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I've lost count of # of people who continue to wail that Dems didn't "refuse to pass [GOP] budget." It's a testament to parliamentary illiteracy of many people whining about MoCs. Budget: Future fight Reconciliation: What your MoCs are fighting now Continuing Resolution: What they let get a vote

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The parade of anti-Trump pro-freedom activists is big if Hochul is trying to march in the front…

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this report from media matters is fucking wild. fox news has aired 424 segments about trans athletes since feb 5. the week democrats vetoed the GOP trans sports ban bill, they aired 59 segments. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...

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This hour of TV is certainly worth your attention and time. I have seen it, and I recommend it highly. The people of Iran have a lot in common with the people of the USA, and we should learn about them.

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This is pretty nuts. I don’t care whether ur in the guard or reserves. DNI is a full time job. You can’t not be available during a major nat sec crisis. More obvious explanation is that she was close to the Assad regime and Russia and they may simply not trust her to be there.

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I need y'all to understand what the NYT, Dem donors, and centrists are doing here. They're pushing the narrative that trans people went too far and we deserve what is happening to us. It's pure victim blaming and it's not done yet, there's a Confessore piece in the works with the same framing.

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(TW: health.) I had a 50lb cyst on my left ovary that almost killed me. I had asked for a hysterectomy multiple times. Always denied. I was “too young.” I was starving to death. The cyst compressed my heart and my internal organs. Being in Sweden saved my life. Full radical later, I’m okay.

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I’m seeing a lot of people posting about how sick they are with a “summer flu” Main complaints? Fatigue, extremely sore throat, fever and loss of smell. It’s Covid. The Nimbus variant is here & appears to be more transmissible. It’s time to wear a respirator, clean the air & stay home when sick!

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In response to a Q from @maxrn.bsky.social, Lander said: "This is a critical time to have a mayor who will stand up to ICE and stand up to Donald Trump... I am very grateful to the other mayoral candidates who came out here to call for my release and I really hope New Yorkers will elect one of us."

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Guys do you know people can read this www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...

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We need a #WealthTax then next time Dems gain Congress. That will make Republicans cry.

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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process. But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things. That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.

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RESULT: Ramin Fatehi, the reform prosecutor of Norfolk who faced an expensive challenge from his right in tonight's Democratic primary, has won tonight.

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When these ICE agents' kids find out what daddy does for a living, the kids will stop talking to their dads. #AbolishICE

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More American lives are going to be lost in the sands on the other side of the world. And remember: toppling Saddam let the even more extreme Isis form a few years later. This war against Iran is a bad idea.

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it is evident that the networks learned not a god damn thing from Iraq other than “that was awesome, let’s do it again”

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ICE is wasting taxpayer money, arresting harmless people, and letting the real criminals get away. #AbolishICE

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The Democratic Party needs to get smaller in order to grow. Right now, it is bloated with low-quality, spineless leaders. There is no point in electing 60 Democrats to the Senate if 20 of them are voting for Republican priorities anyway. 🧵

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Cat owner kidnapped by ICE. Cats need a place to land. Can anyone step up? Cats are in the Baltimore area.

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It’s a slow pitch at the letters: “Brad Lander is our neighbor. He was looking out for his neighbors. And he was arrested for that. When I rushed to help I was heartened to find most of my opponents there. Men and women who care for the City of New York. But Andrew Cuomo? Where was he?”

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A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?” www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...

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This is bravery and decency. This is what people upset about this administration want. If you really believe this stuff is wrong, and you have a public profile and principles and want to say you're a leader, then get out there and do the damn thing.

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This is the last thing the BBC needs

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I think the more nuanced take is that AI is getting hyped (and used...incorrectly) because Search Engines destroyed Search Engines.

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As importers find creative ways to avoid paying Donald Trump’s tariffs, a flood of tipsters is coming forward to keep alleged troublemakers in check. www.wired.com/story/tariff...

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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? It's all just linear models. Statistics is, like, three linear algebra operations in a probability-shaped trenchcoat.

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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? With almost no exceptions, every single cybersecurity breach occurs via mechanisms the technology industry knows how to fully and robust defend against, but didn't

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#mapoli www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...

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Vought does not care about human lives. You can tell by his actions.

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A “shift” never happened. A chaotic raid at a worksite and a warrantless sweep in our communities have the same outcome. Bullshit rhetoric aside, they’re hunting us down while we’re trying to feed you. Who’s actually in charge?

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Spray paint a Tesla: domestic terrorism Targeted political assassination spree: not terrorism

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Sadly, this is probably the safest option for soccer fans.

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FIFA Club World Cup ticket sales tank dramatically after the Dept. of Homeland Security bragged that agents would be “suited and booted" at the stadium in a now-deleted social media post

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