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āThe discrepancy between the honorable conduct expected of prosecutors and DOJās tactics in this case is unsettling... āDOJ has proven unworthy of this trust at every point in this case... āThis reckless disregard for the duty of candor owed the court is appalling
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Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the stateās racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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This is amazing - @kevinolearytv 𤔠is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center⦠but itās 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his ādumbass hatā) outšš½ Full:
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This would constitute one of the most brazen, most appalling acts of corruption in U.S. history. I know weāre numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...
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Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/trump-suit-irs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Translating: The Trump administration is considering settling a lawsuit that Trump filed against the Trump administration (to get a huge payout straight out o from US coffers).
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CDCās Full-Time Cruise Ship Inspectors Were Laid Off One Year Ago amid Record Outbreaks: Report
The Centers for Disease Control and Preventionās Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) experienced significant layoffs almost exactly one year ago despite record outbreaks at the time. A CDC spokesperson te...
https://people.com/cdc-full-time-cruise-ship-inspectors-were-laid-off-one-year-ago-amid-record-outbreaks-report-11969485
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PennLive starts eight-part series on largest ICE facility in the Northeast, the "Moshannon Valley Processing Center" in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania:
www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05...
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A Pa. county hosts one of ICEās largest detention centers, a site of controversy and complaints
Despite protests, county officials say they have little authority over Moshannon and cannot dictate how the prison is run, or how ICE operates it.
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/abuse-claims-protests-surround-moshannon-valleys-ice-prison.html
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"An ICE takedown caught on camera left a 19-year-old bleeding and requiring stitches to his head. Cellphone video showed the teen get tackled by agents. Once they figured out they had made a mistake, they dropped him off at a park, bloody and bruised..."
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DHS responds to claim of wrongful ICE detention
The Dept. of Homeland Security has responded after a Bronx man said he was injured during what he described as a case of mistaken identity involving immigration agents in Norwood. Jeury Concepcion tol...
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/dhs-responds-to-claim-of-wrongful-ice-detention/6500126/
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āI donāt have confidence that the Trump administration or Donald Trump will refrain from trying to interfere with our elections,ā he said. āBut I have great confidence that the American people will stand up against it.ā
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oh that's embarrassing.
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watch what they do, not what they say whatever Trump & GOP said they were running on in 2024, this is what they're actually doing - Trump's plan to dismember agency that administers food stamps, school lunches and nutrition programs for pregnant women:
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Trump plan to relocate food stamp agency draws ire from its workers
The Trump administration says the plan will bring employees closer to the people they serve, but critics say it may disrupt benefits for low-income Americans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/05/08/usda-reogranization-plan-snap-benefits/
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Tell me more about how Republicans and Trump are so tough on crime "Between January and the end of April, federal prosecutors charged eight people with gun or drug offenses ā compared to 77 in the same period last year..."
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Trump vowed to fight crime in Minneapolis. Prosecutions plunged
A Reuters review found the number of U.S. drug, gun and other prosecutions fell sharply as investigators focused on immigration and about half the federal prosecutors in Minnesota left.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/how-trumps-minneapolis-immigration-blitz-hobbled-federal-crime-fighting-2026-05-07/
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"The Trump administration plans to redirect $2 billion that Congress appropriated for tackling malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, nutrition, global health security, HIV/AIDS and more..."
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"Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier of Washington pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reassure parents that the vitamin K shot is safe. He refused and pushed back..."
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns
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"1) How and why did Hegseth prepare false talking points for sworn congressional testimony; and "2) Can Hegseth maybe now answer truthfully and specifically about his possible plans for the 2026 midterm elections?"
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In sworn testimony, Hegseth pushed false claim about troops deployed to voting precincts
The secretary didnāt just make a bogus claim about the Obama era, he also twice asserted very specific nonsense about the Biden era.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-sworn-testimony-hegseth-pushed-false-claim-about-troops-deployed-to-voting-precincts
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"The Trump Administration ran the same play against much larger companies. They capitulated. We didnāt. "Now, after nearly a year of litigation, they relented and agreed to a practically unprecedented settlement in our favor..."
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Opinion | My organization fought Trump's FTC and won. Here's how
The Trump White House used the same intimidatory tactics against much larger companies. They capitulated, but we didnāt.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/media-matters-ftc-settlement-trump
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"A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration must continue allowing members of Congress to inspect immigration detention facilities without advance notice, ruling unanimously..."
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"There is a big difference between giving credit, taking credit and demanding gratitude..."
