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Democratic lawmakers visit with Mahmoud Khalil at ICE facilities www.msnbc.com/way-too-earl...

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Pete Hegseth is making sure he looks good for his next scandal

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The right-wing network is usually a safe space for the president's fans.

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No matter where you go in this beautiful country, people tend to want the same basic things out of an American life: Security. Opportunity. Freedom. I hear it everywhere I go. And every time I do, I find myself feeling proud of Minnesota.

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www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Trump’s presidency is costing Americans more every day.

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Macron to beat Trump to UK state visit - report

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Fascism is now in the algorithms, the neural pathways, the social interactions. How did we fail to see all this? “We wanted to see Trump in terms of his absences, so that our way of seeing the world would go unchallenged,” Timothy Snyder writes.

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ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.

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Vice President JD Vance has met with senior Vatican officials for talks that follow sharp criticism by Pope Francis of the Trump administration’s immigration policy. The Vatican said that an “exchange of opinions” took place concerning migrants, refugees, and prisoners: cnn.it/3GfOLBr

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In a piece for The Atlantic, the Russian chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov writes about how Putin seized power, parallels in with the current state of U.S. politics, and what Americans should do to avoid the same fate. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

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👀 Spotted at Amazon Fresh in Angel, London

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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.

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JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations

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JUST IN: Department of Homeland Security is threatening to strip Harvard's eligibility to host international students unless it turns over disciplinary records.

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Message from last year’s, “Sumy will stand”.

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"This isn't a battle of your choosing. But it is the battle for which you will always be judged. This is the moment you must show the world and history which side of the Edmund Pettis Bridge you are standing on." - Stuart Stevens

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Get this orange fuckstick out of our government...please!

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THREE EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. It’s in our Constitution and at the very heart of our democracy. Article 3 establishes the judicial branch. It’s the job of judges to determine if the actions of the Administration violate our laws. Full. Stop. That’s how our democracy works.

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“…members of the DOGE team asked that their activities not be logged on the system and then appeared to try to cover their tracks behind them, turning off monitoring tools and manually deleting records of their access…” What kind of shady s**t is going on here?? www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

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We had the reporter on tonight; @maddow has the whistleblower

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The president snapped after watching a TV show he didn't like and said CBS should lose its license.

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For many current law students, firms challenging Trump's executive orders in court are now more appealing than those that struck deals with his administration, according to our interviews with students, recruiters and lawyers. Full story 👉 politi.co/3XUIe5a

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I called for an independent investigation into Donald Trump's dismantling of the Department of Education, and now, it's happening. This investigation will reveal what's at stake for families. While Trump and Musk side with billionaires, I'll side with our kids.

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How is this not contemptuous behavior???

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"Show respect to China, show respect to the Chinese people." China analyst Victor Gao tells @cathynewman.bsky.social there won't be talks with the US on tariffs unless it changes its attitude. Read and watch: www.channel4.com/news/if-the-...

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President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has met Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the Trump administration continue to pursue its peace plan for the war in Ukraine.

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Elon Musk can't be trusted with rockets, drugs, video games, social media, or even his own children. He damn sure can't be trusted with your data.

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Did President Trump tip off big donors or family to cash in on his tariff chaos? Today with @schumer.senate.gov and Senate Democrats, I officially called for an SEC investigation to find out. Presidents are not kings.

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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Older women who stayed on a reduced-calorie Mediterranean diet, walked and did resistance training for three years improved their bone density, especially in their lower backs, a new study found.

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In March, ICE announced that it had arrested 48 people in New Mexico. Why is nothing known about who was arrested or their whereabouts?

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Feel free to share with any MEGA friends

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“Hacks” spent three seasons following Deborah and Ava to the top of their field. In Season 4, the show is now puncturing the very idea of a dream job, Shirley Li writes:

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Sofidel’s $200 million expansion in Duluth is creating jobs and reinforcing Minnesota as a top place to live and work.

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I’m on my way to Duluth to break ground on a $200 million business expansion project that will create over 150 manufacturing jobs. Amid the uncertainty in Washington, we’re still committed to building a stronger economy across the state.

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Been thinking of old Letterman clips for some reason.

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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration. So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives. So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory

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A global company like Philips could expand anywhere, but they chose to expand in Minnesota - creating cutting-edge, good-paying jobs.

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Federal officials said they were doing wellness checks on children who arrived unaccompanied at the border. School administrators turned them away. (via @laist.com)

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“What can Americans do now if a recession is truly around the corner? Build up a buffer,” writes Marc Novicoff. https://theatln.tc/Cr5Dd2rJ

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Desi Lydic mocked the president for his "major announcement" in the "war on water pressure."

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Trump thought Kamala Harris would crash the economy, so he said "hold my beer"

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Only a mentally ill person would think they can be a draft dodger, consistently insult veterans, active duty military, and dead heroes, and think they deserve to have a military parade in their own honor… Just sick!

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The criminal who is now ruining our economy would not even be able to obtain a job as a bank teller... because he is a convicted felon, for numerous financial crimes.

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