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“In 2023, when Bacon did not want to back Jim Jordan of Ohio for speaker, he and his wife received threatening texts and phone calls from Jordan’s supporters that were so alarming that Bacon said his wife began sleeping with a gun on the pillow next to her.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

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This stuff is straight out of Orban/every strongman’s playbook

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Ryan’s statement makes clear that the fed government had threatened to withhold unrelated university funding & student visas in order to coerce his resignation All individual university leaders now have targets on their backs

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Omaha's Republican House member, Don Bacon, announces he is retiring, so the seat immediately catapults near the top of Democratic pick-up opportunities: www.notus.org/republicans/...

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NEW: At least two former Jan. 6 prosecutors were fired on Friday as fallout of Donald Trump's mass pardon of Capitol rioters continues to linger over the FBI and DOJ. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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I strongly agree with Elie's five-alarm-fire take. And I respectfully but firmly disagree with those who think today's disastrous decision will be fairly easy for lawyers to work around.

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Trump's approval on immigration and deportations plunged after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to El Salvador. Then it sank again after Trump sent the military into Los Angeles—along with how voters rated his deportation policy. Approval on both issues is now down 20 points from the start of his term.

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New Column: Here's exactly how cruel and deliberate the big ugly bill is--and how there's a very easy fix to make it less cruel that Republicans will never, ever, ever consider. newrepublic.com/post/197356/... via @newrepublic.com

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This is the Jewish leadership we need now. Thank you @bradlander.bsky.social

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Shabbat Shalom to everyone who recognizes that the safety, freedom & thriving of Jews and Muslims are bound up together — in Israel & Palestine, across the five boroughs, and in many other beloved places.

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I've covered race for two decades. I knew the 2nd Trump Admin would be dangerous for civil rights. Yet the collapse of the federal civil rights architecture and national will to address racial inequality and work on integration is stunning. Here's my latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...

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Two major labor unions that backed Cuomo’s failed NYC Democratic mayoral bid are set to endorse Mamdani.

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JFC

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This is the line from the horrific SCOTUS decision today that will stick with me. “Sure, the president should follow the law - but the courts can’t force him to do it.” Rendering the Constitution a dead letter if the president decides he’d rather not deal with it.

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I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.

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[1/7] 🧵 Long-time #Massachusetts elected official and Donald Trump lickspittle Scott Brown just announced ANOTHER failing #NHSen campaign. Everyone knows he's thin-skinned and not very bright. But here's a brief THREAD on his sexist dirtbag lowlights. #NHPolitics #NewHampshire

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Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines. Mark my words: Rescinding recommendations will soon turn into limiting what vaccines Americans who want them can get. And the wealthy and powerful will still be given access when they want them. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...

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Sometimes things aren't just what "critics saw." They're reality -- and should described that way. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...

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Edward "Big Balls" Coristine's placement at the SSA comes after a White House official told WIRED on Tuesday that the 19-year-old had resigned from his position in government. www.wired.com/story/big-ba...

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Quite the UNH poll of Maine: Governor Janet Mills' favorability is 51/41 Senator Susan Collins' is ... 14/57. Among independents, Collins' favorability is a startling 8/60. scholars.unh.edu/survey_cente...

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Trump says he gave Iran permission to bomb US airbase. Any other president would have been impeached before sunset www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ju...

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NEW: The provision in the GOP tax bill that makes it easier to get gun silencers, rifles and shotguns violates Senate rules and has to come out, says the Senate rules ref www.huffpost.com/entry/gun-si...

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Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack could not receive the medical care she needed due to her ectopic pregnancy because of the REPUBLICAN #AbortionBan in #Florida And she's blaming "the left" for it. Despicable. #FlaPol #FL03 #Gainesville #abortion

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Hard to overstate what a win this is for congressional Republicans seeking overhaul of courts' ability to block Trump admin via national injunctions. SCOTUS: "Universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts."

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U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro — who's transitioned from a wunderkind of Democratic politics to one of the party's steadiest officeholders — says he might jump into the 2026 race for the U.S. Senate. https://bit.ly/4456bdq

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USA TODAY reporters called Social Security's 1-800 line multiple times over several days and found the wait times to be consistently over an hour. Multiple times they did not reach a live person before the line disconnected with no warning. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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@warren.senate.gov is leading the Senate Democrats' Social Security War Room, which is drawing attention to changes the Trump admin is making to the Social Security Administration. Trump’s SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano is covering up the truth about extended customer service wait times.

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The MAGA-GOP is a stem-to-stern fascist party.

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If even a fraction of what this letter says is true, Emil Bove should be prosecuted for criminal contempt and disbarred. In no way should he be confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

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Generational change is coming: Since Zohran Mamdani won on Tuesday night, more than 1100 young people have reached out to @runforsomething.net to explore a run for local office -- one of our biggest spikes of the year yet.

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Quick reminder about what a gigantic piece of shit Republican Congressman Andy Ogles ("the George Santos of Tennessee") is: Among his many documented scams was absconding with $25,000 from a fraudulent GoFundMe claiming to raise money for a childrens' burial garden. #TN05 #AndyOgles #ZohranMamdani

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues? Approve 41% Disapprove 57% Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy? Approve 39% Disapprove 56% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

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the Quinnipiac Poll just released is brutal for Trump. He is under water on every single issue. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

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Quinnipiac poll | 6/22-6/24 RV President Trump approval Disapprove 54% Approve 41% (+3) poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

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The RFK Jr. Effect #measles

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California has seen more measles cases this year than all of 2024, sparking concerns

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maybe (and I'm just spitballing here) Anthony Kennedy shouldn't have let Trump wire his seat for perjurer & attempted rapist Brett Kavanaugh

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This is remarkable. New Quinnipiac poll finds support for path to legalization for most undocumented immigrants has risen to 64%. Only 31% want most of them deported. That's a 14 point net swing for legalization since Trump took office. On immigration generally, he's at 41-57!

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The U.S. dollar has plummeted after rumors that Trump may announce a MAGA-friendly Federal Reserve chair were revealed.

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