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Higher Ed. Former GOP - Zero tolerance for hate or ignorance! Ad Astra per Aspera. KS 💙💜
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Jasmine Crockett is running to be Ranking Member on Oversight — and ready for the fight. She’s sharp, qualified, and speaking directly to this moment. Watch her make the case — and check out her take on the seniority issue. It might surprise you. @repjasmine.bsky.social

31 years! Happy anniversary, Gwen. The kids and I are so lucky to have you in our lives.

There's always a tweet.

“The notion that I or any of my colleagues ‘body slammed’ armed federal officers is absurd. DHS is lying because they know their agents were out of line.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

This was a great conversation — thank you Stacey!

It’s really depressing how absolutely shit Twitter is for breaking news now. India and Pakistan are actively attacking each other, and the feeds are all clogged by a bunch of blue check jackasses farming engagement with old footage and video game clips.

has anybody checked into this

Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...

Tesla sales in Europe for April. UK: 62% drop Sweden: down 81% Denmark: 67% drop The Netherlands: down 74% Germany, Spain, France and Belgium: down at least 34% each.

Do your job, Sean.

Pay attention. The fascists are carrying peaceful social workers out of town halls. Insane.

Bro there is so much stupid shit happening that I didn’t even realize until now that Donald Trump wants to get rid of Veterans Day.

“I’ve never missed a court appearance. I’ve never missed an appointment with immigration or ICE,” Daboin Rall said. “The truth is: I don’t have any criminal record. I’ve done everything correctly according to the rules of this country.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

"Hegseth shared the information on Signal even though an aide warned him in the days beforehand to be careful not to share sensitive information on an unsecure communications system before the Yemen strikes..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Hey media: If your headline says “Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine” without also including the fact that Russian forces haven’t stopped fighting for even a second, you’re just helping his propaganda machine.

The most concerning part about the DOGE / NLRB story is that the whistleblower claims a login attempt using VALID DOGE credentials was made from Russia shortly after DOGE started moving data.

The Dow is now headed for its worst April since 1932 -- the very worst year of the Great Depression.

Let’s hope Noem’s purse did not contain her cell phone with any active Signal chats www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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They didn't "become dependent." The United States invested in research which has paid us back trillions in both direct and indirect benefits. Trump is destroying a wealth and health producing machine.

Thinking of our military members & intel officers who have to serve under the reckless & incompetent Pete Hegseth. They deserve better. Sharing war plans in a Signal chat w/ his brother & wife? This is a nat’l security crisis not just a headline. As I’ve said before—how many more chats are there?

Dear senators who think you can’t do anything, Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT. ~ All of Us

This is what I’ve been talking about - a lot of the GOP disagrees vehemently with what Trump is doing. They’re just too scared to do anything about it. Bunch of damn cowards.

Unemployment up. Stock market down. Mortgage rates up. Consumer confidence at worst levels since the Great Depression. Are we great again yet?

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This is in fact what we have done. Foolish, shortsighted, appalling.

Here you have two sitting presidents both claiming to not have the power to return a man they erroneously deported and detained. All while Trump also floated sending *US citizens* to El Salvador for crimes.

After the attack on Shapiro’s residence, I feel like it’s important to remind people how easy it is for people to become irrevocably radicalized online. Right wing media (both “new” and legacy) is using the same tactics we see groups like Al-Qaeda use to recruit.

There’s a video circulating on social media that Trump raised the minimum wage to $25 an hour. 1. That’s a lie 2. Trump can’t do that 3. Trump wouldn’t do that even if could 4. Trump actually just *cut* contractor minimum wage.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

What do these corporations have in common? Netflix Ford Tesla T-Mobile Duke Energy DISH Network Metlife Dominion Energy United States Steel In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes. This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Every single “investment expert “ is emphasizing diversification to include investment in other stock markets. And that will extend to private markets and start ups. It’s possible to export your smartest people, hire overseas , and fund their business at a fraction of costs you face here. Insane

AOC: That is the story that Republicans tell—not mine, but all of ours—when they say a waitress or a working person is unqualified to serve in Congress. But the truth is, many of us are far more qualified to understand what real life is actually like than any of them ever will be.

Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.

Area Man Claims To Be Strongest Leader in World But Can’t Ask El Salvador a Favor

36,000 people in downtown Los Angeles today #FightingOligarchyTour #LosAngeles #California #BernieSanders #AOC #NeilYoung #JoanBaez #MaggieRogers

As we’ve warned before, the Trump administration has subjected around 80 staffers to lie detector tests. America, please understand—this is not normal.