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Three migrants sent to Guantánamo said they were denied calls to loved ones, subjected to humiliating strip searches and left in isolation for prolonged periods.

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This is an INCREDIBLY serious story for Washington, DC. There is one prosecutor for DC: the federal/DOJ US Attorney for DC. That's a Trump-appointed position now. The Trump appointee is corrupt, venal, MAGA. Here the DC police wanted to prosecute a crime, and the Trump USAO SAID NO. 1/

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The UK government has achieved what was once thought impossible: uniting the entirety of the British press against them.

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maybe my favourite etymology: the phrase “curry favour” originates from a medieval french morality poem about a conniving horse named fauvel who amasses a following of sycophantic humans to groom and tend to him. over time, “currying fauvel” eventually became “currying favour.”

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Fabric chain Joann is going out of business and closing all 800 stores, marking the end of an 82-year-old company that was once the leading destination for DIY and crafts enthusiasts.

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So now that Joann Fabric is officially on its deathbed, what we're NOT going to do is shop at Hobby Lobby, right? Hey. Sewists, crafters, look at me. Listen. You are NOT going to shop at Hobby Lobby. I'm so serious do not shop at Hobby Lobby

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How to change a swastika that cant be removed

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When I tell y'all I did a DOUBLE TAKE on the highway, holy shit they covered MY SONG... holy shit it's 20 years old...

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Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.

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If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.

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Sure would be nice if the U.S. continued funding stuff like “vaccines for pancreatic cancer.”

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Current status: we're smuggling eggs in from Mexico now. So let's talk about WHY Mexico's egg industry has been stable- while US egg prices are through the roof! 1. Mexico puts people in jail for price-fixing. 2. Mexico lets farmers vaccinate their chickens against bird flu.

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Leaders of the Social Security Administration had just opened an investigation into a career employee they believed was improperly sharing information with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team when President Donald Trump elevated the employee this week to acting commissioner.

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DOGE’s accounting of its “savings” is riddled with sloppy mistakes. The five largest cuts that it listed on its website earlier this week were all incorrect — making the savings look far larger than they were in reality.

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Firing all of the JAGs (Judge Advocates General)—the top lawyers in each service branch—is just as bad as, if not worse than, firing (most of) the Joint Chiefs.

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My cartoon for today’s @guardian books.

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How long did it take you to realize Mangione was dressed in a (dark) green sweater today to match the call to action for people attending court support to wear green in solidarity with him (green because Luigi from Mario Bros)? It took me, a reporter who was in the courtroom, a solid two hours.

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I know there's dozens of things to contact reps about every single day, but today please contact them about keeping USPS independent. Privatizing USPS would be devastating for so many reasons, but personally it would destroy my small business if I can't have affordable/accessible service. 5calls.org

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Wow. DOGE is far more expensive than the USDS that it pretends to be. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump Administration has pulled them back.

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More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

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Which FBS stadiums are closest to a Waffle House? We took google maps walking directions and ranked them all! Here’s who came out on top.

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President Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to face deadly consequences when big blazes arrive this summer

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Movie you’ve watched more than six times, using only gifs

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Friendly reminder to get your free Covid tests before they throw them away. Covidtests.gov wapo.st/42VLGQh

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Hey, regarding Amazon disabling USB downloads: It can be totally bypassed with a download of free software, and one can strip out the DRM, by following the instructions at the link. Then the files are yours to do with as you will, as they should be.

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I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org

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youtu.be/znq-QV9EMkg?... INFINITE IS COMING BACK!!!!

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Wherever possible please buy your books directly from authors and/or publishers. Even ebooks (then Amazon can't delete them either). We make a better cut and you get the same thing or better, plus Bezos and ilk don't get richer. Win win win.

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IRS reportedly preparing to give Musk’s Doge agency access to taxpayer data

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Oh shit 😞 rip

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hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

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