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The IRS has a long history of keeping tax information confidential. But a new data-sharing agreement with ICE breaks that precedence and betrays the trust of immigrant communities in ways that could bear consequences for decades.

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Contemplate the incredible vastness of space with this visualization of the size of our Milky Way galaxy. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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a haiku for George Santos ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha fuck you

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Remember to look up

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Just a reminder: Canada shares intelligence and operational information with these idiots.

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When President Donald Trump was reminded in an interview with Time magazine that he had said he would end the Russian war on Ukraine on “day one,” he claimed he hadn’t been speaking literally or seriously.

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Despicable is too kind

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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Check these out

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George Santos must feel like shit rolling into his sentencing hearing tomorrow as the only former Republican elected official in America who can’t get a pardon from Trump for a criminal conviction.

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House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.

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Elon backtracked on DOGE savings goals from $1 trillion to $150 billion. But watchdogs report only $12.6 billion in verifiable savings. That represents just 0.173% of the U.S. federal budget for 2025. We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

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Staff members at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City said they were taken aback earlier this week after receiving text messages on their personal devices linking to a survey which asked, in part, if they were Jewish or Israeli.

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The only one with lower approval than Trump before is Trump today.

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When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.

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US citizens aren't legally required to carry citizenship documents, but “the law is divorced from reality,” EFF’s Saira Hussain told @huffpost.com - the practical reality is that DHS, CBP, and ICE “may not necessarily be following case law at the moment.”

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Pathetic. Putin isn't even on Truth Social but it'll get back to him, and he will just laugh his ass off. Just like the rest of the world is laughing at us right now.

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Join the fight for federal funding for libraries at SaveIMLS.org

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never forget that we’re currently facing total economic destruction because fox news got upset about 0.0001% of our population wanting equal rights

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It's long past time for Pete Hegseth to do the right thing for his country, and resign. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Happy #Easter

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This is known as a “Holy Ghost”

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Hanged

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On February 8, 2025, kayaker Adrián Simancas was briefly swallowed by a humpback #whale off #Chile’s coast. The whale surfaced unexpectedly, engulfing him and his kayak, then released him unharmed seconds later. The incident was captured on video by his father.

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The ass kissing continues

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Location data has been used to target many vulnerable groups -- immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and anyone seeking reproductive healthcare. It’s a tool of surveillance, and it’s being weaponized. Here’s how some legislators are fighting back to protect your privacy.

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A little history about Philly‘s historic 100 year-old glass mosaic mural inside of the Curtis Center at 6th and Walnut Streets! #PhillyMurals

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The good news is that the constitution provides ways for Congress and the Judiciary to reign in a power-hungry president. The bad news is those people are all scared of him.

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"If you can purchase US citizenship for $5 million, the “illegals” are only guilty of being poor." -Feminist News

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JUST IN: Department of Homeland Security is threatening to strip Harvard's eligibility to host international students unless it turns over disciplinary records.

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The possibility of abduction by a sovereign and imprisonment abroad is one criterion that separates democracies from dictatorships. The Declaration of Independence called the British king tyrannical for transporting Americans, “beyond Seas to be tried for pretended Offenses.”

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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.

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“We must respond with overwhelming force.” #MarkCarney #DebatDesChefs

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Karoline Leavitt hates when asked about gender affirming surgeries. DO NOT RETWEET THIS, The @PressSec is very sensitive about it.

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Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien planet's atmosphere the chemical fingerprints of gases produced only by biological processes reut.rs/43XJ7Oe

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A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns. Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV

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I hate him for much more

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🧵1/ #ElonMusk and his #DOGE script kiddies accessed NLRB systems, triggering alarms as data exports spiked. This data includes HIGHLY sensitive information on unions, ongoing legal cases, corporate secrets. Labor law experts stress this info never should’ve left the #NLRB. #DataBreach #Espionage

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... or bankrupted a casino?

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It's much easier to use apps that support end-to-end encryption than it used to be, but it's still good to know how it works.

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