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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

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Can’t wait to hear what the Supreme Court has to say about this one

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"There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” argues Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher. Sarah, you are a class act.

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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

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It is one thing to watch a dictator grab power. It is another to hand it to him. I’m headed to the Senate floor now. To cast an emphatic “no.”

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Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.

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One year ago, I made this meme with my daughter in mind. What could have been… #BloodySunday

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Raskin: "This is what Viktor Orban has done in Hungary -- to clear out the civil service with real expert professionals and people devoted to the public interest and replace them with a bunch of party hacks and sycophants to the dear leader."

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from today's post — I wouldn't put it past these fuckers to do a Saddam-has-WMDs-style gaslighting campaign to invent a pretext for invading Canada. thanks for reading! link to the whole post is here: bit.ly/4if7meN

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Over the weekend, nearly 50,000 protesters gathered at Tesla locations worldwide, demonstrating the growing strength of our movement. Tesla is facing mounting challenges, with sales plummeting across multiple countries.

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re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens

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One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ? They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses. That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue. The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff

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If you are visiting from Twitter, welcome! Stay a while, make yourself at home, you will like it here.

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Trump’s allies are all so grotesquely twisted. The South African oligarch in Trump’s orbit knows absolutely nothing about American patriotism and proper allegiances. Sen. Mark Kelly is deeply beloved and honored in this country — whereas Elon Musk is wholly despised. SLAVA UKRAINI FOREVER.

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The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.

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French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

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This is next level! 💥

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I've been thinking a lot about that bumper sticker which says "everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works" and folks it's pretty obvious to me that the people in power right now have absolutely no desire to understand how anything works.

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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.

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Shadow Surgeon General @vinguptamd.bsky.social giving you the advice you need

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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

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Wu: If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our city safe.

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We dare Mike Johnson to give that answer at a town hall in front of his constituents

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When moral compass leaves the building.

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💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders. Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.

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Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.

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Truly saddened by an oligarch with vested interest in sucking up to the Musk-Trump presidency destroying a great American newspaper.

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Levitt lies like she breathes!

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No words.

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This hits hard… “Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.” You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.

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🚨BREAKING: Ninth Circuit AFFIRMS lower court decision striking down Arizona voter suppression law H.B. 2492 which imposed unconstitutional and burdensome proof of citizenship requirements. A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.

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I miss DEI

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You don’t impeach judges because you disagree with their decisions; you appeal the decisions.

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The debt is so bad we have to fire military veteran park rangers but not so bad that we can’t add trillions to give Trump and Elon more money.

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If you feel this way, you're not along. And together, we're going to keep the Republic. Pass it on.

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This is Donald Trump in action. There will be no protests allowed. Firing JAGs and setting things up so the military can be used against US citizens. Remember when he asked Milley "can't you shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs, or something?"

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Believe me, I understand that my activism is a problem for you. Please know that your inactivism is similarly problematic for me. It's part of the reason I am as angry as I am. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-conce...

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You never know about Muck's bloodline. Maybe he's so incestuouslly bred that 2 left feet would be the least of his worries !

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How it started (Obama) How it’s going (Trump)

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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

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