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And, to be clear, with Trump's FEMA the "disaster-response plan" will be blaming Joe Biden for whatever goes wrong.

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In today’s “Wait A Damn Minute!” we share the truth about Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship. Let’s call it what it is: RACISM. I’m your Shadow Press Secretary and here are the facts. @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social #WADM

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Take action to prevent the sale of OUR public lands! suwa.quorum.us/campaign/124...

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🧵 A tiny baby. Not breathing. The desperate mom pulls into a shuttered ER. Nurses—off duty, protesting the closure—rush to save her child. THIS is the future the GOP is pushing: Medicaid gutted so millionaires have tax cuts. Closed hospitals. Dead children. And they do. not. care.

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Anyone who has worked on intelligence matters understands the importance of apolitical analysis and speaking truth to power. In firing intel officials who did just that, Gabbard proved once again that she is unfit for her position.

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That’s weird…

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Always telling on himself.

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Alaska’s lone U.S. House member has declined to comment on whether he would support cuts to Medicaid spending, even as the Alaska Legislature asked him to protect existing programs.

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Sotomayor’s support for the aggressive pro-democracy movement is so important at this critical time. She understands that while we must bring difficult cases and be willing to lose, we must always fight to win. And by lending her voice she affirmed that it is “our time to stand up and be heard.”

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Ed Martin, who left his position this week as the top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, to take another job within the Justice Department because his chances of being confirmed to the post were dwindling, is facing an ethics probe, according to a letter reviewed by CNN.

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US rooftop solar companies say Republican House bill would be a major setback reut.rs/4j8YxD4

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A suspected serial killer once scrutinized for a possible link to the O.J. Simpson case that riveted the nation in the 1990s was executed Thursday in Florida for the murder of a woman found dead in a Tampa motel room.

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A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months so far to allow enough time for the baby to be born and comply with Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law, family members say.

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U.S. Supreme Court divided over Trump birthright citizenship ban, lower courts’ powers, reports Ariana Figueroa, @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social, of @statesnewsroom.com, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/15/r...

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One of the white Afrikaners brought into the US as refugees by the Trump administration this week has a history of antisemitic social media posts. The White House has used alleged antisemitism as a rationale for deporting pro-Palestinian protesters.

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A lot of people are peeling off from traditional religious denominations and following a different path—rediscovering ancestral faith or rewriting Christian religion or becoming pagan witches. newrepublic.com/article/1945...

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NEW: Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

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Military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to get medical checks in order to force them out of the service, officials said.

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It’s plain for all to see.

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Hey Mr. Tapper, is there any timeline for reporting on Donald Trump's clear pattern of cognitive deterioration? I figured you'd be a great person to ask given that you've done so much research and reporting on this area of medicine. @jaketapper.bsky.social

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Polling evidence suggests that corruption is not yet a decisive factor for voters—but there is a way for Democrats to leverage the president’s malfeasance in the 2026 midterm elections. Weave Trump’s corruption into a broader story about his utter failure to fix the economy.

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The only people who don’t want good weather info out there are the polluters screwing up the weather who prefer we don’t know.

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When that second intelligence memo came out that said Tren de Aragua was not a proxy for the Venezuelan government, I was certain someone was going to lose their job. Sure enough.

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Fed chief Jerome Powell warns that U.S. could face "supply shocks" www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-pow...

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NEW: US House Democrats launch probe into Justice Dept for “blessing” the Qatar jet deal with Trump Admin Atty General Bondi is named in letter

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Trump’s attempted takeover of the LOC may also be a test case to see how susceptible congressional Republicans are to his power grab. If they let him install ideologues throughout the LOC, maybe they’d let him do the same to other indispensable legislative entities.

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VOUCHERS VULTURES go national: “House Republicans allocate $5 billion a year to provide a tax break for families who choose to send their children to private and religious schools has been incorporated into the GOP-led budget reconciliation measure.” rollcall.com/2025/05/14/s...

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John Wahl is the Alabama Republican party chairman and chair of the Alabama Public Library Service. He created a crazy fake ID to vote in 2022 and his driver’s license is from Tennessee. Non-residents like Wahl & Sen Tommy Tuberville must be removed from AL politics. www.al.com/politics/202...

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Don't look away. Trump's memecoin dinner, where the top 220 buyers of $TRUMP memecoin will get dinner with the president, is one of the most clear and outrageous examples of buying access yet.

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Together, the two retailers will have to wade the choppy waters of new tariffs on imports, including footwear. And they'll face the growing competition from shoe brands selling directly to shoppers.

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I find this very concerning… youtube.com/shorts/s8vmr...

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This is a HUGE scandal. Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud. Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%. Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.

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🚨 This good neighbor caught shady “agents” in Highland, IL claiming to do wellness checks—each wearing mismatched vests labeled FBI/ICE/ERO/police. Since when do they roll up together like that? Vigilante brown shirts are testing boundaries. Stay safe. Know your rights. #OnYourSide

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Republicans looking to cut $880 billion — that’s nearly $1 TRILLION — from the Medicaid budget. We can stop them. Public pressure works. Go to OcasioCortez.com/SaveMedicaid NOW! Make calls to your Representative & tell them #DontCutMedicaid!

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Tulsi Gabbard has fired the top two career officials leading the National Intelligence Council, the senior most analytical group in the intelligence community whose job it is to understand and assess the biggest threats facing the United States.

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🦋 POLL: Trump is forcing people to put their life on hold Americans reconsider major life events - marriage, children, buying a home, education - amid economic anxiety & turmoil 60% said Trump's economy has affected at least one major goal & also that bills & groceries are more expensive 🦋 #FAFO

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DRAG QUEENS: 2 TRUMP: 0 www.muellershewrote.com/p/banning-dr...

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Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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These and other corporate execs have openly bragged that they will keep prioritizing their profits over their customers’ affordability. They think it's OK to charge more for less. Bottom line, shrinkflation is Greedflation!

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Minneapolis and state leaders are reportedly preparing for potential Derek Chauvin pardon. I guess MAGA doesn’t really care if they’re rapists or murderers as long as they’re either white or rich.

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So Trump has now put the guy who wrote Project 2025 in charge of DOGE? Cool, cool...

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JUST NOW — Ben from Ben & Jerry’s interrupts the RFK JR. hearing: “Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza and paying for it by kicking kids off Medicaid! They need to let food in to starving kids in Gaza!” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DJpRn4B...

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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen and others were tackled by security, then dragged out of today’s HHS budget hearing. RFK Jr’s response was to snicker.

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🎯 HARWOOD: “The con consists of two steps. first: Republicans issue loud protests against a federal budget, warning of catastrophic bankruptcy. second: Republicans increase the debt even further… They’ve run this political play for 40+ years.” open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

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🧵 Tucked inside the House GOP tax bill? A massive national voucher program. $5B/year in tax credits to subsidize private & religious schools—$20B over 4 years. Public money, zero oversight. A backdoor defund of public education masked as “choice.” #DontDefundPublicSchools

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