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Three updates: 1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.

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Members of Congress leaking that they are being threatened if they don’t vote for all of Trump’s nominees but they don’t indicate any interest in finding and arresting people threatening members of Congress. Hmmm.

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New comic! Wherein Cord masters the art of small talk.

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If you’re ever in public while high on ketamine, this DEA pamphlet suggests you might want want to wear sunglasses, even indoors. www.dea.gov/sites/defaul...

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Call to action: An automated tool to send emails & calls to your elected US officials in solidarity with Ukraine. If you are from outside of the US "do not" use google maps to find an address or add a personal message saying you're a Republican. #3E #StandWithUkraine americancoalitionforukraine.org

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Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker: "What comes next?" #3E [1]

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Most of DOGE’s money has come in the form of payments from other federal agencies made possible by a nearly century-old law called the Economy Act. To steer funds to the new department, the Trump administration has treated DOGE as if it were a federal agency. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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From 2023. That asteroid was a lot funnier.

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84% HUD staff cuts will cause irreversible harm to towns still recovering & trying to rebuild from recent disasters. Trump is giving tax breaks to his rich friends over ensuring HUD can deliver resources to you. Hear 👏🏾 Me 👏🏾 Clearly 👏🏾 He doesn't care about you!

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Well, great timing for this article. Mother Jones reporting Musk trying to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which will be absolutely pivotal for the rest of us who believe in democracy and freedom and rights and that stuff.

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Last I checked there was a federal criminal statute on extortion that’s enforced by the United States Department of Jus— … oh wait, never mind

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Republicans want to throw Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and veterans’ benefits into the wood chipper—they are calling for $1 trillion in cuts just this year alone! All so billionaires get MORE tax cuts. No way. I'm speaking out, and I'm voting NO!

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Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

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This is an excellent template and should be disseminated widely

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Elon musing about prosecuting schiff isn’t mere politics, it’s a lot more than that. I wish Schiff would explain a little bit more of what a norms crusher this is.

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A quick reminder for the folks who haven't been paying attention: The Russians are the bad guys. The Nazis were the bad guys. NATO is the greatest security alliance in history. The US dissing our allies and aligning with Team Bad Guys makes us less secure and more hated around the world.

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CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man

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It's no understatement to say the Elon Musk is the most dangerous man alive. He's an existential threat to everyone on this planet if he's not stopped.

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Everyday Americans will pay for Republicans' billionaire tax breaks with their health care. They will pay for billionaire tax breaks with abandoned medical research. They will pay for billionaire tax breaks with shuttered family farms and small businesses. I'm voting NO.

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Just tell them you were being metaphorical, like when the J6-ers chanted HANG MIKE PENCE and were pardoned by Trump.

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"Elon Musk is the undisputed champion of making money for Elon Musk. As effectively the CEO of the United States of America? Very bad. Embarrassing, honestly..." www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

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A sitting congressman calling Elon Musk a dick is now considered a threat by the DOJ and are now starting a criminal investigation. This is the death of free speech in the United States.

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Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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Bad Mayor! Naughty Mayor! Now don’t get indicted again!

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“What’s the point of fighting cybercrime if we’re just going to give access for government networks to people with cybercriminal gang affiliations?” www.wired.com/story/doge-c...

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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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So, do all Republicans agree with Trump that he's a King and Zelensky is a dictator? Or, have we moved on?

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Trump administration is planning to use polygraphs to assess federal employee loyalty. There are ways to manipulate polygraph results, and we will provide guidance to coalition members. Polygraph results are not admissible in court due to their potential for false positives and negatives.

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They’re going to try and prosecute their political enemies

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The key point that was made in this clip is that it happened organically. We don’t come from the consultant class, we get zero legacy media hype, we don’t get invited on shows & don’t want to be on TV, no big money donors writing checks. It all happened one person at a time. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

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This is sad, but obviously true.

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This is who Republicans just made FBI Director. Kash Patel calls for “offensive operations” to jail Americans who they consider “the enemy.” “We will go out and find the conspirators... Yes, we are going to come after the people in the media”

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Florida has sued Target for selling pride merch during pride month in a clear and blatant violation of the 1st amendment. www.reuters.com/legal/target...

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The US is now officially playing for Team Bad Guys, and I have never been more ashamed of my country.

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This has been on my mind lately. No reason. youtu.be/WvOZs3g3qIo?...

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