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This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged. Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system.

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Of course newrepublic.com/post/197149/...

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Mitch McConnell has a net worth of up to $52 million, and has had high quality government-financed healthcare for decades. Losing your healthcare, losing your loved ones, losing your life, isn’t something people should be told “get over it.”

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"But they'll get over it"

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LENOIR CITY, TN — pregnant fiancée of an American lost her baby in ICE detention after they denied her prenatal care after pleading for help for days. (@ltgovmcnally & @lowellrussell21’s district) Unimaginable cruelty. @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...

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Rand Paul is right: “I’m arguing that the intervention, the military intervention, may not have been successful, as people are saying, and also that there may not be a military answer to this, that ultimately the answer to the end of the nuclear program is going to involve diplomacy.”

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Every time you may think McConnell has some sort of moral compass remember he’s more Grim Reaper than anything.

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It's time we stop- Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down... #ICE

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“I feel like I’m dying” “I feel like I’ve been lied to” The words of an anti-vax chiropractor who become seriously ill with measles and spread it to his kids, who then also became seriously ill. All four kids were hospitalized. You were lied to. And you wanted to believe that lie.

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Let’s not forget: A Costs of War project at Brown University revealed that 20 years of post-9/11 wars have cost the U.S. an estimated $8 trillion and have killed more than 900,000 people. Bush gave into war hawks. Trump gave into a vibe, dismissing US intelligence. www.brown.edu/news/2021-09...

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Congress didn’t just lose its power it gave it away. On war, trade, and policy, lawmakers have willingly let the executive branch rule unchecked.

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Not “ICE” changing license plates in a back lot. They wouldn’t do that, would they? Maybe the authorities should look into this.

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“.. Washington understands the inevitability of Tehran's response. All this brings the spiral of confrontation to a new level and increases the risks of World War III.” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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The mayor of Huntington Park had formally directed the police department to enforce laws against ICE concerning unmarked vehicles, visible license plates and required agency identification.

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“Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a country is weakened. Freedom of the press is an inalienable common good. Those who conscientiously exercise this vocation cannot see their voices silenced by petty interests or fear of the truth.”

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I looked this up, and yes, it is real. I've included an article about it in the comments. Please share for those who may need it. Thank you!

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Its World Refugee Day. Today,122 million people are displaced conflict - fleeing wars 1/3 are from 4 countries-Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, Ukraine - ( Darfur mother & child photo by me) If possible give to @unhcr.org Doctors Without Borders, World Food Program, UNICEF, International Rescue

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Wishing our black family and friends a day of joy, peace, freedom, equality and love. “Let us never forget that Black history continues to define American history.” — Yvette D. Clarke

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The so-called pro-life lobby, back to litigating in their favorite one-judge division in the Northern District of Texas to get guaranteed results.

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I just can’t even. My heart is breaking for these guys and DVH. It’s not over yet….

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And I suppose I have permanent PTSD on any pop fly ball/foul. Especially in Omaha.

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Hogs you are killing me. Please for DVH!

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Powell: "Increases in tariffs this year are likely to push up prices and weigh on economic activity."

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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

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Brutal.

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Well said, Chancellor Merz. 👏 👏 👏

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The baby is not a gang member. The baby is not a criminal. The baby is having his/her life torn apart to be a number for Steve Miller. Eugenics, p2025. #pinks

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U-turn on deporting farm workers came after fury from Noem and Miller, report claims

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U.S. bankruptcy Trustee Christopher Murray has filed three suits accusing Infowars host Alex Jones of hiding millions of dollars in cash and property. https://n.pr/3STi0x3

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So devastating 💔

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Fraud for everyone!

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www.outkick.com/sports/texas... Texas Tech should lose scholarships for tampering 😱

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Way to go Gov!

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BREAKING: Brad Lander the New York City Comptroller was just arrested at Immigration Court

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LAPD shoves an unhoused woman to the ground so hard her skull cracks open and she’s knocked unconscious. They then carry her to the curb, prop her up and abandon her. Witnesses took her to the ER.

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In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

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NEWS: Federal judge finds Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt for telling law enforcement they could enforce Florida's criminal immigration law despite the court's TRO barring its enforcement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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