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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Column | Trump demands gratitude in D.C. So he put up banners thanking himself.
Signs appearing around the capital twist appreciation and patriotism into an authoritarian knot.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/05/07/signs-thanking-trump-in-washington/
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"People from across the ideological spectrum have reached out with their concerns, and sometimes their help. One guy who runs a floodplain risk firm even put together a pro bono flood analysis of each warehouse site, he said..."
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"The Trump administration has laid off thousands of CDC scientists and public health professionals, including members of the agencyās ship sanitation program..."
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Experts Wonder 'Where Is The CDC?' As A Hantavirus Outbreak Unfolds On A Cruise Ship
āThe CDC is not even a player," said Lawrence Gostin, an international public health expert at Georgetown University. āI've never seen that before.ā
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/experts-wonder-cdc-hantavirus-outbreak-unfolds-cruise-ship_n_69ff6e4ae4b06e786e3e9626
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āShe is, by her own admission, working on policy that will likely directly impact her own financial interests. And theyāre not even trying to hide it..."
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Trump official says sheās involved in policy changes that benefit her familyās ranches, video shows
A top Interior Department official acknowledged her involvement in grazing policies that benefited her familyās ranches, while speaking at an event in December.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/05/09/karen-budd-falen-grazing-policies-ethics-probe/
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Much appreciation to Snopes for work like this ā
www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
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Did Rachel Maddow criticize Trump for ignoring Iran, then deny his 'right' to strike country in 2026?
A popular meme claims the MS NOW host made contradictory remarks about Trump's Iran policy.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rachel-maddow-trump-ignore-iran/
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"Clergy with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Monday withdrew $1 million from an account with Citizens Bank as it urged the institution to cut ties with two companies that finance and operate immigrant detention centers..."
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Faith coalition protests Citizens Bankās work with detention centers operators
Dozens of clergy and faith activists rallied in front of a Back Bay Citizens branch to announce a $1 million withdrawal, saying itās prepared to take out $13 million more.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2026-05-04/faith-coalition-protests-citizens-banks-work-with-detention-centers-operators
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How Trump's bungling turned his top issue into his greatest liability
YouTube video by MS NOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKDgx4wzJas
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"As it happens, there is an unambiguous answer: In this country, members of Congress cannot, in fact, be impeached. The thing is, a sitting American president really ought to know that..."
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Trump wants Hakeem Jeffries to be impeached, which is foolish for all sorts of reasons
The president has no idea that members of Congress canāt be impeached. Itās emblematic of the profound ignorance that continues to undermine his presidency.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-wants-hakeem-jeffries-to-be-impeached-which-is-foolish-for-all-sorts-of-reasons
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happy monday!
infowars.com
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https://infowars.com/
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"a massive standoff occurred for the next several hours between police and the impromptu protesters until the early hours of the morning..."
www.amny.com/news/ice-age...
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ICE at hospital: Masked agents drag man from medical center in Brooklyn, New Yorkers and cops injured in pepper spray chaos
An investigation is underway Sunday after chaos erupted outside a Brooklyn hospital where masked ICE agents brought a man after arresting him.
https://www.amny.com/news/ice-agents-brooklyn-hospital-raid/
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"Just before they went on, the family uttered a prayer of thanks. 'Thank you, Father, for giving us this great opportunity... We ask you, Father, to protect us and bathe us in your light'...ā
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...
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Once Detained by ICE, Mariachi Brothers Open for Kacey Musgraves
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/mariachi-brothers-ice-kacey-musgraves-texas.html
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Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers
The reports detail how guards have increasingly used chemical agents and physical tactics on detainees, including groups demanding adequate water, food and medical care.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/04/ice-detention-centers-force/
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"We should probably do some oversight..."
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"Overhead, Marine One passed twice as President Donald Trump returned from his golf resort in Doral, Florida. Several patrons marked the moment by waving hello to the president with two middle fingers in the air..."
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Confusion surrounds East Potomac shutdown: āNone of this makes any senseā
As Democracy Forward asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from taking over D.C.ās busiest public golf course, feelings ran deep for those who lingered into the evening.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/05/03/east-potomac-golf-trump-emergency-lawsuit/
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Trumpās border wall expansion just bulldozed an ancient tribal site
Construction in the Arizona desert damaged an enormous Indigenous ground etching resembling a fish that is thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/04/30/border-wall-damage-indigenous-arizona/
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"State legislative racesāwhich already attract too little attentionājust got a lot more important..."
