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Sen. Murray: “You repeatedly claimed that staffing and funding cuts that have been reported on publicly and even confirmed by [HHS] staff are not happening. So either you’re lying, or you’re not the one making decisions” Both are possible with RFKJ: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Took me a second. 🔥🔥🔥

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REPORTER: On the president's dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who's paying for that kind of access to the president? LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time

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Remember the burglar that fell through a skylight, sued the property owners and won? It reminds me of Ashli Babbitt.

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DOGE could recover $38 billion dollars by clawing back Elon Musk's government subsidies

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When they say they're cutting "waste, fraud and abuse" in Medicare, they mean YOU, Pop Pop.

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Massachusetts decided to tax the rich, and collected $2.6 billion over the last 10 months. That’s $2.6 billion more to spend on transportation and education.

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Throughout our history, prior to Reagan , we always raised taxes on corporations and the wealthy when the deficit increased. Now the wealthy control it all and want MORE MONEY FOR RICH PEOPLE

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"You said there were no cuts to scientists, and then the HHS spox said, 'Actually, there were cuts to scientists and now we're trying to rehire them.' It gives the impression you're not sure about personnel actions in own agency." -- Jon Ossoff just dismantled FDA Commissioner Makary

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🚨🚨🚨 #CO04 Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) just voted to strip away healthcare from up to 72,000 of her own constituents. Boebert won by 11.6 points last year. Dems have overperformed in Special Elections by 15 points so far this year. Donate to flip #CO04 today: secure.actblue.com/donate/house...

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Inside Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”: Judicial Silencing (Sec. 80121(h)). This might be the most authoritarian section in the entire 1,100+ page bill.

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Medicare is on the Big Beautiful Disaster chopping block democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-r...

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Hidden in the GOP Tax scam is a provision to take away the tax on..... gun silencers.🤦‍♂️ #StopTheBillionaireBailout

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250 years ago, Americans rejected a mad king. On June 14, we’re gathering again for a nationwide day of defiance to say NO KINGS. Nearly 1,000 events are planned in all 50 states to show the world what democracy really looks like. Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Angie Craig: "I have no idea why we think it's a good idea to repeal a tax on silencers when we are going to feed fewer children in our country as a result of this. It's a moral damn failure is what it is."

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ICE agents stalked the car of Marilu & Juan Mendez, smashed the windows, dragged the Mendez's out, & took Juan- while referring to him by the wrong name! After a MONTH, Juan's been released. Marilu: "We've been following the rules of this country. We're doing things the right way!" 🎥 @nbc10boston

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💥 BREAKING: Shareholders of Southern Company, one of the largest US utility companies, voted today to reject an anti-DEI proposal, 98-2 percent. Proposal requested a report, saying Southern's "DEI commitments raise serious concerns" of "discriminatory" risk. Board urged shareholders to vote against.

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No one experiencing the tragedy of a miscarriage should be arrested, much less abandoned in jail for 5 months with a $100k bond. But that’s exactly what happened to Mallori Patrice Strait in Texas. Women, particularly women of color, in this country are no longer allowed dignity even in extreme loss

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Omg. Democratic House Rep. Gerry Connolly passed away from esophageal cancer just weeks after he announced he was stepping down from as the top Dem. on the House Oversight Committee and wasn’t seeking reelection in 2026. He was 75. My heart goes out to his family and friends.

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Pentagon announces that it has formally accepted the "palace in the sky" jet from Qatar. Plain and simple violation of the Emoluments Clause without congressional approval. Don't think this is over.

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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated a previous court order barring them from sending individuals to countries other than their own amid news that several migrants had been flown to South Sudan. www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

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Generally fearful individuals try to denigrate everyone who doesn’t agree with them. Questions: - Are they bullying others to silence them? - Are they sheep repeating what is spread in their disinformation silo? - Are they open to learning & listening to differing opinions or are they closed minded?

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Back in 2006, a team of scientists published 2 papers in Science highlighting paleo evidence that future sea level rise could exceed several meters due to warming. (Overpeck et al & Otto-Bliesner et al.) Emerging consensus says we were right. apple.news/AbUfrS51aTnK...

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We should be investing in rural communities and making them better places to build a life & raise a family - not shutting down rural hospitals by choking off their funding. Saving rural hospitals is one more reason to call your Representative and speak out against this GOP attempt to cut Medicaid.

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For the first time, Senate Rs are defying the parliamentarian—all for one state rule! But shredding their own safeguards will haunt them I explained the fight for the filibuster @contrariannews.org with @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social - TN

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NYT: “.. People making between about $51,000 and $17,000 could lose about $700 on average in after-tax income .. “By contrast, the top 0.1 percent, including those with incomes over $4.3 million, would gain on average more than $389,000 ..” @tonyromm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...

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Our SMART Union brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia was illegally deported without due process. On Thursday, we’re rallying to demand justice for Kilmar and workers nationwide. Join us: www.mobilize.us/aflcio/event...

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🧵 1/2 F4547 threatens revenge & retribution on anyone who that crosses him. Lawyer’s are keeping silent, except for 1

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One of the best. And he will always be remembered as such if I have to continue to keep his memory of the last 4 years alive

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“I had fellows who sat and watched a woman who was 19 weeks pregnant bleed and couldn’t do anything about it, and just waited until she was so sick she was about to die,” one Idaho doctor said. “If that was your family, it would be really scary.” #idleg #idpol

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It’s only fitting that we have the No.1 and No.2 overall picks going head-to-head in the second game of their WNBA careers 👏 Paige Bueckers and Dominique Malonga matchup TONIGHT at 8pm/ET Watch on the WNBA App with no subscription required. 📲

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House chamber burst into laughter when Marjorie Taylor Greene called for "decorum."

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Normally, I hate getting political pamphlets in the mail, but I’m definitely digging this one!

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Newly elected leader of Romania Dan

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Taxes, y’all.

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I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to never fold. www.democracydocket.com I founded Elias Law Group in 2021 to always fight. www.elias.law

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Jesus and I got to talk to the head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Danny Ricker. He was funny and cool and we had a wonderful time talking. I know this post won't get very many likes, because it's a link to our little podcast episode. But what is God gonna do, not post the episodes? Fuck me, right?

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Amen Where the hell is congress??? #IMPEACH

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Reupping this, as we prepare for another wave of dangerous storms: Too many people only pay attention to the way Trump is “transforming” government when they are personally impacted. Too many people don’t miss much-maligned government services until they are absent. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Ah yes, the “golden age.”

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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government. By @rhersher.bsky.social

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“I’ll be investigating the Mexican attack on the Brooklyn Bridge.” - Kristi Noem

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