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As our nation girds for possible Iranian terrorist attacks, this is the person Trump put in charge of terrorism prevention. 22 years old. Recent work experience: landscaping/grocery clerk. Never worked a day in counter-terrorism. But he’s a BIG Trump fan. So he got the job.

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SEN. KAINE: “America was lied into a war in 2002 against Iraq with a Republican administration giving us false information about Iraq's weapons program. I have grave concern that we're going down the same path.”

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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

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And without due process this Georgia-born American citizen spends the rest of his life disappeared in a jail in Jamaica. Do you get it yet?

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Sarah McBride is one of our most impressive and important elected leaders. This conversation is essential. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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There is goodness in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.

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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Via Sam Stein on twitter

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5+ MILLION people joined over 2,100 rallies across the nation today, in an act of peaceful resistance and community solidarity. Thanks to everyone who exercised your First Amendment rights and showed our collective power. Get home safe — and make a plan to organize with your local ACLU affiliate.💪

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I'm still gonna say Jon Stewart for fucking President.

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MAGA is a discount lifestyle brand. It’s basically MARSHALL’S for hateful dipshits.

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No Corruption. #NoKings

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We’re absolutely blown away. We estimate that more than 10,000 Capital Region residents showed up to our ❌👑 event today, completely occupying both sides of the full length of Wolf Road, and including hundreds of honking cars decorated for the occasion

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Let’s go. #NoKings #NoKingsDay

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The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)

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In the past week, a union leader has been arrested, a U.S. Rep charged with a crime, a U.S. Senator violently handcuffed, and reporters shot with rubber bullets and detained. There is no ambiguity. This is a regime operating as an authoritarian. Americans who believe in liberty must oppose it.

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I wish whenever Democrats did the boilerplate "Of course I believe that violent or destructive protesters should be arrested," they'd add, "Unlike our president who pardons them if they are beating on cops for him."

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This story is already written. It will end either with a pitiful whimper as authoritarianism suffocates us, or through proud, patriotic, unflappable, big-hearted resistance. Stand and be counted this weekend. 🇺🇸♥️💪❌👑

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The only way to the end of this story is through it. Show up. Be nonviolent and lawful, but add your body to the crowd. Stand and be counted.

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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

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Our essay on the famous question to Joe McCarthy: substack.com/@johnfdicker...

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Worth a watch.

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“The only thing this administration hates more than the New Testament is the Constitution.”

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Keep the pressure on the very few republicans who know none of this is okay

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White flight ☠️😂

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Last week, @rhodesben.bsky.social and I did a Munk Debates against Kevin Roberts and Kellyanne Conway on whether Trump is leading America into a new golden age. We won. This is from my closing statement. There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.

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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

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I dug into Trump's budget over the weekend and here are 3 things you might not see in the news that I think are really important to know about.

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PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions. 0 were on the gang member list. 130 had no criminal history. 32 had minor offenses. All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...

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Next time someone in Congress glibly dismisses your need for healthcare, remember that they have some of the best healthcare in the country. And it was paid for by YOU.

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I literally can’t imagine a more corrupt administration. Literally.

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This is great 😂

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@ellecordova.bsky.social has some alliterative thoughts on that big beautiful bill you've been hearing so much about.

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Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil.

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Not complicated: Center the material interests of normal Americans. Make a simple five point plan to address them. Message like American voters are ten year olds. Get younger, spirited people to carry the message into all spaces. Crush MAGA for corruption and incompetence. Do it every day.

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The president’s net worth has jumped from 2.4 billion to 5.4 billion since becoming president. Foreign oligarchs are dropping untold billions into his memecoin. The Qataris are gifting him a luxury jetliner. The Vietnamese are fast-tracking a Trump Resort. Brazen, unprecedented corruption.

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President Trump's dinner for top buyers of $TRUMP coin poses a range of ethical concerns. "The great irony here is that many of the people buying this currency would not be eligible to donate $100 to the president’s campaign," @danw329.bsky.social told @nbcnews.com

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He is so ridiculously, brazenly corrupt. This is broad daylight. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

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"Do you all ever get tired of being on the wrong side of history?" Yes. Fuck. Them. Up.

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As a reminder, she didn’t even run a red light, something DHS harped on as her disobeying US laws. The cops eventually admitted they pulled over the wrong car.

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