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When American citizens have to worry about returning to their own country from travel abroad, you ain’t living in a free republic.

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Yet another independent agency and likely illegal maneuver that shows the Felon will continue to undermine the rule of law. stocks.apple.com/A3doIKhKTSM2...

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It's almost become a trite observation, but it bears repeating that the evil and the destruction are the only goals. Everything else is lip service. Zero silver linings. If RFK Jr were at all serious about his "eat natural foods instead of Doritos" plank, this is the guy you'd want to lead that.

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Ahead of Tax Day, Oxfam, global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice, released a new issue brief detailing how the Trump administration’s attempts to undermine the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are further rigging the tax code in favor of billionaires and mega-corporations

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Yes, & a reminder that the entire reason all of this is happening now is because no one of consequence went to jail for any meaningful amount of time for Iran-Contra, everything under GWB, January 6, or any of the other incredibly illegal & unconstitutional crimes under GOP presidencies since 1981.

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🤫 don’t tell Pete Hegseth

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Can’t even sabotage the economy well. 🤡 @nbcnews.com @loriannlarocco.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/u...

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Weather Service Prepares for ‘Degraded Operations’ Amid Trump Cuts. Gift link: nyti.ms/42MeGJD

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The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it. www.wired.com/story/cve-pr...

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What if I told you the real driver of MAGA’s plot to rig future elections isn’t Trump? It’s a fringe lawyer you’ve never heard of. But her blueprint is taking shape – and it could block millions of Americans from voting. BIG story you may have missed this week. ⬇️

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This is interesting stuff. America went from a country where 60 Minutes was by far the most watched show for decades — until the 2000s, when American Idol took the crown. And that has in turn shaped political views. www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/the-...

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A lawsuit over the Trump administration's infamous Houthi Signal group chat has revealed what steps departments took to preserve the messages—and how little they actually saved. www.wired.com/story/heres-...

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hope all the businesses who've been enjoying this month of tariffs also enjoy getting ransomware because they can't prioritize patching efficiently anymore

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When Tim called these people “weird,” that might have been the realest moment of the entire 2024 campaign.

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Lots of signs that tourism business in the US is absolutely cratering. International tourism is only part of that. But just remarkable that you see Secretary of State saying stuff like this.

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Marco Rubio says that Americans living in Europe shouldn't ever have to face any ramifications for their political speech online. The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.

submitted 19 hours ago • 592 comments

Quite apart from it being cool if people want to retire I think part of the issue is we actually want ATCs to be not terribly old?

submitted 23 hours ago • 63 comments

per Van Hollen, El Salvador wouldn't let him into CECOT, which seems notable given that multiple House Republicans have photos of themselves inside grinning and giving a thumbs-up Abu Ghraib-style

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Stagflation

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Fed Chair Powell: "cutting back on scientific research may have implications for economic growth, for productivity, for health, for all kinds of things, but those are very difficult to estimate in real time."

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“Canceled sailings.” “Blank sailings.” The freight market is telling you everything you need to know about the coming wave of scarcity. @cnbc.com @loriannlarocco.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/2025/04/16/t...

submitted 21 hours ago • 106 comments

The Secretary of State holding a public conversation with Mike Benz — legitimizing a former white power YouTuber as an expert in our government — is Loomer-level insanity. Reality is dead and there is no floor. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

submitted 21 hours ago • 37 comments

It’s even more impressive than that. There are only about 1.7 million registered voters in Utah which means that around 20% of them signed this referendum in the past 30 days. Truly incredible organizing.

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

Did any of these law firm managing partners ever watch the Martin Scorsese film, Goodfellas?

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This scam PAC has been banned by @actblueorg.bsky.social ad @ngpvan.com and now is using a service called Numero.

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Don't let this sort of thing become normalized. No criminal record. Married with a child. Complying with immigration bureaucracy. Agents wait outside his home. Smash his window while he calls his lawyer. Take him to an undisclosed location. This is Soviet secret police stuff. youtu.be/Bnlj-wSI4Bg

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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.

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we’ve fired you from your secure govt job, now you get to go work in the mines! we’ve also taken away all the workplace safety regulations and sabotaged your collective bargaining power. but it’s okay! we also fucked up your social security so you can work forever. enjoy your shorter shittier life!

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The US brought back the half-dozen women mistakenly deported to El Salvador!

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“Bipartisan” doing a lot of work here. It amounts to like 3 House Dems at most, Jared Golden being the most obvious.

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I didn’t think Poilievre could be any more like Trump, and now this:

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No biggie. This man is temporarily in charge of, and Trump wants to put him permanently in charge of, one of the two United States Attorney’s offices that handle the most national-security matters. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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Since the beginning I’ve said that Elon and his DOGE tech bros know the real value in pillaging these federal agencies is in the data, but not to raid your bank accounts. It’s to influence the outcome of our elections.

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"A federal judge on Tuesday blocked" Trump's "retribution campaign" against Susman Godfrey and others, calling it "'a shocking abuse of power....While I wish other firms were not capitulating as readily, I admire firms like Susman for standing up and challenging it.'” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...

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This guy has family members. He has friends. He has neighbors. People may know him from church or softball or their kids’ hockey league or the corner store. I hope they all see this photo. I hope they all recognize him.

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Be aware. Please share.

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For context, Lee County is the Southern most county in Iowa, basically the part that looks like a goatee on Iowa's East Coast. It's over an hour's drive from Iowa City. Trump carried 62% of the vote. Grassley is notorious for promoting events in a way that Dems don't find out.

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Regarding the discourse last week over whether we need more sprawl development to end the housing shortage: There's no reason why greenfield/brownfield development within existing metro regions can't look more like this than like McMansion sprawl. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...

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While presenting an award at the event known as the Oscars of Science, 'The Studio' star pointed out the irony of tech titans' support for the Trump administration's defunding of science. The potentially embarrassing comments were edited out.

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“I was just following orders” was not a defense at Nuremberg. And it won’t be a defense in the future here.

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Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter

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‘This Is About Much More’ Than Riggs: The Latest In The North Carolina GOP Judge’s Attempt To Steal An Election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/this-is...

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Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?" Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’” “I’M PISSED!”

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