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Ooops! Ooopsie! Did we do that? We didn't mean to do that. Definitely don't blame us for doing that. Oops! Day one funding freeze Oops! Ebola Oops! Nuclear security workers Oops! Bird flu Oops! PEPFAR Oops! HHS firings And on and on and on... Now this. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...

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Every person in the U.S. should be entitled to a free, high-quality public education from pre-K through college. Healthcare is a human right, not a consumer good, and should be available to everyone at no out of pocket cost. Knowledge and health should never be for profit.

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"Residents packed a meeting of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Board of Commissioners Wednesday night. "Many became emotional as they pleaded with county officials to protect immigrants... 'We don’t want you to cave from the pressure you are under'...” www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

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church bells ringing! letfreedomring.live

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"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..." www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...

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"Transforming the I.R.S. and its tens of thousands of employees into political enforcers for the president — a doomsday scenario long feared by conservatives — would shake a foundation of American civic life..." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...

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"If the White House has its way, the Head Start program won’t just have to worry about cuts to its funding, it will have to worry about the elimination of its funding..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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"The effort, which DOGE has dubbed “Defend the Spend,” has left thousands of payments backed up, including funding for doctors’ and nurses’ salaries at federal health centers for the poor..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Obviously Trump doesn't realize how much of a revenue boost it would be to the sanctuary cities of Boston and Cambridge to revoke Harvard's tax exempt status.

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www.wired.com/story/cdc-jo...

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As I predicted. Donations are pouring into Harvard.

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38 of the 43. "38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic. "The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted and is being held in a notorious prison in El Salvador — barred from contacting his family or lawyers. I’m speaking to the press now after we were denied access to the prison to check on his condition. Tune in:

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills: "This matter has never been about school sports or the protection of women and girls, as has been claimed, it's about states rights and defending the rule of law against a federal government bent on imposing its will, instead of upholding the law" apnews.com/article/main...

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#MedicaidMatters. For our families. For our seniors. For our neighbors with disabilities. It's more than a program — it's a lifeline for 80 million Americans. We can’t let Republicans dismantle this vital resource just to cut billionaires’ taxes.

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"Krebs said he understood why some have kept a low profile and tried not to further anger the president. But he said he disagreed with that approach. 'I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in,' he said..." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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"Unusual Machines said: “We have no reason to believe that Don Jr. breached his non-disclosure agreement...” "Dominari did not respond to a request for comment on whether it imposed any such conditions on Trump Jr or Eric Trump..." www.ft.com/content/1d9e...

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A new poll of voters in South Jersey finds 83% favor making the city’s casinos smoke-free. Casino workers, represented by #UAWRegion9 at Bally’s, Caesars, and Tropicana, have been pushing for more than four years to end smoking in the gambling halls. cdcgaming.com/brief/poll-8...

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I'm always proud to be a partner in this work with Senator Van Hollen. Today especially.

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This is how you do it. The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact". The moral imperative may be to fight... but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone: www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...

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"Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst gets her first Democratic challenger for 2026 "Nathan Sage touts his background as a veteran, mechanic and sports radio host, pushing for a party that 'people like me will actually want to be a part of'..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... youtu.be/wOYyZYSn_vg?...

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As with social security, they're now breaking student loans, as well: "Colleges nationwide complained of similar problems accessing student records and of getting a boilerplate message confirming the problems but providing no other information..." www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

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NEW VIDEO: Donald Trump isn’t for you. He’s for the billionaires getting richer while you suffer. Markets down. Prices up. Benefits slashed. He’s selling you out. Trump isn't for you. He’s for them. 🎥 Watch and share. Join the fight. www.senecaproject.us

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what kind of doge disaster is this one? the nnsa kind - where they oops!ed then tried to hire people back the ebola kind - where they oops!ed then failed to hire people back the lead poisoning kind - where they oopsed! then didn't even try to hire people back www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/h...

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boston globe editorial board: harvard is making the right decision, and universities should band together to fight. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/16/o...

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The house always wins

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"Favorskaya and Kriger worked with SotaVision, an independent Russian outlet that covers protests and political trials. Gabov is a freelance producer who has worked for multiple organizations including Reuters. Karelin has done work for media outlets including AP..." www.nbcnews.com/news/world/r...

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"Every once in a while, Trump has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Smart strategy: "The compact's funds would be distributed to provide immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement, including legal counsel, expert testimony, legislative advocacy and countersuit actions..." www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

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no criminal record no gang ties no tattoos active pending asylum case 19 years old sent by trump to prison (forever?) in el salvador www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action. "It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us." www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...

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"the senseless sacrifice of decades of common-good investments in everything from medical research to national parks..." thehill.com/opinion/whit...

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"Its first target was Columbia. When that school acceded to the administration’s demands, it didn’t get its funding back. Instead, Trump is considering demanding that Columbia agree to direct government oversight — effectively, a takeover of the university..." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

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"the worst and dumbest people in the world gloating about how they solved the ‘grift’ of sending lifesaving medications to dying babies...” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...

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Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process. Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.

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"The security of the world is at stake." Well worth watching President Zelenskyy's interview on 60 Minutes www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...

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I joined @durbin.senate.gov in calling out the reckless decision by HHS to rip away $125 million in federal funding from Illinois health departments. I won’t stand by while Secretary Kennedy puts the health and safety of Central & Southern Illinoisans at risk.

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Gross: The GOP is planning $5.3 TRILLION in tax cuts for their Sugar Daddy donors. And WE are going to PAY for them through tariffs and cuts to our healthcare. #MAGABlowingYourTaxes

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Trump orders U.S. government to stop tracking "super gonorrhea" that is resistant to most antibiotics: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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Utah!! "The arena has a roughly 15,000-seat capacity, according to the university. An estimated 1,000 more packed the arena floor, and about 4,000 crowded outside the arena..." utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/04/13/b...

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“We are not monsters,” the officer told her after she asked if she was safe. “We do what the government tells us.” www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...

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This is a pretty extraordinary thing -- not sure I've seen or heard of anything like this before. It's tomorrow/Tuesday morning -- noon eastern, 9am pacific: speakupforjustice.law

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