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@booker.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social are holding a livestreamed sit-in on the Capitol steps in protest of a forthcoming Republican budget that could gut Medicaid.

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BREAKING NEWS: Virginia Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivor, has died by suicide.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

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Awful. Horrible. I don’t know if this judge did anything wrong. But I can say that if this Admin insists on disappearing migrants to foreign gulags in violation of court orders, more & more ppl will feel compelled to thwart ICE. www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...

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My statement regarding the arrest of a Milwaukee County judge today.

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This entire interview is something else. Check out, confused, lying, doesn’t seem to have any grip on the facts at issue in anything. time.com/7280114/dona...

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On the same day Trump delivered what may go down as the most disgraceful betrayal of his presidency—pressuring Ukraine to surrender sovereign territory to Russia under the false banner of “peace”- Putin made his intentions clear: Russia isn’t preparing to end its war but preparing for the next one

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Resistance is NOT futile

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Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it

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Always liked Levi’s.

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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients More details to follow--stay tuned!

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Uh fuck no???

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This is tragic.

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BREAKING: MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com Podcast THREE-PEATS at #1, Trouncing Right-Wing Hosts

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Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"

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The mainstream media keeps trying to bring Sec Def Hegseth down by accurately reporting things he did.

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they want you sick and preferably dead www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's bag was stolen, including her driver’s license, medication, apartment keys, passport, DHS access badge, makeup bag, blank checks, and about $3,000 in cash. If she can't even secure her bag, how can she be trusted with homeland security?

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Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Trump thinks he can bully everyone into submission, but he can’t bully Adam Smith, who deals in reality. Markets know tariffs are taxes, and taxes are anti-growth. The Trump tariffs are the biggest economic policy mistake in decades ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

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"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs

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From the GOOD POPE…👇 Pass. It. On. 🌈✨

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When the history of the chaotic tumult we are currently going through is written, I wouldn't be surprised if the main conclusion is: "Some very unserious people created some very serious consequences."

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“This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly… a tragedy… what can be done? But if people die of hunger, if they have nothing eat, if they have poor health, it does not matter! This is our crisis today!” -Pope Francis

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so they're mycoblogging

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Meanwhile, the chaos at the Pentagon continues. Even over the holiday weekend. And is now expanding into extensive infighting. Our enemies are celebrating. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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🚨HUGE: Joni Ernst is toast. A Democrat FLIPPED a deep-red Iowa seat Trump won by 21 pts. Vets, farmers, unions—Iowa voters are DONE with Trump’s trade war. Now, Democratic challenger Nathan Sage says it best: “Unions are under attack, farmers are getting f*cked.” We can win. PART 1:

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Only one of these men has a criminal conviction—and his name isn’t Kilmar Garcia!

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"Due Process Denied One is Due Process Denied You"

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Senator Van Hollen’s commitment to the Abrego Garcia case isn’t performative. Wearing an overnight maxi pad on your ear after an “assassination attempt” is performative.

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Today marks the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which began the American Revolution. Our nation was founded on resistance to arbitrary authority and monarchical power. We built a democracy in the face of impossible odds. We must continue to protect it.

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BREAKING: Senator Van Hollen just met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvadore. "I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return."

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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."

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* U.S. EFFECTIVE TARIFF RATE HAS JUMPED TO LEVELS LAST SEEN SEVERAL LIFETIMES AGO, IMF CHIEF SAYS @reuters.com

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Glad House Dems are demanding a full briefing—because immigration agents showed up at L.A. elementary schools, and DHS lied about it. Watch the video. Hear the truth from L.A.’s superintendent. Then ask why the hell Homeland Security is targeting kids. Don’t let this go!!!

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A federal judge said the Trump administration showed “a willful disregard” to his court orders and is beginning proceedings to hold officials in contempt. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The numbers are in after yesterday’s tax deadline. Minnesota’s new Child Tax Credit delivered an average $2,400 back to working class families, benefiting nearly 400,000 kids. Regardless of Washington chaos, we’re still making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.

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THREE EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. It’s in our Constitution and at the very heart of our democracy. Article 3 establishes the judicial branch. It’s the job of judges to determine if the actions of the Administration violate our laws. Full. Stop. That’s how our democracy works.

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Please watch and share. It can be easy to get a little lost in the details, but the ENTIRE THING they're doing is absolutely built on a foundation of lies and flagrantly illegal.

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Rubio doing his best to rescue the tourism biz. 🤡 @axios.com www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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NEW: North Carolina officials say that the number of contested military/overseas ballots cast in the state Supreme Court race is 1,409, 4k fewer than previously reported. These ballots, plus 266 "never resided" voters, are still at risk of disenfranchisement. From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social

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