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"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser

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It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo. It’s cowardice.

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SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”

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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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Newsom: "He's been a stone cold liar about what he said we talked about. He never discussed the National Guard. Period. Full stop. I would love to share with you what he actually talked about. It would send shivers up your spine."

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The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects. We the People.

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Gutting funding for public media will cut off news sources for millions of Americans. That’s exactly what Trump wants: to exert even more control over the news and information that the public receives – or doesn’t even receive at all. It’s a hallmark of dictatorship.

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Like the rest of the world, I'm still reeling from the loss of Brian Wilson, a true musical genius. I was beyond honored to play accordion on a Brian Wilson track (never officially released) a few years ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Mr...

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Rep. Pat Ryan: "Mr. Secretary, I don't say this lightly but I have to say this on the record: I think your tenure as Secretary of Defense has been shameful and weak and you should resign."

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18 years ago I finally summoned up the courage to say three words that would change my life: “I need help.” Thank you to all the selfless people who have helped me on my journey through sobriety. I am eternally grateful.

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Just so we're all clear: It's not a coincidence that the first senator they've used physical force against is Sen. Alex Padilla, a Latino man representing California.

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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.

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Happy Pride Month...🌈

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We are marching to Senator Thune’s office. There must be accountability for the detainment of a Senator. This is not normal.

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Some serious shade from @slate.com today re Bluesky - but here’s the thing. This platform doesn’t have an algorithm that tracks you to offer up commercialized slop. YOU have to do the legwork to find & follow interesting people and subscribe to feeds on topics you want to hear about.

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58 years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled on the side of our clients Mildred and Richard Loving, legalizing interracial marriages nationwide. This Loving Day, we honor the generations of families who were torn apart by anti-miscegenation laws and celebrate the couple that changed history.

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This is extremely disturbing. @padilla.senate.gov was violently removed from a public briefing for asking questions on behalf of the people he represents. Every day that goes by, Donald Trump is making our nation look more and more like a fascist state.

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“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.” Edward O Wilson

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“ICE” as snatching people from churches now. Never forget they said this👇🏾 MAN AT CHURCH: “We don’t want this in our property.” ICE: “The whole country is our property.” No IDs shown, non-government out of state plates, basic tactical vests that just say police. Who are these men?

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The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons. Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.

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Neither Trump nor Hegseth can accept "Bribe Force One," the Qatari jumbo jet grift gift. A present "of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State" without congressional approval is unlawful. They're both on notice.

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I am sounding the alarm as loudly as I can that Donald Trump has turned the Department of Justice into a cog in his authoritarian machine to prosecute his political opponents.

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Breaking news: Harvey Weinstein has been convicted by a New York jury of one charge of committing a criminal sexual act in his sexual assault retrial, a decision that comes more than a year after his 2020 conviction was overturned.

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The law must always be grounded in fundamental principles such as equal rights and due process, or it becomes a tool of oppression.

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Coons: "How many new Russian entities have you designated under your sanctions authority?" Bessent: "I will get back to you." Coons: "Zero. How many entities have you sanctioned worldwide for doing business with Russian companies." Bessent: "I will get back to you." Coons: "The answer is zero."

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#FuckTrump

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Les TACO

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Remember if you’re at the “big insurrection” in LA to support small businesses.

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Men are pretending to be ICE to abduct women as if this wasn't the most predictable thing to come out of allowing masked goons with no ID to snatch people off the streets.

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Mamdani is now ahead of Cuomo with just two weeks until the Democratic NYC mayoral primary, a new poll found.

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Gavin Newsom for the win🏆

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Minnesota was just ranked the 5th best state for child wellbeing — here’s why: ✅ Free school meals ✅ Nation-leading Child Tax Credit ✅ Paid family and medical leave

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Right now there are more U.S. troops deployed to Los Angeles than there are to Syria and Iraq combined.

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If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. 🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

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In 2020, when I told people that I was building a pro-democracy media outlet, people thought I was kidding. When I told them it was because the fight for democracy was the fight of our time, they thought I was being overly dramatic. Well...here we are. Please subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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This monologue 🔥

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This fascinating timelapse of an orb-weaver spider building her web is even more remarkable considering she removes it before dawn each day and constructs a new one every night to avoid daytime predators. Credit: dinaoren0/tiktok

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This all comes down to policy choices. Do we want a nation with policies rooted in cruelty and punishment? Or do we want a nation with policies rooted in kindness and compassion? This is the choice before us.

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Along with abolishing ICE we should abolish all for-profit prison companies in the country.

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Thank you to everyone who’s reached out after our last post. We’ve received even more footage of police and ICE brutality. Tonight, the LAPD opened a formal investigation.

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I see lots of pics a beautiful birds on here and thank you for them. For those of you who are interested in birds, I recommend the free “Merlin Bird ID” app. A friend introduced me to it and it is wonderful. It uses your phone’s mic to identify bird calls near you and teaches you about each bird.

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What they aren’t showing on Fox News

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Trump gets mercilessly booed at Kennedy Center, at Les Mis no less and it’s beautiful. Resist the tyrant!🙌 youtu.be/HcoB3g-Ixg4?...

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It can happen here. It is happening here.

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Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.

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