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It’s unclear exactly how many citizens have faced the Trump administration’s dragnet so far. The government does not release such figures. Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.

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We all need to find our inner boycott. It's super inconvenient. But people like Bezos can be brought down by choking off the money. Cancel your subscription to WaPo, cancel Amazon. (I have a million recommendations, but I'm in the middle of a personal thing that's immediate.)

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What a stand-up guy Putin is for offering to only steal the parts of Ukraine he has already stolen. And you thought he was a bad guy. What an amazing opportunity for everyone involved! It's rumoured he is even considering only kidnapping the children he has already kidnapped.

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At a time of spiking religious hatred against Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, & Jews, Trump wants VA employees to report anti-Christian discrimination to [email protected] Whatever you do—do NOT spam them with fake reports like Starbucks saying Happy Holiday cups instead Merry Christmas🙃

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Seriously, have all of you taken an Econ 101 class and decided it applied to fascist takeovers? THERE IS NO GOOD TIME. THERE IS NOW WHEN WE HAVE STRENGTH, AND LATER WHEN WE'RE ALL SHELTERING IN BASEMENTS AND ATTICS

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Hey, DOGE Bros -- The fraud you claim to be looking for is happening in your own GOP playground.

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Mark your calendars, folks.

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here's today's post: "convicted felon whines about having to respect due process. boo fucking hoo" — what kind of psycho says ‘we cannot give everyone a trial’? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

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Corruption hunters say Trump's USAID cuts just made organized crime groups “much more dangerous.” In slashing the USAID budget, Donald Trump defunded one of the leading international criminal watchdogs. www.salon.com/2025/04/03/c...

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USAID isn’t just about vaccines and farming., although that is legit. In post-Soviet states, it funded election monitors, anti-corruption orgs, and independent media. To Putin, that’s not charity—it’s subversion. It’s why he kicked them out of Russia in 2012. He sees it as soft power warfare.

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While most of the fallout from the destruction of USAID will be felt abroad, journalists who were formerly funded by the agency say that the cuts are likely to enable organized crime and corruption abroad, which ultimately impact everyday Americans. www.salon.com/2025/04/03/c...

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Just realised why they gutted USAID. It was fighting kleptocracy worldwide. It even had a Dekleptification Guide.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly sent secure messages from Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla to his wife and brother about last month's operation in Yemen.

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We learned a lot over the past 80 years, only to find ourselves shifting hard into reverse. Remember: the rights that we take away from others are the rights we cede from ourselves.

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OPINION by @letsgomathias.bsky.social: Chris notes Laura Loomer’s vigilante mentality is part of a dark MAGA trend. “It is representative of the long history in America of white vigilantes partnering with law enforcement to terrorize marginalized groups.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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From @50501movement.bsky.social, the organization behind recent protests across the country comes the suggestion that we all place a candle in our window to signal a quiet act of resistance and that you stand with the 50501 Movement. Light Up the Nation 🕯

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Tipsy McStagger...🤣 We all know.

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This Earth Day We know Trump is working to target nonprofits who dare to speak out for our environment. Today in NYC—I'm rallying civil rights, labor, gun safety, LGBTQ+, healthcare, university, women’s, and environmental groups to tell Trump: An attack on one is an attack on all.

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Vance, killed the pope. Pete is figuring out how to hide vodka in a Starburst C4. Dump is so old, "you just told me that" is his go-to. Muskrat is drowning in Tesla losses. And is nowhere to be found. Mace lost her shit... again. Noem can't keep track of her purse. All are terrorists.

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@scarycutedinos.bsky.social Thanks!

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“They put poison in the food, it makes us sick.“ The reality here is so fucking boring that it doesn’t stick on anyone’s head. What “they” did was make food cheap and “ultra palatable” which is the fancy phrase for “very yummy.” Thats it. A huge part of the problem is that food is too good.

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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...

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Beyond parody headline in the NYT. Can't decide whether they're deliberately trolling us at this point, or whether they need to fire all their headline writers.

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@maddow.msnbc.com Thanks for covering this evening the human banner featured in the LA Times' front page, but to clarify...the Impeach & Remove banner was on Ocean Beach in beautiful San Francisco!! All credit to Brad and Travis. Thanks. @msnbc.com www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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

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Have we really come to the point that people are so determined to believe that to belong and be accepted, their ancestors have to be originally from where they now live, that they must lie to themselves about it in order to defend their own fragile mental identity? This is very stupid.

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BREAKING: We're suing ICE after the agency failed to share information related to their plans to expand immigrant detention in Colorado and Wyoming. The public has a right to know how their taxpayer dollars are being used to advance Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.

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It’s not theoretical. It’s not a future threat. It’s already here: a system of detention and deportation operating outside the law.

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Why was she carrying around $3,000 in cash?

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OPINION: ‘Inhumane political theater’: Ex-ICE official slams Trump for ‘collapsing’ US immigration processes Former ICE Chief of Staff Jason Houser discusses the chaos the Trump admin. has injected into America’s immigration system. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQYK...

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I'm drafting 5 bullets to justify the existence of my job... Meanwhile, Hegseth's Signal chatting about Yemeni invasions—on a personal cell, no less, with a dozen friends and family. 100% OPSEC? Only if it stands for “obtuse people seriously endangering countries”. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/20/p...

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The Trump-approved Whiterion Collection: your favorite films minus the DEI!

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“There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others.” ~ his final Easter message.

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OPINION: Why Canadians boycotting U.S. wine is crushing the American industry Co-owner of GooseCross Christi Coors Ficeli joins Alex Witt to share her perspective on the struggles wineries are facing. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N01...

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