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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

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Time for today’s edition of Least Surprising News of the Day.

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Kind, decent, and compassionate, Pope Francis was badly out of step with contemporary western culture.

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www.vatican.va/content/fran... From Pope Francis' Easter message yesterday, "Urbi et Orbi"

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“Anyone who builds a wall rather than a bridge to keep out migrants is not a Christian.” - Pope Francis. R.I.P.

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WATCH — @carolecadwalla.bsky.social : “The Russian and American presidents are now speaking the same words. Telling the same lies. We are watching the collapse of the international world order in real time… it is already later than we think.”

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“For, borne on the night-wind of the Past, Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, And the midnight message of Paul Revere.”

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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

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Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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Breaking news: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) met Thursday in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego García, a Maryland resident who has been imprisoned in the country since the Trump administration mistakenly deported him there last month.

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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

submitted 9 days ago • 1803 comments

Bukele has already returned migrants to the U.S. because they were from Central America or they were women—migrants the Trump admin had unilaterally declared as “criminals.” This is all a joke to them. It’s truly sick.

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In lieu of Trump's soon to be enacted ‘MARTIAL LAW’ plans, it's time to take action.

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If it weren't for the tariffs, this would be one of the biggest stories right now.

submitted 14 days ago • 161 comments

🇺🇸

submitted 15 days ago • 23 comments

lol

submitted 15 days ago • 126 comments

📌An emergency order. Ironic, because this rotten SOB is the definition of national emergency ... I hate him.

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Illegal attempts to access IRS data was an article of impeachment against Nixon.

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"Our adversaries use $10,000 one-way drones that we shoot down with $2 million missiles," SOCOM commander Gen. Bryan Fenton testified to Congress today. "That cost benefit curve is upside down."

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So many folks are, rightly, going to lose their shit over this. It's absurd, fundamentally wrong, stupid, and dangerous — all at the same time.

submitted 16 days ago • 149 comments

Trump now Deporting Citizens

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This is not good

submitted 16 days ago • 38 comments

Operation Condor vibes (transnational terror torture and psychological warfare consortium). Headed by US-backed Pinochet.

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#HandsOff in #Scranton, PA. Huge turnout in the rain — this was after the speakers had finished!

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I'm no good with patterns. Can someone help me out here?

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STAY IN LINE WISCONSIN YOU OF ALL PEOPLE KNOW SOMETIMES THE CHEESE MUST BE AGED

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"Meet the Tech Billionaire Just as Dangerous as Elon Musk" Eccentric Palantir CEO Alex Karp is profiting from Israel’s genocide abroad, writes @taylorlorenz.bsky.social for Zeteo, and wants to make money off of Trump’s immigration crackdown at home. zeteo.com/p/meet-the-t...

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Padilla: By the time the water was released, the fires were already contained. There was no way that water could even make its way to Southern California. When the hot, dry months come and farmers need that water for irrigation, it’ll be gone. And you can’t get it back.

submitted 23 days ago • 194 comments