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Trump has picked 2022 law school grad Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel. As of 9 days ago, Ingrassia’s Instagram included a pinned photo of himself w/ self-professed “misogynist” Andrew Tate (such “physical prowess”) who has since been charged w/ rape & trafficking in the UK. 1/

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My neighbor posted this on Facebook:

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AI is facilitated communication for people who don't have a diagnosis.

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"On Tuesday presented the trailer for her documentary — a one-and-a-half-minute teaser that intercuts archival footage of Maradona scoring iconic goals with shots of Makintach strutting through the corridors of the Buenos Aires courthouse in high heels and a short skirt" www.npr.org/2025/05/30/g...

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Michelle Goldberg in Today's New York Times

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Elon Musk’s actions have already killed an estimated 300,000 people since January. Read this. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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Serious doubts about letter in which unauthorized immigrant was supposed to have threatened to assassinate Trump in case highlighted by Kristi Noem: www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...

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Maybe the biggest problem Democrats have is people who think that what would work in their own district would therefore also work all over the rest of the country.

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MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.

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Trump Driving Medical Doctors Out of US "American doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada, where dozens more than normal have already been cleared to practice, according to Canadian licensing officials and recruiting businesses." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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"Mayorga's detainment was a step too far by the Trump administration, an administration many at the restaurant say they voted for and support. "Ninety-five percent of the people in here support Trump — I do, too — but this is wrong," said Bud Garrison. . ." www.kcur.org/news/2025-05...

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If MAGA propaganda was primarily targeted at men then it would not be any great mystery that Kamala Harris performed relatively poorly with men. But was it primarily targeted at men?

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It’s always “two weeks”

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When science is censored, art and philosophy and speech are automatically censored too because what we feel and what we think flow from what we know, or believe that we know. The worst kind of nightmare would be a future in which a ruling elite is able to successfully censor scientific knowledge.

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THREAD 🧵 Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

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Elon Musk pretending that he didn't know about Trump's big beautiful bill is the most obvious lie since that time when Elon Musk pretended that he didn't know that he was giving a Nazi salute.

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We need these on every street corner if we want to win in 2026!

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Yet more rape charges for the Tate brothers who were flown out to Mar-a-Lago by Trump and are followed by J.D. Vance on Twitter. MAGAs see these guys as fine male role models and exemplars of Christian virtue. . . www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Someone could have seen both Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter in their lifetime.* * A mind-blowing-but-true observation made by someone on Reddit

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"Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is bad enough. . . But the provision inside the bill that neuters the federal courts is even worse. It would remove the last remaining constraint on Trump, and thereby effectively end American democracy." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Today, I was denied access to seeing my constituent, Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. If there is nothing to hide, cut the crap. Let his lawyer and I check on him.

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This Memorial Day Half a Million Vets Could Lose Their Jobs

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Is social isolation driving people to the right? youtu.be/ndyf18FXg8E?...

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I used to think Joe Biden, known for his gaffes, would be the ideal person to make the case for a more forgiving approach to purely linguistic issues. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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The lack of any evidence for J D Vance's alleged Scots-Irish roots would be of no real consequence were it not for the right's unremitting attacks on Elizabeth Warren and others who have shared similar unproven family stories: www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

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Question the Timing Monday May 19: Trump had a two-hour phone call with Putin Friday May 23: Trump announced sanctions on Europe

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I always wondered how to pronounce Bowie. Perhaps this guy knows. Or maybe not. . . youtube.com/shorts/RTVRN...

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This is an enlightening lecture for anyone with an interest in prehistoric religion: youtu.be/Jv_HdgT9q0s?...

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The sweet tones of Atterberg's joyous 6th Symphony are just what you need for a complete Sunday soul cleanse: youtu.be/sMUdEtAz97s?...

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"It's unclear whether immigration relief that permits undocumented people to remain in the U.S. while cooperating with criminal investigations and testifying in cases is still available." -- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...

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