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Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with personal data on millions of Americans for now.

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United Church of Christ is helping congregations build banned book libraries. “We care about telling the truth here, and books allow us to have conversations across divides and differences in ways that are not violent. We can be the library for telling the truth.” www.ucc.org/service-proj...

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This is why "you're right, it isn't what you voted for, because your values aren't shared by the Republican Party" is a much more effective message to help build a better America than "yes you did vote for this, you bad person" which fails to take advantage of this once-in-a-generation opportunity

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200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue. It is here: wclivestream.com/watch

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🗣️ WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THIS WEEK - May 19-25 - MAGA Murder Budget Please share this flyer far and wide! Print and post them everywhere - hand them out at your next Tesla Takedown, at your church, at your grocery store! We are all we’ve got! And everyone has something to give. 💜

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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:

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What were the targeting parameters for this ad? In no universe am I their ideal hire.

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What were the targeting parameters for this ad? In no universe am I their ideal hire.

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THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck. So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/

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🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨 TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts. MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here. Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️ OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid

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Attorney General Pam Bondi says it's legal for Trump to accept a luxury jumbo jet from Qatar. Here's the kicker: Just five years ago, Bondi earned $115,000 a month as a registered lobbyist for the government of Qatar. Nothing to see here, folks!

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Helpful explanation of why the “test vaccines against placebos” is a misdirect

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“Fuck you, Susan” is the rallying cry we need right now

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Apropos of nothing in particular, reposting. #caturday

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Reuters: U.S. JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN OF GOVT-FUNDED RADIO BROADCASTS

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Excellent news: Verification coming to Bluesky

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What we’ve launched today is the first step for how we’re going to evolve verification. The initial set of trusted verifiers includes news orgs who’ve agreed to take on the task of verification for their journalists. In the future, this set will expand, as well as how apps can choose to use them.

submitted 46 days ago • 500 comments

This is seriously testing my commitment to banish “agree to disagree” from my vocabulary

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This app has made using Bluesky so much easier. Customized push notifications for my fav accts, yes please!

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No, this Emergency Announcement from @politicsgirl.bsky.social is not hyperbole. This is where we are. Do not get complacent, thinking it could never be you or someone in your family. It could be any of us. Each of us must take action now. youtu.be/U1kPW5MGxQQ?...

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Amazing! SNL nailed this White Lotus sketch and tied the story line to the Trump White House. The White Potus 👏 youtu.be/o_1GzmjOvKQ?...

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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

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Check out this video of trump introducing Charles Schwab. If you listen carefully, trump says that he made $2.5B while the guy next to him made $900M. This was posted by Margot Martin, special assistant to trump. The tariff stunt was, at least partially, market manipulation.

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Musk’s DOGE Is Getting Audited www.wired.com/story/gao-au...

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EXCELLENT. Pushback works. Don’t quit.

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Read this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... "We will not forget those who have orchestrated this injustice, the government officials and university administrators who have targeted you without cause, without any shred of evidence to justify their actions."

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Look who’s here!

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Trump’s own voters are turning on him.

submitted 62 days ago • 2218 comments

Be like Rosemary #HandsOff #April5

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www.mobilize.us/handsoff/?ut...

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Starting now! Join @moveon.org's #HandsOff De-escalation training live now. See you there? www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

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I will never forgive this stupid MFers who voted for him or the ones who stayed home.

submitted 66 days ago • 569 comments

🎉🎉🎉 #TeslaTakedown www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/b...

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