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Hospital lobbies are up in arms over the updated Senate megabill, saying it will jeopardize health care for millions of Americans.

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"Florida is expected to pay $450 million a year to run the facility, with the possibility of being reimbursed by the federal government." -new from @lauracmorel.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Starting this fall, Oklahoma high school students will be expected to study so-called “discrepancies” from the 2020 presidential election — essentially conspiracy theories about a stolen election that have been thoroughly discredited by courts and President Donald Trump’s own Department of Justice.

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Democrats Are Only 2 Votes Away From Killing The Big Beautiful Bill www.politicususa.com/p/democrats-...

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On June 28, 1969, we didn’t ask—we fought back. Stonewall was a riot led by those society tried to erase. Pride exists because they refused to stay silent. We owe them more than rainbow merch. Never forget how we got here. #PrideMonth #Stonewall #LGBTQHistory #QueerLiberation

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There are only three political positions in America today 1) I like the fascism 2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc) 3) I oppose the fascism The rest is details

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Sweden and Finland didn’t just join NATO. Along with their neighbors, they are helping it evolve. And in doing so, they’ve sent a message—not just to Moscow, but to Brussels, Washington, and the rest of the world.

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I didn’t have “arguing if the Constitution is constitutional” on my 2025 bingo card. Did you?

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Still thinking about this. Absolutely bonkers gambit when you laid off hundreds of people not that long ago and admitted to overextending yourself, also sports betting should be outlawed

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Mark and Melissa saw the humanity in everyone. Let’s honor them by doing the same.

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1/ Despite major pushback from their constituents and the public, Republicans in Congress remain hellbent on ripping health care away from millions of Americans—all to partially pay for tax breaks for billionaires while exploding the deficit.

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At least 81 Palestinian killed, 422 wounded by Israeli strikes - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-81-palestinian-killed-422-wounded-israeli-strikes

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Being a young mom isn't immoral per se, but it's hypocritical to have been one and presuming to speak on reproductive rights / choice, or to criticize other people's lifestyles

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I love this shirt.

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Yet another ICE impersonator caught. How many are they not catching? As @MarshaBlackburn @SenJohnson & Sexton try to protect masked unidentified vigilantes with legislation— we should be banning this dangerous insanity instead.

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Nonstop trucks with construction materials going into the immigration detention facility being built right now in the Everglades. Whoever doesn’t think this will have a harmful environmental impact is lying to themselves.

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Well done to the many thousands of people in Hungary who are defying dictator Orban by attending a massive pride march even though he banned it in the country. Heroes. 💙🏳️‍🌈

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Meredith has always been a G, but it's still exceptionally weird and very refreshing hearing from a tech exec who can see through all of this AI bullshit for what it is at its foundation: a backdoor surveillance tool.

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A while back, our Good Trouble assignment on the @dailybeanspod.com was to flood the National Parks feedback inbox. It worked. Keep causing #GoodTrouble www.sfgate.com/national-par...

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If things are going so well for the establishment, why does ONE young Dem mayor nominee scare them so much? They are terrified of what comes next.

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Disastrous ruling that is going to have a hot mess blast radius of unintended consequences

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China installed 93GW of solar power in May - about 8% of US total electricity capacity, installed in one month While the US is infighting, other countries are pushing forward

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New in PN: The MAGA mind virus "77 million Americans surrendered moments of shared humanity when they put Trump back in the White House. The tragedies that once united Americans now only further divide us. No one, including his supporters, should have expected anything else."

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Crazy how Corey Booker stood up for 24 hours, people got all wound up that maybe the dems were gonna get off their asses, just to have them shift in their seats, continually lame observers, allowing all of this to continue.

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The big ugly bill will give the billionaires plenty of money to spend on their pet projects hint it's not building libraries or helping food banks or any other humanities.

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If you had a 15 year old who said this to you and seemed to believe it, you’d be up all night panicking about what it’s going to cost you in tutors to get them into the 2nd-to-last ranked public university in your state.

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If you're a Democrat in Rockland County, New York, and you're reluctant to speak up about Sen. Gillibrand's resort to rave-baiting lies and ethnonationalist demagoguery on Brian Lehrer this week and do the <waves hands> "you don't understand Rockland's uniqueness" <waves hands> bit, this is for you.

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Why yes, yes I do.

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“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” “In sadness, I dissent.” “With deep disillusionment, I dissent.” What’s next?

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🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

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Several trains towards Budapest Pride 🏳️‍🌈 stand still. Sounds like straight out of an autocracy-handbook written by neighbour & Orban-friend Vučić. More or less same stuff is happening there this weekend, to lower the number of participants at todays large pro rule-of-law-demonstration im Beograd.

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Venezuelan who had rare, major surgery was deported to El Salvador prison. His family has no idea how he is. Wladimir Vera Villamizar, a 33-year-old welder, had a whole lung removed, an uncommon procedure that requires months of intensively managed recovery. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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The oppressor uses the courts to empower them and mock the court who rules in favor of justice.

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Christian Faith An Important Part Of Who Senator Pretends To Be theonion.com/christi...

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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.

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Why is the NRA so quiet lately…

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If Christian Nationalist parents are allowed to have their kids opt-out of any books that dare mention anyone gay, then all the other parents should be allowed to let their kids opt-out from the Ten Commandments.

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In a 6-3 decision, SCOTUS rules that the Executive Branch must be called Daddy and has the right to feel up your girlfriend

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I've never gone to pay respects to an assassinated government leader before. Absolutely not something I wanted to add to my experience list, but this is the way our nation is now, under rising right wing power.

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GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control! GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!” GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!” GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”

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The speed of America's descent into lawlessness and fascism—and the lack of a meaningful response from political leaders—is genuinely shocking.

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not sure i like how Pacific Time allows me to wake up to a ton of Supreme Court rulings

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My latest in the Guardian where I argue that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social position on Palestine was not a liability, but that the Palestine movement and its organizers are why he won. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Let's call it what it is.

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Abusive messages, fear of physical violence and violations of privacy are the cost of elected office in the U.S. now, according to nine Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers.

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Cartoon by @claybennett.bsky.social. Birthright Citizenship

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