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Children should not live in fear of their parents disappearing. Elders should not live in fear of going to the grocery store or their faith house. Standing with our immigrant neighbors always. www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...

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here's the clip

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worth remembering that when Trump announced a travel ban in 2017, people literally went to airports to protest. Eight years later, Trump announces a new one and it's not even front page news. We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.

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POCAN: Is the federal govt currently spending less this year than it did last year? VOUGHT: No, it's not POCAN: Part of that is because you've sent us a recession package worth $9b that goes after Big Bird and Cookie Monster, but you've added $200b to Defense and Homeland Security.

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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.

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BREAKING: Chief Judge James Boasberg finds that those people sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15-16 had their due process rights violates and certifies them as a class. He orders that the government "facilitate" the ability for them to seek habeas relief.

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More than 20 years ago, North Carolina legislators passed a law requiring that landslide hazards be mapped across 19 mountain counties. But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.

submitted 12 hours ago • 14 comments

New — I wrote about the injustice unfolding before our eyes as rich reality stars are pardoned for their crimes while law-abiding immigrants are rounded up and caged by ICE, and the way communities are rising up to say fuck no.

submitted 13 hours ago • 36 comments

This man STANDS UP.

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"The department signaled that it was reviewing claims of discrimination against white men at The Harvard Law Review..." I'm sorry, I have to laugh. This is patently absurd. These people are delusional. Do not concede anything to these lazy, aggrieved, utterly delusional clowns.

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CHICAGO—

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Democrats are paying consultants twisting themselves in knots on messaging when “Human rights for humans” is right there.

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White House is already making up data and analysis, saying repeatedly that the budget bill will - not increase the deficit (lie) - not cut Medicaid (lie) We are already there.

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Karine Jean-Pierre isn’t just leaving the Democratic Party—she’s rejecting the whole partisan box. In her words, “the danger we face… requires freeing ourselves of boxes.” It’s a warning about rigid politics in a moment that demands bigger, bolder thinking. Don’t get it twisted.

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Oligarchs are addicted to greed. In 1982, there were just 13 US billionaires worth $14 billion. Today, while 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, there are 903 US billionaires worth $6.8 trillion. Enough is enough. We need an economy that works for all, not just the top 1%.

submitted 19 hours ago • 91 comments

"They stood, diplomas in hand, having met every standard of physical endurance, academic excellence, and military discipline. But when the time came for the US Air Force Academy’s class of 2025 to commission as second lieutenants, 3 cadets were quietly held back..." www.advocate.com/news/transge...

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For years, security experts have warned that a cyberattack on the US power grid could be devastating. With ample evidence that state-sponsored hacking groups are eyeing the decentralized and deeply vulnerable grid, the risk is more acute than ever.

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You can say, “Oh, I don’t care, that won’t be me,” but when millions lose healthcare, they still end up in the ER…just sicker, later, and with a higher price tag. And guess what? The system doesn’t eat that cost, everyone does. This isn’t just cruel. It’s economically idiotic.

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McBATH: On Feb 10, you canceled a program that served over 1,600 disabled students. Do you stand by your decision to do that in middle of the school year without warning? McMAHON: I would like to explore that more McBATH: This is a yes or no McMAHON: Well, I'm not going to give you a yes or no

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The way people are talking about the current demolition of research funding and HE legitimacy reminds me of the early days of COVID when I (and others) said it would be at least six years before any normalcy. Rage, despondency, rejection…eventually voting for a dictator just to feel alive.

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I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE. Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it. Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.

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"More people didn’t vote than the number of people who went to the polls for former Vice President Kamala Harris or President Donald Trump. We’re talking about 36% of the eligible voting-age population, which says a lot. It reflects just how disenfranchising and marginalizing the entire process is"

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This is really worth your time.

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NYT, Page One: “Within hours, he had an email from China, offering to move his lab to ‘any city, any university I want,’ he said, with a guarantee of funding for the next 20 years.” @nytimes.com

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This is entrapment. www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/i...

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I follow these every day because it is really important that we don’t ignore what is happening. So far today: kidnapped human beings who have been in chains on airplanes for the last 20 hours.

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And now the aim of all this nonsense is revealed. Well done, Jake Tapper. I hope you’re fucking happy.

submitted 22 hours ago • 12 comments

The Onion does not use AI in any way. Our newspaper is proudly made by actual living people. AI makes bad, boring shit, and people make art. Subscribe to us instead: membership.theonion.com

submitted 20 hours ago • 81 comments

Watch Felon47 upend the ‘Matthew Shepard Act’ next

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People around the world are starving now because of Musk’s cuts. They are dying of disease because of Musk’s cuts. They are being born with diseases they will carry with them for the rest of their lives because of Musk’s cuts. https://trib.al/91rI7x6

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I tried to do a version of this report that @warren.senate.gov did, but gave up. The task was too overwhelming!! Two-plus full pages, 34 of 130 entries, focus on the regulatory help Musk got after buying the Presidency for Trump. (This is just a selection.) www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

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This is the cruel nonsense they are wasting our tax $$s on. They are monsters. They are fools. We need to speak out against them, loudly. Every. Single. Day. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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This is so sad.

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#TeslaTakedown

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He served our country in the Navy. He served the city of San Francisco as a supervisor. He served the LGBTQ community by advancing the fight for rights and Pride. He paid with his life. They can remove Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy Ship. But they can never take away his heroism.

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Cuomo aint it.

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great, provocative column from larry tye on what it took to defeat the american nightmare of joe mccarthy and the ism that bears his name. along these lines, may i also point you to the 2nd season of my podcast, “ultra”: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Also he killed all those people

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Warren's report is here: www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do... - It's 14 pages and could likely be turned into a 5 page artful zine that can be printed and distributed across the country.

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This is so evil.

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This is horrifying. Avelo Airlines should be ashamed. You can call Avelo customer service at (346) 616-9500.

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Over 1,400 No Kings events are planned in all 50 states and abroad. We truly have the opportunity to make June 14 (the day of Trump’s military birthday parade) one of the biggest days of mass protest of our lifetimes, but we need everyone who's able standing with us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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I mean, how else can they set this guy up to run for Senate and then run the entire NRSC?

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Here’s what will happen to our National Parks if Trump’s budget passes. Did you know America’s national parks actually generate more income than they cost to operate? Yet under Trump’s proposed 2026 budget, the National Park Service (NPS) would face devastating cuts:

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This kind of clear, direct explanation of what’s happening is basic journalism and yet it’s surprising to hear it stated so forthrightly in this mealy-mouthed era.

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