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It’s quite clear at this point that Trump is intentionally trying to harm America’s economy and our global standing. The damage is so broad and so deep that it simply can’t be accidental or inadvertent — it MUST be deliberate. The only question is: WHY?

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As a person who has studied history, an autism registry is a five alarm fire.

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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —Arrested at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

submitted 6 hours ago • 454 comments

❗️🇯🇵Japan agreed to provide satellite images to 🇺🇦Ukrainian intelligence

submitted 14 hours ago • 445 comments

After a federal judge ruled that Google had a monopoly on the search market, the tech giant and the government are in court to debate penalties. One possible result: forcing Google to spin off Chrome.

submitted 10 hours ago • 76 comments

This does NOT surprise me for even one nanosecond! #CovidIsNotOver www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbase...

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Please vote if you haven’t done so already. It is not only a right, but a duty. Without it, we would have no democracy.

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“The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.”

submitted 14 hours ago • 827 comments

It isn't that America lacks courage. It's that we’ve become so cut off from one another that many of us feel alone, which makes us feel afraid. But when we are surrounded by courageous people, all of us become more courageous. Courage is contagious.

submitted 13 hours ago • 265 comments

Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

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“He did say he was a U.S. citizen, but they didn't believe him,” Layva said. “I think they would have kept him..." www.azpm.org/p/headlines/...

submitted 13 hours ago • 473 comments

Pope Francis lifted the world as he led the Church with his profound moral voice. As he returns to God, may his call to humility and concern for the least among us continue to resound.

submitted 19 hours ago • 544 comments

They had lawyers, trials, most were given pretrial release, allowed to testify in their own defense, got discovery, could call witnesses, could cross-examine witnesses, could present mitigation at sentencing, and had a right to appeal.

submitted 16 hours ago • 3209 comments

With a heavy heart, postponing my USA travels due to the current political situation. Still deeply value and support USA science, the brilliant researchers and their important work. I will miss my colleagues and hope to reunite when times change. Science transcends borders, even when we cannot. 🧪 🌎

submitted 23 hours ago • 5 comments

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submitted 16 hours ago • 1892 comments

Please, pull up a chair and let me tell you the batshit backstory of the guy bringing today's Supreme Court challenge to Obamacare: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 10 hours ago • 14 comments

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Boeing has a return policy? China sends back new Boeing jet made more expensive by tariffs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 21 hours ago • 36 comments

When it comes to human rights, we don’t want ‘common sense’ open.substack.com/pub/brandbyc...

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Every citizen in the USA should be obliged to read or watch The Handmaid's Tale. Now. Oh. Damn it. It's already banned in parts of the USA. When a book becomes alive. Too quick. It seems it's already too late for a rising. But I do hope I am wrong. #TheHandMaidsTale #USA #Facism

submitted 17 hours ago • 1014 comments

REMINDER: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.

submitted 1 day ago • 111 comments

A reminder that Labour are not following the WHO guidance for #Longcovid. If you aren’t doing these things, you are risking your long term health. Please wear an ffp2/3.

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If #Harvard has its tax exempt status eradicated let’s look at all the churches that politically indoctrinate congregations.

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"We've had 250 years of training for this. We know what to do." Rachel Maddow

submitted 1 day ago • 103 comments

So are we still more upset about Diverse, but qualified, yet presumed unqualified hires, than DUI hires? (Asking for anyone who cares about US National Security) Pete Hegseth needs to go for the safety of the United States & the allies that we still have.

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Raskin: You see that with Hegseth and a lot of other people who can actually be promoted to the highest levels of this government with the most irresponsible behavior, but they all happen to be white guys..

submitted 1 day ago • 246 comments

Chicago. April 19th. #50501movement

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He would have never been appointed by a president who cared about our military. He’s a disgrace to the people in uniform who serve www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

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Even vaccinated (and most clinically vulnerable aren’t eligible), COVID is still a threat. @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social Restrictions have always been: No pemgarda No masks in healthcare No vaccines No clean air Why are Labour not following the WHO advice?

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www.theguardian.com/society/2025... This won’t get better longer term because COVID is causing a cycle of chronic health problems which are serious and sadly there is no transparency on this.

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Really thoughtful and important commentary on how damaging and unhelpful RFK Jrs words and views on autism are for those with autism

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The US State Department has been removing student visas at scale with >1200 student visas revoked. ICE pressure led to college/unis advising students they are out of immigration status as a result of student visas record termination & disenrolling them.

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"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

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This

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Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.

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Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this. The Secretary is unfit to lead.

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They hate America, the constitution, and our democracy, and want a dictatorship instead. They’re not hiding it.

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We did a long weekend in Provincetown with many stops at Cape Cod National Seashore sites. Thank you to the NPS staff keeping them clean and functional despite cuts and abuse. Federal employees working for the public good 💪🇺🇸🏞️

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“The high number of safeguarding referrals made in relation to survivors of trafficking and torture is alarming. We have long warned of the risks people face in harmful asylum accommodation, including self-harm and suicide, but little action has been taken.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative. A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.

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Morning from Kyiv! At night, russians attacked Ukraine with 96 drones. We also had an air raid alert here. I've just finished my #warcoffee. Ready to start a new week. Some colors from my yesterday for your today 😘 (I just loved this picture a lot)

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Defy and disrupt are the hallmark techniques of civil resistance.

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A reminder to ICE agents, prison guards, local police, and others: At Nuremberg, they convicted and hung the people who carried out the orders too. It wadn't just the leaders of the reich. Justice will find a way.

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Sebastopol,CA @maddow.msnbc.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social @lastword.msnbc.com

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@maddow.msnbc.com Hartford, CT. Theme: 'No Kings'. Big crowd on a hot and sunny day 04-19. OMG GOP WTF. Stop the mad congressional reality show riddled with drama and lies. Your friends, family, & constituents are watching:/ Think legacy. Stand up for freedom, justice, and democracy for God's sake.

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Amen.

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🔥Every Saturday, we protest outside the Tempe Tesla Service Center on University Drive 🔥Some went to Hands Off & then joined us! 🔥Phoenix Urban Health Collective helped ensure we remained healthy through our protest 🔥We video record the whole time #WeKeepUsSafe #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com

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Senator Van Hollen cannot be any more clear as to what this is all about. It’s about the rule of law. Period. Not the whims of an authoritarian or our feelings toward any individual. If you allow it to be dismissed for even one person. Any person. You risk suffering the same fate.

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A 19-year old U.S. citizen was traveling from Albuquerque to Tucson. He was arrested and detained by ICE for 10 days, before his family showed a judge his identification & he was finally released. news.azpm.org/p/news-artic...

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April 19, 2025 - Anchorage, AK 🫶

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