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This is a great read and by “great” I mean “Holy Mother of God”

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The basic rule of thumb for the federal budget is that the government should spend heavily during crises and then get its fiscal house in order. The GOP bill turns that rule on its head, meaning fighting the next crisis may be harder www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/b... @bencasselman.bsky.social

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DOGE was a smash and grab robbery of our personal data.

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this is excellent — straight talk from a meteorologist who spells out in clear terms what effect all these senseless cuts are having

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Israeli Fire at Gaza Aid Site Kills 20 Palestinians — At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday morning when the Israeli Defense Forces opened fire at a humanitarian aid distribution point in Gaza, escalating tensions in the region. This incident has drawn international attention…

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Russian officials and propagandists have chosen different strategies for dealing with the unprecedented Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airfields that took place on June 1.

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I’m curious—how does the Trump administration square openly backing a Holocaust revisionist for the presidency of Poland with daily bombarding U.S. Jewry with claims that it cares about us? _Every US headline_ on the Polish election should be something like, TRUMP-BACKED HOLOCAUST REVISIONIST WINS.

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⚡️ Ahead of Istanbul peace talks, Russia kills 9, injures 49 civilians across Ukraine. Russia attacked Ukraine with 80 Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, as well as three Iskander-M or KN-23 ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile, the Air Force reported.

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I’ve been in Ukraine for a bit. This war is far from over, despite the awe-inspiring drone strike into Russia by Ukraine… we aren’t even into overtime. Drone warfare is the future. It wasn’t robots we need to worry about in TERMINATOR— it’s the drones. We need to move all the way in now for Ukraine

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It’s still beyond horrifying to me that this dangerous crank is actually in charge of the Dept. of Health and Human Services. But then, I feel the same about all of Trump’s nominees. If you wanted to destroy a nation, these are the kinds of whacked out crackpots you would select. So.

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A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/27/a-hidden-measure-in-the-republican-budget-bill-would-crown-trump-king

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When you don’t understand how anything works then everything is a conspiracy

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Illinois congressional candidate 👇🏽

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NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered its scientists NOT to publish in journals without clearance from the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Russia still has the opportunity to surrender and withdraw fully from Ukraine, peace is in their hands if they want it.

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Arresting kids on their way to volleyball practice is a new low, even for this Administration. www.wcvb.com/article/milf...

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Ukraine staged a series of strikes across Russia, deploying drones hidden in trucks deep inside the country to hit strategic airfields as far away as eastern Siberia. The attacks damaged over 40 Russian aircraft and caused $2 billion in losses, an official in Ukraine’s Security Service said.

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Former Trump supporter refuses and returns pardon: “How could you sleep at night taking a pardon when you know you were guilty? You know that everybody there was guilty. I couldn't live with myself. I have to be right with me. And with God” Just filed: www.cbsnews.com/news/pamela-...

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Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede. Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”

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Trump's budget cuts and attacks on immigrant students & faculty are chilling innovation and groundbreaking research in the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/u...

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Let’s be clear - attempting to burn Jews alive in Colorado will not “free Palestine.” And holding Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the Israeli government is not activism. It’s vile, dangerous, and deadly antisemitism. And it needs to stop.

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NEW: Ukraine conducted a large-scale and simultaneous series of drone strikes against multiple air bases in Russia. Ukraine continues to innovate its drone technology and tactics to achieve operational surprise and successfully target Russian military infrastructure in the rear. isw.pub/UkrWar060125

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I’m glad this made the Times.

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⚡️Russia attacks Kharkiv with ballistic missiles, drones, injuring at least 6, including child. A 7-year-old boy was among the victims injured in overnight attacks on the city of Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported. Information about casualties and damage is still being investigated.

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We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol. Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists. W/ @texastribune.org‬ @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga

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“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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How dare a Democratic leader insist on speaking about what actually matters!

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In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.

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BREAKING: Texas Republicans just passed a major book banning bill. They say it’s about protecting kids from “filth.” But when I questioned the bill author, he admitted that it could ban classics like Romeo and Juliet, Catcher in the Rye, and Lonesome Dove.

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⚡️Explosions reported in Kyiv. Explosions were heard in Kyiv around 1:45 a.m. local time, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground. Ukraine's Air Force warned of the threat of Russian missile strikes on the capital.

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www.npr.org/2025/05/31/n... Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric

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The more they can deny statistical reality, the more they can hide the truth of this regime’s failures.

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Absolute fucking clown show

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#ICEisGestapo

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So... Trump told us that these tariffs were going to stop the illegal trafficking and use of opioids. Remember? That's what he promised. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China until they stop the Fentanyl. How's that going, anyone know?

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The utter shamelessness of Joni Ernst…

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Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery

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“No! Mis hijos estan en La escuela! (My kids are in school!) Por favor!” Tennessee’s @davidwontshutup.bsky.social on a very difficult video to watch of ICE grabbing a mother outside immigration court in Texas.

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NYT: “The episode was recorded by someone who was sitting in Mr. Nadler’s office. In the video, an officer with the Federal Protective Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is shown demanding access to a private area inside the office.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...

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WTF? Senator Joni Ernst just made it a billion times worse.

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They really don't want Americans to do science anymore

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SPACENEWS: NASA budget would cancel dozens of science missions, lay off thousands (But sets aside nearly $2 billion effectively earmarked for SpaceX) spacenews.com/nasa-budget-...

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This guy has murdered hundreds of thousands of people this year, most of them children.

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Despite that worry, I cannot stop standing up for what is right. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice. I cannot ignore what Trump is doing to our democracy and our country. Or more precisely, I will not. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...

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