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According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.

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Stephen King has returned to Twitter. 10/10. No notes. 🔥

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

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Biden capped insulin at $35/mo -- Republicans are now undoing it Biden capped inhaler at $35/mo -- Republicans are now undoing it Biden stopped banks from hurting you with overdraft fees -- Republicans are now undoing it Trump, Musk, and the GOP are RAISING your costs

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Meet 11-year-old Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, a young girl from Texas whose life was tragically cut short. She died by suicide after classmates threatened to call ICE on her family. Stop dehumanizing immigrants. That is not America.

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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

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On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

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Maybe, just maybe, Trump was charged with crimes because he... committed crimes.

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Project 2025 was unpopular because of things like the plan for Trump to shut down the CFPB, which helps you get your money back if a bank cheats you.

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In Watergate, the key was to "follow the money." In Elongate, the key is to "follow the money into Elon's wallet."

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Via @zlz.bsky.social on X: "The DOGE website appears to be developed and hosted by Outburst Data, run by current DOGE employee Kyle Schutt. If you view the source of any page on the DOGE website, you'll see that the images are proxied through Cloudflare's ImageDelivery service.

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Robert Reich @RBReich When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies. Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE. Funny how that works, huh?

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Republicans & DOGE just released their budget plans to ensure corporations and the ultra-wealthy receive a $2 trillion tax cut at YOUR expense. The rich are getting richer by slashing federal funds for your healthcare, your education, and your food. democrats-budget.house.gov/legislation/...

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According to DOGE... $65 for grandma: waste $8 million for the richest man in the world: not waste

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The social security money you paid into the system is going to get stolen and used to fund ICE. Send DOGE a thank you card.

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Our case is fairly simple: OPM’s data is extraordinarily sensitive, OPM gave it to DOGE, and this violates the Privacy Act.

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CFPB - closed USAID - closed Medicaid - under attack NIH cancer funding - frozen Department of Education - under attack But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today? SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk

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Republicans want to slash Medicaid — a death sentence for thousands of Americans. Medicaid provides health care to more than 37 million kids, funding for 2/3 of seniors in nursing homes & is 40% of the revenue for community health centers. We must EXPAND Medicaid, not cut it.

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At least $12 trillion from global oligarchs is hidden offshore in secret tax havens worldwide. And it is headquartered right here in the USA. Instead of cutting lifesaving programs like the VA, Medicaid, and food stamps, we should be cracking down on tax havens for the ultra-rich.

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Another create event this week: Film Distribution in the Indie Space: Feb 18 | 12 PM - 1 PM CST www.eventbrite.com/e/film-distr...

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Join me in seeing Aaron Wertheimer’s new film “Not if I see you first” premiering at Music Box in Chicago. musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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As governor of Illinois, I’ve made it my mission to make our state the best to call home including for our LGBTQ+ community. No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality. Hate has no home here.

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TELL CONGRESS: You can't cut $2.3 trillion from Medicaid without hurting kids, grandparents in long term care, people with disabilities & struggling families. Our voice matters. Call your lawmaker now at 866-426-2631 and tell them: HANDS OFF OUR MEDICAID!

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Trump’s MAGA Billionaire Blitzkrieg is illegally blowing up government agencies and cutting funding & firing thousands of workers putting senior citizens, patients with pre-existing healthcare conditions, and poor children at risk. All to make way for Billionaire tax cuts. Hands Off our Medicaid

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Holy shit. Definitely worth a watch.

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Trump is doing by executive order what he is too weak to do by legislation. He does not have the votes in Congress. He wouldn't be able to get ANY of this passed if he tried. He is the WEAKEST incoming president in 50 years.

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