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Sunday on 60 Minutes: Scott Pelley interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kryvyi Rih, the president’s hometown, where last week nine children were killed on a playground in a missile attack. 60Minutes.com

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@petebuttigieg.bsky.social discusses how his time as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana informed his views of the Washington DC bubble and politicians’ responsiveness to voters.

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If you're a billionaire, then you'll barely notice a few thousand dollars a year in higher prices at the store from these Trump tariffs - plus you can count on him to get you another big tax break for the wealthy. But for everyone else, this is a big deal, and a bad one.

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Governor Reynolds shared an op ed attacking me, that's a great example of what Iowans hate about politics. Here's some truth (Pt. 1/2):

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FUN FACT: Donald trump said he'd end the war in Ukraine in one day, easiest thing ever. 80 days later, he STILL hasn't ended it. Because everything he says is BULLSHIT.

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Wondering how DOGE cuts affect your town? Ouch: www.americanprogress.org/article/doge...

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NEW: WIRED has obtained a service agreement between DOGE and the Department of Labor. The agreement calls for the DOL to pay DOGE up to $1.3 million for work done by four DOGE operatives. That's around $217,000 per person as annualized salaries. www.wired.com/story/depart...

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I don't think people realize that in important respects tariffs are now higher & more inflationary than what was announced on last Wednesday. Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.

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You lost your 401k... and did Trump make money doing it? He posted "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" just hours before pausing the tariffs. It's time for everyone to ask House Republicans why they aren't fighting for an investigation into this.

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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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Good morning. Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors. It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.

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If the agent of an embittered KGB officer somehow won the US presidency and entered into the office bent on destroying the USA in its national influence, network of alliances, and the American people’s quality of life, what would he be doing differently?

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The proposed Senate budget resolution would add almost 4x more to the debt than the first TCJA and 3x more than Biden’s covid-relief bill.

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Friends, I have limited funds to devote to subscriptions. In these crazy times, I am looking for cold, hard truth sources. Thinking of subscribing to The Atlantic and Bulwark as my two. What are yours?

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He's worse than just a draft-dodger, Trump has genuine disdain for our uniformed soldiers.

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The stock market is something we watch and feel and measure, so its collapse is well-tracked. But when you see the charts of a straight downward trajectory, they also summarize what’s happening with cancer research, academic freedom, basic rights, America’s standing in the world, and so much more.

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