fighting for Immigrants Rights to demand Kilmar Ábrigo García be returned immediately!

submitted 10 days ago • 20 comments

Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.

submitted 9 days ago • 913 comments

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Van Hollen: "Trump's visit to the Middle East- my view is the narrative here was selling out US national interests for the private gain of his business. He essentially gave away the crown jewels of US AI and semiconductor tech to the gulf in exchange for a $2b investment in his stablecoin venture"

submitted 9 days ago • 189 comments

Abigail Spanberger poised to become the Virginia's first woman governor. Cook Political Report calls this closely-watched race a toss-up. Early support for our candidate is so important. Please donate and share this link! https://secure.actbl... .

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

Reuters: Food rations that could feed 3.5 million people for a month are rotting in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.

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Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"

submitted 13 days ago • 1591 comments

Buttigieg: I’m not even an elected official or running for anything— I’m here. I can’t help but notice a lot of people who are elected officials aren’t. There’s a reason for that. They don’t want to have to explain this stuff

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Chris Murphy: "Let's be clear what this trip is all about. This is President Trump's corruption tour of the Middle East. He is going to the gulf to collect tribute. What's happening here is an extraordinary level of corruption. We shouldn't pretend this is business as usual."

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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.' The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..." www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...

submitted 17 days ago • 734 comments

We are not under invasion. There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights. Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.

submitted 18 days ago • 2012 comments

Make it make sense

submitted 18 days ago • 669 comments

New Pope Leo XIV finally getting some rest after a long eventful day

submitted 19 days ago • 27 comments

chicago pope joke day is a top 5 bluesky day, I think

submitted 19 days ago • 70 comments

Chicago Pope's here

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NEWS: Earlier today, the three-judge district court in Alabama again ruled that Alabama's congressional map — with its refusal to add a second majority-Black district — violates the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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THE AMERICAN CENTURY IS OVER THE ILLINOIS CENTURY IS JUST BEGINNING

submitted 19 days ago • 284 comments

Who did this? 😆

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Second City to Vatican City! #popeleoXIV

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The Bulwark called us up to pontificate on memes, and the Great Khan www.thebulwark.com/p/jb-pritzke...

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Holy crap. The D.V.D. litigators say the planned flight to Libya was going to be for Southeast Asian nationals!

submitted 20 days ago • 129 comments

To be effective, our opposition to today's abuses must run alongside a clear picture of what we are actually for - and how everyday life could be better with different leadership.

submitted 20 days ago • 757 comments

A man who holds the title of President of the United States, who took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, who then says he doesn’t know if he’d uphold the Constitution, is unfit to be president and should be removed.

submitted 22 days ago • 1048 comments

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis says he has informed the White House he will oppose Ed Martin’s nomination to be the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a likely fatal blow to his already improbable chances of confirmation. Not only has Ed Martin been a staunch advocate for January 6 attackers,…

submitted 21 days ago • 176 comments

🚨BREAKING: Federal District Court REJECTS Republican effort to overturn North Carolina Supreme Court election result. Orders the state to certify the results of the election and not proceed with the cure process. Congratulations to our clients, the ELG team, Justice Riggs and the voters of NC!

submitted 22 days ago • 374 comments

The last time Pete Buttigieg did a town hall that was totally open to the public, I think he was campaigning for President in 2020. So this is the first time in a very long time! You can see Pete in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on May 13th: www.mobilize.us/wintheera/ev...

submitted 23 days ago • 19 comments

The Trump family's crypto business just got a huge $2 billion investment from a UAE government-backed firm. We are witnessing a foreign government effectively bribe the President of the United States — right out in the open. Hello?

submitted 23 days ago • 512 comments

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

submitted 23 days ago • 3085 comments

Duckworth on if she's open to voting to confirm Mike Waltz: "I think everybody on that Signal chain needs to be fired ... he's failing up ... I'm not open to voting for him, no, because he's already demonstrated he's incapable of doing the most basic thing, which is handling classified information."

submitted 23 days ago • 510 comments

Public broadcasters like PBS and NPR give every American access to culture, history, art, and trusted journalism. They’re a cornerstone of civic life. Defunding them does a disservice to us all, especially in rural communities. We must defend them.

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