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OMG! I've been asked to be a part of the Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Sat, Apr 26 @ 9 PM ET, presented by Political Voices Network! Join us for fearless comedy that rips into media spin. Tickets are $20.26, live or on demand, at meethook.live/not. #FreeSpeech #NotTheWHCD

Van Hollen: And it's also important that people understand this case is not just about one man. It's about protecting the constitutional rights of everybody who resides in the United States of America.

Dear senators who think you can’t do anything, Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT. ~ All of Us

Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family. I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.

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Where are the Russian tariffs?

Top White House officials used disappearing messages on Signal for top-secret national security discussions—violating federal law & risking our security. Even worse? A participant was in Moscow. Congress must investigate. This betrayal cannot stand . adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-signal...

So…lock them up?

I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.

Women with no criminal records held "like animals" in U.S.Immigration detention. Feared for their lives Chained for hours on prison bus, no food, water or toilet. Told to urinate on floor. 27 women per cell. Sleeping on concrete floor. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Porsha Ngumezi should still be alive today. Texas’ abortion ban killed her. Abortion bans make pregnancy more dangerous. No one should be denied lifesaving medical care.

Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), abolitionist, women's rights advocate, who chose to be photographed with her knitting. As an enslaved person, she had knitted/spun endlessly and when free later in life, she taught knitting to former enslaved women aiding self-sufficiency #womensart

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

About half of all childbirths in America are covered by Medicaid. Over half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid. Over 79 million people are covered by Medicaid. And the House GOP’s plans to gut Medicaid would hurt nearly every community in America.

If we really want to “make America healthy again,” we’d have Medicare for All.

Here are some accounts to follow to find out about events: @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org (you can find your local chapter here) www.reddit.com/r/50501/ for nationwide protest info.

I was curious how Trump and Biden stacked up against, well, everyone in the eyes of Americans. So YouGov did a poll. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

When the American ports were closed to the "coffin ships" of Ireland, the port at Quebec welcomed the orphans of the famine. It is why you see the Irish flag flying proudly to this day in Montreal and Quebec. It is a bond that built our nation. www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

massive pro-democracy March in Belgrade, Serbia. THIS is how you #DefendLiberty America! STAND UP, get LOUD, in great numbers. RESISTANCE week 8 ⛔️ #FightFascism 👏🏻 🇨🇦 support 🇨🇦

Hey look — DOGE found dead people on social security and cut off their benefits… one problem: THEY ARE ALIVE. 😕 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

A massive demonstration took place in Budapest today against Viktor Orbán’s pro-Russia regime in Hungary Opposition leader Péter Magyar declared: “The spring is here, the spring of the Hungarians, and we, together, will end Orbán’s winter.”

Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)

Mahmoud Khalil being arrested by men in teeshirts as his pregnant wife watches helplessly

If you attack the Capitol to overturn election results and to overthrow democracy on behalf of a criminal, you’re a hero. If you attack a Tesla dealership, we’ll throw away the key.