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Many conservatives who fought against cancel culture on college campuses and championed free speech are now behind a growing crackdown on political expression at universities, in ways that try to sidestep the Constitution’s free-speech guarantees.

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I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism. From Around the Horn:

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Sanders: I’m going to be going with my good friend Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who, as everybody knows, has been an inspiration to young people all over this country. She’s a real fighter, she’s doing a great job in the House, and it’s an honor to be hitting the road with her.

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The State Department has ended funding for the tracking of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, and U.S. officials or contractors might have deleted a database with information on them, according to a letter that lawmakers plan to send to Secretary of State Rubio.

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“Impeach Elon Musk. If you don't like the idea of a billionaire having access to your PPI, consider deleting X from your life. We may not be able to control what data he has already grabbed, but you can decide what data you personally are giving this n^zi f*ck.”

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Stoked! I just bought season tickets for the Portland Banger FC!

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🚨🚨 TRAITOR ALERTS We are at 8 1) Durbin 2) King 3) Schatz 4) Schumer 5) Cortez Masto 6) Fetterman 7) Peters 8) Hassan

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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

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"Hospital staff are scrambling with damage control efforts implementing emergency masking policies and giving babies as young as 3 days old injections of immunoglobulin, an antibody that helps their fragile immune system try to fight off #measles." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.

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Call to action: National Day Of Protest, March 14. Find a protest near you. "Good people, what are we waiting on?" #3E #StandWithUkraine #TeslaTakeDown #FuckICE #FreePalestine #14thNow

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A Canadian woman was kidnapped at the US border by CBP and ICE agents. She committed no crime or illegal crossing but was forcibly kidnapped and thrown into an ice concentration camp.

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the feminine urge to

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Just to be clear I’m not down with extremism in politics. Just say no to nazi’s commies.

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Breaking News: The Justice Department’s pardon attorney said she was fired one day after refusing to recommend that Mel Gibson’s gun rights be restored.

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DHS confirms that it arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student. They say that ICE arrested him in coordination with the State Department in order to enforce President Donald Trump's executive order to deport student protesters.

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This is good

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No matter where a woman is in the United States there are still safe choices. Call (707) 710-8866 Or visit this website. Please spread the word For our mother's, daughter's & granddaughters 💜💜💜

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Defend this blackout to me. So I can understand why you deserve a smack in the mouth.

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The Trump administration on Friday forced out a handful of senior Justice Department officials, further thinning the ranks of career officials who help guide the agency, according to several people familiar with the actions.

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Breaking News: The Justice Dept. doubled down on a Biden-era demand that a court break up Google, signaling that a push to rein in the company will continue.

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What’s your favorite protest songs? Here’s some of mine. “Vampire” by Peter Tosh, “My War” by black flag, “if I had a hammer” by Peter Paul and Mary, and the 12” cut of Beat Street Break down by Grandmaster Flash. I’d say Beat Street Breakdown is as relevant today as it was at release.

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BREAKING: SpaceX's Starship EXPLODES, causing FAA to halt flights at 4 major airports The previous Starship also exploded, in January THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts

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We bought season tickets for the new minor league soccer team the #Portland #Pickles are starting. They'll play on the nice field at what was once Concordia University right in my neighborhood. Go #Bangers! https://www.portlandbangers.com/

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Can you beat 5:19?

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To my fellow Veterans. Find me sitting in the “I told you so section” when you’re train rolls into FAFO station. 🫠

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Whassup? We going for a walk or not? Ruby is my supervisor dog.

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Warren Buffett, the famed investor who runs the sprawling conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, described tariffs as “an act of war” in an interview with CBS.

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