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Lawrence O'Donnell has been reporting in a way that is the verbal equivalent of kicking someone in the balls — and then doing it again, just for good measure. That's the kind of reporting we need. Not this candy-ass, sugar-coated BS so many others are putting out. #LawrenceGetsIt

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If the President is not lying that the mission was successful, it raises the question what the mission objectives were. Because it's not at all clear that it meaningfully reduced Iran's nuclear threat. www.ft.com/content/0808...

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Greene responded: “Well, I’m an American woman and I have all the freedoms in the world to never have to bow to a religion..." There is this thing called Christian Nationalism & a thing called Evangelical fanaticism of which you subscribe to on a daily basis. That is submission, Handmaid's Tale.

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The best way to reduce the cost of Medicaid is to name and shame big employers that pay their full time employees so little, they qualify for Medicaid

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Though so many here still loudly claim to embrace Jesus' command to love others as they love themselves, an increasingly loud army of self-identified faith-filled Americans seems incapable of asking: "What is it like to be someone else?" johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/is-america...

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NEW: I speak to the author of the ethics report showing Stephen Miller owning stock in Palantir; MAKING MONEY off his own mass deportation policy using our personal data. Free to listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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It’s time to open the books. An investigation needs to be opened into just how much has been spent on the deportations, the detainments, the unknown Stasi. The hotels, per diems. I want to know how much of taxpayer money has been spent to date. How they’re being paid, how much they’re being paid.

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Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The president says state governments should do more.

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FOX: On the issue of fluoride, what has been the response from dentists who may be concerned that some children in lower incomes may not get preventative care? RFK JR: It is an issue. It's a balance. You're gonna see probably slightly more cavities.

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Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.

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“ICE” bounty hunters made this possible. By making it easy to cosplay as federal agents: masked faces, no visible ID, no official vehicles, and gear that any yahoo can buy on Amazon. They look like criminals! 🚨 Man arrested who pretended to be an ICE agent while committing a robbery in Houston.

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The Trump Slump apnews.com/article/econ...

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“The biggest crybaby in the history of American politics now feels ‘like a warrior.’” @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com

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Yes there are millions of people who buy in to white Christian nationalism and some have shown how to turn it into very profitable businesses, but at its core is ignorance, racism, fear, insecurity, and perversion of the teachings of Jesus.

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The number of manifestly psychologically unwell people in the highest levels of this administration should be unsettling to the world.

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Why are federal agents wearing masks? It undermines trust and poses a threat to American democracy.

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NEW: Emil Bove does not deny telling DoJ lawyers to say "fuck you" to court orders. Thank you for your line of questioning, @schiff.senate.gov

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10 years ago today, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. "They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the ruling. "The Constitution grants them that right."

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🚨POLITICAL VIOLENCE EXPOSED Jesse Dollemore & Brittany Page join The Dangerous Ones to SOUND THE ALARM on the rise of political violence. From chilling voicemails to rare justice wins, they unpack what it takes to survive. Watch Now: youtu.be/7SWh83zI5yE?...

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Sure, we have had senior Cabinet officials who seethed about this story or that from time to time that they felt was unfair. But we’ve never had a Secretary of Defense who spends every single day so completely consumed by media coverage to the point where he can’t even function.

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A reminder that the @nytimes.com told New Yorkers to not rank Mamdani at all, & instead endorsed former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson. Tilson sits at a whopping .8%. Corporate media trust is dead. They killed themselves by failing to fulfill their promise of holding the powerful accountable.

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Bravo @davidfickling.bsky.social for hauling in a SOPA award for your epic reporting on the solar race: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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The Secretary of Defensiveness ☠️😂

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Nothing says "flawless and effective" like misspelling "effective."

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the president is still crashing out

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Most of this “press conference” is this lunatic yelling at the media. This guy is so obsessed with his press coverage that he can’t even function.

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I’ve seen lots of nonsense since Mamdani’s primary victory but the most irritating thread is people claiming they will leave NY if he is mayor. First of all, Go! It’s fine. It’s FINE. Go swelter in FL or wherever. No one cares. And secondly shut up. You’re lying. You aren’t going anywhere.

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Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets? I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.

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Bringing back asbestos while cutting health care access for millions of working families?! This man does not care about the health and safety of Americans.

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True! 😺😸😹

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Bezos Wedding Guests Given Monogrammed Plastic Bottles To Urinate In During Ceremony theonion.com/bezos-w...

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"Rewarding Emil Bove with a judgeship would be an affront to the rule of law," writes former U.S. attorney Harry Litman.

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President Trump called on Wednesday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to be "cancelled immediately" or for giving him a pardon. Why it matters: Trump's comments in a ...

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SCHIFF: Did you suggest telling the courts 'fuck you' in any manner? BOVE: I don't recall SCHIFF: You just don't remember that

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Ted Cruz just said Mr. Abrego has been charged with Human Trafficking. Cruz proclaims "I read every word of that indictment!" Apparently not, because Abrego was not charged with human trafficking. I hope this comes up in a motion to dismiss the charges.

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Trump is furious at Israel this morning for bombing Iran after his cease fire was announced, and says he’s “not happy with Israel” and they “don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”

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Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.

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He is not influential, not respected, and does not understand the first thing about foreign relations and conflict. This is too complicated for a simpleton like him. On top of that, he can’t keep his big, dumb mouth shut.

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NEW: Hotels and motels have quietly become New York’s most common solution for emergency shelter for homeless people outside NYC. Many stay in dilapidated rooms without the social services that shelters are required to provide. With @nysfocus.bsky.social

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Mic drop.

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Tomorrow the Senate takes up Trump lawyer Emil Bove's nomination to the 3rd Circuit: Republicans are about to tell us if they still believe in the rule of law. Let’s make sure they know we’re waiting for the answer, and we will hold them accountable for it.

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Elie Mystal isn't always right but this is spot on. It's racial/gender antinomianism - people love to hear that by virtue of their race/sex, they are not bound by any societal rules, and they'll make a star out of anyone who convincingly tell them as much.

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