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turns out the United States was an incredible moneymaking engine that ran on wokeness

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Social Security Administration planning to lay off thousands more staff in DOGE cuts despite long wait times and web crashes www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff

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Wackier and wackier, more and more dangerous, and incompetent at his job. This guy DEFINITELY needs a proper hearing in Judiciary. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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There are 32m small businesses in the USA

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GOP lawmaker criticizes Trump’s ouster of NSA chief thehill.com/homenews/hou...

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Dozens of Twin Cities-area school districts are planning steep budget cuts and teacher layoffs for next school year.

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If they can abduct people, with no due process, then no one is safe. March Sat. April 5

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Stuff seems hard, now, but as a comic I can tell you, someday we'll look back on all of this and cry again.

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Also, check for relatives, friends, neighbors and alert them.

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US attorney Ed Martin did a fundraiser with Oath Keepers who were NOT pardoned for J6. These men are in the process of appealing their convictions, and Martin flew down to Florida (on a work day!) to pal around with them and praise them.

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I’m a big man who rides the subway every night because I’m not a terrified hysterical neurotic

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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.

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Great book out Tuesday that was my pleasure to participate in. Poisoning the Well, an exposé of #PFAS coverup & firsthand look at the communities suffering. Superman’s not coming: see how people are fighting back. By journalists @sharonudasin & @RachelFrazin bookshop.org/p/books/pois...

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Sixteen.

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Oh man, somebody get him out of there. He’s crazy.

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And therein lies the truth

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Just been to the gym at work because they've got a new machine in. Only used it for half an hour as I started to feel sick. It's great, though. It does everything - KitKats, Mars bars, Snickers, Crisps, the lot.

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BREAKING: The Department of Defense Inspector General has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sharing secret attack plans against the Houthis using Signal.

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See? Hope is in the air. This Saturday, April 5, is a national day of action. Hands Off! protests against the fascist Trump/Musk regime will take place from coast to coast. For information about the protest nearest you and other ways to take action, handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s....

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The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order — which was quickly rescinded — that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal office rather than the hospital.

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Bingo

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Prayers for their families.

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I have a massive personal trade deficit with my dentist so I'm going to start charging myself 40% more for all procedures until I learn how to domestically drill my own teeth.

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Trump voters feeling bitter ‘Cause the market’s in the shitter. See? I’m a poet and don’t know it. Although my feet show it. They’re longfellows. Just trying to keep folks amused while their 401Ks go down the drain. Trump is like honeybadger: He don’t give a shit.

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Sure, Sen. Booker set a record for the longest floor speech while standing on his morals—but let’s not forget Mike Johnson’s historic achievement: 74 days of silent mode and counting! New cartoon by RJ Matson

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House bill seeks to reverse Trump’s order on collective bargaining at agencies The bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act aims to undo Trump’s recent order, which canceled a majority of agencies’ collective bargaining agreements. federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2025/...

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"As Republicans gear up to deliver even more giveaways for billionaires, I’m reintroducing the “Buffet Rule” to stem the freeloading and make sure the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share.

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Judge Holds ICE Agent In Contempt After He Detained Suspect During A Trial www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

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Dr. Oz is a threat to EVERYONE on Medicare and Medicaid. He's going to go follow his leader RFK Jr. Meaning instead of CMS covering the cost of science based medicine treatments they will only cover "alternative" medicine bullshit!

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More than half of the 7,200 federal employees in CT work for one agency, and it's about to get cut www.ctpost.com/connecticut/...

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If you disagree with a decision, that’s an appealable issue—not an impeachable issue.

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Stand up. We shall overcome. #resist

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Dear Congress, He is insane. Stop him.

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Does he actually not know the fentanyl seizures at the Canadian border (0.2%)? Will no one tell him? Or has he been told and he’s just lying more?

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Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds thehill.com/policy/healt...

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Putting Oz in charge of Medicare and Medicaid for millions of Americans is a grave mistake.

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An examination of more than 1,200 federal judges and state supreme court justices turned up dozens of judges who chose not to recuse when facing potential appearances of impropriety involving familial financial connections. (Published July 2024)

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Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.

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At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"

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