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For too long, pharmacy benefit managers have been the middlemen between Illinoisans and their prescriptions, adding costs without real value. Greater transparency and major industry reform are needed — the Prescription Drug Affordability Act reins in their predatory practices.

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If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money, an EARNED benefit!

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The US should hold new elections, Trump must be removed.

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I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator. He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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"Putin cannot be trusted, he is a war criminal. He should be in prison for life, or even executed," says U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker.

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whether or not you’re a fan of zelensky, the usa trying to force an election in a foreign democracy during wartime–when it can’t be held safely and securely–against most ukrainians’ wishes (including much of zelensky’s opposition) and in violation of the ukrainian constitution is unacceptable.

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I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths

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Raise your hand 🖐️ and Repost if you still support President Zelenskyy and the brave people of Ukraine! 🇺🇦 I want all of my 168K friends to follow YOU! 💙 Like ❤️ and repost 🔄 and you will get MORE followers! 🚀 Who is with me? 🖐️

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Is it fair to say that right now AOC is the leader of the Democratic Party? She seems to be like one of six people who doesn’t spend the day paralyzed by fear and pissing herself.

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Yes, the employee at McDonald’s should be able to afford rent, groceries, bills, health care and retirement plans with their paycheck alone. That’s what jobs are for.

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He’s not making up: news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/... Is this really what y’all voted for? 🫤 💰

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Trump went to the South this weekend. Not to visit flood victims in Kentucky, but to have his security drive him around a race track. He doesn’t give a shit about you or your needs. He’s on a vanity tour for the next four years. - Rep Swalwell

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'Not My President Day' @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social STOP THE AMERICAN EMBARRASSMENT

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let me strongly recommend the flu shot to whoever hasn't gotten one for this season. i just had a terrible bout with the flu that almost certainly would have been WAY worse had i not been vaccinated

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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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Your daily reminder that Red Cross assisting genocides #UkrainianView

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🇺🇦 "I still think Ukraine can win militarily. I will never accept any decisions between the US and Russia on Ukraine," — Zelensky ⚡️ "I am ready to discuss the renunciation of the occupied territories within the framework of a diplomatic agreement, according to which Ukraine can join NATO."

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I'm #standingupforscience because when I was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in 2018, I was terrified. The survival statistics for my type of melanoma was around 20%. But these statistics did not include the lives saved from the recent NCI and CRI funded studies of immunotherapy drugs. 1/6

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LAST POWERFUL STATEMENTS! “The best thing that can be given to Ukraine, let’s be honest, is NATO membership. If Ukraine was in NATO, we would never have a war in Ukraine. This is the cheapest, easiest way to protect the country. It should be in NATO,” said Frederiksen. 👏🐱🇺🇦

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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

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If RFK wants to meaningfully decrease rates of depression, he can support paid family and maternity leave, equal pay for women, universal healthcare, and fully funded public schools. Stigmatizing medication that treats the mental impact of a country that devalues your existence won’t cut it.

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‼️ Russia lost 250,000 soldiers, more than 600,000 were wounded. – Zelensky. “We completely destroyed the DPRK troops that Putin sent to Kursk. And for 6 months we have been holding out on the territory of Russia.”

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🇺🇦 Zelensky: "I didn’t allow ministers to sign the mineral resources deal because it's not ready and doesn’t protect our interests. As president, I have influence over its quality, and in my view, it still needs work to ensure Ukraine’s interests are safeguarded.

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🇺🇦🛡️ I will not take Ukraine's NATO membership off the table, - Zelensky The president also said that during their conversation, Trump "never said that Europe needs a seat at the table" of negotiations.

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Germany’s chancellor candidate Merz: "A decision has been made regarding Ukraine’s NATO prospects, and no country can change it." He rejects claims that NATO membership would hinder peace talks with Russia. Merz also supports providing Ukraine with Taurus missiles.

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