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Forgot to post the second sign we took to the Tesla Takedown, courtesy of my younger child

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Trump's bum-rush first month in office has left businesses scrambling to win over the president, avoid his ire, or simply figure out what's going on.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uncovered $21 billion of cheating and returned it directly to Americans. That little agency is proof that we can make the government work for people. Trump and Musk want to take that away, but we won't stop fighting to protect it.

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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

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One of The AP's chief rivals, Reuters, expresses support:

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RHODES: “.. the history of the first half of the 20th century reminds us what happens when a strain of nationalism emerges, unbridled by rules, .. Large nations led by nationalist strongmen inevitably clash; people inevitably suffer.” @rhodesben.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...

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Enjoy the game, I guess. 🏈 @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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URGENT: The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses!

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Within the next 4 years we will seen the biggest fleecing of the US Treasury ever.

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Musk, Ramaswamy, and Sen. Joni Ernst just gave themselves unilateral power to delete statutorily authorized agencies. They claimed that if the agencies should exist, Congress can just authorize them again. THEY ALREADY DID. YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY HERE. YOU ALL BELONG IN PRISON.

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Luka Doncic to the Lakers? It’s because of Kyrie. 🤣

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At yesterday's inauguration, Elon Musk made Nazi-like salutes on stage. The far-right is celebrating.

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Praying for America’s survival.

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There is a reason TikTok is so good at figuring out what you want to see, and why it’s better than everything else: it’s a weapon, and the best weapon is one you don’t know exists, or worse, one you think you can’t live without

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Rednote, Xiaohongshu is literally translated as this guy's book of quotations.

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The Nets tank is very very real. When I saw that starting lineup.

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Thousands of American Tiktok users flocking to Rednote? We're sending our very best!

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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission." Lina Khan really is That Girl.

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I think the Brooklyn Nets brass sent down the memo weeks ago to Jordi. Horrid game tonight.

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In Arizona, private school parents can speak at public school board meetings and vote in board elections. But public school parents can’t freely attend a private school governing body’s meetings, even if the school is funded with taxpayer dollars. Read more: https://propub.li/4fFXYz4

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My reason for optimism for 2025 is the Syria model. Hang on tight.

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Despite the pessimism going into 2025, I suspect it will be a mixed bag, with unexpectedly more goodies than lumps of coal. Happy new year everybody!

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The word for 2025 will be "evacuation."

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jimmy carter: a one-term president whose admin was marred by inflation, a gas crisis, & the iranian hostage standoff an extraordinary and unique post-presidency that deserves our respect. here, my remembrance on president carter’s foreign policy legacy:

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I'll be a contrarian and predict 2025 won't be the total disaster some may predict. A partial one but not complete.

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Democrats were totally EXCLUDED from the negotiations to draw up the current spending bill, which includes a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling that Trump demanded (so he can push through tax cuts for the rich next year). NO Democrat should vote for this Trump-backed GOP bill.

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