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Mpls City Council candidate Becka Thompson abuses campaign finance board process to discover real identity behind fake, and legally satirical, campaign site Her frivolous complaint against local news outlet Wedge Live was dismissed www.startribune.com/becka-thomps...

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There are only 11 Federal Holidays designated by the US Government Trump only has a problem with one of them.

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Ranking Dem on the House Intel Committee @jahimes.bsky.social just got an Intel briefing in the last couple of days and says his understanding is that Iran is not weeks away from having a nuclear weapon. “I’ve seen no evidence that is the case,” Himes told me. Watch:

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There was no AQI pre-invasion. AQI formed in 2004 from Zarqawi’s JTJ. Somewhat reluctantly, UBL accepted AMZ — wanted to use AMZ’s connections in the Levant. Blanket comments of nation building in Muslim countries are nativist and fail to address the shortcomings of the nation builders.

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Pete Hegseth’s job was to prosecute domestic culture war, pushing to re-segregate and intellectually degrade the US military. He wasn’t supposed to have to manage the Defense Department during times of international crisis.

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Am I imagining that this “agent” has a keffiyeh tied around his face — which has been used as potential grounds for deportation in multiple cases because “extremism”? Are they just trolling how they think they are outside the rules that apply to everyone else or bringing GWOT souvenirs to work?

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p302 As for baby formula regulations generally, labeling regulations and regulations that unnecessarily delay the manufacture and sale of baby formula should be re-evaluated.

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Here’s an interesting paper. Because Notes data is public, you can see things like “Most Noted” visualized and updated regularly on some of the handy dashboards people have created. Some things just kind of jump out at you… community-notes-leaderboard.com

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1/2 Seeing online discussion "Was it stupider before Iraq??" Having been there, and anti-war, differences IMO: * US gov at the time was not full of morons. Zealots, yes—aplenty. GWB no FDR. Tommy Franks no Eisenhower. Rumsfeld no Marshall. But nothing remotely like Trump himself, Gabbard, Hegseth.

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Russian drone strike on Kharkiv tonight. Bastards.

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I wrote this week on how China has become the single most important enabler of Russian defence industry & by extension the war in Ukraine. It is still avoiding large-scale lethal aid, but there are signs it has walked up to the line, or stepped across. www.economist.com/china/2025/0...

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Huh, that’s weird, I just developed a policy that says I don’t have to pay federal income tax, I’ll be sure to tell that to the IRS when they show up

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backstory here is heavy sigh that Grok said a fake tweet screenshot of Musk saying he "took" Stephen Miller's wife was probably real, and "consistent with Musk’s pattern of deleting controversial posts" thehill.com/policy/techn...

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Argentina's National Intelligence Service has uncovered a group of Russians who were building a local influence network to promote Moscow’s interests,spread disinformation,manipulate public opinion,attempt to influence internal affairs in Argentina,the Argentine newspaper La Derecha Diario reports⤵️

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Am I missing something? This isn't how laws work.

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Crude Oil hits highest closing price since January 📈📈

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Seems like a big deal.

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You can see the ICE agents in their minivans then the LAPD cars in the back appearing to block the Dodger Stadium parking lot entrance. When I asked an LAPD officer if they are blocking ICE from entering the parking lot she said “put it this way. The Dodgers don’t want them coming in.”

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In May, veterans warned what would happen, when Collins pulled the plug on VASP - thousands of veterans would be at risk of foreclosure Now NPR reporting confirms: veterans are losing their homes, their credit, and their sense of security This was preventable www.unite4veterans.org/press/shutdo...

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"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..." www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

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A fledgeling Democracy fighting for its life. A cause we should be supporting 110%. Yet we continue to chase shadows and echos in the middle east. Trump admin reveals their domestic intentions with their external interactions/policy.

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We put the legislature in charge in the constitution and then did everything we possibly could to undermine that by making it look like the chief executive is in charge. Now everyone seems to believe it, including the legislators.

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BREAKING 🚨: Small Cap Stocks Small Caps $IWM are now underperforming Mega Cap Tech Stocks by the largest margin in history 📉📉

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Vance is here to grab content he can post on X, using your replies. Starve the beast.

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RPA STUDY: Congestion pricing "has reduced traffic not only in Manhattan’s congestion relief zone (CRZ) but on roadways across the region. These time savings seem to be stable — remaining consistent and undiminished" -- rpa.org/news/lab/con...

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Fucking clown car.

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Hell of a chart, this, from @financialtimes.com. Spot the JCPOA. on.ft.com/4kSuQYO

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man.

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Genuinely sad and insane that @marshablackburn, Jack Johnson & Sexton want to enshrine this into law instead of banning it. Deeply un-American.

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McDonald's $MCD - The Prophecy has been fulfilled

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Just waiting for the "go" order from Laura Loomer.

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“He’s got the look of the general that both Hegseth and Trump are looking for,” said the former official. “He’s a big dude, he’s jacked, he’s exactly this ‘lethality’ look they’re going for.” www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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The more Americans have heard about the GOP budget bill, the less they support it. That's true even among Democrats, who are paying a lot more attention to coverage than Republicans. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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This was not a very dovish forecast by the Federal Reserve: Growth weaker BUT inflation & unemployment both higher. The Fed dropped the mention of the upside risks to inflation & unemployment b/c it changed its forecast. The # participants expecting NO cuts ⬆️ to 7 from 4.

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It should be illegal for law enforcement to wear masks and not show ID. This makes it too easy to impersonate law enforcement and murder people in their homes.

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"People smile when they talk about him. Even now, when the pain of his loss is almost too much to bear, the ones who loved him best laugh when they swap stories of his adventures, his dad jokes and all the hobbies he threw himself into with his entire heart.” www.startribune.com/brooks-mark-...

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Brad Lander dared to question the Trump administration — and for that, he was handcuffed, slammed against a wall, and detained. If this is how they treat elected officials in public, much like I was last week, imagine what happens when no one’s watching.

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Fox News and their viewers, round and round they go, how crazy they will make each other? Nobody knows!!

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Donald the Dove

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Want to stop law enforcement abuse of journalists and the First Amendment at the recent protests? Here are five things you can do to help.

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The numbers of times that Israel was asked about the day after plan for Gaza and they had no answer should be an indicator of their Iran planning. The "we'll be greeted as liberators" clan should note that did not resolve two wars nor led to successful stable consensus on self-determination.<

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Powell says he is concerned about the impact of cuts at the statistical agencies. High-quality statistics are "a huge public good," he says. "I hate to see us cutting back on that... I would want to continue investing in that for the good of the general public." #EconSky

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Took a deep dive into the alleged Minnesota assassin's religious background....from his spiritual awakening in a vegetable canning factory.... to his enrollment at a charismatic christian bible school in Dallas, and found evidence linking him to christian nationalism www.wired.com/story/christ...

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Powell finally speaks directly: "we expect a meaningful amount of inflation to arrive in coming months, and we have to take that into account." In English: Rates are higher than they need to be because of tariffs.

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President Trump is the first U.S. president in 116 years that the NAACP hasn't invited to the annual convention. The group says Trump is attacking democracy and civil rights.

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⚡️🇦🇺 Australia has imposed sanctions on 60 Russian tankers that were used to circumvent oil restrictions and finance the war, — Yermak

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Might as well ask the cat

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