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PBS insisted on removing a 90-second segment from a documentary about Art Spiegelman that was critical of Donald Trump. Daniel Engber reports on a worrying trend in public television:

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From November: “The vast majority of mainstream media pundits,& the most prominent political party analysts are simply ill-equipped to speak or report w/knowledge, context, sophistication,or authority about how race shapes American politics & electoral outcomes.” open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

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Headed on a trip... This one is like none I've ever been on. Keep me in your thoughts! 🫶🏽 See y'all soon. (Ohh and shoutout to Dulles airport with the inclusion)

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I’ll say this and then I’m gonna step back b/c 2026 IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ELECTION THAT’S IMPORTANT NOW. No Dem presidential candidate wins w/o high Black turnout & vote. So stop making it like Black voters are expendable or that you can serve up any candidate chosen by Pelosi, Clooney or MSM & win.

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Start every day with this reality: EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined. #LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable ballotpedia.org/United_State...

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Donald Trump is, without a doubt, the MOST CORRUPT person to ever sit in the Oval Office. And these idiot Republicans and conservatives are fine with it. They have no morals, values, principles, ethics, integrity or honor. They are hypocrites. We should call them out EVERY DAY.

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Trump is taking a $400 million luxury jet bribe from Qatar while denying North Carolina $200 million in disaster relief funding.

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Wise words from Mr. Rogers. We are all in this together. Let us all renew ourselves to strive for the common good.

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The Trump Justice Department is failing to hold Boeing accountable. After two planes crashes and 346 deaths, Boeing gets a slap on the wrist. This deal sends a dangerous message that, under President Trump, corporate executives can put profit over safety and never face justice.

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WOW! 🤯 Congrats to @katiephang.bsky.social on surpassing 100,000 YouTube subscribers in just 24 hours. Follow her channel now and let’s keep the momentum going: YouTube.com/@katiephangnews

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Federally funded protection and advocacy agencies are crucial to enforcing the rights of disabled people across the Nation and protecting against abuse. The Trump Administration looks primed to make devastating cuts to those agencies. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

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“This thin-skinned tyrant is determined to strip the White House of actual reporters & threaten media companies if they dare to question him. It’s an appalling sign every reporter in the Oval Office didn’t speak up or get up and leave in support of NBC’s Alexander.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...

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In a major blow to Paul Weiss law firm, their 4 top partners are leaving in the wake of its decision to cut a deal with Trump. They will form their own law firm.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...

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In my worst nightmares the teenagers at DOGE take over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and, yup, here we are.

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“A construction worker in south Alabama says he was forcibly detained Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who claimed his proof of U.S. citizenship was fake.” www.al.com/news/mobile/...

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Walmart is laying off workers — while raising prices, hitting record profits, and making the Walton family even richer. Classic corporate greed.

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Deregulating the nuclear industry isn’t just careless—it’s a death sentence waiting to be signed. It paves the way for subpar, hazardous plants to rise, putting lives on the line. If we let this happen, we won’t be questioning safety; we’ll be counting casualties. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Democrats in Congress: Investigate and expose why ICE is allowed to operate in masks and conceal their identities. There is no acceptable scenario where this should be permitted. @HouseDemocrats @SenateDems

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It's perfect because apartheid is a white supremacist's wet dream.

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Makes all kinds of sense!!!!

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Warnock: You literally have, in real time, the leader of another nation-state—in this case, South Africa—there to talk to him about trade, and he’s saying, “Sorry, Mr. President, we don’t have a plane to offer you.” And you see why we have an Emoluments Clause in the first place.

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Okay, here's the thing ... We agree that Trump and his administration are corrupt, but what about the system and the policies that allow the corruption to florish without any recourse, what exactly would you call that, Senator Warner?

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Someone had to tell them... so she did. youtube.com/shorts/MdqCs...

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If only Christian charity were as easy as accessorizing.

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Someone had to tell them... so she did. youtube.com/shorts/MdqCs...

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Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" in a nutshell: 14 MILLION people losing their health insurance just so Jeff Bezos can buy another $500 MILLION yacht.

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The treatment by Trump of South Africa's president was disgusting. In our Oval Office.

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The Zelens’kyi ambush was antisemitic, and this one was racist. Good presentation here by NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

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Cases of measles, salmonella, listeria, and hepatitis A and C have spread throughout the country. But since Trump's inauguration, CDC newsletters, health alerts about disease outbreaks, and other communications have largely stopped. "Make American Healthy Again."

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This is a part of the “big beautiful bill” that has not received nearly enough attention. The ACA enhanced premium tax credits have lowered the cost of healthcare for millions. These will expire this year and this bill does not extend them. Here is more www.americanprogress.org/article/5-wa...

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HUD and state officials, attorneys and advocates describe a dismantling of federal fair housing enforcement efforts, with every step of the work of fighting discrimination slowed, constrained or halted entirely.

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Thank you, King County Public Health, for keeping us informed. Measles is a deadly and highly contagious disease. As vaccine misinformation spreads, it is important to note that the measles vaccine is SAFE and EFFECTIVE. publichealthinsider.com/2025/05/20/n...

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🚨 This bill gets more egregious by the minute. Rules just dropped an amended “Big Beautiful Bill” that includes a provision to pressure health exchange plans to drop abortion services except in the case of rape or the life of the mother, even if federal funds are not used to cover the services.

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Trump says “don’t touch Medicaid”—then backs a bill that guts it by $600B?! All while flying private on Qatar’s dime? This isn’t policy. It’s corruption. And if this budget bill passes, the lies become laws. Watch. Share. Rage. @katiephang.bsky.social #WaitADamnMinute #ProtectMedicaid

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@warren.senate.gov: "They're fighting over how many children should go hungry so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island."

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@warren.senate.gov: "Republicans wanna do a bomb with a long fuse. They wanna say, 'We're gonna cut healthcare & food help for millions of Americans. We're gonna pass the law now, light the fuse, and it's not gonna explode until right after the 2026 election. That way Republicans can deny reality.'"

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Sec. Noem oversees hundreds of thousands of employees across 10 agencies—many with the power to arrest citizens. She should understand what 'habeas corpus' means. The fact that she doesn’t is deeply concerning and raises serious questions: Does she know her job? Has she even read the Constitution?

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Schneider: Many of the areas they represent have the highest need for support from Medicaid, and many families in those districts rely on SNAP.. But what we’re seeing is Republicans in Congress aren’t representing their districts—they’re kowtowing to Trump.

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Dingell: They are going to rip healthcare away from almost 14 million people. When I was at home, a mother had her child in a wheelchair and started crying on the elevator—she wanted me to promise her that her child would still be able to go to the doctor. Children’s Hospital in Detroit—

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Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that Marco Rubio can override the First Amendment just because he doesn’t like what you wrote in a student newspaper. Rümeysa Öztürk’s op-ed wasn’t a national security threat, and certainly didn’t warrant her being kidnapped off the street.

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Utterly intolerable – today's front page from The Independent 📰 You can download a digital newspaper every morning with a subscription to Independent Premium Subscribe here ➡️ bit.ly/3Q6bzWD

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