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Did anyone really think that electing a convicted felon and sexual predator would somehow lead America into a new era of promise? The TACO bell is ringing loudly and we're still only 5 months into the shit show.

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Needs to be said: As of 2025, the 10 states with the highest poverty rates: 1. Mississippi– 19.3% 2.Louisiana–18.6% 3.New Mexico –18.1% 4.West Virginia–17.0% 5.Kentucky–15.9% 6.Arkansas–15.3% 7.Alabama–15.0% 8.Oklahoma– 14.5% 9.Tennessee–13.5% 10. South Carolina–13.5% Who’d they vote for?

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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

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The party of “kids don’t deserve to live if they are poor”.

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Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics…

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It makes me feel sick knowing so many Americans believe him

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Jake Tapper's ratings are at their lowest point in a decade. This is what happens when you betray your audience in hopes you can sell some books to Trump supporters (a bad strategy since they won't read it and hated you to begin with)

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Oh

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A drug addict usurped congressional power, and unilaterally gutted US soft power. Members of the administration knew about, and were disturbed by, his drug use (WSJ). Isn’t this a cover-up?

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“If I had to spend the rest of my life with Ted Cruz, living in an apartment, I’d rather do that than have to go on a single road trip with JD Vance.” – @timmiller.bsky.social

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I have Not Forgotten!

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The media has been failing for yrs. Trump lies as he breathes, he’s been doing it for yrs, and he gets away with it bcuz the media stopped covering Trump’s lies a long time ago. My midweek meltdown.👇https://open.substack.com/pub/socialcontractwithjoewalsh/p/he-lies-all-the-time-so-say-it?r=4csydt

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"TACO has the potential to hurt Trump. (1) It’s simple. Trump Always Chickens Out. You can put that phrase anywhere, apply it to anything, and everyone knows what it means."

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MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.

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A student said to me at an event today, ‘I’d love to speak out and say stuff but I can’t because I’m on a visa.’ What has happened to America? Trump and Rubio and MAGA have killed free speech and the First Amendment in this country.

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Neither of them has a brain.

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Scott Pelley—American author and reporter for CBS News for more than 31 years, did not hold back

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This has happened several times. The maggots don't know any different bc Joe wasn't boasting and they don't pay attention to what the libs do anyway.

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We need age limits to create more space for incredible young leaders. This is one of them: 🇺🇸 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTj9TD4yY/

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WTF??? www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAF8...

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Yes it is. Very dangerous.