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"Congress, not the president, writes and amends the laws of the United States. Congress, not the president, allocates funding to federal agencies and programs."

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President Trump in a sometimes tense meeting Friday with the nation’s governors pressed them to enact the death penalty for drug dealers and issued a threat to Maine’s Democratic chief executive over her state’s law protecting transgender people from discrimination

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"At least 14 instances where items are repeated, totaling $325 million in claimed savings."

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Be clear about what you are seeing. The firing of these senior officers has nothing to do with competence. This is creating an oath of loyal by the Armed Forces to the Leader. We face an uncertain future.

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And with RFK at the helm of Health, we are so screwed …

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We are all in this together. 🌍🤗

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On this day in 1956, Dr. King, Rosa Parks, and other key civil rights activists were arrested for leading the landmark Montgomery Bus Boycotts. As we honor their courageous actions, we must continue their legacy and fight the injustices that continue to plague our society today.

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“Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes,” Timothy W. Ryback writes in a step-by-step account:

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Demand your GOP congressman cut their budget and lay off some staff. Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.

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This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

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I know no one cares, but today is my Birthday, I got some Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, best I have ever had, the Fairy of Patrick Breen (e) , one of the Donner Party, which my wife and I are completely obsessed with, and a ticket to see Dwight Yoakam. I cannot complain.

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BREAKING: Steve Bannon just did a Nazi salute at CPAC. THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!

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Exactly! 💙 #Thisiswhywefight #Bluecrew #Resistance #Resist

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Daniel Dale fact checker: “Russia started the war in Ukraine when it invaded Ukraine in 2022. -Trump “falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war-saying, “You should’ve never started it. You could’ve made a deal.” Laughable Kremlin-style propaganda,this time from the president of the United States.

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Fucking idiot assfuck...

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HELL YEAH: In a masterful speech, the Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker announces not ONLY a balanced budget in his state but alludes to Donald Trump and Elon Musk as being “IDIOTS.” Let me know if you agree with him.

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Trump is out of step with the American people in his adoration of Putin 81% of Americans do not trust Putin thehill.com/policy/inter...

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The one thing you need to know about the Trump "tax cuts"

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Wow! What a hero! 💙

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Kash Patel must NOT be confirmed as Fbi Director.

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Fuck Putin. Fuck trump. I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇸.

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An acorn is not a tree. A seed is not a flower. An egg is not a chicken. An embryo is not a child.

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Thank you Mike Pence!

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HANNITY: “How quickly will you pay down the debt?” TRUMP: “Potentially very quickly…” REAL ANSWER: Never. They don’t actually care about the debt, will explode the deficit with trillions in tax cuts for the rich. His answer is obvious gaslighting. See through it.

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DOGE: Diabolical Oligarchs Gaslighting Everyone

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Donald Trump just signed an executive order declaring that only the president or the Attorney General can speak for “what the law is.” Yeah, they’re telling us what they plan to do.

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NEW: Trump directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fire all remaining U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Biden, claiming on social media that the DOJ has been "politicized like never before" in the past four years.

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Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party thx in advance

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DOGE having access to Americans' Social Security data isn't just a major security breach. It's part of a deliberate ploy to cut benefits — using the false pretext of "waste and fraud" — and have Congress use the savings to give billionaires another giant tax cut. Be warned.

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