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Why is trump still free? Blue dot in red state. Retired public school teacher. Devoted to democracy. Searching for folks I followed on Twitter. New to BlueSky. No DM’s!
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A 14-year-old American boy and his two friends were gunned down by Israeli soldiers Sunday night. Their largely American village in the West Bank is wondering why Trump and the U.S. government have said so little about the killing of one of its citizens.

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Exclusive: Two days after the Social Security Administration purposely and falsely labeled 6,100 living immigrants as dead, security guards arrived at the office of a well-regarded senior executive in the agency’s Woodlawn, Maryland, headquarters.

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Trump’s focus on demanding MX return 1.3M acre feet of water they ‘owe’ us, is a distraction . Robstown, TX is in extreme drought and water restrictions. Elon’s lithium plant is expected to use up to 800M gallons of water a day. The average family uses 300… news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...

submitted 23 hours ago • 49 comments

No new wars, just endless, brutal killing.

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Arrest Noem and Homan for contempt of court. Detain TFN.

submitted 23 hours ago • 159 comments

these days if you tell me you’re into “wellness” i assume you are too stupid to breathe

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An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.

submitted 1 day ago • 262 comments

When Trump, Musk, and MAGA extremists try to gut Social Security and slash Medicaid to fund billionaire tax breaks, our seniors say: Hands off! We’re not backing down. We’re just getting started.

submitted 1 day ago • 78 comments

Don’t shut down Social Security offices to open concentration camps shouldn’t be the kind of thing you have to say out loud. But you absolutely have to tell all of you members of Congress this as often as you can stand it. (202) 224-3121 )

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When do we remove this regime?

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Don't overlook this: Trump is leaving Abrego Garcia to rot in a foreign gulag even though the admin can always bring him back and *retry him for deportation in a lawful way.* That they won't do this shows their case against him is nonsense. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1939...

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This story fails to mention the reason they couldn’t open the doors to save the people who died. Cybertruck doors can’t be opened from the outside when the electrical isn’t working, like when they’re on fire.

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THIS!!!!!!! You're Not Crazy. America Has Gone Mad. www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-cr...

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A man in Covington, Georgia, 24-year-old Dwayne Eduh, shot two of his Walmart coworkers and another acquaintance. Two of the victims died, 21 year-old Khalaf Barksdale and 19 year-old Akeela Clarke. The third victim, 29 year-old Ryan Bradley, is currently in stable condition...

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Gov. Josh Stein announced that FEMA has denied NC request to extend the full reimbursement period for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. In the aftermath of Helene Trump voiced sharp criticism of FEMA's response in the swing state "The people of NC deserve faster, better action #News #News&Politics

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UNCOVERED: The latest installment from a @propublica.org series on how insurance companies deny coverage to patients goes behind the scenes of the recent landmark $421 judgment against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana. @tchristianmiller.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/04/12/b...

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They’ll do it in a few high profile cases to set examples. People will say, “No way this holds up in court.” Maybe. But we now know the plan: they’ll do it first, then dare the courts to stop them. And this too will be very difficult for courts to undo. This is end of democracy stuff.

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@CBSNews: Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic teen with cerebral palsy who was shot nine times by Pocatello police officers in Idaho, has been declared clinically brain dead, his family told KTVB.

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Toad ran back to Frog. “Frog,” said Toad, “this kite will note fly. I give up.” “We must make a second try,” said Frog.

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I bet more Republicans than Democrats had already recognized him.

submitted 1 day ago • 270 comments

Trump just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene, calling it “unwarranted.”

submitted 1 day ago • 1107 comments

Fighting for a world with more howls 🐺

submitted 2 days ago • 198 comments

Eighteen months before the midterms, the Republican National Committee is litigating more than 40 cases aimed at making voting more difficult. In North Carolina, the GOP is literally trying to steal a state Supreme Court seat won by a Democrat last November.

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