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America First = America Alone Unprecedented: the U.S. is the only country out of 184 to see a drop in international tourism this year. Everyone else is rebounding. We’re projected to lose $12.5 billion in spending—jobs, small businesses, entire communities will feel this.

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"something has happened to him"

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makes sense

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For the record, we have not paid anyone to talk about the skybox scandal/corrupt care scandal. (That’s just silly) If this is real, it’s probably borderline defamation (ironically). Bullies try to make people afraid. Now is the time for bravery. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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This is fantastic!

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~A must-read! "The sovereignty referendum uproar is just for show, a distraction from the steady grind toward autonomy." Sadly, Smith has taken almost complete control over Alberta. She will claim anything left before long. Our only hope is www.abresistance.ca calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

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~Alberta has long accused Ottawa of trying to destroy its oil industry. Here’s why that’s a dangerous myth theconversation.com/alberta-has-...

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This is a really important message for all Canadians to understand.

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MURPHY: The president has offered access to him at a dinner Thursday to the 200 top purchasers of his memecoin. Half or more of those who will be meeting w/ him are foreigners. Do you have a list? RUBIO: I didn't even know there was a dinner Thursday night, so I don't know what you're referring to.

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“Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America."

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"Springsteen didn’t pull any punches — no references to 'our national divide' or 'both sides' or 'polarization.' He was direct, angry and precise in his language." - @guitarwatson.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/opinion/no-n...

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~ #Traitor #Thief #NotMyPremier

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My grandmother's generation was the first one born in the United States. Their parents paid a penny to cross the US-Mexico border. Her brothers joined the US military, fought in the war. My grandmother still had an admiring fondness for General Douglas MacArthur in the decades following.

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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 63 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

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rdnewsnow.com/2025/05/15/c... Let’s do this Red Deer!

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Premier Smith’s husband got a seat at the table for a private rail megaproject. No mandate, no disclosure. Just access. 🚉💼 RAILROAD TO CORRUPTION isn’t a headline — it’s a warning. #abpoli #UCPayToPlay #DanielleSmith #LobbyGate #Trainwreck 🚂🛤️📰 bsky.app/profile/char...

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Another revelation that raises questions about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's ethics/judgment. Ousted UCP MLA Accuses Premier's Husband of Secret Lobbying via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

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Anyone up for some research?

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Medicine Hat…every single Saturday…it’s called SHOWING UP!

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THIS👇, Albertans! 🇨🇦🇨🇦

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The UCP's Minister of Indigenous Relations, Rick Wilson, said, "I'd like to run and hide," a day after Indigenous Chiefs unanimously denounced #SeparatistSmith and the UCP government's efforts to undermine Treaty Rights. #ableg #abpoli [video: X, Sean Amato]

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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

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~So they lied for votes? After years of spreading vaccine skepticism, the UCP came out with a major campaign to ramp up immunization against measles. 265 known cases in AB on Monday. 99% unvaxxed. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

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NY17 Constituent and local social worker Emily Feiner was singled out and forcibly removed during Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall.

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Page One must have been crowded. So NYT puts it on Page 13. 🤡 @schooley.bsky.social

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this this this! details online at www.msnbc.com/prequel

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My big takeaway from tonight’s DC Bar president candidates Q&A is that Pam Bondi’s brother is exactly who you think he is, and it’s very important that DC lawyers cast our votes for @whatajlp.bsky.social by the 6/4 deadline. Search your email for “Vote Today in the D.C. Bar Election” and do it now.

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This is a shockingly mistaken understanding of due process by Stephen Miller. It is likely this misunderstanding that is informing the President’s misunderstanding.

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“Do you swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States?” “I don’t know.”

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"I will lower grocery prices on day one"

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Released 45 years ago "Holiday in Cambodia", the second single by the American punk rock band Dead Kennedys Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia (Live At Target Video) #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #history #punkrockhistory

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~Haha! Love it. Poilievre is so fck'd.

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The Golden Age

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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb.)

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Today in Elections Have Consequences: Elections Have Consequences: Governor Katie Hobbs of Arizona vetoed legislation from Republicans that would have prohibited transgender people from changing their birth certificates if they received gender-affirming care. mcusercontent.com/44a5186aac69...

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Tariffs are taxation without representation. We wrote a whole Declaration of Independence about it. Threw tea in the harbor and everything.

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Even if you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d still need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented. His argument fails even on its own terms.

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It only costs $1.60 per person for every American to have access to fact-based news & educational content. If you support kids’ access to educational programming, you support public broadcasting. If you support families getting information during natural disasters, you support public broadcasting.

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I was deeply honored to meet President Zelensky via Zoom when he asked me to become an ambassador for UNITED24 to raise funds for surveillance drones. I'm proud to have walked this road with @u24.gov.ua to support the sovereign nation of 🇺🇦 & so grateful to all who have donated! 🙏❤️👍 #SlavaUkraine

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Wanna know a great way to take the wind out of Dani’s sails? She’s so obviously trying to distract from the allegations of widespread corruption in her government. Don’t let her. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Do not fly in and out of Newark without watching @maddow.msnbc.com's segment tonight. Air traffic controllers say it's not safe and even THEY are traumatized.

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The Trump Administration lies about the law, and it lies about the facts. The administration lies about EVERYTHING.

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BREAKING: This is unusual trading by a politician. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought Palantir, $PLTR, on April 8th. On April 17th, Palantir, $PLTR, was awarded a government contract with ICE to develop ImmigrationOs. Marjorie sits on the Homeland Security Committee. Palantir is up nearly 50% since.

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Federal investment in Alberta oil and gas industry in 2024 was upwards of 30 Billion 👀 But we get it. Constant victimhood out of Alberta is nothing new.

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Attending a conference where researchers in my field (studying online misinformation and manipulation) are commiserating over all of our canceled grants, all in service of this: so this man and his regime of propagandists and conspiracy theorists can dictate (un)reality without challenge.

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