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I just remembered that during the Civil War there were two Congresses. The US Congress and the provisional congress of the Confederacy. It almost seems close to what we have now - a house divided with utterly different narratives of what this country means - albeit under one roof.

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Did you know? Republicans want to cut $880 BILLION from Medicaid to pay for a massive $4.5 TRILLION tax cut for their billionaire donors! Let that sink in for a minute…

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So here’s what happens when they actually go after Social Security & Medicare: They officially PISS OFF approximately 73+ Million Voters, their Families & Friends, and their political lives END! Are you paying attention GOP? We’re watching very, very closely, we know who you are! CONSEQUENCES!

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let me say that this is the classic “just asking questions” approach to delegitimizing the achievements of black people. and critically, you don’t even have to be a black person who talks about race. simply being black to these people means you are “obsessed with race.”

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Wait. It gets worse: "The new document states that the revenues will be directed to a fund in which the United States holds 100 percent financial interest, and that Ukraine should contribute to the fund until it reaches $500 billion....The US has allocated $119 billion for aid to Ukraine."

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standupforscience2025.org

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Lots of people sharing a purported quote from Yarden Bibas - apparently based on comments from the IDF spox - that is at odds with this statement. Stop exploiting his family’s murder to reinforce your political positions.

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Helpful explanations here. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

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LIVE UPDATES ■ Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert transferred to Israeli forces by Red Cross in Gaza following release from captivity ■ Released hostage Tal Shoham en route to hospital

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The Baltic States saw the writing on the wall. "If Trump were to announce tomorrow that America is pulling out of the Baltic Sea, little would change. One might even ask whether anyone would notice." www.ft.com/content/d72e...

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Officials believe US troops will be pulled from the Baltic, per an FT opinion article

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Trump previously: “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had.”

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LIVE UPDATES: Israeli hostages Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert led onstage in central Gaza ahead of release (Credit: Al Jazeera) www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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“The more I learn about the ferocious resolve of Ukrainian healthcare workers to keep looking after their patients, the greater my respect for their efforts and my desire to bear witness” @doctoroxford.bsky.social

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Rumors are circulating that Trump is planning to pull its NATO troops from the Baltic States. Will he also be removing the US Navy warships in the Baltic?

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LIVE UPDATES ■ Red Cross vehicles arrive in central Gaza for expected release of hostages Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert and Eliya Cohen ■ Hostage Hisham al- Sayed is expected to be released in Gaza City (Credit: Al Jazeera) www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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It’s imperative at this point that Europe develop a defense posture independent of the United States, which should be treated as the ally of Russia that it has now become.

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List of Seig Heilling Nazis.

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Why on earth is @Cnn showing the wildly biased Gideon Levy commenting on the hostage releases?

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LIVE UPDATES: We stand with the families of those whose loved ones did not return in this deal, cousin of released hostage Tal Shoham says (Credit: David Bachar) www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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"No, All Palestinians Don't Back Hamas' Depravity. And All Israelis Don't Back Ben-Gvir's Bloodthirsty Vengeance" www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Maine Governor Janet Mills ‘See you in court.’

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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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russia is a kleptocratic dictatorship, an economy and political system in decline under a government that stopped investing in human capital decades ago. the united states alliance with europe is far more valuable and should be treated as such by american leaders.

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LIVE UPDATES: "The first thing that I will tell him is that we are sorry it took so long," relative of released hostage Abera Mengistu says (Credit: Amir Cohen/ Reuters) www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Every Israeli feels stinging guilt for the Bibas family's tragedy. Except one / Amir Tibon

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Democrats should go to all these ruby red and vulnerable GOP districts where voters are upset at Trump and Musk and court them. Full court press.

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in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.

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Abera Mengistu has been held hostage by Hamas for almost a decade. Now finally to be re-united with the Mengistu family.

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He can barely interpret a menu.

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Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 33 is out! The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.

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LIVE UPDATES: Hostages Tal Shoham and Abera Mengistu paraded by Hamas on stage ahead of their release from captivity (Credit: Al Jazeera) www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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LIVE UPDATES: Red Cross arrives in south Gaza's Rafah ahead of first release of Israeli hostages. Second release planned in central Gaza later on Saturday (Credit: Al Jazeera) www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Tal Shoham just entered the Red Cross truck in Gaza- finally free

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One in four Coloradans get their health care from Medicaid. Yet Republicans want to cut this care in order to give billionaires another massive tax cut. I visited Stride Community Health Center to talk with doctors and patients about how these cuts would hurt our community.

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www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

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