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BREAKING: DOGE sought access to Congress's watchdog. Thus far, the agency — the U.S. Government Accountability Office — has said no. New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-d...

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"Fairfax County Workers Certify Union to Gain Stronger Voice for Jobs and Services; Historic vote by more than 11,000 public service workers comes as working Virginians’ support for unions is growing" - @SEIUVA512 bluevirginia.us/2025/05/frid...

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Pay people what they're worth. Treat them with respect. Every job has dignity. Together is how we make changes that last and benefit us all.

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Unions are standing up and standing together. We can be a part of that, by support or participation.

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Culturally, we need to be ok and for it to be ok to admit mistakes. This would be a great place to start that.

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Newark’s air traffic control infrastructure has long needed upgrades to meet the demands of a major transit hub. Reckless cuts have worsened the problem. I’m calling on Congress to approve emergency funding to modernize the system—because what’s happening in Newark is part of a national failure.

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Is anyone else worried that Trump will have a military gathering at the place where his two current, largest obstacles (SCOTUS/Congress) are with this parade? I'm not trying to be apocalyptic, but I don't think this guy has limits.

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I stood on the House floor today to sound the alarm: HB 113 is a quiet coup. It erases legislative intent, silences agency expertise, and hands power to far-right courts. This is Project 2025 in action, right here in Texas. We must not obey in advance. We must stand in opposition. (1/2) #txlege

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There’s no creepier stooge of the creepy billionaires. He’s been living off their dark-money groups for years. With counsel Mark Paoletta (of Leonard Leo/Harlan Crow/Clarence Thomas painting fame) they’re destroying democracy from within.

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500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens. Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.

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Chalk one up for the Rule of Law (for the moment).

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What the hell?

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It's almost like they're using the Bill of Rights as a checklist of things to violate- 1st amdt: actively being attacked 2nd amdt: verbally threatened 3rd amdt: threatened because of the birthday march?! 4th amdt: attacked through immigration warrants that don't require probable cause

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Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.

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#altcitizen this morning. I am starting to feel this quote. IRS is wore out. #altgov

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People that are some of the highest paid in the government get his sympathy for committing a crime, but not people trying to make a good, honest living.

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Is this even a real question after these first 100+ days....MOST ABSOLUTELY..🤚🤚🤚

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Just got word that Secretary Noem is asking for an addition to her budget - a new private Gulfstream 5 jet for her personal national photo op tour. She's already got a private plane but wants a tricked out new one. All while she supports kicking 13 million people off Medicaid.

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At a time when we already spend more on the military than the next nine nations combined… At a time when everyone knows there is massive waste and fraud in the Pentagon… Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill increases defense spending by $150 billion. Outrageous.

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Forgetting that it's an obvious bribe, and 100% in violation of the Constitution... Qatar has been a terrorist state. It housed and protected KSM, who plotted 9-11. Now POTUS is going to fly on a plane whose comms systems were BUILT BY QATAR. Do we actually think they WON'T be listening?

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CFPB kills a new rule that would have protected your data more. If this isn't what you want, let your representatives know. If they're already doing what you want them to in that regard, I don't think a thanks would hurt anybody.

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Privatisation of essential monopoly govt services is not a good idea. After a decade of coverage here we wrap the story and AG report on Northern Beaches Hospital which is going back to public hands #auspol youtu.be/igrXcFVIRxI?...

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We're in the seventh hour of the Ways and Means markup of Republicans' tax cut for the rich. Democrats led by @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social just offered an amendment to stop Republicans from stripping health coverage away from the American people. Every Republican voted against it.

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Bit of good news.

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BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts. Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.

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Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: “no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

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Nov 2025 will be a big voting year for us.

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A judge arrested. A mayor arrested. Next an opposing member of Congress or the Senate will be arrested. And then, and then and then. The fascism is worse every day. Wake up.

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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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"President Donald Trump has been personally involved in discussions inside the administration over potentially suspending habeas corpus, a legal procedure that allows people to challenge their detention in court, two people familiar with the consideration told CNN."

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Lesser known translation: An executive branch official saying "suspension of habeas corpus" is latin for "I'm a fascist and I hate the fundamental idea of America". Didn't know if anyone else had that info.

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Here's more ideas for ways to be active in case you feel stuck or stumped like me.

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This lady is a patriot working for freedom and justice for all.

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I came across the Revolutions podcast by Mike Duncan and, among other thoughts, I'm floored by how rooted America is in collective action. To break from an oppressive tyrant, the colonies collaborated to pursue a dream of liberty. We can do the same and better because we can learn from them.

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Your School House Rock moment......

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Additional note about the whole "we don't need warrants for immigration" BS. Once they've decided that they can go in without a warrant, anything they see is fair game, at least long enough to cuff you and start the grinding of the wheels of Justice. It may get tossed, but when? Who can afford it?

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Target made its choice—and so have Black consumers. The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams. I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.

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Sunday night’s town hall in Somers, New York was yet another horrifying example of the brutal suppression of free speech in America under Trump. Constituent Emily Feiner courageously stood up and quite courteously asked Republican Rep. Mike Lawler a simple question about upholding the…

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🚨🚨 Deranged letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Harvard’s president, cutting off federal funding for any new grants. Worth reading in full. It is NUTS.

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In response to @freedom.press FOIA request, ODNI declassified & released an intel memo contradicting a key claim Trump made to invoke the Alien Enemies Act Confirms reporting the Trump admin characterized as false & used to justify weakening limits on leak inquiries www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...

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Good news is good.

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Remember when the president didn't know if he had to follow the Constitution? That shit was wild. Good thing it's a dystopian nightmare that will end any moment now. That dash of women in VA not having control over their bodies at the end was especially spicy. Any moment can't happen soon enough.

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Trump often confuses the issue here by initiating the bribery scheme himself, therefore making it more like extortion.

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There's a push to "bring God back" to America. And without examination, that's an alright thing to shout and rally around. But when it starts to happen, whose god goes first? Likely, it'll be the Christian god, the rest are second. Then the fight is which Christian version. Keep Church out of State

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