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Jaw-dropping behavior. He was the lead defendant in this case. "Martin appeared to be 'deliberately interfering with a judicial proceeding with the intent to undermine the integrity of the outcome,' said Scott Cummings, a professor of legal ethics at UCLA School of Law. 'That’s not OK.'”

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NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it. By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com

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Ed Martin, Trump's pick for D.C. U.S. District Attorney, ghostwrote online attacks against an Illinois judge with whom he was in a legal dispute. We obtained emails that show Martin bought a laptop for the woman who made the posts and coached her on how to make them look organic: propub.li/4d1aut5

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there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...

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"If you look at a long period of time, a lot of our increase in living standards seems to be coming from public investment in scientific research." The devastating cuts to science funding aren't just academic, they threaten our livelihoods and wellbeing. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...

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I attended a town hall last night for Sen McCormick (PA, R), who said he very much supports basic science funding and thinks the NIH budget should not but cut, but rather increase. He’d be very open to this argument so give him a call! 202-224-6324 Maybe other representatives feel the same!

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yikes Ironically, "for more than 50 years, the journal has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to review studies on the health effects of environmental toxins—from 'forever chemicals' to air pollution—and publish the research free of charge," which are two of RFK's priorities.

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you know, we research whether the baby stroller has all the features and amenities we like, not whether it will kill the baby

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The NYT has been doing phenomenal reporting on the blatant corruption of the Trump memecoin/crypto policy. Genuinely the most flagrant, bald-faced thing I’ve ever seen short of a politician getting sacks of cash.

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"Your health records will be on the block chain." "Everyone will live in the Metaverse." "All art will be NFTs." "Generative AI will replace the need for humans." We need to reckon with the reality that the tech industry no longer creates things that anyone wants.

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Fantastic piece from @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on the tide finally starting to turn: "But what really matters—what is measurable and knowable now in a way that was not a few weeks ago—is that standing up to Trump is going to be worth it." slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Despite seeing several people I totally trust say this was real I still felt I had to verify it with my own eyes. And having done so I still can't believe it's real.

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Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal. Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration. See how this works?

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It is so incredibly bizarre to be teaching about Great Society programs right now, have teenagers be like, Oh! Cool! I loved Sesame Street! Artists can get federal grants? Nice! Ooh - the Clean Air Act! I'm super glad my grandma can have health insurance! and then to do a major "WELL ACTUALLY...." 🤡

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As the federal government scales back funding for research, Johns Hopkins is launching its own grant programs to keep the work going. Read the story ➔ www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

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Now that FEMA was just cleared of intentionally avoiding Trump supporter houses after the storms, will @MarshaBlackburn @RepTimBurchett @RepMarkGreen etc. issue retractions? LOL of course not

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Last October, ProPublica and @documented.net published secret recordings of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought discussing plans to eviscerate entire agencies and decimate the morale of federal workers if Trump won a second term. "We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected," he said.

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The FBI has got its work cut out for them. 🥴

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Dear god let this man cook.

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The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration has defied congressional mandates to maintain Head Start services nationwide by cutting staff, freezing funding, and issuing “vague policies” related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility “that ban core Head Start programming.”

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"Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized," Doug Emhoff said in reaction to the Trump administration firing him and senior Biden White House officials from the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. nyti.ms/3GxToqH

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ICE has indicated they could start terminating a person’s legal status because of visa revocation.

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Letter: I don’t understand, since 60% of Utahns voted to approve fluoridated water in 2003, how our Legislature and Gov. Cox can just unilaterally take it away.

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National security agencies across the Trump administration are ramping up investigations into alleged leaks to the news media, in some cases using polygraph tests that current and former officials say are creating a climate of fear and intimidation.

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The Trump administration has championed coal while stripping away protections for black-lung disease, creating a “double-edged sword” for the president’s voters in West Virginia

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The Arizona state legislature approves a pair of bills that could pave the way for the creation of the country’s first-ever state Bitcoin reserve.

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A MAGA influencer and former adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat in on Tuesday's White House news briefing and asked a question that prompted those around him to laugh and online observers to wonder if it was a skit from "Saturday Night Live."

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"We can't ever let this happen again." I mean that with every fiber of my being. Democracy is not self-sustaining. It needs defenders. It needs truth-tellers. It needs people who will stand up — and stay standing — even when it’s hard, even when it's dangerous." open.substack.com/pub/harrydun...

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what’s- what’s the good way

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A well-oiled machine 🫠

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Hey y'all, tomorrow I'll be testifying before the Senate Judiciary Dems.

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Take a minute from your day and read this chilling story about how quickly we've gotten to where we are.

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The Trump admin's proposed rule in the Federal Register could turn up to 50,000 civil servants into political appointees. There's a mechanism to fight the proposal, but first you have to notice. Then comment. Our latest, @www.AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-purg...

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This is the message. You may like Pritzker, you may not, but whomever the new leaders of a reformed democratic party are, they will carry this message. This is the way to win. My two cents.

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I'm old enough to remember when pro-life GOPers would accuse working class women of having babies just to get government money. Anyone remember that, or am I nuts?

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Someone should go put them up there (or do a protest with them), along with the worst of the Jan6ers.

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Three people suffered gunshot wounds after a shooting on London's streets in broad daylight this afternoon, as members of the public were urged to stay away from the scene.

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Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis plans to ask the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on whether she was protected by the First Amendment when refusing same-sex marriage licenses a decade ago. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/29/k...

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Tesla won’t have to report as many Level 2 crashes after Trump’s rule change

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🧵 It’s the 100th day of Trump 2.0, so here are 100 times Trump and those close to him have attacked press freedom and transparency. That doesn’t mean they’re only averaging one per day – we had to make cuts. There will probably be more attacks while we’re posting this.

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It’s very possible Republicans have no idea what is happening or how tariffs work because they don’t give a shit about what happens to their voters.

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