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NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

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Let this sink in. Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence. During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”

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WATCH: Terry Vo speaks out against the ICE raids terrorizing Nashville immigrants

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Congressman Stephen F. Lynch @lynch.house.gov

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I miss the days when political opponents were respectful & cordial w/ each other even if they didn't fully like each other or agree on everything... They didn't name-call & spew personal attacks out of hate & seek vengeance #politics #politicians #respect #kindness

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Mrs. Noem refused to explain what steps her dept is actively taking to comply w/ a 9-0 SCOTUS ruling to bring Mr. Abrego Garcia back to America & give him due process. She's avoiding the question by saying: "He's back in his home country."

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Hey America. You need to know something: This level of corruption IS NOT NORMAL. Don’t ever believe that it is.

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A Peruvian farmer has lost a landmark climate case against German energy giant RWE. Saul Luciano Lliuya had argued the company should help fund flood defenses near his Andean home, citing its role in global warming.

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Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil.

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Coming soon, big tax breaks for US coal plants to heat up the planet and melt the glaciers in Greenland to make rare mineral mining cheaper and create high-value beach-front real estate in Nuuk. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/c...

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“I’m a citizen!”

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CNN: “Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.” Not white. Not farmers. Not South Africa. www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/a...

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MEMPHIS VS. MUSK Despite valid community concerns, both @mayorpaulyoung & mayor @LeeHarrisfor901 are supportive of this project. Consider this an open invitation to both of you to come on the Holler and elaborate as to why. (From @thebwstimes.bsky.social : www.instagram.com/reel/DJ-dXB2...)

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Crockett: That’s why they hired everybody from Fox because all they’re trying to do is put on a show.. I want us to refocus our attention on the American people and stop demonizing every person that ends up in ICE custody… *Applause* Van Drew: *bangs gavel*

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A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.

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Incredible.

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I’m not religious but this seems important…and true.

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Today's Dandelion 🌼 #Photography #Dandelions

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Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?

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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

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Under Trump, they’re allowed to start resegregating schools in Louisiana. This must be stopped.

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Shouldn’t be a bad thing

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Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻

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MAGA is feeling triggered.

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The event aims to celebrate International Workers’ Day and rally support for working individuals affected by current economic policies.

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He is scheduled to speak at 5 p.m. at the “Tide Against Trump” protest at Snow Hinton Park off McFarland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. The protest begins at 4 p.m.

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