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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.' The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..." www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...

submitted 16 hours ago • 641 comments

CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season—most in 15 years Measles surpasses 1000 cases—first time in 30 years USA has the lowest life expectancy & highest infant & maternal mortality of any developed nation on Earth This is what RFK + the for profit health scam industry has wrought us. Smh

submitted 14 hours ago • 120 comments

Dementia Donny, they’re calling him

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BBC: "Make it make sense." Me: "I can't." [awkward pause] [pause lengthens] Me: "That's the answer."

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Today the government is forcing all military academies to remove books about diversity and Stephen Miller is "looking into" suspending habeus corpus. Unfortunately so much of the population is either not aware or not knowledgeable enough to grasp why these actions are significant.

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Stephen Miller serves a deranged authoritarian who thinks he is all powerful and can do whatever he wants. He is wrong. Our job as lawyers is to stand up to him and defeat him in court. I, for one, will never bow down or seek a deal with Trump. I will stand tall and fight.

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The way we were treated at Delaney Hall is almost unbelievable. ICE shoved me, manhandled @repbonnie.bsky.social, and arrested Mayor Baraka. They disrespected us and tried to stop us from conducting the oversight we’re elected to do. But we’ll never back down in our fight for what is right.

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Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.

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Now Stephen Miller is talking constitutional rubbish about a supposed presidential power to suspend habeas corpus to get back at federal courts that displease Trump too much. But only Congress has suspension power — and then only when “public safety requires it” in times of “invasion or rebellion.”

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In the richest country in the history of the world, a single parent with two kids spends more than HALF of his or her income on child care. The time is now to FINALLY provide high-quality, affordable child care for all working families.

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Katie Porter: The cost of childcare in half of all states is the same or higher than college tuition ... We have people writing checks for childcare that are bigger than their mortgages.

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Trump just fired the three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC regulates the safety of everyday consumer products. Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"? Amazon. Connect the dots.

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Dr Oz & RFK Jr say that there’s too much chronic illness & it’s their job to make people healthy Are they providing universal healthcare? Addressing the rampant spread of Covid that’s disabled millions of Americans? Funding robust public health initiatives? Of course not. They’re blaming the sick

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Please don’t fall for the head fake. The only reason Trump is talking about raising taxes on the rich is because he knows the Republicans in Congress won’t do it. (And they know he really doesn’t want them to)

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Civil disobedience by an elected official defending his constituents is something we should applaud. This is bringing the fight… www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2025/05/09/n...

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Oh my god, you guys. As long time followers know, for years now, when I type "d" into my google search bar, it autofills with "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health." I don't even have it bookmarked. It's basically hotkeyed to "d." But, I just went for it now and I got... DOGE. :( Fuck my life.

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“The controversial 1,000-bed facility is owned by the private prison company GEO Group, which entered into a 15-year, $1 billion contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February.” $1 BILLION dollars lining the pockets of a private prison company. www.insidernj.com/baraka-arres...

submitted 1 day ago • 904 comments

Abolish ICE now

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Why would Trump dismantle the CPSC? Product safety deregulation saves corporations money by not having to properly test, design, or recall their products. This benefits the corporations and billionaires donating millions to his campaign, while harming us. Always follow the 💰

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DOGE was never about "efficiency."

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Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why? Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.

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Several Columbia Univ student journalists are suspended after covering protests (while wearing press ID) in the main library. Their access to campus is blocked, and they can't take final exams. Also: Columbia's acting president is a former ABC journalist www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/05...

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Trust me, as someone who investigated and called out no bid contracts in the Federal Govt for 12 years…this stinks. And likely illegal.

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Laser focused on reducing prices for everyday Americans from Day One, the President has struck a deal that will lower the price of Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Jaguars, Aston Martin's, Range Rovers, and Minis. *No other consumer good received carveouts.

submitted 3 days ago • 82 comments

WCK’s #ChefsForUkraine team is increasingly responding to multiple Russian attacks at once. As widespread strikes target cities across the country, we are mobilizing to support affected communities. After a night of heavy attacks, we were on the ground in Kyiv and Sumy, providing meals & drinks.

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If you were looking for someone to remove any doubt that the Department of Justice is being weaponized against Trump’s political opponents there would be no one better for the job than an election denying, Jan. 6th defending, political hack. So, in that sense, this is a perfect pick.

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Know Your Rights.

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Robert to Leo and it is accepted even expected.

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I read through Pope Leo's entire Twitter history (yes really) and here's what I learned. He champions human rights, racial justice, immigration rights, climate justice, & science—but his views on abortion are deeply problematic & harm women. Here's the summary: www.qasimrashid.com/p/what-i-lea...

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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch 🧢 @trumpfile.org

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Pirro is the 23rd former Fox employee Trump has named to his administration. She's wildly unqualified to be DC's top prosecutor and was been described by her former executive producer as a "reckless lunatic." Gonna thread some of her lowlights.

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Dr. Carla Hayden has served as Librarian of Congress with honor and distinction, bringing our prized institution to new heights. Trump’s outrageous, politically-motivated move to fire her is despicable. The Library of Congress belongs to the American people — NOT to Trump.

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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

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Well, well, well. The Acting FEMA Administrator said eliminating FEMA wasn’t in the best interest of the American people — and guess what?!?! They FIRED him. I guess that’s what happens when you stand up to your power-hungry “boss”.

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Illinoisans deserve dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination. I'm issuing an Executive Order to safeguard the rights of those with autism in our state as Trump's administration threatens those very freedoms.

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MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people? P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process

submitted 3 days ago • 2020 comments

R's: We're going to cut Medicaid D's: People will lose their health insurance. R's: Liars! CBO: Actually, yeah, people will. A lot of people, in fact. Millions.

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Something I hope everyone covers this tomorrow notes is that...the President has no authority whatsoever to make trade deals without congress. None. Not even the pretext of one.

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Seems fitting that Trump is celebrating "the end of World War II in Europe" with an image from Iwo Jima, which was a battle against Japan.

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Kash Patel, the conspiracy theorist that Republicans made FBI Director, came to a Senate hearing on the budget—with NO budget, NO timeline, and NO clue. It's downright incompetent, and it's making America less safe. We need serious leadership at the FBI.

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BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9...

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Democrats—led by Rep Maxine Waters and others—walked out of a crypto hearing, which led to it being shut down. Waters objected “because of the corruption of the president of the US and his ownership of crypto and his oversight of all the agencies.” More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/horrible-n...

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Six months after the November election, Republican state supreme court candidate Jefferson Griffin finally conceded to Democratic Justice Allison Riggs on Wednesday after his unprecedented effort to throw out thousands of votes and overturn Riggs’ win was rejected by a federal court.

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🔥 Senator @ossoff.bsky.social: “Who out there is sitting at home demanding we shut down cancer & Alzheimer’s research? We’re going to pay for this for a century. Irreversible damage has been done. It’s an outrage.” On Trump, DOGE, & the GOP’s budget cuts (to make way for tax cuts for the rich)

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