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Louisiana Republicans have eliminated a city clerk position in New Orleans days before a Black man was set to take office. āItās a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction,ā said Calvin Duncan, who was set to take office Monday.
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Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office
Louisiana Republicans have eliminated the office an exoneree was set to take after being overwhelmingly elected to the New Orleans-based seat. Republican Gov.
https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-criminal-clerk-calvin-duncan-exonerated-6a48a3d1ca81c91d42dc122dbed77f29
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"Trumpās initial post about removing US troops from Germany came just hours after he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long sought to reduce the number of NATO troops in Europe... "The Pentagon 'was not expecting it'...
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Trumpās call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon
The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/trump-germany-troop-pullout-pentagon-shocked-00900619
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āAt age 19, after two failed attempts to reach the US via Honduras and Mexico, he succeeded. He received a work permit under the Temporary Protected Status program for refugees, worked as a janitor and at a UPS warehouse. He became a US citizen in 2006..."
www.wvgazettemail.com/life/religio...
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Former Salvadoran refugee named new bishop of Wheeling-Charleston Diocese
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the retirement of the Most Rev. Mark E. Brennan, 79, as bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, which serves Catholics across all of West Virginia. Pope Leo has appoint...
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/life/religion/former-salvadoran-refugee-named-new-bishop-of-wheeling-charleston-diocese/article_b363ada0-371e-46f4-ae2d-c83681538ada.html
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āI donāt know. Iām not sure, you have to ask the various people involved...ā
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āWhen did it come out?ā Trump remains disengaged as events unfold around him
Too often, the president sounds like someone who just wandered into the Oval Office, blissfully unaware of current events.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/when-did-it-come-out-trump-remains-disengaged-as-events-unfold-around-him
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"Fidelity and Vanguard funds acted before any legal or judicial process had played out..."
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Fidelity and Vanguard Wonāt Allow Donations to Southern Poverty Law Center
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/fidelity-southern-poverty-law-center.html
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"The program, which provides HIV testing, counseling and support services ā will sunset June 30, according to the Indiana state Department of Health. The decision follows a $6.7 million reduction in federal funding that had supported the program..."
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Indiana to sunset HIV outreach program amid federal funding cuts ⢠Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana will end a statewide HIV outreach and testing program this summer after a drop in federal pandemic relief dollars forced cuts.
https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/30/indiana-to-sunset-hiv-outreach-program-amid-federal-funding-cuts/
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To be fair, maybe they actually *meant* "Untied States"?
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"A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities..."
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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-social-security-ssi-disability-benefits-cuts-parents-children
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"The family made national headlines after being taken by ICE during a routine immigration appointment. The family was detained in Dilley TX, while the oldest son, Antonio, was held in Raymondville. "The family and Antonio were later released and reunited..."
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McAllen mariachi brothers to open for Kacey Musgraves at Texas shows
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) āĀ The McAllen mariachi brothers ā Antonio, Caleb and Joshua Gamez-Cuellar ā are opening for American singer-songwriter Kacy Musgraves next month at Texasā oldā¦
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"Children as young as 4 are being forced to repeatedly appear in court and provide updates on their case, at times without legal help, within a matter of weeks. "Children are feeling 'enormous pressure' and some wet their pants when they have to go to court..."
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Exclusive: Trump moves to accelerate deportations of migrant children in US custody | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is taking steps to accelerate the deportations of migrant children in US custody amid White House pressure to quickly move kids through the system, according to administration...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/politics/migrant-children-deportations-trump
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"Several Mississippi politicians responded to the story of the Makoka brothers, which the Mississippi Free Press first reported..."
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Israel and Max Makoka Are Coming Home After ICE Arrests Galvanized Their Mississippi Community
Israel and Max Makoka, the Hancock High School students whom ICE arrested, are free after Mississippi's U.S. senators intervened.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/israel-and-max-makoka-are-coming-home-after-ice-arrests-galvanized-their-mississippi-community/
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"Right now, our industry is afraid of the wrong things. Weāre afraid of offending power. Weāre afraid of losing access. Weāre afraid of another baseless lawsuit... "There is a fine line between being a team player and being an accomplice...ā
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"The Fox News contributor is the founder of a supplement business that develops 'clean, thoughtfully crafted tinctures'... "Her Instagram account is peppered with dubious wellness claims such as 'rosemary and sage decrease Alzheimerās risk'...ā
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Trump nominates Fox News doctor to be the next surgeon general
Trump lashes out at Cassidy while announcing his new nomination.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/trump-nominates-fox-news-doctor-to-be-the-next-surgeon-general/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social
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