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Booker: Do you think we got the right to vote for women because a bunch of men on the House floor got together and said “on the count of three, women get the right to vote..” That’s not how it happened… Change doesn’t come from Washington. It comes to Washington.

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Trump is purging museums. You know who else purged museums?? Hitler. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

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It’s about damn time.

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Great time with my friend @briantylercohen.bsky.social at the Substack New Media Party event in DC. Independent media is not just the future... it's the present!

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Trump had great trouble staying awake at the Pope’s funeral because it wasn’t all about him…. x.com/nlst50/statu... And…

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This is basically what trump is doing for everything now

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I’m thorough-thrilled (i.e. extremely) that my novel has been chosen for the Richard and Judy Book Club with WHSmith. I feel immensely lucky.

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Putin obviously doesn't want peace. But he can and he must be forced to peace through the right diplomacy and the right arguments.

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The funeral of Pope Francis started in Rome.

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Her husband is a US citizen and her 1 year old daughter was still breastfeeding. But she was put on a plane to Cuba with her daughter still in Tampa. Donald Trump’s America - cruel, ruthless, anti-family. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

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The funeral service for Pope Francis is being held at the Vatican. About 200,000 people are at the funeral, heads of states and governments of more than 150 countries are among them.

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Possibly the news photo of the decade.

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GM Bluesky, This is what it looks like preparing for the Cap City Half Marathon with arthritis in both knees. I’ve also got my feet wrapped but y’all don’t need to see that. Yes, that’s two braces on each… Protect your peace my friends, hug your people and keep that jaw relaxed! ✌️

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“Some FAA personnel have been implicitly threatened with having their lives ruined by potential criminal charges from the Trump Justice Department if they blab about Project Lift, according to a person familiar with the situation…

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A bit of hope and advice heading into your weekend. Have a listen.👇 substack.com/@socialcontr...

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A con man never admits the con.

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Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

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It’s been reported that Trump prefers a PDB with lots of pictures. Seriously.

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I’m old enough to remember when Republicans believed in states’ rights www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

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(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.

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This is OBSCENE.

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Is it wrong that I laughed at this? We are living in a hall of mirrors.

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He sees that. He is the patsy.

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Bragging about being “close to a trade deal” with South Korea is a joke—we already have one: KORUS—a free trade agreement signed in 2007 & updated in 2018. Nearly all tariffs are already gone. PS— Bessett sounds like a terrible negotiator. “We’ll see if they actually follow through.” Clown show.

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The Trump administration now says they are allowed to enter your home to look for migrants without a warrant. They claim their actions are unconstrained by the Fourth Amendment.

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Thank you to everyone who showed up, good news, the judge has been released!

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“No doubt his conduct has already exceeded any prior standard for impeachment by the House” Ossoff told a town hall audience, adding later that there is “no question” a number of Trump’s actions have risen to the level of impeachable offenses. What is it going to take? #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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If the election had been held today, Vice President Harris would soundly defeat Trump. Of course, if more folks had recognized the threat Trump clearly represented back in November and voted for a better future, there would be no need for this hypothetical. Elections matter. They always do.

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The level of criminal conduct here is hard to imagine www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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It's horrible that anyone is deported w/o due process but if you think this is the first time a US-born minor child has been sent to their deported parent's country of origin you have not been following American immigration policy. Mexico has an est. 80-100K US kids who were effectively deported.

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👀👀

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I just wanna know who gets makeup tips from who in this relationship?

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Digested week: Memories of Wizbit, high hopes for Bill and Ted

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Breaking News: A federal judge expressed deep concern that the Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras “with no meaningful process.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

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“Happiness gained by education might not be the same at every point in your life,” writes Arthur C. Brooks. "At 18, I was not ready to study, and doing so gave me no joy. At 29, I thrilled to the glories of differential calculus and the mysteries solved by regression analysis."

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So to sum up the Wisconsin arrest issue: ICE didn't have a juridical warrant. They only had an administrative warrant. The DOJ has not convened a grand jury to indict the judge. They only got a criminal complaint before a magistrate judge. This is ridiculous.

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Trump administration has deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with no meaningful process and against the wishes of her father.

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Federal agents did not have a warrant when they arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student who had been an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights, according to court documents.

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When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.

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Some people still don't seem to get it. 🤔 This isn't some complex 4-dimensional chess game he's playing. More background & links here: markfiore.substack.com

submitted 27 days ago • 11 comments

Here we go...

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Here's my discussion with Richard Herring on the true origins of capitalism - what it is, what it isn't, where it came from, and how we've been told a pack of lies about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z5y...

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