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@amiberger.bsky.social, y’all SHOWED UP.

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This is America.

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"My allegiance to the Republican party ended when a conman made it into office – and worse, when the party I once revered stood by and let it happen."

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'No Kings' protests expected to draw millions before Trump's military parade in Washington DC Follow live updates here:

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“We’ve seen hundreds of new events on the No Kings Day map since the weekend,” said Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, one of the groups behind the “day of defiance”.

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War for Ukraine Day 1,205 update has posted.

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In context of the 3,000 arrests/day mandate, this means turbocharging arrests in construction, child&elder care, delivery services, transport, manufacturing. It also means desperate ICE agents prowling the streets for victims. Courts, check-ins, and interviews will be ground zero for arrests...

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Ready for tomorrow. Dad has one more March. l'll carry you this time Dad. Rest easy. We got this. #nokings #protest #june14 #standupfightback @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org

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U.S. officials confirmed that about 250 gallons of contaminated water leaked at Yokota Air Base in 2023, a disclosure that is drawing sharp criticism from local Japanese governments for coming more than two years after the incident. (from @hanakusumoto.bsky.social)

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NEW: The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.

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"Per the study, one glaring safety gap is the bots' inability to respond appropriately to users clearly at risk of self-harm or suicide." Trump's budget bill, currently in the Senate, would impose a 10-year moritorium on AI regulation. They have so little regard for human life.

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New today from Ana Flores: "I learned early as a Texan that our state doesn’t always fight for its people. Especially if you’re Latina. Especially if you’re undocumented. Especially if you’re young, brown, or poor."

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And also a great interview with Akshay Khanna, who plays Ratthi in #Murderbot: squaremile.com/style/akshay...

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War for Ukraine Day 1,204 update has posted.

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So there is a profile of me in the New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...

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They are having the day they voted for

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NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“

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WATCH: “I WAS AN INTERPRETER IN AFGHANISTAN FOR 3 YEARS.” ICE grabs a man whose name they don’t even know at his immigration hearing, shackles him, expedites his removal. Q: Why would anyone ever help our military again? — Trump is endangering and weakening our military.

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More Americans voted for Senator Alex Padilla than for 48 of the 53 red state GOP U.S. Senators combined.

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A federal judge has blocked President Trump from deploying members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles and ordered the administration to return control of the forces to Gov. Gavin Newsom. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Maybe NYC is dangerous, this Westchester man just got murdered there on live tv.

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In April, President Trump and Salvadoran President Bukele shook hands in the Oval Office to celebrate a deal to ship gang members to the notorious CECOT prison. But a new ProPublica investigation found there’s more to the story. 🧵👇

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Former senator Jon Tester calls the “Big Beautiful Bill” a “piece of shit” and says Senate republicans know it. Watch the full episode: jimacosta.substack.com/p/fmr-sen-jo...

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New: Texas officials have notified local public health departments to brace for $119 million in federal cuts that could impact the state’s efforts on disease detection and prevention efforts, including for HIV, vaccine outreach and emergency preparedness.

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Trump’s EPA claimed that its plan to eviscerate power plant pollution standards will save the US about $1bn a year. In reality, though, this represents a starkly uneven trade-off, experts say.

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Earlier: By bankrolling El Salvador’s excesses and broadcasting the dramatic footage for domestic political gain, Washington is sending a signal that rights-free “security” can be not only tolerated but internationally legitimized.

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It's well past time to start doxing these fascist cops. Anonymous it's time to do your thing again.

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This only works for fascists until it doesn't. When the military has had enough you end up like Mussolini.

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While researching my new book, I was re-reading the transcript of a call I sat in on with 75 or so chief public defenders from all over the country. This was very early in the pandemic, and they were strategizing/venting. At one point, everyone starts going off on then-Gov. Cuomo. /1

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With the pressure building on Texas' water supply shortage, Texas lawmakers have taken actions big and small to save the situation. Here’s what the $20 billion in water projects and related House and Senate bills aim to accomplish over the next 20 years.

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The idea that the progressive left used the internet to bully institutions into accepting unpopular, far-left positions is the exact opposite of what has actually happened. The alt-right used the internet for ideological capture and they are now in the White House bragging about it daily

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War for Ukraine Day 1,203 update has posted.

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jesus christ what the fuck did you think would happen www.thedailybeast.com/trump-voter-...

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LFG! Win this one for Granville

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Honestly I had to check if this was one of yours @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

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The scream I scrumpt. 💀💀

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BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

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🇷🇸 Kyiv can always count on Serbia in terms of humanitarian support, as well as political support for territorial integrity, — Vučić. 🇺🇦 Ukraine is developing new types of drones to protect energy infrastructure, — Zelensky 🗣️ Peace will come with ceiling of $30 per barrel for Russian oil, — Zelensky

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Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday, calling its popular AI-powered image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism" for its use of the studios' best-known characters.

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Despite the well-known weight gain from nicotine cessation, e-cigarette taxes do not contribute to obesity and may even decrease it, from Charles J. Courtemanche, Tessie Krishna, Yang Liang, Joseph J. Sabia, and Anthony Chuo https://www.nber.org/papers/w33890

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We feed you. They hunt us.

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