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I’m officially running to be the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee. These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment. Read my full letter to my colleagues here: crockett.house.gov/media/press-...

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Goliath grouper, the largest of our local groupers, are a protected species in South Florida and we were lucky enough to see one today in Coral City 🤩 #goliathgrouper #grouper #protectedspecies #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

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MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated? McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding

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We can keep discussing these societal issues year after year, but nothing is likely to change. Instead, it’s up to you to take proactive steps to protect yourself and your family and live with the reassurance that you can protect your life if the threat arises—plain and simple.

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By @alejandrabee.bsky.social The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.

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A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.

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Duckworth: "He's accepting a bribe, which is unconstitutional and illegal. And he's gonna accept an aircraft that then is gonna cost taxpayers another billion dollars at a time when he wants to cut funding for Medicaid. It's simple unacceptable."

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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

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That’s weird…

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Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"

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See the difference? 🤨

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Yes, I'm pissed about the jumbo jet too. But this is actually the most important story today.

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I think about this comic at least once a week

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Forget plunging consumer confidence or shrinking GDP. The most surefire indicator that we’re heading for economic chaos? Trump’s own officials are stockpiling basic goods in anticipation of increased prices brought on by his nonsensical tariffs. Hello? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Now just imagine what the DOGE dimwits are doing with all your personal data.

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Whether it's tariffs, tax cuts, or deregulation, the benefits are not going to trickle down. They never do. Most of the financial gains will go to the top, and nothing will trickle down except risks and losses as working people continue struggling to make ends meet. www.reuters.com/world/us/bes...

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North Dakota adopted a law last week that changes state rules to toss mail ballots if they arrive after Election Day, even if they were postmarked by Election Day. Bolts recently reported on the rush of GOP-run states passing similar laws in 2025: boltsmag.org/restric...

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The perverting effect of money.

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The Trump family's crypto business just got a huge $2 billion investment from a UAE government-backed firm. We are witnessing a foreign government effectively bribe the President of the United States — right out in the open. Hello?

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Crockett: He wants there to be a portion of the budget that goes up to $1 trillion on the defense side. They have failed the very last seven audits. So why would they continue to get raises, which they always do. Yet we're going to hurt the most vulnerable amongst us.

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$25/hour minimum wage

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The Washington Post and Democracy Docket have different ideas of what opinions to publish and promote. Support media outlets that share your values. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqV0

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102 pages of straight fire from Judge Beryl Howell storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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AOC: Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I’m using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections… to that I say: Come for me… Do I look like I care? There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.

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Tariffs: when you tax your own citizens to teach another country a lesson they won’t learn.

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Evangelicals are raised in a religion that demands they acquiesce to an authoritarian. Whether it’s their father, their pastor, or their president — they are indoctrinated to submit.

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When a judge tells you, "No, you can't kidnap people and traffic them out of the country because you have photoshopped 'evidence.'"

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The list could go on and on….and on. But here are 5 diabolical, disastrous, deplorable, detrimental dumb decisions by Don.

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Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.

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it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months

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Amazon spent $12.7 million last year on union busting. If unions weren't so important, companies wouldn't be spending millions each year trying to break them.

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They can’t take away our power unless we let them. Stand up. Talk back.

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👇🏽

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Oh.

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Trump’s federal layoffs in just 100 days — and that doesn’t even count the folks pushed out quietly with admin leave, early retirement, or “voluntary” buyouts.

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Big local news scoop by @startribune.com: " Target has... never to an inauguration fund until this year. Target’s donation came shortly before the company publicly retreated from its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals." www.startribune.com/target-gave-...

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This is what courage looks like. Kudos to the team at 60 Minutes.

submitted 36 days ago • 362 comments

Rep. Jasmine Crockett—is the Vice Ranking Member of the Oversight Committee and she is next in line, y’all. 🔥 Let’s rally behind her because she’s the fierce fighter we need. @repjasmine.bsky.social

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The Worst Person You Know Just Made Some Great Points

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