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My DM's are opened to everyone who wants their voices heard on Thursday, June 26. Sharing YOUR story is how we STOP this bill. It just takes 1 story to change someone's mind. YOUR story could be that ONE. Please see below. It can be short or long, it's up to you. DEADLINE is Monday 6/23 at 8pmET.🙏💜

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Christopher Hanson was appointed to serve on the commission overseeing the nation's nuclear reactors by President Biden in 2020.

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G7 leaders agree on strategy to protect critical mineral supply, draft document says reut.rs/4e4z5Od

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Lancée en mars 2023 par Bernard Cazeneuve, La Convention s’imagine force d’attraction pour d’autres micropartis, rêvant d’occuper une place laissée vacante par la droitisation d’Emmanuel Macron. Extrait de notre newsletter politique Chez Pol :

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Whoa! Hats off to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman for keeping his cool yesterday. This LAPD officer needs to be relieved of duty if he can’t handle an alleged “touch” without snapping.

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Super décision de Catherine Fournier à Longueuil : optimiser l'utilisation de l'eau dans les jeux d'eau, et la récupérer pour que la ville la réutilise dans les travaux paysagers. Les boomers vont capoter. That's how you know it's good. www.fm1033.ca/longueuil-ve...

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📱 WhatsApp a annoncé l'introduction prochaine de nouveaux espaces publicitaires, un tournant important pour la messagerie qui avait jusqu'ici échappé à la publicité. ➡️ u.afp.com/SNsf

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CNN: You were called out for calling a school board member a 'whore' in a text. You've called one of your congressional colleagues a terrorist. Are you part of the problem? REP. RANDY FINE: Calling evil for what it is, calling danger for what it is is acceptable

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Pangolins, which look like a cross between an anteater and an armadillo, are believed to be the most trafficked mammals. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it plans to declare seven species of it as endangered.

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Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money they'll receive or even if they'll still qualify for the program. https://n.pr/3ZAftvr

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MAGA terrorist Vance Luther Boelter arrested after manhunt for assassinating a US lawmaker and her husband and brutally shooting another. He had a list of at least 70 Democrat lawmakers and other private citizens he was planning to murder.

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Mother to child transmission of HIV is completely preventable with antiretroviral drugs. We cannot go back to the 80s and 90s of the HIV epidemic.

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Thai PM refuses to be ‘bullied’ as tension flares in a long-running dispute that turned deadly last month.

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Norway parliament approves new power subsidy scheme for households reut.rs/444hTny

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Elon Musk's bad-faith response to the Minnesota shootings of two Democratic lawmakers — which he falsely blamed on the “far left” — risks encouraging further political violence. Musk must retract and apologize immediately!

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No Kings Day saw millions turn out for democracy, while Trump’s military parade squeaked by with barely a crowd This morning on Coffee with the Contrarians, Jen Rubin, @harrylitman.bsky.social, and Juan Proaño reflect on the moment and what comes next Tune in at 9:15am ET on Substack

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Macron in response to the Trump regime and Russia invasion threat: "Greenland is not to be sold or to be taken." "You are not alone, we stand with you" People in Greenland greeted the French leader and waved an EU flag.

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An examination of the consequences of abortion restrictions. A study to test a protocol to prevent HIV transmission. An investigation into why LGBTQ+ adults are dying by suicide. This is the scientific research being lost as Trump cuts NIH funding.

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My letter declining DNC reappointment speaks for itself. I’m a proud democratic, but AFT & I will spend our time trying to make life better for working people in other ways. There’s much to be done to save our democracy, educate our kids & help working people thrive. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

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Breaking News: Randi Weingarten, a union leader and major Democratic voice, resigned from the Democratic National Committee after a dispute with its chairman, Ken Martin. “I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging,” she wrote in a letter.

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Saudi Arabia has executed a prominent journalist over his tweet. His “execution once again demonstrates that in Saudi Arabia, the punishment for criticizing or questioning Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ( aka prince Bone Saw) is death” ground.news/article/saud...

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This is the military carrying out law enforcement, I'm sorry, there's no other way to interpret it.

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Rachida Dati : « Pour l’audiovisuel public, le statu quo n’est pas une option »

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When I tell you Los Angeles is an occupied city/county, this is what I mean… Yesterday, ICE agents showed up to a regular Saturday swap meet with armed Marines and a military helicopter overhead, like it’s a fucking war zone.

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Fascism is eliminationism. It was never really about "illegal" immigrants. MAGA Nazis want to eliminate all brown people to make America great again for the white master race. Every American needs to see this short video:

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Dirty air kills 8.1 million people a year. Lead exposure is linked to millions more deaths. This week, countries are fine-tuning plans for a new science-policy panel to provide robust, independent information on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

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Nobody is rioting. Nobody is breaking any laws. These are cops in my city of Las Vegas just assaulting and arresting anyone on Fremont Street who looks at them. This is fascism.

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Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

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“Seven Lies about Israel’s Attack on Iran: I was a US intelligence analyst. Trump and Netanyahu are lying to you.”

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Minnesota shooter Vance Boelter: “God is going to raise up apostles and prophets in America to correct his church, and those that are connected to the body, they will come through this mess and they will be strong again.”

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Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ignoring their efforts to confront the problem.

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Native American women tell border patrol to fuck off.

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Martin: There is no doubt that that has been fomented by the far right in this country and extremism and violent rhetoric that exists in the far reaches of the internet that we have allowed to seep into into this country.. Well, it's bullshit

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We are heartbroken to hear that our partner and friend, Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in a targeted shooting. We condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms and are keeping State Rep. Hortman’s family in our hearts during this tragic time.

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NO Kings

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A continuous glucose monitor is a small device that sticks to your arm. Every few minutes it sends a signal to your phone estimating your blood sugar levels. But can it improve your health?

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A traffic stop is causing outrage, after a young man born and raised on Long Island was pulled over and searched by ICE agents. He said it was simply because he’s Latino. When ICE found out he’s a U.S. citizen, they let him go—without giving an explanation or apology—but the damage was already done.

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citizens! know your mass shooter — use this handy guide: black gunman: RACE WAR brown gunman: MS-13 Muslim gunman: JIHAD white gunman with a racist manifesto, an arsenal, and a list of Democratic targets: MENTALLY ILL LONE WOLF

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In 2023, Russell Vought detailed plans to deploy the military in response to domestic unrest: “We want to be able to shut down the riots and not have the legal community or the defense community come in and say, ‘That’s an inappropriate use of what you’re trying to do." (Published Oct. 2024)

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The Minnesota assassin has been identified as Vance Luther Boelter, a known MAGA and Trump regime loyalist according to the people closest to him. Investigation still underway.

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USA protesting Trump vs Trump's $45 million birthday parade. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsDay

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No Kings: protests in the eye of the storm

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#NoKing #NoKingInAmerica #June14,2005

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I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.

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Reporter Kevin Sack's new book is a history of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, the oldest Black congregation in the South, where a white supremacist killed nine worshippers a decade ago.

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