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Russell Vought: "Impoundment, which is also a possibility. We are dusting off muscle memory that existed for 200 years before President Nixon in the 1970s and Congress acted to try to take away the president's ability to spend less." (Impoundment is literally illegal.)

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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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The BLS, which produces the CPI, told economists this week that a hiring freeze led the agency to cut back on the number of businesses where it checks prices. Response rates for one data set increased in the April CPI as fewer businesses were surveyed www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...

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Ahead of being killed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the IRS has open sourced its Direct File software which currently provides free tax filing for people making under $200K ($250K if married) in one of 25 states. Intuit’s lobbyists may have won this round but maybe taxpayers will win the war.

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

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There is more than sufficient evidence to open a federal hate crime case under 18 USC 249. This is precisely the type of crime the Shepard-Byrne ACT was passed to permit the feds to prosecute. Important to watch what DOJ does here. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

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Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool

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Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back. This is only going to get worse.

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When you stand against them, understand they train for this. Thus you must to equally patient training to defeat them - not through force: they got that locked down and will win - but through disciplined non-violent resistance. The moral is the vital ground.

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Democrats have won EVERY special election by landslides, and cut into Red districts. A good sign that voters are running away from MAGA Retrumplicans and their horro show ! That’s encouraging!

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This statement from Jonathan Joss's husband is heart breaking. No, headline writers, he wasn't "killed in an argument with a neighbor." He was deliberately murdered for being gay right after his dog was decapitated. Bet the murderer calls himself a "Christian." THIS is why Pride is important.

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MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated? McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding

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The ISM manufacturing survey comments are lit: “.. supply chain disruptions rivaling that of COVID ..”

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GOOD NEWS!! Americans need to learn the consequences of their actions! Tariffs were promised, and prices will raise to American consumers. FAFO! #USA

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You guys know Graham is only doing the 500% tariffs thing to legitimize Trump's sanctions on USians and to support russia, right?

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Jonathan Joss was the victim of a violent, homophobic hate crime. This is why we have Pride Month and why we’ll only get louder and prouder. RIP Jonathan Joss

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The California Democratic Party reaffirms support for two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, Nonbinary, and Intersex (2STGI) and all LGBTQ+ People. Proud to have worked with many around the state to set the expectation for candidates seeking our endorsement next year! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #CAStrong

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It has been estimated that by eliminating programs like USAID and PEPFAR, the Trump administration has effectively killed 300,000 people Over 200,000 of them were children And if Republicans cut Medicaid as they’ve threatened, thousands will die in the US as well We MUST stop these ghouls

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"The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are working to undercut the growth of electric vehicles, impose a new tax on them and swing federal policy sharply in favor of oil and gasoline." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/b...

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i don’t think ICE is ready for the growing resentment and anger they’re going to face

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It's because "hating Democrats" has become for too many a prerequisite for queerness, and doing that requires one to pretend Democrats have done nothing for gay rights, and DOING THAT requires an absolute ignorance of history.

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the audi dealer just offered me a ton more money than my car is worth, and I told him, "In this economy? All these fuckin tariffs? I can't afford a new car while these morons fuck up the economy." he laughed and laughed. even car dealers hate him and most car dealers are at least nazi-adjacent.

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My take on Elon Musk and his plan to leave government. www.economist.com/united-state... With a mini scoop at the end - the workers going back into the United States Institute of Peace offices found a whole bunch of weed apparently thrown away by the DOGE staffers who had been hanging out there

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(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/

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Idiocracy undersold it

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very notable how Fox turns every antisemitic act of violence into a way to push for Ilhan Omar's expulsion from Congress

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If I'm reading this correctly, then Yarvin wants the role of führer to be awarded via a Wings of Voice-style competition www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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The heartbreaking statement from Jonathan Joss’s husband about his death.

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Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

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Mentions on this morning's Fox & Friends Medicaid: 1 Biden: 39

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Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

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Personally seen millionaire wannabe celeb MSNBC cable TV news anchors[Scarborough, Jansing, Melber] interview proven racist Trump's border czar Homan with 'kid gloves.' Each kowtowed in the sense of preparation and inability to exhibit righteous indignation. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/31/m...

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"Trump's tariffs hitting the shelves at Walmart and Target stores across the US." www.businessinsider.com/walmart-pric....

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My thoughts are with our Jewish neighbors after another horrifying antisemitic attack, this time in Boulder. Hate has no place in our country.

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Dems not let themselves be gaslit by Republicans on foreign policy challenge.

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God, this is so fucking stupid, Blumenthal got memed.

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While the rest of the world is suffering from inflation, an early recession was brought on by Donald Trump's tariffs, increased food prices, increased prescription prices, increased energy costs, and while families are suffering Trump and his cronies will be living it up on their billions of dollars

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Trump manipulated the stock market to make him and his billionaire friends massive profits at the expense of the American people. This is exactly why you don't have a felon in the White House. This is the definition of massive fraud so investigate your President Speaker Mike Johnson you hypocrite.

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