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Marco Rubio Announces Stunning Extent of USAID Purge newrepublic.com/post/192520/... via @newrepublic.com

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I voted against the horrible MAGA “continuing resolution” — a fake and partisan CR loaded up with executive power for Trump. I hated it. But respected colleagues voted otherwise, and not just to “cave in” versus “stand up.” 🧵

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The eventual fate of the GOP

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"By rejecting passivity, Sanders is also doing more to actually put Republicans—who’ve recently been ordered to abandon town halls in the wake of mounting anger from their own voters—under pressure."

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gift link... sober and practical. and very much where we are. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Politics hasn't been this simple in a long time: do you think it's good for one man to exercise unchecked, arbitrary power or not. Those are the two available ideologies right now

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90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.

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This is just the beginning of Trump's crackdown, not just on free speech, but on dissent: Anyone holding an opinion deemed “un-American” by the administration will be targeted.

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Libel suits—and threats of them—are among the oldest tricks in Donald Trump’s book. So far, SCOTUS has afforded the press strong protections against costly defamation lawsuits, but a dangerous new movement is trying to change that.

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It's hard to comprehend this if you have even a smidgen of empathy, but Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. does not care if children die of measles. 🧪 www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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In today’s episode, a sweeping study of a beloved insect. Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...

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52% of Americans disapprove of how he’s handled the federal budget. 56% dislike his economic actions. 61% disapprove of the tariffs specifically. Trump has yet to respond to the poll.

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“Just because the corruption plays out in public doesn’t mean it’s not corruption” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?

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The FBI is now moving to criminalize groups like Habitat for Humanity for “conspiracy to defraud the United States.” This comes after EPA Director Lee Zeldin eliminated the EPA headquarters in D.C. and 10 other regional offices.

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Here’s an idea: If “waste, fraud and abuse” are actually being uncovered, could we see a couple examples that can be investigated and confirmed by an independent 3rd party? Because I believe DOGE is theater.

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We just watched Trump & Vance do Putin’s bidding in the Oval Office & it was horrific. Not even two months into this administration & it’s a disaster for the free world.

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Lemme get this straight... JD Vance has a meltdown in the Oval Office because Zelenskyy points out that he's never visited Ukraine once. Donald Trump cancels the press conference. President Zelenskyy doesn't sign the minerals deal. And MAGA thinks this was a win? Clown. Show.

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After the heated exchange at the White House and intense pressure from Trump and Vance, key leaders have spoken out, including Germany's CDU deputy leader, who said, "Europe will not betray Ukraine. How can anyone strike the back of a president from an occupied country?"

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Trump removes Ice chief amid apparent frustration over rate of deportations

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Zelenskyy is an interesting character in that he’s got the same rough origin story as Trump (celebrity uses outsider status and knowledge of how to be a showman to take over) but unlike Trump, he is worthy of being considered a real human being.

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Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges. This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.

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which doctor risked going to jail by using CRISPR to make a perfect baby who goes bald as a teenager instead of in his 20's

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Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.

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The Nazi

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The not so Proud Boys will be free to commit more crimes. Thanks to the Orange Convicted Felon.

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Many Instagram and Facebook users say they are confused about why they are following and seeing posts from President Trump and JD Vance in their feeds. Here’s why.

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A fire north of Los Angeles burning near Castaic Lake grew to more than 3,400 acres in a couple of hours. Residents of several nearby neighborhoods were told to evacuate. Follow updates here.

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The rate of billionaire wealth accumulation has accelerated "by three times." But despite the fact that America ranks first as the richest nation in the world in terms of gross domestic product, 36.8 million Americans live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. nbcnews.to/4hhBdCG

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Second-richest man in the world, returning from his front-row seat at the inauguration of the President whose policies he had swiftly agreed to adopt after being threatened, bridles at oligarch label.

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Tonight on Eyewitness News: FFOTUS Trump is delusional!!! We’ll have details—along with your AccuWeather forecast—at 5, 6, and 11!

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The Fraternal Order of Police has finally spoken: Trump was wrong for pardoning January 6 insurrectionists who were convicted of assaulting police officers.

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Office of Management and Budget Chief Russell Vought refused to pinpoint where the sudden flurry of Day One executive orders had been drafted, despite the fact that many of them fell in line with Project 2025, a plan of Vought’s own design.

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Neil DeGrass Tyson

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