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Trump promised lower costs and more jobs. Instead: Costs are rising. Unemployment spiked. He promised not to cut Medicaid. Now he’s demanding $880B in cuts to pay for billionaire tax breaks. The only promise he’s kept? Tax cuts for billionaires.

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Jamie Dimon says the best case scenario for the US is now a recession. Cool, cool. From the best economy in the world to a self-inflicted recession in 4 months. Gotta be some kind of record.

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WSJ: The S&P 500 just ended the day with its biggest loss in the first 100 days of a new presidential term since Nixon's in 1973.

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Inflationary

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Hochul: I mean, you talk about the tariffs. Who are they helping? Who are the winners in this? Seems to me we're all gonna be losers because the only ones getting jobs in this are bankruptcy lawyers

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A better copy!

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Ha! I absolutely LOVE this!!!

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I'm old enough to remember when pro-life GOPers would accuse working class women of having babies just to get government money. Anyone remember that, or am I nuts?

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100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists. 1362 Days to go...

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Exclusive: Most Americans see Trump as "dangerous dictator," poll says #DictatorTrump www.axios.com/2025/04/29/p...

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US farmers are in ‘full-blown crisis’ as Chinese orders for pork and soybeans plunge amid Trump tariff war with China. Last week China cancelled 12,000 tons of pork and dropped soybean orders to just 1,800 tons from 72,800 tons previously. #MomSky #Voices4Victory share.newsbreak.com/cul2sqml?s=i16

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If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

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1/5 Most people aren’t glued to politics. They’re living their lives—retired, raising kids, working, golfing. They’re not tracking the latest outrage. That’s not apathy. That’s reality. And it’s why we need to speak up. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

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Someone skipped Marbury v. Madison day in school.

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Renowned historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social delivered a powerful keynote at The Old North Church’s 250th Anniversary Lantern Service on April 18, 2025. #LetFreedomRing Watch this clip from her inspiring address:

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Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back! This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.

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My suggestion for White House lawn signs.

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And on we go. Exactly what does this man have to do in order to experience the consequences of his irresponsible behavior?!

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Today is Day 17. Still 0 deals.

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"We have an FBI director who received $25,000 for appearing in a film, executive producing a film, made by a Ukrainian-American-Russian who worked on a propaganda project that was financed, in part, by Vladimir Putin's office." "Why this isn't a bigger story, I don't know."

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🚨 Hundreds of community safety grants, which helped cut gun violence by up to 70%, abruptly canceled — and millions of dollars in critical funding wiped away. The programs are for crime victims, mental health and hate crime support, and the DOJ says it’s “wasteful spending.” bit.ly/3EJmsee

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"You're overreacting" they said in 2016... newrepublic.com/post/194481/...

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My takeaway from this: He is so fucked.

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💥 BREAKING: American Express shareholders voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal at their annual meeting today, tally TBD. Amex: "We Embrace Diversity" "We Stand for Equity and Inclusion: We are committed to rewarding and providing opportunities for colleagues equitably, based solely on merit"

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temu addicts hardest hit

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1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Pardoning insurrectionists. Starting a global trade war. Disappearing dissidents. Every day since Jan. 20 has felt like a maelstrom. Here are 15 ways President Trump has permanently reshaped America, according to Times Opinion columnists.

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Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…

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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

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KILMEADE: What about China? Do you plan on calling your counterpart? BESSENT: Maybe they'll call me one day

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American WORKERS are paying the price for political THEATER. 🤬

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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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There’s an economic tsunami coming our way, and we aren’t prepared for it.

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According to Kash Patel’s own financial disclosure statement, he pocketed $25,000 from a production company operated by a filmmaker associated with a Kremlin-subsidized propaganda project, a pro-Putin oligarch, and a pro-Kremlin disinformation agent. @davidcorn.bsky.social's NEW video explains:

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Went live on Substack to discuss the CORRUPTION all over the administration and other things. Take a look! adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/live-with-...

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If you’re in line when the polls close, stay in line. You can still cast your ballot. Your vote matters.

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ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…

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New in PN: Arresting judges is a 5-alarm escalation "It’s not just that Dugan was arrested, but how she was arrested. The whole point was to cause a scene. There’s no allegation she was attempting to evade arrest, but the FBI still forced a sitting judge to do a perp walk at her place of work."

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🚨 Stephen Miller's group filed a federal civil rights complaint with the EEOC against Shake Shack for "alleged race and sex discrimination conducted under the guise of so-called 'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' (DEI)" on April 25 Shake Shack today: Inclusion + Belonging Diversity is our Strength

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Unfit, unqualified, narcissistic, unstable, unfocused, and dangerous to everyone. But Trump liked his rap and his look on Fox, so here we are.

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“Deporting” someone is sending them back to their country where they are free to live as citizens. What that asshole is doing is NOT deportation. It’s kidnapping and human trafficking. It’s illegally sending people to USA-funded off shore concentration camps.

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Trump’s DOJ reverses protections for journalists. Meanwhile, Trump wears a blue suit to the Pope’s funeral, Putin mocks his “warnings,” and MAGA elites launch a $500k pay-to-play club in DC. Catch up with our weekend bulletin:

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Call me old fashioned, but I think any president creating a meme coin hustle to recruit anonymous financial backers and rewarding the biggest spenders with “a night to remember” private dinner with the president kinda feels like an impeachable offense.

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