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German Max Planck Society—one of the world’s top scientific research institutions—is experiencing an uptick in applications from US scientists. There’s a deep irony: During the Third Reich, they lost their best and brightest to the US, including Albert Einstein. newrepublic.com/article/1914...

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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white retired Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

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www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

submitted 17 hours ago • 446 comments

This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

submitted 1 day ago • 1069 comments

We must all band together. There are far more of us than there are of them. Never forget that, no matter how difficult this may become!!

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Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

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Chris Kluwe, a former NFL player for the Minnesota Vikings, was arrested after speaking out against plans to install a plaque with references to President Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again” at a library in Huntington Beach, California.

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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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This is absolutely disgusting.

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Putinization of America

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Thanks to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, firefighters who just finished weeks of around-the-clock shifts fighting dangerous fires were given a note from their Commander in Chief: "Please quit." That’s a hell of a way to say thank you.

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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

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Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."

submitted 2 days ago • 1461 comments

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

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Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star. Putin’s Poodle

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Every reporter today should be asking every Congressional Republican why they're OK siding with Putin and walking away from NATO and democracy.

submitted 2 days ago • 119 comments

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

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BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.

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The waste is coming from the White House. 👇

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BREAKING: GOP Senator Susan Collins says she’ll vote AGAINST Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI Director: “Mr. Patel’s recent political profile undermines his ability to serve in the apolitical role of Director of the FBI.”

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

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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Dear business owners that voted for Trump, You could have had $50K in capital and a robust SBA. Instead, DOGE is cancelling all your government contracts and putting you out of business so he can have the contracts for himself.

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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

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Chris Murphy: "My prediction is that if you vote for Kash Patel, more than any other confirmation vote you make, you will come to regret this one to your grave."

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 2 days ago • 1214 comments

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

submitted 3 days ago • 1926 comments

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

submitted 3 days ago • 1195 comments

Everyone has things in their career of which they're ashamed. Nothing...and I mean nothing...in my career in politics makes me more ashamed and regretful than supporting and promoting Marco Rubio. He is the most craven betrayer of his stated ideals of any human I've ever met.

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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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