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💙Progressive. Skeptic. Stoic. Secular. Social Worker. Writer. The Power to Be Heard, Substack https://biggovernment.substack.com/

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Happy Easter. What would Jesus undo? Powerful new article from @pdxeleven.bsky.social Bring a tissue. www.tealandorangereport.com/p/what-would...

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Take a minute to read my "If I were a Congressman" series #2 - Medicare for All What would you propose if you were a Congressperson? biggovernment.substack.com/p/if-i-were-...

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BREAKING: In a blockbuster revelation, Senator Van Hollen reveals the Trump Administration has promised to pay El Salvador $15 million, over double previous estimates, “to detain these prisoners, including the illegally abducted Kilmore.” This is illegal to do without Congress.

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💥Damn💥

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How to tell a Great #Democrat from a Mediocre #Democrat Mediocre Democrats will fight for Democracy Great Democrats will fight for Democracy AND Medicare for All Public education Head Start Food Stamps Anti Lobbying Humane Immigration Reform Infrastructure investment @davidhogg.bsky.social

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1781 first planet discovered with a Newtonian Telescope 1924 galaxy outside our own discovered by Hubble Telescope 1964 Cosmic Microwave Background discovered 2023 James Webb Telescope finds Carbon in space 2025 James Webb finds signs of life on K2-18b 🧵

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#JamesCarville needs to be retired I'm really tired of CNN+ publishing his outdated fossilized opinions about what the #Democratic party should do Take for eg his advice to Dems in Jan-Feb of 2025, "don't do anything and let Trump hang himself" - big fail www.huffpost.com/entry/james-...

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BEWARE: The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens. www.404media.co/ice-just-pai...

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Retail sales up in March because people were panic shopping before Trump crazy tariffs start Not a good sign but Wall Street wants to pump and dump stocks

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Call your Senators today. No to Save Act.

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The U.S. is blocking a G7 statement condemning Russia’s deadly strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy last week—which killed 35 and injured 117—in order to avoid disrupting “peace talks” with Moscow, according to Bloomberg. This is absolutely infuriating

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Any and all space tourists go onto my personal cancelled list

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An innocent man was taken from his home in Maryland and sent to a prison in El Salvador. The Trump administration is denying him due process - which EVERYONE in America is entitled to - and defying the Supreme Court. This is illegal and it is immoral.

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New in PN: The devious purpose behind MAGA's incessant lying "If Dems are going to defend the social safety net and even cancer research, we need to get accustomed to saying unequivocally that lies are lies, and comfortable recognizing them as a deliberate effort to confuse and demoralize people."

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Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Coachella 2025 last night. So he went from the LA rally to Coachella. He's 83 and fighting like this. This should be an inspiration to all of us. If he can do this, we can all do a little more.

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